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Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 Does not Permit Non-Natives Permanent Residency and Land Ownership In Manipur
Recently some civil society organisations of Manipur observed in appreciation of the implimentation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Manipur under Bengal Eastern

What does rights of nature mean for development?
By Craig Kauffman, University of Oregon in Eugene If a river has rights, does that mean farmers can no longer use the water to

Could we sue Mother Earth for storm damage?
By Govind Singh, O.P. Jindal Global University in New Delhi The recognition of natural entities as living persons has generated awareness but its contribution

Home Minister Amit Shah Visits Manipur, Lays Foundation Stones to Several Projects; MPCC Questions Delay in Local Body Polls; ADC Polls After Delimitation, Other Local Bodies in March, April; Emoinu Fish Festival Attracts Huge Buyers
Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah arrived in Imphal on January 6 and the next day, January 7 he inaugurated and laid foundation

Let New Year 2023 Pledge be for a Commitment to Peace and Justice, and a Willingness to Work Hard and Honestly
It is easy to say the beginning of a calendar New Year is the time to ring out the old and ring in the new.

A Look at the Hope the New Year Brings
Be Grateful for the past, Be Watchful of the present’ Be Hopeful for the future. Amidst hustle bustle, a calendar year 2022 has finally

Despite Pledges by Villagers Against Poppy Plantation and Government’s Continued War on Drugs, the Scourge Still Rampant in Manipur Hills
Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren’s Manipur government has intensified the War on Drugs in the state with more forces joining the campaign in rooting out the

A Relook at the Spectre of Terrorism in Modern Times
Abstract Terrorism affects us all. It exerts a deep psychological impact on the mind of the perpetrator as well as the victim. It leaves behind

497 Cases Registered, 703 Arrested in 2022 for Poppy Cultivation in Manipur; SoO Agreement Signed With ZUF; Doctors Calls off OPD Shutdown Strike
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren on December 30 said that a total of 497 cases were registered and 703 people, inlcuding five village heads, were