8-year-old raped and stoned to death in Jaipur

There are 13 various news on rape cases compiled by khalvontawi.com. You can read on one by one 8-year-old raped and stoned to death in Jaipur JAIPUR, 19 Jan 2013 [TOI] – An eight-year-old girl was raped and then stoned to death in Rajsamand town on Thursday evening. The man, a vehicle lifter who lives in the victim's neighbourhood was arrested a few hours after her body was recovered from a pit. The accused had lured the girl to go with him after offering her chocolate. According to the police, the victim, a mentally unstable girl, was the daughter of a vegetable-vendor living in the housing board colony in the town. SP, Rajsamand Rahul Katkey told TOI that Manoj Pratap Singh is a resident of Uttar Pradesh and lived in a rented accommodation in the same colony. "Singh has a criminal record. He had been chargesheeted for vehicle lifting a few months ago. On Thursday evening, the girl was sitting near her father's vegetable cart alone as he had gone somewhere leaving the child alone," said the officer. The accused came to her and offered her chocolate, the officer said adding that Singh told her that he would give her more if she went with with him. "Singh took her to an isolated place in Dhondara area and raped her. He then hit her on the head with a stone and dumped her body into a pit in Kamal Talai area. Some passers-by spotted the body and informed the police," said the officer. The police arrested the accused on the basis of statements of some eye-witnesses who had seen the girl with Singh. "The postmortem has proved that the girl was raped. The brutality involved in the crime is quite shocking. We will file the chargesheet against the culprit as soon as possible and make the case strong with evidence," said SP Katkey. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Mentally challenged woman raped in Kolkata Kolkata, 18 Jan 2013 [PTI] – A mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped in Kolkata this evening, a senior police officer said. The woman, who is in her mid-twenties, was raped by a watchman of an abandoned building in Haridevpur area in the southern part of the city, said Subrata Maitra, DC (Behala). "An FIR has been lodged. The woman alleged that she was raped by the watchman who has been absconding," Maitra said. When asked about the reports that the woman is mentally challenged, Maitra said, "It apparently seems that she is mentally retarded." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Tribal woman alleges molestation by Tehsildar Seoni (MP), 19 Jan 2013 [PTI] – A physically-challenged woman, posted as 'Patwari' at Ghanora, about 80 km away from the district headquarter, has alleged sexual harassment by a Tehsildar. The tribal woman has alleged in her complaint that the officer, Manoj Chourasia, used to talk to her in an indecent way and made overtures, Ghanora Police Station In-charge N S Dhurve told reporters. All these things were causing mental agony to her which forced her to file a complaint against the Tehsildar. The matter is being probed by a senior official and after that a case would be registered against the Tehsildar, he said. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3 held on charges of raping minor Shimoga (Ktk),  18 Jan 2013 [PTI] – Three youth were arrested for allegedly gang raping a minor girl after abducting her, police said. One of the accused accosted the girl while she was on way to a grocery shop, gagged her with the help of his accomplice and took her to one of his friends house on January 16, police said. All the four took turns in raping the girl throughout the night and let her off next morning with a warning of dire consequences if she revealed the incident. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the parents of the 14-year-old girl, police arrested the three. The FIR registered by the police contains names of only three accused, though the girl has alleged that four persons were involved. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 40 rapes in last 15 days of 2012 New Delhi, 19 Jan 2013 [Hindustan Times] – The gangrape and brutal assault of a 23-year-old girl and her male friend on the night of December 16 in south Delhi was one of the most gruesome cases of crime against women to have ever taken place in the Capital. Shockingly, in the following two weeks, more than 40 girls were reported to have been raped in the Capital - an average of 3 rapes every day. This leaves one to wonder why the Capital shouldn't be renamed the 'rape capital' - 706 cases of rape were reported in Delhi in 2012, the highest in the last 10 years. The first time the Capital got the 'rape capital' tag was in 2005 when the number of rapes reached a record high - 660 in a year. Rape cases crossed the 650 mark in 2012 and reached a record high for the first time since 2005. Cases of molestation have also increased and in 2012, 727 cases were registered in comparison to 653 in 2011 and 601 cases in 2010. In the last 15 days of the year, 75 cases of molestation (five in a day on an average) were reported. While Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar had said rape is an opportunistic crime and it mostly happens in private places, the year gone by also saw a rise in rapes committed by strangers. In 2011, 2.46 % of the total rape accused were strangers. In 2012, the percentage rose to 3.68%. In his annual press conference on Friday, the commissioner said measures taken by police include making women help desks at police stations functional round the clock, increasing the lines of '100' from 60 to 100 and registration of cases regarding women anywhere in the capital without bothering about jurisdiction. "Women should not be made waiting to register a complaint and their complaints should be recorded verbatim ," he said. The commissioner added that there should be "zero tolerance against eve-teasing". @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Capital's crime rate up, rapes at 10-year high New Delhi, 19 Jan 2013 [Hindustan Times] – The year that ended with one of the most brutal cases of sexual assault reported in the Capital, also recorded the highest number of rapes, attempts to murder, rioting and robbery in the entire decade, according to the Delhi Police annual report released on Friday. As many as 706 rape cases were registered in 2012, of which at least 40 happened in the fortnight following the horrific Delhi bus gang rape. Heinous crime - attempt to murder, rape, dacoity, robbery, kidnapping for ransom - recorded a leap of about 11%, the highest since 2002. Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar attributed the rise in figures to the prompt registration of cases. "People now feel more empowered to approach police." Regarding the rise in rape cases, Kumar admitted that the rate of conviction in Delhi was "much higher" than the national rate. "We are not taking solace in this," he said. There was a decline in the number of murders and fatal accidents by 4.5% and 11% respectively. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Lower juvenile age bar to 16 yrs: Delhi Police chief NEW DELHI, 19 Jan 2013 [TOI] – Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Friday added his powerful voice to the demand for bringing down India's juvenile age limit, in the backdrop of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. The top cop said he had also conveyed his position to the government. "Delhi Police agrees that the age limit for treating a person as juvenile should be lowered to 16 years," Kumar said during his annual press meet, adding that the view was reinforced by the increasing juvenile involvement in heinous crimes. The commissioner also spoke about the public debate on sentencing ruthless juvenile criminals to death but did not state his position on the issue. "There is a lot of debate about it. The Justice Verma committee is looking into it. They will take a view," he said. The press conference, which started with a two-minute silence to mourn the tragic death of Nirbhaya, found the commissioner in a rare reflective mood. He even quoted Shakespeare — "There is a tide in the affairs of men/which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune... ( Julius Caeser) — to assert that the December 16 gang-rape was a watershed moment in the history of policing in the capital. "This case has the power, strength and propulsion to bring about major changes in the way offences against women are dealt with by the police, prosecution, courts and even medical teams," he said in his 30-minute address that dealth solely with the Nirbhaya case. Asked whether he had taken moral responsibility for the incident and offered to resign, Kumar said, "No, my job is to lead the police force and not to run from a problem. I have to keep the morale of (my) men high and I am not a quitter. I will keep on doing my work till the government has faith in me." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 45 rape, 75 molestation cases reported in capital after Delhi gangrape  New Delhi, 18 Jan 2013 [CNN-IBN] – The outrage over the December 16 gangrape appears to have had no effect on offenders as three rapes and five molestations were daily reported during the fortnight after the incident in the capital. The city witnessed 45 rapes (three in a day on an average) and 75 cases of molestation (five in a day on an average) in the last 15 days of 2012. The Delhi gangrape had evoked violent protests in the capital. Delhiites were on streets demanding justice for the 23-year-old victim who died in Singapore on December 29. A glance through the data of 2012 about crime against women presents a dismal picture for Delhi as the city reported a whopping 23.43 per cent rise in rape cases and 10.65 per cent increase in molestation cases. Delhi Police statistics showed that 706 rape cases were reported in 2012 compared to 572 cases in 2011 while 727 cases of molestation have been reported as compared to 657 cases in 2011. Police, however, say the incidence of rape per one lakh population has shown a steady decline in Delhi - coming down from 4.42 in 2005 to 4.15 in 2012. In all the rape cases barring 26 of them, the accused were known to the victim - 207 were family members and 200 friends. Govindpuri police station area had the highest number of rape cases with 21 followed by Sangam Vihar (17) and Shakarpur (15). "The rate of conviction of rapes in Delhi is much higher than national rate. We are not taking solace in this. We need to do much more," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said. In 2012, 727 cases of molestation have been reported in Delhi as compared to 657 cases in 2011. Out of the 727 cases reported in 2012, as many as 94 per cent cases have been solved. In order to address rising incidence of crimes against women, Kumar said, Delhi police has continued its efforts to spread awareness among various sections of society through 'Parivartan' scheme. "Also, there has been a steady increase in visibility of women police in selected police stations, PCR vans and motorcycle patrols. To counter problems of sexual harassment, women police are deployed in civil clothes at appropriate places. The police stations at North and South Campus have majority of women police officers," he said. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 14 children go missing everyday in Delhi, says police  New Delhi, 18 Jan 2013 [CNN-IBN] – As many as 14 children go missing daily in the city, Delhi Police said Friday. According to a survey by the Delhi Legal Service Authority, 59 percent of the children who went missing between April 2011 and August 2012 left their homes on their own while 17 per cent got lost in the city. In 2012, 3,675 cases of children being kidnapping were registered as against 3,529 cases in 2011. "Around three percent of children were abducted," police said. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Over 1,900 policemen faced disciplinary action in 2012 New Delhi, 19 Jan 2013 [PTI] – Close to 2,000 Delhi Police personnel faced disciplinary action last year. A total of 1,968 police personnel faced action and out of which 112 were dismissed, terminated or removed from the force. Another 345 had to forfeit service. "Several claims are made that there is no accountability. But we take strict action in such cases and our vigilance teams will continue surprise checks," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said. In 2011, 10,800 policemen faced punishment, ranging from dismissal to seeking explanation, which was a ten fold jump as compared to 2010. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Delhi rape: Lawyer says hang victim's friend! NEW DELHI, 17 Jan 2013 [Yahoo! India News] – The five persons accused of gang-raping and killing of a 23-year-old Delhi girl in a moving bus have got lawyers to defend them. All the accused also assaulted her 28-year-old male friend. Both were thrown out of the bus after around 40 minutes, battered, naked, bleeding and shivering. The lady's friend will be the main witness in the case. Meanwhile, a lawyer who volunteered to defend one of the six accused, Mukesh, brother of the main accused Ram Singh, said the victim and her friend were responsible for the assault. Manohar Lal Sharma, a 56-year-old Supreme Court advocate, said the victim's friend was responsible for the attack as the couple should not have ventured out on the streets at night. He further went on to say that he never heard of a respectable woman being raped in the country. Speaking to The Independent, Manohar said: 'I have not seen a single incident or example of rape with a respected lady. Even an underworld don would not like to touch a girl with respect.' Blaming the victim's friend, Manohar told The New York Times: 'This all happened because of the lust of the boy. This is the boy who should be hanged. He's responsible for everything. He should be punished.' In an interview with Bloomberg, Manohar was quoted saying that he was 'confident that the men will be proved innocent because there are a number of problems with the police investigation.' "We will plead not guilty. We want this to go to trial," Manohar told Reuters. "We are only hearing what the police are saying. This is manipulated evidence. It's all on the basis of hearsay and presumption." Manohar said the police had rushed through the investigation against the five men even when they were not ready with the key detail of the age of the sixth member of the group, who lured the woman and a male friend into the bus and, according to leaked accounts, was the most brutal in the attack. "When you have not even established the age of this person, how can you go to court bringing the charges against the others, and say your investigations are complete," Sharma said. "We all know how police investigations are carried out in India." Manohar also accused that Mukesh was being brutality tortured in police custody. Sharma said police had sexually assaulted his client with a stick and humiliated him. "They urinated in his mouth, they did all kinds of things to him. He is facing the same torture now from the jail inmates," he said. Lawyer VK Anand is representing the main accused Ram Singh, ML Sharma is defending Mukesh, AP Singh is representing Akshay alias Thakur and Vinay Sharma, while the fifth accused Pawan Gupta will be represented by counsel Vivek Sharma.  The sixth accused is a juvenile and his case is being heard by a Juvenile Justice Board. The police have charged the five under sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 376 (2)(g) (gang-rape), 377 (unnatural offences), 395 (dacoity), 396 (murder in dacoity), 365 (kidnapping or abduction with intent to secretly or wrongfully confine a person), 394 (hurting in dacoity), 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (conspiracy), 34 (common intention), 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen property), and 397 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Unplanned colonies fuelling capital crime: Delhi Police New Delhi, 18 Jan 2013 [IANS] – There has been a 1.75 percent increase in the national capital's crime graph in 2012 in comparison to 2011, Delhi Police said Friday but attributed city crimes largely to growth of "unplanned colonies". Crime against women too went up, they said. A total of 54,287 cases were registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2012. In 2011, the number of cases was lower at 53,353, Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said, adding that it was a rise of 1.75 percent. Despite the increase in crimes, Delhi Police solved 53.15 percent cases in 2012 in comparison to 51.47 percent in 2011. "In Delhi, almost 65 percent of the population lives in unplanned colonies. About 11.7 percent live in rural or urban villages while only 23.7 percent people staying in planned colonies, which is an important causative factor for crime in Delhi," Kumar said. He said the number of cases per lakh of the population declined from 392.64 cases in 2001 to 318.98 in 2012. In 2012, 521 cases of murder were registered as against 543 cases in 2011 -- a decline of 4.05 percent. Analysis of motives in murder cases in 2012 reveals that 20.54 percent of the cases were due to sudden provocation or trivial issues, 12.86 percent due to old enmity, 14.59 percent were sex related, 10.94 percent were over differences among family members and 8.83 percent were due to disputes over property. Only 13.82 percent of the murder cases were crime related, Kumar said. He said cases of crime against women went up last year. In 2012, 706 rape cases were reported compared to 572 in 2011. Also, 727 cases of molestation were reported last year but 94 percent of them were solved. A total of 2,402 heinous crimes--including 707 rapes, 21 kidnapping for ransom, 79 riots, 608 robberies, 439 attempt to murder, 521 murder and 28 dacoity -- were registered last year in the comparison to 2,171 in 2011. However, 51,885 non-heinous cases -- including 136 extortion, 1,440 snatching, 1,747 hurt, 1,715 burglary, 14,391 motor vehicle theft, 1,746 house thefts, 5,895 other theft, 727 molestation, 3,675 kidnapping, 274 abduction, 1,822 fatal accidents, 5,115 simple accidents and 13,202 other cases -- were registered in 2012 in the comparison of 51,182 in 2011. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Self-defence lessons for DU students from police New Delhi, 18 Jan 2013 [Hindustan Times] – The Delhi Police plan to conduct self-defence training in a number of Delhi University (DU) colleges. A session was recently conducted at Miranda House, police said. The training modules will have lessons in basic defence tactics and will be extended to most DU colleges. "We plan to cover all colleges of DU and not just girl's colleges. Students have come forward in large numbers and have shown a great deal of interest. This whole exercise will be repeated very soon since the first session was only a demonstration. Students will be taught basic defence techniques like freeing themselves from the attacker and how to use objects close at hand to protect themselves," said Sindhu Pillai, DCP (north). This initiative came several days after students from various other colleges had taken matters into their hands and decided to work for greater safety.  "We have been continuously stressing on safety of the students. We have taken several initiatives of our own, including writing to the Lieutenant Governor, for increased safety around the college and hostel area," said Manaswini Yogi, professor, Indraprastha College. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Bus conductor raped 4-year-old sudent in school bus

MUMBAI, 19 Jan 2013 [TOI] ---- A 35-year-old school bus conductor has been arrested by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old nursery student of a premier Juhu school on a moving school bus. 

Vile Parle resident Ramesh Rajput committed the crime on the young girl on Tuesday afternoon when the bus was dropping children home. The victim was the last child left on the 16-seater vehicle. Police officers said that, in breach of a state government policy, no woman attendant was present on the bus at the time of the offence. The school, however, insisted that a female attendant was at hand and it was she who "confronted" conductor Rajput and "stopped" him. 

Police arrested Rajput on Thursday and booked him for rape and molestation under the Indian Penal Code and invoked several sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. He was produced before the Andheri magistrate court on Friday and remanded in police custody till February 1. Meanwhile, the bus driver was made a witness in the case based on his version that he was unaware of what was going on in the back. 

"We have effected immediate arrest of the person concerned, registered a strong case for a non-bailable offence and will ensure that the culprit is punished severely. We will also terminate the contract with the bus owner," said a trustee of the girl's school. 

The crime occurred around 1pm on Tuesday after the bus left the school with more than a dozen nursery students, including several girls. One by one, the other kids were dropped off. A resident of the western suburbs, the victim was sitting in the front row waiting for her turn, when Rajput threatened her to go with him to the backseat, officers said. He then sexually assaulted her. According to a statement released by the school, the girl was "first pushed and then touched inappropriately". As her residence neared, Rajput warned the child of dire consequences if she spoke about the incident to anyone. 

Police officers said the child, in shock, did not reveal the crime to her parents on Tuesday. She did, however, make it known on Wednesday. According to the school, the child spoke to her father, who reported the offence in writing to the principal at 4pm on Wednesday. 

"The principal initiated an immediate medical check-up of the child," said the school statement, and on Thursday the school "handed over the bus driver, lady attendant and the accused". The statement declared that the lady attendant was present in the bus "at all times as per the guidelines of the school" and she "immediately confronted" the conductor during the act of the crime and "stopped" him. "The lady attendant was a supportive witness", the statement claimed. 

On this however, the police differed from the school. Officers said there was no female attendant on the bus at the time of the crime. 

The bus was engaged by the school, it admitted, on a yearly contract and guidelines given to "the transport vendors with respect to lady attendants, cleaning norms, etc. This has to be followed religiously". Despite several attempts, the contractor was unavailable for comment. 

As per the rules prescribed in the state government's School Bus Safety policy, a school bus ferrying female students has to compulsorily employ a lady attendant. She has to remain present in the bus from the start of the journey till the last student is dropped off. The policy also demands that the school and the bus contractor sign an agreement requiring background checks on bus personnel by the contractor. At the same time, the school is made responsible for ensuring proper training for bus drivers, cleaners, conductors and attendants. 

The police on Friday said they are inquiring into the lapses that possibly led to the Tuesday offence. They are also probing if Rajput committed a crime on any other child in the past. He has been slapped with Indian Penal Code sections 376 (rape), 354 (criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). "We also applied sections 3 (penetrative sexual assault), 7 (sexual assault) and 12 (sexual harassment of the child) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, in the case," said additional police commissioner (west region) Vishwas Nangre-Patil. 

Officers said the rape section was added taking into account a Supreme Court judgment that says that penetration is not necessary to establish the offence of rape. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, was invoked for it victim-friendliness. It bars direct confrontation between the victim and the perpetrator during investigation and trial, gives children the comfort of having a friend or family member with them while deposing, and directs police personnel to go to the victim's home to take his or her statement and to do so in plainclothes. 

The Tussle That Never End

==== "THE TUSSLE" ==== There's a tussle which ne'er ends, : The ends are like the sides of a coin, The coin has the sides vary its own, The quarrels nev'r ends now and then, The Thangkhals, themselves called "ZOU" in the past; The Suktes called them "ZOU", The Meiteis called them "SUKTE", The Zous called them "THANGKHALS". Today the THANGKHALS called themselves "Thangkhal", The ZOUS called them now "ZOU". There's truth be'twixt the words, The words was the tussle, The tussle was the name, And the truth is THANGKHAL. *A sonnet written by Khaalnou, dated Aizawl, 5th Nov 2001. Copyright!!!

Manipur MP stresses on unity to foil divisive forces

IMPHAL, 17 Jan 2013 [SANGAI EXPRESS] --- Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency MP Thangso Baite has affirmed that no forces inimical to the State's territorial and emotional integrity would be successful in distorting Manipur's history in case the people remain united. Speaking as the chief guest during the inaugural session of the four-day Biennial Conference cum Gospel Olympic at Chingphei village under Ukhrul district today, the MP emphasised that peaceful co-existence of all the ethnic people is an important element in safeguarding Manipur's integrity and interest. Asserting that Manipur's territorial integrity should never be compromised and urging the indigenous people to sustain the age-old relationships, Thangso pointed out that every community need to contribute their mite in protecting integrity and interest of Manipur. Disturbance, if any, to Manipur's territorial integrity will not lead to disintegration of the multi-ethnic societal composition but also pose threat to the Church organisation, expressed the MP while highlighting that youth of the society need to take positive and leading role to preserve Manipur's history. Expressing elation that the four-day event, held amid uncertain socio-political environment, would provide opportunity to the participants to share their respective views and enjoy the moment without any tension, he also called upon all concerned to promote fraternal bond rather than adopt confrontationist postures. Later, when newspersons sought his comment on possibility of a solution to the Naga political issue before the Nagaland State assembly election, Thangso Baite said that chances of a positive outcome is unlikely as reaching an amicable solution would be very difficult before election conduct of conduct comes into effect. Dismissing accusation from certain section with regard to siphoning off of tribal development funds, he reminded that till date the post of Tribal Affairs and Hills is being held by a tribal representative. It is most unlikely that a tribal representative would permit diversion of tribal development fund to any other sector, opined the MP. The inauguration programme was also attended by MDC members. The four-day event organised by Eastern Manipur Presbytery Youth Fellowship Manipur Synod is being participated by about 700 youths.

16-year-old girl dies after allegedly raped by her neighbour

Rohtak, 17 Jan 2013 [PTI] --- After being critical for days, a 16-year-old Dalit girl who had set herself ablaze on being allegedly raped by her neighbour, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here today.  "She had suffered over 90 per cent burn injuries and had been undergoing treatment at the PGIMS since last Friday. The victim died this morning," Dr Sushma Sood, officiating director of the PGIMS, told PTI, adding that her condition had remained critical since her admission to the hospital.  The victim had been brought to the super speciality unit of burn and plastic surgery here, from Kharkhoda town of Sonepat about a week ago, after she had set herself ablaze at her residence.  She had poured kerosene and put herself on fire on January 11, when her parents were not at home, a few days after she had alleged that she had been raped by her neighbour in Sonepat.  In her statement before a magistrate the same day, she had alleged that she was raped by one Rakesh, her neighbour, five days back. The Sonepat police had arrested the accused within 24 hours after registering a case of rape against him.

Delhi gangrape case hearing on Jan 21

New Delhi, 17 Jan 2013 [CNN-IBN] --- Just a month after the brutal gangrape of the 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus in the national capital, a Metropolitan Magistrate court in Delhi on Thursday committed the case to a fast-track court. The hearing in the case will begin on January 21. This comes even as the prime accused in the case, Ram Singh, has decided to move the Supreme Court to transfer the case away from Delhi to any other state except for Uttar Pradesh. Ram Singh, who is the driver of the bus in which the gangrape took place, expressed apprehension about getting justice in Delhi. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Juvenile Justice Board reserved its order on the age of the minor accused in the case till January 28. On Tuesday, two school principals, former and current, of the minor accused appeared before the court. Their statements were recorded and the court reserved its order till January 28. This comes even as the prime accused has decided to move the Supreme Court, seeking transfer of the case from Delhi. The accused's principal was earlier summoned by the board to help determine the exact age of the accused who claims to be 17 years old. The board, however, was not satisfied by the documents presented and had asked the principal to furnish more authentic documents. If the magistrate is not satisfied with the final documents that were presented today, they can order a bone ossification test.

The Nation’s Pride : Dr Vumson

“ ODE TO DR VUMSON ”

(The Nation’s Pride)

Thy Name,

Heard on Earth;

Thy Work,

Reached the Globe;

Thy Vision,

Touched the People;

Thy Feet,

Remained in Zoland;

Thy Book,

The Nation’s Pride:

The Golden Teasure

Of

CHIN-KUKI-MIZO-ZOMI.

O Heaven!

WHY?

The Zomi Ambassador;

The Zomi Scientist;

The Zomi Philospher;

AND

The Pioneer of ZO Unity,

Left us Heavenly Abode:

On this 19th September, 2005.

The day of Tears;

We mourned for Thee,

May thy Soul:

Rest in Peace,

We Love Thee Still.

*This poem is dedicated to our beloved Dr Vumson Suantak, who was born on July 1, 1937 at Tamdeang Village in Myanmar, and passed away on 19th September, 2005 at Laurel Hospital, Maryland, USA. Dr Suantak is the author of ‘Zo History’. This young poet came across the news of his death on 22nd Oct., 2005 which was carried by Mizoram's biggest newspaper, VANGLAINI. Thus the young poet penned down this poem with tears! Later on, this ODE was also published in LAITAI, a monthly journal of Zomi Baptist Church, Champhai, Mizoram. ~ Bruce K. Thangkhal, Aizawl, dated 22nd October, 2005.

Manipur party delegates to meet PM on Naga talks

Imphal, 16 Jan 2013 [IANS | Pic: The Hindu] --- An all-party delegation from Manipur, led by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Jan 16 to discuss the ongoing peace talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). The delegation, comprising members of the state's parties barring Naga People's Front, would also meet Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. "A delegation of representatives from 14 different political parties would meet the prime minister and home minister to discuss on the outcome of ongoing peace talks between NSCN-IM and the centre," Deputy Chief Minister G. Gaikhangam told IANS. Rights group United Committee of Manipur (UCM) had earlier threatened to launch a mass campaign in case the state and central governments acted in a manner that adversely affected the state's people. Ibobi Singh's decision to lead a delegation to New Delhi follows media reports hinting that the central government has arrived at a settlement with the NSCN-IM to sort out Naga insurgency issue. The NSCN-IM has been fighting for an independent Nagaland for over six decades. It later demanded a 'Greater Nagaland' by slicing off parts of three neighbouring states to unite 1.2 million Nagas. The demand is opposed by Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. New Delhi and the NSCN-IM entered into a ceasefire in August 1997. The two have held more than 50 rounds of peace talks to end one of South Asia's longest-running insurgencies that has killed 25,000 people since 1947. Apart from discussing on the outcome of the Naga talks, Gaikhangam said the delegation would also seek the government's intervention for the arrest of NSCN-IM member R.T. Livingstone Anal, who was accused of sexually molesting a film actress at a public function at Chandel district Dec 18. The molestation has led to a widespread protests in the state and curfew had to be imposed in three districts. Pic (Above): O Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur Pic (Below): Declared as 'Wanted' RT Livingstone Anal, Self-Styled Lt Col of NSCN-IM

POST DELHI GANG-RAPED :Helpline for women set up in India's Capital

New Delhi, 16 Jan 2013 [NDTV] --- The '181' helpline service for women in Delhi made a sputtering debut two weeks ago, hampered by technical glitches. A fortnight later, there are some encouraging signs of the service being streamlined, with more calls going through and being addressed.  When NDTV did a reality check a day after its launch, the helpline had two lines to receive calls and was manned by an all-male staff. Now, there's an all-woman team that fields calls in the control room, round the clock, in shifts.  "The staff that we have picked either has first-hand experience of harassment cases, or has experience in dealing with complaints of women in distress," says Khadija Farooqui, a human rights consultant to the Delhi Government. Located in a special room in the Delhi Secretariat complex, the helpline now operates via three telephone incoming lines. As complaints and alerts come in, a floor manager forwards them same to either the Delhi Police or the Delhi Commission for Women, depending on the nature of the complaint. Operators say that most of the distress calls come late in the evening - between 8 pm and midnight - and complaints of stalking top the list of grievances. Offensive calls and text messages are the other most-reported complaints. "Earlier we were able to respond to only 20 per cent of the calls that we received; now that number has gone up to over 70 per cent," Kulanand Joshi, one of the personnel in charge of the helpline told NDTV. The helpline was launched as part of a slew of measures by the Delhi government to improve the safety and security of women in the capital in the aftermath of the brutal December 16 gang-rape case.  Since the Delhi Police does not report to the Delhi government, this helpline acts more as a forwarding agency. The challenge now for the government is to effectively follow up on the complaints with the police and its agencies and ensure that they are addressed expeditiously.

Man kills 6-year-old after raping her

Ghaziabad (UP), 16 Jan 2013 [CNN-IBN] -- A widower and father of a six-year-old girl has been held for raping and murdering his neighbour's six-year-old daughter in Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday.  Ravi, a painter, confessed to have killed the girl under the influence of drugs the night of January 9, Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Kumar told reporters. Kumar said Ravi had consumed calmpose tablets and when he spotted the girl, he promised to give her toffee, lured her into a field and raped her.  When the girl began crying out loud, he strangled her, smashed her face with bricks and stabbed her with a screw driver. Ravi lived in Subhash Nagar, the locality where the girl's parents lived too and often used to come to their house. The girl went missing January 9 and was found dead on January 10. When the girl began crying out loud, the accused strangled her, smashed her face with bricks and stabbed her with a screw driver. Angry people of the locality blocked the national highway forcing police to use force in which about 50 people were injured. Nearly 700 people were also booked for rioting.

MANIPUR: ZYO ELECTED NEW OFFICE-BEARERS 2013-16

Lamka (Manipur), 15 Jan 2013 [Pic: Pupu Zou] --- Zou Youth Organisation (ZYO) General Headquarters on January 15 held its 30th Assembly cum Election here in Zogal Memorial Hall, Zouveng, Churachandpur. The following members elected as the Officer-Bearers of ZYO General Headquarters for 2013-2016 tenure: President: Pu Pumkhanmang Vice President: Pu Chinzahau Munluo  General Secretary: Pu L. Chinkhanlam Asst. Secretary: Pu Gouchinkham Finance Secretary: Pu Gerry M. Thangkholian Treasurer: Pu Thangchinlam Secy., Arts and Culture: Pu P. Jamkhosoi Secy., Info and Publicity: Pu T. Chinbizo

UPSC Spl. Recruitment for Asst. Labour Commissioner

SPECIAL RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT NO. 51/2013

INVITES ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATIONS (ORA*)

FOR RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION TO THE FOLLOWING POSTS

(*: by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in)

VACANCY DETAILS

Fifty-seven Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central)/Assistant Welfare Commissioner (Central)/Assistant Labour Welfare Commissioner (Central)/Assistant Director in Grade-V of Junior Time Scale (JTS) of Central Labour Service (CLS), Ministry of Labour & Employment. Of the fifty-seven posts, six posts are reserved for Scheduled Castes Candidates, three posts are reserved for Scheduled Tribes Candidates, nineteen posts are reserved for Other Backward Classes Candidates and the remaining twenty nine posts are Unreserved. Of the fiftyseven posts, three posts are reserved for Physically Challenged persons and of these three posts,two posts are reserved for Physically Handicapped Persons with disability viz. Orthopaedically Handicapped/ Locomotor Disability/ Cerebral Palsy with One Leg Affected (OL) (Right or Left) or One Arm Affected (OA) (Right or Left) or Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance (MW), and one post is reserved for Physically Handicapped Persons viz. Low Vision (LV) /Partially Blind (PB)}. The posts are also suitable for Physically Handicapped Persons viz. Low Vision (LV) /Partially Blind (PB) or Orthopaedically Handicapped/ Locomotor Disability/ Cerebral Palsy with

One Leg Affected (OL) (Right or Left) or One Arm Affected (OA) (Right or Left) or Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance (MW). 

QUALIFICATIONS:

ESSENTIAL: A. EDUCATIONAL: i)Degree of a recognized University or equivalent.

ii) Diploma in Social Work/ Labour Welfare/Industrial Relations/Personnel

Management/Labour Law from a recognized University/Institution or equivalent.

DESIRABLE: Degree in law from a recognized University. DUTIES: The CLS Officers

discharge statutory functions in the Central Sphere under various Labour Enactments.

Their main function includes prevention and settlement of Industrial disputes, enforcement

of various Labour Laws and to establish harmonious relation between workers

and management. These Officers are notified as Inspectors, Conciliation Officers and

Appellate Authorities under the various Acts. Any Other Conditions: Candidate

recruited to the post will be covered by the new Contributory Pension Scheme and

the candidates selected are required to join immediately.

IMPORTANT

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION CANDIDATES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT SEND ANY DOCUMENT OR CERTIFICATE APPLICATION (ORA) THROUGH OR PRINTOUT OF APPLICATION ORA WEBSITE IS 23:59 HRS INITIALLY TO THE COMMISSION ON 31.01.2013

THE LAST DATE FOR PRINTING OF COMPLETELY SUBMITTED ONLINE APPLICATION IS UPTO 23 :59 HRS ON 01.02.2013 DATE FOR DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL CANDIDATES IN EVERY

RESPECT SHALL BE THE PRESCRIBED CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISISON OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ORA)

Candidates are requested to apply only through Online Recruitment Application

(ORA) website http://www.upsconline.nic.in and NOT write to the Commission

for Application forms. They are also requested to go through carefully the details

of posts and instructions published below as well as on the website

http://www.upsconline.nic.in.

PAY SCALE & CLASSIFICATION: (Figures in bracket at the end of the pay scale

indicate the approx total emoluments (per month) excluding TA, HRA+NPA at the

minimum of the scale):

Rs. 15,600-39,100 (PB-3)+Rs. 5400/- (Grade Pay)(T.E. Rs.36,120/-

p.m. approximately) General ‘A’, in Grade -V of Junior Time Scale (JTS) of

central Labour Service (CLS). Organized Service for the post at Item

No. 2.

AGE LIMIT AS ON NORMAL CLOSING DATE i.e. Not exceeding 35 years for

the posts at Item Nos. 1 and 2.

e) The age is relaxable for SC/ST candidates upto 5 years and upto 3 years for OBC

candidates in respect of vacancies reserved for them. SC/ST/OBC Candidates

have to produce a caste certificate in prescribed proforma.

APPLICATION FEE: No fee for SC/ST/PH/Women candidates of any community. No "fee exemption"

is available to OBC male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed

fee.

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR THE RECRUITMENT TEST FOR THE POSTS

OF ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER (CENTRAL)/ ASSISTANT WELFARE

COMMISSIONER(CENTRAL)/ ASSISTANT LABOUR WELFARE COMMISSIONER

(CENTRAL)/ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN GRADE-V OF JUNIOR

TIME SCALE (JTS) OF CENTRAL LABOUR SERVICE (CLS). (For Item No.2):-

i) The subjects of the Test will be as under:-

a) Trade Union Movement.

b) Social Work & Social Security laws.

c) Industrial Relations.

d) Human Resource Development.

e) Principal of Natural Justice.

f) Trade Union Act.

g) Labour Welfare.

h) Labour Laws: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Payment of Wages Act, 1936;

Minimum Wages Act, 1948; Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970;

Child Labour (P&R) Act, 1986; Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972; Building & other

Construction Workers (RE & CS) Act, 1996.

i) Current Events.

j) Indian Constitution.

k) General Mental Ability.

ii) The test will be of two hours duration and the medium of the question papers will

be both Hindi and English.

iii) The test will be an objective type with multiple choices of answers and will carry a

maximum of 100 marks.

iv) There will be penalty of wrong answer. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction

of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked

for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.

HOW TO APPLY:

a) Candidates must apply online through the website

http://www.upsconline.nic.in. Applications received through any other mode

would not be accepted and summarily rejected.

DOCUMENTS/ CERTIFICATES:

A) Initially the candidates are not required to send any Document or Certificate

or Printout of Application to the Commission.

ASSAM RIFLES ALLEGEDLY RAPED-MURDERED MANORAMA DEVI IN 2004: NO ACTION TAKEN YET

Imphal,15 Jan 2013 [CNN-IBN | Pics: Google] --- The 2004 rape and murder of Manorama in Manipur had shocked the nation and put the spotlight on the abuse of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. In July 2004, a group of 12 women disrobed in front of the Kangla Fort in Imphal held up banners that said - 'Indian Army rape us'. They were protesting the rape and murder of Thangjam Manorama, allegedly by security forces. Manorama was picked up from her house on July 11 by Assam Rifles soldiers. Her dead body was later found with several bullet wounds including on her genitalia. Forensic tests detected semen and blood stains confirming rape.  But no one has yet been convicted, even though Justice Upendra who conducted the government inquiry blamed the security forces. Even today, the Upendra Report on Manorama's killing remains sealed. Colin Gonsalves, Counsel for Manorama's family, said, "Neither the PM nor the Home Minister, nor the Defence Minister has made the report public and told the women of Manipur what are the findings of the commission that was appointed by the government itself." The 12 brave women whose shocking protest shook the country say such brazen rapes and assault on citizens in Manipur are due to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Section 4 of which allows the Army to shoot to kill while maintaining public order. In the past 10 years, 20 instances of rape and sexual assault by security forces have been reported, but there has not been a single conviction.  "The AFSPA is directly responsible. Security forces feel they are gods in Manipur, they have absolute immunity," Colin Gonsalves said. Unfortunately, people in Manipur have almost learnt to live with the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, so be it the rape of Manorama Devi in 2004 or that of Miss Rose in 1974 or Mrs Ahanjobi in 1996, all protests in this heavily militarised state fade out in the end and things continue to remain just the same, unchanged.