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…
Get the basics right
The need for economic development is so deeply sensed, so much so that even a faint mention of it attracts attention of the masses. Unfortunately, most of us do not…
Progress and Development
Words like ‘progress’ and ‘development’ have become clichéd. However, these two words need to be revisited time and again and their meanings reinterpreted as demanded by the changing times and…
Political debates for Clean Election
The Rising People’s Party’s live debate challenge offered to parties in power, first to the NDPP and then to its partners in the UDA alliance including NPF and BJP, is…
African Swine Fever
Just one day after the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services in Mokokchung informed the local press of the prevalence of suspected African Swine Fever and Porcine Reproductive and…
Whipping baking business
It is uplifting to see a number of young people, especially young women, engaged in baking. On a basic level, virtually any food can be “baked” by burying it in…