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Lull in Kuki-Zomi and Meitei Ethnic Violence After Announcement of Parliamentary Election, But Poll Campaign Violence Begins to Menace
As parliamentary election comes the attacks of Kuki-Zomi militants on Meiteis seem paused till date. However, suspected armed militants fired upon the election gatherings of
Every Time Authorities Announce “Clean Up” of Loktak Lake, Lake People Fear Loss of Fishing Common
On grounds of rejuvenating the Loktak lake in Manipur, the Loktak Development Authority (LDA), on July 18, 2022, issued a 15-day ultimatum to remove homestays, huts, and athaphums (artificial
Conflicts loom if we don’t solve the global water crisis
By Reece Hooker, 360info Tensions around access to and management of water are heightening all over the world. Finding ways to de-escalate and innovate is
COCOMI Urges UNHRC to Seek Report from India on the Human Rights and Armed Conflict Situation in Manipur
Khuraijam Athouba, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek a report from
Beyond Zero Sum Game and Rhetoric of Conflict as Justification for Acts of Atrocities
The logics of conflict, it is often said, can hardly be with justice adjudicated by ordinary law. The exception called for is also evident in
Electoral Bonds and Veiled Promise of Transparency
Justice is delayed, but not denied. We may say it in respect of the Electoral Bond Scheme of the Central Government, launched in 2018. Those
Increasing Groundwater Availability Will Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of Water Supply for Current and Future Generations
Since ancient times natural sources such as rivers, lakes, springs, ponds, streams etc. were the main sources of water for human and animals. These natural
Ahead of the Parliamentary Election, CM Biren Claims Peace Has Started Returning and Urges People to Restore Normalcy in the State
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur gears up for the Parliamentary elections 2024, Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren has also started chanting in public
Reviving Lamphelpat Proving to be a Triumph for Conservation in Manipur as Migratory Birds Flock Back
Waari Singbul Network | 13 March 2024 In a landmark developmental effort, Lamphelpat, once a majestic lake in Manipur but relegated to the annals of history,
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Simon Commission Encounter as an Important Marker of How Identities Form in the Northeast – Part-1
This article was first published in Charles Chasie edited essay
Neville Maxwell’s ‘Facts’ and Silences
(A rejoinder to Neville Maxwell’s “Olaf Caroe’s Fabrication of the
Headless Manipur University and the Dilemma of Russell’s ‘The Harm That Good Men Do’
For over two years, the Manipur University, Canchipur, came to
Growing Up to Like the Music and the People Who Made it so Special for Me
I grew up with a big radio that my foster
JNMDA’s “Khamnu” Takes a Peek at How an Ancient Society Came to be its Own
Other than the several theatres of world renown of Manipur,
A World Acclaimed Director’s Continuing Search For Sites of Pilgrimage in the Theatre World
Two decade ago, Ratan Thiyam enthralled his audience with his
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