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Cries in the Wild: Lessons from Two Recent Calamities in Northeast
It is never easy to rationalise tragedy. The two witnessed recently in the Northeast are no exceptions. One, the Assam floods in which the state’s

ATSUM Imposes Indefinite Economic Blockade; Meitei Leepun Locks Head Office of ATSUM; Assembly Okays Population Commission and NRC; Separate code for Sanamahi religion
The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed economic blockade in all the hill areas of Manipur beginning from 6 am on August 5,

Manipur’s Budget Planners Must Keep Sri Lanka’s Fate in Mind and be Worried About Excessive Welfare-ism
Reading Manipur’s budget speech each year cannot but leave anyone with a concern for the future worried. What becomes evident each time is the unsustainability

Poor-quality medicines are everyone’s problem
By Sangeeta Tanna and Rachel Armitage, De Montfort University in Leicester COVID-19 has shown that regulatory processes can fail anywhere, allowing poor-quality medicines through.

Manipur Government’s Plan to Start Special Coaching for Government Schools to Produce Toppers is Against the Spirit of National Education Policy 2020
As long as the system of education and its assessment allows, producing toppers of secondary and higher secondary examinations is generally considered as accpetable and

Daughter of a Village Head is Now the First Female Tribal President of India: The Political Journey of Mrs. Droupadi Murmu
The dreams of the poor in the country does not remains as dream only, now time has come that those dreams turn into reality which

Challenges of Rational and Appropriate Westernisation Amongst Contemporary Manipuri Women
In modern times, Manipuri society in general but in particular that of the valley dwellers, the Meiteis, is showing disturbing signs of a cultural and

Manipuri Polo Ponies and Polo Players Must be Saved from the Threats of Marginalisation and Extinction
Sagol kangjei now popularly known as “Modern Polo” in the world originated in Manipur, a north-eastern state of India since the time of Ebudhou Marjing

A spoonful of sugar can stop the (fake) medicine going down
By William H. Grover, University of California, Riverside in Riverside The key ingredient in detecting a counterfeit medicine could be in your kitchen. Pantries