UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in Imphal

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IMPHAL, April 27 (NNN): Rashida Manjoo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a two-day visit to Manipur. Her visit to the state aims to collate information on … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27 (NNN): Rashida Manjoo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a two-day visit to Manipur. Her visit to the state aims to collate information on violence against women.

She arrived at Imphal`s Tulihal Airport at 1: 30 pm. Manjoo was accorded a warm welcome by leaders of different NGOs from the North East states, including that of West Bengal, Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) and several victims.

Shortly after her arrival, Manjoo met with top officials of the Home Department and discussed on crimes against women and child in the state of Manipur, official sources said.

The visiting UN Special Rapporteur will interact with rape victims and representatives of various social organizations during a discussion on “Cause and Consciousness” to be held at the Hotel Classic, North AOC on Sunday.

She will also share reports on her India visit with the media and representatives of NGOs.

Manjoo arrived in India on April 22 on an official visit that will last till May 1.

She had accepted an invitation sent to her on March 13 from the  CSCHR to visit Manipur and the North East region during her mission to India.

The UNSRVAW will address violence against women broadly, focusing on both its causes and consequences according to the mandate and study the different manifestations of violence against women.

In order to have a clear picture of the issues in India, Manjoo will be compiling and studying information on recent analyses or surveys on the situation and forms of violence against women in India.

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State literature award for Kshetri Bira

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IMPHAL, April 27: Kshetri Bira was honored with the  Manipur state award for literature 2012 for his novel titled ‘Nangbu Ngaibada’ at the fifth annual award distribution function organized by the Department of Education (S), Government of Manipur at Kangla … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27: Kshetri Bira was honored with the  Manipur state award for literature 2012 for his novel titled ‘Nangbu Ngaibada’ at the fifth annual award distribution function organized by the Department of Education (S), Government of Manipur at Kangla Hall, Kangla here today.

The said award is given to honor creative writers of Manipuri Language and carries a cash amount of Rs 2,00,000 along  with a plaque, a citation and a shawl.

Delivering the speech of the Awardee, Kshetri Bira said he started writing very late when he was in his 50s and had not any knowledge of literature but was fond of telling stories to friends.

Speaking at the occasion, Gurbachand Jagat, Governor of Manipur congratulated Kshetri Bira for his work ‘Nangbu Ngaibada’, and appreciated the Department of Education (Schools) for the initiative taken to recognize outstanding writers for their contribution towards the enrichment of Manipuri literature, and expressed his hope that the initiative will encourage creative writers.

“Manipuri language, one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Constitution of India, with its own script is regarded as the most advanced of the Tibeto-Burmese languages spoken in India,” he said.

In the fast changing global environment, with English becoming the international language, languages with lesser number of speakers are being wiped out and languages with more speakers are pushing out the smaller ones. It has been assessed that one language or dialect is becoming extinct every two weeks in the world, he said.

During the last few decades, Manipuri literature has grown tremendously, with books on different on different genre available. However, this is almost unknown to the outside world. Efforts need to be made for translating Manipuri literature works into English and other languages, he added.

The Governor continued that even though our creative writers are second to none, the number of creative writers who had got Padma Awards in literature and education from Manipur is still very less with 8 awardees till date and the last award in 2000.

During the occasion, M Okendro, Minister Education and CAF & PD, Manipur said much development work is needed to be done for the Manipuri language. “To encourage the creative writers of Manipur the Government has been honoring outstanding writers with the state award for literature since 2008. The first four state awards for leiterature carried a cash amount of Rs 1,00,000 which has been doubled from this year onwards,” he said.

Such initiative of the government will boost the morale of Manipuri literature and encourage the writers to contribute more, he added and appealed for suggestions as a separate language directorate will be there in the state soon.

He also appealed the people to cooperate and not to call bandh or blockade tomorrow as the first Teacher’s Eligibility Test for Meitei Mayek subject will be conducted on the day.

B Jayentakumar Sharma, Eminent Lyricist and Former President Manipur Sahitya Parishad also spoke at the occasion.

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Two students missing

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IMPHAL, April 27: The family members of two school going students have demanded for their release while addressing a press conference  at the Manipur Press Club today.  Y Shanti, the  mother of the one of the student identified as Yumnam … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27: The family members of two school going students have demanded for their release while addressing a press conference  at the Manipur Press Club today. 

Y Shanti, the  mother of the one of the student identified as Yumnam Kabita (18) of Kumbi Laingoubi along with another girl from the same locality identified as H Pinky (name changed, 15) daughter of  H. Ranbir and a 10th standard student of Sagang High school said that on 22nd April, her daughter along with Pinky went to Moirang Bazaar to buy some cloth but did not return back. She added that all efforts to trace the girls have not yielded anything and that the mobile phone numbers of both the girls were in switch off mode.

She further disclosed that on the day that both girls had gone out, her own daughter had a phone conversation with one Arun Magang from Bishnupur and added that they had filed a complaint over the matter with Kumbi police station.

Y Shanti further appealed to all to find the whereabouts of the two girls at the earliest and appealed to all, including underground groups to release the two at the earliest if the two have been recruited by them by looking at the hardship faced by the family of the two girls.     

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15th Dark day observation held

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IMPHAL, April 27: The 15th  Dark day observation was organized by the International Peace and Social Advancement (IPSA) in connection with  the day Manipur  lost its independence at MDU hall, Yaiskul Police lane, Imphal. Mangoljao, Secretary General IPSA said that … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27: The 15th  Dark day observation was organized by the International Peace and Social Advancement (IPSA) in connection with  the day Manipur  lost its independence at MDU hall, Yaiskul Police lane, Imphal.

Mangoljao, Secretary General IPSA said that on April 27, 1891, the Manipur flag with Kangla-Sa was pulled down and the Union Jack was hoisted and added that the black day was being observed today decrying it. He continued further that the people of both the hill and valley should make the effort not to affect/disintegrate territorial integrity.

Reprsentatives of various civil society organizations participated in the observation. Special invitee, RK Ranendrajit, Editor Freedom said that the war fought at that time is a historical one.

He continued that we should make our move honestly and without corruption after we understand clearly what we want to achieve. “On this day we should put our heads together to work out policies for our future generation,” he said, going on  to say that Irom Chanu Sharmila has been fasting for 12 years demanding repeal of AFSPA but India Government of India has been neglecting her.

Speaking at the function, Dr. Danabir Laishram noted that treatment conditions would improve if Private public partnership (PPP) is introduced in Manipur but poor people will not be able to afford to receive treatment. Pubic opinions should be sought before it is introduced in Manipur.

MLA N Biren in his speech as the chief guest mentioned that the situation of the State will improve in a holistic manner after with the advent of the Look East Policy. The arrival of trains will further create better connectivity with the rest of the Nation and will ease the problems faced by truckers along the National Highways.

“The civil organizations have no right to blame the state governance, blaming politicians is akin to blaming oneself as the MLA, ministers have been mandated by the public,”Biren said. He voiced want of the Dark Day observance to be continued in an ever larger scale by the youths of the State.

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Five persons killed in three accidents

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IMPHAL, April 27: A Shaktiman truck  bearing registration no. MN – 06/T – 0758 met with an accident near BN HQ of 26 AR located near Pallel Thongkhong under Kakching Police Station of Thoubal District today at around 12.30 p.m. … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27: A Shaktiman truck  bearing registration no. MN – 06/T – 0758 met with an accident near BN HQ of 26 AR located near Pallel Thongkhong under Kakching Police Station of Thoubal District today at around 12.30 p.m. Three laborers travelling in the Shaktiman were killed in the accident.

The deceased have been identified as Sorensangbam Megha Singh (44), son of Late S Manao Singh of Thoubal Kiyam Siphai Namoijam Leikai, Thokchom Jugin Singh (50), son of late Th. Angou Singh of Khongjom Chingtham Thokchom Leikai and Ngangbam Sanajaoba Singh (45), son of late Ng. Rajani Singh of Samaram Maning Leikai.

S Megha Singh and Th Jugin Singh died on the spot while Ng. Sanajaoba Singh who was taken to 26 AR of BN HQ  treated died on the way to the Thoubal district hospital where he was being taken after his condition turned critical.

All the three deceased are labourers who were taken part of the work force taking part in black topping along the road from Kondong Lairembi of Moreh to Lokchao.

Meanwhile, a Tata Dipper bearing registration number MN-04-2001 hit a laborer of a brickfield inside the Haozen brickfield at Utlou under Nambol Police Station of Bishnupur District at around 2 p.m. The deceased has been identified as Thongam Rameshwar Singh (40), son of late Th Ibopishak Singh of Utlou Chanura Bazar.  He was taken to Shija Hospital and Research Institute for treatment but he died today at around 5.10 a.m.

In another incident, Ngangom Amu (22), son of Ng. Deven Singh succumbed to his injuries when a tractor and a two wheeler crashed into each other at Tentha Khongband of Thoubal District at around 10.30 p.m. The deceased was pillion riding on the two wheeler.

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Adinno Phizo arrives at Nagaland

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DIMAPUR, April 27 (NNN): The Naga National Council (NNC) President Adinno Phizo arrived in Nagaland today accompanying her late younger brother`s coffin from London. 81 years old Adinno Phizo returns to Nagaland after more than 50 years of staying abroad. … Continue reading

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DIMAPUR, April 27 (NNN): The Naga National Council (NNC) President Adinno Phizo arrived in Nagaland today accompanying her late younger brother`s coffin from London.

81 years old Adinno Phizo returns to Nagaland after more than 50 years of staying abroad.

It has been speculated here that the eldest daughter of legendary A.Z Phizo will not go back to London. Sources said she will not entertain on people seeking to interview her during the mourning period. By early next month, Adinno Phizo will start meeting her party leaders and will chalk out strategies to revamp the NNC position.

Adinno Phizo has been operating NNC from London after her father A.Z Phizo`s death in 1990.

When Adinno Phizo took over the NNC leadership, there were rebels in the party itself who were steadfastly against her being awarded the top post. The infighting within the NNC in the early 1990s had led to the spit of the party into NNC/FGN (Adinno), NNC (Hozheto), Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) led by Singnyu and NNC (Nagi).

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Rape condemned

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IMPHAL, April 27: A press release from Sustainable Development Centre (SDC), Thamnapokpi has expressed unhappiness over the incident wherein a boy aged 15 of Charangpat Mayai Leikai under Thoubal district on April 23 had molested and raped two girls of … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27: A press release from Sustainable Development Centre (SDC), Thamnapokpi has expressed unhappiness over the incident wherein a boy aged 15 of Charangpat Mayai Leikai under Thoubal district on April 23 had molested and raped two girls of aged five years of the same locality.

It further said that stringent actions against those involved in such crimes should be taken up according to law. If juveniles are involved in the crimes they should be produced before the Juvenile justice board, it said while condemning the rape of minor children.

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Occupancy observation day observed

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IMPHAL, Apr 27: The 9th occupancy observation day 2013 commemorating the day when British occupied Manipur was observed by the Occupancy Observation Committee at Gandhi Memorial Hall here today. The occasion was marked by showcasing cultural programs like Khongjom Parva, … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, Apr 27: The 9th occupancy observation day 2013 commemorating the day when British occupied Manipur was observed by the Occupancy Observation Committee at Gandhi Memorial Hall here today.

The occasion was marked by showcasing cultural programs like Khongjom Parva, traditional songs, Thang-Ta etc with financial help for children being distributed.

A Bimol Meetei, General Secretary HADO; S Arunapyari, General Secretary Aruna Academy Creative Arts; and Y Sorojini Devi, General Secretary KTWAN Imphal also presented their speeches on the occasion while Dr M Kriti, Padmashri; Rose Mangsi of Kuki Women Union, Manipur and Ex Minister Minthing spoke on various topics.

S Bira Singh, MLA Kumbi A/C; E Chand Singh, MLA Yaiskul A/C; A Nimai Sharma, Chairperson Imphal Municipal Council; K Tombi Singh, Adakshya Imphal East; A Bimol Meetei, General Secretary HADO; S Soroja Devi, Dy Director Veterinary; and L Mangisana Singh, National and International Awardee and Chief Advisor ODOC along with others attended the observation.

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RIMS re-union

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IMPHAL, Apr 27: The 3rd RIMSONIAN re-union, Imphal was organized at Jubilee Hall by the Association of RIMS Alumni (ARIMSA) today. Dr S Sekharjit Singh, Director, RIMS said the students who have passed out from RIMS have worked in various … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, Apr 27: The 3rd RIMSONIAN re-union, Imphal was organized at Jubilee Hall by the Association of RIMS Alumni (ARIMSA) today.

Dr S Sekharjit Singh, Director, RIMS said the students who have passed out from RIMS have worked in various places around the globe.

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Intimidation and beating of RTI activists condemned

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IMPHAL, April 27: A press release issued by the Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup said that Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup condemned the incident wherein RTI petitioners, K Sophia, T. Bhani and G. Laksmi who tried to find out irregularities … Continue reading

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IMPHAL, April 27: A press release issued by the Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup said that Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup condemned the incident wherein RTI petitioners, K Sophia, T. Bhani and G. Laksmi who tried to find out irregularities in job cards of MGNRGS of Thongju Part – 2 Gram Panchayat were slapped and intimidated by saying that they would be excommunicated from the locality and their houses would be set to fire.

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Social ailment

There is nothing a man cannot do. Have a will the way will be found. This proverbial phrase is not touching the heart and mind of the young men. Because we have seen lots of young men moving aimlessly as if they have no future. Many of them are very talented. To be frank most […]

There is nothing a man cannot do. Have a will the way will be found. This proverbial phrase is not touching the heart and mind of the young men. Because we have seen lots of young men moving aimlessly as if they have no future. Many of them are very talented. To be frank most of them are lazy men. They wait for someone to come to their help. Like the lazy men waiting for fruits to fall into their mouth by sleeping under the tree these useless youths expect family men to arrange everything for them. They want their parents to arrange even for passing the examination be it matriculation or higher secondary level. How can it be possible? Now crime against women is on the rise all over the country. Gory details of child being done to death after raping that appears almost daily in the newspapers leave a question mark. Who perpetrates such heinous crimes? Has anybody seriously attempted to understand the root cause of such crime? But ours is a conservative society, which does not allow anything foreign to infiltrate our culture. It happens the perpetrators of the crime against child are the ones known to the victim child. So the tormentors think of doing away with the evidence by killing the victim. Parents or guardians are advised to observe with whom their children are living. Surely the perpetrators of the crime are the dullards, who leisure away time. They sit together with friends familiar to them chatting all the time sitting on the roadside or at the secluded places. Parents are also advised to observe their sons. Their lazy sons will one day turn out to be the rapists. For, they continue to mix up with those, who do not want to study, who want to puff away time talking about ludicrous stories of women falling for handsome boys. How do we control useless boys wasting time without doing anything? Parents cannot ask them to go to hotels to wash utensils, nor can they be asked to devote to studies. Number of useless souls is rising daily. That is to be seen in every Leikai. They sit at the roadside and talk the ills of others only. We have heard local women saying they cannot pass through the roads abound with roadside Romeos. They know Roadside Romeos talk nothing about development of society. Their talk focuses on the ills of others only. A change must come. This can be achieved to some extent by clearing the roads and public places of chattering classes. The rumour spread by them is really disturbing. In their wildest thought they even establish sexual relationship between men of high standard with someone known to the families. The listeners take it as gospel truth and rumour machine churns out more stories. Something needs to be done to control the gathering of dullards to bring a change to the society.

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Ex-servicemen rally at Senapati

Mail News Service Imphal, April 27 : To fortify close association with ex-servicemen and to address their concerns, an ex-servicemen rally was organized by Red Shield Division, at Senapati district. Over 500 veterans from villages of Senapati and Tamenglong Districts participated in the rally. The rally was inaugurated by Maj Gen KK Sinha, SM GOC […]

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Imphal, April 27 : To fortify close association with ex-servicemen and to address their concerns, an ex-servicemen rally was organized by Red Shield Division, at Senapati district. Over 500 veterans from villages of Senapati and Tamenglong Districts participated in the rally.
The rally was inaugurated by Maj Gen KK Sinha, SM GOC Red Shield Division. Alexander Pao , MLA L Dhikho, MLA Devendro MLA attended the rally.
The GOC fondly recollected the glorious saga and history of courage exhibited by the personnel at various fronts of the Nation. He said that the gallant contribution for the cause of the nation, made by the personnel from the state of Manipur irrespective of the varied cultural diversity, is a glaring example of ethnic harmonization, worth emulating. He appreciated the veterans for having selflessly given the best of their years to the Nation. The General said that he is aware of the difficulties faced by the ex servicemen post retirement and urged that the civil administration must responsibly come forward to alleviate the problems faced by them. The GOC assured the veterans that all assistance will be provided and that their grievances will be suitably attended to.
Various agencies from the Army, Assam Rifles, Territorial Army, Zila Sainik Board, ECHS, SBI and State Government established stalls to render assistance and spread awareness on pension, health, education, banking and insurance to resolve the probelms of Ex-servicemen. Medical and dental assistance were rendered during the occasion. The veterans were also provided conveyance to bring them together to Senapati from far flung villages of Senapati and Tamenglong Districts.

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State Award for literature conferred to Kshetri Bira

Mail News Service Imphal, April 27 : Manipur State Award for Literature, 2012 was today conferred to Kshetri Bira for his work “Nangbu Ngaibada”. The award was handed over to Bira by Governor Gurbachan Jagat Singh during the Fifth Annual Award Distribution Ceremony of the Manipur State Award for Literature, 2012 organised by the Department […]

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Imphal, April 27 : Manipur State Award for Literature, 2012 was today conferred to Kshetri Bira for his work “Nangbu Ngaibada”. The award was handed over to Bira by Governor Gurbachan Jagat Singh during the Fifth Annual Award Distribution Ceremony of the Manipur State Award for Literature, 2012 organised by the Department of Education (S) at Kangla Hall, Kangla here on Saturday.
It carries a cash amount of Rs 200, 000 along with a plaque, a citation and a shawl.Governor addressing the function said , “Manipuri language, one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Constitution of India, with its own script is regarded as the most advanced of the Tibeto-Burmese languages spoken in India.
Though, some scholars contested the classification of Manipuri language as Tibeto-Burmese, most accepted the classification made in the Linguistic Survey of India conducted under the leadership of George Abraham Grierson of the ICS from 1894 to 1928. Incidentally, the LSI describes 364 languages and dialects, while the 1991 Census recorded 1576 mother tongues with separate grammatical structures.
In the fast changing global environment, with English becoming the international language, languages with lesser number of speakers are being wiped out and languages with more speakers are pushing out the smaller ones. It has been assessed that one language or dialect is becoming extinct every two weeks in the world. Hence, for a language with limited number of people speaking it, Manipuri and its sister dialects face tremendous challenges for its survival for posterity.
The richness of the Indian literature is mainly contributed by the works in the different Indian languages, many of which await translation to either English or other languages.
Hence, this richness is left unknown to those who do not know the particular native language. This is true for Manipuri literature also. During the last few decades, Manipuri literature has grown tremendously, with books on different genre available. However, this is almost unknown to the outside world. While appreciating the Department for its initiative in recognizing outstanding creative talent, I would venture to request that efforts need to be made for translating Manipuri works into English and other languages. This will enhance the popularity of the work and I believe, if this is done, many of our creative writers will become household names in both inside and outside India. This will also help in getting publishers for our creative writers who ultimately publish their own work as there is serious dearth of publishers. Manipuri literature as everyone of you is aware is very small, especially with the influence of TV which has taken the younger generation away from reading. Even though our creative writers are second to none, I am sad to mention that the number of creative writers who had got Padma Awards in literature and education from Manipur is still very less being only 8 and the last award was for the year 2000. This is mainly due to the fact that the richness of Manipuri literature is largely unknown to the outside world, though every year there is a Sahitya Akademi Award.
This is not only for the Manipuri language but also for the other tribal dialects. Only the State can provide the needed patronage in a systematic manner for the growth of any language.”

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Rashida arrives to assess women issues in Manipur

IMPHAL, April 27 NNN: Rashida Manjoo who is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a two-day visit to Manipur. Her visit to the state aims to amass information on violence against women. She arrived at Imphal Tulihal Airport at 1: 30 pm. […]

IMPHAL, April 27 NNN: Rashida Manjoo who is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a two-day visit to Manipur. Her visit to the state aims to amass information on violence against women.
She arrived at Imphal Tulihal Airport at 1: 30 pm. Manjoo was accorded a warm welcome by leaders of different NGOs from the North East states, including that of West Bengal, Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN (CSCHR) and several victims.
Shortly after her arrival, Manjoo met with top officials of Home Department and discussed on crimes against women and child in the state of Manipur, official sources said.
She is now staying at Hotel Classic, Imphal. The visiting UN Special Rapporteur will interact with rape victims and representatives of various social organizations during a discussion programme on “Cause and Consciousness” to be held at the Hotel Classic, North AOC on Sunday.
She will also share reports on her India visit with the media and representatives of NGOs.
Manjoo arrived in India on April 22 on an official visit and the primary objective of her visit to the country is to collect information on violence against women in India.
Manjoo will be on the official mission to the country till May 1. She had accepted an invitation sent to her on March 13 from the CSCHR to visit Manipur and the North East region during her mission to India.
The UNSRVAW will address violence against women broadly, focusing on both its causes and consequences according to the mandate and study the different manifestations of violence against women. In order to have a clear picture of the issues in India, Manjoo will be compiling and studying information on recent analyses or surveys on the situation an forms of violence against women in India. Analyses on the criminal or civil provisions that may be applied to cases of violence against women, and whether these are appropriate or sufficient, priority issues/concerns to raise, suggestions for recommendations relate to VAW in the public and private spheres, and any recent and concrete cases of violence against women and girls will also be compiled and studied by the UN Special Rapporteur during her visit to the state.

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Thousands receive body of Phizo’s son

DIMAPUR, April 27 NNN: Thousands of people from different parts of Nagaland braved the scorching heat today and conglomerated at Dimapur Airport to receive the mortal remains of Naga National Council (NNC) leader Kevilevor Phizo, son of legendary A.Z Phizo who passed away in London on April 12. The coffin of the NNC’s Central Executive […]

DIMAPUR, April 27 NNN: Thousands of people from different parts of Nagaland braved the scorching heat today and conglomerated at Dimapur Airport to receive the mortal remains of Naga National Council (NNC) leader Kevilevor Phizo, son of legendary A.Z Phizo who passed away in London on April 12.
The coffin of the NNC’s Central Executive Council’ member draped in ‘Naga flag’ arrived Dimapur Airport at 12:55 pm from London accompanied by A.Z Phizo’s eldest daughter Adinno Phizo who is currently the president of the NNC.
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) convenor Dr Wati Aier, writer Kaka Iralu, Congress party leader I Imkong and Justice (retired) W.A Sishak are among the sea of people who received the mortal remains of Kevilevor Phizo.
NNC/FGN, NSCN-K, NSCN-Khole/Kitovi group are among the Naga underground organisations that laid wreaths on the coffin of the late NNC leader while paying their homage.
Dressed in their traditional attires, representatives of various Naga tribal hohos (organisations) also attended the brief programme at the Dimapur Airport. After a brief service, the mortal remains of Phizo was transported to Nagaland capital Kohima.
Born on February 20, 1939 in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma) Kevilevor Phizo after experiencing the harrowing time in India due to his father A.Z Phizo’s stubbornly resisting Naga national movement, Kevilevor left India and landed in London on May 10, 1966. He was probably the first Naga to have completed an MBA degree. He did his education from Kohima and Shillong. He was known for his humility and strong commitment for the Naga national cause. Ever since, Kevilevor Phizo had not returned to Nagaland.
On April 12, he was reportedly readying to go for a meeting, suddenly Kevilevor Phizo experienced a massive cardiac arrest. He was 74. Kevilevor was the third child but the oldest among the sons of late A.Z.Phozo.
Formal funeral service of the late NNC leader will be held on Sunday (April 28) at Mission Compound, Kohima and then the mortal remains of the late leader will be transported to his native village Khonomo for the burial.

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Machi block Chief on fund deduction

Machi Block Chief Chairman Association, Chandel has welcomed the timely intimation from the side of Autonomous District Council, Chandel regarding deduction of percentage from MGNREGS fund Source Hueiyen News Service

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State Literature Award presented

Governor Gurbachan Jagat has presented the prestigious State Literature Award 2012 to novelist Kshetrimayum Bira Singh today in a glittering award ceremony held at Kangla Hall here Source The Sangai Express

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TSA for speeding up godown construction work

The Thadou Students’ Association, Chandel district has appealed the concerned department to immediately speed up the construction work of the FCI godown for Chandel district at Molnoi village, since there is no more objection from All Tribal Students’ …

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Consultation on peace process held

A one day Manipur tribal people peace process consultative meet was held today at Grace Bible College here with eminent scholars, community leaders, CSOs, philanthropic organisations, NGOs, student and religious leaders substantially attending it from …

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Transporters draw attention on highway crimes

Taking serious note over the recent incidents of murder of driver, robbery, burning of vehicles along National Highways, All Manipur Iron Steels Transport Truckers Association has drawn the attention of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and Deputy Chief…

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