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  • Juxtaposing ‘prophets of doom’ and ‘false prophets’ 
    Dr John Mohan Razu   Prophet comes from a root Greek word for “spokesman”/”spokeswoman” -- for someone such as God or spokesperson of government or king or queen or head of state
  • Necessity of keeping detail records  
    AM Toshi Jamir Dimapur   The present  crisis (COVID-19)being faced by the Nagaland State also has made us to realise the necessity of henceforth keeping detail records  of human populati
  • Literature of plagues at different times: A welcome escape
    Nikay Besa Konyak Research Scholar  “Ring-a-ring o’ roses,  A pocket full of poises,  A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down.”   A nursery rhyme and a play g
  • NGOs and COVID-19
    Dr Somrita Ganchoudhuri, PhD, NUS COVID-19, a novel disease, that came into existence in December, 2019, and became a household topic of discussion by January has pushed us into an uncharted territory. Aro
  • Fifty in Top 20
    Manü Chiero  Porba, Phek   Revision required in the ranking system: An appeal to COE, NBSE   The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) recently announced the results for the
  • Trust
    Tochi Hanso Chang Tuensang Trust is one of the most essential characteristics without which there won’t be any prosperity in life. Live your life in such a way that people will not hesitate to tru
  • COVID-19: Immune boosting and care through Ayurveda
    Dr Imlikumba BAMS, MD (Ayu)* With the Lockdown 4 coming to an end and most of the restrictions being lifted we have to make our mind that we have to live with COVID 19 together till a vaccine is developed.
  • The Poltroons of Naga Society
    X Chophika Sumi  Dimapur   There are countless of them. Their physical features resembles that of a human but their traits are nowhere near to that of a civilised being. They are worst than t
  • The Anguish Prayer of the Naga
    Thepfulhouvi Solo   Oh God! Our father in heaven: Our hearts are crying in anguish, Speechless with sorrow; Evils have befallen our land. We cried for peace we did not know; There is no solace a
  • Eastern Nagas Returnees are not Immigrants
    We appeal the Nagas in general and particularly Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland and Pangnyu Phom, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, should know every day and night that Nagaland would have never
  • Danger lurking likely for COVID-19 community transmissions in Nagaland
    Amento S Chishi Zunheboto With Pendulum of COVID-19 positive cases surging  day by day  in our State and with the announcement of Lockdown 5.0 SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) & guidelin
  • COVID Crime against Tuensang District
    B.R Chang Tuensang Town   The Government of the day has poured in crores of rupees in order to set up Quarantine Centers in Kohima and Dimapur. Kohima has Meriema Quarantine Center, K-Badze Quaranti
  • Need for COVID War-Room 2.0 and SPV in eastern Nagaland
    Against the backdrop of what is clearly a blunder in the decision to send-off the Chennai returnees to Tuensang without first ascertaining the results of the Covid-19 tests and putting at risk many more people
  • Failure
    Kahuto Chishi Sumi Dimapur The declaration of the Matriculate and Higher Secondary results has left some of us despondent. To the parents of our children who’ve failed, I request you not make the
  • To whom it may concern
    Khopeno Khuvung Department of Biology, University of Fribourg COVID-19 team of Nagaland, can you please urgently make a local video or notice as per the WHO guidelines on “How to take care of a CO
  • An appeal to fellow Nagas
    Petesetuo Bayavu Hill, Kohima This COVID-19 crisis is bringing out the 'true colors' of the Naga society. We can go on and on about the incompetence, corruption of the government, which is cryst
  • Focus should be on quarantine centers, fresh returnees
    Oken Jeet Sandham While announcing lockdown 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Rs. 20 lakh crore stimuli package to tackle the impact of coronavirus and weeks of lockdown. In fact, after this an
  • World No Tobacco Day 2020
    For decades, the tobacco industry has deliberately employed strategic, aggressive   campaign to attract youth to tobacco and nicotine products.  The industry has been carrying out in-depth research an
  • Towards adequate and equitable distribution of health facilities in Nagaland
    Dr Walunir The current COVID-19 pandemic has put a reality check on the inadequacy and inequitable distribution of Health facilities in the state of Nagaland. The present Government has the right to blame
  • Will organic farming open ways for unemployed youths amid corona virus epidemic? 
    Marina Seyie  Chümoukedima   Corona virus has paralysed normal life and restricted movements of migrant workers for atleast one year. Neither central government nor state government has