the week that was
the week that was
September 1-7-2009
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India’s first
Formula 1 glory
A week after the Sports Minister
M S Gill refused to acknowledge
Formula One as a “sport”, Vijay
Mallya owned team ‘Force India’
driven by Giancarlo Fisichella
(Italian), grabbed second position
in the Belgian Grand Prix on
Sunday.
Giancarlo maintained the second
position throughout the race fin-
ishing only 0.9 seconds behind the
winner Kimi Raikkonen. This is also
a confidence booster for the team
owner Vijay Mallya, who even
denied rumours of selling his team
since his team scored for the first
time after 30 races in 20 months.
Upmanyu
Pokhran II:
Success or failure?
Despite the recent uproar regard-
ing the feasibility of Pokhran -II
nuclear tests, Indian armed forces
seem quite hung-ho about the
country’s nuclear arsenal.
Outgoing Navy chief Admiral
Sureesh Mehta said, “We are a
nation which maintains a credible
deterrence… more than enough
to deter anybody.”
However K Santhanam,
DRDO scientist, made a state-
ment that the hydrogen bomb
tested during Pokhran-II was
actually a ‘fizzle’. PK Iyenger, a
prominent nuclear scientist sup-
ported Santhanam’s statement as
a true one.
Such a controversial
revelation led to an unnecessary
dispute regarding the tests being
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Editorial Team: Pawan, Ritika, Garima, Mamta, Dipika, Mehnaz, Jasneet, Ruchi, Upmanyu, Rocky
AlterEgo By Pawan Kr Singh VOL 1 ISSUE 3 1-7 SEPTEMBER 2009 A weekly production by journalism students of CMS
Off the Media Map
Manipur witnesses more daily violence than Kashmir, yet
hardly figures in the main stream media.
insidestory
Mehsud: New Chief of
‘Encountered’ Manipur
While media reported and a sequence of 12 shots depicting The Times of India found space
Pak Taliban Page 2 Would a judicial probe suffice Manipur’s angst?
Finally, the state government of in front of the public and for a said, "The rising figures could well
debated the voluntary shut down the killing by the police. This led for two stories on Manipur while
Manipur ordered a judicial inquiry month now, the people of Manipur explain the current public unrest in
of Pune and Mumbai because of to an explosion of anger on Kashmir got 48 stories of which Japan calls for a into the fake encounter of. have started strong agitation by Manipur where people have been
the swine flu scare, little was streets of Imphal demanding jus- Shopian got the maximum
change Page 2 Chungkham Sanjit on August 27. staging protests, bandhs, strikes on the street against trigger-happy
known about the shutdown in tice. Even after so much of hulla- coverage.
The decision came after a month and the like. People are protesting cops ever since the state witnessed
Manipur sometime back. balloo, this news did not become Moreover, the Delhi
of turmoil with bandhs, protests against the insensitive attitude of the killing of two persons in an
Even as the media a cover story. edition of The Indian Express and Tibet not seeking inde- and curfews in the state due to the the system, they are raising slo- encounter on July 23.”
made such hue and cry about The photos however The Hindu over this period had pendence from China: alleged fake encounter. The judicial gans like ‘Stop killing innocents’, ‘ It is so unfortunate that
Shahrukh Khan’s so called got national exposure because 60 stories each from Kashmir, 8
“detention” in the United States, the photographer who shot them and 11 respectively from Imphal. Dalai Lama Page 2 inquiry commission will be headed Stop fake encounters’, ‘CM should today’s mainstream media do not
by retired Justice, PG Aggarwal of resign’, ‘Suspend the commandos’, have enough space to cover these
few people in India know that in could not get them published in Talking about the tele-
the Gauhati High Court. the famous old slogan – ‘Repeal grievous situations where 2-3 per-
a state like Manipur people go Manipur. Unfortunately, the vision coverage, hardly any news Judges welcome
However, the Joint AFSPA’ and the like. sons, mostly civilians, are killed on
through such incidents every day. media in Manipur is suppressed concerning Manipur or North
It might feel offensive to be ques- and has to rely on the media East is telecast. If something hap-
bill on asset Action Committee or Apunba Lup, To combat the agitation, a daily basis in this part of the
declaration Page 3 formed in connection with the the state government imposed country. Instead they give impor-
tioned in another country but the outside. pens in Kashmir, there are panel
killing of the youth, is of the notion indefinite curfew all over the state tance to some potholes developed
feeling of being questioned in Manipur faces the vio- discussions, but nothing of that
that there is no need to form a which is still going on. Besides, on a city road, the minor mishaps
your own country even when you lence, Kashmir gets the coverage. sort happens in case of
Commonwealth Games commission when it is quite evi- security has been tightened in and happening in a metro city, celebs’
are out on a routine task Over the sixty day period earlier North East.
delayed Page 3 dent from the photographs taken around Imphal town by deploying quarrel and many such trivial
inexplicable. this year (May 15 – July 15) the Manipur is not just a
by the Tehelka magazine that who armed forces at strategic locations. issues.
On July 23, the police media in the state reported 102 state with conflicts but also a
all were involved in the fake Also, during the relaxation hour of It is to be observed how
commandos chased a “suspected civilian causalities, 72 deaths of state which is rich in theatre,
Target growth
encounter. The Lup is asking the curfew, gathering of four-five peo- effective the said commission
militant “and killed him in point militants including 37 “encoun- music ,sports ( the award win-
government to take immediate ple is prohibited. would be in probing the fake
blank range. This straight killing ters”; while five men belonged ning women boxer Mary Kom is
rate down at
steps without going into judicial In all these incidents,the encounter; specially, when the
was termed as “encounter” by to the state forces. DNA in from the state) arts, traditional
probe by punishing all those civilians of the state are suffering people of Manipur have stopped
police personnel. But the fake Mumbai found space for 25 sto- crafts to name a few aspects. The
7.8%
involved in the encounter. and are stuck in this vicious circle believing in such commissions and
“encounter” killing was captured ries from Kashmir, three from first step towards media’s
It is to be noted that on of regular killings of innocent peo- the system itself. They want quick
by a photographer and leaked to Assam and none from Manipur. engagement is information and
The Planning Commission has July 23, .Ch Sanjit ,a former mili- ple, bombings, fight between the result and quick justice from a
the magazine Tehelka which ran The Delhi edition of sadly that is missing.
decided to scale down the target tant and Thokchom Ongbi Rabina, state and the so-called freedom responsible government. “We
PSUs to revive jobs growth rate to 7.8 per cent
instead of 9 per cent for the 11th
a pregnant woman were killed and
five others were injured during an
fighters (insurgents) of Manipur.
According to National Human
demand punishment of accused
police commandos”, Phulindro
Public sector jobs not only provide the
best training experience but also pay
ranks. The monthly salary of a director
of any PSU still cannot be compared five year plan in 2013. encounter at the busy Imphal mar- Rights Commission (NHRC), Konsam, Spokesman of Apunba
conducted; which was put to an The decision has been ket. Tehelka, a national news mag- Manipur reported the second high- Lup said, “otherwise we’ll launch
decently to the newcomers. The best with that of the CEO of an established azine exposed the fake encounter est number of fake encounters various forms of agitations.”
end by the former president taken in view of the slower than
part is that one need not live with the MNC. However, in today’s time job in front of the nation. Due to the after Uttar Pradesh during 2008-
APJ Abdul Kalam Azad expected recovery from the
fear of being handed the pink-slip in security is the major concern. Tehelka’s exposure, the truth came 09. A senior home ministry official Mehnaz
the then DG of the Defense downturn and the drought cover-
the next quarter. The global recession Statistics released by the Labour min-
Research and Development ing more than half of the country.
and freeze on hiring has ensured that istry reveal that half-a-million Indians
Organization, said that a detailed
India’s first moon mission called off
new graduates are looking afresh at lost their jobs between Sept.-Dec, Chief economist, HDFC
review of the test had proved that bank sees this decision as,
the public sector as a viable career 2008.
the thermo-nuclear test had “Recognition of something that is
avenue. In fact, there are enough rea- This year Bank of Baroda India’s first moon mission sion in space. During its opera- Control Unit.
yielded the desired results. there on the ground”.
sons for it. emerged as a leading recruiter at the Chandrayaan I came to a halt tional tenure, it had completed The spacecraft suf-
Santhanam strongly Also, the growth rate for this
After the recommendations of the IIM-L, followed by NTPC and and all its operation were ter- 312 days in space and more fered setback earlier this year
opposed this by saying that India financial year is expected to be
Sixth Pay Commission, the salaries in ONGC.On the flip side young employ- minated as the Ground Control than 3400 orbits of the moon. when one of its sensors was
should not sign the CTBT, keeping around 6.3 per cent against earli-
the government sector are now at par ees in the public sector say that it is unit of the Indian Space ISRO Chief G. burnt due to solar radiation.
in mind the failure of its previous er projections of 7 per cent due
with the private sector, especially at not easy to adjust to the slow pace of Research Organisation (ISRO) Madhavan Nair said that the The incident calls for
tests. But on the other hand, to the expected fall of agricul-
the entry level. In addition, it has been work and the hierarchical nature of lost all contact with the satel- malfunction in the power sup- the need of a more efficient
Brajesh Mishra, who was NSA in ture’s contribution by 2.5 per
observed by the experts that the the sector. However, presently the lite. Project Director plier unit on board the space- anti -radiation technology
1998, completely discarded cent.
experience and challenges in a PSU bigger hurdle is the limited number of Mylswamy Annadurai declared, craft which was due to expo- which at present India does not
Santhanam’s claim and said that Upmanyu
are far more enriching than the cor- vacancies in the public sector to “The mission is definitely over. sure of high intensity radiation seem to possess .And quick
Kalam himself had certified the
porate world. Most importantly, one accommodate the rising number of We have lost contact with the led to the failure of the space- acquisition of the technology
test and it did yield the desired Dear readers,
will not end up having sleepless unemployed and interested candi- spacecraft”. craft. He added that the com- seems difficult as many coun-
results if you have any opinion to
nights. But stark difference in pay dates. Jasneet The Chandrayaan 1 puters on board the craft tries are reluctant to share
Ritika voice or any writeup to
packages still holds true in the top satellite was launched on became unoperational without their technology on account of
share, please write to us at:
ed i to r. twtw@gmai l . co m October 22 last year and the power supply, thus cutting India’s recent advances in
designed for a two -year mis- off all contact with the Ground space technology. Garima