A workshop on ‘recent advancement of research and updates on homoeopathy, for the homoeopathic doctors in the North East’ organised by The Regional Research institute Homoeopathy , Imphal under CCRH, New Delhi was held at Classic Hotel with Regional I…
A workshop on ‘recent advancement of research and updates on homoeopathy, for the homoeopathic doctors in the North East’ organised by The Regional Research institute Homoeopathy , Imphal under CCRH, New Delhi was held at Classic Hotel with Regional Institute of medical Sciences RIMS Director Dr Sinam Sekherjit inaugurating the workshop as the chief guest Source The Sangai Express
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Urging for different demands, members of the All Tribal Disabled Students’ Union today made an attempt to storm the Chief Minister’s office Source The Sangai Express
Urging for different demands, members of the All Tribal Disabled Students’ Union today made an attempt to storm the Chief Minister’s office Source The Sangai Express
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Bishnupur district has achieved 100 per cent land record computerisation while the same process for other districts is targeted for completion by March next year Source The Sangai Express
Bishnupur district has achieved 100 per cent land record computerisation while the same process for other districts is targeted for completion by March next year Source The Sangai Express
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The UCM has announced that it would launch a mass movement against the ongoing border fencing work and the resultant possibility of loss of Manipur’s territory Source The Sangai Express
The UCM has announced that it would launch a mass movement against the ongoing border fencing work and the resultant possibility of loss of Manipur’s territory Source The Sangai Express
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An official team from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India had visited Manipur to check whether there are people who work as manual scavengers in the State or not Source Hueiyen News Service
An official team from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India had visited Manipur to check whether there are people who work as manual scavengers in the State or not Source Hueiyen News Service
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Demanding immediate halt to the construction of border fencing along the Indo Myanmar border until such time the international boundary is clearly demarcated by competent authorities of the two countries India and Myanmar, the Naga People’s Front NPF …
Demanding immediate halt to the construction of border fencing along the Indo Myanmar border until such time the international boundary is clearly demarcated by competent authorities of the two countries India and Myanmar, the Naga People’s Front NPF Manipur State unit has lambasted the State Govt for all the misgivings Source The Sangai Express
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The Manipur Government should bring out a White paper over the present border fencing being carried out along Indo Myanmar International boundary in Moreh so that the border dispute and loss of large chunk of land of Manipur to Myanmar is settled amica…
The Manipur Government should bring out a White paper over the present border fencing being carried out along Indo Myanmar International boundary in Moreh so that the border dispute and loss of large chunk of land of Manipur to Myanmar is settled amicably, United Committee Manipur UCM has demanded Source Hueiyen News Service
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Sharmila Kanba Lup today observed Black Day at its Porompat office to protest imposition of Armed Forces’ special Powers Act AFSPA on this day in 1958 Source The Sangai Express
Sharmila Kanba Lup today observed Black Day at its Porompat office to protest imposition of Armed Forces’ special Powers Act AFSPA on this day in 1958 Source The Sangai Express
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The Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA is 55 years old today and the people affected by this ‘black Act’ have come all along protesting for over half a century against the Act but the largest democracy in the world, India is unperturbed and callou…
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA is 55 years old today and the people affected by this ‘black Act’ have come all along protesting for over half a century against the Act but the largest democracy in the world, India is unperturbed and callous Source Hueiyen News Service NNN
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Taking serious note of some surrenderees thrashing a police personnel at District Hospital, Churachandpur yesterday, Trinamool Congress MLA Kh Joykisan has demanded appropriate action against such rogue elements Source The Sangai Express
Taking serious note of some surrenderees thrashing a police personnel at District Hospital, Churachandpur yesterday, Trinamool Congress MLA Kh Joykisan has demanded appropriate action against such rogue elements Source The Sangai Express
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Along with seizing 200 litres of local liquor and 250 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor from Imphal area, a team of City Police personnel led by its OC RK Tejbir pulled up 16 liquor sellers and drinkers during a drive today Source Hueiyen News S…
Along with seizing 200 litres of local liquor and 250 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor from Imphal area, a team of City Police personnel led by its OC RK Tejbir pulled up 16 liquor sellers and drinkers during a drive today Source Hueiyen News Service
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A fast track court, which has convicted four persons in the December 16 gangrape cum murder case, today fixed September 13 for pronouncing the quantum of sentence to be awarded to them Source The Sangai Express Agencies
A fast track court, which has convicted four persons in the December 16 gangrape cum murder case, today fixed September 13 for pronouncing the quantum of sentence to be awarded to them Source The Sangai Express Agencies
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Bishnupur has become the first district in Manipur to have cent percent computerised land records under the National Records Modernisation Programme NLRMP Source Hueiyen News Service
Bishnupur has become the first district in Manipur to have cent percent computerised land records under the National Records Modernisation Programme NLRMP Source Hueiyen News Service
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A 65 year old man from Yairipok Poirou Khongjil Awang Leikai, Imphal East has been infected with a disease whose symptoms are almost similar to those of rabies Source The Sangai Express
A 65 year old man from Yairipok Poirou Khongjil Awang Leikai, Imphal East has been infected with a disease whose symptoms are almost similar to those of rabies Source The Sangai Express
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A combined team of Chandel Naga People’s Organization CNPO Naga Chief Association, Chandel NCAC and Naga Women Union, Chandel NWUC has inspected the Chandel District Hospital to collect first hand information following various complaints receive…
A combined team of Chandel Naga People’s Organization CNPO Naga Chief Association, Chandel NCAC and Naga Women Union, Chandel NWUC has inspected the Chandel District Hospital to collect first hand information following various complaints received from general public against the hospital authority of misusing hospital medicines and drugs Source Hueiyen News Service
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A fast track court, which convicted four persons in the December 16 gang rape cum murder case, on Wednesday fixed September 13 for pronouncing the quantum of sentence to be awarded to them Source The Sangai Express Agencies
A fast track court, which convicted four persons in the December 16 gang rape cum murder case, on Wednesday fixed September 13 for pronouncing the quantum of sentence to be awarded to them Source The Sangai Express Agencies
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A sit in demonstration was staged under the banner of All manipur PMEGP Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme Selected Beneficiary Committee at Keishampat Lairembi community hall to protest delay in implementing of various programmes and den…
A sit in demonstration was staged under the banner of All manipur PMEGP Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme Selected Beneficiary Committee at Keishampat Lairembi community hall to protest delay in implementing of various programmes and denounce issuance of a new order by the Government for fresh selection of PMEGP beneficiaries when those already enlisted for the year 2011 12 are yet to be accommodated Source The Sangai Express
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Civil society organisations and students’ bodies in Meghalaya have begun their ‘night road block’ agitation since last night demanding the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya. Khasi Students Union (KSU), FKJGP, HNYF, Garo Students Union (GSU), JSSU, CSWO, KWWADA, ADE and RBYF have been spearheading the demand for the Inner Line Permit […]
Civil society organisations and students’ bodies in Meghalaya have begun their ‘night road block’ agitation since last night demanding the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya.
Khasi Students Union (KSU), FKJGP, HNYF, Garo Students Union (GSU), JSSU, CSWO, KWWADA, ADE and RBYF have been spearheading the demand for the Inner Line Permit in the state. These organisations had held talk with the state government on August 29 where chief minister Dr Mukul Sangma had expressed his desire to have other mechanisms instead of implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) to control the influx issue in Meghalaya.
Meanwhile, the ‘night road blockade’ will continue till September 13 night. The night road block begins at 7 pm and ends at 5 am on daily basis. The blockade has been effective in all the districts of Meghalaya. The extremely busy Guwahati-Shillong road is badly affected.
According to the civil bodies demanding the implementation of the ILP in the state, if the Mukul Sangma government fails to response by September 13, they will announce the next course of agitation which will be more drastic than the ongoing form of agitation.Office picketing, bandhs and other forms of protest had altready been held in Meghalaya this month.NNN
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Mail News Service Imphal, Sep 11 : Braving the seasonal downpour, the 3 day awareness programme on Central government sponsored flagship programmes called Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign was formally inaugurated at the Town Baptish Church hall today at Tamenglong district headquarter . The 15th edition of PIC was organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB) […]
Janghemlung Panmei MLA visiting the stalls, at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman at Tamenglong, on September 11
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Imphal, Sep 11 : Braving the seasonal downpour, the 3 day awareness programme on Central government sponsored flagship programmes called Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign was formally inaugurated at the Town Baptish Church hall today at Tamenglong district headquarter .
The 15th edition of PIC was organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB) Government of India,Imphal in collaboration with Directorate of Field Publicity(DFP),Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, Song and Drama Division, All Indian Radio and Doordarshan and District administration of Tamenglong.
Janghemlung Panmei MLA was the chief guest while Member District Council Charles Liangdiyang of Tamenglong Autonomous District Council presided over the function. Assistant District Magistrate Joseph Pauline also attended the function as guest of honour.
“We are here to gain knowledge on what the government is doing for us,”said MLA Janghemlung while speaking on the occasion. “I hope this awareness programme will benefit to the people as we lack awareness on what the central schemes are all about.In fact the government has done so many things for us but why not we take such opportunity. We should think and act on it”.
Urging the public to wake up and learn or gain knowledge on such schemes, he said that such opportunity should not be ignored by one and all including our beloved students on subjects like the Right to Education Act.
Let this campaign be the beginning of making a new era of taking up development activities in the district,he appealed.
Stating that PIB plays a big role in disseminating the information to masses, Member District Council Charles Liangdiyang of Tamenglong Autonomous District Council said, the government want to tell (to the people) what the government is doing for the people through this campaign.
Sharing the similar sentiment in his presidential speech, Assistant District Magistrate Joseph Paulinesaid that development should reach all section of the society and here the implementing agencies should play an important role. He also informed that besides existing Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line families,a total of 21,281beneficiaries in Tamenglong district will be covered once the National Food Security Act is come into force in the state.
Media and Communication Officer Premlata Loitam of PIB Imphal said the campaign which aims to spread more awareness on central sponsored schemes in the state, district and village levels, was launched at Malom in Imphal West district for the first time in Manipur in 2006.This time the campaign is being taken up for the third time in Tamenglong after organizing the campaign in 2007 and 2011 respectively.
Earlier the dignitaries of inaugural function opened an exhibition on central flagship programmes as part of the campaign where about 17 stalls including Health,Public Health Engineering and Social welfare departments, Tamenglong Cane and Bamboo Development Centre etc. Later Mathew of DFP gave the vote of thanks in the day’s inaugural function.
Manipur Youths Cultural Organisation and Imphal Artists Union under Song and Drama Division Imphal centre also performed in the day’s function.
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Mail News Service New Delhi, Sep 11 : Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN (WGHR) – a coalition of Indian civil society organisations and independent experts – calls for an immediate repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958, on its 55th anniversary. The AFSPA has continued to be […]
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New Delhi, Sep 11 : Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN (WGHR) – a coalition of Indian civil society organisations and independent experts – calls for an immediate repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958, on its 55th anniversary.
The AFSPA has continued to be an excuse for suppression and impunity for the last 55 years. The law and the violence and illegality committed under its protection have alienated the people of the North Eastern States and Jammu and Kashmir. For 13 years force-fed and forgotten, Irom Sharmila, has determinedly laid her life on the line for its repeal.
The Supreme Court did uphold its constitutionality in 1997 but at the same time warned that prolonged and too frequent deployment of armed forces for handling such situation is likely to generate a feeling of alienation amongst the armed forces.
Earlier this year, Justice Verma, the architect of 1997 judgment, sitting as Chair of Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law pertaining to violence against women recommended, in a change of heart, that so far as sexual offences are concerned, the need to obtain sanction from the central government for prosecution, suit or other legal proceeding shall be dropped. The government has ignored the recommendation. This is despite the affirmation of Union Home Ministry’s Committee to Review Armed Forces Special Powers Act’s recommendation that AFSPA’s constitutional legality is “not an endorsement of the desirability or advisability of the Act (…) the Act, for whatever reason, has become a symbol of oppression, an object of hate and an instrument of discrimination and high-handedness. It is highly desirable and advisable to repeal this Act, altogether (..).” The same position is endorsed by the 2nd Administrative Reform Commission.
Most recently, following a PIL filed by the Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association, Manipur on 1528 alleged extrajudicial killings, the Supreme Court appointed Justice Santosh Hedge Commission, also agreed with the official Committee and Commission and observed that “though the Act gives sweeping powers to the security forces even to the extent of killing a suspect with protection against prosecution etc. the Act does not provide any protection to the citizens against possible misuse of these extraordinary powers”.
After his 2012 visit to India, Mr. Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on Summary, Arbitrary and Extra-Judicial Executions, presented a report at the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, in which he concluded, “that retaining a law such as AFSPA runs counter to the principles of democracy and human rights. Its repeal will bring domestic law more in line with international standards, and send a strong message that the Government is committed to respect the right to life of all people in the country.” He also observed that “the powers granted under AFSPA are in reality broader than that allowable under a state of emergency as the right to life may effectively be suspended under the Act and the safeguards applicable in a state of emergency are absent.WGHR strongly recommends the Government of India that it initiates the necessary legal reforms and policy measures in order to end impunity and diminish the level of unlawful killings.
WGHR, therefore, once again calls for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
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