Editorial

  • Spare a single thought
    Aheli Moitra On December 7, the North East Network (NEN) in Chizami, Nagaland organized an experience sharing and consultative workshop on ‘Single Women – an intersectional identity’ in Koh
  • Will You Cancel Christmas?
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir The season of joy and celebration is here again. Christmas is around the corner and the whole of Christendom is once again reminded of the birthday of Jesus. Decorations have filled t
  • Tourism should be more than an industry
    Imlisanen Jamir   Tourism is one of the most important forces shaping our world. Economically, tourism is of growing importance to many nations and is recognised as the largest export earner in the worl
  • A new leverage against AFSPA
    Witoubou Newmai   Of late, our society seems to have started considering the issue of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) as a shibboleth. This dwindling enthusiasm in campaigning against the bl
  • The prick in time
    Aheli Moitra T. Keditsu’s poems prick us where it hurts most—in the deep confines of experiences stocked into that storage unit called silence. So elegant the jibe, some poems leave us with a lau
  • Civil society as a body of resistance
    Dr Asangba Tzudir The present state of sad affairs which has affected the life of the people in the state in so many ways once again calls the attention of the civil societies and their role as a non-state a
  • Think twice before parking in disabled bays
    Imlisanen Jamir The role of government in a civil democracy is to help dismantle barriers so that people can more fully participate in their communities, both for the betterment of their society and for the
  • ‘Transfer phobia’
    Will upgrading the government school infrastructures address the issue of proxy teachers in the state? The Morung Express asked the readers last week.   While many were of the view that upgrading school
  • A different kind of VIP
    In a welcome step, the Wokha district administration recently cracks the whip on what it termed as “unauthorized or illegal use of government vehicles” by “children or other unauthorized perso
  • Beyond politicking
    Aheli Moitra Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has been outraged by the Nehru-Gandhi family. He has invoked ‘historic injustices’ that the family piled on the people of India, leaving them
  • The Ignored Media
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Marking the occasion of National Press Day on November 16, the Government of Manipur honored the Fourth Estate by awarding 8 journalists of their state in 8 different categories. These awar
  • Begin with school infrastructure
    Imlisanen Jamir The average government run school in Nagaland is likely to be a dingy, dilapidated place without access to basic infrastructure and with too few teachers. True, just having great school infra
  • Fake News: The danger is real
    There is a need for a mechanism to check the spread of fake news check which could be a “threat to democracy,” Nagaland Governor Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya stressed on occasion of the National Pr
  • 100 years down the line
    Aheli Moitra It has been 100 years since so many things. World War I ended. Women of Great Britain and Ireland achieved the right to vote. Latvia became an independent country. Nelson Mandela was born. The N
  • When will the Culture of ‘Banning’ End?
    Dr. Asangba Tzüdir The ‘modern Naga society’ is a witness to an unperturbed culture of silence and nonchalantly surrendering (or forced surrender) to the realities and issues at hand. Where,
  • A bumpy festive season for the future
    Imlisanen Jamir   Credit where it’s due!   Despite the constant barrage of issues that have plagued the National Highway leading to Dimapur, it truly is encouraging to see present road works
  • Daring to dream
    Entrepreneurship and innovation are viewed as the key drivers of economic growth thereby simulating whole round development, especially in low-income countries, and uplifting the living standard of the people.
  • Breaking the vicious stalemate in Manipur
    Witoubou Newmai The high-octane declaration of hill-valley geniality by the N Biren Singh government has been once again greeted with much derision as the United Committee, Manipur (UCM) and the United Naga
  • Promise of a good life
    Aheli Moitra   This week, The Morung Express highlighted the plight of a Hemophilia patient in Nagaland. Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder. Due to the absence of a blood clotting factor, pati
  • On Section 377 Verdict
     Dr. Asangba Tzüdir The Supreme Court earlier this year in July had reserved its verdict after hearing a number of petitions challenging Section 377 of the IPC which states that, “whoever vol
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