Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 2 Editorial Mastermind of 26/11 terror attack is still at large Tuesday, November 26, 2019 a grocery shop in , while another brother Jayesh (25) suffers from permanent backache”. “ I will be appearing for 12 th Sustaining Evening daily in standard examination this year. I lost two years due to TB ailment. I am still receiving treatment from a Imphal- A challenging task private doctor and required to spend eoples’ response to the small medium newspapers By Raju Vernekar huge money for my treatment. I want particularly those published in the evening in the state Mumbai, Nov 26 to complete IPS and become a police P of Manipur appear to be just another discouragement to officer”. “We are from Pali in the journalist fraternity who had been rendering service to deliver While 11 years have passed by after Rajasthan. The people in our village first hand information to the people of the state. May be there are deadly 26 November 2018 Mumbai have already began murmuring how many reasons for the poor popularity of evengers in the state. For terrorists attack, in which 166 people anyone would marry a girl suffered example almost all the evening daily published in Imphal have only (including 19 security personnel and in terrorists’ attack” Devika’s father one page and none of the publication are printed I black and white a few foreigners) were killed and said with tension. only. Besides the paper quality sometimes stand as another reason. nearly 300 persons were injured, the The flames emanating from Taj Mahal Hotel. Major Sandeep Devika, a 9 year old girl then, was But what we the eveningers felt is the poor maintenance of the state suspected mastermind of the Unnikrishnan of NSG, who was killed in terrorists ‘ attack at Taj Mahal shot in her foot by Kasab, disabling law and order situation which compelled the Imphalites to shuts all attacks, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a her permanently. She is 21 years old their shutters after 6 pm. Evening life is a complete flop in Imphal leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is Nine of the attackers were killed by Bharat who was badly injured in now. She was the youngest witness due to apprehension of various incident – for example travelling still at large. police while lone survivor Ajmal terrorists’ attack spent many years in the trial, who had come with after 7 in Imphal city is considered risky for someone as they fear security agencies had Kasab, who was caught alive in J J Hospital. He is 44 years old crutches, in June 2009 before harassment from law enforcing agencies. Even those distributing claimed to have arrested Lakhvi, on by Assistant Police Inspector now and has to look after three designated judge M L Tahilyani, at newspapers do not want to risk their life in such a situation. Yet, our 8 December 2008, after carrying out ( who sustained school going sons, wife and his the special court at the Arthur Road newspaper distributors need credit for helping in sustaining the raids on “Jamaat-ud-Dawa” offices bullets fired by Kasab yet captured aged mother. Nine pieces of Central Prison. She had boldly evening daily media houses in the state. For some times last year across Pakistan. The - him and eventually died ) and grenades exploded by the terrorists identified Kasab. hopes stir with the introduction of Night life but again it perished based Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) others, was hanged after a are still embedded in his body. A Now a decade later, coastal with the return of similar regalia. holding trial of Lakhavi and other prolonged trial on 21 November compensation of Rs. 1.50 lakh was preparedness is better than earlier, It is our humble appealed to all the people of the state including accused arrested in the case, 2012 at 7:30 AM. and buried at given to him by the but the overall picture remains less the law enforcers to help all the evening daily as information is granted the post-arrest bail to Yerwada Jail in Pune in government besides free medicare than satisfactory. While the state of power for all. Evening daily published in the state including our Lakhvi and set him free on Maharashtra. at J J Hospital. The Tata Trust inter-agency coordination has Imphal Times has been sparing no pains to let the people of the state December 18, 2014. However The attackers who came from extended financial help that too improved, state governments know the latest happening. Getting information 12 hours ahead will Pakistan’s Federal Investigation high jacked a boat near came as a great help”. continue to be indifferent to needs be definitely a matter of 12 hour advancement in every field. Be it in Agency (FIA) filed an appeal in the Porbander in Gujarat, killed its Vaishali Omble (daughter of slain of coastal security, and the state- trade, travelling plan, exam preparation everything will be beneficial Islamabad High Court seeking owner and reached Mumbai. As police officer Tukaram Omble) police still reluctant to shoulder if the information about it has been learnt earlier. cancellation of the bail. However they neared Mumbai they used “Government has given us a CNG responsibility. The real problem, Our Imphal Times is over six years old now. When we start Lakhvi is out of jail and has inflatable dinghies and reached the station to run. But we are operators observers point out, are systemic venturing our journey we though providing best and fast information been allegedly collecting donations coast near Badhwar Park in South and not the dealer. I conduct flaws in the policing apparatus. will certainly served the people regardless of the income we might to fund the LeT’s terror activities. Mumbai. coaching classes for children from From low numbers of marine police earn. The fact is that we had never thought of earning profit from Another accused Pakistani- The attackers armed with automatic home, while my sister has been stations, to the underutilisation of Imphal Times. However we do understand that we will require some Canadian weapons and hand grenades, employed in the state sales tax patrol boats for coastal tasks, return for sustaining the media house. Now we manage that and we was arrested in 2009 on the charges targeted civilians at numerous sites department. The absence of shore-based do not bother about making profit. But we are very serious over our of plotting the 26/11 terror attack in South Mumbai, including personnel inquire about our well infrastructure, manpower shortages failure to reach out all the Imphalites due to certain factors mentioned and was sentenced to 14 years of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj being time to time. That gives us and unspent funds. above. imprisonment, followed by five railway station, the popular Leopold great solace. Every life is precious. Mea nwhile a proposal for a Central Fortunately, we are not that much discourage, as we are able to years of supervised release by U.S. Café, and a theatre. As such every one must contribute Border Police Force, proposed by provide news service to over 60000 people across 83 countries District Judge Harry Leinenweber in While most of the attacks ended towards nation building. There is Maharashtra is still under around the world. The audience is speculated base on the response 2013. He is set to be released in within a few hours after they began some improvement in security, but consideration. The central we are getting through our web page. December 2021. After his release he at around 9.30 PM on November 26, it needs improvement. government wants the new agency The point here we wanted to focus is to encourage evening life is expected to be extradited to . the terror continued to unfold at Devika Natwarlal Rotawan ( who to be modelled after the Central in the state. In 24 hours a day the people of the state had life for only Yet another accused David C. three locations where hostages were was shot in her foot by Kasab at Reserve Police Force (CRPF) — 10 hours . Live begins at 8 and then shuts at 6 pm in Imphal. Imagine, Headley, a Pakistani American, was taken—the , where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj raised, funded, and administered if we could extend our working hour just for 6 more hour we will be sentenced in a U.S. federal court to a Jewish outreach centre was Terminus) ” we are staying on rent from New . But many security picking up 6 hours ahead of what we have achieved so far. 35 years in prison in January 2013 located, and the luxury hotels in a small room in Subhash Nagar, experts believe the plan is unviable. after he pleaded guilty in 2011 in Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace Bandra East in North West Mumbai, With no authority to register helping the terrorists plan the & Tower. since no one has given us house. I offences or carry out attacks. By the time the standoff ended at stay with my father and younger investigations, the new agency, Contd. from page 1 The Mumbai attack case has entered the Nariman House on the evening brother. My mother passed away in they fear, may end-up being a into the 12th year but none of its of November 28, six hostages as well 2006. One of the elder brothers runs toothless force. suspects in Pakistan has been as two gunmen were killed. At the Getting to play pony ...... punished yet. The attack was two hotels, dozens of guests and carried out by 10 Pakistan-based staff were either trapped by gunfire Having trained himself at horse found the Manipur pony “very Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). or held hostage. Indian security shoeing school, George shoes tough, reliable and with lots of In all 175 persons were killed, who forces ended the siege at the Oberoi horses for clients. He has also endurance power”. He also feels included 9 terrorists, 13 foreign Trident around midday on learned about breeding, nutrition that he is getting used to the kind guests staying in different hotels, November 28 and at the Taj Mahal and treatment of common diseases of polo played here and the team 22 Indian guests residing in hotels, Palace on the morning of the of horses. will get more organized and 5 foreign tourists, 6 members of ultra following day. On playing polo here, he feels the prepared. orthodox Jewish Chhabad Most of those who suffered or Manipuri pony is very different The last member of team, Ben movement, 19 police personnel family members of those killed in the from the horses he is used to, but Lynch, 22 years, a one- goal polo including an NSG commandos, 25 attack have by now been settled but he also added that one must not player, is also from Maryland. hotel employees, 5 state sad memories linger on. Reaction of think too much about the horse, Father Garyb Lynch is a physio government employees, and 71 some of the affected/next of the kin “you need to just ride them and while mother Susan Lynch is a persons on road/ railway station. are: Bharat Gujjar (an employee of play polo”. On his experience so nurse but sister Susan, like his The persons of different Leopard Café) “ Long history is far this time around, he said had a brother. is into riding and plays nationalities who were killed over. Now everything is normal at tough start “but will get better and arena polo for West Shore Polo included 5 from Israel, one Mexican Leopold Café. We are working as better as we go along”. Club. Tommy will be graduating in Israeli, 3 Germans, 2 each from usual and customers too pour in as Tommy Huber, 21 years, three goals Finance, Equine science and Australia, Canada, USA and France usual. I reside at Colaba in a rented handicap, from Maryland, is a third management in May 2020 from and one each from Japan, Singapore, house with my family who include generation polo player and University of Kentucky. Italy, UK, Malaysia, Netherlands wife, three children and I. I don’t interestingly his grandfather Jim Strating to ride a horse at the age and . want to recall anything of the past. The lone surviving terrorist Huber is still playing polo. of five, he began playing polo by Tommy’s father Thomas Huber is a time he turned 10. He initially two goals polo player, mother learned polo from Kelly Wells at Anne rides horses and foxhunts Baltimore Polo Club and later came International Conference to discuss advance treatment while younger sister Louisa Huber, under the tutelage of Cindy Halle 19 years represented University of at West shore Polo Club. modules in stroke Kentucky in polo. Tommy came to know about the Tommy learned the about the tournament here, the history By a correspondent in India, which emphasizes stroke and importance of timely stroke including diagnosis of techniques and intricacies of polo associated with the place, as the Gurugram, Nov. 26 exclusively for latest interventions intervention should be made more stroke, thrombolysis in acute from Cindy hall at the Garrison High oldest living pologround in the in stroke management. The prominent among the masses. With stroke, use of special technique like School where she is a polo coach. At world from Cindy Halle who had With sudden rise seen in incidence conference focused on the various the advancements in the treatment transcranial Doppler and a very present Tommy, father T homas and been here. Talking about the of stroke among the younger aspects and new treatment modules of Brain Stroke, the modern devices specialized technique of botox Sister Louisa play for the Maryland Manipuri pony, Tommy revealed population, there is an urgent need for stroke with a particular session are not only able to remove the clots injection for patients after stroke. A Polo Club. Besides playing polo, that it took him some timer to create awareness to curb down on stroke among young patients. but also reverse stroke. It is feasible live case w as also performed from Tommy is pursuing accounting from adjusting but he is now much more the instances. With an aim to make A special highlight of the meeting to prevent disability and casualties artemis hospital in which the Kentucky University and will be comfortable with them. “ They people understand the importance was the launch of the book written due to stroke with timely diagnosis technique of treating carotid graduating in May next year. have a lot of endurance and are of early recognition of symptoms of by Dr Vipul Gupta and his team, ‘100 and raising awareness about latest stenosis which causes stroke was “Getting to play here is a unique willing to continue all day long”. stroke and ways to prevent it, stroke interesting cases in and safest intervention techniques. demonstrated and talked. experience,” said Tommy Tommy finds the people here and neurovascular intervention neurointervention-tips and tricks. 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