Innate goodness of mankind Voice of sanity from the Church
Voice of sanity. And this is what is refreshing and gives all faith in the innate goodness of mankind. Amid the rabble rousing statements...
Time to look for a 2nd lifeline Cutting off the route that feeds
48 hours deadline set by the UNC to release its president Gaidon Kamei and information secretary Stephen Sangkhui. A Senapati Court on the other...
Queues, queues everywhere Targeting the common man
Queues reflect discipline, a sort of civilised behaviour where order is maintained. Viewed from this perspective, the people of Manipur may be said to...
Making the common people suffer Politics of eco blockade
It is more than obvious. On record any economic blockade is invariably against the decision or agenda of the State Government but in reality...
Factoring demonetization
Is demonetization going to be a factor in the coming assembly elections in some states including Uttar Pradesh and Manipur? This is a major...
Leader as Statesman
When the present is in such a mess, the task of envisioning the future becomes next only to impossible. While this truism must be...
Viewing blockade through the lens of EVMs Not the time for one upmanship
Assembly election will be held only in 2017. But it is more than clear that the term ‘election year’ has now come to fit...
Sadar Hills Question
To many of us, although cognizant of the hot SADAR Hills issue in the state, the expansion of the acronym SADAR would probably be...
Failing to capitalise on the 2012 mandate Unflattering sobriquet
Tough to say how history will remember Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, but the record will stand. After the Congress managed to emerge as...
Media and social media
The era of citizen journalist is at its pinnacle at the moment. It is difficult to say if this is fortunate or otherwise. From...
Absurd theatre reloaded
Manipur has yet again relapsed into the absurd theatre it turns into periodically. On the one hand is the crisis of currency notes with...
Spawning an interesting debate Immigrants Vs indigenous
There is no indication that the United Naga Council (UNC) will roll back the economic blockade any time soon. At the same time, it...
Extraordinary times
Extraordinary times these are that Manipur is living in. But its tragedy is, these extraordinary times are being met by a general ordinariness of...
Buying Rs 800 with Rs 1000 note Booming currency bazar
If necessity is the mother of invention then surely being cash starved can give a new dimension to the understanding of money laundering. Only...