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Higher Education is on the Deathbed: Mockery of Higher Education in Manipur

By Nongmaithem Kishorchand It happened before, and it happened again. The recent Cabinet approval for regularization of 418 Part-Time Government College Lecturers and 714 Contract Lecturers of Higher Secondary School as ‘Assistant Professors’ once again exposed the Manipur Government’s thoughtless and insensitive handling of the already depleted state of higher education in Manipur. Beyond expectation, […]

By Nongmaithem Kishorchand It happened before, and it happened again. The recent Cabinet approval for regularization of 418 Part-Time Government College Lecturers and 714 Contract Lecturers of Higher Secondary School as ‘Assistant Professors’ once again exposed the Manipur Government’s thoughtless and insensitive handling of the already depleted state of higher education in Manipur. Beyond expectation, […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/06/higher-education-is-on-the-deathbed-mockery-of-higher-education-in-manipur/

Will Assam results impact other Congress ruled NE states

By Pradip Phanjoubam (This article was first published in The Asian Age, New Delhi, on Wednesday, May 25 and is being reproduced here for our readers who do not subscribe to this English daily) The BJP victory in the recently concluded Assam Assembly election, the results for which were declared on May 19, was expected […]

By Pradip Phanjoubam (This article was first published in The Asian Age, New Delhi, on Wednesday, May 25 and is being reproduced here for our readers who do not subscribe to this English daily) The BJP victory in the recently concluded Assam Assembly election, the results for which were declared on May 19, was expected […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/will-assam-results-impact-other-congress-ruled-ne-states/

Denying ST status: feeding the ghost from the past

By Kh. Ibomcha Like any other commoner does, I, for a while, have been at my wit’s end otiosely trying to sort out reasons why some among us, rather those anti-tribal proponents, do not like to get Meiteis enlisted as ST under Indian constitution that could make both ‘ching’ and ‘tam’ stand on a par […]

By Kh. Ibomcha Like any other commoner does, I, for a while, have been at my wit’s end otiosely trying to sort out reasons why some among us, rather those anti-tribal proponents, do not like to get Meiteis enlisted as ST under Indian constitution that could make both ‘ching’ and ‘tam’ stand on a par […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/denying-st-status-feeding-the-ghost-from-the-past/

Denying Meitei ST status: feeding the ghost from the past

By Kh. Ibomcha Like any other commoner does, I, for a while, have been at my wit’s end otiosely trying to sort out reasons why some among us, rather those anti-tribal proponents, do not like to get Meiteis enlisted as ST under Indian constitution that could make both ‘ching’ and ‘tam’ stand on a par […]

By Kh. Ibomcha Like any other commoner does, I, for a while, have been at my wit’s end otiosely trying to sort out reasons why some among us, rather those anti-tribal proponents, do not like to get Meiteis enlisted as ST under Indian constitution that could make both ‘ching’ and ‘tam’ stand on a par […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/denying-meitei-st-status-feeding-the-ghost-from-the-past/

Why Meitei Should Not Be Scheduled as Tribe – Kulajit Maisnam

Before the advent of the modern nation-state, it is known that the present geo-political entity Manipur was functionally based on material conditions centered around the fertile valley and the time to time covenants and treaties made with the Meitei Monarch and the various nationalities settled in the hills, and sometimes of dominance and subjugation making […]

Before the advent of the modern nation-state, it is known that the present geo-political entity Manipur was functionally based on material conditions centered around the fertile valley and the time to time covenants and treaties made with the Meitei Monarch and the various nationalities settled in the hills, and sometimes of dominance and subjugation making […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/why-meitei-should-not-be-scheduled-as-tribe-kulajit-maisnam/

The Manipur Imbroglio Literature

By:- Thounaojam Brinda All hate the problems, yet all contribute to the problems knowingly or unknowingly.       None of the valley nationalists claim to hate Manipur. All hate the problems, yet all contribute to the problems knowingly or unknowingly. All are right, all who do not conform are wrong. All have a problem, each […]

By:- Thounaojam Brinda All hate the problems, yet all contribute to the problems knowingly or unknowingly.       None of the valley nationalists claim to hate Manipur. All hate the problems, yet all contribute to the problems knowingly or unknowingly. All are right, all who do not conform are wrong. All have a problem, each […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/the-manipur-imbroglio-literature/

Mob justice: Need for debate

By Safiur Rahaman Maibam There is seriously a need to question the increasing incidence of mob justice in Manipur society. Is it mob justice or mob injustice? The prevailing culture is that if someone commits a crime then, instead of reporting to the police, mob frenzy takes over and the suspect is beaten up sometimes […]

By Safiur Rahaman Maibam There is seriously a need to question the increasing incidence of mob justice in Manipur society. Is it mob justice or mob injustice? The prevailing culture is that if someone commits a crime then, instead of reporting to the police, mob frenzy takes over and the suspect is beaten up sometimes […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/mob-justice-need-for-debate/

AN EXAM THAT SHATTERED MANY HOPES – By: Anonymous

The Manipur Public Service Commission conducted one of the most controversial preliminary exams for entry into the esteemed state’s civil services this year. Most of the well prepared candidates were left in awe at the end of the exam. There were errors in the set of instructions at the first page of the question paper […]

The Manipur Public Service Commission conducted one of the most controversial preliminary exams for entry into the esteemed state’s civil services this year. Most of the well prepared candidates were left in awe at the end of the exam. There were errors in the set of instructions at the first page of the question paper […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/an-exam-that-shattered-many-hopes-by-anonymous/

The Silent Demographic Influx of Imphal Valley

By Konjengbam Kameshore The silent demographic influx (DI) of Imphal valley has been going on since the last several years without any hindrance given by the Meitei/Meetei community who has no other land except this valley. Manipur has an area of 22,327 sq km. with a population of 2,721,756 (2011 Census) and out of this […]

By Konjengbam Kameshore The silent demographic influx (DI) of Imphal valley has been going on since the last several years without any hindrance given by the Meitei/Meetei community who has no other land except this valley. Manipur has an area of 22,327 sq km. with a population of 2,721,756 (2011 Census) and out of this […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/the-silent-demographic-influx-of-imphal-valley/

The Hegemony Over Manipur State – Part I

By Thounaojam Brinda The resistance movement of Manipur has been gyrating in an ever increasing rate of violence and a widening class divide as in any another conflict zone. However, various measures are claimed to have been taken up and adopted by all players of this conflict towards bringing a solution to the same. The […]

By Thounaojam Brinda The resistance movement of Manipur has been gyrating in an ever increasing rate of violence and a widening class divide as in any another conflict zone. However, various measures are claimed to have been taken up and adopted by all players of this conflict towards bringing a solution to the same. The […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/the-hegemony-over-manipur-state-part-i/

Corrosive narcissism must not be allowed to destroy Manipur

By Pradip Phanjoubam Manipur remains deeply riven along ethnic lines. Not only do different communities not see eye to eye, but they continue to see and draw mutually contradictory conclusions from the same events, and memories. Nobody is willing to budge an inch from their original hostile stances, yet in the same breath continues to […]

By Pradip Phanjoubam Manipur remains deeply riven along ethnic lines. Not only do different communities not see eye to eye, but they continue to see and draw mutually contradictory conclusions from the same events, and memories. Nobody is willing to budge an inch from their original hostile stances, yet in the same breath continues to […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/corrosive-narcissism-must-not-be-allowed-to-destroy-manipur/

A Gesture of Champions

By Garga Chatterjee West Indies won the ICC T20 cricket world cup at the Eden Gardens of Kolkata. Curtly Ambrose, the legendary right-arm fast bowler of yesteryears, who helps the team in various capacities, joined in the victory celebrations of the team in the field. He put up 3 fingers very near to the front […]

By Garga Chatterjee West Indies won the ICC T20 cricket world cup at the Eden Gardens of Kolkata. Curtly Ambrose, the legendary right-arm fast bowler of yesteryears, who helps the team in various capacities, joined in the victory celebrations of the team in the field. He put up 3 fingers very near to the front […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/a-gesture-of-champions/

In defence for the demand for ST status

By Yambem Laba Introduction Much hot water have flowed down the murky rivers of the Manipur valley of late over the issue of sections of the Meitei people demanding inclusion of the Meiteis as a scheduled tribe of the Indian Union under the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The antagonists amongst the “educated and […]

By Yambem Laba Introduction Much hot water have flowed down the murky rivers of the Manipur valley of late over the issue of sections of the Meitei people demanding inclusion of the Meiteis as a scheduled tribe of the Indian Union under the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The antagonists amongst the “educated and […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/in-defence-for-the-demand-for-st-status/

Phoomdi and locals that environs Loktak: Time to introspect?

Phoomdi and locals that environs Loktak: Time to introspect? By Dr. Maibam Dhanaraj Meitei Wetlands, one of the most important ecosystems on earth, are known as ecological supermarkets. Wetlands support extensive food chain and play a major role in the landscape by providing unique habitats for a range of flora and fauna. Loktak, the largest […]

Phoomdi and locals that environs Loktak: Time to introspect? By Dr. Maibam Dhanaraj Meitei Wetlands, one of the most important ecosystems on earth, are known as ecological supermarkets. Wetlands support extensive food chain and play a major role in the landscape by providing unique habitats for a range of flora and fauna. Loktak, the largest […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/phoomdi-and-locals-that-environs-loktak-time-to-introspect/

Manipuri Women Infertility Suspected on Food

By Chingakham Dina, Arambam Karamjit Infertility is caused due to problems associated with both men and women. We focus on infertility and its possible reasons among Manipuri women in this article. Infertility problems of Manipuri women become widespread issue now. This causes mental stress and financial burdens in the family. There are many women who […]

By Chingakham Dina, Arambam Karamjit Infertility is caused due to problems associated with both men and women. We focus on infertility and its possible reasons among Manipuri women in this article. Infertility problems of Manipuri women become widespread issue now. This causes mental stress and financial burdens in the family. There are many women who […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/manipuri-women-infertility-suspected-on-food/

Opposing ST demand: A viewpoint from Sekmai

By Kh Ibomcha Amidst frenzied war of words between ST tub-thumpers and anti-ST campaigners as widely seen on social networking sites, on May 3, 2016 in “ISTV GI AYUKSIDA”, giving comment on STDCM’s campaign to get the Meitei enlisted as ST under article 342(1) of the Indian constitution, a renowned senior journalist taken part in […]

By Kh Ibomcha Amidst frenzied war of words between ST tub-thumpers and anti-ST campaigners as widely seen on social networking sites, on May 3, 2016 in “ISTV GI AYUKSIDA”, giving comment on STDCM’s campaign to get the Meitei enlisted as ST under article 342(1) of the Indian constitution, a renowned senior journalist taken part in […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/opposing-st-demand-a-viewpoint-from-sekmai/

The curious battle between Bombay and Mumbai

By Garga Chatterjee There is a section of the Bombay-not-Mumbai crowd that refuses to admit even temporary defeat to Maharashtra or Mumbai. When Amol Rajan, the Kolkata-born editor of a British newspaper, recently decided to start using the term Bombay in his daily to refer to what most people in Mumbai have always referred to […]

By Garga Chatterjee There is a section of the Bombay-not-Mumbai crowd that refuses to admit even temporary defeat to Maharashtra or Mumbai. When Amol Rajan, the Kolkata-born editor of a British newspaper, recently decided to start using the term Bombay in his daily to refer to what most people in Mumbai have always referred to […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/the-curious-battle-between-bombay-and-mumbai/

Narcissistic Road to Mediocrity: Manipur’s Existential Crisis

By Pradip Phanjoubam There is an old Manipuri adage “Ikai khangdabagi hidak leite” (there is no medicine for shamelessness). Other than the mere factuality and veracity of the statement, it also has a deeper sociological implication. In the traditional Manipuri society, shamelessness was considered as one of the most base and abhorred values, that is […]

By Pradip Phanjoubam There is an old Manipuri adage “Ikai khangdabagi hidak leite” (there is no medicine for shamelessness). Other than the mere factuality and veracity of the statement, it also has a deeper sociological implication. In the traditional Manipuri society, shamelessness was considered as one of the most base and abhorred values, that is […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/narcissistic-road-to-mediocrity-manipurs-existential-crisis/

Laboratory tests for Hepatitis B infection

Different laboratory tests can diagnose hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and monitor people with chronic hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is first diagnosed using a blood test that looks for certain antigens (fragments of HBV) and antibodies (produced by the …

Different laboratory tests can diagnose hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and monitor people with chronic hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is first diagnosed using a blood test that looks for certain antigens (fragments of HBV) and antibodies (produced by the immune system in response to HBV). Initial blood tests to diagnose HBV infection look for one

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/laboratory-tests-for-hepatitis-b-infection/

Aos have crucial role to play for Nagas

By Oken Jeet Sandham Former Nagaland Chief Minister and the Governor of Odisha, Dr SC Jamir has been critical of the Center’s Framework Agreement with the NSCN (IM) since the signing of it on August 3, 2015. He has been critical of the nature of the accord as the two failed to make public the

By Oken Jeet Sandham Former Nagaland Chief Minister and the Governor of Odisha, Dr SC Jamir has been critical of the Center’s Framework Agreement with the NSCN (IM) since the signing of it on August 3, 2015. He has been critical of the nature of the accord as the two failed to make public the

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/aos-have-crucial-role-to-play-for-nagas/