There is hope
The news of the Mokokchung Town Baptist Pastors’ Fellowship (MTBPF) celebrating its Silver Jubilee under the theme ‘Stronger Together’ is an uplifting one for a number of reasons. There are…
‘Missing’ Children
In India, an estimated 96,000 children go missing each year. It is said that every hour, an average of 12 children go missing across India. Every day that average is…
Did you say clean Mokokchung?
According to the Swachh Survekshan 2022 results, Mokokchung is nowhere near the top cleanest towns in the NE region. In fact, it seems Mokokchung is performing from bad to worse.…
‘Triumph of good over evil’
One of the latest rounds of discussion and debate that is flooding the social media platforms in Nagaland is around the purported ‘Durga Puja Pandal’ decorated with Naga traditional motifs…
Gandhi and Godse
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed across the world on October 2. The day marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India’s ‘Father of the Nation’. On 15 June…
All’s not well with Nagaland Tourism
Tourism is defined as the travel for pleasure or business; it is also defined as the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and…
Synergize the energy
Much has been said about the status of games and sports in Mokokchung. Almost everyone who is passionate about games and sports, of which almost every other Naga is no…
Society and Government
Can society exist without the government? Or, rather, can society thrive without good governance? It is difficult to answer the former as society has grown bigger and more complex but…
On Literature
Literature broadly is defined as any collection of written work, although it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama,…
Why local journalism matters
People nowadays are accustomed to consuming fragmented news on a daily basis from social media accounts, radio, television, family, friends, and coworkers. People have adapted to reading snippets here and…