Nagaland Post
Nagaland Post is an English-language daily newspaper published in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. It was founded in 1990 by Geoffrey YadenGeoffrey YadenGeoffrey Yaden is a newspaper publisher in Nagaland, India, who founded the English-language daily Nagaland Post in 1990 and has long served as its editor, publisher and editor-in-chief.Open the full entry and calls itself the state’s first daily newspaper.
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Key facts
December 1990Launched
Nagaland Post marks December 3 as its anniversary and calls itself the first daily newspaper of Nagaland. It began underfunded, under-equipped and undermanned, using hand-composed lead type and an old letterpress, with no distribution network; in the early years the editor did the reporting, proofreading, layout and delivery.[1]
December 3, 200515th Anniversary and New Office Building
On December 3, 2005, the paper marked its 15th anniversary in Dimapur, where Nagaland Governor Shyamal Datta inaugurated its newly built office building.[2]
October–November 2015: Opposes the Assam Rifles Directive
On October 24, 2015, the paramilitary Assam Rifles allegedly wrote to the editors of Nagaland’s dailies warning them against carrying statements by the NSCN(K), which had been declared an unlawful association. On November 16 five papers ran blank editorial spaces in protest, while Nagaland Post carried an editorial opposing the directive.[3]
December 3, 201525th Anniversary
On December 3, 2015, Nagaland’s tourism department held the first North East Media Conclave in Dimapur to coincide with Nagaland Post’s 25th anniversary, attended by journalists from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi and Nagaland.[4]
December 3, 201626th Anniversary
On the paper’s 26th anniversary, Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya sent congratulations, calling it a pioneer newspaper of the state and a widely circulated English daily in the Northeast.[5]
At a function at its office, Geoffrey Yaden said the paper had been established “without any resources” and had grown into the leading and highest-circulated daily in Nagaland.[6]
October 2017Joins a Joint Press Statement
In October 2017 the editors and publishers of Nagaland Post, Eastern Mirror, Morung Express, Nagaland Page, Tir Yimyim, Capi and Ao Milen issued a joint public statement condemning harassment and threats against the media by individuals and organizations seeking to dictate coverage, and said newspaper delivery drivers were regularly stopped, harassed and even assaulted.[7]
December 3, 202535th Anniversary
The paper said it was the state’s first colour daily, the first in the Northeast to introduce multi-page colour printing, and the only paper in the state accredited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[1]
As of October 2026: Current Status
On its website Nagaland Post describes itself as the leading newspaper in Nagaland, committed to delivering timely and accurate news.[8]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Nagaland Post: Official website: https://nagalandpost.com/ (opens in a new window)[8]
X: Official account: https://x.com/Nagaland_Post (opens in a new window)[8]
Sources
- 35 years of Nagaland Post (opens in a new window)
- Do not coerce the media, message rings clear (opens in a new window)
- Nagaland newspapers published with blank editorial space (opens in a new window)
- First 'North East Media Conclave' focus on development perspective (opens in a new window)
- Governor fetes Nagaland Post (opens in a new window)
- Nagaland Post celebrates 26th anniversary-cum-advent Christmas (opens in a new window)
- Nagaland newspapers 'joint public statement' (opens in a new window)
- About Us (opens in a new window)