By Anil Bhat One cannot but lament at how a state so rich in its heritage of culture, sports and arts is held to ransom by a deadly combination of lack of development and progress; armed groups which began as classic insurgencies but converted to terrorism, extortion, murder and even treachery; corruption; vote-bank based politcs; foot-dragging bureaucracy; poorly trained and… Read more →
Need for a valiant police to uncover MANIPUR’S DRUG DON By: Seram Neken Budding of beautiful and costly buildings in many parts of the state, plying of innumerable number of luxurious four-wheelers on the streets, lavish lifestyles of a few wealthy people etc. are the visible symptoms of an ailing society. A bird’s eye-view reveals that a number of expensive residential… Read more →
Interview with team ‘My Japanese Niece’ “Feeling really happy……….as per scheduled we have started mock shooting”- Mohen. Almost after 2 years of arduous research and paper work, team ‘My Japanese Niece’ (MJN) is all set for light, camera and action. Probably for the first time in Manipur, we are undergoing mock shooting, director of the upcoming war documentary movie, Mohen… Read more →
By B.G. Verghese The big news, though still coming in, is of course a famous victory for democracy in Pakistan and a courageous rejection of Islamist fundamentalism despite a mixed verdict. As many as 26 lives were lost to fundamentalist mayhem on polling day and 100 more since the poll campaign began in April. Fear kept away some polling staff… Read more →
By Amar Yumnam The non-enticing and absolutely low growth rate of the Indian economy during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s was aptly described by the inimitable Professor Raj Krishna, a brilliant product of Chicago University, as the Hindu Growth Rate. The economic reforms initiated during 1991 made it look like India had left the slow and non-assertive nature behind. But… Read more →
By Bobo Khuraijam An embarrassed Yeng2k walked up and down the pavement. He started to call one after another. “The taxi just drove away. I ran after it but … the luggage has so many things inside. No, dada has got his passport with him. The return ticket and the rest of his belongings are inside it. Receipt … no,… Read more →
By M.C. Linthoingambee Are we really insured, that is the question? I came across a few case files while interning at a firm and the `Terms and Conditions` of an Insurance Policy seems to hold a monopoly rather than serve as an assurance. The Insurance and Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) serves the highest ranking guide for all Insurance Agencies in… Read more →
By Soibam Haripriya ‘The only reason to learn a language is to be able to read its poetry’ – Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak What prompted this write up was a two years old photograph of the banner of the North East Theatre Festival 2011 organised by N.T. Theatre, Manipur. Sophocles’ Antigone was performed by Theatre Mirror (directed by Wareppa Naba), Dr…. Read more →
By Anil Bhat Chinese checkers has been described as a game in which players try to be first to race their pieces across the hexagram-shaped game-board to the opposite corner using single-step moves or moves which jump over other pieces. Redux means ‘brought back’ or ‘resurgent’. On March 22, 2013, Chinese PLA’s Deputy Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen.Qi Jianguo… Read more →
By Yambem Laba Even as chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, serving his third term is angry over the Planning Commission granting an allocation of only Rs 3,560 crores against the expected Rs 4,000 crore — only a 4.2 per cent increase from last year — the people are unwilling to listen to his lamentation for the simple reason that their… Read more →