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Monday, November 25, 2024

Article 3 woes

In the wake of the perceived threats that Manipur may end up dismembered, causing in its wake violent upheavals that the state can ill...

Limits of Freedom

What is happening in Manipur today once again has underscored why rule of law is important, and even if any section of the public...

End polygamy

In 2008, Manipur Compulsory Registration of Marriages Bill, was introduced in the February session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly and passed in the Winter...

Back to AFSPA

The state cabinet last Wednesday decided to extend the Disturbed Area Act, DAA, for another year. Accordingly, the Governor of the state, on the...

Amoebic short sight

A fascinating question posed by German philosopher Karl Popper in All Life is Problem Solving (Routledge Classic), a collection of essays by him, in...

Getting the big picture

If one is asked to think of two words that would best describe the present working system of the Government and its various Departments,...

The world and the virus

The world was shocked when actor Rock Hudson declared to have AIDS on July 25, 1985. He was the first American celebrity to publicly...

Selling Manipur

There can be no dispute that the Sangai Festival this time is much more elaborate. It is for one spread over several venues, including...

The Changing face of Manipuri youths

Recently, a national daily – ‘Telegraph’ breaks a story on how a class XI going student of a govt. High school builds a robot. Some...

Inking 39 MoUs : Opening to investors

Time for locals to be prepared The record is impressive. Thirty nine MoUs signed between the State Government and different Central Government enterprises, companies, investors...

Salvaging artists’ lost space

With much pomp and gaiety the annual Sangai festival has begun. With the president of India inaugurating it, this edition of the festival has...

Prime focus: Thanks Dr. Nirala Sinha for highlighting Manipur and Sangai Festival

People of the state are soured with the trend of VIP or VVIP culture. Men in the government had promised to abolish these cultures and...

Impunity beyond AFSPA

Manipur is quite familiar with the word impunity. Thanks to all the draconian laws, in particular the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, in...

For every causes, there is a reason

Some are done with perfect planing as per requirement, while some are done for short term measures to run the society. Well this is about...