By Thongkholal Haokip Time and again the Kuki people had been subjected to various forms of abuses and revilement by our so called neighbouring communities, not taking into account the galore intimidations and killings perpetrated by the security forces and militant groups. Such irreverent incidents were vented in curses with minimum justice that can be meted out from the government […]
» Read moreBy Thongkholal Haokip Taking a walk down memory lane, Christmas to me as a child was the season of peace, goodwill and joy. It was the time of leaving cities to the enchanted villages surrounded by misty mountains and the harvested paddy fields covered with hay and beast of burden shrouded with cranes. The hamlets represented the source of love […]
» Read moreBy Thongkholal Haokip Hueiyen Lanpao, September 17, 2011 A month after intense Sadar Hills agitation spearheaded by the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) since August 1, 2011 demanding upgradation of the Sadar Hills area of Senapati district into a full-fledged district, the indecisive cabinet of the Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government of the Manipur under Okram Ibobi Singh institute a […]
» Read moreThe power of eminent domain is not absolute as several extant laws limit the same to protect tribal land and forest. By Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 26 July 2021. N Biren Singh, chief minister of Manipur, recently said that “all lands belong to the state”. He was speaking during a week-long observance of “Van Mahotsav” or the forest festival where […]
» Read moreDespite decades-long ceasefire agreements between insurgent groups and the Indian State in the North-east, ‘extra-judicial killings’ continue unabated By Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 14 June 2021 Article 21 of the Indian Constitution affirms that “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law”. The protection of life is the most important […]
» Read moreDebates and conflicts are raging over attempts to declare the sacred mountain in Manipur as a ‘protected site’ By Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 3 May 2021. The politics of forest reservation, protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries is nothing new, ever since the Indian Forest Act of 1878 was passed. The declaration of certain areas as “reserved” or “protected” forests and […]
» Read moreThe widespread proliferation of virtual digital assistants, which use voice recognition, could increase language endangerment, especially for people from the North-east By Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 19 April 2021 Artificial intelligence is changing the world rapidly and has impacted our life and imagination. Big tech companies are increasing their funding on research for the advancement of AI and the integration […]
» Read moreA carrot and stick policy should be adopted to end illicit poppy cultivation in the hills of Manipur and ensure equitable rural development By Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 15 March 2021 In the last couple of months, the Narcotics and Affairs of Border wing of Manipur Police, assisted by the Manipur Rifles, was strenuously engaged in destroying illicit poppy cultivation […]
» Read moreBy Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 8 February 2021 On 3 July 2020, the Government of Nagaland decided to ban dog meat in the state. Then chief secretary Temjen Toy tweeted about this decision, “The State Government has decided to ban commercial import and trading of dogs and dog markets and also the sale of dog meat, both cooked and uncooked”. […]
» Read moreBy Thongkholal Haokip The Statesman, 4 January 2021, p. 11. Intentionally presumptuous racism permeates the lives of North-easterners in metropolitan cities of India, which the new anti-racism bill also fails to take note of. Incidents of racism against Indians from the North-east are not new, especially during the last two decades in mainland metropolitan cities of India. The opening of […]
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