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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 2 Editorial Mumbai Varsity prof. faces disciplinary action for his Tuesday, January 21, 2020 anti-Rahul Gandhi Teachers’ bodies register protest By Raju Vernekar (MUCTA) has threatened to launch Athavale said. When you fail to control Mumbai Jan 21 an agitation if the action against MUCTA also pointed out that the Soman is not withdrawn. A salary of teachers is pending in the L& O, why Professor Yogesh Soman, Director delegation of MUCTA called on many colleges in Maharashtra for of the Academy of Theatre Arts of Mumbai University Vice-Chancellor the last several months. It was the Mumbai University, has been Dr Suhas Pednekar and submitted unfortunate that instead of resolving intimidation to journalists sent on forced leave, following his him a memorandum. In the teachers’ basic issues, the vice t is not the first time that media houses in Manipur are criticism of Congress leader Rahul memorandum MUCTA stated that chancellor has been taking I intimidated by state actors for publishing news articles Gandhi, for his remarks on Veer Soman is a dedicated teacher and unconstitutional actions. Co- related with armed insurgents group. Before Imphal Times was Savarkar, even as teachers’ out spoken person and he cannot incidentally the teachers of re-launch in January 9, 2013, when members of our team were associations have threatened to be punished for any incident Yadavrao Tasgaonkar College Of working in different media houses, we have seen reporters launch an agitation demanding outside the university. Engineering & Management, Karjat, and editors going to the street and protesting against such withdrawal of action against him. “The university administration Raigad district, whose salary is threat many times. Saying so, reminding the media houses Soman had reportedly posted a should not succumb to bullying pending for the last two years also about excessive reporting or perhaps reporting press statement video on Twitter targeting Rahul tactics by students coming in joined MUCTA in protes. by outlawed which appear more like encouraging their (UG’s) Gandhi for his remarks on Savarkar. Federation(AISF) and National crowds. If the university believes In Maharashtra, the Higher and activities is in one way good. But those in the government , In the video, he had said that “You Students’ Union of India (NSUI) in “freedom of speech” then it Technical Education ministry, under particularly the state Home Department should understand the are right you are not Savarkar. You (Congress’s students’ wing) sat in should not indulge in such action whose jurisdiction universities fall, challenges being faced by media houses in the state many a have nothing of him in you, his dharna at Mumbai University’s which has no legal base. Soman was is headed by Shiv Sena’s Uday time. In conflict zone , to be in this profession is more like dedication, his sacrifice his valour, Kalina Campus in North West not given a chance to clarify his Samant. However the Shiv Sena working between the devil and the deep blue sea. Intimidation but you also do not have anything Mumbai, demanding action against position and as such action against heading the three party coalition to curtail the freedom of speech has never been succeeded in to be called Gandhi. I condemn your him. In response to the students’ him is one sided. If he is not government, badly depends upon the history of democratically set up nation and we in the Imphal pappugiri”. protest, Soman was sent on forced immediately reinstated, then the the NCP and Congress for its Times felt that it will never succeed . It is also right on the part After Soman’ remarks against Rahul leave by the university association will be left with no survival. The students’ bodies who of the state actors to remind the media houses about the Gandhi, students’ organisations administration. alternative but to launch an demanded action Soman, were left damage that could bring by publishing press statement of certain including Chhatra Bharti Students However Mumbai University and indefinite agitation, MUCTA oriented and affiliated to the outl aw armed group. But saying so those is the government Union and the All India Students’ College Teachers’Association General secretary Subhash Congress. should know the kind of threats being faced from the so call armed group for not publishing their story. Complaining about such threats is even more dangerous as the armed Breaking news syndrome undermines fundamental principle of group easily find out the person / editor who lodge the complaint and ultimately he will be the target. restraint and responsibility in journalism: President Well, the advancement in information technology has made today’s world a ‘Global village’ – the term first coined Agency of breaking news syndrome, scientific temper, some run after democracy. by Canadian-born author Marshall McLuhan. Man born at New Delhi Jan 21 fundamental principle of restraint irrational practices in their search Ramnath Goenka Awards in the extreme corner of Far East Asiatic countries knows, and responsibility been for eyeballs and ratings. Mr Reporting from conflicting zones cry and pray for the kind of disasters that happen in Middle President Ram Nath Kovind has undermined substantially. He said, Kovind said, a democracy like category was given to Late Achyuta East countries or in Latin America. Installation of internet said that fake news has emerged as journalists often assume role of India deeply relies on the Nanda Sahu, Mormukut Sharma and technologies to cell phones which every human being can new menace whose purveyors investigator, prosecutor and judge. uncovering of facts and a Dheeraj Kumar of Doordarshan afford makes the people of our Earth- whose circumference proclaim themselves as journalists Mr. Kovind said, s tories exposing willingness to debate them. He News. Achyuta Nanda Sahu was is estimated at about 40,075 Kilometer staying at a and taint the noble profession. great social and economic said, democracy is meaningful only killed in Dantewada in Chhatisgarh communicable distance. Now every human being equipped with Speaking at the Ramnath Goenka inequalities are ignored and their when the citizen is well informed while covering assembly polls with cell phone can now talk or stay in touch with any of their friends or Excellence in Journalism Awards in place taken by trivia. He said, and in that sense, excellence in the DD News team after Naxals relatives staying thousand miles away. Point bringing here is about New Delhi yesterday, he said, in din instead of helping promote journalism grants full meaning to carried out an attack in October 2018. the changes in the theory of mass media in relevance to today’s journalism. The very concept at which the older generation 57 gold medals to considered ‘proximity’ as a characteristic of news is somewhat Today is last day for filing nominations for losing its foot. be decided today Professor M.L Stein, the then chairman of Department of Delhi Polls Journalism, California State University, Long Beach, Carlifornia Agency January. BJP and Congress party has given four seats, in Khelo India in his book “Shaping the News” in 1974 wrote that people are New Delhi Jan 21 released second list of Burari, Uttam Nagar, Palam and more interested in what happens in their neighbours. The one candidates yesterday. Kirari to its alliance partner RJD. Youth Games time presumption that ‘a dog fight on Main Street is of more Today is the last day for filing of BJP announced candidates for 10 BJP has forged an alliance with Agency interest to our readers then fifty thousand foreign troops killed nominations for Delhi Assembly assembly seats including New JDU and LJP in Delhi and New Delhi Jan 21 in battle somewhere’ seems to have no relevance in today’s Elections. Scrutiny of Delhi, Delhi Cantt, Rajouri decided to give three seats to society. Readers are now interested about happenings at nomination papers will be held Garden, Shahdara and Kalkaji them. JDU will contest on two A total of 57 gold medals will be dis tance places if the subject matters is his or her interest. tomorrow, while names can be among others. Sunil Yadav will seats and LJP on one. BJP ally decided today in Khelo India Youth However, another characteristic of news - ‘Prominence’ withdrawn till Friday, 24th be the party candidate from New Shiromani Akali Dal yesterday Games in Guwahati. Pugilists will vie on the hand is becoming a matter of more interested Delhi seat. There are two women said it will not contest the Delhi for 20 gold medals in boxing event. subjects for almost all readers. People now want to know MP Naba Kumar candidates in the list, Sumanlata Assembly elections.AAP Medals will also be decided today what had happen to their leaders, celebrity or the Shaukeen from Nangloi Jaat and convener Arvind Kejriwal will in football, hockey, lawn bowls, bureaucrats irrespective of where they stay or which Sarania opposes Kusum Khatri from Mehrauli. file his nomination papers today. swimming, weightlifting, badminton country they reside. Every news readers are eager to know Congress announced seven new There are around one crore 47 and tennis. In swimming, all eyes are the story of successful personality. UTC status for names in its list. It has fielded lakh voters in Delhi. Election for set on Assam swimmer Shivangi Points bringing up here are not to lecture on what is Romesh Sabharwal from the New 70 Assembly seats will be held Sarma and Karnataka boy Srihari news and what should be reported but this is an attempt BTAD Delhi Assembly seat against on 8th of next month. Counting Natrajan. Shivangi has won four to make some of our critic to understand on why the Agency AAP convenor and Chief of votes will be taken up on 11th gold medals so far while Srihari newspaper especially the kind of ours often published story Guwahati , Jan.