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Monday, November 25, 2024

Water everywhere but not a drop to drink : Reminding pre-poll promise

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. Manipur comes somewhere close to this and it would be interesting to see how the BJP...

Coming out against party hopping :: Ibobi bang on target

Coming out strongly against party hopping and former Chief Minister O Ibobi must surely know what he was talking about when he lashed out...

Students, agitation and symptomatic treatment

Close on the heels of the news report that Meitei Mayek text books for BA Manipuri course are not yet available even though academic...

Absurd One Village, One Denomination decree : One Religion, One State acceptable ?

One Village, One Denomination decree. This is a dangerous precedent and if not checked on time and dealt with firmly and resolutely it can...

NSU site and undue communal overtones

The NDA Government led by BJP finally tabled National Sports University (NSU) Bill 2017 in the Lok Sabha on August 10. Although the project has...

The human torch and AFSPA

One may call it sheer coincidence or perfect synchronization. Whereas the State of Manipur has been commemorating the painful but heroic death of Pebam...

India and China: From rivalry to enmity

If media reports on both sides of the Himalayas are any indication, China and India are literally standing on power kegs, ready to flex...

The district creation headache : Conflicting interests

Roll back district creation decision. This is the United Naga Council and various Naga civil societies of Manipur. No roll back of district creation. This...

A slap on the face of Christianity : Sordid story of Leingangching

This is a slap on the face of Christianity. Correction, a slap on the face of humanity. No one except those in the Baptist denomination...

A slap on the face of Christianity Sordid story of Leingangching

This is a slap on the face of Christianity. Correction, a slap on the face of humanity. No one except those in the Baptist...

Save the indigenous people cry : Valley needs protection

Save the indigenous people of the land. This slogan is central to the demands put forth by the KSA to bar non-locals from contesting...

Viewing through one’s community : The tragedy of Manipur

24 hours total shutdown called by the Kuki Students’ Organisation, Sadar Hills. A sit-in protest called by the National Sports University Haraothel Protection Committee and...

Being different from Cong Govt : Time to break the coteries

That the BJP led Government is trying to be different from the Congress Government of the last 15 years is clear. The question however is,...

Cracking down on fraudulence : Cracking down sale of vehicles

It may be just eight vehicles and the amount involved may be peanuts when compared to the bigger and more ‘lucrative’ scams that the...