Festive season is not the cause for flight ticket hike
A troubling anomaly has emerged on the Imphal–Guwahati route. While flights from Aizawl to Guwahati and Agartala to Guwahati hover comfortably between Rs 1,900…
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IDPs Left in Limbo as October Deadline Looms
October 2025 is slipping away, and with it, the last flicker of hope for Manipur’s internally displaced persons. In July, the President Rule governance…
The Anonymous Trump Ally Who Stepped Up for America’s Troops
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during…
Diwali Lagao Betrays Ningol Chakouba’s Bonds
As Diwali’s lamps flicker across Manipur, their glow should herald hope, renewal, and the triumph of light over darkness. Instead, the festival has become…
Fading Patriotism of Meitei Leaders
The Meitei people, with its vibrant traditions, language, and historical legacy, faces an existential threat—not only from external pressures but from the troubling lack…
Swept Under the Carpet, Investigations on Scams and Scandals
Over the last two decades, a litany of scams has surfaced in the State, each promising to shake the foundations of governance, only to…
COTU’s Condemnation Feels Like a Bad Punchline: Crocodile Tears
When those miscreants—struck at Nambol, it wasn’t just an attack on jawans; it was a slap in the face to any fragile truce. Locals…
Rights to Visit, But a Failure to Unite
Let’s set aside the debate over those welcoming or opposing the Prime Minister’s visit. As India’s leader, PM Narendra Modi has every right to…
Dr. Bimol, Manipur Counts on You to Counter PUCL and Unite Our State
The recent 694-page report by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph, has only deepened the…
Agenda Driven Contents and the Manipur Crisis
The recent controversy surrounding a question in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Agricultural Development Officer (ADO) examination has exposed a troubling issue: the…
Highways Must Come, First—Clear, Repair and Secure
The Imphal-Dimapur highway (NH-2), Manipur’s lifeline to the rest of India, is under siege. Relentless landslides along the Mao-Kohima stretches, particularly at Phesama in…
Plight of Meitei Farmers in Thinungei Under President’s Rule
When President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13, 2025, it was presented as a necessary measure to quell the ethnic violence that…