Kumla make-up academy opens its doors to Mokokchung
With a vision to empower women and promote beauty as a professional skill, Moakumla, 29, is set to launch her own beauty training centre, Kumla Make-Up Academy, in Tongdentsuyong Ward,…
Nagaland’s doctor shortage: When policy paralysis becomes a health emergency
With over 100 sanctioned posts vacant and more than 70 PHCs without doctors, the health system is collapsing — but the government continues to stall recruitment. Nagaland’s public healthcare system…
Mokokchung: Post new traffic notification, SDPO clarifies key nuances with MT
Starting July 1, 2025, Mokokchung town will see the implementation of a series of new traffic regulations aimed at improving public safety, easing traffic congestion, and promoting systematic urban management.…
Mokokchung: Shiyong Minor Irrigation Project commissioned at Aliba village
The commissioning and handing-over ceremony of the Shiyong Minor Irrigation (MI) Project at Aliba Village, Mokokchung was held on June 26 with Tongpang Ozukum, Advisor to the Water Resources Department,…
Crowdfunded effort builds public toilet along NH-702A
With donations from Rs 10 to Rs 5000, 40 individuals helped a youth group in Chetheba, Phek District, build and gift a public urinal along NH-702A “Crowdfunding for Public Toilet,”…
When nonsense gets published: How predatory journals exploit India’s academics
“Dr Biscuit McChocolate Saucerson” doesn’t exist. Neither does his supposed groundbreaking discovery that “chocolate chip cookies induce limb growth.” Yet, when 27 journals were tested with this fabricated research, 23…
Chemical-free Tuli fish makes debut in Mokokchung market
TAFCFPOL aims to cut fish imports by building a homegrown supply chain in Nagaland Signalling a shift toward local food self-reliance, the Tuli Area Fishery Cooperative Farmers Producers Organization Ltd.…
“Not just books about foreign land” | Longang Luklem aims to put Naga culture in the hands of young readers
When Longang Luklem, a poet from Mon town, received an Instagram message about a children’s literature fellowship, he didn’t expect it would lead him on a path that would reconnect…
Storytelling through Axone and Charcoal: Niboli Chophi’s fellowship journey
Zunheboto-born, Dimapur-based writer Niboli Chophi reflects on culture, nostalgia, and her journey into children’s literature. The Forgotten Folklore Project (TFFP) Fellowship 2024–25, an initiative launched by the Sauramandala Foundation and…
Keneisenuo Solo: “Turning oral traditions into children’s books feels deeply meaningful to me”
Kohima-based illustrator speaks to MT about her role in the Forgotten Folklore Project The Forgotten Folklore Project (TFFP) Fellowship 2024–25, launched by the Sauramandala Foundation and supported by The/Nudge Institute…