Divided by schools
The result of the Class 10 examination this year, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Manipur, sent out two very clear messages. One...
Curtain raiser to the 2017 Assembly polls ? More than a local body polls
Underlining the Delhi effect. Difficult to believe that this would have been the case if the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not...
Letting young students lead the protest Leave the kids alone
73 Government schools drawing blank on the success board of the just announced HSLC examination results. Students, mostly from Government schools taking to the...
Inter community marriage best way to unit Hills and Valley – Leivon Jimmy
As predicted by a tribal leader, if the Meitei wants to find out its root based on “Shalai Taret” (The seven clans of Manipuris) an internal conflict not only between the Meiteis and Tribal but amongst the Meiteis was imminent.
This could be indeed true as there are Brahmins and royal clan, who put themselves above all ethnic communities residing in the state. The Schedule Caste are also Meiteis, the question of who would be branded what itself is rather complex at this point of time when half of the Meitei are opposing it as predicted.
The first and foremost when we debate about the issue will ultimately lead to reservation issues.
Waiting for response from Delhi All round trust deficit
Not clear how the Centre will respond to the proposal of the State Government with regard to the three Bills, but the Joint Committee...
Competition amongst institutes Attracting the best students
Obvious that the competition is not only amongst the students. With the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BOSEM) announcing the results of the HSLC...
Law and in-laws
This is not a new debate, but one which never ceases to be relevant. What happens when the vanguards of democracy begins reducing democracy...
Making its debut in the North East From Looking to Acting
North East debut. And the BJP has every reason to be delighted with its showing at Assam. Making its debut in the North East...
Teaching our children
A new outlook on the plight of children in conflict environments is the need of the hour. This also became quite evident in the...
More than an annual board exam Preparing for the future
Preparing for the future. And this is perhaps the first stepping stone. More than an annual board exam and this is how the Class...
Chain Reactions
The spiral of numerous ethnic insurrections in Manipur, often with one literally dove-tailing the other is evidence to the complicated nature of the issue...
Growing culture of bandhs and shutdowns Toying with the future of youngsters
48 hours total shutdown called by the Churachandpur JAC. Followed by the 38 hours bandh imposed by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit...
Breaking Barriers
Of all the athletics feats in history, the one accomplished by Roger Bannister on May 6, 1954 at Oxford University’s Iffley Road Track, is...
Raging debate over ST status to Meiteis Reflecting deep divide
The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is...