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Manipur hit by 6.7 magnitude earthquake
India’s North-East region has been hit by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake today but there was no immediate word on casualties.
The tremor hit at 4.35...
Making Discourses Work
Obviously discourses do not work in Manipur, which is probably why its conflict scenarios never ever change. True discourses also cannot possibly happen, for...
Let us make this epic struggle against black laws our collective...
By Irom Chanu Sharmila
Hopeful as before, I, Irom Sharmila who has been continuously on hunger strike for fifteen years for removal of Armed Forces...
NSCN (K) Finance Secretary arrested in Dimapur
IMPHAL, January 3: Finance Secretary of NSCN (K) Max Asukomi was apprehended by security forces in Dimapur today, claimed a press release of PRO...
Deputy CM exhorts students to maintain quality education
IMPHAL, January 3: Exhorting students to deeply concentrate in studies rather than indulging in other activities so as to maintain quality education in the...
Poumai Thounii fest from today
IMPHAL, January 3: Three-day Poumai Thounii, festival of New Year or the festival of dawn, one of the oldest and most popular customary festivals...
24-hr bandh imposed against renaming of sub-division Thangjing as Thangting
BISHNUPUR, January 3: Perturbed by the government`™s decision of renaming Ibudhou Thangjing as Thangting and Thangjing Sub-Division as Thangting Sub-Division, JAC Tiddim; Phamnaiba Cheirap...
`Ignore Reconciliation Forum` Thadou Students` Association
IMPHAL, January 3: All the Thadou people have been asked not to pay any heed or attention to the alleged movement called Reconciliation Forum...
Govt cautioned against decision of shifting Modern College
IMPHAL, January 3: The presence of Modern College connects to sentiment with the local populace of Imphal East, guardians, students, teaching faculty of the...
Narcissistic Road to Mediocrity: Manipur’s Existential Crisis
By Pradip Phanjoubam
There is an old Manipuri adage “Ikai khangdabagi hidak leite” (there is no medicine for shamelessness). Other than the mere factuality and...
Arunachal controversy demonstrates again how the Governor is a proxy of...
By Garga Chatterjee
Not all is right in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Indian Union. Some old British-rule era habits die hard, or...
Connections
By Tinky Ningombam
A new year is always associated not only with merriment but also with self- introspection. Besides a roundup of the year’s events...
Sharmila calls for plebiscite on Armed Forces Special Powers Act-1958
IMPHAL, January 2: Irom Chanu Sharmila today said a plebiscite on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 should be held for the people...
IFP Editor’s book ‘The North East Question: Conflicts and Frontiers’ hit...
IMPHAL, January 2: Imphal Free Press Editor Pradip Phanjoubam’s much anticipated book ‘The North East Question: Conflicts and Frontiers’ was released by Routledge UK...