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Manipur: The Slippery Slope, AgainWashington Bangla RadioThe explosive, planted on a two-wheeler, killed two Manipuri girls and two persons from Bihar – the barber and his son. Later, on August 2, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh announced that the Nat…

Manipur: The Slippery Slope, AgainWashington Bangla RadioThe explosive, planted on a two-wheeler, killed two Manipuri girls and two persons from Bihar – the barber and his son. Later, on August 2, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh announced that the Nat…

Manipur: The Slippery Slope, AgainWashington Bangla RadioThe explosive, planted on a two-wheeler, killed two Manipuri girls and two persons from Bihar – the barber and his son. Later, on August 2, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh announced that the Nat…

Cease Fire Abrogation in Manipur WelcomeE-Pao.netToday Indira daughter-in law, Italian born Sonia and her son Rahul had been provoking the state of Manipur to prevent the Nagas coming together under one political territory. Abrogation of Ceasefire in M…

I-Day celebrations in Manipur amidst tight securityIBNLive.comPTI | 02:08 PM,Aug 15,2011 Imphal, Aug 15 (PTI) Independence Day was today celebrated in Manipur amid tight security deployment in view of the bodycott call given by eleven insurgent organis…

Northeast defies I-Day boycott callZee NewsMilitant groups in the states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura announced the boycott call. "We are keen to hold talks with any militant group if they abjure violence and join the mainstream. Alre…

Manipur insurgents' activities outweigh their surrendersAsian Age (blog)But even when such surrenders involved handing over of sophisticated arms, neither strategy has led to ending insurgency/terrorism in Manipur, nor did such surrenders ever lead…

Calcutta TelegraphLandslide blocks NH 39Calcutta Telegraph14: A massive landslide at Chumukedima near Dimapur yesterday has kept Manipur and parts of Nagaland cut off for the second consecutive day today. The landslide has blocked National Highway 39, …

More on issues, less on heroesCalcutta TelegraphHe is one of the noted theatre personalities of Manipur. I do not think many plays have been written about the great freedom fighters of the Northeast who rose against British expansion. I also do not thi…

IGAR extend greetingsKanglaOnlineIMPHAL, August 14: Major General CA Krishnan, AVSM, IGAR (South) and all ranks of the Assam Rifles in a statement extend warm greetings and sincere goodwill to all the people of Manipur on the auspicious occasion of Ind…

Patriots' Day and its importanceE-Pao.netYoung children could ask why did we have to go on war against the British, particularly so when they were the supreme power in the world at that time, and that it was them who brought modernity to Manipur. M…

State of IndependenceKanglaOnlineThe scenario is not too different in other townships in Manipur as indeed in much of the Northeast. It has almost become a ritual every year. Various militant organisations would call for a boycott of the celebration of…

Dimapur administration step in to clear landslideMorungExpress… Highway 29 connecting Dimapur-Kohima remained completely cut off for the second day as the Chumukedima Town Council (CTC) and district administration went overdrive to restore the highwa…

Have Your Say : Manipur Tourism Policy 2011 – Draft VersionKanglaOnlineThe Tourism Department, Manipur is in the process of drafting the “Tourism Policy 2011? which is likely to be presented to the State Cabinet within the Month of August, 2011. …

Calcutta TelegraphManipur reeling under road blockadeAssam TribuneIMPHAL, Aug 14 – Manipur has been experiencing another round of hard time due to intense agitations over the demand of creation of a new district by Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Com…

Meecham Praja: The forgotten common men in ManipurKanglaOnlineManipur Scenario: The situation is worse in Manipur than elsewhere in the country. Whereas the rest of the country has reaped the benefits of modernisation, although the dispersal of the ben…

DDK Imphal will telecast the eventual observation of ID DayKanglaOnlineThe release further mentioned that, there will be a special morning transmission on Independence Day on August 15 during which, Governor Gurbabachan Jagat and Chief Minister Ibobi S…

AMWAY pays respect to martyrs with blood donation campKanglaOnlineIMPHAL, August 13: The Amway Opportunity Foundation, AOF today in collaboration with the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, paid tribute to the martyrs of the Anglo Manipur War of 1…

Security forces arrest 3 militants in AssamZee NewsVarious militant outfits are active in Manipur such as the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, the Military Council faction of Kangleipak Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army a…

Calcutta TelegraphCM skips Sadar Hills at meetCalcutta Telegraph13: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh skipped the issue for the demand of Sadar Hills district and scarcity of commodities when he addressed the state function of Patriots' Day …