SANAKON celebrates 32nd foundation day

The 32nd foundation anniversary celebration of Sanamahi Lainingkon Sanglen Sanakon , Sega Road Khwairakpam Leikai was held today at Kwakeithel Makha Thokchom Leikai community hall Source The Sangai Express

The 32nd foundation anniversary celebration of Sanamahi Lainingkon Sanglen Sanakon , Sega Road Khwairakpam Leikai was held today at Kwakeithel Makha Thokchom Leikai community hall Source The Sangai Express

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Linesman dies at Maharabi, Sekmai

A linesman of Electricity Department died as he fell from an electric pole at Maharabi of Imphal West district under Sekmai Police Station today Source The Sangai Express

A linesman of Electricity Department died as he fell from an electric pole at Maharabi of Imphal West district under Sekmai Police Station today Source The Sangai Express

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Mega Miss NE contest at Dimapur

Mega Entertainment and Get Gorgeous Society will jointly organise the 10th Annual Sunsilk Mega Miss North East contest at DDSC stadium, Dimapur on May 10 Source The Sangai Express

Mega Entertainment and Get Gorgeous Society will jointly organise the 10th Annual Sunsilk Mega Miss North East contest at DDSC stadium, Dimapur on May 10 Source The Sangai Express

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National Seminar on Ethnography and Tribes concludes

The 3 day long National Seminar on Ethnography and Tribes in Colonial Northeast India organised by Department of History, Manipur University in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi concluded at the Lecture Hall of the His…

The 3 day long National Seminar on Ethnography and Tribes in Colonial Northeast India organised by Department of History, Manipur University in collaboration with Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi concluded at the Lecture Hall of the History Department today Source Hueiyen News Service

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Handymen killing protested

A mass sit in protest was held today at Wangoi Keithel against the burning dead of two handymen in the intervening night of March 26 and 27 at Keishampat Source The Sangai Express

A mass sit in protest was held today at Wangoi Keithel against the burning dead of two handymen in the intervening night of March 26 and 27 at Keishampat Source The Sangai Express

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Abducted village chief escapes, another abductee still traceless

A daring escape was made by a village chief from his kidnappers in Churachandpur district of Manipur today at around 5 p Source Hueiyen News Service Newmai News Network

A daring escape was made by a village chief from his kidnappers in Churachandpur district of Manipur today at around 5 p Source Hueiyen News Service Newmai News Network

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Rainfall quantum dropping sharply

Thanks to unrestrained logging and profligate devastation caused to the forest cover, Manipur at present is passing through a critical phase of climatic change with the gravity of the situation best illustrated by the fact that only 6 millilitres of ra…

Thanks to unrestrained logging and profligate devastation caused to the forest cover, Manipur at present is passing through a critical phase of climatic change with the gravity of the situation best illustrated by the fact that only 6 millilitres of rainfall could be recorded last month Source The Sangai Express

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Secretariat construction work caught in a rut

Even as the functioning of the newly constructed office complex of the Imphal bench of Gauhati High Court is slated to start from April 7, the construction work of Civil Secretariat building at Mantripukhri as a part of the Capitol Project has got caug…

Even as the functioning of the newly constructed office complex of the Imphal bench of Gauhati High Court is slated to start from April 7, the construction work of Civil Secretariat building at Mantripukhri as a part of the Capitol Project has got caught in a rut, unable to move forward Source The Sangai Express

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Delhi toys with idea of maximum autonomy with administrative and financial control in lieu of Lim model Naga solution ‘Supra State’ likely to don a new avatar

The Centre is reportedly toying with the idea of offering the collective leadership of NSCN IM maximum autonomy with administrative and financial control over Nagas living outside the existing Nagaland as an alternative to the demand for creation o…

The Centre is reportedly toying with the idea of offering the collective leadership of NSCN IM maximum autonomy with administrative and financial control over Nagas living outside the existing Nagaland as an alternative to the demand for creation of a greater Nagalim Source The Sangai Express Courtesy Seven Sisters Post

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Power Department asked to compensate

The Imphal bench of the Gauhati High Court, has directed the State Electricity Department to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for negligence to the family of a woman, who was electrocuted at Heirok village in Thoubal district after a live wire fell on her…

The Imphal bench of the Gauhati High Court, has directed the State Electricity Department to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for negligence to the family of a woman, who was electrocuted at Heirok village in Thoubal district after a live wire fell on her head in April 2009 Source The Sangai Express

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AR interacts with Meira Paibis

The 22 Assam Rifles at Kadamtala, Jiribam today hold an interaction session with leaders of Meira Paibi organisations of Jiribam at the camp of the 22 AR Source Hueiyen News Service

The 22 Assam Rifles at Kadamtala, Jiribam today hold an interaction session with leaders of Meira Paibi organisations of Jiribam at the camp of the 22 AR Source Hueiyen News Service

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Speaker greets on Good Friday

Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly, Th Lokeshwar Singh has greeted the people of the State particularly the Christians on the occasion of Good Friday Source The Sangai Express

Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly, Th Lokeshwar Singh has greeted the people of the State particularly the Christians on the occasion of Good Friday Source The Sangai Express

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‘VIP’ lines to be snapped in prepaid areas Palace compound, Ragailong to come under prepaid ambit in 2nd phase

Following successful implementation in Paona Bazaar and Thangal Bazaar areas in the first phase, the pre paid power supply system initiated by the state government to curb power theft is set to be extended in Palace compound and Ragailong areas under I…

Following successful implementation in Paona Bazaar and Thangal Bazaar areas in the first phase, the pre paid power supply system initiated by the state government to curb power theft is set to be extended in Palace compound and Ragailong areas under Imphal East district during the second phase Source Hueiyen News Service

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Infrastructure backlog hits State prisons

Apart from two square meals a day, with the obvious reason to prevent uprising by the inmates, both Imphal Central Jail and Sajiwa Central Jail are not able to implement other routine activities under relevant Jail Rules due to lack of basic infrastruc…

Apart from two square meals a day, with the obvious reason to prevent uprising by the inmates, both Imphal Central Jail and Sajiwa Central Jail are not able to implement other routine activities under relevant Jail Rules due to lack of basic infrastructure at these prisons Source The Sangai Express

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Water crisis hits hills as well PowerPHED at loggerheads over taxes

The taxes collected by Public Health and Engineering Department PHED in a year from the public for supplying water has been reportedly taken over entirely by Power department for not paying power tariff by the former Source Hueiyen News Service

The taxes collected by Public Health and Engineering Department PHED in a year from the public for supplying water has been reportedly taken over entirely by Power department for not paying power tariff by the former Source Hueiyen News Service

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Parity of man, woman in society stressed – E-Pao.net

Parity of man, woman in society stressedE-Pao.netImphal, April 05 2012: The Manipur Women's Development Cooperation Limited (MWDCL) observed its 17th Foundation Day at the office of Rural Women and Children Development Welfare Association, Toubungk…

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Land Ownership, Collective Farming and Women Empowerment – KanglaOnline

Land Ownership, Collective Farming and Women EmpowermentKanglaOnlineThe meeting was organised by Initiatives: Women In Development, Joint Women's Programme, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Prakriti Foundation and United Nation Information Cent…

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Land Ownership, Collective Farming and Women Empowerment

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5th April 2012, Delhi: An interactive planning session on the topic “To Explore Strategies to Ensure Land for Women in the Governance System” was held on 4 April 2012 at the UN Conference Hall at the premises of United Nation Development Program, Lodi Estate, New Delhi. The meeting was organised by Initiatives: Women In Development, Joint Women’s Programme, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Prakriti Foundation and United Nation Information Centre.

Amongst the distinguished participants included Dr. Jyotsna Chatterji, Director and Secretary, Joint Women’s Programme, Dr.Neelavalli, Director, Initiatives: Women In Development, Ms. Shobha Sakaharwade, Director, Prakriti Foundation, Dr. Charu Wali Khanna, Member, National Commission for Women, Dr. Deepa Ahluwalia, Sr. Project Advisor, National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Mr Ravinder Pal Singh, Defence Analyst and Former Project Leader on Arms Procurement, SIPRI ,Ms.Seema ,Consultant, Ms.Indrani Sinha , Executive Director, SANLAAP and Ms Binalakshmi Nepram, Founder-Manipur Women Gun Survivor Network.

Speaking at the occasion Dr.Neelavalli addressed that the meeting was organised to create space among women activists to explore strategies within Governance space to promote land rights for rural women. She said that IWID had identified that more than individual ownership, collective farming by women would be an effective strategy towards ‘access and control’ of land by women. She also stated that IWID had initiated a national level campaign for women farmers and collective farming that had promoted a number of collective farms by women in a number of states. She urged partner organisations, interested individuals to come forward to advise and evolve strategies to make the needed change.

Dr. Jyotsna Chatterjee talked about the importance of land ownership to women as they gave them decision making power and control. She suggested four step strategy regarding issues of land ownership by rural women through collective farming namely (1) to advocate much needed women ownership of land rights (2) collection of information or best practices, strong research for failures and successes regarding the issue 3) to open a format for addressing the issues to policy makers on need for women’s right to land ownership and to tapped existing policies, schemes and 4) women may own land but needed to use law and capacity building .She said that since a timeline necessary she recommended executing the strategy within a year.

Ms. Shobha Sakaharwade, Director, Prakriti Foundation addressed issues of rural women. She said that she was working in three areas namely Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Maharashtra working for underprivileged women who were often prone to do suicides. She said that she was working towards supporting these women to become self dependent by providing training programmes, education and awareness. She said that for women to gain economic and political power land ownership was important and suggested that in order to achieve this advocacy and lobby regarding the issue was the main need.

Ms Indrani Sinha, Executive Director, SANLAAP addressed the condition of women in West Bengal highlighting women trafficking in that area. She also addressed the issues of women and land ownership in West Bengal. She said that for giving economic and political stability land ownership by women is very much necessary. She said that they need to do practical work to achieve the set goals like advocacy- grass root information and funding. She suggest that for to achieve the goal regarding the issue a strong research was very much needed to know certain information on collective farming, schemes, government policies on collective farming and land ownership.

Dr. Charu Wali Khanna, Member, National Commission for Women talked about women farmers and their current status. She said that in India 80% of the agricultural labour was done by women farmers .She said that National Commission for Women would be ready to provide much needed help for such women farmers or the issue of owning land through collective farming if the partner organizers working in the issue gave them a feasible strategy leaded to the solution of the issue that could be done within a timeline.

Dr. Deepa Ahluwalia, Sr. Project Advisor, National Mission for Empowerment of Women addressed that best practices and existing positive stories in Andra Pradesh and Kerala regarding women empowerment through land ownership and said that legislation could also be done. She addressed that since land was fixed and limited, they should think beyond land and suggested to involved various government departments like horticulture, fishery etc.

Ms Binalakshmi Nepram, Founder-Manipur Women Gun Survivor Network addressed the issues of women and much needed their empowerment. Citing example of Manipur she highlighted the minimal participation of women in political field and addressed that it should had to be made increased women’s participation in political space to remove violence to women in grass root level.

Dr Ravinder Pal Singh, Defence Analyst and Former Project Leader on Arms Procurement, SIPRI addressed that women should engaged more seriously in decision making policies. Regarding collective farming to own land rights by women he suggested that a public policy making framework was necessary. He raised certain questions on the primary objective, its scalability and feasibility for the matter. He suggested that the National Commission for Empowerment of Women could play a national intervention regarding the issue and women empowerment. He said that women parliamentarians gave more concern to party line rather than women empowerment in the society and suggested them to focus more on women empowerment for a better society. He also addressed that since they should focus not only land but also other allied agricultural practices as they would be more meaningful for women in hilly areas would did not have access to farming.

The purpose of the meeting was to create space among women activists to explore strategies within Governance space – planning, budget, ministry, departments and special committees/ bodies to promote land rights for rural women. And also to discuss the possible schemes that could be suggested to Government and lobbying methods to ensure land for women. The meeting was concluded with meaningful notes and resolutions. The following resolutions have been taken –

1. To strengthen National level Campaign for Women Farmers and Collective Farming on an all India level under the slogan “Land Ownership, Collective Farming and Women Empowerment”.
2. To arrange a workshop to form a lobby committee.
3. A research consultation meeting to be held by May 2012.
4. A consultation meeting at Northeast India regarding the issue by August 2012.
5. To organise consultations with Govt officials and other like minded people.
6. To organise joint programmes by pooling capacity and resources.
7. To avail resource person for the trainings extended to rural women in different states.
8. To represent the cause at different national and international platforms.
9. To help evolve legislation on women collective farming.

For more information, please contact:

Dr.Neelavalli
Director, Initiatives: Women In Development
Email: iwidindia@gmail.com , Phone: 044-24799855

Dr. Jyotsna Chatterji
Director & Secretary, Joint Women’s Programme
Email: jwp@airtelnet.in
Phone: +91-124-4053370

Ms. Shobha Sakaharwade
Director, Prakriti Foundation
Email: prkriti_ngp@sancharnet.in Phone: 91-22-2669122

Ms Binalakshmi Nepram
Founder, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
Email: Binalakshmi@gmail.com Phone : 011-46018541

Mr. Rajiv Chandran
National Information Officer, United Nation Information Centre
Email: chandran@unicindia.org Phone: 011- 46532237

Ms. Shobha Sakaharwade,Ms Indrani Sinha, Ms Jyotsna Chatterjee, Dr Neelavalli, Ms Binalakshmi Nepram( L-R).

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Delhi toys with idea of maximum autonomy with administrative and financial … – E-Pao.net

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