Day: April 7, 2012

The Election of office bearers of the Zeliangrong Youth Front (Churachandpur Zone) was held today for the first time at Jeikulong (Tokpa) Village, Loktak Project under Henglep Sub-division, Churachandpur District. Representative from different Zeliangrong villages within Churachandpur District participated in the election procedure. Pou Romeo Palmei, former President, ZYF (AMN) who is the Returning Officer of the Election Commission, ZYF declared the following members as unanimously elected uncontest as the office bearers of ZYF (Churachandpur Zone) for the term 2012 – 2015 with immediate effect.
Elected members were Pou K. Mathew of New Canaan, Loktak Project as Chairman, Pou D.K. Katangam of Dimdonlong village and Pou Dangmei Jacob of Dimjanglong village as Vice – Chairmen and Pou M. Lunglailung of Thenjuang village as General Secretary.
Meanwhile, the President of the Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) Mr. Titus Kamei, in pursuance to the Article 7(c) of the Constitution of the organisation which empowered and conferred the power upon him to appoint any sectional secretaries as per necessary have appointed Mr. David Kamei, s/o K. Namsinglung of Sempat village falling within the jurisdiction of Nungba Sub-Division, P.O & P.S Nungba, Tamenglong District, Manipur as Joint Secretary for the Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) on 22nd March, 2012. Mr. David Kamei before appointed as Joint Secretary of the ZYF have in the past served in different district level organisations in different capacities/posts.
He shall starts discharging his duties with immediate effect.

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Imphal, Apr 7: Justice Altamas Kabir of the Supreme Court of India today inaugurated the functioning of the newly constructed High Court Complex of Imphal bench of Gauhati High Court in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister Shri O. Ibobi Singh, Justice AK Patnaik of the Supreme Court of India, Mrs Justice Gyan Sudha Misra of the Supreme Court of India and justice Jasti Chelameswar of the supreme Court of India.
Speaking at the occasion, Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh said that Manipur has been deprived of its separate set up of High Court and the demand for its establishment at the earliest is justified and deserves the attention of Union Government. He also assured state government’s full cooperation towards the cause of setting up of a separate High Court in Manipur and urged the Judges for their support.
The Chief Minister said that creation of new High Court Complex would pave the way for early setting up of separate High Court of Manipur which would enable the people of Manipur to have easy access to justice. Huge pendency of cases and non-availability of adequate number of judges has caused untold suffering to the people of Manipur, he added.
The Chief Minister also said that the impressive new High Court Building is one of the major milestones Manipur State has achieved since the attainment of statehood and described the day as a landmark day in the institutional history of “Justice Delivery” in Manipur.
The Chief Minister also assured that he would look into the proposal for creation of 132 additional posts for the Imphal Bench of Gauhati High Court and grant necessary concurrence at the earliest.
Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Th. Lokeshore Singh, MLAs, Chief Justices of Gauhati High Court, Andhra High Court and Kerala High Court, Judges of Gauhati High Court and Members of Bar Fraternity were also present on the occasion.
It may be noted that the new High Court Complex was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh on 3rd December, 2011. Construction work of the complex started in 2007 and its project cost is about Rs.130 crores. The State Government provided the land and also contributed 10 percent of the project cost.
A one day workshop on role of legal services authorities in assess to justice and juvenile justice was held at the auditorium of MFDC, Palace Compound today.
Justice Kabir who is also the executive chairman of national legal service authority said, it is necessary to provide legal aid service to every citizen of India. He was of the view that awareness programmes should be held so that people can collect legal views. Out of the total population of India, 40% belongs to children. Out of it 30% children lack parents guide. Therefore for such children India govt. take up welfare programmes, he said and added that to achieve such facilities, the role of legal services is important.

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Imphal. April 7 (NNN): For the first time in the history of the world, there will be more adults aged above 65 than children under five by 2050.
This was stated by Dr H. Satyajoti Singh, Medical Research Officer, PBCR, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal. He was speaking at Mongpijang village, Sadar Hills, Senapati district as a resource person on Saturday in the one day World Health Day Seminar jointly organised by Gundung Cluster Committee and World Vision, Sadar Hills.
In the middle of the last century, there were just 14 million people in the world aged 80 and above, but by 2050 there will be around 400 million people in this age group, 100 million of them will be in China alone, said the resource person. He further said that people are living longer in most parts of the world where the income is high because of the success of public health care facilities in improving childhood survival and adult health.
Older people make valuable contributions to society as family members, as volunteers within communities and the wisdom they have gained throughout their lives makes them a unique resource for society, said Dr Satyajoti. He said that the greatest health threat to older people is noncommunicable diseases, heart diseases and stroke, and so we should ensure that no heavy burden is given to older people and their families and society should take proper care of them.
World Health Day is observed on April 7 each year. This day marks the anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO) which was founded on this day in 1948. For each World Health Day, WHO designates a health challenge or theme, such as Shape the Future of Life (2003), Road Safety (2005), International Health Security (2007), Anti-microbacterial Resistance : No Action Today No Cure Tommorrow (2011), and the theme for 2012 World Health Day is ‘Aging and Health’. As with other years’ themes, this theme is set in accordance to what WHO regards as current health issues within the world.
The slogan for 2012 World Health Day is : ‘Good Health Adds Life To Years’. This slogan helps reflect the WHO message that when people improve their health they enjoy fuller lives without the burden of health complications such as pain or disability, and remain productive longer and continue to contribute to society.

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