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The Unseen Battle – Struggles of Newspapers in Nagaland

Do you know how our everyday news reaches our doors before we wake up? How many hands and how much hard work are behind those 8- 12 pages we flip every day? On May 18th 2024, 18 students from School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS), Nagaland University...

05 Jul 2024

Election Manifestos and Development in Nagaland

The recent Lok Sabha and Urban Local Body (ULB) elections have culminated, leaving the public of Nagaland in a state of eager anticipation as promised by their elected leaders. The Election was enthusiastic at the same time horrendous as Nagas kept q...

03 Jul 2024

Media: Fourth Pillar of Democracy

The merit of the democratic setup is that it gives each individual freedom of expression and space. Article 19 (1) (a) of the Indian Constitution provides the right to freedom of speech and expression although, Article 19 (2) has put reasonable groun...

03 Jul 2024

Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers

Are  you familiar with the term ‘unbelief’? Or the phrase: “Lord I believe, help  my unbelief”. You can find the whole story in the Bible accounts in Matthew 17:14, Mark 9:14  and Luke 9:37 onward. Here where the story of where...

30 Jun 2024

Moving Away from Greed and Betrayal  

The recent concluded Urban Local Bodies elections in Nagaland have exposed the rampant corruption and moral decay that plague our society. It is disheartening to see influential tribal organisations betraying their own people for personal gain, civil...

28 Jun 2024

Choosing the Right Candidate: A Crucial Decision in Nagaland’s Forthcoming ULB Election             

In the democratic fabric of India, elections represent the cornerstone of governance, reflecting the voice and aspirations of the people. As Nagaland is ready for its upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) election, scheduled for 26th June 2024, the elect...

24 Jun 2024

International Yoga Day

Glimpses of Mesmerising The inception of International Yoga Day traces back to September 27, 2014, when our Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi proposed the idea during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting Yoga’s ancient h...

21 Jun 2024

Manipur Crisis and Its Impact on the BJP

The fortunes of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in some of the north eastern states seem to be waning as both have suffered losses to the congress/regional parties in the 2024 parliamentary elections. The year long ethnic conflict between...

18 Jun 2024

Majuli: The Renaissance of Social Sciences

From Arunachal to Kolkata to Guwahati to Shilloi and Doyang, back to Kolkata and Guwahati and Loktak, we shortlisted a good number of places to visit for the Social Sciences Pedagogy Educational tour. The conundrum of finalising the venue was predict...

17 Jun 2024

Recognising Domestic Workers’ Contributions: Building a Fairer Future 

Before first light, the day for Ari had already begun. With extreme care, she would tidy up houses, prepare food with love, and take care of children and the elderly as if they were part of her own family. Ari is a domestic worker—one of the countl...

16 Jun 2024

A Personal Perspective

I was born and brought up in Nagaland. This land has given me all kinds of opportunities in my life. If I do not express my opinion on this land and people then I am only an opportunist citizen of this land. The Indo-Naga Issue To resolve the Indo-Na...

16 Jun 2024

Understanding Typhoid: A Common People Overview With a Focus on Dimapur and Kohima

Introduction Typhoid fever is a significant public health concern, particularly in regions with inadequate sanitation and limited access to clean water. It is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Desp...

16 Jun 2024

Reflections on Father’s Day

Honour your father and your mother: The fifth commandment (Exodus 20:12) has to do with our father and mother, whom we are called to honour for taking care of us when we were not able to do so ourselves, and for the sacrifices they made for us, and f...

16 Jun 2024

Time to Take Action on Climate Change Before It’s Too Late

Introduction Today, climate change is one of the most grave concerns for the entire planet Earth. Almost every day we hear news of climate crisis and disasters induced by climate change across the globe. Recently, the fierce cyclone Remal affected th...

14 Jun 2024

Modi’s Arduous Journey and Fate of Naga Peace Process

When Narendra Modi assumed office as the Prime Minister in 2014 after his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), won 282 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Naga peace process remained fragile and moribund. Less than four months after assumi...

14 Jun 2024

Road Builders Pathetic Approach Road

An organisation whether private or public, is at stake when it fails to maintains the vicinity or its surrounding. The esteemed organisation that is responsible for building and maintenance of roads and bridges across the nation and even neighbouring...

13 Jun 2024

Nagaland Urban Local Bodies (ULB): Are we Truly Strengthening Local Governance?

After two decades, Nagaland is finally set to conduct the Urban Local Body (ULB) elections marking a key moment in the state’s political and economic landscape. My only memory of local government in the state comes from drowsy afternoon Social ...

13 Jun 2024

Why Only Blame Teachers in the Department of School Education?

The school education department is often seen as the black sheep in our present society. Some people have a negative view of the school education department without experiencing any issues themselves, relying solely on hearsay. This mentality has dev...

08 Jun 2024

Plastic Pollution Emergency is an Everyday Emergency

On the eve of the World Environment Day 2024, (WED 24) Nagaland was greeted with a scene of the massive   waste accumulation, mostly of plastics, of the Doyang river doing the rounds on social media. A lot of fanfare and other activities of...

08 Jun 2024

‘Our Land. Our Future’

Since 1973, World Environment Day led by the United Nations Environment Programme has helped to drive actions on some of the planet’s most pressing environmental problems.   This year, World Environment Day (WED) is directing the world’s gaze to...

05 Jun 2024

Our Environment : Every Little Effort Matters

World Environment Day is held every year on June 5th with a specific theme as a result of the 1972 United Nations Stockholm conference on human environment. The first world environment day  was held on 5thJune 1973 with the theme “Only one Ear...

05 Jun 2024

The Need to Protect, Preserve and Restore Our Environment

Earth is home to different non-living as well as living species and we are all dependent on the environment for food, air, water and other needs. We therefore need to co-operate with nature instead of destroying it. Unfortunately, humans have not bee...

04 Jun 2024

Middle and Primary Schools Need Permanent Heads

With the New Education Policy (NEP) in place, employees under the Department of School Education are facing much more work. The policy itself is fine, but the way its activities are implemented one after another can be overwhelming for many employees...

04 Jun 2024

World Environment Day 2024

Background UN- Conference on the Human Environment at Stockholm Sweden 1972, convened from 5-16 June where the United Nations Environment Programme and WED was created. The WED event has been led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) sin...

04 Jun 2024

Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month: June 2024

As June 2024 brings Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important to explore the psychological dimensions of mental health issues uniquely impacting men. This dedicated month aims not only to highlight the prevalence and severity of these is...

31 May 2024
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