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 […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/nagas-from-head-hunters-into-money-hunters/

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/

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/

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 […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/shirui-festival-where-is-it-heading/

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/

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, […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/koirengei-airfield-from-airfield-to-a-historical-site-or-a-parking-space/

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 […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/relevance-of-ecotourism-in-the-real-world-scenario/

Social injustice: High hurdle for new king

Jinine Lai Our new Chief Minister I guess, knows well that public has been sufficiently corrupt to have floated such a deficient society we have been going through. Yet, from the end of our energetic CM and his team, things are hopeful. Now, the nature of the response from “We, the People” is one critical […]

Jinine Lai Our new Chief Minister I guess, knows well that public has been sufficiently corrupt to have floated such a deficient society we have been going through. Yet, from the end of our energetic CM and his team, things are hopeful. Now, the nature of the response from “We, the People” is one critical […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/social-injustice-high-hurdle-for-new-king/

The rise of new hopes with the advent of a new BJP-led coalition Govt in Manipur

Khelsoril Wanbe It’s been only few weeks since the formation of the new BJP led coalition government, yet some very encouraging developments or forward movements have unmistakably taken place. The bringing to an end of the months long economic blockade was one that brought a huge sigh of relief to the people of Manipur although […]

Khelsoril Wanbe It’s been only few weeks since the formation of the new BJP led coalition government, yet some very encouraging developments or forward movements have unmistakably taken place. The bringing to an end of the months long economic blockade was one that brought a huge sigh of relief to the people of Manipur although […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/the-rise-of-new-hopes-with-the-advent-of-a-new-bjp-led-coalition-govt-in-manipur/

From Imphal with love

Pamreihor Khashimwo In the backdrop of the current state politics since it became fully-fledged state in 1972, distinctly reveals how different understandings of different identities influence and shape the state policy. Placing the Manipur political debates in social and historical context, it identifies major narratives within the Manipur grand political policy from which it emerged […]

Pamreihor Khashimwo In the backdrop of the current state politics since it became fully-fledged state in 1972, distinctly reveals how different understandings of different identities influence and shape the state policy. Placing the Manipur political debates in social and historical context, it identifies major narratives within the Manipur grand political policy from which it emerged […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/from-imphal-with-love/

You are not born to be a slave of others’ dreams

Birkarnelzelzit Thiyam When you don’t even trust yourself why do you need to trust others? You don’t trust yourself when your heart says, “you can do it!” but you trust someone who says, “you can’t do it!”. Are you born to fulfil your enemy’s dream or your dream? If you are born to fulfil your […]

Birkarnelzelzit Thiyam When you don’t even trust yourself why do you need to trust others? You don’t trust yourself when your heart says, “you can do it!” but you trust someone who says, “you can’t do it!”. Are you born to fulfil your enemy’s dream or your dream? If you are born to fulfil your […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/you-are-not-born-to-be-a-slave-of-others-dreams/

Information and Communication Technology: A case study of computerization of land records in Manipur

N Irabanta Singh Introduction: Information and Communication technology (ICT) is transforming the way of life as it goes on, but to date, the change has been limited to a range of activities in certain technology – intensive enterprises. The pace of change and the opportunities, which are being presented, are of such potential significance that […]

N Irabanta Singh Introduction: Information and Communication technology (ICT) is transforming the way of life as it goes on, but to date, the change has been limited to a range of activities in certain technology – intensive enterprises. The pace of change and the opportunities, which are being presented, are of such potential significance that […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/information-and-communication-technology-a-case-study-of-computerization-of-land-records-in-manipur/

Wanted: Manipur River Protection Force

Rajendra Kshetri The hardly- one month-old newly formed BJP-led government in Manipur has delivered, so to say. The more-than – three – months old Economic Blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) on the Imphal – Dimapur National Highway (against the backdrop of seven newly created districts by the previous Congress government of Shri […]

Rajendra Kshetri The hardly- one month-old newly formed BJP-led government in Manipur has delivered, so to say. The more-than – three – months old Economic Blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) on the Imphal – Dimapur National Highway (against the backdrop of seven newly created districts by the previous Congress government of Shri […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/wanted-manipur-river-protection-force/

Sense has been replaced by sensation, news by noise

Rajdeep Sardesai Rajdeep Sardesai, veteran journalist and author, spoke on the problems confronting contemporary journalism at the Venkatesh Chapalgaonkar Memorial Lecture in Pune on Saturday. The annual lecture is named after the late Marathi journalist who worked with the Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, Star News and Star Majha (now ABP News and ABP Majha) and is […]

Rajdeep Sardesai Rajdeep Sardesai, veteran journalist and author, spoke on the problems confronting contemporary journalism at the Venkatesh Chapalgaonkar Memorial Lecture in Pune on Saturday. The annual lecture is named after the late Marathi journalist who worked with the Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, Star News and Star Majha (now ABP News and ABP Majha) and is […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/sense-has-been-replaced-by-sensation-news-by-noise/

Question leakage: Where the system goes wrong?

Dr K Nabachandra Singh It is quite disturbing to see in local dailies that the Physics Question Paper on the 5th April 2017 of the on-going Higher Secondary Exam conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur leaked through WhatsApp. Some of the culprits are reported to have been pulled up by the cyber […]

Dr K Nabachandra Singh It is quite disturbing to see in local dailies that the Physics Question Paper on the 5th April 2017 of the on-going Higher Secondary Exam conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur leaked through WhatsApp. Some of the culprits are reported to have been pulled up by the cyber […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/question-leakage-where-the-system-goes-wrong/

Education system and emotional integrity in Manipur

Safiur Rahaman Maibam “A good system of education is one which can make people accept the past, support the present and encourage the future”. Education is one which can make fulfilled the needs of society and individuals. Education is one which engenders in an individual the sense of values and urge for serving the society, […]

Safiur Rahaman Maibam “A good system of education is one which can make people accept the past, support the present and encourage the future”. Education is one which can make fulfilled the needs of society and individuals. Education is one which engenders in an individual the sense of values and urge for serving the society, […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/education-system-and-emotional-integrity-in-manipur/

Appointment of an IAS Officer as JNIMS Director previously by Ibobi and now at RIMS by Modi Govt

Dr Th Suresh Singh It was somewhere in April, 2015 that an IAS officer Suresh Babu was appointed as Director of our only medical college JNIMS temporarily. Your Opinion Maker was the only one who openly challenged the same through this column and Hueiyen Lanpao (April & August). It was also pointed out that the […]

Dr Th Suresh Singh It was somewhere in April, 2015 that an IAS officer Suresh Babu was appointed as Director of our only medical college JNIMS temporarily. Your Opinion Maker was the only one who openly challenged the same through this column and Hueiyen Lanpao (April & August). It was also pointed out that the […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/appointment-of-an-ias-officer-as-jnims-director-previously-by-ibobi-and-now-at-rims-by-modi-govt/