Saturday, April 27, 2024
With no respite from tax burden for the people of Nagaland, especially the business community, the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has called for an indefinite shutter down of business establishments in the state’s commercial hub. I...
26 Apr 2024
India’s teenage chess prodigy, D. Gukesh has made the country proud by becoming the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Candidates tournament. By virtue of this win, the 17-year-old boy from Chennai will fight against reigning world chess champ...
24 Apr 2024
The ongoing pre-monsoon rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstorms, have wrecked havoc across Nagaland, damaging public infrastructure, bridges, houses and vegetation. As per an update from the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority, a ...
23 Apr 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that India may register higher GDP growth than expected if supplemented by strong domestic demand in FY 24. According to the IMF, robustness in domestic demand and rise of working-age population wil...
23 Apr 2024
For a nation reeling under an unprecedented heat wave which has increased the maximum temperature by 4.5 degree Celsius in the eastern, central and peninsular parts of the country, the forecast of an above normal monsoon may ignite fresh rays of hope...
22 Apr 2024
Repeating the impressive performance of 2023, four candidates from Nagaland — Tolino Chishi, Alemyim Isaac, Imsurenla Longkumer and Chubalemba B Chang — have made the state proud by cracking the UPSC civil services examination, the result...
18 Apr 2024
The Global Hepatitis report 2024, recently released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), should serve as a wake-up call for India as the country has the second-highest prevalence of the disease globally. The infectious disease caused nearly a lakh...
18 Apr 2024
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its much-awaited 2024 general election manifesto, a vital policy blueprint that reflects a political party’s vision and approach towards governance if elected to power. Seeking a popular mandate ...
16 Apr 2024
Notwithstanding the spectacular rise of domestic air passenger traffic over the past two years, affordable air travel still remains a distant dream in India as most airlines are driven by profitability and do not take cost-sensitive consumers into co...
14 Apr 2024
With the Lok Sabha election campaign gaining momentum ahead of the polling, which will commence on April 19, political parties and coalitions, especially the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP and the newly formed Indian Nationa...
11 Apr 2024
Despite being the fastest growing economy in the world, India has been struggling hard to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) for the past few years. As a matter of fact, FDI equity inflow has contracted by 22 per cent in 2022-23 and till Decemb...
10 Apr 2024
The Indian National Congress has released its manifesto ahead of the crucial general elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, which is just days away, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to do so. The Internet may have drastically changed th...
09 Apr 2024
India’s dream of becoming a ‘sporting nation’ may remain unfulfilled as in its recent report the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) claimed that the country is leading the list for doping violations. Further, WADA has also found India to be the se...
09 Apr 2024
The core of every election manifesto is bound to be welfare and development as the document is meant to woo the electorate for good showing at the hustings. So, political parties leave no stone unturned to lure maximum number of voters in their favou...
08 Apr 2024
Successive Nagaland governments have expressed concern over the drug menace in the state and vowed to eradicate it, but we have seen only limited success in this campaign as banned substances continue to flow into the state, besides Dimapur becoming ...
04 Apr 2024
Notwithstanding the massive urbanisation push during the last few years, 60 per cent of the country’s population still live in rural areas, devoid of basic facilities. So, if India is serious about its quest to become a developed nation, the urban-...
03 Apr 2024
Just when women’s football is beginning to garner traction and popularity in India amid the number of players witnessing a significant increase over the years, a major controversy has hit it hard. Two female footballers from Himachal Pradesh-based ...
02 Apr 2024
Ecological degradation in the Himalayan region is a matter of grave concern as it is prone to disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, cloudbursts, flash-floods, forest fires, etc., yet, numerous construction works have been taken up in the region ...
02 Apr 2024
Reckless spending of public money goes against the very ideals of good governance as it affects the financial health of the nation. But announcing ‘freebies’ to woo the electorate has become regular practice over the years in India. It is in clea...
31 Mar 2024
As expected, the Ministry of Home Affairs has once again extended the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in certain areas of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, with effect from April 1. Some areas have been re...
28 Mar 2024
The North East Games, erstwhile North East Olympic Games, may be just three editions old but it has become an important platform for sportspersons from the region to showcase their talent and garner the much-needed experience to compete at higher lev...
26 Mar 2024
The Supreme Court’s recent directive on proper enforcement of Clinical Establishment rules may pave the way for affordable treatment in the country. Under the rules, it is mandatory for hospitals to notify the rates of various medical treatments. B...
24 Mar 2024
The All-India Survey of Higher Education for the academic session 2021-22, which was released by the Ministry of Education earlier this year, showed a positive trend in the gross enrolment ratio (GER) over the years, with the national average touchin...
21 Mar 2024
India’s trophy drought at ICC tournaments may end later this year in the forthcoming T-20 Cricket World Cup for Women to be held in Bangladesh, if Indian women cricketers continue to exhibit their cricketing skills in the same manner as they have d...
20 Mar 2024
The much-awaited North East Games 2024, which Nagaland is hosting for the first time, has begun. The region’s biggest sporting extravaganza may have failed to garner the deserved attention in the national media in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha ele...
19 Mar 2024
Very soon the country may get over a hundred new medical colleges which will go very far in reducing the country’s current doctor, patient ratio. According to reports, the National Medical Council (NMC) has already received 112 applications seeking...
19 Mar 2024
With the sounding of poll bugle, it’s time to assess the strength and weaknesses of the two major political fronts in India vying for power in the ensuing elections. Among these formations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic A...
17 Mar 2024
Students who have completed classes 10 and 12 board examinations will have to make one of the most crucial decisions in their lives that can change their fate, that is, choosing the course or stream. Parents, too, share the burden as they are concern...
14 Mar 2024
Changing climate patterns may prove to be a major obstacle for Indian farmers if adequate measures are not taken at the earliest to make agriculture in India sustainable and viable. The farming community in the country have begun to experience the ef...
13 Mar 2024
Road is one sector that the people of Nagaland have been urging the state government to give utmost importance to. Many even take to social media to make their voices heard and express their displeasure by showing visuals of deplorable road condition...
12 Mar 2024
