Watering woes
Leader Writer: Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
Today’s sudden cloudburst comes as a much needed relief for the people of the state, and the state Public Health...
Unimaginative Planning
The Thoubal Bazar is getting a major facelift. People often talk of the manner in which the place is being done up with a...
`Safe` Drinking water
Reports are pouring in of private operators supplying untreated water collected from rivers and nullahs to gullible customers, taking advantage of the acute scarcity...
The development debate
The development debate has been raging in recent times on whether it should entirely be the domain of the planners or the other alternative...
Growing up in difficult times
We have earlier spoken about the lack of socially sanctioned spaces for interaction among our teenage boys and girls in present times. Romantic relationships...
The fate of AFSPA?
Another UN Special Rapporteur has called for repeal of the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). This time it is the UN Special...
A Reflection on the Forum for Naga Reconciliation Meeting, Feb, 29th
By Abraham Lotha
The assembly of about 50,000 people at the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) Meeting on Feb. 29 at the Agri Expo Centre,...
Man Vs Net
By Manas Maisnam
The news of Mary Kom & L. Sarita winning gold medals at 6th Asian Women Boxing Championship, held at Ulaanbaatar was flashed...
Signs Of The Times – This Week`s Column
By Humra Quraishi
Though I’m no fan of Anna Hazare or of Arvind Kejriwal but do quite agree with their latest outburst against the...
Travel: Driving Through Myanmar-I
By Pradip Phanjoubam
“Can we help you?” said the front office manager at the hotel in Kalemyo town, our first halt in Myanmar, who looked...
NSCN`s Mockery Of Peace
On 10 January 2012, NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu and general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah were on their way from their camp at Hebron to...
Travel/Myanmar is Opening up – II
By Pradip Phanjoubam
The proposed and much awaited Imphal-Mandalay has a number of hurdles to overcome. The most obvious of these is the highway that...
SATURDAY LEADER Look Before You Leap
Leader Writer: Hrishikesh Angomcha
People of Manipur are perturbed by several mindless activities going around. No people in any part of the world might have...
Is he a Magician too
We are at a dilemma whether to believe the Chief Minister or not, when he said he is drawing up an action plan for...