Imphal, August 9: Manipur State Commission for Women and Modern College Women Cell Porompat jointly organise one day awareness program on combating crime against women in the state at the Auditorium of Modern College, Porompat, Imphal East, today. The awareness program is held under the theme, Combating Violence, Violence against Women for college students. Speaking at the occasion, Dr K Sobita, Chairperson of Manipur State Commission for Women said that the cooperation of men is needed to stop crime and violence against women in the society. Any kind of crime committed against women cannot be tackle without the support and cooperation of men, she added. Sobita also said that the aim and theme of the commission, “protect society while we are protecting our women pride” can be incited and arise by such awareness letting them bring out their hidden spirit to protect women. Legal experts, college students also took part in the awareness program. The awareness program is held as a step towards stopping and tackling any kind of crimes against women.