Nagas: From head-hunters into money-hunters?

Puanthanh Gangmei (Courtesy : The Oriental Post) Criticizing the Naga slogan “Nagalim for Christ” by Nagas themselves is not a new development. But when Naga makes critical reference to this slogan, they are not criticizing the slogan itself but on the present unchristian practices of the Naga people. There are, however, many misconception surrounding this […]

Puanthanh Gangmei (Courtesy : The Oriental Post) Criticizing the Naga slogan “Nagalim for Christ” by Nagas themselves is not a new development. But when Naga makes critical reference to this slogan, they are not criticizing the slogan itself but on the present unchristian practices of the Naga people. There are, however, many misconception surrounding this […]

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May 10, 1942: First bomb hit Imphal in World War 2

By: Ranbir Laishram For Manipur, the Battle of Imphal was by no means its only experience of the Second World War. According to British military accounts the 1944 battles in Manipur are referred to as either the Battle of Imphal, or the Imphal Offensive, or the Siege of Imphal, or the Imphal Campaign and the […]

By: Ranbir Laishram For Manipur, the Battle of Imphal was by no means its only experience of the Second World War. According to British military accounts the 1944 battles in Manipur are referred to as either the Battle of Imphal, or the Imphal Offensive, or the Siege of Imphal, or the Imphal Campaign and the […]

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Nurses are heart beat of healthcare

Dr Yumnam Sundary Unfortunately, many people seem to think that the most important people in the health care system are doctors; but this is simply not correct. Ever the underdog, nurses play a vital role in all of our medical institutions, being responsible for the welfare, safety and recovery of the patients. Nurses have an […]

Dr Yumnam Sundary Unfortunately, many people seem to think that the most important people in the health care system are doctors; but this is simply not correct. Ever the underdog, nurses play a vital role in all of our medical institutions, being responsible for the welfare, safety and recovery of the patients. Nurses have an […]

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Manipur killings: Amicus Curiae on ‘Army & Constitutionalism’; No legal impediment to register FIRs, says Manipur

Murali Krishnan (Courtesy : Bar and Bench) The hearing in Supreme Court in the Manipur encounter killings with respect to cases in which Gauhati and Manipur High Courts had ordered judicial inquiries concluded on April 20 . The matter was heard by a Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit, which reserved its […]

Murali Krishnan (Courtesy : Bar and Bench) The hearing in Supreme Court in the Manipur encounter killings with respect to cases in which Gauhati and Manipur High Courts had ordered judicial inquiries concluded on April 20 . The matter was heard by a Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit, which reserved its […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/manipur-killings-amicus-curiae-on-army-no-legal-impediment-to-register-firs-says-manipur/

Imphal International Airport : How International?

Retd Colonel IS Chanam The day was Thursday 4 May 2017. My son who came to visit aging parents was taking Indigo flight of 1520 hours from Imphal Airport to Calcutta and beyond. His aged mother who crossed 70 several years ago was determined to see off her son at airport. My remonstrance against her […]

Retd Colonel IS Chanam The day was Thursday 4 May 2017. My son who came to visit aging parents was taking Indigo flight of 1520 hours from Imphal Airport to Calcutta and beyond. His aged mother who crossed 70 several years ago was determined to see off her son at airport. My remonstrance against her […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/imphal-international-airport-how-international/

Impact of October Revolution in British India and Manipur

Presented on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Great October Revolution (Paper presented on behalf of Malem by Windel Farag-ey Bolinget of Cordillera Peoples Alliance) The Russian October Revolution of 1917 was an epoch-making event in the history of mankind. I am sure most of the comrades who are speaking on this occasion to […]

Presented on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Great October Revolution (Paper presented on behalf of Malem by Windel Farag-ey Bolinget of Cordillera Peoples Alliance) The Russian October Revolution of 1917 was an epoch-making event in the history of mankind. I am sure most of the comrades who are speaking on this occasion to […]

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Microscopic communities at the crossroads

Mr. Oken’s reflection. recently on the occasion of KYKL raising day celebration, on the metaphysics of Indian system and currently growing political scenario is quite insightful, pragmatic, scholarly, and also is containing crucial things/elements that stand to a certain extend of farsightedness. The phenomenal growth Hindutva politics – a quest for one nation, one identity, […]

Mr. Oken’s reflection. recently on the occasion of KYKL raising day celebration, on the metaphysics of Indian system and currently growing political scenario is quite insightful, pragmatic, scholarly, and also is containing crucial things/elements that stand to a certain extend of farsightedness. The phenomenal growth Hindutva politics – a quest for one nation, one identity, […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/microscopic-communities-at-the-crossroads/

The looting of India

Sidharth Moirangthem “The sun never sets on the British Empire because even god couldn’t trust the English on the dark” India’s share of the world economy was 23 per cent before Britain arrived on the shore of India. But by the time the British left India, it down to below 4 per cent. It was […]

Sidharth Moirangthem “The sun never sets on the British Empire because even god couldn’t trust the English on the dark” India’s share of the world economy was 23 per cent before Britain arrived on the shore of India. But by the time the British left India, it down to below 4 per cent. It was […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/the-looting-of-india/

Former top cop speaks out against divisive ideology

Julio Ribeiro (Courtesy Indian Express) There was a time, not very long ago, one year short of 30, to be precise when only a Christian was chosen to go to Punjab to fight what then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi termed “the nation’s battle” against separatists. I had accepted a “demotion” from secretary in the Union […]

Julio Ribeiro (Courtesy Indian Express) There was a time, not very long ago, one year short of 30, to be precise when only a Christian was chosen to go to Punjab to fight what then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi termed “the nation’s battle” against separatists. I had accepted a “demotion” from secretary in the Union […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/former-top-cop-speaks-out-against-divisive-ideology/

River Bank Music Festival 2017, Day 1

Two days River Bank Music Festival, 2017, jointly organised by Leipung Wah Entertainment and Nongmaishang as its fourth edition of its campaign to stop contamination of rivers in the state begun on April 29 at Brahmapur Bhagyabati Leikai in Imphal East district near by the river bank of Imphal Turel. With the opening performance by […]

Two days River Bank Music Festival, 2017, jointly organised by Leipung Wah Entertainment and Nongmaishang as its fourth edition of its campaign to stop contamination of rivers in the state begun on April 29 at Brahmapur Bhagyabati Leikai in Imphal East district near by the river bank of Imphal Turel. With the opening performance by […]

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River Bank Music Festival 2017, Day 1

Two days River Bank Music Festival, 2017, jointly organised by Leipung Wah Entertainment and Nongmaishang as its fourth edition of its campaign to stop contamination of rivers in the state begun on April 29 at Brahmapur Bhagyabati Leikai in Imphal East district near by the river bank of Imphal Turel. With the opening performance by […]

Two days River Bank Music Festival, 2017, jointly organised by Leipung Wah Entertainment and Nongmaishang as its fourth edition of its campaign to stop contamination of rivers in the state begun on April 29 at Brahmapur Bhagyabati Leikai in Imphal East district near by the river bank of Imphal Turel. With the opening performance by […]

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How Well Are We Caring and Protecting Our Younger Generation?

By Damudor Arambam The recent alleged rape of two minor girls by seven youths in Imphal on 14th April, has triggered widespread anger demanding death penalty of all the accused. A special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 has remanded the only adult accused to judicial custody while six other […]

By Damudor Arambam The recent alleged rape of two minor girls by seven youths in Imphal on 14th April, has triggered widespread anger demanding death penalty of all the accused. A special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 has remanded the only adult accused to judicial custody while six other […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/how-well-are-we-caring-and-protecting-our-younger-generation/

Shirui Festival: Where is it heading

Khoyumthem Brajesh Kumar Among the slew of new initiatives being undertaken by the new Government, the decision to upgrade the hitherto local Shirui festival into a state level event is worth a closer look and scrutiny. Not that the decision to celebrate the state level festival is under question but a little more thought on […]

Khoyumthem Brajesh Kumar Among the slew of new initiatives being undertaken by the new Government, the decision to upgrade the hitherto local Shirui festival into a state level event is worth a closer look and scrutiny. Not that the decision to celebrate the state level festival is under question but a little more thought on […]

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Raising good children

Hegin Misao Hangmi There is a saying, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” (Pr. 22: 6). Parents face many obstacles in raising kids. When we add all the distractions and the pressures in today’s world, parenting becomes even more than a […]

Hegin Misao Hangmi There is a saying, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” (Pr. 22: 6). Parents face many obstacles in raising kids. When we add all the distractions and the pressures in today’s world, parenting becomes even more than a […]

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World Malaria Day: End Malaria for good

Ranjan K Baruah Malaria is one of the common diseases in many parts of the world. Though it is preventive but still it is affecting millions in present day. Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It is caused by plasmodium parasites that are spread to […]

Ranjan K Baruah Malaria is one of the common diseases in many parts of the world. Though it is preventive but still it is affecting millions in present day. Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It is caused by plasmodium parasites that are spread to […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/world-malaria-day-end-malaria-for-good/

Home away from home: Saga of Herbert School hostel

Dr Yaipharemba Everyone feels safe & sound at home. It is universal acceptance that one’s home is an abode of happiness despite many disturbances and problems. When a student starts preparing for a probable career, one begins to look for a good school with an ideal educational environment; the search is quite natural. Finding both […]

Dr Yaipharemba Everyone feels safe & sound at home. It is universal acceptance that one’s home is an abode of happiness despite many disturbances and problems. When a student starts preparing for a probable career, one begins to look for a good school with an ideal educational environment; the search is quite natural. Finding both […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/home-away-from-home-saga-of-herbert-school-hostel/

Koirengei Airfield: From airfield to a historical site or a parking space?

Retd Lt Col M Ranjit Singh Few days back, I saw a news item in a local newspaper about our Hon’ble Chief Minister writing to the Prime Minister of India for handing over the Old Koirengei Airfield to the State Government. The Chief Minister envisioned developing the Airfield into a historical site under Ek Bharat, […]

Retd Lt Col M Ranjit Singh Few days back, I saw a news item in a local newspaper about our Hon’ble Chief Minister writing to the Prime Minister of India for handing over the Old Koirengei Airfield to the State Government. The Chief Minister envisioned developing the Airfield into a historical site under Ek Bharat, […]

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One night built Hamilton Bridge during WW2 at Heingang under threat

Laishram Ranbir Over the past decade many priceless heritage sites and monuments have been destroyed, vandalised or desecrated in countries across the world, while more than 100 heritage sites could be damaged beyond repair if urgent action isn’t taken to protect them. Likewise, in Manipur, many of the sites which have been declared world heritage […]

Laishram Ranbir Over the past decade many priceless heritage sites and monuments have been destroyed, vandalised or desecrated in countries across the world, while more than 100 heritage sites could be damaged beyond repair if urgent action isn’t taken to protect them. Likewise, in Manipur, many of the sites which have been declared world heritage […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/one-night-built-hamilton-bridge-during-ww2-at-heingang-under-threat/

Sorting through the paper trail of fake encounters in Manipur

Anoo Bhuyan What do 1,528 dead bodies look like? Three filing cabinets. In a dimly lit, dusty room in Manipur’s capital, thousands of files sit, marked or unmarked, as members of the Extra-Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (EEVFAM) sort them into various categories. These files pertain to the victims of alleged extra-judicial killings and fake […]

Anoo Bhuyan What do 1,528 dead bodies look like? Three filing cabinets. In a dimly lit, dusty room in Manipur’s capital, thousands of files sit, marked or unmarked, as members of the Extra-Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (EEVFAM) sort them into various categories. These files pertain to the victims of alleged extra-judicial killings and fake […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/sorting-through-the-paper-trail-of-fake-encounters-in-manipur-2/

Relevance of ecotourism in the real world scenario

Samarjit Kambam Human civilisation is susceptible to change and change could gradually be brought about through human or natural action. The unflinching human propensity to achieve more and more within a short span of time is undeniable and has, so far, proved to be recalcitrant. In order to fulfill such an unsustainable want of stubborn […]

Samarjit Kambam Human civilisation is susceptible to change and change could gradually be brought about through human or natural action. The unflinching human propensity to achieve more and more within a short span of time is undeniable and has, so far, proved to be recalcitrant. In order to fulfill such an unsustainable want of stubborn […]

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