Category Archives: Article

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

For Pettigrew College in Ukhrul : An appeal for a cause

Posted on October 13, 2020 - 5:39pm by UT News Service
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Two visit to Pettigrew College, Ukhrul in the month of February, 2018 and again on the 6th September, 2019 goaded my thoughts that it is my social and moral responsibility that Pettigrew College, a college that bears the name of … Continue reading →

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CONSERVING FOREST & WILDLIFE: A PRIORITY (With reference to Ukhrul & Kamjong Districts)

Posted on October 11, 2020 - 10:51am by UT Desk
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BRIEF OVERVIEW Someone has rightly described forests as ‘the lungs of the planet’. This shows the most fundamental function of the forest — it acts as a carbon sink; soaking up carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen to the environment … Continue reading →

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If I’m Tested, I will be COVID-19 Positive

Posted on October 10, 2020 - 1:05pm by UT Desk
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Tamenglong people during the Covid-19 Pandemic Within the last one month or so, denizens of Tamenglong headquarters have seen Community Transmission (CT) of Covid-19. People were so scared of the CT that they had abstained from venturing out to bazaar … Continue reading →

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The Number You’re Calling is not Reachable: Shanatombi while calling her husband from Ukhrul

Posted on October 3, 2020 - 3:03pm by Themreichon Leisan
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“The number you’re calling is not reachable” says an automated voice as Shanatombi called up her husband who had gone to Ukhrul from Imphal for work. It automatically occurred to her that it must be network error (for who hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Backdoor COVID musing; Senapati

Posted on September 27, 2020 - 1:24pm by Joyce Paveine
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“Whereas, the Home Department, Government of Manipur had issued orders regarding guidelines on unlock, vide No. 9/6(1)/ 2020-H(Pt), dated the 31st August 2020. Whereas, the PROHIBITORY ORDERS UNDER SECTION 144 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1973 (Senapati, the 5th … Continue reading →

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Building a Library: Learnings from Chaengdai Village

Posted on September 25, 2020 - 12:20pm by UT Desk
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What does it take to build a library? Not so much, yet a lot. This is the story of the wonderful things I learned in helping my friends build a public library in a village called Chaengdai, a beautiful Rongmei … Continue reading →

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Depression: Longing for Home at Home

Posted on September 20, 2020 - 8:49pm by Joyce Paveine
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“It’s alright, everything will be okay. You just think too much.” “You just think too much.”  These five -word echolalia keeps resonating in the tiny head incessantly. They poured in remarks of tranquility with hopes to steady a storm which … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity & conservation of orchids: The importance of documentation from their natural habitats

Posted on August 31, 2020 - 11:44am by Times
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The Orchidaceae is one of the largest and highly evolved families of angiosperms on earth, consisting of nearly 25,000 species with more than 850 genera. Due to their range of diversity in shape, size and colour of flowers and leaves, … Continue reading →

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Ukhrul is linked to Mahabharata: Sanskriti Magazine

Posted on August 21, 2020 - 1:15pm by UT Desk
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Intriguing and fascinating as it may, a Hindu based online magazine, Sanskriti magazine, had published an article titled, ‘North-East Tribals and their connection to Ancient India’ where the magazine made tall claims about the indigenous tribals of the North East belief that … Continue reading →

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Historical Perspectives of Naga Political Struggle

Posted on August 15, 2020 - 4:07pm by UT News Service
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Here is the full speech of Dr. Visier Sanyü delivered at the 74th Commemoration of the Naga Independence Day in the webinar organized by the Global Naga Forum on August 14, 2020. Dr. Visier Sanyü Before the British came and defeated … Continue reading →

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