Kohima: No pay for months—yet they stayed. Behind the rising protests and heated debate over the regularisation of 147 contractual assistant professors and librarians in Nagaland lies a quieter story: teachers who have spent years working without job security, hoping for recognition that now places them at the centre of a political and social storm. […]
A person belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or Other Backward Class has almost the same spending power as his or her general category counterpart in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday (April 19, 2025). Citing the latest Household Consumption Expenditure data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, […]
Kohima: S Phangnon Konyak, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Nagaland, has been nominated as a Member of the Court of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU). The nomination was made by the Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, effective from April 15, 2025, as per a communication from the Rajya Sabha […]
The saying “nothing changes but change itself” means that while everything else is constantly transforming, change itself remains constant as the driving force of all things. This idea, often attributed to Heraclitus, suggests that continuous change is the only permanent aspect of existence. Look around the world and see how things have changed and are […]
Agartala: Government-sponsored loan schemes, introduced to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship, are increasingly being flagged as the primary drivers of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) in Tripura. A detailed review of the quarterly report published on the official website of Tripura’s State Level Bankers Committee reveals a worrying upward trend in bad loans across both private and public […]
In a determined appeal, the Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) has written to the government, bringing to light critical concerns regarding representation and recognition. The letter, issued in the backdrop of impressive tax contributions, emphasizes the business community’s pivotal role in the state’s economy and governance. Taking pride in its contributions, […]
The 16-year-old girl, who cleared her Class 10 exams, said she found strength and inspiration in Pratibha Bora, a sub-inspector at the Satgaon police station Source
In 2021, a 15-year-old girl made a daring escape from the house where she had been working as a domestic helper in Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. Brought from Nepal at a young age, she was promised a better life but instead found herself trapped in forced labour, sexually abused by her house owner. […]
On the edge of the Indo-Myanmar frontier, in villages like Behiang, Moreh, Zokhawthar, and Pangsa, the border is not an end but the middle. It cuts through ridgelines, rice fields, family trees, oral histories, and shared altars. For the Zo people—Mizos, Zomis and Chins, Nagas—the border has long been a geopolitical fiction tolerated only because […]
The Jaiñtia National Council (JNC) Western Zone has expressed strong objection and surprise over the Assam government’s appointment of a headman from the Karbi community in Lakaroi—a village located within Meghalaya and governed by the Jaiñtia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC). Describing the act as forceful and unauthorized, JNC Western Zone President Hamehi Bamon led […]
