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IMPHAL, March 29: Hackfest Manipur, an employment and community platform for IT educated youth of Manipur concluded today. The festival was held since yesterday at NIT campus, Takyelpat.

One of the organising committee members, Fisher Laishram said around 250 applicants participated in the Hackfest and presented their innovative ideas in group of three each in front of the juries.

The juries include Cubeten founder H Joyremba, Data Scientist Accenture & speaker NASCOM K Rahul Dev Sharma, CEO Inginet Mumbai Tabita Denes, COO/ Co founder Inginet Mumbai Joseph Awungshi.

He said the main objective behind the Hackfest is to promote and render job opportunity for the youths of the state. He said that the state has adequate youths who are good in IT knowledge but they do not have enough job opportunity due to lack of exposure.

He said that the programme was conducted jointly by ten IT Companies of the state and has been incorporated with New York based `Challangpost`™ and Bangalore Base Company `Ohcampus`™.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/it-show-hackfest-manipur-concludes/

IMPHAL, March 29: The Kuki Students`™ Organisation, Moreh has stated that it has unanimously decided to implement three educational plans for the academic session 2015 during the emergency meeting held on March 28.

According to a release of the organisation, the plans were implemented for the welfare of the students to bring quantity education to quality education.

The 1st plan stated that all school teaching materials and funds sanctioned for the welfare of the schools, including Mid Day Meal issued and sanctioned by the concerned department should be implemented and distributed properly in accordance with the guidelines made by the higher concerned authority for the smooth and proper functioning of the schools.

The 2nd plan stated that all employees/teachers must be stationed at their respective postings in order to avoid irregularities in offices/schools so as to fulfill their duties sincerely and dutifully.

The final plan was that all government/non-government/boardings/hostels, Managing Board, Village authorities/Chiefs and teaching staffs concerned are to help in the functioning of their Schools/Institutions, Mid Day Meal and other related things for the schools/offices issued by the concerned departments, it said.

The organisation has stated that it will be forced to take up appropriate and stern actions against the defaulters if they fail to comply with the points, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/kso-moreh-charts-out-education-plans/

IMPHAL, March 29: The Women Action for Development (WAD) has said that it organized a one day free medical camp at Langathel Shining Academy located at Langathel village under Thoubal District on March 29 to disseminate the importance of the project titled `Humanitarian Support to People Affected by Conflict in Manipur`.

According to a release of WAD, the project is supported by ECHO and ActionAid. WAD aimed to organize several health camps in different villages of Thoubal District in near future.

A day before the health camp, caregivers and volunteer made an announcement through public address system about the health camp. WAD was able to mobilize at least 159 patients including 94 women from Langathel, Phundrei and other adjourning villages. Caregivers of WAD had Screened many patients who might havepsychosocial problems, mental illness etc. during the health camp, it said.

A team of medical officers namely, Medical Officer-in-Charge, Dr. M. Gambhini, Dr. Bikramji and Dr. Brojen including three staff nurse from Primary Health Centre (CHC), Khongjom have rendered their valuable service during the medical camp. Cases relating to back pain, sore throat, fever, dizziness, body ache, headache, general illness, joint pain, cough, stomach burning, loose muscle, chest pain etc. were being reported in the medical camp. Varieties of medicines were also provided to the patients in free of charge. Ayurvedic medicines for H1N1 commonly known as swine flu were also distributed. The health camp also provided general awareness about the psychosocial problems, mental illness and their treatments and methods of prevention, it said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/wad-spreads-awareness-of-humanitarian-support-for-conflict-victims/

IMPHAL, March 29: The Sustainable Livelihood Forum Manipur demanded the State government to announce the measures taken up to increase food productivity, the distribution system of PDS item and the definition of food.

Speaking to media persons at a press conference held today at Manipur Press Club its convenor, Sangnaidar Tonthang said Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in India in June 1997 in order to ensure availability of the minimum quantities of basic essential commodities to the consumers, especially to the poor masses at fairly uniform prices, which is lesser than open market price.

While implementing these schemes in different districts of Manipur, a large number of cases of violation of entitled rights of the poor such as improper selection of beneficiaries, interferences by elected representatives, irregular distribution of PDS items, distribution of PDS items which are not at par with the approve prices, less quality of PDS item, unavailability of proper Fair Price Shops in the remote village, etc are reported.

She further said that the State government is struggling to implement and streamline the National Food Security Act 2013 into action.

The various public welfare schemes launched by the Central Government through State for the benefit of the poor and marginalized people could not reach the targeted population.

Manipur is an agrarian state and due to this fact agriculture is the most important source of economy of the State.

More than 75 percent of the people of Manipur are dependent upon agriculture for their daily living. Agriculture sector in Manipur employs around half of the total workforce of the State.

She stated that statistically the agricultural production of cereals, pulses and food grains of Manipur for the last 10 years do not show an adequate increase to meet the estimate requirement inspite of high increase of daily requirement by the people of Manipur.

Core-member, K Pradip Kumar said that the government must enact Land Use Policy in order to protect the lands which are use for agriculture, by not letting them use it for any other purpose.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/03/forum-announces-measures-to-augment-food-productivity/