Taken for granted.
That the state media is wooed when it suits the interest of people and agencies as per their need, is a given truth. Even...
Without real intent.
Just a day ago, a ‘One day police-media seminar cum workshop’ was organized by the Manipur Police Department along with the All Manipur Working...
HIV/AIDS and public health.
When one hears ‘HIV/AIDS’, it gets equated with a lot of issues and situations. If at one point of time, being HIV positive meant...
Reading between the lines.
For many people the world over, reading the newspaper is a ritual that signifies that the day has started. Over the years, the look...
Justice for sexual crimes
There have been cases where police have failed to file charge sheets in cases of rapes even after years of FIRs being submitted, but...
Cooking up a storm.
The much discussed mid-day meal in Government schools owes it origin in the 1960’s when it was introduced in Tamil Nadu with a mandate...
Festivals and food
Leader Writer: By Yumnam Vedajit
There are festivals almost every month throughout the year in Manipur. Most of the festivals like Ningol Chakouba, Cheiraoba (...
The image of the Armed Forces
In the immediate fall out of the recent disaster at Uttarkhand and in almost all other cases of major natural disasters across the country,...
Fake encounter sagas
For many parents, family members and loved ones of people killed in the country under what are being called ‘fake encounters’ whose claims that...
The film bio-pic and the ban
At a time when a Hindi bio pic (short for a biographical picture, referring to a biography on film) on the life and journey...
Messages in the media
The media as we know, has the role and duty of keeping people informed and shaping opinions. In Manipur, even as the agreed upon...
Monsoon delight
Leader Writer: Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
Unlike last year, when the state was reeling under a drought like situation leaving farmers worried over their crops, the...
Addressing adolescent pregnancies
The spotlight on adolescent pregnancy, the theme for this years’ World Population day on July 11 is a validation of the importance and well...
Work in the household
Starting from the time human beings started opting for a settled life after the nomadic phase, women were relegated as nurturers whose task it...