Thangmeiband, Lilong, Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Jiribam and again Thangmeiband. Not exactly a case of the virus coming back to the starting point, but more a case of how COVID-19 has been running up and down the corridors..

Disturbing trend. The numbers continue to rise and it will climb in the coming days. As on July 5, the total number of positive cases stood at 1366 and perhaps the only point of comfort to date is the information that the number of recovery cases have sur..

Let the rivers flow freely. This was the unstated, untommed but core message in the ‘Save Nambul’ one day campaign jointly organised by the media fraternity of the State under the aegis of the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union..

If at all there was a design, which seems highly likely, then one has to acknowledge the far sightedness of the brain that sketched the design. Else it is difficult to even entertain the idea that the population of some region would see a..

It was an error, no doubt, and a gross blunder. More disturbing is the point that even after 24 hours of the gross oversight coming to light, it is still not yet clear where and how the mistake crept in. How did the results of 25 returnees first came as n..

Ghost of 2001. Nineteen years down the line and the spirit has again come back to haunt the consciousness of quite a large number of people for the census of 2001 has sharply polarised two line of thoughts, one that delimitation..

Art of running a coalition Govt : Take a leaf out of NDA..

Approaching the four figure mark and if the current trend is taken into consideration, Manipur will see the number of infected rise to 1000 well before June comes to an end. What happens after that should leave no one in doubt as the general observation s..

Interesting. This is perhaps the first time in the last 15 or 20 years that election to the sole Rajya Sabha seat has evoked so much interest for two primary reasons. One obviously was the decision of the BJP to field the titular King..

Worth emulating. A model worth aping and this is something which other civil society organisations spread across the State should note and see how they can help in making the quarantine period for returnees more meaningful...

With almost 500 positive cases, Manipur is definitely not a Green Zone.  With the two biggest hospitals namely; RIMS and JNIMS unable to cope with the rapid surge in the COVID-19 positive cases, an exclusive COVID Care Centre has been opened at UNACC..

Completed 14 days quarantine ? Fine, now go home for home quarantine even if results are not yet available, is the instruction that one will receive from the Government soon. That is if the official notification issued by the Principal ..

Every reason to be riled. And it is more than a threat. This is what should be understood in the announcement of the Chief Minister that anyone found fooling around in quarantine centres while they are doing their time would be sent ..

The tally count today is not between India and China but between China and one State in the country-Maharashtra, which is leading the table in the country. Not that there was a comparison in COVID count between the two countries, but significant to note t..

A 100 bedded dedicated COVID-19 hospital to be set up within 10 days time. This was Chief Minister N Biren while addressing the media on May 31 wherein he announced that the lockdown would be extended in the State till June 30. No details spelt out, such ..

COVID-19 is central to it all. While one is the growing number of positive cases in the State coupled with the increasing number of Manipuris returning to the State from other parts of the country, the other is the question..

The toll is heavy and the toll should be understood beyond the number of deaths and those infected and the large scale human migration that the country has seen right after the first chapter of the Nationwide lockdown that came into force..

What are the guidelines for air passengers who will start returning to Imphal from tomorrow (May 25) ? The Government must have worked it out by now, but unfortunate it is, that no detailed information has been given out till..

23 active cases as of now. Mark the stress on the three words, as of now, for everything indicates that the number of COVID-19 positive people in Manipur will increase in direct proportion to the number of Manipuris who return..

It is confusing. What adds to the confusion was the late, very late (particularly for newspapers which have to meet a deadline) issuance of the guidelines of the State Government on May 18, long after States like Karnataka and Delhi..

Lockdown extended to May 31 in many States, including Manipur and the Nationwide lockdown too has followed suit. Not surprising given that the number of COVID-19 positive cases is increasing with each passing day..

Coronavirus. Lockdown. Number of infected. Number of deaths. Stranded people. For more than 40 days, this column has concentrated on the subjects just mentioned and it seems it will continue...

Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Hope for the best in the face of the global pandemic and be prepared for the worst, for Manipur has to be wary of what is happening in the rest of the country and the world...

Come to think about it. COVID-19 is just another excuse for many in mainland India to profile people of the North East as the ‘other’, the other who can be abused, verbally and otherwise, the other who can and should be victimised ..

Now this is the time for the Government to plan on how to expand the commercial/keithel centres. With Khwairamband Keithel or the three Ima Keithels kept shut before the Nationwide lockdown even came into force..

Government has relaxed lockdown to allow livelihood activities. As individuals, we must continue COVID prevention measures like social distancing, wearing face mask and washing hands with soap always. ..

It is now official. Manipur is in the Green Zone. And this is where the responsibility of the State Government and the people becomes all that more important. The simple fact is, Green or Orange or Red Zone, the virus is still around..

The focus of the State Government at the moment is obviously on how to keep at bay the coronavirus which causes COVID-19. Tough to say when a vaccine will come out with some even going to the extent of stating that the virus may be around till 2021 or even 2022...

Manipur would definitely fall somewhere near the green zone, but it is definitely not in the red zone nor one of the hotspots. Two infected, both discharged, with one having undergone the mandatory self quarantine period of 14 days successfully after disc..

Two positive cases of coronavirus in Manipur and both now negative. Cure is a word best avoided here in the face of many more testing positive after they tested negative as in China and South Korea...

Rejoice. Thank the Almighty but don’t go overboard. This observation is made in the backdrop of the fact that two persons who tested positive for coronavirus have been discharged from hospital and while there is every reason to feel..

The case of Manipur is a bit different with only two having tested positive for COVID-19 so far and both being declared negative now, after undergoing treatment at JNIMS and RIMS. Very much different from the more than 17 thousand positive cases reported ..

Mark this. May 3, 2020 will not mean an end to the virus that causes COVID-19 and which has led to the death of thousands of people all over the world, besides infecting over 20 lakh people...

The indications are clear. The number of positive cases will increase in the coming days and correspondingly the figure of deaths will continue to see an upward climb. Will take time for the curve to flatten and this is the harsh reality...

It was a jamboree and an unsightly one at that. An opportunity given to the people to move out from their homes after days of lockdown and buy the bare necessities ahead of Easter Sunday and Cheiraoba..