Monthly Archives: August 2014
Obscurantism and Obfuscation
By: B.G. Verghese
Many have commented on Mr Modi’s extraordinary silence on a whole series of poisonous and divisive statements made by his party colleagues,...
Notes on writing
By: Chitra Ahanthem
There have been various instances when people have tried to nudge towards writing on an array of subjects. This outgoing week, one...
A Breach: Past and Present
By: Soibam Haripriya
“We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families”, Philip Gourevitch’s writing on Rwanda so titled is...
Back to basics
By: Tinky Ningombam
There are a lot of good things that post-modernism has brought into our lives. Human endeavor has brought about many reforms in...
Tackling the ILP question: Past imperfect, future tense
By: Pradip Phanjoubam
Is history bunk as Henry Ford, founder of Ford Automobiles once famously said? Ford incidentally is the iconic entrepreneur credited with introducing...
The Creator’s Protection
By: M.c. Linthoingambee
The Intellectual Property Rights are certain areas brought abut to make amends for safeguarding right with effective statutes, bodies and various other...
ILP demand demonstrations witnessed across State
IMPHAL, August 2: The demand for implementing the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system remained persistent with protest demonstrations being staged across the State in...
Students challenge inclusion of Manipur as tribal State in reservation Act
IMPHAL, August 2: The Kangleipak Students’ Association has today announced its decision to support the Manipur University Schedule Caste Students’ Union in challenging and...
ATSUM decries student’s assualt at Don Bosco Maram
IMPHAL, August 2 (NNN): The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has vehemently condemned the physical assault meted out to Ringsanbou Newmai, a Bachelor...
CSOs oppose bill to bring Umanglais under Govindaji Temple board
IMPHAL, August 2: Several civil organisations led by Umang Lai Kanba Apunba Lup (UKAL) have sought both the Governor’s and the Chief Minister’s intervention...
State-of-the-art SRRA promises to benefit solar mapping in State
IMPHAL, August 2: Equipment for measuring solar radiation and associated weather parameter controlling station Solar Radiation Resource Assessment, SRRA has been installed in Manipur...
KYU Social Service concludes
KANGPOKPI, Aug.2: The voluntary social service conducted by Kangpokpi Youth Union at Community Health Centre, Kangpokpi which is the First Referral Unit (FRU) in...
FCS labourers warn to resume agitations
IMPHAL, August 2: The wages given to FCS labourers are disproportionately small when seen against the present prices of commodities and they must be...
ATSUM intends to issue Identity Card to all non-locals in the...
KANGPOKPI, August 2: Pertaining to the various racism and physical attacks on the people from the North Eastern States in other parts of the...