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“Those Vaccinated Can Still Get COVID but Less Likelihood of Them Becoming Severely ill”
The COVID-19 vaccination has been launched on January 16 with 10 vaccination centres for the entire state of Manipur. In the beginning only health workers

What is the History and Current Reality Behind the Assam-Mizoram border Bloodshed?
The issue has been simmering for a long long time and it is not “a decade old” dispute as given by Republic TV on July

Curfew is Not a Solution to COVID-19 is Demonstrated by its Continued Surge Even During Total Curfew
Even when the curfew with some relaxations for limited activities of essential services for few hours during day time has been in place for many

Shan (Pong) Relationship with Meitei: Mongmaorung, The Splendid Capital of The Kingdom of Pong
Mongmaorong which is also written as Mungmaorung was a great and splendid city in Shweli (Nam Mao) River basin in an area lying between the

Plastic Menace Remaining Untamed Will Pose a Threat to the Earth and Humans
Manipur still has not been successful in controlling plastic menace. This is in contrast to places like Sikkim where bans on single use plastic bags

The Unpublished Plays of Khwairakpam Chaoba – Part 2
From the volume Confluence: Essays on Manipuri Literature and Culture complied and edited by B.S. Rajkumar. Next, I took an appointment with Smt. Leimaton

Mirabai Opens India’s Medals Tally; Courts Free Manipur’s High-Profile Political Dissenters Imprisoned Frivolously Under NSA; MPCC President Resigns
Manipur’s weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has opened India’s medals tally of Tokyo Olympics 2020 (held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic) on July 24 as

Why the Poor End Up Making Poor Healthcare Decisions in the Midst of COVID Needs to be Understood
Watching Manipur public’s response in these harsh and tragic times of COVID-19 pandemic is painful for many reasons. On the one hand, there are so

Covid-19 Pandemic is a War That Cannot be Won by a Morally Corrupt People Led by Morally Bankrupt Leaders
After a spate of ineffectual curfews in the past, the state now has another. The rationale given is that the death and positivity rates are