In 2008, Manipur Compulsory Registration of Marriages Bill, was introduced in the February session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly and passed in the Winter session in October the same year. The Bill, it will be recalled came as part of a directive from the Centre to the states. This Act, it was then hoped would […]
In 2008, Manipur Compulsory Registration of Marriages Bill, was introduced in the February session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly and passed in the Winter session in October the same year. The Bill, it will be recalled came as part of a directive from the Centre to the states. This Act, it was then hoped would […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/12/end-polygamy/
The state cabinet last Wednesday decided to extend the Disturbed Area Act, DAA, for another year. Accordingly, the Governor of the state, on the very next day, issued a notification that by the provision of Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, the entire state, with the exception of seven Assembly constituencies […]
The state cabinet last Wednesday decided to extend the Disturbed Area Act, DAA, for another year. Accordingly, the Governor of the state, on the very next day, issued a notification that by the provision of Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, the entire state, with the exception of seven Assembly constituencies […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/12/back-to-afspa/
A fascinating question posed by German philosopher Karl Popper in All Life is Problem Solving (Routledge Classic), a collection of essays by him, in the opening essay by the same name, should provide new insights into many of the problems faced in the Northeast. It would be a lesson worthwhile reflecting by those of us […]
A fascinating question posed by German philosopher Karl Popper in All Life is Problem Solving (Routledge Classic), a collection of essays by him, in the opening essay by the same name, should provide new insights into many of the problems faced in the Northeast. It would be a lesson worthwhile reflecting by those of us […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/12/amoebic-short-sight-2/
The world was shocked when actor Rock Hudson declared to have AIDS on July 25, 1985. He was the first American celebrity to publicly admit it. He died few months later, on October 2. Since the day the first case of HIV in human was known from a man who died in Congo in the […]
The world was shocked when actor Rock Hudson declared to have AIDS on July 25, 1985. He was the first American celebrity to publicly admit it. He died few months later, on October 2. Since the day the first case of HIV in human was known from a man who died in Congo in the […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/12/the-world-and-the-virus/
There can be no dispute that the Sangai Festival this time is much more elaborate. It is for one spread over several venues, including at the Keibul Lamjao at Moirang in the Bishenpur district. Indications are, it will expand even farther from next year, when the newly introduced Cherry Blossom Festival of the Maos will […]
There can be no dispute that the Sangai Festival this time is much more elaborate. It is for one spread over several venues, including at the Keibul Lamjao at Moirang in the Bishenpur district. Indications are, it will expand even farther from next year, when the newly introduced Cherry Blossom Festival of the Maos will […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/selling-manipur/
With much pomp and gaiety the annual Sangai festival has begun. With the president of India inaugurating it, this edition of the festival has drawn more significance. The praises on the beauty and potentials of the state showered by the dignitaries were received with resounding applauses by the jam-packed audience. We are sure the heart […]
With much pomp and gaiety the annual Sangai festival has begun. With the president of India inaugurating it, this edition of the festival has drawn more significance. The praises on the beauty and potentials of the state showered by the dignitaries were received with resounding applauses by the jam-packed audience. We are sure the heart […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/salvaging-artists-lost-space/
Manipur is quite familiar with the word impunity. Thanks to all the draconian laws, in particular the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, in the name of counterinsurgency, the place also probably understands all the nuances of the meaning of the word better than most others. At its very raw, it essentially means, perpetrators being […]
Manipur is quite familiar with the word impunity. Thanks to all the draconian laws, in particular the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, in the name of counterinsurgency, the place also probably understands all the nuances of the meaning of the word better than most others. At its very raw, it essentially means, perpetrators being […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/impunity-beyond-afspa/
If we were to pick a man of the year from Manipur today, bodybuilder Khundrakpam Pradipkumar, in the senior 60kg class 2007, would definitely be a strong contender. In all likelihood, he would win hands down too. Here is somebody who has shown rare courage not just in overcoming a painful stigma, but also in […]
If we were to pick a man of the year from Manipur today, bodybuilder Khundrakpam Pradipkumar, in the senior 60kg class 2007, would definitely be a strong contender. In all likelihood, he would win hands down too. Here is somebody who has shown rare courage not just in overcoming a painful stigma, but also in […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/true-grit/
Of all the north eastern states, Manipur must rank as the most problematic. This story is not just about insurgency and the complex maze of conflicting interests it has created, but also very much about a singular lack of leadership commitment to steer the state out of the troubled waters it is trapped so miserably […]
Of all the north eastern states, Manipur must rank as the most problematic. This story is not just about insurgency and the complex maze of conflicting interests it has created, but also very much about a singular lack of leadership commitment to steer the state out of the troubled waters it is trapped so miserably […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/looming-future-shock/
Who profits from bad roads? One answer aside from the motor repair workshops would be obviously the contractors! The mechanics would be obviously happy as they would have ample business from the broken down vehicles, the contractors would earn an annual amount from blacktopping a particular stretch. So, when the rains wash away the tar […]
Who profits from bad roads? One answer aside from the motor repair workshops would be obviously the contractors! The mechanics would be obviously happy as they would have ample business from the broken down vehicles, the contractors would earn an annual amount from blacktopping a particular stretch. So, when the rains wash away the tar […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/11/bad-roads-a-boon/
Fate of JNIMS, the one and only state government run Medical Science Institution in the state, is is at stake as the state government is unlikely to appoint eligible Director, qualified for looking after the affairs of premier Institution. Time and again, Imphal Times has put up the issue of the massive malpractices that has […]
Fate of JNIMS, the one and only state government run Medical Science Institution in the state, is is at stake as the state government is unlikely to appoint eligible Director, qualified for looking after the affairs of premier Institution. Time and again, Imphal Times has put up the issue of the massive malpractices that has […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/fate-of-jnims-mci-may-cancel-recognition/
Now , the State is in a predicament. Decades back, it was experienced that the rains need to continue for nearly a week to make the belly of the rivers rise and later announce that the waters are flowing at a danger level.At present, flash floods are wrecking havoc. The public residing near the river […]
Now , the State is in a predicament. Decades back, it was experienced that the rains need to continue for nearly a week to make the belly of the rivers rise and later announce that the waters are flowing at a danger level.At present, flash floods are wrecking havoc. The public residing near the river […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/let-biren-build-the-noahs-ark/
As everywhere else in the country, the increase in the number of vehicles on Imphal roads has been phenomenal in the past one or two decades. This increase has been in direct proportion to the growth of the Indian economy and with it the quantum leaps government salaries have taken in the last two decadal […]
As everywhere else in the country, the increase in the number of vehicles on Imphal roads has been phenomenal in the past one or two decades. This increase has been in direct proportion to the growth of the Indian economy and with it the quantum leaps government salaries have taken in the last two decadal […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/traffic-getting-worse/
May 21 is observed in India officially as Anti-Terrorism Day. This was the day in 1991 that former Prime Minster of India, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE suicide bombers in Sriperumbudur near the city of Chennai (then still known as Madras). It was on the first anniversary of this audacious, macabre and devastating act […]
May 21 is observed in India officially as Anti-Terrorism Day. This was the day in 1991 that former Prime Minster of India, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE suicide bombers in Sriperumbudur near the city of Chennai (then still known as Madras). It was on the first anniversary of this audacious, macabre and devastating act […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/balance-of-terror/
The BJP-led coalition government in Manipur has extended the Disturbed Area Act for another six months paving the way for the extension of the promulgation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA. Nobody expected anything other than this. This has been the routine since the time the Act first came into existence in […]
The BJP-led coalition government in Manipur has extended the Disturbed Area Act for another six months paving the way for the extension of the promulgation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA. Nobody expected anything other than this. This has been the routine since the time the Act first came into existence in […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/no-surrender/
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said Martin Luther King. The administration of criminal justice system is primarily composed of the police, courts and prisons. The case flows through this system and the functioning of one component has ripple effects on the rest and hence, also on the final result of delivery of […]
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said Martin Luther King. The administration of criminal justice system is primarily composed of the police, courts and prisons. The case flows through this system and the functioning of one component has ripple effects on the rest and hence, also on the final result of delivery of […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/crime-and-punishment-2/
The Imphal Free Press turned 21 on May 3. By happy serendipity, May 3 is also the World Press Freedom day. So in celebrating IFP’s anniversary each year, we also aptly celebrate press freedom. This happy moment of the IFP hence is doubly blessed. We like to believe this is a poetic acknowledgment of IFP’s […]
The Imphal Free Press turned 21 on May 3. By happy serendipity, May 3 is also the World Press Freedom day. So in celebrating IFP’s anniversary each year, we also aptly celebrate press freedom. This happy moment of the IFP hence is doubly blessed. We like to believe this is a poetic acknowledgment of IFP’s […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/ifp-is-twenty-one/
Tragedies should be avoided, but if they have occurred, you might as well learn some vital lesson from them. They must make you rethink and reassess old ideas and beliefs in order that the society is better equipped to face similar challenges in the future. Paradoxical as it may sound, there is something to be […]
Tragedies should be avoided, but if they have occurred, you might as well learn some vital lesson from them. They must make you rethink and reassess old ideas and beliefs in order that the society is better equipped to face similar challenges in the future. Paradoxical as it may sound, there is something to be […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/need-for-think-tanks/
So much has happened during the last three days of silence of the Imphal media on account of the extended Yaoshang holidays. This deafening silence will unfortunately continue for another two days. The overwhelming response from the reading public each year has always been that the break is too long. In response this year the […]
So much has happened during the last three days of silence of the Imphal media on account of the extended Yaoshang holidays. This deafening silence will unfortunately continue for another two days. The overwhelming response from the reading public each year has always been that the break is too long. In response this year the […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/shortening-yaoshang-break/
When the Arunachal ministry crisis happened last year and legislators en masse jumped from one warring side to another leaving in the trail even a former chief minister dead by suicide, not just Arunachalees, but the entire Northeast hung their heads in shame. The patronising condescension with which the rest of India generally looks at […]
When the Arunachal ministry crisis happened last year and legislators en masse jumped from one warring side to another leaving in the trail even a former chief minister dead by suicide, not just Arunachalees, but the entire Northeast hung their heads in shame. The patronising condescension with which the rest of India generally looks at […]
Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/03/clean-power-contest-wanted/
