Amid the boycotts before the polls Piling the heat on Congress

Congress boycotted in the Naga areas of Manipur. Congress boycotted at Churachandpur, thanks to the three Bills passed by the State Assembly last year. Congress boycotted at Sadar Hills over its failure to declare Sadar Hills as a full fledged district. Economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council over the alleged attempt of the […]

Congress boycotted in the Naga areas of Manipur. Congress boycotted at Churachandpur, thanks to the three Bills passed by the State Assembly last year. Congress boycotted at Sadar Hills over its failure to declare Sadar Hills as a full fledged district. Economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council over the alleged attempt of the […]

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Long Live UNC!

Times are tough all over, the demonetisation cruxes coupled with the blockade woes has certainly tested the mettle of the public, but life goes on without a single death in the State. The long queues in front of banks, ATMs, petrol pumps and cooking gas lines are borne with seeming silence by the public, however […]

Times are tough all over, the demonetisation cruxes coupled with the blockade woes has certainly tested the mettle of the public, but life goes on without a single death in the State. The long queues in front of banks, ATMs, petrol pumps and cooking gas lines are borne with seeming silence by the public, however […]

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Never ending demonetization woes

Is demonetization going to be factor in the coming assembly elections in some states including Uttar Pradesh and Manipur? This is a major question haunting the political parties and political pundits in the last few days. Many had initially praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stated mission to weed out black money and […]

Is demonetization going to be factor in the coming assembly elections in some states including Uttar Pradesh and Manipur? This is a major question haunting the political parties and political pundits in the last few days. Many had initially praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stated mission to weed out black money and […]

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Getting more and more ugly Targeting the common people

Things are ugly, very ugly. This however has not moved the United Naga Council one bit. Makes one wonder where the profundity of the slogan ‘Nagalim for Christ’ has gone. This becomes relevant in the backdrop of the open appeals issued by the Mao Churches, the Manipur Baptist Church, Tribal Churches Leaders’ Forum, Manipur and […]

Things are ugly, very ugly. This however has not moved the United Naga Council one bit. Makes one wonder where the profundity of the slogan ‘Nagalim for Christ’ has gone. This becomes relevant in the backdrop of the open appeals issued by the Mao Churches, the Manipur Baptist Church, Tribal Churches Leaders’ Forum, Manipur and […]

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Blockade and counter blockade Passing through Senapati dist

Blockade and counter blockade. Complements each other and herein lies the dangerous part. So while the official version of the blockade is the opposition against any design of the State Government to grant district status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam, the people from the valley area are not ready to buy this line and thus […]

Blockade and counter blockade. Complements each other and herein lies the dangerous part. So while the official version of the blockade is the opposition against any design of the State Government to grant district status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam, the people from the valley area are not ready to buy this line and thus […]

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Innate goodness of mankind Voice of sanity from the Church

Voice of sanity. And this is what is refreshing and gives all faith in the innate goodness of mankind. Amid the rabble rousing statements and the confrontationist stands, comes the voice of sanity from the Christians of Mao or rather the Churches drawn from all denominations of Mao. Just one day after the Mao Churches […]

Voice of sanity. And this is what is refreshing and gives all faith in the innate goodness of mankind. Amid the rabble rousing statements and the confrontationist stands, comes the voice of sanity from the Christians of Mao or rather the Churches drawn from all denominations of Mao. Just one day after the Mao Churches […]

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Time to look for a 2nd lifeline Cutting off the route that feeds

48 hours deadline set by the UNC to release its president Gaidon Kamei and information secretary Stephen Sangkhui. A Senapati Court on the other hand has remanded them to police custody for a period of 14 days. The coming days will be anything but uneventful. It is also interesting to see Chief Minister O Ibobi […]

48 hours deadline set by the UNC to release its president Gaidon Kamei and information secretary Stephen Sangkhui. A Senapati Court on the other hand has remanded them to police custody for a period of 14 days. The coming days will be anything but uneventful. It is also interesting to see Chief Minister O Ibobi […]

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Queues, queues everywhere Targeting the common man

Queues reflect discipline, a sort of civilised behaviour where order is maintained. Viewed from this perspective, the people of Manipur may be said to have a high level of discipline. Not easy it is to stand in queues for hours on end just to get five litres of petrol. Sometimes such a queue may be […]

Queues reflect discipline, a sort of civilised behaviour where order is maintained. Viewed from this perspective, the people of Manipur may be said to have a high level of discipline. Not easy it is to stand in queues for hours on end just to get five litres of petrol. Sometimes such a queue may be […]

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Making the common people suffer Politics of eco blockade

It is more than obvious. On record any economic blockade is invariably against the decision or agenda of the State Government but in reality it is the people who suffer. The ongoing economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council since midnight of October 31 is not an exception. So while the blockade is against […]

It is more than obvious. On record any economic blockade is invariably against the decision or agenda of the State Government but in reality it is the people who suffer. The ongoing economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council since midnight of October 31 is not an exception. So while the blockade is against […]

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Factoring demonetization

Is demonetization going to be a factor in the coming assembly elections in some states including Uttar Pradesh and Manipur? This is a major question haunting the political parties and political pundits in the last few days. Many had initially praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stated mission to weed out black money […]

Is demonetization going to be a factor in the coming assembly elections in some states including Uttar Pradesh and Manipur? This is a major question haunting the political parties and political pundits in the last few days. Many had initially praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stated mission to weed out black money […]

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Leader as Statesman

When the present is in such a mess, the task of envisioning the future becomes next only to impossible. While this truism must be acknowledged, what needs also to be taken cognizance of is the other fact that the challenge of taking on both the onerous responsibilities –  that of setting the present in order as […]

When the present is in such a mess, the task of envisioning the future becomes next only to impossible. While this truism must be acknowledged, what needs also to be taken cognizance of is the other fact that the challenge of taking on both the onerous responsibilities –  that of setting the present in order as […]

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Viewing blockade through the lens of EVMs Not the time for one upmanship

Assembly election will be held only in 2017. But it is more than clear that the term ‘election year’ has now come to fit the fag end of 2016 to the T. Nothing wrong with this for it is the run up to the election that will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the voting […]

Assembly election will be held only in 2017. But it is more than clear that the term ‘election year’ has now come to fit the fag end of 2016 to the T. Nothing wrong with this for it is the run up to the election that will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the voting […]

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Sadar Hills Question

To many of us, although cognizant of the hot SADAR Hills issue in the state, the expansion of the acronym SADAR would probably be a mystery. But the expanded form of this acronym is self-explanatory of its structure as well as intent. For the uninitiated, it stands for Selected Area Development and Administrative Region, and […]

To many of us, although cognizant of the hot SADAR Hills issue in the state, the expansion of the acronym SADAR would probably be a mystery. But the expanded form of this acronym is self-explanatory of its structure as well as intent. For the uninitiated, it stands for Selected Area Development and Administrative Region, and […]

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Issues which can impact on voting pattern Voters now have a choice

District status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam. The demands and the opposition to these demands. The three Bills passed by the Assembly on August 31 last year. The demand that a regulation be set in place to check the large scale influx of non-local people into the State and the strong voice of opposition raised […]

District status to Sadar Hills and Jiribam. The demands and the opposition to these demands. The three Bills passed by the Assembly on August 31 last year. The demand that a regulation be set in place to check the large scale influx of non-local people into the State and the strong voice of opposition raised […]

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Failing to capitalise on the 2012 mandate Unflattering sobriquet

Tough to say how history will remember Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, but the record will stand. After the Congress managed to emerge as the single largest party after the 2002 Assembly election, it has been going from strength to strength and today the man from Thoubal Assembly Constituency has managed to script a sort […]

Tough to say how history will remember Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, but the record will stand. After the Congress managed to emerge as the single largest party after the 2002 Assembly election, it has been going from strength to strength and today the man from Thoubal Assembly Constituency has managed to script a sort […]

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Media and social media

The era of citizen journalist is at its pinnacle at the moment. It is difficult to say if this is fortunate or otherwise. From the look of it, the answer seems mixed. While it is true there is a deluge of easily accessible information available to everyone now, because everybody with a smartphone with an […]

The era of citizen journalist is at its pinnacle at the moment. It is difficult to say if this is fortunate or otherwise. From the look of it, the answer seems mixed. While it is true there is a deluge of easily accessible information available to everyone now, because everybody with a smartphone with an […]

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Absurd theatre reloaded

Manipur has yet again relapsed into the absurd theatre it turns into periodically. On the one hand is the crisis of currency notes with the sudden announcement of the BJP government at the Centre of the discontinuance of the two highest currency notes in circulation – Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000. While the Rs. 500 […]

Manipur has yet again relapsed into the absurd theatre it turns into periodically. On the one hand is the crisis of currency notes with the sudden announcement of the BJP government at the Centre of the discontinuance of the two highest currency notes in circulation – Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000. While the Rs. 500 […]

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Spawning an interesting debate Immigrants Vs indigenous

There is no indication that the United Naga Council (UNC) will roll back the economic blockade any time soon. At the same time, it is also not known when the JAC for Sadar Hills will launch its own version of protest to demand that Sadar Hills be upgraded to the status of a district. What […]

There is no indication that the United Naga Council (UNC) will roll back the economic blockade any time soon. At the same time, it is also not known when the JAC for Sadar Hills will launch its own version of protest to demand that Sadar Hills be upgraded to the status of a district. What […]

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Extraordinary times

Extraordinary times these are that Manipur is living in. But its tragedy is, these extraordinary times are being met by a general ordinariness of mindset all around. The collective obsession as of today, it would not be too much of an exaggeration to say, is entrapped narcissism. Almost by a compulsion of circumstance, few if […]

Extraordinary times these are that Manipur is living in. But its tragedy is, these extraordinary times are being met by a general ordinariness of mindset all around. The collective obsession as of today, it would not be too much of an exaggeration to say, is entrapped narcissism. Almost by a compulsion of circumstance, few if […]

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Buying Rs 800 with Rs 1000 note Booming currency bazar

If necessity is the mother of invention then surely being cash starved can give a new dimension to the understanding of money laundering. Only here, one does not need to stash it in some tax haven abroad or in banks in some other countries, but keep it at some market shed such as at Khwairamband […]

If necessity is the mother of invention then surely being cash starved can give a new dimension to the understanding of money laundering. Only here, one does not need to stash it in some tax haven abroad or in banks in some other countries, but keep it at some market shed such as at Khwairamband […]

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