Sombre hues delve deep into the mind

ART A visitor at the painting exhibition in Guwahati. Picture by Eastern Projections Minakshi Bargohain is one of the very few new generation women artists of Assam who, after her entry into the field of painting in 2004, has honed her creative pursuits in a distinctive style. Her second solo exhibition, Spandan, was held at the State Art...

Banned genre revived with bull’s tale

A scene from Kao-Kei. Picture by H. Shatananda Sharma A theatre genre that had been banned by a Manipuri king fearing it would hinder the spread of Vaishnavism for its strong Hindu undercurrents is slowly and steadily making a comeback, thanks to a few dedicated shumang leela troupes.Moirang parva was first staged in the late 19th century and though a non-Hindu genre, it contained...

Shutdown over killing of a professor cripples life in Manipur

Imphal, May 28 : Normal life came to a standstill in Imphal on Tuesday after the students’ union gave a call for a 24-hour shutdown to protest against the killing of a professor of Manipur University. 56 year-old Mohammad Islamudin, a professor of economics and former Dean of Students’...

Manipuri student held for murder

New Delhi, May 27 : A 25-year-old Manipuri youth, Gaijaomei George, was arrested here yesterday for murdering his pregnant girlfriend. The body of 25-year-old Lily Kamei (name changed), also from Manipur, was recovered from the thick jungles of Banta Hills in North Delhi on May 14...

Shutdown over professor’s killing cripples life in Manipur

IMPHAL - A shutdown called by a students’ body to protest the murder of a Manipur University professor crippled normal life in the state Tuesday. Most markets, businesses establishments, educational institutions, banks and non government offices remained closed, while traffic was...

Beautiful skies of Manipur

If there is one thing I have observed and fell in love with in my hometown, it is the skies of Manipur. I am fond of watching the skies of Manipur and its different moods, much akin to human moods. Since childhood, this has been one of my favourite passtime I have indulged in shamelessly, taking small pleasures in watching varied cloud formations which I always imagined to be of different...

Manipur University professor shot dead

Imphal , May 25 A professor of Manipur University was today gunned down by some unidentified men in a broad day light inside the institute premises in Imphal West district, police said. However, the assailants managed to escape from the university campus after killing Dean...

CPI presses Ibobi for meeting

Imphal, May 25 : The CPI, a partner in the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) ministry, today urged Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh to convene a meeting of the SPF steering committee “immediately” to decide on the fate of the coalition. The executive committee,...

Manipur bandh in protest against‘encounter’ killing

IMPHAL, May 25 : Traffic on the Indo-Myanmar section of the NH-39 in Imphal was paralysed on Sunday owing to a dawn-to-dusk bandh imposed by Committee on the killing of L Satish allegedly in a fake encounter by the security forces. Satish, a 34-year-old man hailing from Singjamei...

Congress, CPI fall out in Manipur

Imphal, May 23 : The seven-year-long honeymoon between the Congress and CPI in Manipur is now over -- a direct fallout of the Lok Sabha polls. In a swift but not entirely unexpected move, chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh today decided to part ways with the CPI, which has been sharing...

Nurse from Tamenglong found murdered in New Delhi

Imphal, May 23 : A 25-year old unmarried staff nurse of Vinayak Hospital, Derawal Nagar Modern Town in Delhi was found killed suspiciously on May 15 at the Ridge area, Rajpur Civil Lines. Due to late verification, the nurse’s dead body was disposed off by the concerned authority...

International Biological Diversity Day observed

Imphal, May 23 : As in other parts of the world, the International Biological Diversity Day was observed under the aegis of Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment Network (BEENET) at Kangla Hall here today under the sponsorship of Environment and Ecology Wing, Government of Manipur. The...

Alma Maters & Prides

  Alma Maters & Prides By: RS Jassal Like first love in life, may be described the attraction of a student to his/her institution in true sense. Curiosity driven, for assess – appraisal of surviving rate of saplings planted by our club i.e., Rotary...

Meinya's name in list of CoMs

Imphal, May 22 : The name of Dr Th Meinya, the re-elected Congress MP from Manipur, has been found included in the list of 65-member Council of Ministers to be sworn-in tomorrow, according to a UNI report. (See box) However, on being contacted, Dr Meinya told the Hueiyen Lanpao...

Nara claims moral victory

Imphal, May 19 : The CPI candidate in the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency, Moirangthem Nara Singh, today claimed moral victory though he lost at the hands of sitting MP and Congress candidate Thokchom Meinya Singh. “I had moral victory. The results confirmed our claim that...

Womenfolk stormed police station over youth abduction

Imphal, May 8 : Family members, relatives and Meira Paibee members today stormed the Singjamei police station demanding production of the police commando personnel involved in the abduction of Khwairakpam Megha (34), whose traces have been not known after he was reportedly arrested...

Job seekers duped by Imphal-based job centre

Imphal, May 8 : An Imphal-based job centre has allegedly duped gullible job seekers by calling them not only to appear in the interview for filling up post vacancies in mobile service providers, Vodafone and Tata Indicom but also making them to deposit money. Disclosing this while...

No Malaria carriers, but host of JE aplenty

Imphal, May 8  Though the mosquitoes which make life hell for the people, especially in the valley areas, are not Malaria carriers, this no cause for comfort as there is a species of Mosquito, known as Culex which hosts Japanese Encephalitis. Speaking to The Sangai Express...

Sadar Hills bandh suspended

 IMPHAL, May 7 – The 48-hour bandh in Sadar Hills in Manipur’s Senapati district has been suspended till May 7 evening following an agreement with the State Government. Kuki Students’ Organisation Sadar Hills had called the bandh in protest against the firing incident in Saikul...

New Naga outfit vows to protect Manipur’s territory

IMPHAL, May 6 : Claiming to be an autonomous revolutionary group which was formed in the year 2008 to save the territorial integrity of Manipur, the Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front, MNRF, has made known its stand against anyone big or small who challenges and tries to bring disunity...

High Court stays SP’s order making helmets compulsory

Imphal, May 6 : The Gauhati High Court today stayed the enforcement by the Senior SP, Imphal West on two wheeler drivers and pillion riders to wear helmets with immediate effect. The court further said the general public cannot be detained and punished for not wearing helmets or...

Left remembers Marx

Imphal, May 6 : The CPI Manipur State Council commemorated the 191st birth anniversary of Karl Marx with a solemn function organised at Irabot Bhavan here under the theme "Marxism and Contemporary World". Among others, the function was attended by Health and Family Welfare Minister...

Manipur scribes body elected

IMPHAL, May 4 – S Hemant, Editor of Eikhoigi Panthung, a monthly vernacular, has been re-elected as president of All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU), the apex body of the jounalists community in the State. In its election held at the premises of the Manipur Press Club...

Medical Assistance Camp by Army

IMPHAL, May 2 : A medical assistance camp for the disabled was conducted by Troops of Red Shied Division at Monginganbi College at Ningthoukhong on April 29, 2009. The camp was first of its kind to be conducted in the region. It also aimed at assessing the number of disabled and...

Counting venues for Outer Manipur polls announced

IMPHAL, May 1 : The date, time and place for counting for the different Assembly segments of the Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary constituency have been announced by the office of the returning officer of the constituency. The counting for Heirok, Wangjing Tentha, Khangabok, Wabagai,...

CPI demands re-polling in 16 polling booths in Manipur

New Delhi CPI has demanded re-polling in 16 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency for"irregularities" allegedly committed at the behest of Congress. In a memorandum to the Election Commission, CPI candidate from the seat, M Nara, alleged that workers of...