Delhi gangrape victim's father: I want the world to know my daughter's name is Jyoti Singh Pandey

Devastated dad tells The Sunday People he hopes revealing her name will give courage to other women who have survived such attacks New Delhi, 5 Jan 2013 [MIRROR.CO.UK] ---  She is known to the world only as India's Daughter following her sickening gang rape and murder. But today, with permission of her devastated father, we can reveal her name: Jyoti Singh Pandey. Brave dad Badri, 53, told The Sunday People: "We want the world to know her real name. "My daughter didn't do anything wrong, she died while protecting herself. "I am proud of her. Revealing her name will give courage to other women who have survived these attacks. They will find strength from my daughter." We interviewed Badri and his family in his ancestral village of Billia in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. They have retreated there to grieve away from their Delhi home – a place that will constantly remind them of the barbaric sexual attack Jyoti, 23, was subjected to when she and a male friend were lured on to a bus. His wife Asha, 46, was too shell-shocked to talk to us. Badri said: "At first I wanted to see the men responsible face to face but I don't want to any more. I just want to hear that the courts have punished them and they will be hanged. "Death for all six of them. These men are beasts. They should be made an example of and that society will not allow such things to happen." Recalling the day he found out about his only daughter's ordeal, Badri said he had just returned home after 10:30pm on December 16 from his shift at Delhi airport where he works as a loader. His wife was worried after Jyoti, a medical school graduate, had not returned home from the cinema. Badri said: "We started calling her mobile and her friend's mobile but there was no answer. "Then at 11.15pm we got a call from the hospital in Delhi telling me my daughter had been in an accident." Badri asked a friend to take him on a motorbike. He said: "When I first saw her she was in the bed with her eyes closed. "I put my hand on her forehead and called her name. She slowly opened her eyes and started crying and said she was in pain. "I held my tears. I told her not to worry, have strength and everything will be all right." At the time Badri still didn't know what had happened. A policeman finally explained. Jyoti and her friend Awindra Pandey, 28, had boarded a bus to get home but had been taken on a two-and-a-half hour ride to hell by the driver, his assistant and four passengers. Both were battered with iron bars and Jyoti was repeatedly raped before they were stripped and dumped on a road leading to Delhi airport – yards from where Badri was working. He said: "I immediately called my wife and sons and told them to come to the hospital. But I couldn't tell them about the rape." For the first ten days Jyoti was in and out of consciousness and it was hopeful she would survive. Badri said: "Doctors did their best to save her. She spoke a few times but mostly through gestures. She had a feeding pipe in her mouth making it difficult for her to speak. But she did write on some paper that she wanted to live, she wanted to survive and stay with us. But it was fate that had the last say in the end." Jyoti gave the police two statements, but Badri was too distraught to sit in as he couldn't listen to what his daughter had been subjected to. "My wife was with her through the statements but she cried so much after hearing it all," Badri said. "She then told me what happened. I don't have the words to describe the incident. All I can say is they're not human, not even animals. They're not of this world. "It was just gruesome and I hope no one ever goes through what she had to endure. "She cried a lot, she was in a lot of pain. And as soon as she saw her mother and brothers she cried again. "But after that she was a courageous girl, even trying to console us and give us hope that everything will be all right." Doctors were forced to remove Jyoti's intestines and as her conditioned worsened, they flew her to Singapore for specialist care on Boxing Day. Badri said: "I told her everything would be OK and we'll soon be back home. She was excited when we talked about going home and she smiled. "I put my hand on her forehead, she asked me if I'd had any dinner and then she gestured for me to go to sleep. I held her hand and kissed it. I told her to take rest and not to worry and she closed her eyes." As Jyoti battled for life, thousands took to the streets to demand the hanging of the six accused and a new anti-rape law. But three days later on December 29 she had a fatal heart attack. Badri said: "I so desperately wanted her to survive, even though she would have to live with a memory of that attack and get through her trauma. "We're so devastated that she's gone. There's a huge void in our lives. She was the centre of our universe. Our lives revolved around her. "Her absence is so painful, a future without her is unimaginable." Badri said Jyoti's friend Awindra was not her boyfriend – just a very brave friend who tried to save her. He said: "There was no question of her marrying because we belong to different castes. "She never expressed a desire to marry. She was concentrating on her studies and wanted a job first." Badri also revealed that Jyoti often mentioned how much Awindra tried to save her. "She kept telling her mother he tried his best to help but they kept beating him with a rod." Badri now cherishes the memories of his daughter. He remembers her dream of being a doctor. He said: "I told her I can't afford to pay for her to do such subjects but she was determined. She wanted to be a doctor and earn lots of money and go overseas a lot." When Badri first moved to Delhi in 1983 he earned just 150 Rupees a month – the equivalent of £1.70 today. But he sold some land to pay for his daughter's studies and saved as much as possible from his 5,700 Rupees (£65) a month he now earns. Badri said: "It's hard living in Delhi on my wages, very hard. But Jyoti always said she would change all of that. She wanted to change our lives once she got a job." Jyoti had only just finished her four-year course in physiotherapy at college outside Delhi. She was doing an internship when she was attacked. Her brothers, Gaurav Singh, 20, and Saurav Singh, 15, were close to their big sister and cannot image how they will cope. Gaurav said: "Life is going to be so difficult without her. Without her guidance I don't know what to do or how to go about life again." Badri and all the family have been touched by the way the nation has supported them. He said: "The people of India have given us strength to cope up with our loss. I feel she's not just my daughter but also India's daughter. "I used to read about rape incidents in the newspapers but never digested it much. We're so thankful to the people who came out to protest against the barbarity." DNA tests have linked five men and a 17-year-old from the bus with rape and murder. The men will appear at the District Court in the Saket area of the Indian capital tomorrow. The 17-year-old will be tried separately as a juvenile. Badri now hopes mothers and fathers will teach their sons to respect women. He said: "The police cannot handle this on their own. But parents need to keep an eye on their children too." Badri's face lit up when he spoke of Jyoti's dreams and invited us to look through his family album. Each photo showed his beautiful daughter smiling. In most she is wears western clothes, which she favoured over the traditional sari. She also always wore her long, dark shiny hair down and flowing – never tied up. In respect with Badri's wishes he has asked us not to picture her. Releasing a photo of her is for another day. Indian law prohibits naming a rape victim unless she authorises it or, if she is dead, her family agrees to it. At the moment it is enough for the devastated family to sanction the release to the world of their precious daughter's name. Courtesy: mirror.co.uk

BJP man arrested for rape in Delhi

New Delhi, 6 Jan 2013 [TOI] --- A 40-year-old politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party was arrested in Mongolpuri on Friday for rape. The accused, Yogesh Attrey, had been sexually exploiting a 34-year-old woman for the last five years by promising her marriage, police said.  "We received her complaint on Thursday and arrested Attrey," said DCP (outer) B S Jaiswal.  Attrey is a resident of Sector 24, Rohini. The woman works for an NGO. "Her statement was recorded according to CrPC Section 164 and her medical report confirmed rape. We registered a case of rape at the Vijay Vihar police station and are investigating the case," said Jaiswal.  The complainant told cops that Attrey had been exploiting her since 2007 and threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed their relationship.  Police have also slapped charges under IPC Section 313 (causing miscarriage without the woman's consent); but when questioned if the woman was forced to undergo abortion, police kept mum.  Incidentally, Attrey had contested in the 2008 Delhi assembly elections, said a source, adding that he had lost by 30,115 votes.

TSP Silver Jubilee SOUVENIR diing ARTICLE sapna

New Delhi , 5 Jan 2013 [Notice] ---- Khaile guai, kipan ni ei. TSP SJ Souvenir kibawl ding ahita hi. Kua peuh in ARTICLE (thu-le-la) hung gelh ta un chiin kung theih sak leh chial ihi uhi. Thu-le-la tampi kisam munchin a om KV te iki pat uh ngai ta. Article pen February 28, 2013 tan a piaklut theih ahi.  March 2013 ah Souvenir bawl zoh kisawm hi. Na ut bangbang un ARTICLE nung gelh thei ding uhi. Article pen Thangkhal haam ahilouleh English a zong gelh theih ahi. A hoih theih tawp a kibawl sawm ahi a, Sannemla, Laa (Songs), Poems, Tangthu (Story), thugelh (Write-ups), ban ah i Thangkhal Puan (Gungal puan uh) lim, Thangkhal khawte lim, Thangkhal Culture/Tradition/Custom toh kisai lim (photo) photphot nung khak theih uleh kipak huai mahmah ding hi. Himi thu khat leh khat ana kihil sawn leh ana kichial sawn di'n iki ngen uhi. Article khak na ding:  Bruce K. Thangkhal  Mob.09999397620 New Delhi E-mail: khaalnou@gmail.com

4 men gangraped a 13-year-old girl in Assam, 5 nabbed

Tinsukia, Assam, Jan 4, 2013 [PTI] --- A 13-year-old girl in Tinsukia district of upper Assam was allegedly gang-raped by four persons on suspicion that she had stolen a mobile phone of one of them, police said today. Five persons, including a woman, were arrested. The incident occurred at Sukanpukhuri tea estate under Makum police station on the intervening night of January 2-3 after one of the accused, Jogeshwar Mali, lost his cellphone. His wife Tusu suspected that the girl, who is from the same tea estate, had stolen the mobile. Police said Tusu incited her husband and his friends to punish the girl and the four caught hold of the girl at a lonely stretch of the estate and raped her. The police today arrested Tusu, Mali and his friends Sanesh Nayak, Tirnath Mali, Ram Chandra Patnaik after the girl told the family about the incident. The mobile was yet to be found.

Post-Delhi Gangrape: All Delhi police stations to have 9 women officers

Each police station in Delhi will have two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables as part of enhanced policing measures in the Capital New Delhi, Jan 3, 2013 [IANS] --- Each police station in Delhi will have two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables as part of enhanced policing measures in the backdrop of brutal gang rape of a girl in the capital. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters Thursday that he had signed the file for appointing two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables in every police station in Delhi. Shinde had announced earlier that all police stations in the capital will have woman police officials. The step was announced in the wake of public outrage over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in the capital Dec 16. The girl died in a hospital in Singapore last week.  Delhi has 166 police stations. Officials said that a recruitment drive is likely to be undertaken for appointing more women personnel in police stations.  The government has appointed a committee to strengthen laws for proving speedier justice and enhanced punishment in cases of aggravated sexual assault. It has also appointed a Commission of Inquiry to look into the gruesome rape incident.

Assam: Congress leader rapes a woman in Bodoland

Guwahati, Jan 3, 2013 [ANI] --- Assam Congress leader Bikram Singh Brahma has been arrested by police in the state's Chirang District for allegedly attempting to rape a woman. Brahma, who is the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts' (BTAD's) Congress Co-ordination Committee President, reportedly tried to rape the woman in Salbari in Chirang around 2 a.m. this morning. The woman is a mother of two children. She raised an alarm on being assaulted. Angry villagers cornered Brahma and handed him over to the police after a thrashing. The woman's husband filed a case against Brahma, who has denied being involved in the incident. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the law would take its own course in the matter, and no guilty person would be spared.

PM’s address at the Indian Science Congress

PM's address at the Indian Science Congress "As General President of the Indian Science Congress Association, it is my great honour to welcome our Chief Guest, the Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Our President is a distinguished statesman. His wisdom, knowledge and vast experience of public life are great national assets. I also welcome the galaxy of luminaries, practitioners, policymakers and worshippers of science who have come together today to celebrate the centenary of the Indian Science Congress. By selecting Kolkata as the venue of this historic occasion, the Congress is celebrating its 100th Anniversary at the original home of the Association. Modern Indian science was largely nurtured here in the soil of Bengal. Kolkata's credentials in science are burnished not only by the impressive list of institutions it hosts today, but by the inquisitiveness, creativity and liberalism that have defined its residents for many generations. I thank the Government of West Bengal, particularly the Governor, Shri Narayanan, the Chief Minister, Kumari Mamata Banerjee, and the people of Kolkata for their unstinting support to the Science Congress. I would also like to take this opportunity to felicitate the Executive Committee and Members of the Council of the Indian Science Congress Association for their work during the year and for achieving many of the initiatives I had outlined in my inception address in this very city seven months ago. On the centenary of the Association, let us pause for a minute to recall the foresight and determination of its founding fathers – Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P.S. MacMahon. We also salute the genius and dedication of other stalwarts like Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Sir RN Mookerjee, Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Sir M Visvesvaraya, Sir CV Raman, Sir SN Bose and Professor Meghnad Saha, who made this great institution a vehicle for the spread of knowledge and progress for the Indian nation. Let their commitment and social consciousness be the guiding spirit of today's scientists. The theme of this Congress, `Science for Shaping the Future of India`, reflects the dream of every generation of Indian scientists. Faster growth over the next few decades, more sustainable development based on food and energy security, and socio-economic inclusion made possible by rapid growth of basic social services, such as education and health, are all crucial for defining India's future. Science, technology and innovation all have an important role to play in achieving these objectives. Science and technology development have been central to the phenomenal material advancement and efficiency in the use of resources seen in the last hundred years. The pace of change has only accelerated in the last few decades, as globalization and new technology have enhanced people's access to knowledge and their ability to leverage it through collaboration. India has benefited from this epochal transformation by embracing these trends. Since technological changes typically emanate from established structures, they may at times re-inforce them and inhibit the advancement of equity and equality. As India seeks a sustained growth of its national income, we must endeavour to harness the tools of science to cater to the needs of the underprivileged and to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. Nearly 65 percent of our people live in rural areas. The increase in their living standards depends greatly on the growth of agricultural production and productivity. The Twelfth Five Year Plan assumes that a sustained growth of our agriculture at the rate of 4 percent per annum is essential for the achievement of food security for our country. This growth is constrained by shortages of water and also of land. We need new breakthroughs in water-saving technologies of cultivation, enhancement of land productivity and development of climate-resilient varieties. This transformation of agriculture must be the top priority concern of our public policies, including science and technology policies. In keeping with the theme of this Congress, the question naturally arises as to what we should do to build our future through science? I would like to share a few ideas. First, we must, as a society, enhance the spread of what Jawaharlal Nehru used to describe as the scientific temper. Our younger generations must adopt a science-based value-system in order to benefit from what science can offer and to make up for lost time. Complex issues, be they genetically modified food or nuclear energy or exploration of outer space, cannot be settled by faith, emotion and fear but by structured debate, analysis and enlightenment. A scientific approach and understanding of these issues are therefore as vital as our core scientific capabilities. For this, we must invest in popularizing science, not only in our schools and colleges – as we are doing through the INSPIRE programme – but also in our homes, workplaces and communities through all available communication methods, like the high-speed optical fibre National Knowledge Network. Eventually, science must help in establishing an inclusive society that seeks to solve major social problems through the application of science. Second, our scholarship and research must be informed by a keen awareness of our basic social and economic realities. Given the limited resources that we, as a nation, are able to devote to scientific research, it is imperative that we give priority to meeting those challenges which are fundamental to the transformation of our economy. I have already referred to the need to transform India's agriculture. But there are other equally valid concerns as well which require priority attention. The quest for energy security, sanitation, provision of safe drinking water, labour intensive manufactures and universal healthcare at affordable cost are other areas of high priority concern. Our effort should be to carve out a niche for India's leadership in some of these areas. Indian industry must play an active part in this process through in-house research centres and, more importantly, through enhanced academia-industry interaction. Third, a holistic organizational approach is essential. There was a time when science took a lonely road, driven by individual enterprise rather than collective effort. This is sub-optimal in the innovation and knowledge-intensive world that is empowering the growth process today. We need cross-fertilization of disciplines and synergy among stakeholders. Government-sponsored research must be supplemented by research in private labs. Academic and research systems must foster innovation and entrepreneurship and therefore link up with those interested in commercial development. In the last few years, we have taken some policy measures in this direction. We have encouraged sharing of and access to Government-owned data for research. We have also created new mechanisms like Innovation Complexes, Technology Business Incubator and Innovation Universities in an effort to bring about convergence of interests among the various players in science. Fourth, international collaboration is vital for increasingly resource-intensive modern science to progress. Economic liberalization and economic growth over the last several years have made it possible for our scientists to collaborate meaningfully and confidently in the international arena. Let me cite only two outstanding examples. There was significant Indian collaboration with the European Centre for Nuclear Research on the Large Hadron Collider, which led to the discovery of what is believed to be the elusive Higgs boson. The other example is our work with a select group of countries on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. We must partner not only with established leaders in science and technology, but also with emerging innovation powerhouses, many of them in our region. We must also offer our expertise to our neighbours for collective prosperity and progress. Finally, the quality of our scientific institutions will depend upon the quality of the students we can attract into science, the freedom we give them in pursuing scientific research and the human resource policies we follow in selecting leaders. We must select only the best and we must expand our search to the many Indian scientists abroad who may wish to return to India at least for some years. The solution of even the simplest of problems related to humanity's pressing needs often requires first-rate fundamental research. During the last eight years, we have tried to fill this gap by expanding the infrastructure of our scientific research and innovation. We have established five new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, eight new Indian Institutes of Technology, sixteen new Central Universities, ten new National Institutes of Technology, six new R&D institutions in the field of biotechnology and five institutions in other branches. It is my hope that all this will significantly raise the quality of scientific research in our country. Given that science-led innovation is the key to development, the National Innovation Council has also brought the domain of innovation to the foreground, helping translation of knowledge into usable solutions. The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013 released here today aspires to position India among the top five global scientific powers by the year 2020. It is an ambitious goal. It aims to produce and nurture talent in science, to stimulate research in our universities, to develop young leaders in the field of science, to reward performance, to create a policy environment for greater private sector participation in research and innovation and to forge international alliances and collaborations to meet the national agenda. The Twelfth Five Year Plan, which was approved by the NDC a few days ago, outlines a number of initiatives which will make this possible. An important step in this direction in the Eleventh Plan was the establishment of the National Science and Engineering Research Board as an autonomous funding body. As pointed out in the Twelfth Plan, this institution proposes to invest in researches of proven track record and establish about 200 to 250 centres based on a grant model with performance reward linkages. I would like to conclude by recalling Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's immortal lines in which he prayed for a future India where, among other things, a "clear stream of reason" would prevail. I am confident that, in the next five days, this confluence of leading lights of science from home and abroad will throw up useful ideas on how science will shape the future of India. As the Indian Science Congress crosses another milestone, let us pledge to keep alive the passion of its architects for truth that is eternal and beautiful and their dream to lead India to greater heights of knowledge. Let me also take this occasion to wish all those gathered here a very Happy New Year."

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? WANTED FOR RAPE & MURDER

New Delhi, Jan 2, 2013 [NDTV] --- When she was on her way home in Pune from the IT company where she worked, Nayana Pujari was raped and murdered, allegedly by four men.  She was traveling in a car owned by her company.  The driver and a security guard assigned to escort her home were arrested, along with two friends. Ms Pujari was 27 when she was killed in 2009.  Her husband, Abhijit, asked for a fast-tracked trial for his wife's case, but his petition was rejected by the Maharashtra Home department. In September 2011, when he was brought to the Sassoon Hospital for a medical check-up, the cab driver, Yogesh Raut, escaped. He didn't have to try hard. He said he wanted to use the toilet.  A policeman removed his handcuffs and he was allowed to wander away unsupervised.  The escape paralysed the case.  Mr Raut has still not been caught. Police sources say that in narco-analysis tests conducted on him, he allegedly referred to having raped another girl.   If you have seen Mr Raut (photo accompanies this article), please contact: Pune Police headquarters Contact number: 020-26122880

Delhi's coldest day in 44 years, it's 9.8 degree Celsius!

New Delhi, Jan 2, 2013 [NDTV] --- Delhi has never been so bone-chillingly cold as it is today. At 9.8 degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature in the Capital is the lowest in 44 years. This is also 11 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature is 4.8 degrees. On Tuesday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 15.2 degrees, five below normal, and a minimum of 4 degrees. New Year's Eve was equally chilly - maximum at 13.3 degrees and minimum at 5.5. Stoking the chill are the thick fog cover in the mornings, the depleted sunshine and icy winds. The caps, mufflers, gloves and long coats are out. Visibility on the main runways at the Indira Gandhi International Airport was around 50 metres. More than 30 flights were delayed. Seven flights were cancelled. A flight from Hong Kong was diverted to Mumbai.  Beyond the Capital, a severe cold wave continues to sweep northern India.  Large parts of Punjab and Haryana remained fogged out and gripped by the cold. The weather department said there would be no respite for the next two or three days. Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest in the plains of both the states - the minimum temperature was 2.4 degrees, three degrees below normal. Bhiwani and Hisar had a minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees and 4 degrees respectively. Ambala shivered at 5.5 degrees and Karnal at 5 degrees Celsius. In Chandigarh, the minimum was 4.2 degrees while it was 7.2 degrees in Amritsar. Churu was the coldest in Rajasthan with a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius.

Supreme Court freeds 3 gang rapists after they agreed to compensate victim

New Delhi, Feb 22 2011 [INDIAN EXPRESS] --- In an unusual order, the Supreme Court let off three gang rapists after they claimed a 'compromise formula' with the victim and agreed to pay her a fine of Rs 50,000 each for their offence. A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra reduced to three and half years the 10-year sentence awarded to three gang rapists who took the plea that both the convicts and the victim were now happily married to different people and "wanted to live peacefully." Under Section 376(G) of the IPC, the minimum sentence to the gang rapists is 10 years, which may extend even to life imprisonment. Though Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra was not initially inclined to compound (close the case by way of fine)the matter as it was not a compoundable offence, the apex court later relented and agreed to let them off provided the convicts paid Rs 50,000 each to the victim. The apex court ordered that " the amount shall be paid to the victim within three months", failing which the same shall be recovered under the Land Revenue Act from the trio and paid to the victim. In this case, the convicts Baldev Singh, Gurmail Singh and Hardeep Singh, all said to be agricultural farmers, had gangraped the victim in Punjab's Ludhiana district on March 5, 1997. The sessions court had awarded 10 years imprisonment to the convicts. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed the convicts' appeal, following which they appealed in the apex court.

Vital changes needed in IPC to help women: Experts

Police officers and legal experts say there are fundamental problems in the Indian Penal Code that need urgent correction to make it women-friendly New Delhi, Jan 2, 2013 [IANS] --- Calling the Delhi gang-rape "the worst in the world", police officers are calling for urgent amendments in the archaic Indian Penal Code (IPC) to provide justice to women in distress. Even police officers who have over the decades seen countless bodies and battered humans are unable to control their emotions as they talk about the savagery committed Dec 16 on the victim who finally died Dec 29. "We have never seen a beastly crime like this," one officer told IANS. "Forget the details… I can tell you with authority that there has never been a rape like this anywhere in the world." This is a rare case when most police officers surprisingly are in agreement with what protesters are demanding on the streets: death for all six rapists. "What happened on Dec 16 was shocking," another officer added. "We too are human, we too have daughters, wives and mothers. It is impossible to tell anyone what this woman underwent in the (moving) bus." All the accused have been charged with murder since the 23-year-old woman who was brutally raped and tortured succumbed to multiple organ failure in a Singapore hospital after struggling for 13 days to live. The woman and her male friend boarded the bus in south Delhi's Munirka area Dec 16 night. The bus was plying illegally, and within moments the six males began assaulting her. Her friend was badly beaten. After 40 minutes of savagery, in which the attackers also used an iron rod, both victims were thrown out - naked, shivering and bleeding. Police say the crew tried to crush the gang-rape victim but failed. Police officers and legal experts say there are some fundamental problems related to the IPC that need urgent correction if the law has to become women-friendly. One IPC provision needing early change is section 354 which deals with "outraging the modesty of women". The punishment under this - two years in jail or fine or both - is the same irrespective of whether merely someone passes lewd remarks or tugs a woman's dress or actually makes a physical advance.  The nature of punishment gives vast discretion to judicial officers. This is also an easily bailable offence. Experts and officers say there should be three gradations in this section, with "simple harassment" inviting lesser punishment and the more serious assaults deserving harsher punishment. If punishment goes up, the cases will go to a sessions judge, and bail won't be easy. "Section 354 is what is used most extensively," one officer said. "Most complaints of women relate to this section. But as the accused get bail, women feel cheated and betrayed." Police officers say there should also be death penalty even for rapes in the "rarest of rare cases" - as defined by the Supreme Court for murder. "There may be rapes where the victims may be badly traumatized and barely be living," said the officer. "Such cases should call for death penalty." The current punishment for rape under Section 376 provides for punishment from seven years to life. Women's groups have been repeatedly calling for amendments in law, pointing out that some IPC sections, framed during a bygone era, do not correspond to present realities. The six Delhi rapists have been charged with, among other things, gang-rape as defined by IPC section 376(2)(G). Under this sub-section, each accused present during a gang-rape would be deemed to have assaulted the victim irrespective of whether he took part in the rape or not. "Even if one or two among the six accused in Delhi did not rape her, that makes no difference," he said. "As far as the law is concerned, they are all equally culpable."

2013 New Year greetings from Admin

KUMTHAK CHIBAI !        

                Tutan hungpui ibiak Toupa Pasian min iphat a, Ama tung ah kipakthu gen in thupina teng teng ikhusak hi.  Kum 2012 pen siatna hoihna tuam tuam toh a pailiam ta a, khenkhat a ding in vangphatna kum ahikha ding a, akhente ading in dahna kum jong hikha ding hi, bangteng hileh abeisa ahita a bawltheih bangmah inei nonkei a, kumthak ahitawh kituak in ilungsim te thak sak in hunpaisa te manghilh in lunggel thak in ikipan thak ding uhi. 

Kumthak 2013 sung ah Khalvontawi te in isimlai, isepna lam chiat ah athak in panla in, kumlui sang a chitakjaw leh kuhkaljaw in panla ni chih ikideihsak uhi. Kumlui a ilungkimlouhna tuam tuam te, ilawhsapnate athak a ngaihsut in panla thak ni hang.  Lawhsapna ichih pen lawhchinna ding a kalbi khat ahi a, lawhsapna omlou in lawhchinna jong omtheilou jel hi. I lawhsapnate pen enthak in lawhchinna ding in siampha thei ding hihang. I lawhsapna te enthak a pan ilak thak chiang in lawhchinna pen ikotbiang ah hung dak ta ding hi. Lawhsap nate jiak in lungke kei ni, lawhchinna kalbi in jatsawm jaw ni. Tua hileh khantouhvai hijaw ding a eima mimal, innsung leh inam  ading in phattuamna leh khantouhna tuntu ihijaw ding uhi.

I hawmthawh tak uh Khalvontawi blog jong mite neih bang in thupi sakei mah lehang, aneu tuan kei hi. December 2012 in site piching in domain ki register ta a, tuaban ah sanggampa Bruce K. Thangkhal panlakna tawh niteng in thusuak tuam tuam ki update jiah jiah ta hi. Viewership jong domain piching ahih apat in pung tou jel ta hi. Hun hung paijel ding ah viewership tam ta ding ahihman in hosting jong atuam lak ngai ta ding a muh in om hi. Hinanleh, KV te’n eima neihsa ngaisang lou leh puah sawm lou a I om lai siah in khantouhna piching taktak om thei lou ding hi. KV sung a thute ah ingahdan te kum jel in, adiak in ‘KV Innsung kukupna’ ah ideihdan, ngaihdan te genkhejel lehang muntuam gamtuam a om ihihhang in ipankhawmna itaklang ding uhi. I ngaihdan te inam lamkaite kiang ah tunglou ding, kuamah in thulak lou ding chih nading bangmah a om kei hi, thuhoih-lahoih igen leh site Admin te’n nam lamkaite kiang tan jong tut touh kisawm gige ahi.

Tuaban ah, I deihthawh tak uh Thangkhal Bible (New Testament) jong ut hun hun leh utna mun peuh a ettheih/simtheih ding in net sung a kumkhat paita in kikoih tahi. Hih online a koih na ding a panla teng tung ah athak in kipakthu igen uhi. Simtheih chauh hilou in download theih in jong kikoih hi. Hih bang pen unau Paite leh Teddim te chihlouh eimi sung ah anei  omnai lou a theih ahi. Inam neu mah leh ipankhawm nate jiak uh hibang tan tung ihihlam manghilh kei ni, hih bang a phattuamna ineihte jangkhalou leh jatsawmlou a I om leh khantouhna daltu ihikha ding uhi. 

Kumthak in nang leh na innsung mite Lemna, Muanna, Damna, Hauhna, Lawhchinna leh ki itna hung tut ta hen.

KV damsawt hen !

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Seminar on Who are the Thangkhals on Jan 3-5, 2013 at Lamka

Lamka, Jan 1, 2013: Zou Literature Society (ZLS), Manipur saina nuai ah January 3-5, 2013 sung Zogal Hall Complex, Zoveng ah National Seminar on the Zou Language and History om ding hi.  Tuanah Dr. M. Lachinkhai in M.S "Thangkhal kichi koite e?"(Who are the Thangkhals?) chileh Pu Lianzalal in "History of Thangkhals" chih present ding uh chi'n UZO Delhi thusuah in taklang. Detail programe hibang ahi: DAY 1 SESSION 01 3-01-2013 10.00 AM-12.00 Chair: Rev. David Kamzadou Samte, Zo Christian Bible Church, Manipur Inaugural session: BEATING OF GONG followed by Invocation and opening prayer by Rev. M. Tuolzachin, Moderator Zou Presbyterian Church Synod. 10.00-10.10 AM Inaugural Welcome Address: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, Zou Literature Society Manipur 10.10-10.20 AM Keynote Address: Mr. Chinlunthang, General Secretary, United Zou Organisation Manipur 10.20-10.50 AM Rev. HANG DO LIEN "I NAM LEH I HAM" Presenter: Mr. Philip Thanglienmang 10.50-10.55 AM MISS. HATBOI "BELAMPU HOI" 10.55-11.30 AM MR. JOHN PAUNO " I HINA" Presenter: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang 11.30-12.00 MR. MANG DO THANG "I HINA KEPCHING" Presenter: Mr. James Khamchinsuon, Secretary, Textbook Committee, ZLS 12.00-12.30 PM REV. KAM KHEN DAL @ DALPU "ZO I hi uh hi" and Mr. Mungpi Suantak "Zo kici pen" Presenter: Mr. John Pumzamang Remarks and Conclusions; Dr. Lachinkhai M.S, Mr. S. Kamzadou, Mr. S. Lienzakap etc 12.30-12.40 PM Vote of Thanks: Lt.Col. T. Thongzadou, Treasurer, Zou Literature Society Manipur TEA BREAK DAY 1 SESSION 02 3-01-2013 1.00 -4.00 PM Chair: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang 1.30-2.00 PM Dr. M. Lachinkhai M.S "Thangkhal kichi koite e?" (Who are the Thangkhals?) 2.00-3.00 PM Mr. Philip Thanglienmang "Phonology and Phonetics" and "Theories of Zou Origin, Zou clans" 3.00-3.30 PM Mr. Khaiminthang: "Zo leh Zou Pumkhatna Diinga Ketot Thupi" 3.30-4.00 PM Rev. David Kamzadou Samte "Zou culture, folksongs and customs" 4.00 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. Chinlunthang DAY 2 SESSION 01 4-01-2013 Chair: Mr. Philip Thanglienmang 10.00 AM-10.05 Invocation and opening prayer by: Rt. Rev. Dr. Ginkhanmung Zou, Bishop of MELC, Manipur. 10.05-10.10 AM Inaugural Welcome Address: Pu Manglienthang President, UZO GHQ 10.10-10.20 AM WELCOME WITH ZOU TRADITIONAL DANCE 10.20-10.40 AM Chief Guest: Prof. A.K Mishra, Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore 10.40-10.50 AM Keynote Address by Functional Chief Guest and Guest of Honour: Functional Chief Guest: Dr. GDP Sastry, Head of Endangered and Tribal languages, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore 10.50-11.00 AM Guest of Honour: Dr. R. Subbakrisna, Deputy Director, CIIL, Mysore, Head Bhasha, Mandakini (NER) 11.00-11:30 AM Mr. Chinlunthang "Zogal" and "Historical background of the Zou people" 11.30 AM Vote of Thanks: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, Zou Literature Society Manipur 11:40AM TEA BREAK DAY 2 SESSION 02 4-01-2013 1.00 -4.00 PM Chair: Mr. Chinlunthang 1.30-2.00 PM Mr. Philip Thanglienmang "Zo Tonology" 2.00-2.30 PM Releasing of Books and Awards distribution 2.30-3.00 PM Dr. David Vumlallian Zou " The Past of a Fringe Community: Ethno-history and Fluid Identity of the Zou in Manipur" Presenter: Mr. T. Zamlunmang Zou 3.00-3.30 PM Mr. M. Siehzathang: "Zo Script" 3.30-4.00 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, ZLS DAY 3 Session 01 5-01-2013 10.00 AM-12.00 Chair: Mr. T. C Tungnung, Chairman, Zou Textbook Committee, ZLS 10.00-10.10 AM Welcome Address: Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang, Secretary, Zou Literature Society Manipur 10.10-10.20 AM Mr. Lienzalal "History of the Thangkhals" 10.20-10.40 AM Mr. Philip Thanglienmang "Pragmatic Functions of moods in verbal stem alternations" 10.40-11.00 AM Rev. Fr. Mark Thang Khan Ai Tawndan leh Ham "Custom and Language" TEA BREAK DAY 3 SESSION 02 5-01-2013 1.00 -4.00 PM Chair: Dr. Lachinkhai M.S 1.30-2.00 PM Rev. Hangminthang "Spelling Zahdan" 2.00-2.30 PM Mr. Khaiminthang "Towards Ethno-linguistic governance" 2.30-3.00 PM Mr. Aloysius Nehkhojang: "Zou Language and Literature- Past, Present and Future" 3.00-3.30 PM Valedictory session 3.30-4.00 PM Vote of thanks: Mr. James Khamchinsuon Note: Programmes are subject to last minute changes. Courtesy: UZO Delhi