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Sports varsity brings new hopes for NE

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  • NEC secretary Ameising Luikham
    NEC secretary Ameising Luikham

North East is full of sports talents. But the talents are lying unexplored to a great extent. The proposed sports varsity in Manipur would go a long way to bridge the gap. It would be a huge boost to the field of north east sports.

This was more or less of what speakers after speakers said at a seminar in Imphal on Saturday.  Organized jointly by Indian Chamber of Commerce, North Eastern Council, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports,  the North East Sports Conclave focused on infrastructure development, training, challenges and opportunities . 

 ICC Regional Director Ishantor Sobhapandit urged the industry to invest on sports and sportsperson and the national Sports University should bring investment in terms of manufacturing sports goods and utilities. In his keynote address sports director N Ashok Kumar said there has been clamor for sports as subject in school curriculum and it is a welcome move to have a National Sports University in the state.

Former hockey captain Bharat Chetri said the North East is the power house of sports map and that the region should have comprehensive region focused sports policy that would address issues like fixed remuneration to the athletes who represent their state and country in various events.

NEC secretary Ameising Luikham said the scope and optimize opportunities that sports offer so that the talented youth of the region should be explored to take up sports as an alternative career option. 

Manipur Parliamentary Secretary Mairenbam Prithviraj Singh laid stress on taking up sports by youths to physically and mentally fit to build a healthy and productive nation and expressed his gratitude to Govt. of India’s decision to establish National Sports University in Imphal.

 In his address Chief Guest minister Irengbam Hemochandra Singh who is President of Manipur Olympic Association thanked the Centre for allocating Rs 100 crores budget for the National Sports University in Manipur which is indeed recognition of Manipur sporting power house  for which the government is availing required acres of land.

 The Sports Session was chaired by Dr. R. K. Nimai who discussed elaborately discussed and spoke on the draft bill of the National Sports University. Dr. R K Dinesh Singh outlined on the need of architectural funding for sports infrastructure, training and  through private public partnership and industry should invest in sports and sportsperson from their annual CSR funds.

The focus of the session was the powerpoint presentation on NEC’s perspective on National Sports University in Manipur by Gautam Chintey. Tsering Wangey, President, Arunachal Mountaineering & Adventure Sports Association (AMASA). spoke on Aspects of Adventure Sports and Mountaineering Sports University in Manipur, Dhronacharya Awardee Coach  L. Ibomcha Singh Trustee/Advisor Mary Kom Boxing Foundation  spoke Coaching as Career Option in Sports in North East India and politics that is killing the spirit of sports.

Bale Thakel, CEO Ya Re Asia, Founder and Owner FC Imphal (Football) spoke on  Investment Opportunities in Sports: Football talent in small towns of North East, . L Somi Roy

Manager Organizer of Polo spoke on International Dimensions of  Polo-the game that originated in Manipur,  Sunil Elangbam, Secretary, Manipur Olympic Association (MOA) and Prof. (Dr.) K Sarat Chandra Singh  President, Manipur Polo Association spoke on the Role of Club, Boards, Associations and Federations to facilitate Sporting Talents and Expectations from Sports University in Imphal. The conclave was attended by several discipline sports associations from across North east and few of them submitted representations and memorandums.

 

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Protest by kerosene hawkers’ in Nagaon

5 Aug 2010 - 12:57am | DigantaTalukdar


The members of Assam Rajyik Kerosene Feriwallla Santha (ARKFS) marched a protest rally in Nagaon town on Wednesday against the recent decision of Food, Civil supply & Consumer Affairs Authority of Assam, regarding the fixation of the quantum of S.K.Oil at 440 liters a month for distribution among the consumers by street hawkers. The protesters alleged that the hawkers enjoyed distribution of 675 liters of Kerosene each month till June 2010. But the recent decision, which curtailed the quantity of S.K.Oil for street hawkers, will greatly hamper the poor hawkers.

Workshop on Life and Livelihood - Job Oriented Skills Demand and Students of Assam

31 Aug 2010 - 2:32am | editor

A workshop on Life & livelihood and importance of skill and it’s industry demand at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra was held on August 28. The event was organsied by NE Career Guidance. The workshop was primarily held to launch “LEARNING-EMPOWERING-EARNING”, initiative across North Eastern States, aimed at enabling youth with Industry skills and access to new technology learning for students across varied age groups. The mission is to create a pool of "well trained, job -oriented individuals to address the major human resources needs of the highest & fastest growing industries. Workshop was also intended to create Awareness among youths and our citizens and entire Education fraternity. This orientation program was attended by Top level Corporate Leaders who had delivered talks on man power planning as per industry skill needs Vs students of today and how they prepare for better future tomorrow for a brighter and sustainable career. Also, critical Social activist, Economists, NGOs, entire academia based in Assam had grace the occasion.


The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Jayanta Madhab, renowned economist and social activist. Speaking in the occasion he emphasized on the need of skills and urged to the youths to take the opportunity of learning the skills need by today’s industry. He expressed his happiness about NE Career Guidance bringing this initiative on skill development to Assam to help our youths. Dr. Jayanta Madhab also inaugurated NE Career Guidance’s Skill Development centre at Sunder Singh Bhawan at Udai Path, R. G. Baruah Road.


Director, Higher Education Dr. B. K. Nath graced the occasion and in his speech he clearly mentioned that, our Schools, Colleges and our youths must realized to the fact that, without skills life is going to be difficult and unemployment problem of Assam would always be increasing. He congratulated NE Career Guidance for taking such a initiative to help our youth across Assam and North East.


It was also attended by Mr. Steven Rudolph, who is an American educator, TV personality, public speaker and an author, also known for his own and unique concepts for career counseling across the world who spoke about multiple intelligence and multiple natures and how we as individuals can choose best career option based on ones intelligence and nature.

Post Card campaign by domestic workers

14 Jun 2016 - 11:01pm | Anupa Lahkar

A postcard campaign comprising 200 domestic workers from across the state on the occasion of International Domestic Workers Day was held at the Meightdoot Bhawan in the city. This was done under the initiative of Centre of Development Initiative (CDI) jointly with the Ferrando Domestic Workers Alliance and National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM).

Around a 1000 postcards demanding fixation of minimum wages for domestic workers, inclusion insocial security schemes and constitution of a domestic workers welfare board under the chairmanship of labour minister Assam were addressed to the Prime Minister NarendraModi, Chief Minister of the state, Sarbananda Sonowal, Labour Minister of the Centre Bandaru Dattareya, Labour Minister of the state Pallab Locahn Das alongwith a host of other policy makers concerning labour.

Noteworthy that the domestic workers were part of the awareness campaign that are organised in groups by CDI to ensure them their basic rights and train them in various vocations for their upliftment.

“We have organized this campaign to attract the attention of the concerned people regarding the plight of the domestic workers who form a major chunk of unorganized labour in the state,” said coordinator, Sr. Teresa, CDI.

The postcard campaign is a part of the weeklong awareness campaign to celebrate the International Domestic Workers Day which also saw a human chain by children against Child Labour on June 12th. This will be followed by a rally by the domestic workers in the city on June 16th.