Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 3 ‘For the first time, there’s pro-incumbency Tulihal Ar Saves Snake Bite Victim wave in country’: PM Modi in Varanasi Agency enthusiasm from Kashmir to Congress, the PM advised than men.” He also asked New Delhi April 26, Kanyakumari. First time workers to not be arrogant voters to target first-time there is a pro incumbancy “because those who showed voters, to welcome them with Prime Minister Narenda wave in the elections. arrogance were reduced to sweets. “Download Modi, speaking to BJP Everywhere people are 40 seats from 400 seats”. Narendra Modi app and use workers before filing saying, ‘abki baar…’” said The PM urged the workers to it to woo first-time voters,” nomination papers from PM Modi a day after his turn Varanasi elections into he said. Varanasi, said there was an mega roadshow saw a huge model exercise, forcing On a lighter note, he gave unprecedented pro- turnout in Varanasi Lok experts to make it a case study. tips to workers on reducing incumbency wave in the Sabha constituency. In his tips for the workers, the poll expenses by visiting country and urged partymen Varanasi goes to polls on PM asked them to make sure voters at their homes and to not be arrogant. May 19, the last round of women came out in large partaking food, reading “Because of the hard work of seven-phase elections. numbers. “Make sure women papers and watching TV – all workers, there is huge Taking a swipe at the voters are 5 percent more free of cost. No seat belongs to a particular politician, says Poonam Sinha On the morning of 25 April medical team under Agency Singh... nice of him, in light of the big The thing to remember is I have IT News 2019, a 38 years old woman Regimental Medical Officer New Delhi April 26, Maybe, I will be an exception to step I am taking. His standing been around my husband, who Imphal April 26, of Kawaikeithel village was and was administered life the rule. No state belongs to a next to me gave me a lot of has been in politics for about bitten by a poisonous saving treatment. Poonam Sinha, wife of actor- particular party nor does a seat confidence, which I needed at 39 years. I was in the film Tulihal Battalion of 9 sector snake. The victim was The timely and swift action politician Shatrughan Sinha, belong to a politician. Let the that moment. industry, prior to other actors Assam Rifles under the evacuated to the Unit of medical team not only joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) people decide about the Many actors have joined in the fray this time. I’m not new aegis of IGAR (South) saved Hospital at Tulihal Army saved precious human life last week and will be taking on situation the country is facing. politics this year, like Sunny to politics; ours has been a the life of snake bite victim Camp where the victim was but also reinforced good Union minister Rajnath Singh of Look around, and all we hear is Deol and Urmila Matondkar. political family all along. And on 25 April 2019. promptly attended by the faith among the locals. the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that people are looking for a How is your poll pitch different hopefully, I will get the chance in Lucknow. In an interview to change. I’m confident the good from theirs? to do some good work. Hindustan Times, she talks work of the Samajwadi Party will about why she has taken the help me win. Divya Kakran and Manju Kumari political plunge and the unusual I have campaigned in parts of NIA arrests two dynamics in the Sinha Uttar Pradesh and the feeling win bronze as women wrestlers household. Edited excerpts: on the street is one of terrorists belonging to What drew you to the resonance with Akhilesh’s Samajwadi Party? work. People have come up to begin campaign at Asian The first thing that attracted me me and said, ‘You don’t have to Pakistan-based JeM is the legacy of good work done worry, we will vote for you’. Agency Public Safety Act and put in by our party leader, Akhilesh People say they will vote for him New Delhi April 26, the Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu. Wrestling Championships 2019 Yadav. He has proved himself [Akhilesh] back to power It said they were produced politically and done a lot of because of all the development The National Investigation before a special court that From a correspondent work during his tenure [as Uttar during his term. This has Agency (NIA) has arrested remanded them to seven-day New Delhi, April 26, Pradesh chief minister]. assured me a lot. two terrorists belonging to custody of the NIA yesterday. Whether it is his work for women How did it feel to have your Pakistan-based Jaish-e- The agency said that the case Asian Games bronze or development work like new husband, who is in the Mohammed (JeM). against the duo pertained to a medalist Divya Kakran and metros, gardens or water parks, Congress, standing by you A statement issued by the criminal conspiracy hatched Manju Kumari grabbed a the public remembers him as when you filed your NIA said that the two by the top JeM leadership to bronze medal each as India’s someone who has delivered. nomination? terrorists — Tanveer alias strengthen the banned terror women wrestlers began their In your first election, you are He did not campaign for me but Tanveer Ahmad Ganie and outfit’s base in India by campaign at the Asian contesting against one of the he stood by me when I was filing Bilal Mir alias Bilal Ahmad Mir recruiting persons for carrying Wrestling Championships in BJP’s tallest leaders, Rajnath my nomination. I think it was were detained under the out acts of terrorism. Xi’an, China on Thursday. Kakran (68kg), also a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games last India, China begin to prepare for 2nd informal summit year, lived up to the Agency expectations as she New Delhi April 26, delivered a bronze by pinning Battsetseg With nearly a month to go for Soronzonbold of Mongolia the results of the general to add to the silver she won election, India and China have at home in 2017. quietly begun preparing for Kakran failed to make it to the second informal summit the final after going down to between their top leadership Feng Zhou of China 4-14 in that is expected to build on the the last-four clash. In the gains of the first such meeting quarter-finals, she was on in Wuhan and bridge fire on the mat as she differences on key issues. prevailed over Hong Thuy New Delhi initially suggested Nguyen of Vietnam 10-0. dates in November for the This is Kakran’s first meeting, set to be held in India, competition since coming but later agreed on dates in back from an ankle injury. October after Beijing said the “This was my first timing of the summit should be international outing since contest. In the quarter-finals, in the qualifying round, she advanced so that the the ankle injury. Though I she had emerged a 5-3 got a chance to fight in the momentum created by the would have liked to win the winner over Kazakhstan’s repechage bout after Irie Wuhan meeting isn’t gold medal, I will take Madina Bakbergenova 5-3. made the final. Seema made dissipated, people familiar with lessons from here and will “I am really happy to win a no mistake in outgrappling the developments on both want to be identified. to be concerned about India’s Masood Azhar’s listing as a keep on working hard for the medal at my first Asian Meng Hsuan Hsieh of sides said. “It restored some of the trust trade deficit (which stood at global terrorist could help upcoming tournaments,” Championships. I hope I can Chinese Taipei 10-2 to A full plate of issues, including that had been lost and there $51.72 billion in 2017, and improve people-to-people said the 21-year-old grappler. carry on from here and keep advance to the bronze medal contentious matters such as has been better management which China wants to address contacts. People familiar with In 59kg, Manju was too on achieving my goals,” said contest. the disputed border, especially of each other’s sensitivities. In ) and issues such as market the thinking in New Delhi also powerful for Vietnam’s Thi Manju after her medal. In 55kg, Lalita failed to in Arunachal Pradesh; India’s the second summit, we expect access. The third is enhancing noted that circumstances on Huong Dao whom she However, Seema succumbed repeat her heroics from the opposition to China’s Belt and to move beyond the ghost of people-to-people contacts the world stage — such as the convincingly beat 11-2 in the to a 5-11 defeat to 2015 Asian Championships Road Initiative (BRI); and Doklam and truly build on the and cultural exchanges. And US ending exemptions to bronze medal play-off. Kazakhstan’s Valentina when she had won the China’s position on Pakistan- Wuhan spirit,” the official the fourth is India’s position sanctions on Iranian oil imports Manju had earlier tasted a 6- Ivanovna Islamova Brik in bronze. The 2014 based terrorists, will be on the added, noting how both sides on matters that are of concern and Washington’s position 15 defeat at the hands of the bronze medal play-off in Commonwealth Games silver agenda for the summit, which were making a conscious effort to China, such as the Indo- on trade issues — had placed Battsetseg Altantsetseg of 50kg and had to finish her medallist bowed out in the an Indian official said would not to play up differences, Pacific, the Quad and the South India and China on the same Mongolia 6-15 in the semi- campaign without a medal. quarter-finals with a 1-4 loss be “qualitatively different” including issues such as China Sea, the people said. side. finals and got a chance to Having lost to eventual to Mongolia’s Dulguun from the Wuhan meeting India’s decision to skip China’s The people added that while A venue for the second play the bronze medal champion Yuki Irie of Japan Bolormaa. between Prime Minister second Belt and Road Forum there is better rapport between summit is yet to be finalised, Narendra Modi and President and Beijing’s hold on efforts to the top leadership of the two though people familiar with Xi Jinping in April 2018. designate Jaish-e-Mohammed countries, there is a feeling in the developments said the “The Wuhan summit was held chief Masood Azhar at the UN’s Beijing that this hasn’t choice could be one that CAT stays suspension of officer who against the backdrop of the 1267 Sanctions Committee. percolated down to all levels reflects India’s long military standoff at Doklam and People familiar with the thinking of the government and the civilisational history and was aimed at a reset in ties. in official quarters in Beijing people. It was because of this also provides locations checked PM’s helicopter in Odisha There was strategic guidance said China is looking to take up that Beijing had suggested the where the two leaders from the leaders that things issues under four broad areas creation of the high level should spend time in private Agency suspending IAS officer cadre, deployed in Odisha as a were better at the top and this at the summit. mechanism on cultural and to discuss issues. Despite New Delhi April 26, Mohammed Mohsin for general observer, was suspended message was sent down and The first area is contentious people-to-people exchanges, the current understanding checking Prime Minister on April 17 for checking Modi’s resulted in better matters such as the border which held its first meeting in on dates in October, some The Central Administrative Narendra Modi’s helicopter in helicopter in Odisha’s Sambalpur understanding in all arms of dispute, BRI and the Dalai Delhi last December. quarters in Beijing are Tribunal (CAT) at Bengaluru on Odisha during an election in violation of norms for dealing the government,” said the Lama. The second is trade and The Indian official noted that hoping the timing will be Thursday stayed the order of the campaign. with SPG protectees and sent Indian official, who didn’t investment as Beijing continues China’s lifting of the block on further advanced. Election Commission The officer from Karnataka back to the state.