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…
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,…