The bumper gamblers
It is good that the police had swiftly moved into action against the organizers of Tambola at Iboyaima Sanglen following an IFP complaint in...
Secure boarding
There is nothing on the ground or in the air to suggest possible kidnap or child recruitment in the disappearance case of Don Bosco...
In Project Mood
We still fail to see how the site of a historic battle or a place of pilgrimage for the Manipuris could be converted into...
The Plastic debate
The debate on use of plastic bags has been going for the last few decades. In fact it has become a major environmental concern...
Revisiting Martyrdom
The 1891 battle of Khongjom, whatever be the controversies on the date, will remain engraved in our hearts and memories forever. And we are...
State and its issues: An update
Leader Writer: Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
There has been a huge upsurge in two things in the state during the recent past- first, the number of...
Nagaland`s arrogance
The recent incident at Jessami in Ukhrul District once again brings to the fore the issue of several boundary disputes with Nagaland. The state...
Writing Puyas
Where does the importance of Puyas stand in our present day society? Whatever be the controversies surrounding the script, we cannot ignore the Puyas,...
Frightening Friends
A Highway Protection Force and four more IRB battalions in the already overpopulated state force. The signs of a bunker mentality which refuses to...
Face-lift exercises
True to his word, Home Minister Gaikhangam has already begun to deliver the goods towards building an effective police force in terms of crime...
AFSPA: an internal security threat
The deteriorating centre-state relations specially with regard to the Centre’s insistence of the establishment of National Counter-terrorism Centre (NCTC), an overarching security apparatus of...
Who are the CDOs?
Almost everyone in Manipur has seen the police commandos in action both in the valley and the hills. But do they really exist? Officially,...
Beyond the Bazar
It is rather strange that city managers of Imphal have always a myopic view while deciding policies or at the stage of execution. Be...
Separate High Court
The institution of a separate high court for Manipur has been a long-standing demand of the state legal fraternity. And it is justified considering...