Month: January 2015

IMPHAL, January 15: Manipur Alliance for Child Rights and Human Right Alert today joined other organisations of the world by launching the world-wide Action 2015 campaign in Imphal today.

The formal launch function was held at Manipur Press Club with children of 15 years and below participating.

The world wide `action 2015`™ campaign aims to end inequality, injustice and insecurity in the world.

Speaking at the launch function, MACR convenor Keisham Pradipkumar said the campaign is being launched in more than 50 countries including Lebanon, Liberia, Nigeria, Norway, South Africa and Sri Lanka with 15 year old children fully participating.

In the national capital the campaign is being inaugurated in the presence of a large congregation of children and other young members of CSOs with Union Minister of Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla in attendance Pradipkumar said.

At the same time, groups of 15-year-olds are meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and the political heads in 15 States including in Manipur he said.

He continued that six children from the State will be shortlisted to join a country wide congregation at the national capital on `action 2015 from January 25 to February 2.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/action-2015-campaign-launched-in-state/

IMPHAL, January 15: The North East Dialogue Forum organised a mass rally cum public meeting on `International Humanitarian Law and Right to Life` today.

The rally participated by meira paibis and club volunteers of Sanjenbam, Lairenkabi, Heibongpokpi, Lamban, Lamlongei, Tera Urak, Kadangband, Phayeng, SIngda, Haorang Keirel, Haorang Khunou, Sairemkhul and Tairempokpi commenced from Heibongpokpi Community Hall and concluded at Lairenkabi Dramatic Hall where the public meeting was held.

The meeting was attended by Naharolgi Thoudang editor Kh Loyalakpa, Phayeng Nupi Lup president A Tomalei Devi, Heibongpokpi Nupi Lup joint secretary A Memchoubi Devi, Women Action for Development secretary Sobita Mangsatabam, United NGOs Mission Manipur secretary U Nobokishore, social scientist Dr Dhanabir Laishram as presidium members.

After the meeting the North East Dialogue Forum submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, Home minister and the Director General of Police.

The memorandum included demands for the Prime Minster to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, investigate the discovery of the eight skulls and skeletons from inside the Tombisana High School campus by constituting a three-member independent enquiry commission headed by a retired judge, investigate to identify the culprit who shot a VDF personnel posted at Lamsang Police on November 27.

Other demands also include constitution of special investigation team to make sure perpetrators of all crimes are brought to justice, establishment of a separate department to deal with the gender based discrimination, direction to the State government to fill up the two posts of judge of the Manipur High Court which have been left vacant since the establishment of the court.

Speaking at the public meeting, Loyalakpa said there are no answers to any of the ugly incidents occurring in the State today.

He said even though security personnel continue to violate rights despite of the AFSPA being lifted from the seven segments of the Imphal Municipality, all 60 members of the State Assembly have continued to remain silent.

The AFSPA was implemented with the main aim to check the armed movement but it has only fan the people`™s ire he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/north-east-dialogue-forum-organised-mass-rally-taken-out-on-international-humanitarian-law/

IMPHAL, January 15: The hearing of disqualification cases against some Trinamool Congress MLAs, MSCP MLAs and a LJP MLA has been deferred again yesterday.

The hearing of the disqualification case No. 1 filed by Adim Pamei against five MLAs of MSCP: Kangpokpi A/C MLA Nemcha Kipgen, Keirao A/C MLA Karam Thamarjit, Tamenglong A/C MLA Zamhenglung Pamei, P Wangjing Tentha A/C MLA Brogendro and Sagolband A/C MLA, RK Imo has been postponed on January 17.

The hearings of the disqualification case No. 7 filed by MPTCC president Th Shyamkumar against Konthoujam A/C MLA K Sarat and the case No. 11 filed by K Sarat against Th Shymakumar has been fixed on January 22 on yesterday as both the counsels of the cases were out of station and so couldn`™t appear before the court.

The hearings of cases number 9, 10, 12 and 13 filed by Thangmeiband A/C MLA Kh Joykisan, Thongju A/C MLA Th Bishwajit, Wangoi A/C MLA Lukhoi and former MPTCC president Kim Gangte against Andro A/C MLA respectively against Th Shyamkumar had also been deferred to January 16 as the counsel of the MLAs has been replaced.

Lastly, the next hearing of cases number 14, 15, 16 filed by Lok Janashakti Party worker Kh Vimal, BJP workers N Momon Meitei and K Sharatchandra respectively against Langthabal A/C MLA Karam Shyam was deferred to January 17.

The hearing on these cases yesterday lasted from 10 am till the late evening and the Speaker heard and discussed various issues on the matter.

The cases had been taken up under paragraph 2(1) a of the Tenth Schedule r/w Article 191(2) of the Constitution of India and the relevant provisions of the Manipur Legislature Assembly Rule, 1986 around 16 disqualified cases has been registered at the Tribunal of the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/tribunal-defers-hearing-of-trinamool-congress-mlas-disqualification-yet-again/

IMPHAL, January 15: Lilong Khunou meira paibi supported by other locals conducted a sit in protest today along the main road of Lilong Khunou against repeated bomb blasts in the area.

More than 50 volunteers participated in the sit in protest.

A local indentified as Haji Salaoddin said that a young school going child had lost his life in a bomb blast at a paddy field near the 40 AR post recently.

He said again on December 17, 2014 there was another bomb blast near the 40 AR post.

There seems to be no end to the series of blasts in the area as on January 11 there was another blast and the next day another highly explosive RDX weighing 5kg was found near the AR post, he said.

This is too much, and the people are fed up of this violence, he said adding that the sit in protest has been staged appealing to all concerned to stop such violence.

He also said that the repeated incident of bomb blast has created a fear psychosis among the civilian population in the area.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/01/lilong-khunou-locals-decry-series-of-blasts-in-area/