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First National Pythian Games 2024 to be Held in Chandigarh This September
NEW DELHI: Bijender Goel, founder of the Modern Pythian Games, announced the initiation of an organization dedicated to promoting the Pythian Games within the BIMSTEC

River Linking, Community Dredging Under MGNREGS and Artificial Reservoirs Could be the Answers to Floods
Cyclone Remal which devastated Bangladesh, Bengal and the Northeast states is once again a grim reminder that climate change is for real and thereby it

Government Should Remain Prepared For Disaster Management and Make Holistic Flood Control Policy
Manipur limping backed from COVID-19 lockdowns has been paralysed by the violent confict between the Kuki-Zomi militants and Meiteis for more than a year since

Saving for Oneself and the Nation
One might have heard of frequently mentioned term, financial literacy. Just as general literacy is important to keep abreast of the events in the world,

Present Drainage System Of Manipur Fails To Drain Out Rainwater
It has been raining for two-three days in Manipur; many localities are flooded, and people are suffering from flood havoc. But the rain is likely

In Any Conflict, Ability to See Commonality of One’s Grief and Those of the Adversary, Can Bring Mutual Redemption
Manipur is now into the second year of an unprecedented bloody ethnic clash between Kuki-Zo tribes who are concentrated in the foothills surrounding the central

The Reportage on Manipur Crisis by ‘National’ Media” Not Fair as it Privileges Experiences of ‘Kukis’ Over That of ‘Meiteis’: Research Report
The reportage on the Manipur crisis by the ‘national’ media is not fair insofar as it privileges the experiences of the ‘Kukis’ over that of

A Precarious Phenomenon Threatening Quality Education in Manipur
Introduction In recent times in Manipur, the education sector has witnessed far-reaching changes, especially in terms of an increasing numbers of schools and, again, the

Genealogy of Marginality of Female Sex Worker: Is Anyone Listening?
During my fieldwork in Imphal, Manipur in between 2018 and 2019, I visited an organization working for HIV/AIDS intervention focusing on the risk group, Female

“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

Shan (Pong) Relationship with Meitei: Mongmaorung, The Splendid Capital of The Kingdom of Pong
Mongmaorong which is also written as Mungmaorung was a great

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

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

How Unique is Being Unique: Why Histories are Man-Made but Humanity is Divine
Introduction We live in an epoch of instantaneous copycat culture,

The Mystery of Consciousness and the Conflict Between First Person Subjective Experience and the Mind as an Object in Understanding OCD
How can a physical object like a brain generate or