KOHIMA With a total of 92,382 registered unemployed youth as in January 2022 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted from June 2021 to July 2022, Nagaland ranked fourth in the country. This was disclosed by the chief executive officer (CEO) of Kohima Smart City, Kezhazelhou Theünuo, during the inaugural programme of Alder Fest 2.0 held at Alder College in Kohima on Friday. Stating that the term ‘educated unemployed’ is not new to Nagaland, he lamented that many youth are still unemployed despite the high number of graduates due to various challenges. One challenge, according to Theünuo, was the lack of practical skills/ experience despite theoretical knowledge after graduation as they are unable to apply what they have learnt on the ground. Other challenges, according to him, are lack of dignity of labour or sense of pride and lack of sufficient jobs avenues as the state does not have industries/ factories to employ educated youth. To counter those challenges, h