THE DEBATE over Gyanesh Kumar’s continuance as India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raises a question that extends beyond any individual: how much confidence do...

UKHRUL: Social activist and aspiring candidate for the 43-Phungyar Assembly constituency (ST) in the 2027 Manipur Legislative Assembly election, Wungnaoshang Kasar, popularly known as...

UKHRUL: The Manipur government has ordered the transfer of all offices and establishments under Thanlon Tribal Development (T.D.) Block from Pherzawl district to Churachandpur...

CHANDEL, OCT 28: The Maha Union Government Higher Secondary School, Chandel on Wednesday began its annual games and sports meet 2026 at the school's...

UKHRUL/DIMAPUR: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak and Muivah (NSCN-IM) has accepted the return of Deputy Longvibu (Army Chief) - Maj. Gen. Yekuto Kappo, a...

GUWAHATI (SHABD): Police in Assam arrested 32 people during a special operation against child marriage across seven police stations in Sribhumi district on October...

THE DEBATE over Gyanesh Kumar’s continuance as India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raises a question that extends beyond any individual: how much confidence do...

The Rise of Non-State Actors and the Eclipse of Elected AuthorityIN NAGALAND, a question of considerable importance has arisen—one that goes to the heart...

THE MASSACRE of three Meitei civilians collecting firewood on 19 October 2026 by Kuki National Front-Nehlun, followed by the dumping of two victims’ bodies...

THE KUKI insurgency movement and the demand for ‘Any Kuki Tribes’ were inseparable from the outset. The Mizo Accord of 1986 acted as a...

UKHRUL/DIMAPUR: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak and Muivah (NSCN-IM) has accepted the return of Deputy Longvibu (Army Chief) - Maj. Gen. Yekuto Kappo, a former cadre of the Unification (RM Lotha & Kitovi Zhimomi) group, to the organisation’s mainstream and appointed him as an Executive Member of its Steering Committee.According to reliable sources, the Chairman of the NSCN/GPRN accepted Yekuto Kappo’s return on October 21, 2026, along with some of his cadres who reportedly returned with arms. Yekuto Kappo is said to have acknowledged his past errors and voluntarily returned to the mainstream.ALSO READ NSCN appoints Keviletuo Kiewhuo as Go-Between in Indo-Naga peace talks; Gen. (retd.) Anthony Shimray relieved as CoordinatorSources further said that...

The Rise of Non-State Actors and the Eclipse of Elected AuthorityIN NAGALAND, a question of considerable importance has arisen—one that goes to the heart of democratic governance and the social contract between the people and their institutions. Who, in fact, exercises authority over the state's affairs? Is it the elected members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and the government they form, or the many non-governmental organizations operating under a wide range of names and pursuing an equally broad array of objectives? The answer is not merely academic; it determines whether ordinary citizens may conduct their lawful affairs in peace or must live in continual apprehension of those who claim the authority to regulate their conduct...