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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page No. 3
UPSC merit holder complains of fake Instagram accounts

By Raju Vernekar further investigation is on, One of the accounts, Then reporter provided recently set up by the the influencers’
Mumbai, Aug. 9: Senior Police Inspector with the handle name her information about Mumbai Police to detect performance statistics.
Shivaji Phadtare said. ‘aishwaryasheoran’, the accounts operating in cyber related crimes has Such fake statistics is
Former model and Soon after the news broke had a publicly available her name. After checking been constantly receiving used to promote social
“Miss India Top 21 of Aishwarya Sheoran (a photo of Sheoran as the instagram she was in rude the complaints of fake media marketing
finalist 2016” and recent daughter of an army profile picture. While shock when she came accounts on social media. business. Besides,
UPSC all India rank colonel), having cracked the account was set to across a number of fake Till now the police have such fake profiles and
winner Aishwarya the UPSC exams in her first private, it had three accounts, which claimed arrested two persons in followers are also
Sheoran (23) has attempt achieving an All posts and 44 followers. as her official accounts. connection with fake being used to create
lodged a complaint of India Rank of 93, multiple Another account, called She then promptly social media followers. rumours and panic in
fake instagram accounts accounts on Instagram ‘aishwarya.sheoran’ had approached the police. According to police a the society.
in her name, at Colaba impersonating her have a bio which read Aishwarya resides with larger global fraud racket The Mumbai Police
Police station in South cropped up. In fact she “Aishwarya Sheoran, her mother and siblings at is involved in creating officials have also
Mumbai. does not have a single Femina Miss India the account. One 05 August 2020, during Army Officers’ Colony at crores of fake identities found that a few
The Police have instagram account. Finalist’2016, UPSC ALL account which claimed an interview to a Colaba, while her father on various social media Bollywood stars,
registered an offence As of now, there are at INDIA RANK 93". While as “ an official account” newspaper. Interviewing Colonel Ajay Kumar platforms and making sports persons and
under section 66 of the least 20 accounts on the profile picture of this had 27,000 followers. Reporter asked her Sharon is posted at Karim fake performance high profile people
I n f o r m a t i o n I n s t a g r a m account too was She came known about about her instagram Nagar in Telengana. statistics like fake have allegedly paid to
Technology Act against masquerading as publicly available, there the fake instagram accounts, to which she Incidentally the Crime followers, fake comments, get fake followers on
unknown persons and ‘Aishwarya Sheoran’. were two posts made by accounts in her name on replied that had none. Intelligence Unit (CIU) fake views etc, to inflate social media.
Disulfiram: Alcoholism drug may Let pandemic cast no pall on I-Day
help in fight against Covid-19 spirit: Sangbadik Sangha Purbanchal
IT Correspondent
Mumbai, Aug. 9: IT Correspondent Purbanchal’ (SSP). developmental, intellectual chairmanship of veteran
Guwahati, Aug. 8: “Independence Day along and research activities, the journalist DN Chakraborty,
While a global hunt for a cure with Republic Day provide SSP is committed to strive for adopted a number of
to COVID-19 infection India is waging a rousing the opportunity every year to the cause of journalists based resolutions including an
continues, a group of battle against Covid-19 with Indian nationals to honour in Eastern India and safeguard immediate relief programme
researchers at NRUHSE the world brought to its knees and pay tribute to martyrs their interests. It also aims to for media persons facing hard
University and “Zelinsky by the pandemic. Indians have who made immense encourage the exchange of times due to the pandemic. A
Institute of Organic been saluting their Covid sacrifices to liberate their ideas among journalists in the Convener Committee
Chemistry” in Russia have warriors and with the motherland. The struggle region, as well as promote comprising senior journalists
identified “Disulfiram”,(a country’s 74 th Independence continues for every understanding and Rupam Barua, Iswar Mahanta,
treatment drug for alcoholism) Day drawing near, now is the generation of Indians to keep cooperation with their Chandra Kr Barua, Anjanil
and “Neratinib”, (a drug used sufficient nature of the drug one strain would no longer be time to renew their pledge to their country strong, united counterparts based in other Kashyap, Sewali Kalita,
to treat breast cancer), to stop as far as supply in India is effective against another. stand tall, strong and proud. and relentlessly forging parts of India through regular Jagadindra Raychoudhury
the multiplication capacity of concerned. The best candidates for this May they congregate under ahead in the face of all interactions and shared and Nava Thakuria was also
“SARS-CoV-2”, the COVID-19 FDA officials in Mumbai said are conservative proteins, the Tri-colour on August 15, challenges external and agenda. formed to pursue necessary
causing virus. that if the trials are successful such as the “SARS-CoV-2” albeit observing social internal” said the SSP in its Presently headquartered at activities of SSP at its
The results, published in it will be a great boon since, virus main protease M pro. In distancing norms and other statement. Shed no. 28 (a), Bye-lane 2, inception. The meeting was
“Mendeleev Communications “Disulfiram” is highly addition to being resistant to Covid-19 precautions this Born with the objective to Industrial Estate, Guwahati-21, attended by Rubie Das,
journal”, showed that these recommended as an “anti- mutations, M pro plays a major year as responsible citizens, bring together all Assam, the forum aims to Khagen Saikia,
drugs were able to ‘switch off’ alcoholim” drug and it is role in coronavirus replication, said a statement by the newly professional journalists of undertake various beneficial Girindra Kumar Karjee, Raman
the enzyme vital for a protein available at much cheaper which means that its inhibition constituted journalists’ Eastern India on an inclusive programmes for needy scribes. Bora, Kamal Krishna Das,
on “SARS-CoV-2”s surface, rate. is able to slow down or even association for eastern India platform and enhance their The first meeting of SSP, held Bhupen Goswami and other
and thus were able to stop the Both the drugs, are found to completely stop its ‘Sangbadik Sangha capacities through recently in the city under the journalists.
reproduction of the virus. be inhibiting the action of reproduction inside the body,
Scientists will go ahead with protease (Mpro) enzyme, and the researchers said.
in-vitro trials of ”Disulfiram” thus could put a full stop in The potential drugs were Import embargo to be introduced on 101 items in
from 01, September. However further infection in the body. taken from the database of
Drug push for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’: Rajnath Singh
the potency of “Neratinib” “Disulfiram” was found medications approved by the
against the live nature of virus fighting COVID-19 symptoms US Food and
is yet to be proved. such as the significant Administration (FDA). The
The latest tests performed on decrease in the concentration modelling data demonstrated Agency pillars, Economy, to manufacture the items in the 1,30,000 crore rupees each are
27 July,2020 at the US-based of antioxidants in the body, a that sulphur-containing drugs New Delhi, Aug 9: Infrastructure, System, embargoed list by using their anticipated for the Army and
Reaction Biology Corp, found deficiency that may lead to show unusually high ligand Demography and Demand . own design and development the Air Force while items worth
“Disulfiram” “really severe infection of COVID-19 efficiency at the active centre The Ministry of Defence is Defence minister in a series of capabilities . almost 1,40,000 crore rupees are
inhibitory” in nature against in the body. of SARS-CoV-2 main protease now ready for a big push to tweets said, taking cue from the Mr Singh said the defence anticipated by the Navy.
the COVID-19, whereas The researchers from National Mpro, but only disulfiram 4 the Atmanirbhar Bharat call of the PM, the Ministry of industry of the country can The Defence Minister said,
“Neratinib” was found Research University Higher retains stable interactions. It initiative. Defence Minister Defence has prepared a list of also adopt the technologies The embargo on imports is
insufficient for clinical use. School of Economics fights COVID-19 symptoms Rajnath Singh said his 101 items for which there designed and developed by planned to be progressively
Among both the drugs, (NRUHSE) have noted that the such as the significant ministry will introduce an would be an embargo on the DRDO to meet the implemented between 2020 to
“Disulfiram”, a drug used to structural elements of the decrease in reduced import embargo on 101 items import beyond the timeline requirements of the Armed 2024. He informed the aim is to
treat alcoholism, is easily novel coronavirus that are less glutathione, which is an beyond the given timeline to indicated against them.Mr Forces. The minister estimated apprise the Indian defence
available in India with a tablet subject to mutation during its important antioxidant, boost indigenisation of Singh said this is a big step that contracts worth almost 4 industry about the anticipated
of it costing no more than Rs evolution should be chosen according to the researchers. defence production.Mr Singh towards self-reliance in lakh crore rupees will be placed requirements of the Armed
3 in retail. Four of the ten as a target for the potential This deficiency may lead to said the Prime minister has defence. He said this decision upon the domestic industry Forces so that they are better
biggest makers of the drug are treatment. Otherwise, a severe manifestations of the given a clarion call for a self- will offer a great opportunity within the next 6 to 7 years. Mr prepared to realise the goal of
based in India, implying a self- medication effective against disease, they said. reliant India based on the five to the Indian defence industry Singh said, items worth almost indigenisation.
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Dismantled ninth times and safer in the tenth times
Distrust, frustration and Now I am no more afraid of experiences with the women village connect with the rest short stay at a relative’s place, the village is of the artefact of Standing upright for years,
helplessness have deeply anybody or anything, once affected by forced migration. of the world is through a boat an acquaintance or a rent development injustice. One the blind walls have sensed
impacted the life of the woman being born then, we are Chadong is an upstream and bamboo rafts. around the valley, preparing woman from the village shared the laughter and silent tears.
that she relieves the avenging destined to die someday, my affected community of the Words will fail to describe the for days to come. Having other their experience, Destruction without proper
self with the mystic oracle of father and mother deities will controversial Mapithel Dam. pathetic plight of women in little kids multiplies the “We cried sleepless nights with resettlement measures will
cursing the government. She never forgive them and the The commissioning of the dam that displaced village. Their challenges with the increasing due dates approaching and injure the core of human
expresses herself as a mystical government will end splitting has submerged vast tract of values of lives overturned in negative social elements helplessly resign our fate to God hearts. Such acts will
woman, ‘maibi’ the one who is and clashing from my curse.” land including prime wetland a messy whole with a distorted evolving a mental insecurity. for safety. Hatred filled our aggravate the conflict situation
believed in the Meitei society Socio-cultural, economic and agricultural land, forest, and deformed means of Dichotomy of desperately hearts for rendering helpless in the state, backtracking the
of possessing some sort of political perspectives corrode homestead land, grazing sustenance, directly striving for livelihood with and miserable in the name of the disbelief in the development
supernatural power to in a displaced community. The grounds, heritage sites and appraising multiple impacts in simultaneous doubling of larger good. Are we not human activities taken up by the
communicate with the intrinsic entirety constituting many more. It directly affect 6 every possible spheres of expenses glared at this stance. who are excluded from the government. The helpless
supreme soul, carry out the vital social fabrics, rip (six) villages, out of which life’s pedagogy. This tangent of life struggle understanding of ‘larger victims bear the burnt in their
religious rituals and foretell apart in disoriented societies,s Chadong is the worst affected Undermining every other splits life from the real pursuit good’?” heart with subdued voice of
one’s fortune. She manifested tangling into endless chaos village. The unwarranted odd, the most disheartening of life. A house is built by hands, a queering ‘whose
a big blow will befall the fate and conflicts. The plight of the ascending water from the dam reality in this village is the life Frequently, women are home by hearts. Merciless development?’ Someday those
of the government and the women and children become has deluged the whole village. threatening maternity compelled to opt for or dismantling of a poor man’s subdue voices will burst and
authorities concern. She vulnerable and are prone to fall The impounding water took challenges and sanitation voluntarily resign to the house is not merely an echo, shrilling into the deaf
finally concludes her sharing prey of oppressions. away every belonging of the concerns of women. traditional method of apprehensive physical threat ears of the development
with a curse, Personal experiences with people in the chadong village. Approaching due dates of childbirth which put to risk but a symbolic mental stakeholders.
“(.....in a shaken voice, trying Displaced Women They shifted their village up expecting mothers haunts both the mother and the infant. oppression. The dumb walls (Concluded)
hard to subdue her Short experiences with shallow to the higher Mapithel ranges. every while of their lives. They The drastic increase in infant have witnessed the epitaphs This article is being reproduced
exaggerated expression....) understanding limit my The only means by which the have to arrange a place for and maternal mortality rate in of life events of its members. in the interest of our readers