India, Jan. 25 -- On January 20, 2026, the Kohima Press Club (KPC), Nagaland's second press club, celebrated its Silver Jubilee (2001-2026). The Dimapur Press Club (DPC), the first press club in the state, marked its Silver Jubilee in 2024 (1999-2024). The Mokokchung Press Club is our third press club. It is surprising that for a state which saw its first newspapers, Ao Milen and Kewhira Dielie, as early as 1932, press clubs were established rather late. This, in itself, speaks of the press's difficult journey in Nagaland. The Silver Jubilees of our press clubs underscore that reality.

The anniversary celebrations were lent considerable gravitas with Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, the first woman President of the Press Council of India and ...