Category Archives: Article

Read the latest stories, opinions and expert columns from the Ukhrul times desk.

Kuki Research Forum on objective historical position of the Kukis in Manipur

Posted on May 25, 2022 - 4:29pm by UT Desk
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STRONGLY INFLUENCED by the current discourse on indigeneity (rather than on citizenship and nation building), the past few years have witnessed different communities in Manipur embroiled in debates on who are the ‘indigenous peoples’. Ironically, this public debate centres on … Continue reading →

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Mobile towers at Sinakeithei: A boon or bane

Posted on March 27, 2022 - 10:11am by UT Desk
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The main aim of this article is to disseminate awareness on the health hazards associated with mobile towers, especially those families who stayed nearby the tower at Sinakeithei and other Tangkhul villages of Ukhrul district. The 21st century, the civilization … Continue reading →

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The Captivity of Tribal Women in Northeast India

Posted on March 25, 2022 - 11:35am by UT Desk
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LOOKING AT HOW TRIBAL women in/from Northeast India (NEI) freely move, travel, or migrate to the cities, they are seen as a liberated community. Considering their attire, they are seen as outgoing; those who are not bound by traditional norms. … Continue reading →

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Climate change in Ukhrul district: A myth or reality

Posted on March 13, 2022 - 8:32pm by UT Desk
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There was a time when we were kids, we went to hills for fetching wild fruits, leaves and other wild vegetables and drank the flowing pristine water from myriad streams in the forest. And there was also a time when … Continue reading →

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Naga self-determination a fundamental rights

Posted on December 14, 2021 - 3:51pm by UT Desk
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When we listen to the stories of our struggle, sometimes it is difficult not to think like we all live our life to become martyrs at the altar of Naga nationalism. A magnificent creation by  our Almighty God that has … Continue reading →

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Dr Vareso Ningshen: The Soft Spoken Educator

Posted on September 30, 2021 - 8:12pm by UT Desk
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Described by everyone who knew him as the most soft-spoken and yet the most passionate person on issues dear to him, Dr Vareso Ningshen, aside from being an educator, contributed his strength and intellect to a variety of social and … Continue reading →

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Why Every Naga Needs to Know About AFSPA

Posted on September 15, 2021 - 5:02pm by UT Desk
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Majority of the Naga’s population may know AFSPA but not in detail. To begin with, this is a law that has not solved any problem from its inception till today. It is a law which people hates but dearly used by the Government of India probably with hidden agenda. Therefore, every Naga … Continue reading →

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Chandel Naga UPSC Civil Service Aspirants: Exploring Challenges & Possibilities

Posted on September 12, 2021 - 10:23am by UT Desk
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Chandel district (formerly known as Tengnoupal district) came into existence on May 13, 1974. The district lies in the south-eastern part of Manipur. It is about 64 km away from Imphal. According to the 2011 census, Chandel district has a … Continue reading →

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BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF THE MANIPUR ASSEMBLY SPEAKER’S ORDERS

Posted on September 5, 2021 - 12:35pm by UT Desk
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In the anticipation that full-fledged statehood will be accorded to Manipur on 21st January, 1972, the Parliament passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971 extending a Constitutional protection for the Scheduled tribes of the Hill Areas. The protection it accords … Continue reading →

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Tribal Land Rights: NO KHAS LAND in the Hill Areas of Manipur

Posted on September 4, 2021 - 4:16pm by UT Desk
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INTRODUCTION In the dehumanising colonial doctrine of “terra nullius”, the ruling dispensation seems to have found a new sadistic pleasure for aggressive “territorial imagination” by asserting that the “Hill Areas” of Manipur are a “No man’s land”. “Land”, however, is … Continue reading →

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