Evening daily Imphal Times Regd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 6, Issue 52, Thursday, March 8, 2018 www.imphaltimes.com Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing 3415 2/- 2/- Governor Dr. Najma Heptulla hails Manipuri Police arrested four suspect women on International Women’s Day involved in the killing of Jagat Imphal, March 8 : On the tirelessly to claim women’s Imphal, March 8 : Police have Local Clubs of Thangmeiband the matter. Source said that A occasion of the International rights and realize their full arrested four persons have been demanding arrest transgender was in the car at Women’s Day Celebration potential. The agenda behind suspected to have been of those responsible and had the time of the incident and held today at Durbar Hall, Raj celebrating this day is to involved in the Killing of T. even threaten to call bandh. the police track down the Bhavan, Governor of empower the women who Jagat at Khuyathong during The Local Club of culprit by picking up Manipur, Dr. Najma Heptulla have gone through number of Yaosang festival. Jagat was Thangmeiband had even transgenders from various hails Manipuri women and hurdles all through her life be shot dead by some person who announced a sum of Rs. 1 lakh area of the city. All I-20 car exclaimed that Northeast it their social, political, came in one I -20 car. The to whoever provide owners and Gun License women especially Manipuri religious, and cultural rights incident was caught on CCTV information about the killer. holder were screened and women are very much simultaneously. It also calls camera an the video went viral Follwing the incident police later police picked up the empowered than the women for “gender equality”. So, on Social media. have been investigating over prime suspect. from the rest of the country. empowering women is very This is because they are necessary for bringing gender traditionally better placed in equality, she added. the social rung than their Minister Nemcha also urged Neiphiu Rio takes oath as counterparts in other parts of women to identify their the country. She further stated strengths and abilities, and that women in this region have move towards a world of Nagaland Chief Minister grown up in a more liberal empowerment and contribute society, facing less hostile equally to the betterment of Agency challenges unlike in a male the society. Kohima, March 8: dominant environment. As part of this celebration, 16 Nationalist Democratic Addressing the gatherings as women from different parts of Progressive Party leader Chief Guest, Governor, Dr the state were also honoured. Neiphiu Rio has taken over as Najma Heptulla stated that she more for the development of members, she asserted. For Minister of Consumer Affairs, the Chief Minister of Nagaland. He took oath in the is taking initiatives for making the state as a woman. this, she cited Ima Keithel as a Food and Public Distribution, presence of Bharatiya Janata the women sufficiently skilled Highlighting the clear example of the economic Karam Shyam, Chairperson, Party president Amit Shah for earning a certain quantum achievements of achievers like independence of women in Manipur State Women and Defence Minister Nirmala of economic independence. Mirabai Chanu and Mary Manipur. Development Cooperation, Sitharaman. MoS Home Kiren She lauded the various civil Kom, she said that women of Gracing the occasion as Samurailatpam Satyabhama society organizations and this state are leading in all President, Social Welfare and Devi graced the occasion as Rijiju, Manipur CM N Biren women’s associations or spheres and have earned Cooperation Minister Nemcha Special Guest and Guest of Singh, Arunachal Pradesh organizations in the state for recognitions too in the Kipgen stresses on the theme Honour respectively. The CM Pema Khandu, Assam their relentless efforts to fight national as well as - “Time is Now: Rural and function was also attended by CM Sarbananda Sonowal and against such anti-social evils international levels, be it Urban Activists Transforming Commissioner, Social Welfare, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma were also present at against women in the state. sports or in any fields or Women’s Lives” and H Dileep Singh, Director, decided to sever ties with the endeavour to bring an early the oath ceremony in Kohima. She draws the attention of all professions. They have had expressed that women should Social Welfare, Jacintha BJP. He then joined the political solution.” Rio had won even before the the women on this auspicious more economic independence, be empowered in all settings, Lazarus, women achievers newly-floated NDPP saying After weeks of negotiation voting in Nagaland Assembly day to contemplate and even supporting the family rural and urban, and celebrate from different parts of the that he was committed to ahead of the elections, NDPP elections as he was elected ponder on what we can do without help from the male the activists who are working state, amongst others. finding an early solution to had got into a pre-poll alliance unopposed after his rival from the vexed Naga insurgency with the BJP. The NDPP the Naga People’s Front (NPF) problem. decided to contest on 40 seats Bishnupur withdrew his nomination. Rio has maintained that he has while the saffron party agreed Respect to women should begin While the counting for the been a supporter of the peace to field candidates in the Dist. elections was underway on process between the Naga remaining 20 seats. March 3, Rijiju had announced rebels and the Indian Rio is also among the top three administration from family – Edina Yaikhom that Rio will be elected the government and has always crorepati candidates in the Chief Minister if the NDPP-BJP worked to resolve the standoff state with assets worth Rs honours 5 IT News were able to get numbers in in a manner acceptable to the 36.41 crore. Imphal, March 8: General their favour. people. Rio served three terms students on Secretary of Extra Judicial Having led Nagaland for 11 On quitting the NPF, he had spanning 11 years as chief Execution Victim Families years, Rio has often been said: “I have been left with no minister of Nagaland, from Intl. Women Association (EEVFAM) described as “the tallest leader option but to resign from the 2003 to 2014. After winning the Day Edina Yaikhom today said that in Nagaland”. In January 2018, NPF in accordance of the Lok Sabha seat in 2014, he women of the state should Nagaland’s lone Lok Sabha wishes of the people and in passed on the CM’s office to IT News begin upholding the dignity member broke away from the the greater interest of the TR Zeliang, a move that was Bishnupur, March 8: of women from family. ruling NPF after the party masses in collective criticised by many. International Women’s Speaking during the Day was observed at the International Women’s Day Conference Hall, Mini- observance at Manipur Press Secretariat, Bishnupur Club organised jointly by the NEFIS condemns rising vendetta politics today. The five students Manipur Proletariat Peoples from the district who Democratic Union (MPPDU) and society. She said that the and Nongthombam and hooliganism in North-East bagged medals in the first and Socialist Students’ way the society look at her is Sarjubala, Convenor , edition of “Khelo India” Union of Manipur (SSUM), a hurdles in performing her International Women’s Day IT News Manipuri leader, Hijam Irabot in Manipur was inspired by were also facilitated in the Edina Yengkhom said that it duty. Observation Committee also Imphal, March 8: North-East who is revered as ‘Father of Lenin and such a legacy program. is the women themselves who Dr. Dilip Sapam, Lecturer, attended as Presidium member. Forum for International Manipur’ and the destruction continues to inspire people’s Speaking on the occasion, should fight for their right. LMS Law College elaborated On the occasion 5 members of Solidarity (NEFIS) has of such a revolutionary’s struggle in the North-East. It the Deputy Commissioner “We women should not wait on various issues of the EEVAM were honoured by strongly condemned the rise statue is unprecedented in should also be noted that the Mr. Pawan Yadav IAS for male to fight for our rights women. He stressed on the assuring Looms within March in hooliganism and vendetta North-East. Destroying former Soviet Union under highlighted the need to but we the women should issues of polygamy, Hindu this year. Surjabala also politics in the North-East Lenin’s statue signifies the leadership of Lenin, had promote gender equality come forward to fight for our Marriage Act and announced a new body called since the BJP’s coming to falsification of Hijam Irabot’s decolonized the colonies of by presenting bouquet of rights”, Edina said. highlighted on how the Feminist Movement of power in several states. A revolutionary legacy and Russia after the Russian flowers to the girl The general secretary of International Women Days Manipur. She said that a new statement of the forum said such sinister efforts might be Revolution. students brought pride to EEVFAM, a body of victim started celebration across chapter has been opened that the latest incident of even extended to Irabot in the The statement further said the district – Konsam families of fake encounter the Globe. today and the women of the destruction of Lenin’s statue coming future”, the statement that such open destruction Ormila Devi, Lamabam killing in Manipur also shared H. Achouba Sharma, Editor, state will begin a proletariat in Tripura by BJP workers said. of Lenin’s statue reveals an Nilam Devi, Potshangbam her pains and anxiety due to Sanaleibak Daily Newspaper Feminist Movement in the epitomizes such a rise.