Selflessness
There is a Greek proverb that goes, “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” The basic interpretation of this proverb is…
Too many Arts students
For the keen observer, it seems every academic examination result portents doom for Nagaland. At the recently declared NBSE/HSLC Examination 2022 results, we saw that a total of 28,938 students…
Mokokchung: Whatever Happened to the Cleanest City?
Mokokchung town was awarded the “Cleanest City in North East India under the Population of 25 to 50 Thousand Category” by the ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in 2020…
Dignity of Labor
We are often told to uphold dignity of labor. But what exactly is dignity of labor? Our leaders and elders very often exhort us to uphold dignity of labor, often…
SUP Ban – No Zeal for the Deal
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a government body under the Ministry of Environment, has issued a notice to ban single-use plastics from 1st July 2022. The manufacturing, importation, stocking,…
On realignment of NH-702D
It has been learnt that there is a proposal for realignment of the existing NH-702D (Mokokchung-Mariani Road) at chainage 66.00 Km Chungtiayimsen to Longjongkong (New Camp) at chainage 30.00 Km.…
Early Decades of 150 Years
As Nagaland celebrates 150 Years of Christianity, this column would like to beg the question of why (not how) the Gospel spread among the Ao Nagas at such a rapid…
Privacy concerns
With the kind of technological advancement we are witnessing in the world today, especially in the fields of information technology and Artificial Intelligence, the day is not far away when…
A sad ending – Tuli Paper Mill
The Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited (NPPCL), a subsidiary of the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) was incorporated on 14th September 1971 and was the only heavy industry in…
A Public Malady
Our society cannot function without the public servants today. Governance would be practically impossible without them and there would be chaos and disorder everywhere. As such, the role of public…