Churachandpur becoming source of child trafficking in NE
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Oct 5: Churachandpur is rapidly becoming a source for child trafficking in the Northeast. The numerous conflicts have made the district a fertile ground for such activities.
While speaking as a resource person at a one day community awareness programme on child rights at Churachandpur College, K Pradip, child rights activist and member of Manipur Mahila Kalyan Samiti (MMKS), said that there are many cases of child trafficking in Churachandpur but only few got reported.
He said that if the civil society and the community do not take up certain legitimate actions, child trafficking will increase. He stated that the community awareness programme was being held to enable a collective response to this alarming situation of child trafficking.
Pradip informed that Churachandpur will soon have a Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board keeping in mind the presence of a significant number of children in need of care and protection. He said that the main agenda in front of the entire right thinking adult today is to make the institutions and systems under Juvenile Justice Act functional.
In his speech, the chief guest of the function, Ng Nongyai, member of Manipur Human Rights Commission, said, "Without knowing and assessing the nature of the ground realities of child rights violation, protecting child rights would be rendered meaningless."
Citing poverty, armed conflict, youth unrest and drug trafficking which result to drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, as the main factors behind child rights violation in Manipur, Nongyai said, "Until and unless the economic, political and social unrest is addressed and children are provided access to education, child rights violation will continue."
Highlighting the need for improving the conditions of the children staying at homes, the MHRC member said that the government grant of Rs 10.66 per child per day should be increased to Rs 15 per child per day. After a recent revision, the government grant was increased from Rs 9 per child per day to Rs 10.66.
The other resource person AK Sanaton, former president of AMWJU, said, "In India, 85 million children are not able to get two square meals daily and another 73 million are not able to get access to education." In spite of having well-intentioned schemes like Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan and food for work, children in India are denied their basic needs
Giving the keynote address S Sharaju, secretary MMKS told the young students who took part in the awareness programme that they should have sound knowledge of child rights including JJ Act so that they can become alert citizens in ensuring children`s rights.
Vice president of MMKS A Bimola presided over the function while LS Gangte, vice principal Churachandpur College was the guest of honour. The awareness programme was organized jointly by MMKS, the state resource organisation, coalition for children`s right to protection, and Stepping Stone Home.
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Investors from US and Thailand willing to invest in Manipur: CM
Manipur Information Centre
NEW DELHI, Oct 5: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh arrived here last night from Bangkok after attending the North East India Investment Conference in New York on September 26 and North East India Investment Opportunities Week in Bangkok from October 1-4. Speaking after his return he said that both events were very important and had opened avenues for socio-economic development in the north east region.
The chief minister wooed investors in the US and Thailand to invest in high potential sectors of Manipur like agro and food industries, horticulture, tourism, power, information technology, handloom and handicrafts during the conferences.
Asked about the response of foreign investors, the chief minister stated that the response was very positive. Most of the investors were willing to invest in different sectors in Manipur.
Ibobi said that more than 300 delegates from various countries participated in both conferences. In the Bangkok meet, the minister for commerce of Thailand Krirk-Krai Jirapaet showed keen interest to develop infrastructure in north east India especially with the trilateral highway connecting the north east India with Myanmar and Thailand passing through Manipur.
It may be recalled that the chief minister left New Delhi on September 22 for New York to participate in the four-day Incredible India@60 event from September 23 coinciding with the one-day NE India Investment Conference on September 26. After the New York event, the chief minister took part in the North East India Investment Opportunities Week at Bangkok that began from October 1
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ZSF halts EPIC
Lamka, Oct 5: As a part of its ongoing boycott of all government vehicles and government related programmes, the Zomi Students’ Federation today petitioned the Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur district to immediately halt the EPIC exercise within the district.
The ZSF release said its call for halting the EPIC exercise from October 6 onward is to exert pressure for positive action from the Government to its demands and warned that any untoward incident arising out of non compliance to their call will solely be the responsibility of the government. [the sangai express]
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Oct 5: Churachandpur is rapidly becoming a source for child trafficking in the Northeast. The numerous conflicts have made the district a fertile ground for such activities.
While speaking as a resource person at a one day community awareness programme on child rights at Churachandpur College, K Pradip, child rights activist and member of Manipur Mahila Kalyan Samiti (MMKS), said that there are many cases of child trafficking in Churachandpur but only few got reported.
He said that if the civil society and the community do not take up certain legitimate actions, child trafficking will increase. He stated that the community awareness programme was being held to enable a collective response to this alarming situation of child trafficking.
Pradip informed that Churachandpur will soon have a Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board keeping in mind the presence of a significant number of children in need of care and protection. He said that the main agenda in front of the entire right thinking adult today is to make the institutions and systems under Juvenile Justice Act functional.
In his speech, the chief guest of the function, Ng Nongyai, member of Manipur Human Rights Commission, said, "Without knowing and assessing the nature of the ground realities of child rights violation, protecting child rights would be rendered meaningless."
Citing poverty, armed conflict, youth unrest and drug trafficking which result to drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, as the main factors behind child rights violation in Manipur, Nongyai said, "Until and unless the economic, political and social unrest is addressed and children are provided access to education, child rights violation will continue."
Highlighting the need for improving the conditions of the children staying at homes, the MHRC member said that the government grant of Rs 10.66 per child per day should be increased to Rs 15 per child per day. After a recent revision, the government grant was increased from Rs 9 per child per day to Rs 10.66.
The other resource person AK Sanaton, former president of AMWJU, said, "In India, 85 million children are not able to get two square meals daily and another 73 million are not able to get access to education." In spite of having well-intentioned schemes like Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan and food for work, children in India are denied their basic needs
Giving the keynote address S Sharaju, secretary MMKS told the young students who took part in the awareness programme that they should have sound knowledge of child rights including JJ Act so that they can become alert citizens in ensuring children`s rights.
Vice president of MMKS A Bimola presided over the function while LS Gangte, vice principal Churachandpur College was the guest of honour. The awareness programme was organized jointly by MMKS, the state resource organisation, coalition for children`s right to protection, and Stepping Stone Home.
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Investors from US and Thailand willing to invest in Manipur: CM
Manipur Information Centre
NEW DELHI, Oct 5: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh arrived here last night from Bangkok after attending the North East India Investment Conference in New York on September 26 and North East India Investment Opportunities Week in Bangkok from October 1-4. Speaking after his return he said that both events were very important and had opened avenues for socio-economic development in the north east region.
The chief minister wooed investors in the US and Thailand to invest in high potential sectors of Manipur like agro and food industries, horticulture, tourism, power, information technology, handloom and handicrafts during the conferences.
Asked about the response of foreign investors, the chief minister stated that the response was very positive. Most of the investors were willing to invest in different sectors in Manipur.
Ibobi said that more than 300 delegates from various countries participated in both conferences. In the Bangkok meet, the minister for commerce of Thailand Krirk-Krai Jirapaet showed keen interest to develop infrastructure in north east India especially with the trilateral highway connecting the north east India with Myanmar and Thailand passing through Manipur.
It may be recalled that the chief minister left New Delhi on September 22 for New York to participate in the four-day Incredible India@60 event from September 23 coinciding with the one-day NE India Investment Conference on September 26. After the New York event, the chief minister took part in the North East India Investment Opportunities Week at Bangkok that began from October 1
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ZSF halts EPIC
Lamka, Oct 5: As a part of its ongoing boycott of all government vehicles and government related programmes, the Zomi Students’ Federation today petitioned the Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur district to immediately halt the EPIC exercise within the district.
The ZSF release said its call for halting the EPIC exercise from October 6 onward is to exert pressure for positive action from the Government to its demands and warned that any untoward incident arising out of non compliance to their call will solely be the responsibility of the government. [the sangai express]
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