Monthly Archives: November 2016
Now, call it ‘Messpur’
Yambem Laba (Courtesy – The Statesman)
The more apt term to describe Manipur today would be to call it ‘Messpur’. Earlier I had used the...
JCILPS gears up for renewed campaign
IMPHAL , Nov 23: The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has decided to launch a renewed mass campaign against incessant influx...
CM refutes BJP’s claim, sets record straight
IMPHAL, Nov 23: Chief Minister O Ibobi has strongly refuted the claims made by the BJP Manipur Pradesh in some leading newspapers that the...
Sadar Hills Question
To many of us, although cognizant of the hot SADAR Hills issue in the state, the expansion of the acronym SADAR would probably be...
Mobile cash points by SBI
State Bank of India, Regional Business Office, Imphal has initiated to introduce mobile cash @ POS (Point of Sales) to ease some sections of...
Court orders arrest of errant SDC
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Imphal East sentenced an SDC to five days judicial custody for evading summons sent by it (CJM).
The SDC identified...
Issues which can impact on voting pattern Voters now have a...
District status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam. The demands and the opposition to these demands. The three Bills passed by the Assembly on August...
A paradigm shift in India’s development approach : A boon or...
Dr S Benjamin Nattar
With the achievement of independence in 1947, the Indian leaders’ biggest concern was all round development of the country. Nation-building, after...
Heptulla seeks cooperation from Jap Ambassador to clean Loktak Lake Historical...
IMPHAL, Nov 22: Manipur Governor Dr Najma Heptulla today sought cooperation from Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu to clean Loktak Lake using Japanese...
Drama at Dimapur airport Chartered jet flier held with Rs 3.5...
Dimapur, Nov 22: A Bihar-based businessman, travelling alone in a chartered jet, was apprehended today at the airport here for allegedly carrying Rs 3.5...
State BJP highlights blockade woes to Rajnath
IMPHAL, Nov 22: A team of BJP Manipur Pradesh today called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and apprised him about the extreme misery...
Sangai Festival 2016 Day 1
The 10 day Sangai Festival kicked off at Imphal’s Hafta Kangjeibung ground on 21st November, 2016. Manipur Governor Dr Najma Heptulla was the chief guest...
Failing to capitalise on the 2012 mandate Unflattering sobriquet
Tough to say how history will remember Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, but the record will stand. After the Congress managed to emerge as...
Let us speak about piles: Dr Ajit Lukram
Piles is a very common complaint of patients visiting the doctor. Although piles in medical terminology means haemorrhoids, it has gained popularity as a...