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Imphal TimesRegd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 6, Issue 468 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3416 Rs. 2/-

It is not ‘Imphal Times’ but the PRO, ManipurLegislative Assembly that is misleading the people

The hotel room that those officials and MLAs visited

Yes the MLAs were there in thedancing room, and those seen inthe videos are officialsaccompanying the Committeeon Internal Resource andCentral Assistance of the BiharLegislative Assembly who arehere in the state on study tour

IT NewsImphal, June 11,

Press clarification made byPRO of the ManipurLegislative Assembly inconnection with the ImphalTimes news report publishedon June 9, 2019 issue underthe caption “Caught inCamera: Bihar MLAs enjoysexy dance with local girls inIndo-Myanmar border town”terming it as misleading andattempt to tarnish the imageof the visiting VIPs as well asManipur LegislativeAssembly is unfortunate asthe Imphal Times was onlydelivering its duty.In the statement by the PROit is stated that “……. Thepersons shown as MLAs ofBihar Assembly are neitherMLAs nor officials of BiharLegisla tive Assembly whovisited the state from 31stMay to 3rd June 2019 onofficial tour”. This statementis confusing the generalpublic as this newspaperhave evidences of all thepeople shown on videoposing for an official photosession at the ManipurLegislative Assembly house.Above all the BiharLegislative Assembly alsoconfirmed that the officialteam of the Committee onInternal Resource and CentralAssistance did v isit theManipur LegislativeAssembly. The Speaker ofBihar Legislative Assembly,Vijay Kumar Chaudhary hadalso issued a show causenotice to all the members ofthe committee who areinvolved in the incident.In terestingly, instead of

conducting a probe over thereported news, the Secretaryof the Manipur LegislativeAssembly in a letter sent toEditor, Imphal Times, alsocoined the word “misleadingnews” without conductingany shor t of enquiry andorder to explain Imphal Timesposition regarding the newsitem within “24 hours” .Which law of the countrypermits a Secretary of theState Assembly to summoneditor of a newspaper whichis registered under theRegistrar for Newspaper ofIndia, is a matter which thisnewspaper fails tounderstand. Had it been fromthe Speaker or f rom theprivilege Committee, then thisnewspaper would honour .As for the Imphal Times, thereport was published onSunday ,9th June,2019 aftermaintain ing h ighprofessional standards andverification of correctness Itis free f rom misleading ,distortion and confusion.Now, if the Manipur StateAssembly said that those inthe video are neither MLAsnor off icials of BiharLegislative Assembly thenthe PRO should clarify thepeople about the identities ofthe Committee membersentering the State AssemblyHouse and pose for officialphoto session. If in case thepeople in the photo are notthe members of the committeeor not related with the studytour then the PRO shouldclarify under which rules ofthe State Assembly , doespersons not related areallowed to enter the temple ofdemocracy.

When the PRO of theManipur LegislativeAssembly has been tryinghard to protect the people inthe v ideo JD(U) MLARajkumar Rai, one among themember has suspended his PAafter getting the news report.In message sent to Republic

TV by MLA Rajkumar Raireads, “As soon I got to knowthat my PA was involved in theactivity I have given in writtento suspend him withimmediate effect”.From the action of the BiharLegislative Assembly it isnow clear that those are the

team of the Bihar MLAsshown in the picture. TheImphal Times also standswith the report of MLAsbeing present when thedancing took place.On that day, that is June 2,2019, some of the committeemembers visited that Hotel

and some civil dress localpersons (secur ity) alsoaccompanied them.Following the news report ofofficial visitors dancing inhotel room in MayanmarBorder town, MayanmarPolice had g iven v erb alinstruction to all the hotelru nner s to pr ohib itcustomers or tour ist fromtaking video inside the hotelroom.In the news report publishedby Imphal Times under theheading Caught in Camera:Bihar MLAs enjoy sexy

The Press Clarification from StateAssembly regarding Imphal Times report

The explaination served to Imphal Times,without conducting any probe. Imphal Timesconsider this notice as an intimidation to the

freedom of Press

dance with local girls inIn do-Myanm ar bord erto wn” Im ph al Tim esintention is to open the eyeof the state governmentregard ing things that arehappening. It also aims tohighlights on how the electedrepresentatives and theirstaffs are spending publicmoney in the name of studytour. It is natural that thecommittee members be guidedby State Assembly staff andrecord shows that 2 staffs ofthe Manipur LegislativeAssembly accompanied them.

DIPRImphal, June 11,

Chief Minister N. Biren Singhsaid that the Government isplanning to set up a LogisticsPark in the State to enhancetrade, commerce andinvestment between India andMyanmar. This was stated by

Government planning to set up logistics park in the state: CMhim at the inauguration of theconference on “ConnectingIndia’s Northeast with NorthWest region of Myanmar:Roadmap for all-roundProsper ity held at ClassicGrande, Imphal today. Speaking at the function, ChiefMinster said that India’s ActEast Policy is a reflection todeepen ties with the ASEANregion, and more importantlywith Myanmar. There has beena renewed effort to ensure the

early completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand TrilateralHighway and to extend thesame to Cambodia, Laos andVietnam, he added. Chief Minister stressed thatfeasibility survey has beenmade to extend the rail line fromImphal upto Moreh. A studyhas also been conducted onpossibility of rail connectivitywith Myanmar, he added. Hehighlighted that the TransAsian Railway Link has

immense potential to uplift thesocio-economic condition ofthe peoples further. Hementioned that the formalitiesfor starting the Mandalay-Imphal Bus service are at itsfinal stages. Chief Minister stated that suchconference will facilitate inshaping a way forwardtowards a shared all-roundprosperity of the North-Eastregion of India and the North-West region of Myanmar.

Addressing the gather ing,Chief Minister of MagwayRegion, Myanmar Dr. AungMoe Nyo narrated the goodrelationship and friendly tiesbetween India and Myanmar.He emphasised that Manipurhas huge potential in the areaslike of medical tourism. Hestressed on the importance ofstrengthening the relationshipbetween the countr ies infuture. Ambassador, Embassy of the

Union of Myanmar, Delhi MoeKyaw Aung, Consul Generalof India, Mandalay NandanSingh Bhaisora, ChiefSecretary of Manipur Dr. J.Suresh Babu, Director, IndiaFoundation Capt. AlokBansel, delegates f romMyanmar and India attendedthe conference. Theconference is jointly organisedby India Foundation, Ministryof External Affairs andGovernment of Manipur.

IT NewsImphal, June 11,

Popular Front of IndiaChairman E. Abubacker in astatement has welcomed thejudgment of the Pathankotfast track court in Kathuacase, the brutal incident ofrape, torture and murder of ayoung girl after keeping hersedated for days in villagetemple in Kathua district ofJammu and Kashmir. Thecourt found six of the 7accused guilty and awardedlife sentence to three and theother three, who are police

off icers who were foundguilty of sabotaging the case,were sentenced to five years.It is a collective victory of thefamily, the lawyers,conscientious indiv idualsand groups who came insupport of the family in theirbattle for justice and peoplewho voiced for justice acrossthe country.The crime became peculiarnot only because of thebrutality committed on ayoung girl but by the fact thatit was prompted by racialhatred . There was strongresistance and even public

protests against the legalproceedings f rom thecommunity of the accused,which shocked the nation. Theapex court had to move thecase out of the state becauselawyers in Kathua preventedCrime Branch officials fromfiling a charge sheet in thesensational case. That is whythis initial victory comes as arelief to all justice lovingpeople. At the same time wehave to be alert that there canstill be further attempts tosabotage the justice and morerelen tless battle will berequired to retain it.

Popular Front welcomes Kathuacase judgment

IT NewsImphal, June 11,

Convenor of the The AllManipur Muslim Students’Organisation (AMMSO) SalimAzad, Founder theConstituent Body, AMMSO ,H/Q Hatta, today terminatedthe President Shah Nawaz andGeneral Secy. AMMSO,Yunush Ali Khulakpam fromtheir respective post after thestudent body found them tobe fakePresident, Shah Nawaz,submitted his nominationidentifying his qualification asM.A (Edn) f rom Sangai

International University,Churchandpur and GeneralSecy. Yunush Ali khulakpamwas also submitted hisnomination as a student ofB.Sc. 6th semester (BotanyHons.) at Lilong HaoreibiCollege .When the committee of theAMMSO investigated bothwere found to be submittingfake documents and alsofound out that both neverstudied at the respectiveUniversity colleges. A meetingof the Students’ body took thedecision to terminate both thepersons f rom AMMSOpermanently

AMMSO terminates itsPresident and General Secy

AgencyImphal , June 11,

Manipur civil engineer ZonelSougaijam has been added inthe ‘Facebook Hall of Fame2019’ for detecting andreporting a Whatsapp bugfound to be v iolating theprivacy of a user.The 22-year-old youth foundthat the bug allows a caller toupgrade a voice call into av ideo call without theauthorization and knowledgeof the receiver. It then allowedthe caller to know what thereceiver is doing.After Sougaijam discoveredthe feature which violates the

privacy of an individual, hereported the technical fault tothe Bug Bounty Program ofFacebook in March.The Bug Bounty Programdeals with fixing of securityvulnerabilities.The secur ity team ofFacebook acknowledged hisreport the very next day afterit was reported and itstechnical department fixed thebug within 15 to 20 days.Facebook decided to honourSougaijam by presenting himwith a cash award of $5000.Sougaijam was also listed in the16th position in the ‘FacebookHall of Fame 2019’ that currentlyhas a list of 94 names.

Manipur civil engineerlisted in ‘Facebook Hall of

Fame 2019’

Wreckage of the AN 32aircraft of Indian AirForce (IAF), which wentmissing on June 3, hasbeen found.The IAF on Tuesdayconfirmed through aTwitter message that a MI17 helicopter, which wasengaged in the searchand rescue operation,detected debris of the AN32 aircraft.