Legal awareness programmes held at Kiyam Siphai
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 11 2011:
A one day legal awareness programme has been organised by earth Care Foundation (ECF), Kiyam Siphai Thoubal at Kiyam Siphai today under the aegis of Thoubal District Legal Services Authority.
The event attended by 60 men and women was held with CJM, Thoubal RK Memcha Devi and Graduate Teacher (Retd) of Heirok High School Th Debendro Singh as the chief guest and president respectively while Judicial Magistrate First Class (Thoubal) Binny Ngangom, Thoubal District Bar Association president N Modhu Singh, Thoubal Zilla Parishad Member N Angoubi Devi and SDPO (Thoubal) Y Chandramani Singh graced the occasion as the guests of honour.
As resource persons, advocate Th Premlata Devi elaborated on 'PDS Vs RTI Act 2005, and Protection of women from domestic violence Act 2005', N Modhu Singh on 'Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009', advocate Kh Arunjoy Singh on 'The Maintenance of Senior citizens', and Y Chandramani on 'Police and Public Relations' .
Another legal awareness programme was organised by Youth Development Association, thoubal Haokha at Haokha Maning Leikai Heibi Makhong, which was attended by CO (Retd) 1st MR L Chandrakishor Singh, former PRO to Chief Minister of Manipur Prof (Retd) Ibochouba Longjam, social worker Laishram Kadamjit Singh and Thoubal Municipal Council (WN/12) Member Pebam Janeshowri Devi as the presidium members.
As resource persons of the programme, Senior Govt advocate Ng Tejkumar Singh, Human Rights activist Rakesh Meihoubam and Imphal West District Consumers' Forum president Dr Narendra Chongtham respectively lectured on 'Right to Food (PDS), Right to Information', 'Right to Job Card holders under MGNREGS', and 'Arrest and Detention' .
Hundreds of people from Wangkhem assembly constituency took part at the legal awareness programme.