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Strengthening Disaster Preparedness and Early Warning Systems Will Help Reduce Financial Distress of Ordinary People
According to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest report, extreme heat and humidity may adversely affect labour hours and upto 4.5 per cent of India’s
Even Though Parliament Has Confirmed the Proclamation of President’s Rule, Manipur Continues to be in the Throes of Political and Governance Crisis
Expectedly, the Indian Parliament has adopted the Statutory Resolution confirming the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur on February 13, 2025. The discussion surrounding the
Global Trade on the Brink as Tariffs Trigger a New Economic Order — Time for India to Pivot, and Manipur to Rethink Its Future
The global economy is entering turbulent waters as escalating trade tensions, driven by sweeping new tariffs from the United States, threaten to ignite a full-scale
COCOMi Declines Participation in CSOs “Peace Talks” in Delhi Calling it a Home Ministry Orchestrated Facade
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in a press communique released by its IPR Sub-Committee Convenor, Laikhuram Jayenta on April 5, 2025 said that
Women Again Biggest Victims in the Shifting Sands of Oppressive Power Structure in Manipur
Oppression in Manipur: A Stark Shift in Control and the Targeting of Women Manipur has long been a land of struggle and resilience, a place
The Enduring Relevance of Tangkhul Folktales in Contemporary Society
Apart from food, so many of us have been brought up with folktales when we were children. Our grandparents, visiting guests and our parents have
Identity is a Choice Therefore Adopting a Rational Identity Accommodating all is Possible
The intriguing nature of identity continues to fascinate scholars and politicians alike even to this day. Endless reams of newsprint spent on the subject as
The Politics of Bullshit Cannot Resolve Conflicts, Not the Least the Meitei-Kuki Conflict
“One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit.” – Harry Frankfurt In 1986, Harry Frankfurt, a Professor
NSCN (IM) Again Claims Indian Paramilitary Forces Are Helping Illegal Immigrants and Kuki Militants
In spite of clarifications from the Indian paramilitary forces, this is not first time the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, NSCN
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Assessment and Marking Norms for HSSLC in the Wake of COVID Predicted to Disadvantage Meritorious Students
While there can be no complaints that Higher Secondary School
GARIBANIWAZ (PAMHEIBA): The Master of Manipur and Upper Burma (West of Irrawaddy) (1709-1748)
Garibaniwaz, locally more popularly known as Pamheiba, was the greatest
Koubru Calling: Beyond the twisted lens of Colonial Modernity and myopia of Competitive Politics – Part 5
Distortions of Colonial Modernity and Competitive Politics Difference does not
Kangla Sha Entangle Has Brought to the Fore Two Choices Before All: Either Live in the Past, or Live For the Future
On the surface of it, there is nothing tangibly wrong
“Kaboklei” Will Remain as One of the Rare ‘Round Characters’ in Manipuri Film’s Exploration of Cinematic Styles
Cast: Manda Leima as Kaboklei, Hamom Sadananda as Pamheiba, Huirem
Satyamala Devi: The Life of a Manipuri Princess Who Became the Queen of the Most Powerful 18th Century Ava King
Satyamala Devi was the daughter of Maharaja Garibaniwaz @ Pamheiba’s