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The Women’s Movement In Manipur As Reflected In The Text ‘Meira Paibee.’
The resistance movement in Manipur, which is aimed at protecting the democratic rights of the Manipuris, is distinguished by Manipuri women voluntarily grouping themselves into Meira Paibees. The Meira Paibee movement reveals the present state of the political structure in Manipur which perpetuates undemocratic...
Manipur Mortgaged
Introduction
Specter of economic crisis looms over Manipur. It is a crisis characterized by: (a) dependence on the import of commodity and money, (b) capital accumulation at the market dominantly controlled by Indian monopolists that the drain wealth of the people, (c) corruption, misappropriation and...
Drill On To Study Assets Of Ministers, MLAs
IMPHAL, May 31: At the instruction of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the first meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee, which has been set up to look into the assets and liabilities of the Ministers and MLAs in the SPF Government, was held today.
The Union Home Ministry has also expressed its keenness...
Response To Ethnic Politics: Beyond The Knee Jerk Reactions
Knee jerk response! That is what sums up the Cabinet decision to disallow the meeting of the NPF at Senapati twice in a short span of 48 hours with full support from other political parties. The implications of that will go in history as one classic example of how governance and political culture in...
EDITORIAL: Studying May 28, May 30, The NPF conundrum
The situation calls for statesmanship of the highest order. It also calls for a mature response from the people, particularly the Meitei community. On May 28, Nagaland Chief Minister Nephiu Rio along with some of his senior Cabinet colleagues are set to arrive at Senapati district headquarters to formally...
EDITORIAL: Confusion. Thy Name Is Manipur, Method Behind The Madness
Confusion. This perhaps sums up the Manipur that we know today. To this we may add Anarchy and Chaos for the images that come to mind whenever we talk about Manipur invariably means a place where everything has turned topsy-turvy and everything that represents a set order or system is turned on its head...
Memo Submitted
IMPHAL, May 25: Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) submitted a memorandum to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NPCR) highlighting various issues related to children of Manipur who are the victims of HIV/AIDS, drugs, child trafficking and armed conflict etc.
The memorandum was...
EDITORIAL: Grassroots Politics, Decentralization Of Power
Power and authority to the grass root is undeniably one of the more favored slogans of a democracy and while no one can justifiably contest the merit behind the philosophy of disseminating power to the grass root level, this comes with certain riders, as evidenced in the institution of local self Governments,...
Flop Show: Semester System Blamed
IMPHAL, May 25: The democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DES-AM) today contended that after introduction of semester system in the college education pass percentage in the annual examination has declined sharply.
Speaking to reporters at Manipur Press Club here this afternoon, DESAM secretary...
BRIEF NEWS: May 25, 2011
Girls missing
IMPHAL, May 24: Two girls, one 16 years and the other 13 years old, have been reportedly missing from their respective residences at Keibi Kumuda since May 17.
According to a statement issued by Officer in-charge of Lamlai Police Station, Mutum Dineshwori Devi (16) d/o Mutum Nabadeep Singh...
BRIEF NEWS: May 24, 2011
Meeting held
IMPHAL, May 23: A meeting of the High Powered Committee constituted under the Manipur Public Servant Personnel Liability Act with Chief Secretary as the chairman today has discussed issues related to appointment in Board of Secondary Education, Manipur and DRDAs without the approval of the...
