At a time when we had begun to re-imagine a fresh start after the pandemic and a lengthy 2-year lockdown on children’s education here in Manipur, we have been hit by another totally unexpected crisis. Since 3rd May, children’s lives have been turned upside down because of the prevailing conflict....
VOTERS IN the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly were seen maintaining the status quo. In the 60-member Nagaland Assembly, the BJP-NDPP was able to hold onto power by capturing 37 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 12 seats, compared to the 25 seats gained by the Nationalist Democratic Progressive...
NEEDLESS TO SAY, “Minimum government, Maximum governance” is the oft-repeated liberal governing principle of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre and its ruled states across the country. I would like to paraphrase the maxim commensurably as ‘minimum interference, maximum intervention’. By semantics, ‘interference’ and ‘intervention’ have a...
HIGHER EDUCATION plays a vital role in shaping the future of individuals and societies. Recognizing the significance of higher education in fostering critical thinking and nurturing responsible citizens is a must. Dhanamanjuri University was established under “The Dhanamanjuri University Act, 2017,“ which came into force on April 6, 2018....
2023 IS RISEN! The first two months of the new year have notoriously witnessed two infamous, tectonic incidents in the state of Manipur in a quick succession.The last week(s) of January saw the introduction of a policing/surveillance system as part of poppy cleansing campaign by the state government under...
Tuisem Ngakang
OCTOBER IS commemorated as dyslexia awareness month, first adopted by International Dyslexia Association (IDA in 2002), a non-profit education and advocacy organization, based in the United States. One research source estimated that 5–10% of the worldwide population is dyslexic. In our society, it is important that teachers...
THIS YEAR MARKS the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule. India gained her independence from the British Raj after nearly 200 years of its dominion. Yet paradoxically, it was the British rule that paved the way for India’s freedom. The noted jurist Nani A. Palkhivala maintained: “...
THE INDIGENOUS Liangmai people were the first settlers on the Koubru Mountain, located in present-day Kangpokpi district at an elevation of 2,562 metres above the sea level. As per historical chronology, the Liangmai indigenous settlement on the Koubru Range occurred after the exodus of Makuiluangdi Charanam. The Liangmai people...
SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT, protecting forests and preserving the natural ecosystem has been an active slogan of the present government under Chief Minister Shri N Biren Singh for sometimes now. In the effort to preserve and protect the natural environment, the present government has been taking up measures necessary to...
MY DEAR BROTHERS and sisters of Manipur: let us join the fight "War on Drugs" initiated by our Honourable CM. My humble appeal to our Honourable CM and the team is to include Ju (Alcohol) in the 'War on Drugs'.
Many of both the hill and the plain people are...