Imphal Times Supplementary issue 2 Editorial National & International News Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 Tripura goes to polls tomorrow, BJP the main challenger Agency and Smriti Irani and Uttar Pradesh alliance with tribal outfit general observers and expenditure IImpositions on Agartala, Feb 17: Tripura would go Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Indigenous Peoples Front of observers to ensure free and fair to polls tomorrow with the BJP Manik Sarkar, who is running for Tripura (IPFT) has fielded 51 polls. information emerging as the main challenger to his fifth term as the chief minister, candidates. IPFT will contest in the He said, Director General of Indo the ruling Left Front, which has been led the CPI(M)’s campaign remaining nine seats. Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) R K Finally it has come down to this: for those of us who in power in the state for the last 25 addressing around 50 rallies in the The Congress is going it alone in Pachnanda has been appointed as endeavoured to present the different sides of the same coin years. state. Other Left leaders like Tripura this time and will contest a special observer to coordinate which, in all honesty, would have made for a more engaging Polling would be held in 59 of the Sitaram Yechury and Brinda Karat in 59 seats. The party has not the security forces deployed in the and transparent society inasmuch as the news and the opinions total 60 seats. Voting in Charilam lent support to the party’s fielded any candidate for state. together with the claims and counterclaims from diametrically Assembly constituency would be campaign. Kakrabon constituency in Gomati State Director General of Police opposite sides of the social spectrum that has been churned held on March 12 due to the death The Congress’ campaign was district. Akhil Kumar Shukla said tight up, the dreaded gag has been brandished once again. Sad to of the CPI(M) candidate for the seat, somewhat subdued with party There are 25,73,413 electorate, of security measures are in place say that the Damocles sword still hangs large over the journalistic Ramendra Narayan Deb Barma, five president Rahul Gandhi whom 13,05,375 are males and across Tripura for free and fair fraternity of the state who are slogging day in and day out to days ago. addressing a rally at Kailashahar 12,68,027 women while the number elections. Twenty seats have been reserved in Unakoti district, about 180 kms of third gender voters is 11. There Three hundred companies of present a balanced and impersonal view of the present social for the scheduled tribes. from Agartala, on the last day of are 47,803 new voters this time. central armed forces have been scenario to the public who will ultimately draw up an informed The BJP held a high-voltage campaigning. Voting would be held between 7 deployed across the state along with judgment of the powers that be at present. The foremost value campaign with Prime Minister Altogether, 307 candidates are in am and 4 pm tomorrow at 3,214 state armed personnel and the police, of news is as a utility to empower the informed, and therein Narendra Modi addressing as many the fray. polling stations of which 47 would he said, adding the BSF is keeping lies the purpose of journalism: to provide citizens with the as four rallies in the state. The CPI(M) is contesting in 57 be managed by women, election keep close vigil along the 856 km long information they need to make the best possible decisions about Other heavyweight leaders of the seats and while the other Left office sources said. Indo-Bangladesh border in the their lives, their communities, their societies and their saffron party to take part in the Front constituents, the RSP, Tripura chief electoral officer state. Counting of votes would be government. campaign were its national president Forward Bloc and CPI, in one seat Sriram Taranikanti said the take place on March 3, Additional Cut to the present: numerous disgruntled ‘proscribed’ groups Amit Shah, Union ministers Rajnath each. Election Commission has Chief Electoral Officer Debashish who have taken up arms to reinforce their claims are holding Singh, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari The BJP, which has forged an appointed police observers, Modok said. sway in the society and the general public, caught up as they are in the daily grind to make ends meet are left to fend for themselves given the most volatile and delicate nature of the society at present. While the state administrators claimed an Police announce Rs 25k reward for info on man who improved law and order situation, the ground reality tells a different story. Those who are at the wrong end of the barrel masturbated on Delhi bus still bear the brunt of the ire and whims of those whose itchy fingers controls the trigger. Agency In the latest, the Delhi police camera and uploaded it to social passengers also “ignored it,” the This is the most crucial time when ideas and ideologies of New Delhi, Feb. 17: The Delhi on Saturday have announced a media, where it triggered an FIR further read. Police has swung into action and reward of Rs 25,000 for anyone outrage with users demanding Earlier talking to the news both the conflicting sides need to be told for the general public announced a reward for who provides information immediate arrest of the man. agency ANI, the victim said she to discuss and contemplate over. And the only party that can information of the man who was about the man. The identity of In the video, which the girl has was travelling in a crowded bus and does convey the unabridged versions of the parties on the caught masturbating on a the informant will be kept posted, a middle-aged man is when a man sitting next to her extreme ends happened to be the journalists whose lives have crowded bus on February 7, anonymous, the police notice seen exposing and fondling masturbated. “I was left stunned been put to risks and tests with occasionally unfortunate 2018. further added. himself, a bag on his lap but then I made a video of the conclusions. The right to free and open access to news and The disgusting act was filmed by On February 7, the man sitting shielding his activities from incident and posted it on social information should be universal, but threats to the press clearly a Delhi Univeristy student who next to the Delhi University most passengers in the bus but media to make people aware of persists, and it is rather unfortunate that the state government was sitting next to the man in the student unzipped his pants and the young woman sitting next to the incident. People don’t even headed by a former journalist allows such obnoxious and high- bus. The man was also constantly began to masturbate on the him. consider something like this a handed treatment to be meted out to the press for as routine a touching her waist while the co- crowded bus. The girl managed The girl in her FIR stated the form of sexual harassment,” the thing as carrying a press release from one of the numerous passengers ignored the incident. to capture the entire act on incident occurred on February 7 Delhi University student said. on the route between Vasant An FIR has been lodged with proscribed armed groups in the state. Village in South Delhi and Indian Vasant Vihar Police under Freedom of the press is a prerequisite to the fulfillment of Institute of Technology (IIT) sections 354 (sexual democratic ideologies. It is the press that upholds the freedom Asha Bhosle honoured with Gate. harassment), 354A, and 294 of self-assertion of its citizens and any attempts at suppressing The complainant shouted at the (obscene act in public place) of or restricting its bounden duty by any force will only result in Yash Chopra Memorial Award accused, but “he did not the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A undesirable consequences. understand” and the co- probe is underway. Agency is a special award. I am happy Mumbai, Feb 17: Legendary to get award in his name but I singer Asha Bhosle has received am sad that he is not alive Name changed the fifth Yash Chopra Memorial today. I always wonder what if Big Mexico quake cuts I, the undersigned, Heshia Khrasi of Rikhumai Taphou, P.O. Senapati, Award. he was alive today. I have got P.S. Senapati , Pin - 795106, Manipur do hereby declare that, I have Bhosle was honoured here last no answer,” Bhosle said. wholly renounced, relinquished and abandoned the use of old name K night by yesteryear diva Rekha Remembering her first meeting power and damages homes; Hriishia, as I have assumed my new name Heshia Khrasi and the actor credited the with Chopra, Bhosle, said, she Sd/- legendary singer and Chopra for was introduced to the director two dead in crash Heshia Khrasi making her a big star in Hindi film by B R Chopra. industry. “He was like a brother to me. Agency and had a depth of 15.3 miles “I am here because of two people We used to joke around a lot. Mexico, Feb. 16: A prolonged (24.6 km), according to the U.S. Yashji and Asha Bhosle. She is He used to sit for recording. I 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Geological Survey. Name changed part of my life. She is beautiful had worked in a film called Mexico on Friday left nearly a At least two people died when a I, the undersigned, Kaisii Khrasi of Rikhumai Taphou, P.O.