Following the twin killing case Reserving the accolades
In ‘normal circumstances’ or ‘normal places’ an acknowledgement and even kudos would have been in line, but the mental conditioning, …
Hammering in the divide nail Politics of blockade
Blockade politics is hydra headed. It is not only about pressurising a Government to bring it down to its knees …
Gearing up for the election People’s tryst with destiny
It should be our tryst with destiny. With the Election Commission of India deciding that Manipur should go to the …
Memory of blockades, bandhs – Let the Yuletide spirit erase it
Five, ten, fifteen or twenty years down the line and 2011 may well be remembered as the year of the …
Insensitive adults of society Violating the innocence of kids
It is scary. When children are stalked, preyed, raped, killed and the so called matured adults of society behave in …
Relay blockade to relay bandh – Need more than a legislation
From relay economic blockade to relay bandh now and the baton of keeping the public under siege keeps on passing …
No system, no ethics, free for all Flaunting status, flouting rules
Barely four days into the suspension of water supply to the consumers by the PHED employees union to denounce the …
Tuitionalisation of education Private Tuition Limited
Education may ultimately be understood as Private Tuition Limited, if the sight of parents and guardians waiting patiently for their …
Damning the politics of peace The fear card
The loud report of gunfire that was heard at the vicinity of the places where Chief Minister O Ibobi was …
Getting battered left, right and centre Bastardisation of patriotism
Our senses continue to get battered. Left, right, centre. If it is not a bomb blast then it is abduction …
You scratch my back, Ill scratch yours Warped sense of priority
Not surprisingly and rightfully, if we may add, the security personnel, especially the CRPF and the State agencies concerned have …
Profiling political leaders Not despite but because of
In over a little month from now, that is on January 22, Manipur would have touched the four decade mark …
Prompt response from MHA Reading between the lines
The Union Home Ministry has obviously taken a serious note of the threat issued by the United Naga Council that …