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Protest Against CAA in Different Parts of India is Not Always for the Same Reason as Often Presumed
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 has been promulgated before the parliamentary election. Expectedly, there are celebrations as well as protests across the country. The celebration

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

RX-100, Hao-Phee and a Gun
Yesterday early morning I saw an elder on the highway
Lockdown Sedentary Life has Given me More Quality Time with Family, But I Miss my Countryside Excursions
Being imposed a fine is not so good a thing.

The Last of the Meitei Sahebs – Part 1
This amazing account of one of the last of the

MK Binodini – A Piece of Shillong Will Forever Remain Manipur
My morning newspapers gave me a rude greeting on September

Notes From a Diary
Her Heijingpot is just around the corner, so is my board exam.
Conduct, Civilization and Law: On Decorum, Liberty and the Rule of Law in Sanaleipak
Perhaps, in an unprecedented act of expressing disagreement, a decorated