Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The fact that the Indian electorate never ceases to surprise the poll observers has once again become evident from the results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. Only five months ago during the general elections, the Bharatiya Janat...
24 Nov 2024
Amid the ongoing political bickering between the central and Punjab governments over the paddy procurement crisis, which has affected the farmers, the Mann government has received a big blow following the rejection of rice sent from the state for pub...
21 Nov 2024
It was revealed at a workshop held earlier this week that Nagaland generates 303.85 tonnes of waste per day (TPD), which translates to about 1,10,905.25 tonnes in a year from urban areas alone. As per the report submitted by 39 urban local bodies (UL...
20 Nov 2024
In an increasingly globalised world, tourism holds the key to opening up new avenues of economic and cultural exchanges. The industry has become an important part of all nations due to its economic and cultural significance. For India, to truly ascen...
19 Nov 2024
Last week, on November 16, to be precise, India observed National Press Day on the theme “Changing Nature of the Press”, reflecting the ever-evolving media landscape. It commemorates the inception of the Press Council of India in 1966, which was ...
18 Nov 2024
The lacklustre and lackadaisical approach of the authorities to environmental issues was visible to all when the Supreme Court, earlier this month, directed the Agra Nagar Nigam to pay environmental compensation of INR 58.39 crore. In its directive/j...
17 Nov 2024
In the wake of several complaints and growing concerns about misleading advertisements, exaggerated success rates, and unfair contracts with students by coaching centres spread across the country, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has ...
14 Nov 2024
Fresh violence in Manipur that killed more than a dozen people after the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Manipur police allegedly clashed with armed miscreants in Jiribam earlier this week has revealed that claims of peace returning to Manipu...
13 Nov 2024
Going by the statement issued by Th Muivah, the General Secretary and Ato Kilonser of NSCN (IM), last week, it seems like the peace talks between the government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) have hit the roadblock, ...
12 Nov 2024
The right to property has always contradicted the state’s desire to use land and resources. As a result of these contradictions, the right to property, which was originally a part of our fundamental rights, was shifted to Article 300A of the consti...
11 Nov 2024
The recent decision of the Indian government to distribute fortified rice to enhance nutrition among the country’s vulnerable population groups has evoked mixed responses. The process of fortification involves adding micronutrients such as iron, fo...
10 Nov 2024
The government of Nagaland has appealed to the visiting team of the 16th Finance Commission, led by its chairperson Dr. Arvind Panagariya, for financial assistance, citing the deteriorating financial position of the state since the Centre discontinue...
07 Nov 2024
It’s common knowledge that Nagaland is highly dependent on funds from the central government to maintain fiscal stability. It has the lowest own revenue among the states and union territories in India, as per the report released by the PRS Legislat...
06 Nov 2024
Child labour continues to pose a challenge in India, though the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, has been in place for decades. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF’s report titled “Child Labour:...
05 Nov 2024
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has suggested few important steps to be taken with immediate effect to eradicate the child marriage menace. The two most important directives of the Apex Court are appointment of child marriage prohibition offi...
04 Nov 2024
With consumption falling steadily, India must address the shrinking middle class, whose decline poses a significant threat to the nation’s economic prosperity. The Indian middle class (earning USD 20 or more per day) numbered around 99 million pre-...
03 Nov 2024
Recently, the Directorate of School Education launched an investigation into the alleged absence of teachers at Government Middle School Yanpha in Bhandari after a video purportedly taken on August 16 showed students stranded outside the school durin...
31 Oct 2024
With barely three weeks to go before the crucial Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, the opposition camp appears to be in complete disarray. Despite the claims of fighting the elections in alliance, it seems that the opposition parties a...
30 Oct 2024
It’s been years since the Supreme Court banned all conventional firecrackers amid air and noise pollution concerns, allowing citizens to use only green crackers during festivities, but it becomes loud and clear as festivals like Diwali approach, wi...
29 Oct 2024
Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi has recently cautioned the citizens about the digital-arrest scam, in an attempt to prevent citizens from being duped by cyber fraudsters, who have managed to loot a whopping INR 120 crore in just four months. Disturb...
28 Oct 2024
The shocking defeat against New Zealand has not only dented India’s invincibility at home but has also exposed chinks in the nation’s cricketing armoury. The present India team is nowhere near the lot that has won 18 consecutive series since 2012...
27 Oct 2024
Fraudsters continue to find gullible victims somehow, somewhere. This is why Ponzi scheme, which is named after Italian businessman Charles Ponzi, who tricked investors through his fraudulent investment scheme in the 1920s, is still alive and kicking...
24 Oct 2024
The recent surge in threat calls to various airlines is nothing but a deliberate attempt to unsettle India’s aviation sector, which is aiming to be one of the best in the world. Hundreds of threat calls being reported within a week stands as a test...
23 Oct 2024
Congratulatory messages poured in from all quarters for Hokato Hotozhe Sema when he scripted history by becoming the first-ever athlete from Nagaland to win a medal at the Paralympics last month. He brought laurels to the country and the state by win...
22 Oct 2024
Despite an impressive GDP growth rate, India, world’s fifth largest economy (according to World GDP ranking 2024), is still unable to feed a large section of its populace as per the global hunger index. India stands at 105th place among 127 countri...
21 Oct 2024
The bilateral rift between India and Pakistan has tended to overshadow various international engagements in recent times. Resultantly, associations created for increasing regional cooperation and strategic understanding have become virtually defunct ...
20 Oct 2024
Why should only government school teachers hog the limelight when employees in other public offices are on the same boat? Taking cognisance of complaints about poor attendance of Head of Office at the district offices, Chief Secretary of Nagaland is ...
17 Oct 2024
It’s time to think about the future of opinion and exit polls in India, as more often than not such polls have been found incorrect, and in the process, create a lot of confusion among the electorate. For instance, during the recent Assembly electi...
16 Oct 2024
Most stretch of the crucial National Highway-29 (NH-29) may have been opened to traffic after weeks of closure due to multiple landslides and mudslides triggered by incessant rain this monsoon but commuters continue to face inconveniences and safety ...
15 Oct 2024
The country’s commitment towards protecting the environment is being questioned after it was declared that more than 46,000 acres of forest land has been diverted for mining of minerals and coals during the last five years. It is learnt that the En...
14 Oct 2024
