Nagaland's Second English News Daily "Nagaland Page" Bids Farewell After 25 Years Run

DIMAPUR: Nagaland’s second English daily newspaper, Nagaland Page, has decided to draw the curtains after a 25-year-long marathon. The founder and editor, Monalisa Changkija, announced the decision at a press conference in Dimapur on January 7. The paper had its last run on December 21, 2024. 

Changkija cited financial and personal reasons to put the locks on the tabloid-size, black-and-white newspaper she founded in May 1999. She termed the decision to shut “a tough call,” but one that had to be made. She said that she wanted to take the opportunity to convey thanks to all the people who have been with, and integral to, Nagaland Page.

According to her, the closure of Nagaland Page would be the end of one era, but the media in Nagaland will continue to grow from strength to strength with newer and better institutions taking its place. “I would definitely want the brand (Nagaland Page) to continue.” But sustaining brands need financial support, she added.

While the paper may have folded, she asserted that she would remain a journalist and continue pursuing her creative side as a writer-poet. “In the process, I will probably make some people unhappy,” she remarked. She added, “I was a journalist; I became a newspaper owner, and now I'm going back to become a journalist again.”

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