(Calling for CBI probe or enquiry by a Judicial Commission) by L. Lalit Singh The news of rampant mark-tampering by way of destroying the answer scripts of all aspirant candidates of the Primary Teachers written test examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education through bureaucratic bungling and corruption have been haunting and letting loose [...]
by Athokpam Chinglemba Push factors are the general reasons why many victims want to leave their home country or state. These factors are the conditions or the socio-political environment where the children can be trapped easily by the traffickers. The major cause of child trafficking in Manipur is non-functional of government schools. Until and unless [...]
by O.J. Meitei “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”. Theodore Roosevelt. AS so far appeals and negotiating efforts have not yielded or resulted in any positive response to lessen the untold suffering of our state populace particularly poor and student groups, now we need to abandon sporadic actions however good [...]
By Shiva Koijam Do we have it in us? A simple question yet it needs real guts to answer. Runs deep in vein habit of playing blame games sans an iota of contribution to set forth the first step to bring about that change. Manipur is this and Manipur is that. I don’t have the [...]
by: – G.S.Oinam Since 1971, Sadar Hills Demand Committee respectfully beg something honestly for their local people to the government and people of Manipur, however, preceding government does not act honestly – had pass their time, and the present government over 9 and half years does not attempt to move their ultimate demand earnestly. Giving [...]
By G.S. Oinam Today, the kuki are hardly remembered as the same people who had played prominent roles at various juncture of history. They are the people whose past had been a story of warlords, Chieftains, heroic struggles and sacrifice. They are perhaps denied the place they deserve in the history, particularly of the recent [...]
By: Usha Thiyam Context Manipur In the land of NUPI Lal, Meira Peibis (Local women who safeguard the folks), Sharmila and Manorama, it is unbelievable that such horrific crimes as mentioned below are committed. Indeed it is a human rights disaster. Dead bodies being recovered in awkward positions, hands tied, legs tied, eyes blindfolded, nude, [...]
By Thongkholal Haokip Since the early 1970s, Manipur has been witnessing occasional strikes and bandhs demanding upgradation of the Sadar Hills area of Senapati district into a full-fledged revenue district. Despite being fully aware of the necessity of its upgradation based on administrative convenience, successive Manipur governments have been repeatedly ignoring the wishes of the [...]
By Songthu Raymond Chongloi When Sadar Hills districthood issue begins to catch th e headlines of some regional dailies I felt the need of understanding some of my Naga colleagues mindsets on the deadlock. The reason : several Naga organisation came in chorus warning another communal flare up in the state; like the one witnessed [...]
By Thenkhogin Haokip “By the rivers of our life, yea, we sat and we wept, when we remember 13th September.” Thousands of years ago, the Israelites’ had sat by the rivers of Babylon, weeping for their lost freedom, family members and country. They had been driven to a very strange situation by their enemies. Those [...]