Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 2 Editorial Mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack is still at large Tuesday, November 26, 2019 a grocery shop in Pune, 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 Pakistan 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 Tukaram Omble ( 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 Islamabad- 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 Maharashtra 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 Karachi 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 Tahawwur Hussain Rana 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 Mumbai police 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, Cama hospital 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 India. 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 Nariman House, 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 Delhi. 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 .....