People of Sadar Hills blocking NH-39 demanding full-fledged Sadar Hills district on Wednesday.

September 21, 2011
by Bibhu Prasad Routray
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Explaining the Siege: The Unending Blockades in Manipur

By Bibhu Prasad Routray 21 September 2011 : The ongoing blockades in Manipur entered 52 days on 21 September. Even by the prevailing norms in the state where blockades are imposed with religious regularity by almost anybody- militant formations, civil … Continue reading

September 21, 2011
by Neken Singh Seram
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Call For Commission And Ommission For A Better Manipur

[box color="green" type="quote" color="green"]If housed under the same roof, even the cats and dogs become intimate friends. When the peoples of hills and valley live together, share their problems, grief, prospects and gaiety; there will be emotional integration among the … Continue reading

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September 7, 2011
by Bibhu Prasad Routray
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Mr. Chidambaram, Time to revisit the strategy in Manipur

  By: Bibhu Prasad Routray Barely 43 deaths of civilians, security forces and militants have been registered in Manipur in the first eight months of 2011. If these trends continue for another four months, this State in India’s northeast would … Continue reading

September 4, 2011
by Neken Singh Seram
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On Teachers’ Day

[box type="quote"]Whenever I encounter the word ‘Oxymoron’, I remember my beloved teacher, the late educationist Ningombam Ibobi Singh who was teaching political science during my college days in D.M College nearly two decades back. He introduced me the term ‘Oxymoron’, … Continue reading

September 3, 2011
by Bobo Khuraijam
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Learning Can Be Fun

  By Bobo Khuraijam Other than petrol, cooking gas and diesel we desperately need something else. A book on ‘how to do it’ series or an educational video showing us the same is urgently needed. Sure, we can also teach … Continue reading

August 26, 2011
by Neken Singh Seram
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HAD GANDHIJI BEEN BORN IN THE LAND OF SHARMILA …. ?

By: Seram Neken “If Irom Chanu Sharmila fasted for corruption and if Septuagenarian Anna Hazare protested against AFSPA, the matters would have been different. If Sharmila hails from mainland India and if Hazare is a native of Manipur, the vice … Continue reading

August 16, 2011
by Neken Singh Seram
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INDEPENDENCE DAY

BY:  Seram Neken Where the mind is without fear and the head held high ……… Where security calmly address common people as SIRS and MADAMS Where ministers and officers don’t bribe in appointments etc. Where wealthy selfish people don’t buy … Continue reading

July 31, 2011
by Bibhu Prasad Routray
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Understanding and Managing Conflict Transformation in Assam

By:  Bibhu Prasad Routray Original Source: The Imphal Free Press (http://www.ifp.co.in/imphal-free-press-full-story.php?newsid=506&catid=3) The 12 July 2011 uni lateral ceasefire decla ration by the ULFA’s pro-talk faction and the clarification issued by the outfit on 23 July that sovereignty for Assam is … Continue reading