Dr Amala Siby and Jerush John JosephChrist (Deemed to be University), BengaluruBy prioritizing tokenized cards over UPI, Apple is testing whether ecosystem loyalty can trump national digital rails.More than a d
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Dr RK BeheraPrincipal, MGM CollegeA book can change the way we think, but education can change the way we live. Books open our minds; education opens our future. Together, they have the power to transform indiv
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Dr John Mohan RazuNavanethem Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2026 for promoting peace and international law. She is South African+Indian+woman+former justice of the International Criminal Cou
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Mithilesh Kumar SinhaRetired Professor, Nagaland University, LumamiThe Northeast region presently embodies the characteristics of contemporary India—possessing enhanced capabilities, improved connectivity, an
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Meyu Changkiri The ongoing debate over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has largely focused on the powers of the Election Commission, the verification process and the political conce
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How a people known first by their villages came to claim a political destiny the colonial map never fully containedBesesayo Kezo, IPS Retd. DGPThe Nagas did not begin as a nation. They began as villages. A
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Merenungsang AoAssistant professor, Department of Sociology St. John College DimapurWith the rapid advancement of cutting-edge technology, surveillance cameras have become an integral part of modern societ
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Dr John Mohan Razu Professor of Social EthicsEducation is the base that lays the foundation for any society. Education is vital for a country to grow and prosper. If a society is educated, then all other a
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Separating verification from disenfranchisementYanger LongkumerDimapurThe Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR)of electoral rolls has become a contentious test of public co
Meyu ChangkiriThe recent deaths reported in Mokokchung and Tuensang, suspected to be linked to spurious or adulterated liquor, have once again brought the issue of alcohol into sharp focus in Nagaland. These tr
World Mental Health DayRev Fr C Joseph, CounsellorSt Josephs College (Autonomous), JakhamaWorld Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on October 10 to raise global awareness about mental health issues, fig
Toli Pikuto Awomi4th Mile, ChümoukedimaI have a little knowledge about Shothumi village.Shothumi is a rural settlement divided into Shothumi A and Shothumi B, located in the Seyochung sub-district of Kiphire d
For students entering the season of preparationMughalu T KinimiA football season does not begin on the day of the first competitive match. Long before the referee blows the whistle, players are already running.
ImchainbaDimapurFor most citizens, an electoral roll becomes important only when they discover that their name is missing from it. Until then, the voter list can appear to be little more than an administrative-
A little curiosity about the titles we casually throw around at public functionsMathew RongmeiDimapurHaving attended quite a number of public programmes over the years, I have discovered that sometimes the most
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James PochuryTwo Naga leaders put their names to a short piece of paper this week. It deserves more attention than the quarrel that produced it.The paper is a declaration signed by Lt Gen VS Atem and Rh. Raisin
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A Anato SwuSatakha TownIt is time for the Nagas to stoke their own fire—with the wood gathered from the mighty trees that have grown tall and deep-rooted in our political, social and religious landscape, yet
Wati AierArt, in its deepest sense, is not merely an ornament of life but a discipline of the spirit. Among the Nagas, the untapped reservoir of aesthetics, what philosophers call the philosophy of art, remains
All over the world parents spend a sizeable portion of their income on their childrens education. Education is considered indispensable in almost every human society today because all careers and professions re-
Chiangmong Khiamniungan, PhDIn a highly consequential recent judgment (reported in The Morung Express, 28 September 2026), a two-judge division bench of the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench has prohibited the c
