All talk no action
The latest public notice issued by Nagaland Police appealing the general public to report cases of corruption is a welcome development. As rightly mentioned in the said public notice, curbing…
All-party Meetings
In a democracy, the need for political parties is indispensable. In a country as diverse as India, it is only natural that there exists a multi-party system where there are…
Timely message
The ten-minute video message by former chief minister of Nagaland and chairman of the United Democratic Alliance, TR Zeliang, which was probably released on June 5 and widely circulated in…
Trying to be good during difficult times
It was a recklessly foolhardy decision to start a newspaper publication – that is what a well-wisher commented after the first few editions of this newspaper hit the stands earlier…
The Naga Permacrisis
The term permacrisis refers to a long and permanent period of crisis as a result of different factors that come together or follow each other. It is said that the…
Interesting Numbers
The Nagaland Board of School Education has just declared the results of the HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2022 and, while we congratulate the successful candidates, the numbers reveal some interesting…
Political Clientelism
It goes without saying that political clientelism slows economic development, vitiates democracy, and allows politicians to hold onto power longer than they otherwise would. Political clientelism is often defined as…
Corruption is Punishment
In Nagaland, everybody talks about corruption. Yet, not everybody wants to expose corruption. Not many people have the courage to fight corruption. Even when blatant acts of corruption are exposed,…
Monsoon fury
The monsoon preparedness review meeting that was held in Kohima on May 23 was timely and it is hoped that the members and agencies present must have deliberated in detail…
Drug menace
Police in Mokokchung have been making arrests of drug peddlers regularly, the most recent being two arrests made in the last week. Two of the most common contraband drugs, as…