Media`s weak spots
Given the growth of the media in the country in terms of its reach and the manner in which it shapes opinion, it gets...
The Manipur-Myanmar match
Ever since it has been pointed out that the ancient texts of the land has talked of a time when prosperity would usher in...
Laughter is serious business
Laughter, a basic expression of human emotions is now no longer confined to personal and social spaces but is now being tapped in by...
Performance Anxiety
With the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declaring the results for its Class XII board examinations on Monday, only the CBSE Class X...
Wake up call for school vans
Last week 14 children ended up getting admitted to the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences after a fainting spell inside their school van....
Number plates getting smart
Leader Writer: Shobaraj Yumlembam
Even as cases of vehicle theft are occurring since long and are frequently on the rise, it is after more than...
The Passport office promise
Joining a host of other earlier ‘assurances’ that a Passport Seva Kendra will ‘soon’ be opened in the state, the Deputy CM made the...
Migrant worries
Over the past few years, there have been calls for the non-Manipuri and migrant population living and working in the state to head back...
Rush for Everest
60 years ago on May 19; Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali Sherpa of Indian citizenship made the news for...
Decoding examination results
The results of the High School Leaving Certificate Examinations have shown yet again that Catholic schools are not yet ready to be over ranked...
The Candlelight Memorial
The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is observed on every third Sunday in the month of May. Started in 1983, the global observation has over...
NSAB Chairman visits Rangapahar
IMPHAL, May 19: A team of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) comprising of Shyam Saran, Chairman NSAB and Ex Foreign Secretary Government of India;...
Disaster Ready?
The precautionary measures announced by the Government of Manipur in wake of the threat posed by super cyclone Mahasen looks rather cosmetic. Announcing a...
Symbolism of shame
The term ‘banana republic’ first made its entry into the English vocabulary when the American writer O. Henry used it to describe the fictional...