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Communities Pledge Against Poppy Plantation; Nurses Day Observed; Policeman Held in Drugs Case; MPCC Demands White Paper; Kotiswar Singh Appointed Acting CJ Gauhati HC
Different communities in Manipur have started supporting Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren’s War on Drugs by declaring their areas as Drug-Free and No Poppy Plantation Zones.

As Public Intellectual’s Space and Freedom Shrink, Galileo’s Fate Haunts Again
The idea of the public intellectual, or that of the missing public intellectual, is now beginning to engage Manipur’s public sphere. Better late than never,

The Return of Custodial Deaths Scourge Amidst CM Biren’s Efforts To Improve Manipur Police Image
While Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren shows his attempts to improve the image of Manipur Police and its relations with public; and the Bharatiya Janata

Human Rights Organisations Jointly Petition MHRC Chairperson to Intervene in Police Custodial Death of Nanao
A conglomerate of civil society organisations calling themselves the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the United Nations, CSCHR, has petitioned the

On May 8, Let us Remember There is no Love Like a Mother’s Love and Motherhood is the Universal Symbol of Love
Motherhood is another ‘term’ for ‘love without measure’. At least a day is set aside globally to acknowledge the sacrifice of mothers for their children

Endemic Boundary Disputes in NE is a Fallout of Incongruence Between Traditional and Modern Notions of Boundary
Why are boundary disputes among Northeast states so endemic? In August 2021, the entire country was shocked by an explosively violent boundary clash between Assam

The Problem is, Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya Were “Carved out of Assam”
Every time I hear or read Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya or whichever Northeastern hill State was “carved out of Assam”, I cringe ~ because even the

Protest in Imphal Against Making Hindi Compulsory; Assembly Candidates Extends Fight in Court; CM Assures Justice in Custodial Death Case
Hundreds of students from various colleges and schools in Imphal on May 6 staged a protest against Government of India’s attempt making Hindi compulsory in

Manipur’s Quality Education Problem Stands on Two Props – Flawed Understanding of Education, and Flawed Education Delivery System
Any society which fails to give cutting edge education to its younger generation is doomed to a future of stagnation and dependence. No sane person



