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UGC to name chairs after ‘unsung’ heroes

UGC to name chairs after ‘unsung’ heroes

New Delhi, August 29, 2014: For decades, the Nehru-Gandhis have ‘made’ their names in centres of excellence, but it’s now the turn of a whol...

Ex-Myanmar beauty queen accused of stealing crown

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09ONir-ez_CmCxK_tXeEoA0i6tymdPmAzt4_2OyRf7HIdmp0l-I6jH-cm8MIZKqVxNkRlIP22ifWfwhYjKc3s5XQrBE-uAYfBuM6aP7FhcozDaAx8y4amHa-aZT7rF-29MRLG1BRWHTkK/s1600/May+Myat+Noe+Miss+Myanmar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09ONir-ez_CmCxK_tXeEoA0i6tymdPmAzt4_2OyRf7HIdmp0l-I6jH-cm8MIZKqVxNkRlIP22ifWfwhYjKc3s5XQrBE-uAYfBuM6aP7FhcozDaAx8y4amHa-aZT7rF-29MRLG1BRWHTkK/s200/May+Myat+Noe+Miss+Myanmar.jpg" /></a></div>Yangon, August 29, 2014: A Myanmar beauty queen who was stripped of her title for allegedly being rude and dishonest has run off with the $100,000 jeweled crown, a South Korea-based pageant said on Friday. 
 
Myanmar, which only recently emerged from a half-century military rule and self-imposed isolation, started sending contestants to international beauty pageants for the first time in decades in 2012. 
 
May Myat Noe was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World in Seoul in May 2014. But, according to David Kim, director of media for the Seoul-based pageant, the 18-year-old was a disappointment from the start. Attempts to reach May Myat Noe for comment were unsuccessful Friday and her Myanmar phone was switched off. According to the online edition of Eleven Media, a Myanmar newspaper, she was back in the country and would address a news conference soon, although it wasn’t clear when. 
 
Following her success, the organizers said they were arranging singing and video deals for her. But they also wanted to change the 5’7″ teen’s looks, Kim said. 
 
“We thought she should be more beautiful … so as soon as she arrived we sent her to the hospital to operate on her breasts,” he said. “It’s our responsibility,” he said, adding that sponsors picked up the $10,000 tab, as they have for past winners. “If she has no good nose, then maybe, if she likes, we can operate on her nose”. 
If it’s breasts, then breasts.” 
 
Kim said that troubles started from there. The beauty queen brought her mother with her to Seoul for what was supposed to be a 10-day visit, but that quickly turned into three months, incurring extra cost to the organizers, he said. 
 
She “lied” and “never had respect for the main organization, the national director, the manager, media or fans who made her the winner,” organizers said in a statement. 
 
May Myat Noe was notified earlier this week that she would have to give up her title and the crown, Kim said. She was also given an airplane ticket back to Yangon, but never showed up, with Eleven Media reporting that she got on an earlier flight. 
 
Kim said she absconded with the bejeweled Swarovski tiara - valued anywhere between $100,000 and $200,000. 
 
“Everyone knows she is no longer the queen, but she thinks as long as she keeps this crown she’s the winner,” he said. “She’s not.”. 
 
Source: The Shillong Times

Ex-Myanmar beauty queen accused of stealing crown

Yangon, August 29, 2014: A Myanmar beauty queen who was stripped of her title for allegedly being rude and dishonest has run off with the $1...

Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced: UN

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhUMQYztHjEMER9h_xcvGAq19w50TNqL1kmTmqFCWA21TOpXxC_15AuLZQzPlPDlivaIenjxOPYM-bDWT26WnWrE4K69NP26SOLdpMW0Sgdw9Cpr6BRWA9WtAXxPdbHgLNwseKgZpMcn4/s1600/Syrian+Refugees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhUMQYztHjEMER9h_xcvGAq19w50TNqL1kmTmqFCWA21TOpXxC_15AuLZQzPlPDlivaIenjxOPYM-bDWT26WnWrE4K69NP26SOLdpMW0Sgdw9Cpr6BRWA9WtAXxPdbHgLNwseKgZpMcn4/s200/Syrian+Refugees.jpg" /></a></div>Geneva, August 29, 2014: Three million Syrian refugees will have registered in neighbouring countries as of today, an exodus that began in March 2011 and shows no sign of abating, the United Nations said. 
 
The record figure is one million refugees more than a year ago, while a further 6.5 million are displaced within Syria, meaning that “almost half of all Syrians have now been forced to abandon their homes and flee for their lives”, it said. 
 
“The Syrian crisis has become the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era, yet the world is failing to meet the needs of refugees and the countries hosting them,” Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in a statement. 
 
The vast majority remain in neighbouring countries, with the highest concentrations in Lebanon (1.14 million), Turkey (815,000) and Jordan (608,000), the UNHCR said. Some 215,000 refugees are in Iraq with the rest in Egypt and other countries. 
 
In addition, the host governments estimate that hundreds of thousands more Syrians have sought sanctuary in their countries without formally registering, the agency said. 
 
Increasing numbers of families arrive in a shocking state, exhausted, scared and with their savings depleted, it said. “Most have been on the run for a year or more, fleeing from village to village before taking the final decision to leave.” 
 
“There are worrying signs too that the journey out of Syria is becoming tougher, with many people forced to pay bribes at armed checkpoints proliferating along the borders. Refugees crossing the desert into eastern Jordan are being forced to pay smugglers hefty sums (ranging from $100 per person or more) to take them to safety,” it added. 
 
Syrians now constitute the world’s largest refugee population under the care of the UNHCR, second only in number to refugees in the decades-old Palestinian crisis that falls under the mandate of a separate UN agency UNRWA, it said. 
A recent upsurge in fighting appears to be worsening an already desperate situation, the statement said. 
 
More than 191,000 people were killed in the first three years of Syria’s civil war, a UN report said last week in what UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called a “wholly avoidable human catastrophe”. 
 
In another report issued on Wednesday, UN human rights investigators accused Islamic State insurgents of committing war crimes including amputations and public executions in northern Syria, sometimes in the presence of children. 
 
The government of President Bashar al-Assad is dropping deadly barrel bombs on civilian areas and Damascus is believed to have used chlorine gas in combating its enemies, they said. 
The United States is pushing to build an international campaign against Islamic State jihadist fighters in Iraq and Syria, including partners for potential joint military action, Obama administration officials said on Thursday. 
 
The UNHCR report said some areas of Syria were emptying out as the frontlines in the conflict shifted. “Recent arrivals to Jordan, for example, are running from attacks in the areas of al-Raqqa and Aleppo,” the UNHCR said, referring to northern areas of Syria. 
 
The agency voiced deep concern at the fate of several hundred Syrians trapped inside Al Obaidy refugee camp in Al Qa’im, Iraq, after UN agencies and foreign aid workers were forced to abandon their offices and warehouses due to violence. 
 
Source: The Shillong Times

Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced: UN

Geneva, August 29, 2014: Three million Syrian refugees will have registered in neighbouring countries as of today, an exodus that began in M...

NE to improve east-west trade via Indo-Myanmar route

Nay Pyi Taw, August 29, 2014: The ASEAN economic ministers meeting which ended on Wednesday with a call for more fiscal cooperation among th...

Nagaland Singing Ambassadors to represent India in a choral festival at Brussels, Belgium

Dimapur, August 29, 2014: Nagaland Singing Ambassadors will be representing India at a choral festival in Brussels, Belgium this November. T...

Criminal cases against 12 Union, 44 state ministers

New Delhi, August 29, 2014: A total of 12 union ministers and 44 state ministers, elected in the past two years, have self declared criminal...

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie secretly marry in France

Hollywood, August 29, 2014: It’s official – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have married. The couple, who got engaged in April 2012, tied the k...

IPL fixing: Justice Mudgal committee submits interim report

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSI8J1RX60K70B1NHRlNlhT6tan_9KQ7AH7GglTG8jg0wUlDH0WbAML0-uM8G8uCaq7VejRSvUDy3YuEXA-cH_Ame8w4uDIDLh4a5_aXUxJcOVY-HUptFSqBa_6ke1iDP2vRSd8bFdJJyy/s1600/Justice+(Retired)%2BMukul%2BMudgal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSI8J1RX60K70B1NHRlNlhT6tan_9KQ7AH7GglTG8jg0wUlDH0WbAML0-uM8G8uCaq7VejRSvUDy3YuEXA-cH_Ame8w4uDIDLh4a5_aXUxJcOVY-HUptFSqBa_6ke1iDP2vRSd8bFdJJyy/s200/Justice+(Retired)%2BMukul%2BMudgal.jpg" /></a></div>New Delhi, August 29, 2014: Acting on the Supreme Court directive, Justice (Retired) Mukul Mudgal committee has submitted its Indian Premier League (IPL) fixing investigation interim report to the apex court on Friday. However, the case will be heard on September 1. Earlier, the Supreme Court had set a deadline of August-end for submitting the interim report. 
 
As expected the committee sought two month extension to complete the investigation on the case. The report in a sealed envelope was submitted to the court by a senior lawyer instead of senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam, who had previously acted as an amicus curiae for the Supreme Court. Earlier, the committee met the investigators in Chennai on Wednesday and Thursday. 
On August 20, a statement was released saying the committee has no intention to travel abroad for any interaction with players. The release summed up, “any interaction with the players during a series may disturb their poise and concentration.” 
 
The spot fixing and betting scandal hit the 2013 edition of IPL, with Delhi Police arresting three Rajasthan Royals cricketers – S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan – in a midnight raid in Mumbai. Then, Mumbai police also unearthed betting links after they arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief N. Srinivasan, and Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh. 
 
Last October, the apex court had constituted the Justice Mukul Mudgal panel to investigate the spot-fixing and betting case in the case-rich IPL. The three-member panel led by Justice Mudgal, a retired Punjab and Haryana High Court judge, has Additional Solicitor General L Nageswara Rao and senior advocate Nilay Dutta in the committee. 
 
And on February 10, the committee submitted its first report to the court after conducting a four-month long probe. It is learnt that cricketers, board officials, cops, lawyers and even journalists had deposed before the panel and depositions were recorded during the probe on equipment provided by BCCI. 
 
In the follow up, the court had asked the committee to continue its investigation of the persons named in the sealed envelope and the committee was also given greater powers to effectively conduct its probe. 
 
After agreeing to lead the investigation, Justice (Retired) Mudgal had listed for specific organisations and individuals whose assistance he would require, which included a former India cricketer “of repute and integrity”. 
 
The committee, which is being assisted by former senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer BB Mishra, has been given all investigative powers, including search and seizure of relevant documents and recording evidence. However, it cannot carry out any arrests. The committee was assured of assistance from one senior police officer each from Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. 
 
Source: Nagaland Post

IPL fixing: Justice Mudgal committee submits interim report

New Delhi, August 29, 2014: Acting on the Supreme Court directive, Justice (Retired) Mukul Mudgal committee has submitted its Indian Premier...

Govt to search for mediator for peace talks with HNLC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINMxQDE_-8IZMKQq8Azl0M2xLZWesPDsGFZkXcvK2hbMj41c2ZAudI3Grx3az5VPv3tiTdQhj9GxM8bQEtxgST3RCzukHgUEWazwc0FdakX4fk7t2bPW9dTjdFR5DNlEqI1kZBoiOPqzg/s1600/HNLC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINMxQDE_-8IZMKQq8Azl0M2xLZWesPDsGFZkXcvK2hbMj41c2ZAudI3Grx3az5VPv3tiTdQhj9GxM8bQEtxgST3RCzukHgUEWazwc0FdakX4fk7t2bPW9dTjdFR5DNlEqI1kZBoiOPqzg/s200/HNLC.jpg" /></a></div>Shillong, August 29, 2014: The State Government, while welcoming the positive move of HNLC to come overground, has stated that measures would be initiated for appointment of an interlocutor for the talks between the outfit and the Government. 
 
In a statement issued here on Friday, the Government lauded the positive response of the HNLC to the call given by the Chief Minister to all militant, insurgent organizations to come over ground, avail the rehabilitation package for all the cadres which would include counseling, handholding, sustainable livelihood, join the mainstream and effectively engage in ushering peace and progress in the State and the region. 
 
The State Government also expects the HNLC to restrain from any action contrary to the law or any illegal activities and desist from further recruitment in order to create conducive environment to carry forward the objective of achieving peace, progress and prosperity of the State. 
 
Source: The Shillong Times

Govt to search for mediator for peace talks with HNLC

Shillong, August 29, 2014: The State Government, while welcoming the positive move of HNLC to come overground, has stated that measures woul...

Alleged sexual harassment case: FIR against NEHU faculty

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOx-7-ksCJQFj9GT_NfGOralslwlExu5WuPvqd4PtFMys4aSZx4DYYU8H43uFEEqZOWHVmFsgpXFSajE5CAZgEliqT0LfffcNH2fksPkgrqsauOdYd3_ZZt68t_EPtceFtw7EN-BFu5U9V/s1600/NEHU+Students+Protest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOx-7-ksCJQFj9GT_NfGOralslwlExu5WuPvqd4PtFMys4aSZx4DYYU8H43uFEEqZOWHVmFsgpXFSajE5CAZgEliqT0LfffcNH2fksPkgrqsauOdYd3_ZZt68t_EPtceFtw7EN-BFu5U9V/s200/NEHU+Students+Protest.jpg" /></a></div>Shillong, August 29, 2014: An FIR has been lodged at Mawlai PS against Prof. A.K. Das of the Mathematics Department, NEHU by a research scholar of the University alleging that the teacher had been sexually harassing her since February 2014. 
 
Earlier, on Wednesday NEHU students had protested against the Professor continuing in the University. 
 
However on Thursday, in a temporary relief, the High Court of Meghalaya asked NEHU not to carry out disciplinary action till a petition filed by the faculty member is disposed off. 
 
Meanwhile, in a statement issued to the media, the State unit of BJP Youth Wing Meghalaya president, Egenstar Kurkalang, condemned the alleged abuse and harassments of the research scholar in NEHU. 
 
“It is shameful for NEHU which is one of the oldest and reputed universities in North East. This has further put a question mark on the security of the female students in the University,” he said. 
 
The State Unit of the BJYM said that the accused should be removed from the campus and urged the NEHU authority to complete the inquiry at the earliest. 
 
The BJYM urged the teaching staff association, disciplinary committee and Vice Chancellor that strict rules and regulation should be framed so that appropriate action can be taken against anyone who abuses his power. 
 
Source: The Shillong Times

Alleged sexual harassment case: FIR against NEHU faculty

Shillong, August 29, 2014: An FIR has been lodged at Mawlai PS against Prof. A.K. Das of the Mathematics Department, NEHU by a research scho...

Teens used as arms couriers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6kniOzTX5mW4nX5l1pVcAt5J-wVBUUHBJ9t-2ds1ixJrmCmVGmxv2IXu2mzmIj2m2K89BF5n2mT2a-1FFU3HJp5JpDGFLzub5RU6CVRls0D1kfYKsB48Z7wTQclwA9Np77khNRH1IZXX/s1600/Arms+Smuggling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6kniOzTX5mW4nX5l1pVcAt5J-wVBUUHBJ9t-2ds1ixJrmCmVGmxv2IXu2mzmIj2m2K89BF5n2mT2a-1FFU3HJp5JpDGFLzub5RU6CVRls0D1kfYKsB48Z7wTQclwA9Np77khNRH1IZXX/s200/Arms+Smuggling.jpg" /></a></div>Shillong, August 29, 2014: Meghalaya police have come across a new modus operandi of a militant group operating in the Garo Hills wherein juveniles are being used for smuggling of arms from Dimapur in order to carry out abduction and extortion for “quick money”. 
 
This has been uncovered with the arrest of five A’chik National Cooperative Army (ANCA) cadres yesterday from the Meghalaya-Assam border. 
 
Meghalaya police, with the help of Assam police, arrested the ANCA members who were brought to Tura police station for interrogation. When they were apprehended, no arms were recovered, but interrogation is on to trace the hidden weapons. 
 
The arrested persons, identified as Amar A. Sangma, 20, Arjan Bey, 18, Dilseng K. Sangma, 18, Hamil B. Marak, 18, and Lakbit K. Marak, 18, were active members of the group, which is being led by one William A. Sangma as the self-styled chairman. 
 
However, William is still at large after he managed to flee from police lock-up in Mendipathar police station under North Garo Hills. 
 
“ANCA has only one ideology, that is to make quick money through extortion and kidnappings, and disappear,” Meghalaya inspector-general of police (operations) G.H.P. Raju said. 
 
Police said Amar A. Sangma alias Amar Thapa, William’s younger brother, is the ANCA “self-styled” deputy commander. 
 
“On the basis of the interrogation of the five arrested members, this gang is responsible for kidnappings from Tura, Tikrikilla, and Phulbari areas of Garo Hills, and Agia area of Assam. They are also responsible for extortion and kidnapping from Tura area in the recent past,” Raju said. 
 
The police official also said the ANCA was formed for raising funds through kidnapping and extortion. The money is also being used for procuring weapons from Dimapur. 
 
Amar Sangma disclosed that without weapons, nobody would pay any group, Raju said. Another arrested cadre, identified as Dilseng K. Sangma, had disclosed that weapons are supplied from Dimapur, but at a high cost due to the risks involved in transportation. 
 
However, a worrying factor is that the ANCA is allegedly employing juveniles to smuggle arms from Dimapur. 
 
“During interrogation, Amar revealed that William had sent two cadres to Dimapur for bringing weapons. He also disclosed that William was using young boys for arms smuggling from Dimapur. Recently William had sent one 14-year-old along with a hardcore ANCA member, Elwart M. Sangma, to Dimapur for weapons,” Raju said. 
 
However, Assam police caught the duo along with the weapons from Guwahati railway station. 
 
“William engages small boys for arms smuggling as it is very easy for these young people to get bail as they are under age. These young people are never sent to jail,” Raju said. 
 
According to Raju, Assam police have confirmed about the arrest of the 14-year-old who is now in a juvenile home. This has confirmed William’s design to engage juveniles for arms smuggling, he added. 
 
Source: The Telegraph

Teens used as arms couriers

Shillong, August 29, 2014: Meghalaya police have come across a new modus operandi of a militant group operating in the Garo Hills wherein ju...

Mongoose hair brushes seized

Guwahati, August 29, 2014: Paintbrushes made of mongoose hair have been seized for the first time in the Northeast by the Wildlife Crime Con...

Push for NE monitoring groups

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistfNhNgN9KJ6EMQBRxRTsyMvGtokcbrJPNd5qXurivJc6CEtRkvzyssQS06QCPavAtcMxV6mMDZ4dsJuyjM_WyHaW5A8yqO5Hi50kAzyDKYBzbuq93BmoGSY48OG-XnDqOp0aIcTopQRY/s1600/FINER.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistfNhNgN9KJ6EMQBRxRTsyMvGtokcbrJPNd5qXurivJc6CEtRkvzyssQS06QCPavAtcMxV6mMDZ4dsJuyjM_WyHaW5A8yqO5Hi50kAzyDKYBzbuq93BmoGSY48OG-XnDqOp0aIcTopQRY/s200/FINER.png" /></a></div>Guwahati, August 29, 2014: The Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (Finer) has proposed the constitution of state-level monitoring groups in the Northeast on the lines of the project monitoring group (PMG) at the Centre for speedy implementation of projects. 
 
“We have taken up the matter with Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who had in his budget speech (earlier this month) stressed on completion of the pending projects in the state. The state-level monitoring groups can be constituted on the lines of the PMG under the PMO,” Finer chairman R.S. Joshi told reporters here today. 
 
The Centre had recently expanded the role of the project-monitoring group, led by an additional secretary, to speed up and ease project approvals. The group has been asked to follow up on the timeline it sets for different ministries and state governments to provide clearances. 
 
Apart from mega projects such as Bogibeel bridge over the Brahmaputra, gas cracker project at Lepetkata in Dibrugarh, the Lumding-Silchar-Kumarghat rail line that connects Tripura and Assam, a number of road and rail projects are pending implementation. 
 
The apex industry body of the region, Finer, had earlier this month met the Northeast MP’s Forum, a group of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs from the northeastern states, in New Delhi and highlighted key issues of the region. 
 
“Apart from seeking extension of the Northeast Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, 2007, we have sought improvement and widening the scope of the policy, including service tax exemption and eligible services,” Joshi said. 
 
“We also suggested the creation of an accelerated rail development fund for the Northeast so that railway projects could be taken to its logical conclusion,” he said. 
 
The industry body and the MPs’ forum had six years back formed a joint support group to discuss issues that could be taken up by the parliamentarians at appropriate levels. 
 
Some of the specific issues highlighted by Finer at the meeting of the joint support group were setting up of a Northeast economic zone, creation of an environment that woos foreign direct investment (FDI) to the region, establishment of institutions of excellence such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Indian Institute Management, among others. 
 
The industry body also took up the issue of coal mining ban in Meghalaya. “The abrupt ban on coal mining has taken its toll on the economy of the region. So, we briefed the forum on how certain checks and balances could be made and norms set, instead of a total ban,” the Finer chairman said. 
 
Source: The Telegraph

Push for NE monitoring groups

Guwahati, August 29, 2014: The Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (Finer) has proposed the constitution of state-le...

191 cases of crime against children reported

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONPMbplNEBdyzJJOcbOg7HgYxQYYMAMw6bygEU413K1ksHdyzKzR81GnJKrwJiJTEwCdTw2gsAbqcvK_CiFq7POw2qFw5kMhdmnr20cnudbGk1ztl0A3wy0TufzB7_nwyQ4RP7JLpoLcI/s1600/Crime+against+Children.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONPMbplNEBdyzJJOcbOg7HgYxQYYMAMw6bygEU413K1ksHdyzKzR81GnJKrwJiJTEwCdTw2gsAbqcvK_CiFq7POw2qFw5kMhdmnr20cnudbGk1ztl0A3wy0TufzB7_nwyQ4RP7JLpoLcI/s200/Crime+against+Children.jpg" /></a></div>Imphal, August 29, 2014: Even though Manipur witnessed 191 cases of crime against children in the last two years, only two accused involved in a rape case were convicted. 
 
According to a report compiled by the Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) based on newspaper reports, Manipur witnessed 191 different cases of crimes against children between September 2012 and August 17 this year. 
 
Of the 191 victims, 104 were girls while the remaining 87 were boys. These crimes included 36 cases of sexual assault and 99 per cent of the victims of sexual assault cases were girls. 
 
Child trafficking constituted 86 cases of crime against children. Out of them, 67 children have been rescued while 11 children could not be traced till date. Four children were freed after serving as child soldiers for some period. In the meantime, it was suspected that two children were recruited as child soldiers. 
 
Five children sustained injuries in different incidents of bomb explosion. Kidnapping attempts were made on two children while five children were molested. During the same period, 31 children have been subjected to physical assault. 
 
Four children were killed while three others were murdered after being sexually assaulted. One child died during communal clash. Nine children reportedly committed suicide even as six newly born dead kids were abandoned at different places. 
 
Talking with The Sangai Express, MACR convenor K Pradipkumar decried that rate of conviction in cases related to crime against children is dismally low whereas crimes against children have been rising at an alarming rate. 
 
Counselling and rehabilitation of the victim children is far from satisfactory. The State is unable to implement the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act effectively, Pradipkumar said. 
 
Against 36 cases of sexual assault, two individuals involved in a rape case were convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. 
 
Commando driver Yumnam William s/o Y Deben of Khagempalli Panthak and actor Thongam Arun s/o Th Jayenta of Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after they were found guilty for gang raping a girl inside a restaurant. 
 
Recording of statements of children who have been made victims of sexual assault either at police stations or other places by police personnel in uniform is not permissible according to the Juvenile Justice Act 2000, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Rule 2007 and POCSO Act 2012. 
 
With regard to some cases where the victims were summoned to police stations for taking their statements, some police officers told The Sangai Express that there are juvenile police units in every district of Manipur as per the provisions of JJ Act. But all these units do not have adequate infrastructure. 
 
Police personnel assigned to juvenile police units are sent to other unrelated duties too. 
 
“It is against the law to summon rape victims, particularly children, to police stations for taking their statements and we are aware of it but we don’t have vehicles to go to the victim’s home or other places where the victim would find it convenient,” said one police officer. 
 
As such, the guardians/parents are requested to bring the victims to police stations for taking their statements, he added. 
 
To effectively tackle crimes against children, systematic changes are required apart from equipping all juvenile police units with adequate infrastructure, said the police officer. 
 
Quoting provisions of POCSO Act, Pradipkumar said that police should complete collection of evidence within 30 days after a crime against children has been committed. 
 
Trial of such cases must be completed within a year. Hospitals should admit and treat victims without waiting for registration of FIR, he added. 
 
Source: The Sangai Express

191 cases of crime against children reported

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CCDD condemns

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDE-rj1LuWp_v70Cb6YnT4hfUu3LRUbd3uyENimZguLhT7l1qhph_El2kFhYw1Lyj6eApT8f3pqZ4qVRTd-eIR-sjQGe9pLkjLZu62rEBBhD7zIik5N-5cqZerXQNAJIZhD1KvJLLn1hR/s1600/Hydel+Power+Project.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDE-rj1LuWp_v70Cb6YnT4hfUu3LRUbd3uyENimZguLhT7l1qhph_El2kFhYw1Lyj6eApT8f3pqZ4qVRTd-eIR-sjQGe9pLkjLZu62rEBBhD7zIik5N-5cqZerXQNAJIZhD1KvJLLn1hR/s200/Hydel+Power+Project.jpg" /></a></div>Imphal, August 29, 2014: The Citizens Concern for Dams and Development expressed concern and condemned the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for taking up four Hydroelectric Power Projects in Manipur on August 28, accroding to statement issued by the Co-Chairperson of CCDD. 
 
The signing of MoU for the four power projects, namely the 60 MW Irang HEP, 51 MW Tuivai HEP, the 67 MW Khongnem Chakha and 190 MW Pabram HEP projects in Tamenglong, Churachandpur and Senapati districts, as part of the larger dam building plans over rivers of Manipur under the Manipur Hydroelectric Power Policy, 2012 is another attempt of the Government to create further destruction of people’s livelihood and survival sources in Manipur, the statement said. 
 
It added that the plan to build these dams is a fraught with absence of consultation and prior consent of communities to be affected by such mega dam projects. The Ithai Barrage of Loktak Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project already devastated the Loktak Wetlands ecosystem and destroyed the livelihood sources of fisherfolk and farmers of Manipur by submerging more than 80,000 acres of farmland. The ongoing Mapithel dam construction will destroy more than 1000 hectares of agriculture land and forest in Mapithel hill range. The proposed 1500 MW Tipaimukh Dam will also submerge more than 27,000 hectares of forest land, while displacing several thousands of communities, the statement asserted. 
 
The Government’s exclusionary move and decision to promote mega dams all over Manipur without consulting the indigenous communities is a violation of indigenous peoples’ rights as outlined by UN Declaration on the Rights of indigenous peoples. The community have not been provided the necessary information on the proposed plans. 
 
The statement demanded that the MoU signed between Government of Manipur and NEEPCO for four mega dam projects in Manipur on August 28 should be repealed. with communities already resorting to widespread use of solar energy in Manipur, it is a high time that the promotion of alternative energy is seriously promoted by the Government of Manipur rather than promoting unsustainable mega dam projects. 
 
Source: The Sangai Express

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Manipur pays rich tributes to freedom fighter Haipou Jadonang

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuiVrP1CIhLF7ymw-l9qK7x62rBNwciD-_V4DpNUhJ9cttNGAldW3im1RXb4WFdwYUaNySWEFadqFGByBB4HKlslMDyyUOyd0VBLAOzUn3MVb2eil1dvSP3Hf_yPjtO4bRA45cnu6MhmW/s1600/Manipur+pays+rich+tributes+to+freedom+fighter+Haipou+Jadonang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuiVrP1CIhLF7ymw-l9qK7x62rBNwciD-_V4DpNUhJ9cttNGAldW3im1RXb4WFdwYUaNySWEFadqFGByBB4HKlslMDyyUOyd0VBLAOzUn3MVb2eil1dvSP3Hf_yPjtO4bRA45cnu6MhmW/s200/Manipur+pays+rich+tributes+to+freedom+fighter+Haipou+Jadonang.jpg" /></a></div>Imphal, August 29, 2014: The 83rd death anniversary of freedom fighter Haipou Jadonang was commemorated Statewide today with the main function held at Haipou Jadonang Park, Keisampat. 
 
Organised by the Death Anniversary Observation Committee of Haipou Jadonang, the programme was attended by distinguished leaders of the State; civil society leaders and people irrespective of castes, tribes and communities. 
 
After the welcome address, the programme began with the traditional offering of scared wine to the creator and Haipou Jadonang. 
 
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam led the candle lighting and floral tribute session amid huge crowd and was followed by 2 minutes silence in memory of the sacrifices made by Haipou Jadonang. 
 
MLA Janghemlung; MLA Z Kikhonbou Newmai; Father of social worker Th Iboyaima; Ex-Union Minister Meijinlung Kamson and members of civil society organisations also paid floral tributes to Haipou Jadonang. 
 
Addressing the gathering, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam said, “Story of Haipou Jadonang is an endless subject. His story lives on and people are observing his death anniversary to remember his great sacrifices for the sovereignty of the State. He was hung to death not for any criminal activity but for raising his voice against the British rule and his extensive struggle for freedom.” 
 
“The railway line project which will pass through Tupul is underway and the State Government is planning to link the railway line till Moreh. The state Government is planning to open many small sub-stations along the cource of the railway line. Out of them, one sub-station would be established in Kambiron, the native village of Haipou Jadonang and it would be named as 'Haipou Jadonang Sub-Station' to remember his great sacrifices,” the Deputy Chief Minister announced. 
 
He added that Jadonang Memorial hall was also built 4/5 years back in Tamenglong. Moreover, a 9 feet statue of Haipou Jadonang would be erected by this year in the Haipou Jadonang Park so that people can commemorate his death anniversary eminently in the years to come. 
 
Speaking on the vision and efforts of Haipou Jadonang, the Deputy Chief Minister stated that like Haipou Jadonang’s crusade for freedom from the Britishers, people regardless of community, tribe, religion, must live in harmony and work collectively to maintain the State’s sovereignty. Tamenglong district where Puiluan, Haipou Jadonang’s native village, is located is considered as one of the most backward districts in the State. To make the world recognise the native home of a great freedom fighter, the State Government is undertaking national developmental projects like Power Projet 2, Railway line, Loktak Down Stream etc. 
 
The Deputy Chief Minister also urged the people to commemorate the death anniversary of Haipou Jadonang under one common banner from next year so as to spread the message of unity and harmony. 
 
Meanwhile, the Programme Committee of Haipou Jadonang Death Anniversary Observation, organised a commemoration programme to mark the 83rd death anniversary of Haipou Jadonang at Tarung Community hall today. 
 
Z Kikhonbou Newmai, MLA, Tamei, Vice-Chairman, Hills Area Committee; K Humaliabou, Chairman, ADC, Tamenglong; attended the commemoration programme as the chief guest, guest of honour. Other dignitaries present at the programme were the ADC members of Tamenglong district; Tarung chairman, Khunpu; Athon Abonmai, General Secretary, NPF, Manipur; Ningthaodai Gonmei, former AZSU president. 
 
Addressing the gathering, guest of honour, K Humaliabou suggested that observation of the death anniversary of Haipou Jadonang must not be limited only to Zeliangrong community. If possible, leaders of other tribes and communities should also be invited to participate in the commemoration programme and spread the message of unity and also the sacrifices of Haipou Jadonang far and wide. In his speech, K Kikhonbou said, “ People in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur, particularly Zeliangrongs observe the death anniversary of Haipou Jadonang annually in August 29. The observation is being held Statewide in Manipur as well. The State Government in order to educate rest of the world about the existence of our eminent freedom fighter, Haipou Jadonang, various developmental projects have been initiated in his home district, Tamenglong.” 
 
He also appealed to the Zeliangrong frontal organisations and the people to be broad minded and accommodative in order to bridge the gap among different communities. Just like the vision of Haipou Jadonang, Zeliangrong people should carry the dream forward collectively. Akham Gonmei, resource person of the programme, spoke in length on the life of Haipou Jadonang. 
 
The commemoration programme also featured hoi kaomei, a synchronise chanting by menfolk; candle lighting and offering of floral tributes, traditional dance performance and musical performance by Simplifier; Alvina Gonson, Gaiguimei Daimei, Julia. 
 
Source: The Sangai Express

Manipur pays rich tributes to freedom fighter Haipou Jadonang

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Memorandum submitted on admission reservation in MU

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKhWG1KeK-Fe4thI5jGAt7BokQOo0sxnKamMl17BdzwkVYZNy_GYkK7lQa6JP-QqRS-tYWQdnNz32JgHY_7pf3QPH7Bn_nxshOL5UxAfFwsb0_JF4bG-goPQCv4m0gu8a8mwMY7iFCeNc/s1600/Manipur_University_main_gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKhWG1KeK-Fe4thI5jGAt7BokQOo0sxnKamMl17BdzwkVYZNy_GYkK7lQa6JP-QqRS-tYWQdnNz32JgHY_7pf3QPH7Bn_nxshOL5UxAfFwsb0_JF4bG-goPQCv4m0gu8a8mwMY7iFCeNc/s200/Manipur_University_main_gate.jpg" /></a></div>Imphal, August 29, 2014: A memorandum regarding the adoption of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012 in Manipur University has been submitted to the Vice Chancellor, Dean of all Schools, Registrar and All Heads of Departments of Manipur University yesterday to bring a permanent settlement to the present issue of seat reservation in the University admission, conveyed a press release issued by General Secretary of the Manipur University SC and OBC Students Union, Manipur University, Yengkhom Rajiv Singh. 
 
The misinterpretation of the Amendment Act, 2012 has led to the notification for reservation of 31 percent for ST, 2 percent for SC and 7 percent for OBC by the Authority of Manipur University on July 25, 2014 which again led to the ongoing controversy. 
 
The controversial point is due to the misinterpretation of "the Act" in Section 3(a) of the Amendment Act 2012 which the Union therefore seeks clarification from the relevant authority of the varsity. This Act is clearly defined in Section 1 of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012 as this Act may be called as the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012, said the memorandum. Hence, there should not be any change in the reservation system and should follow as usual that is, 7.5 pc for ST, 15 pc for SC and 27 pc for OBC. Moreover, Manipur University must be administered according to the law as laid down by the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012 without favouritism and nepotism to any section of the society, so as to avoid any legal controversy and bring a good academic atmosphere in the University, failing which, the Manipur University SC and OBC Students has planned several steps to be taken up if necessary, asserted GS of MU(SC/OBC)SU, Yengkhom Rajiv Singh. 
 
Source: The Sangai Express

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ZYF urges to defer inauguration of Bailey bridge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIAqlqSTXRFXF5nC3Akrrn1vPXHyGwV6LePQs2XQcXZmdbwVkZR9REJqgmXeSjdr6bdrxlEzrnMX4KKBKxf6sI4iYAMMJD7pYWOJ-LS9BVNxYCT0u0u1nXzsYHKbke6yrZ4A2S3XPvSZh/s1600/Bailey+Bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIAqlqSTXRFXF5nC3Akrrn1vPXHyGwV6LePQs2XQcXZmdbwVkZR9REJqgmXeSjdr6bdrxlEzrnMX4KKBKxf6sI4iYAMMJD7pYWOJ-LS9BVNxYCT0u0u1nXzsYHKbke6yrZ4A2S3XPvSZh/s200/Bailey+Bridge.jpg"></a></div>Tamenglong, August 29, 2014: Expressing strong reservation against the alleged plan of the State Government to inaugurate the incomplete suspension bailey bridge built over Barak river between Dikiuram and Katang village, on September 1, the Zeliangrong Youth Front has urged the State Government to defer inauguration of the same till necessary technical rectification is made in the interest of the general public.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszLhvyc6iKni0nhDGWv05l5hUyU4tF6Ob28HQNc9AvC94CEeNOT0WjWeFeQNbYL2sp-7ogloaCJygQaMGIDDFJUXMj1vxbEOJ61L4aq9RRrCPYwjLKVEMLZpXsWyR5JpQA5D6jS1qWpg_/s1600/Salary+Increase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszLhvyc6iKni0nhDGWv05l5hUyU4tF6Ob28HQNc9AvC94CEeNOT0WjWeFeQNbYL2sp-7ogloaCJygQaMGIDDFJUXMj1vxbEOJ61L4aq9RRrCPYwjLKVEMLZpXsWyR5JpQA5D6jS1qWpg_/s200/Salary+Increase.jpg" /></a></div>Guwahati, August 29, 2014: The Assembly today passed eight Bills – including five effecting a hike in the salaries and allowances of ministers, MLAs, Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. 
 
Under the new Act, the Chief Minister’s salary has been revised to Rs 90,000 per month from the existing Rs 65,000. The revised daily allowances are Rs 1,500 (within the State) and Rs 2,000 (outside the State), while the sitting allowance per day is Rs 1,500. 
 
The ministers’ salary has been revised to Rs 80,000 from the existing Rs 60,000, while their enhanced daily allowances will be same as those of the Chief Minister. 
 
Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers will get a salary of Rs 75,000 and Rs 70,000 respectively – with the same daily allowances. 
 
The MLAs’ salary has been revised to Rs 60,000 per month from the existing Rs 40,000. Their daily allowances are same as those of ministers. The MLAs will also be entitled to a revised pension of Rs 30,000 per month besides medical allowance of Rs 15,000 per month, and a maximum travelling facility of Rs 40,000 per annum. 
 
The Speaker will receive a revised salary of Rs 80,000 from the existing Rs 60,000, along with revised daily allowances at par with ministers. The Deputy Speaker’s salary has been revised to Rs 75,000 from Rs 55,000, together with daily allowances at par with ministers. 
 
The Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly will now be entitled to a revised salary of Rs 80,000 from the existing Rs 60,000, along with enhanced daily allowances at par with ministers. 
 
The revised salaries will materialize with immediate effect, following a notification to be issued by the Government, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka said. 
 
Five of the Bills passed today related to salaries and allowances of ministers, MLAs, Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. The other three Bills were – The Assam Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, The Assam Contingency Fund (Augmentation of Corpus) Bill and The Assam Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill. 
 
Source: Assam Tribune

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One-man panel to probe Golaghat firing

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBFDc3-0uNfk34FP04z7ny_hF3mxtrlf82GDizk7y6LPd420frqNDjQ_jtZJjzXzTDMIVVumc8LBIRGbQ7DI-5h5ZbwxzBI4eSKxrvDJhFWv0971IHY-0GvmOb-4AM8hVwhb-HqlM2mXq/s1600/Golaghat+Firing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBFDc3-0uNfk34FP04z7ny_hF3mxtrlf82GDizk7y6LPd420frqNDjQ_jtZJjzXzTDMIVVumc8LBIRGbQ7DI-5h5ZbwxzBI4eSKxrvDJhFWv0971IHY-0GvmOb-4AM8hVwhb-HqlM2mXq/s200/Golaghat+Firing.jpg"></a></div>Guwahati, August 29, 2014: The State government has constituted an One-Man Inquiry Commission, headed by Justice (retd) BP Katakey, retired Judge of Gauhati High Court, to inquire into the circumstances leading to the police firing in Golaghat town and its adjoining areas on August 20, 2014, which resulted in the death of three persons and injuries to several others, including police personnel, besides causing significant losses to public and private properties.

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In this connection, a well-attended meeting was also held at Sonpijang Youth Club which was conducted by M Singson, chairman, Celebration Committee. 
 
The meeting was attended by Debojeet Thaosen, Chief Executive Member, NC Hills Autonomous Council as the chief guest while ST Jem Hrangkhol, Nirmal Langthasa, Samuel Changsan, Fleming Rupsi Sylla, executive members and Smt P Phonglo Bodo, DIPRO attended as guests of honour. Among others, gaonburhas from several Kuki villages also attended the meeting. 
 
TK Doungel, senior advisor of the organising committee in his speech said that, “Born in 1868 at Aisan village at Sadar Hills in Manipur, Pu Chengjapao Doungel was the Kuki hero of India. During his reign, Aisan's glory spread far and wide and it had become the most powerful village”. During the Anglo-Kuki War of Independence between 1917-1919, World War had broke out in Europe. India was also affected by the war as it was under the British colonial regime. In 1917, the war had taken a serious turn and it was during this critical moment, Pu Chengjapao Doungel gave a clarion call to his fellow-men to fight the British tooth and nail and to drive them out from their areas of domination. 
 
“The British Government saw the rise of Chengjapao Doungel and the revolt of the Kukis as a serious threat in the eastern part of India. Consequently, arrest warrant was issued against him to be captured dead or alive, in order to quell the rebellion. When some of the Kuki chiefs surrendered, it became more difficult for Chengjapao Doungel to continue the war, so he surrendered to the government for negotiation. Instead of negotiating with him, the government arrested him and sent him to jail along with the other 11 chiefs at Sadiya (Tinsukia) district for three years. However, Chengjapao Doungel, being the leader of the rebellion, was kept in jail for one more year. After a period of four years, he was set free. However upon his return from political exile, everything had changed in his chiefdom, such as the names of the district, subdivision and headquarters including the attitude of the people from their earlier spirit of defiance to that of meek submission and compromise. The chiefs too suffered discrimination and were beset with trials and afflictions. Consequently, Chengjapao Doungel’s attempt to protect the sovereignty of the Kukis and his war against the colonial rulers took a heavy toll on his health and he died a premature death at an early age of sixty.” 
 
The day was commemorated with a series of lectures, lunch programme for the guests and villagers and sports. Gaonburhas from all the villages of Dima Hasao were also present in the death anniversary function of Pu Chengjapao Doungel. 
 
Source: Assam Tribune

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