Capi is a Tenyidie newspaper published from Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.[1] It is the oldest existing vernacular daily in Nagaland and is widely circulated in Kohima, Chümoukedima, Dimapur and Phek.

Capi
Front page for 11 September 2021
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint
Owner(s)Mhalezolie Kire
Founder(s)
  • Vikesel Neikha
  • R. Solhou
PublisherMhalezolie Kire
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageTenyidie
Relaunched1997; 27 years ago (1997)
CityKohima
CountryIndia

History

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Capi was founded in 1988 by Vikesel Neikha (publisher) and R. Solhou (editor). The newspaper was issued weekly, biweekly and tri-weekly.[2]

In 1997, the newspaper was relaunched as a daily newspaper. Capi shifted from manual print to offset printing in 2003.[3]

On 16 November 2015, Capi published its front page in blank along with four other state newspapers—Eastern Mirror, The Morung Express, Nagaland Page and Tir Yimyim to protest against a diktat from the Assam Rifles. The Assam Rifles in a letter to the editors in October had ordered the editors to stop covering news related to the rebel group—National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K).[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NEWSPAPERS OF NAGALAND". Nagaland GK. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Preserving & promoting language: Capi celebrates 25 years". The Morung Express. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Capi Daily celebrates 25th anniversary". Eastern Mirror. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ Pandey, Vikas (17 November 2015). "Blank space: Why Nagaland papers ran empty editorials". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Nagaland newspapers published with blank editorial space". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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