There is something intrinsically beautiful about the game. It is much more than 22 players out there on the field, holding the world in captivity with their mesmerising footwork, dribbling, the headers, the team work and the acrobatic saves, for the beaut..

A total of 1286 Inner Line Permits issued from 2020 to 2022 and this is for Ukhrul district alone. This is about those who have taken the permits and no one knows how many could have arrived without the said permit and truly ILP or not Manipur continues t..

The suggestion of holding an opinion poll on the debate of recommending Meitei/Meetei community for enlistment in the Scheduled Tribe category as forwarded by MLA Khumukcham Joykisan sounds logical and fair enough. The debate whether the particular commun..

The Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur, the World Meetei Council and others who are at the forefront raising the demand that the State Government send the needed recommendations to the Centre to include the Meeteis/Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe li..

Prescription from Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh but a prescription that is far removed from dealing with any physical ailment that an individual may be suffering from. And what better platform than to give such a prescription while expounding on the handloom and ..

Led by the venerable Dhiraj Yumnam, a former Director of the Department of Commerce and Industries, maturity is written all over the mode of campaign launched by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee to sensitise the public as well as draw the attention of..

The moot question is, has the Armed Forces Special Powers Act been able to ensure peace in the North East region ? If this is so then why should BJP leaders go about crowing that the law and order situation has improved considerably after the BJP came to ..

There is something beautiful in this and its beauty perhaps lies in the fact that it is one of the few festivals which is strictly ‘secular’. Secular in the sense that it is not associated with any religious beliefs and while Ningol Chakkouba ..

A matter of concern. This is what the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) believes and as it has called out, perhaps it is time for the people as a whole to seriously study the implications of non-locals, that is a north Indian or a south..

Why is the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) so concerned with the ST tag demand or pursuit raised by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur and the World Meetei Council for the Meeteis/Meiteis ? If one goes by the stand of ATSUM th..

It was with a reason why six different outfits came together at the fag end of 2016 to form the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) to give another boost to the peace process in Nagaland. Rivals at one point of time, even going to the extent of gunning..

Demand to categorise the Meeteis/Meiteis as Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of India. Ongoing protest against the decision of the State Government to lift prohibition after more than 30 years. Illegal immigrants sneaking into the territory of Manipur ..

When it rains it is all about leikhom-leinang and when it doesn’t it is all about uphul-waiphul. Welcome to Imphal. It is dirty and filthy and there cannot be two ways about it. Fit the plastic menace into place and here is the perfect recipe to ske..

No doubt powerful entities but when they become obsessed with ‘power play’ then it is the soft targets that are invariably targeted and like in the past, the media was the target this time. It is a kind of a ‘race’ all run under th..

National Wildlife Week. The message is, protect the flora and fauna and safeguard the lives of endangered and threatened species of wildlife. And it is in line with the observation of this Week that The Sangai Express has received a number of articles fro..

Consumption of alcohol is injurious to health and don’t drink and drive. This is the slogan that is set to greet anyone who decides to pay a visit to a liquor store, when it opens, under the Draft Manipur Liquor Regulation Policy. Hours after Chief ..

It was ugly and this is a poor reflection on society and not only on those who screamed, kicked around, blocked the road and swaggered around as if the road is their personal fiefdom. An ugly scene it was to see students, in their uniforms complete with n..

One wonders where Lamyanba Hijam Irabot would have stood on the current issues besieging Manipur. Not a speculative question to be dismissed with a wave of the hand for the need to go back to a personality like the Lamyanba is the need of the moment when ..

Going smart. And bicycle is going to be one of the more important components that make up the whole of making Imphal live up to the understanding of a Smart City. This is what may be read into the launch of the app based bicycle sharing system on Septembe..

At the moment prohibition or rather the decision of the State Government to lift it after more than three decades is the topic of the day, with the anti-liquor lobby underlining its staunch opposition to the stand of the Government. The pending final pact..

Central to it all is discipline or the seeming lack of discipline amongst the people. On September 22, two offbeat news occupied strategic space in The Sangai Express  and in probably the first of its kind in Manipur, the two news stories centred aro..

After 31 years, Manipur is ‘prohibition free’. The Sangai Express has already had its say on whether the prohibition tag, which adorned Manipur for over 31 years, really helped or not and now one can expect the pro-prohibition lobby to come ou..

The important question is, how successful has the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur (STDCM) and the World Meetei Council (WMC) been in taking the people along with their stand that the Meeteis/Meiteis be included in the Scheduled Tribe category of..

It must be music to the ears of the Naga people, especially the Nagas of Manipur, whose loyalty to which group needs no elaboration. Peace process between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India back on track on one side and ‘NSCN (IM) and NNPGs r..

The key words here are ’likely’ and ‘very soon’. Or at least this is how Swarajyamag which is a print magazine and news portal has reported. True to the general perception, the magazine and news portal seems to have tilted heavily ..

The Sangai Express is now 23 years old.  The time period that this newspaper has been in the service of greeting the readers first thing in the morning can be better understood by viewing it against the fact that a 30 year old lady today would have b..

Standing by the reality and there is a lesson for the State Government to learn from this. Mizoram today has 30,401 Myanmar refugees and this is the official figure. It could be higher, but at least Aizawl has been able to keep a tab on those who have ent..

Education-this is what ought to be focused on by all concerned, especially after the Government launched the much hyped School Fagathansi Mission in 2020. And obviously the focus here ought to be on Government schools, which have of late been making it to..

It was an impressive show. Other than the NPP and the NPF in the Naga dominated districts, it was the JD (U) which somewhat put a brake on the BJP blitzkrieg, and let the saffron party settle for 32 seats in the Assembly elections held in the early part o..

The pending final pact between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM). The demand raised by the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur that the HAC recommended ADC Bill of 2021 be introduced in the Assembly. The growing demand that the State Governme..

As rightly pointed out by Governor La Ganesan, there is no denial of the fact that a robust entrepreneurship can definitely pave the way for economic development of a country or state. It is understood that entrepreneurship provides not only self employme..

With the railway link likely to be materialised by December next year, the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) has geared up to launch a series of agitation to exert pressure and if possible, persuade the State Government to send a recommenda..

Inviting the corporate sector primarily means inviting capital and investment. In the contemporary world of market driven economies, the corporate sector plays a pivotal role in the economic development of any State or region. With huge capitals at their ..

Solution after election’ was the slogan coined by BJP for the last Nagaland Assembly election held in 2018. Now already four years and seven months have passed and the next Assembly election is due early next year but there is no solution in sight t..

It is simple but obvious that no one wants to follow it. Get vaccinated, stick to the safety norms-which include wearing a face mask, maintain social distancing, always wash one’s hand thoroughly with soap and water or in case washing one’s ha..

Trundling from one issue to the other and this is how Manipur has been for some time, correction, for years now. An indication that the people know how to kick up issues and keep them burning for days or months on end, or  a statement that noting sub..

There is obviously no love lost between them and this is where the choice of words becomes very interesting and could be significant too. Former Chief Minister of Nagaland and veteran political figure of the North East, SC Jamir minced no words in asserti..

The Class X exam result is out and one can surely expect the freebies to come flying out from the stable of different and competing private schools to attract what they think are the best students. A matter of debate it would be to question how such measu..

The upwards tick continues and while this  may not qualify to be another wave as understood as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd wave,  the virus is still out there and has started picking its target with gay abandon. Statistics don’t lie and it tells ..

It was a lull, just a lull, nothing more, nothing less. This is the line that The Sangai Express has been maintaining for long, even before the second wave hit the place and the people with such devastating impact. And for once, it would have been nice an..

It is a disaster. Note the stress on the present tense. It is and will continue to haunt the collective psyche of the people for times to come. Even as this observation is being written down, search operation is still on to trace those who have been burie..

A case of reality biting as in Reality Bites or a case of the truth staring Manipur right in the face as in Reality Bite ? The answer could be either, but it was not at all surprising to hear and read that at least 80 Myanmar Nationals have been rounded u..

The politics of peace, to repeat a line which The Sangai Express has been referring to quite often of late and it is should be obvious that this politics of peace has today  driven a wedge amongst different groups of people who otherwise identify the..

A case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing or a case of knowing that both hands will be amply awarded ? After all two hands are better than one to get the goodies. This is what may be read into the announcement of Rajya Sabha MP Leis..

As always the issues are many and it is interesting to see civil society organisations raising their voice and stating what they are convinced is the right thing to do. It is best left to the judgment of the people to decide whether CSOs raising their voi..

Amid the rain, the rising water level of the major rivers in Manipur, the story of deaths and human tragedy at Assam, the Nationwide protests against Agnipath, the news of a young Ukhrul woman, who symbolises grit, tenacity and a sharp business mind came ..

No doubt food poisoning is not endemic to Manipur and it can happen to anyone anywhere but the death of 35 year old youth from Thongju at RIMS on Wednesday (June 15) and subsequent hospitalisation of three of his family members due to suspected food poiso..

The irony was simply too stark for anyone to miss it. Whereas Chief Minister N Biren was appreciating Kangpokpi District Police for hauling up sizeable quantities of drug consignments during the past couple of months with a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakh, T..

It is indeed heartening to note that the State seems to be sincere enough this time in its approach to provide alternatives to poppy planters of the State. The task at hand is undoubtedly momentous but the road ahead is fraught with challenges. It will ne..

The renewed efforts of the State Government toward reforestation are indeed laudable. The Government has already set a target of planting 75 lakh tree saplings by August end. No doubt, the target is ambitious but it is not impossible. It seems both the St..