Tonsure mob justice
The recent case of rape and tonsuring of a minor girl of unsound mind in Moirang is a case which demands serious attention of...
Why Mahatma?
In a seminar on Good governance organised by state agencies Prof Amar Yumnam was talking about certain flagship programmes which had facilitated the
decentralisation...
Teacher Eligibility Test divide
The students in the hill districts are clearly divided on the issue of having centres for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) examination in the...
Encounters again
In the wake of a series of fake encounter cases in 2008-2009 in Manipur and other states of India, the National Human Rights Commission...
Regulate gambling
One remembers the crackdown against the organizers of Tambola at Iboyaima Sanglen following an IFP complaint in public interest. The said action has been...
Cost of the Times
Leader Writer: Paojel Chaoba
Times are changing and the cost of living has gone up. If one visits the Ima Keithel for shopping a morning...
Issues head on
We would like to continue the debate on hill-valley equation as against the complexities of contesting claims on territory. Many of us including the...
Political territoriality
Two different assertions in recent times have led our minds to ponder upon the hill-valley equation in terms of political representation and that of...
Death wish
Something is not right. What has his life got to do with the improvement in the law and order situation in the state? One...
Money poor
There is simply no money in the government coffers although on paper there are records of crores of rupees being deposited in the 8449...
Kabui Keiyoiba & Heroes
Leader Writer: Paojel Chaoba
The animation film “Kabui Keiyoiba” based on popular Manipuri folklore deserves kudos for its excellent portrayal of the Meitei traditional lifestyle...
The corruptor
The Government of India flagship programme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (in short, NREGS) has been in the news for all the wrong...
Compensation please
Despite several assurances from the Indian mainland in view of the recent exodus of northeast people from Indian cities, so far there has been...
Roadside parkings
Why the roads in Khwairamband Keithel are heavily congested? It is because of the roadside parking. Although the Paona Bazar and Thangal Bazar main...