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Alarming Decline in Moral Standards in Manipur’s Public Life
Recent disclosure of one Kumarjit, a fashion designer-turned pimp, while in the custody of a banned outfit on the 18th May, 2024, somewhere in Bishenpur

70 Year Old Woman Embarks on a Selfless Mission to Promote Tree Plantation
Nothing can stop a determined person. A poverty stricken 70 years old woman, Maibam Mema is proving this by selflessly promoting tree plantation in the

Ownership of Responsibility by Public Leaders Vital for Society’s Health
It is in full public view that responsibility of restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur is not owned by any institution or authority. This is

Well Told but too Many Improbable Coincidences Make Story Melodramatic
Author: Somnath Batabyl Publisher: Westland Books A Division of Nasadiya Technologies Pvt Ltd Price: Rs. 699 The first part of Somnath Batabyal’s novel Red

The growing promise of cancer vaccines
By Bidyut Sarkar, Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, No magic bullet is in sight yet, but three vaccines for particular skin and lung cancer types

Kamjong Alert on Myanmar Refugees Should Serve as Caution for Possible Future Social Frictions
The recent announcement by the Manipur government that 5,801 illegal immigrants have been detected in the Kamjong district, 15 of whom have died of natural

Claims and Counter-Claims of NIA and NSCN (IM) add More Narratives and Complexities to Continued Violence in Manipur
Amidst the myriad of narratives including of the illegal immigrants from Myanmar about the over a year-old violent conflict between the Kuki-Zomi militants and Meiteis,

Pineapple Farmers Wish Government Would Compensate for Hailstorm Damaged Crops Without Fail
Even as agricultural crops were ravaged by recent heavy rainfall and unprecedented hailstorm everywhere in the state, pineapple farmers from Ngarian under Imphal East district

Cashing in on women’s health
By Grace Jennings-Edquist, Commissioning Editor, 360info Women’s health has been sidelined for centuries. But now that women are finally being heard, some unscrupulous companies are cashing

Removing Kabaak from Kangla Sha is Revisionist History at Work, or Else Secular Historical Relic Reclaimed as a Living Culture of Some
Whoever’s idea it was to have the props, or kabaak

Manifestation Of Love In Shingen Indu: Separation And Union – Part 1
This is the third in a series of essays by

Driving across the land of Pagodas: An account of the February 2012 Indo-Myanmar Friendship Car Rally
The road from Tamu, the Myanmar township just across the

Make Hospitals Accountable for Denying Admission to Non-Covid Emergency Patients, HC tells State Govt
Despite the Government of Manipur having issued an order last

Despite Ambitious Oxygen Plants at Hospitals and Government Claims of Adequate Oxygen Supply, Hospitals are Still Facing Shortage of Oxygen
Though not publicised at any forum it seems shortage of

The Philosophy in “Khamba-Thoibi Sheireng”: An Amalgamation of Meitei & Hindu Thoughts – Part 3
Contd from previous issue At the end of the epic