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Call for revocation of IMC’s six-month suspension
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Aug 11: Decrying the government’s decision to suspend the Imphal Municipality Council (IMC) for six months, the councilors have informed...
Open sale of petrol, diesel resumes
The Imphal Free Press
Imphal, Aug 11: After a gap of more than three months, open sale of petrol and diesel began today in the...
Heirangoithong shuts down against DRDA official’s killing
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Aug 10: The Joint action committee against the brutal killing of Wairakpam Boby alias Priyokanta, 39 years, son of W....
Living With Ulcer
By: Bobo Khuraijam
Most people tell me that newspapers, or the news that gets featured in them in Manipur are becoming something akin to an...
(W)raped about ourselves
By: Chitra Ahanthem
Suddenly, the issue of ?rape? is now occupying center stage due to a spate of such incidents across the country and the...
An Era Ends
Source: IMPHAL FREE PRESS
Posted: 2010-08-11
The death of prominent and independent Manipuri vernacular daily Poknapham editor and owner, Shamurailatpam Gopal Sharma, may indeed well mark...
No, These Do Not Make The Nation Interesting: The non-ingredients for...
By: Amar Yumnam
Some recent manifestations of typical Indian governance style and political economic character are of critical implications for Indian polity and nation-making. First,...
Two Hands to Clap
Source: IMPHAL FREE PRESS
Posted: 2010-08-10
It needs two hands to clap, just as it takes at least two to be in a conflict. The inference...
INDIA: A man’s life is at risk and his fate is...
Dear friends,
Please find below the case of an enforced disappearance from Manipur. Mr. Leimakhujam Kokulo Singh was illegally arrested by the personnel of 12 Maratha...
Manipur excel in national armwrestling championship
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Aug 7: On the third day of the 34th national armwrestling championship, Manipur continue to bag medals including the gold. ...
Law and its Limits
Source: IMPHAL FREE PRESS
Posted: 2010-08-06
Where would humanity be if justice was all about physically retribution proportionate to gravity of crimes committed? Indeed if an...
RE: Aimol language not extinct or endangered as found in UNESCO...
Dear Sir
Thank you for your kind email. We shall look into the matter and come back to you shortly.
Yours sincerely
N. Bolomey
Aimol language not extinct or endangered as found in UNESCO page
Ms. Nicole Bolomey
Programme Specialist for Culture
UNESCO, New Delhi
Madam,
I am surprised at the information about the Aimol language labelled as
'extinct' or 'endangered' by UNESCO. The news...
Mending Relations
Source: IMPHAL FREE PRESS
Posted: 2010-08-04
In resolving the crises of identity and other problems arising out of irreconcilable demands by different ethnic groups in Manipur,...