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…
On weekly bazaar
In 2015, the Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce & Industry wrote a three-page memo to the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung on the legitimacy of mushrooming ‘Weekly Bazaar’ markets in and around…
Special guests
The culture of inviting chief guests to special events has become so deeply rooted in our society today so much so that we just cannot do away with it. We…
Encourage to discourage hunting
For Nagas, hunting as a community practice is steeped in history and culture. Hunting goes beyond the act of killing and eating – or selling. For us, it is a…