Write to Empower
There are many ways to express one’s ideas, views and opinions on various issues and the most potent of them all is by writing them down. Of course, what is…
Overstaffed, yet inefficient
The disproportionately high number of government employees in Nagaland is mindboggling, to say the least. For a small state like Nagaland with a population of less than 20 lakhs to…
Herd mentality
If you have done something without wholly understanding it just because other people are doing it, that’s herd mentality. Human beings are social animals. For centuries, our brains have been…
AAP did it again
How the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept to power in Punjab by winning 92 seats in the 117-member state legislative assembly on March 10 is a very interesting political development…
The debate will go on
As the debate on the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, 1989 rages on, the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) has just declared its position on the issue in the…
Two expected resolutions
The consultative meeting held on Wednesday at the State Banquet Hall, Kohima, where more than 150 representatives of various political parties, civil society organizations and intellectuals discussed two critical issues…
The next Rajya Sabha MP
With the Election Commission of India declaring the schedule for the biennial election to the Council of States or Rajya Sahba to fill the seats of retiring members, a lot…
A twofold opportunity
The recent job advertisement by the Government of Nagaland for filling up of the post of LDA cum Computer Assistant and Driver Grade-2 under District Administration to be conducted by…
Impact of Russia-Ukraine crisis on the local market
The Russian invasion of Ukraine comes at a delicate time for the world economy, which was just beginning to recover from the ravages of the COVID pandemic. The Russia-Ukraine crisis…
On backdoor appointment
As the president of AKM has said in an exclusive interview with this newspaper, backdoor appointments are endemic in Nagaland. Backdoor appointments, specifically backdoor appointments in government sector, is one…