R Alexander

R Alexander

Assistant Editor, Imphal Free press

Found17articles of authorR Alexander

Representational Image (Photo: Pixabay)
Opinion

Easter and Christianity

Posted on 7 Apr 2023

If Jesus did not rise from the death, the belief that He was the son of God would be all false and that there would be no need to believe in Jesus.

(PHOTO: IFP)
Opinion

Exams, expectations and pressures!

Posted on 17 Mar 2023

It is vital to support and encourage those students appearing in the ongoing HSLC examination so that they are not stressed out and fall under pressure.

(File Photo: IFP)
Opinion

War on Drug Lords is the need of the hour!

Posted on 10 Feb 2023

Destroying poppy cultivations and arresting chiefs and those supplying or selling drugs is a great move. But it is perhaps just the tip of the iceberg and to root out drugs from the state, one must destroy the source or the master.

Representational Image (Photo: Pixabay)
Opinion

New Year 2023: What’s new in you?

Posted on 21 Jan 2023

A New Year is not just a new calendar year. But it is also a new opportunity given to us to be better, to improve ourselves and for many, to rise up again and prove themselves.

(PHOTO: Pixabay)
Opinion

Christmas and what it means!

Posted on 24 Dec 2022

Let us spread Love and Joy everywhere and give Hope to the downtrodden, the weak and the hopeless. For, it is what Jesus Christ came for to live among us.

Representational Image (Photo: Pixabay)
Opinion

Jobs and language skills

Posted on 2 Dec 2022

Job priority for candidates with knowledge of other languages could be a little complicated and the government needs to come up with a good guideline for the same.

(PHOTO: IFP)
Opinion

The curious case of illegal migrants!

Posted on 11 Nov 2022

Despite the inner line permit coming into effect in Manipur since January 1, 2020, the issue of illegal migrants/immigrants is yet to be checked effectively till date.

Representational Image (Photo: Pixabay)
Opinion

Take Life One Day At A Time

Posted on 21 Oct 2022

While medicines do help in the healing process, perhaps, it is important to realise that one must learn to take life one day at a time.

Representational Image (PHOTO: IFP)
Opinion

Jobs and dignity of labour!

Posted on 9 Sept 2022

There is a need for proper understanding of the dignity of labour in our society. And that, those in various fields of work are also respected and valued equally. A closer look into various jobs, one will realise that all jobs are interlinked in one way or the other.

(Photo: IFP)
Opinion

Durand Cup: For the love of sports!

Posted on 19 Aug 2022

CM Biren rightly brought the Durand Cup to Manipur, and himself being a national level player in the eighties and having won the Durand Cup as a player of the BSF in 1981, one must agree when the CM said that conducting the tournament in the state will result in encouraging more people to take up football in the state.

(Representational Image: Unsplash)
Opinion

Mind your language!

Posted on 29 Jul 2022

As elected leaders of a state or country, MLAs and MPs are expected to maintain a standard of behaviour and decorum especially when they make public appearances or speak. They are expected to lead the people by example through their words and actions.

(PHOTO: IFP)
Editorial

HSLCE-2022 Result: For those who didn't pass

Posted on 8 Jul 2022

It is important that, as much as people congratulate those who succeed in life, one must also encourage and support those who could not make it in the first attempt so that they can do better next time.

Representational Image (Photo: Pixabay)
Editorial

Thank God for the Weekend!

Posted on 27 May 2022

Families need to reconnect, friends need to be in touch and perhaps, it is also time for markets and shopping malls to be open even on Sundays so that family and friends can go shopping together and connect, so that families can visit a family restaurant and eat together.

Page 1 of 1