At the very outset let us have a close look at what the latest Economic Survey and the budget reflect. Accordingly, the performance of banking sector has improved as bad loans declined and credit growth accelearted in the last ..

Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Indian Navy officer, who was allegedly abducted by Pakistani intelligence from Iran and sentenced to death on charges of espionage and terrorism by a farcical military court in Pakistan, has been given a glimmer of hope by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...

India’s most aspired Civil Services Examination tests lakhs of candidates every year on their competency and suitability for the highly responsible Administrative Services and only a handful are selected for the same. ..

Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt coined the phrase “banality of evil” to refer to the crimes committed by Lieutenant-Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who she argued was neither a “monster” nor an anti-Semite but acted from the..

The force has been accused of serious rights violations in Operation Bluebird. Justice has not been done, says the lawyer who fought the original case...

During her tenure in the ministry, she had delegated a lot of power to the service headquarters and the three chiefs as well as to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a premier government agency that undertakes military research and development...

In a report last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) called the Chennai floods of 2015 a “man made disaster”, a pointer to how the encroachment of lakes and river floodplains has driven India’s sixth largest city..

Sitaram Kesri Sitaram Kesri was another loyalist of the Gandhi family who fell out of favour after becoming president of the Congress. Kesri had succeeded Rao as the Congress president after having served the party as national treasurer for a long time...

Let me take you back on my writing which is now a calling topic for the difference between brand ambassadors and board exam toppers are walled down. I never knew, 10th position holders are not just viewed as a mark of academic ..

Who will be the next Congress president? There is no easy answer to the question as the seniors in the Congress have not been able to find a "willing" candidate to take the baton from Rahul Gandhi and "be ready" to hand it back to "the family"..

This year’s ‘Yahouthengbi Award’ conferred by Mahousha Lairembi Foundation is reportedly bagged by Miss Monsoon. She was on a long slumber and forgot to wake up to pay her annual visit in Manipur. Apprehensive farmers ..

India’s new national budget accentuates its stagnant defence spending. India’s defence spending figure of $46.3 billion contrasts starkly with China’s $177.5 billion, underscoring the yawning power gap between the two..

Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cabinet ministers stand with President Ram Nath Kovind after taking the oath of office at Parliament House in New Delhi on May 30, 2019. (Photo: Chandradeep Kumar)..

On July 9th, the Sangai Express published my first article in its paper, for which I am very grateful. It was an article on the recent demands of the NSCN (IM) (hereinafter IM) to protect the integrity of their claims in Manipuri ..

Identifying Teens Problems Parents usually observe their children closely, and they tend to know when something is beyond the range or ordinary. And yet, many hesitate, because they do not know the signs by which to identify potentially serious..

As soon as the tall bespectacled boy of impeccable personality joined the office, he caught my imagination and attention for the wide smile always gracing his face, humility and work ethics...

As a North-easterner from Manipur, I realised after reading Rupa Chinai’s Understanding India’s Northeast a Reporters’Journal that there is so much to know about my neighbouring states and the region as a whole...

A handsome youth is not necessarily a productive worker. The new hybrid of Ignorance and Arrogance is, perhaps, a new edition. Rural Manipur remains a classic example of small family farms, micro-enterprises and household ..

The Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland, seen as a localised version of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, will be the first official master list of Nagaland’s indigenous inhabitants...

Ironically — or perhaps tragically — the most beautiful parts of our country are also those most ridden with conflict and violence. They include the vale of Kashmir, the forests of Central India (and of Bastar especially), and the states of northeastern India...

It is disappointing, but not surprising, that the newly elected member of the Lok Sabha for the Outer Manipur constituency, Dr. Lorho S. Pfoze, in his maiden speech before the members of the Lok Sabha on June 25th, made clear that he intends to represent only the Naga members of his constituency, and no one else...

Lately there has been too much debate — totally misguided, in my opinion — over this super idea of One Nation, One Election. Regular readers of this column would know I don’t use words like ‘misguided’ lightly. So when I say..

The first Budget of the new government in the 17th Lok Sabha powerfully recommits to the vision guiding the last term emphasising continuity, individual empowerment and infrastructure for nation building, fiscal consolidation..

While the Modi once again formed new Government at New Delhi, Naga is expecting from the crucial and protracted peace talk which kick-started in 1997, which are expected to be a fierce intellectual battle..

The eagerness to see what the First Budget of (a) the second term of the Modi Government, and (b) of a First Full-Fledged Woman Finance Minister would be like was aroused while reading the latest Economic Survey..

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction -- "Yes Sir"! Prayagraj -- "Yes Sir"! Bangla -- "No Sir"! Hardly surprising from such an outfit or power group which shamelessly tarnish Bengal as "Kangal" and "land of ..

I felt really elated all of a sudden at hearing the familiar tune. Many would remember that two minutes tune in their lives, at some moment or the other. It was the AIR Signature that came out from the other room..

The unilateral cease fire ordered by the Army ends Sunday and there is as yet no sign whether the ceasefire will be further extended by the Army. ..

On May 11, 2018, senior Maharashtra IPS officer Himanshu Roy committed suicide in Mumbai. He was suffering from cancer and resultant depression. Another IPS officer, Surendra Kumar Das, committed suicide in Kanpur..

Not even in 2014, when the Congress suffered the worst drubbing in its history, did the Grand Old Party look so purposeless and adrift. With each passing day, the party falls deeper and deeper into a quagmire...

It was the 6th day of December 2017. In the evening a group of colleagues left our Central Kolkata office for the wedding reception of another of our colleague's son in the suburbs..

One side of the path was covered with a thick jungle where mostly the poor fishermen were residing and at the other side; there was a big lake..

Stealing of things and animals Stealing of things, animals like cows, buffaloes and horses were recognized. ..

Introduction Parthenium- the toxic weed is spreading at an alarming rate throughout Manipur Valley specially 0n either side of National and State highways including inter village roads. All parts of the weed at any stage of its growth are toxic ..

To return to the argument for and against Irabot’s stand on merger question, it should be clear in one’s mind that just because Irabot did not articulate in writing that he denounced merger, cannot lead one to derive the inference that he countenanced it. One must consider the fact that he was indulging in an act of waging war against the Indian state from 1949-51...

The bleat of a goat that can easily be heard is the distance of BhabitDa’s home from our drawing room. He is a socially butterfly person who is so simple and sober in nature...

That Irabot took the extreme step of committing suicide, ending his own life out of sheer frustration when things appeared to reach a point no return for him, when an eerie sense of hopelessness tore him asunder and tormented him apart is an earth shattering account..

It was on this day, July 1, 1955 the Imperial Bank of India was reconstituted by an Act of Parliament to create State Bank of India to perform the functions of a commercial bank. This marked begin of a new era of banking in India. ..

By calling for armed rebellion across the nook and corner of India, the Communist Party of India realized that it had certainly punched above its weight. The party, then, obviously underestimated the scale and magnitude of retaliatory crackdown, that would be resorted to, on the part of Indian state machinery in order to neutralize their armed revolt..

Well, we will have to wait for 2020 results to find out whether the trend continues or is maintained. However, some high schools of both the hill and valley districts are showing small gains, no gain or even some poorer results..

Contd from previous issue However, before he proceeded to Burma in May 1950 and in between the interlude of 21 September, 1949, when the merger agreement was signed by Mahara Bodh Chandra in Shillong and when the same came into effect on 15 October, 1949..

At the backdrop of School Fagathansi Mission or Let Us Make Schools Better Mission to be launched by the School Education Dept of Manipur as notified a couple of days ago, what is of utmost importance is first to focus on schooling and learning..

In a welcoming academic development and for the first time in North East India, the Manipur University (MU) is likely to introduce the Department of National Security Studies for higher education and research activities..

The evening had lot of chit-chat among family members like between grandfather / grandmother and grandchildren, between aunt and niece, between father / mother and their children about day’s dance performance after the programme..

A life well lived is better than a life, long lived. This is a world where clarity is the believed perspective, this is a world that’s happening inside you. Until the day you close your senses, this world will keep seemingly grow..

On December 11 in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. This day is observed around the world with different activities...

Contd from previous issue A week after independence day, on 22 August, 1949, houses of as many as 18 active members ‘suspected to belong either to Communist Party of Manipur..

Undemocratic conduct coupled with imperious behavior of Manipur State Congress leaders ultimately created pandemonium in the meeting venue. Apart from the clique of Congress leaders who spoke in the meeting viz. Lalit Madhab Sharma, Laishram Jogeswar, Salam Ibotombi and Kunjabihari Singh, no one from the gathering public,..

Beauty is a sign of health.You are what you eat. The key to looking beautiful lies in your daily diet .Our skin reflects our diet almost immediately...

The President of Manipur Kabui Union (MKU), Shri. Heera Malangmei Kabui on 10th June 2019 misquoted and condemned Amu Kamei, President Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) in the local newspaper over the Kabui communities stating that “It reflects the elements of disregarding his own original custom and tradition and he should clarify in connection with the misleading statement as it may create hatred and disintegrate among the communities” based on the discussion programme on Gaan-Ngai broadcaste..