Pro-boxing has landed here and why not ? Right venue, right boxers

Pro-boxing has landed here and why not ? The venue is just right, for though Manipur has not produced internationally well known professional boxers, the young pugilists from the State have been making a name for themselves in the international circuit.

Pro-boxing has landed here and why not ? The venue is just right, for though Manipur has not produced internationally well known professional boxers, the young pugilists from the State have been making a name for themselves in the international circuit.

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Cong : Scripting its own drawback BJP delivers a point

BJP 100, Cong 0. This is the score card that one can read into when seen in the backdrop of the botched recruitment test of police Constables conducted in 2013. Cong 48, BJP 2.
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BJP 100, Cong 0. This is the score card that one can read into when seen in the backdrop of the botched recruitment test of police Constables conducted in 2013. Cong 48, BJP 2.

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Stand against AFSPA continues Ending 16 years fast

Ending the fast. But stand against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act continues (AFSPA) and will continue. This is the stand of Irom Chanu Sharmila, who ended her historic 16 years fast with a taste of honey on August 9. While some have welcomed her d…

Ending the fast. But stand against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act continues (AFSPA) and will continue. This is the stand of Irom Chanu Sharmila, who ended her historic 16 years fast with a taste of honey on August 9. While some have welcomed her decision to call off the fast, others have questioned it.

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Blockades and counter blockades

Even if the anguish is understandable, it is really disturbing. Of course we are talking about the ongoing economic blockade and counter economic blockade. It’s like adding salt to a bleeding wound.

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Even if the anguish is understandable, it is really disturbing. Of course we are talking about the ongoing economic blockade and counter economic blockade. It’s like adding salt to a bleeding wound.

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Re-organisations of districts and ethnicity

We are afraid turbulent days are ahead. Not that these days are peaceful by any yardstick. In fact, a host of public issues have been stressing the public psyche to the limits for a prolonged period.
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We are afraid turbulent days are ahead. Not that these days are peaceful by any yardstick. In fact, a host of public issues have been stressing the public psyche to the limits for a prolonged period.

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Raging debate over ST status to Meiteis Reflecting deep divide

The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is talking about the two diametrically opposing stand adopted over the question of whether the Meeteis/Meiteis should be included in the lis…

The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is talking about the two diametrically opposing stand adopted over the question of whether the Meeteis/Meiteis should be included in the list of Scheduled Tribe or not.

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Raging debate over ST status to Meiteis Reflecting deep divide

The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is talking about the two diametrically opposing stand adopted over the question of whether the Meeteis/Meiteis should be included in the lis…

The divide is deep. This much is obvious. What is not at all clear is the stand of the Government. Yes one here is talking about the two diametrically opposing stand adopted over the question of whether the Meeteis/Meiteis should be included in the list of Scheduled Tribe or not.

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Gearing up for the June 2 IMC polls Litmus test for Cong, BJP

It may be just about Imphal but the importance of this election can be gauged from the fact that many sees this as the semi-final to the 2017 Assembly election.
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It may be just about Imphal but the importance of this election can be gauged from the fact that many sees this as the semi-final to the 2017 Assembly election.

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Conflicting voices over ILPS demand Deep hill-valley divide

48 hours total shutdown in Churachandpur. United Naga Council (UNC) on record stating that it will oppose any move to bet the three Bills enacted. Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System to carry on agitation, despite the State Government announcin…

48 hours total shutdown in Churachandpur. United Naga Council (UNC) on record stating that it will oppose any move to bet the three Bills enacted. Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System to carry on agitation, despite the State Government announcing that an all political party team will leave for Delhi to get the three Bills passed. Clearly things are not looking good for Manipur.

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New challenges, new chief of the State BJP Eyes on the coming polls

New man at the helm. The congratulatory notes have not stopped coming in and the appointment of the new State unit president of the BJP seems to have infused fresh hopes in the party. This is welcome but the task must be clear to Ksh Bhabananda, the ne…

New man at the helm. The congratulatory notes have not stopped coming in and the appointment of the new State unit president of the BJP seems to have infused fresh hopes in the party. This is welcome but the task must be clear to Ksh Bhabananda, the new president of the State BJP. The Assembly election is due in the early part of next year and while this will be the acid test for the new president, a sort of a semi-final is already awaiting him and this is the election to the Imphal Municipal Corporation, for which election has been fixed on June 2.

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