The Machiavellian

In the run-up to state assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has finally cracked the whip on the deeply entrenched state bureaucracy, although it remains to be seen whether the recent shakedown in district administrators and district police would be able to provide a level playing field so as to ensure free and […]

In the run-up to state assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has finally cracked the whip on the deeply entrenched state bureaucracy, although it remains to be seen whether the recent shakedown in district administrators and district police would be able to provide a level playing field so as to ensure free and […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/the-machiavellian/

Blockade lessons

Christmas has just got over. Unfortunate the celebrations this time were subdued in Imphal on account of the tensions in the state in the wake of the United Naga Council’s blockade of the state, protesting against the creation of new districts by the Manipur government, and the counter blockades that sprung up in response. It […]

Christmas has just got over. Unfortunate the celebrations this time were subdued in Imphal on account of the tensions in the state in the wake of the United Naga Council’s blockade of the state, protesting against the creation of new districts by the Manipur government, and the counter blockades that sprung up in response. It […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/12/blockade-lessons/

Striking the refresh button

There is a timeless saying of Turkish origin, but often attributed to Prophet Mohammed after Francis Bacon did so in an essay once, although his usage too was at best apocryphal. It says: “the mountain did not come to Mohamet so Mohamet went to the mountain,” although the original in Turkish does not bring Mohammad […]

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There is a timeless saying of Turkish origin, but often attributed to Prophet Mohammed after Francis Bacon did so in an essay once, although his usage too was at best apocryphal. It says: “the mountain did not come to Mohamet so Mohamet went to the mountain,” although the original in Turkish does not bring Mohammad […]

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Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/07/striking-refresh-button/

New Caste System

The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for Central Government employees have been accepted with little or no modification by the Union cabinet. Many Central Government employees were optimistically expecting the Cabinet to enhance the entitlements even more than what the commission recommended. This has not happened, but there is little need for them to worry […]

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The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for Central Government employees have been accepted with little or no modification by the Union cabinet. Many Central Government employees were optimistically expecting the Cabinet to enhance the entitlements even more than what the commission recommended. This has not happened, but there is little need for them to worry […]

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Banality of governance

Amidst all the sound and fury on the streets Manipur has become so accustomed to, so many other governmental misdeeds have been allowed to go unnoticed and unpunished. The most immediate and glaring of these unfolded at the Manipur Public Service Commission, MPSC. No other development could have demonstrated the manner in which governance in […]

Amidst all the sound and fury on the streets Manipur has become so accustomed to, so many other governmental misdeeds have been allowed to go unnoticed and unpunished. The most immediate and glaring of these unfolded at the Manipur Public Service Commission, MPSC. No other development could have demonstrated the manner in which governance in […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/06/banality-of-governance/

Amoebic short sight

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 in Manipur […]

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 in Manipur […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/06/amoebic-short-sight/

ILPS art of the possible

If diplomacy, as they say, is the art of the possible, then statesmanship should be defined as the commitment to make these possibilities ethical and acceptable. To this quality of statesmanship, we would also add that it is also about ensuring a solution reached on paper is practical and implementable. If the last is not […]

If diplomacy, as they say, is the art of the possible, then statesmanship should be defined as the commitment to make these possibilities ethical and acceptable. To this quality of statesmanship, we would also add that it is also about ensuring a solution reached on paper is practical and implementable. If the last is not […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/06/ilps-art-of-the-possible/

Divided by schools

The result of the Class 10 examination this year, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Manipur, sent out two very clear messages. One is a matter of jubilation and the other depression. The encouraging herald first. It was indeed extremely encouraging to see not just he pass percentage in the examination rise but also […]

The result of the Class 10 examination this year, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Manipur, sent out two very clear messages. One is a matter of jubilation and the other depression. The encouraging herald first. It was indeed extremely encouraging to see not just he pass percentage in the examination rise but also […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/06/divided-by-schools/

Mutual respect vital

There will be only few who keep dogs as pet who have not watched Caesar Millan’s incredible series “Dog Whisperer” on National Geographic Channel, also available on Youtube. Millan’s understanding of dog behaviour is awesome but it is also his consistent message that problem-dogs are more often than not a reflection of the owners’ own

There will be only few who keep dogs as pet who have not watched Caesar Millan’s incredible series “Dog Whisperer” on National Geographic Channel, also available on Youtube. Millan’s understanding of dog behaviour is awesome but it is also his consistent message that problem-dogs are more often than not a reflection of the owners’ own

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/05/mutual-respect-vital/