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There are appointments that can be treated as routine administrative decisions, and there are appointments that determine whether an institution recovers or slips further…
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Manipur Government Says It Supports NRC. Why Then Use Force Against Those Asking for the Official Record?
The women who marched through Imphal on September 27 were asking for more than another assurance on the National Register of Citizens. They wanted…
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Manipur Pulse 2027
Moirang has a habit of changing its political script. Congress once held the constituency. The BJP broke through in 2017. Five years later, the…
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Signpost News begins its constituency-by-constituency journey across Manipur from AC 10–Uripok, examining electoral change, political representation, development and the issues residents want addressed before…
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Bishnupur, September 14: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bishnupur Vibhag, held a Prominent Citizens’ Meeting at the Gopinath Mandir Guest House in Ningthoukhong on…
Imphal, September 8, 2026: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Manipur Prant, has condemned the death of Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram following an assault in…
Fourteen civil society organisations have called a statewide shutdown in Manipur from August 9 midnight over the Government’s alleged delay in organising a seminar on updating the NRC.
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On 23 September 2025, I warned that Manipur’s conflict was being shown through a distorted digital frame. The DFRAC report now confirms how Pakistan and South Asia linked accounts used Manipur, Kashmir, and Punjab narratives to weaken trust and spread misinformation. Manipur’s defence must begin with the defence of truth.
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Guest Essay
The recent uproar over AR Rahman’s role in composing for Nitesh Tiwari’s epic Ramayana—coupled with his honest insights into communal biases affecting his Bollywood…
Guest Essay
The recent meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping on January 16, 2026, wasn’t just a diplomatic handshake—it was…
Guest Essay
The Sangai Festival stands as one of the most resplendent manifestations of Manipur’s civilizational heritage, encapsulating the state’s intricate mosaic of traditions, arts, and…
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At the 32nd Langban Thanil Ipa Ipu Purol Taret Looklen Katpa observance at Selloi Langmaiching, Divine Panthou urged families to preserve the names and memories of their forefathers across seven generations — or at least begin with father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
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Imphal, October 5, 2026: Manipur University has launched a six-day interdisciplinary programme on advanced research methodology in life sciences, combining academic lectures with hands-on…
Centre records 27 selections in government services and 16 NET/JRF qualifiers; GATE coaching proposed as DACE seeks more classrooms and infrastructure Imphal, October 1,…
BABINA Group CMD Dr Thangjam Dhabali donates 15 copies of ‘Microscope to Milestones’ to the university community on Hijam Irabot’s 130th Birth Anniversary IMPHAL,…
Markets, business and personal finance
The US SEC will consider tailored rules for certain crypto offerings on August 14. Here is what the proposal could mean for Indian investors.
Ripple has secured full MiCA authorization from Luxembourg, allowing it to offer regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area as the EU enters a stricter enforcement phase for digital asset firms.
US stock futures moved higher after Washington and Tehran agreed to pause hostilities, but oil supply risks and weakness in major technology shares continue to shape investor sentiment.
Local cinema · Manipur & Northeast
The two-day CNFF 2026 will be held at Jyoti Chitraban on October 24 and 25, with awards in short film, documentary, direction, screenplay, cinematography…
Priyakanta Laishram is returning to filmmaking with Interlude, a live-action short that adopts a deliberately stripped-down cinematic approach. The film’s first official poster was…
Manipuri cinema achieved another major national recognition as the feature film ‘Sunita’ won the Best Feature Film in Manipuri award at the 72nd National Film Awards. Selected under the Regional Film category, ‘Sunita’ was adjudged the Best Feature Film in Manipuri. The prestigious recognition further strengthens the growing presence and reputation of Manipuri film on the national stage.
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