Editorial

  • Transparency and Accountability in Church’s Action
    Dr Asangba TzudirThe 88th Annual Council of the NBCC held recently resolved for the “faithful stewardship of the resources God has entrusted to the Church” and which calls for utmost transparency and accoun
  • FMR issue require humane solutions
    By - Moa Jamir The strong emotions expressed in the Konyak Union’s representation to the Nagaland Governor’s Office on border fencing and the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) is potent remin
  • High out-of-school rate for boys in Nagaland
    By - Dr. Asangba TzudirHigh out-of-school rate for boys in Nagaland was a key finding of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024. The nationwide field-based survey which was facilitated by pratham, wa
  • Oilmen and their tricks
    By Imlisanen JamirThe ways of oilmen are strange, but not unfamiliar. They arrive with promises, legal documents, and numbers that sound like salvation. They speak of development, of shared wealth, of progress.
  • Continued relevance of printed newspaper
    By AkangjunglaThe newspapers in India have come a long way since James Augustus Hicky introduced the first printed newspaper in the country called the Hicky’s Bengal Gazette on January 29, 1780. Every year Ja
  • Beyond the Cosmetic Repairs
    Dr Asangba TzudirIt has now become like a yearly romantic affair to do a cosmetic brush up of the roads to cover the potholes and welcome the Hornbill Festival. Once the repair wears off, it will have to wait f
  • Governance concerns in Nagaland
    By Moa JamirThe chequered relationship between the Nagaland State Government and the Lokayukta has once put into spotlight following an interim order by the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench. The court has stayed
  • Quarrelling & sharing
    By - Imkong WallingRemember how the Central government bulldozed its way to amend, and rename, the erstwhile Forest Conservation Act of 1980 sometime in July-August 2023? The amendment, now a legislation— Van
  • The Nagaland Super League
    By - Imlisanen JamirThe inaugural Nagaland Super League (NSL), set to kick off on January 28, represents an ambitious initiative for football in the state. Spanning two months, with seven clubs competing at two
  • Nurturing Hope
    By - Akangjungla In today’s world, overwhelmed by negativity and challenges, nurturing hope can prove to be a powerful tool for motivating social change. One unified goal for anyone is to feel secured, f
  • Politics and the Political
    Dr Asangba TzudirThe ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said that “Politics is a noble activity in which men decide the rules they will live by and the goals they will collectively pursue” and added that
  • Restoring integrity in public appointments
    By - Moa JamirThe recent open letter by the Nagaland NET Qualified Forum (NNQF) to the Governor of Nagaland, urging intervention in the alleged ongoing regularisation of contractual assistant professors in the
  • The Power of Ideas in the face of Artificial Intelligence
    By Dr Asangba TzudirIn an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is very quickly dominating our everyday life, it continues to provoke the question - what does it mean to be a human being? or what is uniquely h
  • Productivity’s Hidden Cost
    By - Imlisanen JamirIn the relentless march toward productivity, we’ve become ensnared in a digital quagmire—emails, meetings, and the ceaseless hum of notifications. This perpetual busyness masquerades as
  • Getting into the Prism of creativity
    By - AkangjunglaCreativity can be a powerful tool. Nature in itself demonstrates a parallel work of creativity. The human ability to visualise, innovate and create is a supernatural gift reflecting the power of
  • Locating Development
    By - Dr Asangba TzudirFor a long time now, development has been considered a universal goal, an index of progress and prosperity for countries as well as individuals. As such, it is imperative to critically exa
  • Harnessing Nagaland’s consumption trends
    Moa JamirA recent nationwide survey by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) provides interesting insights into household consumption patterns in Nagaland. The Household Consumption Ex
  • Unsung job
    By - Imkong WallingCome winter, and the accompanying dryness in the air, there is a marked occurrence of housefires, especially in Dimapur. Call it human nature or manifestation of a pervasive public distrust o
  • Crowd Sourced Chaos
    Imlisanen JamirMark Zuckerberg’s latest move feels like walking into a carnival where the games are rigged, the prizes gaudy, and everyone’s pretending it’s all harmless fun. The decision to scrap Meta’
  • Shared Hope
    By - AkangjunglaIt is ritualistic to mark the end of the year with the question, ‘what is your hope for the new year?’ The response differs and reflects on the context, perception, knowledge and conditions
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