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SPOTLIGHT ‘FIR AGAINST OUR CM IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO US’ CLASS 12 (HS) RESULTS 2021 DECLARED Ex-Axis manager swindled his own 98.93% in Arts, 99.06% in Science and bank Akhil demands withdrawal 99.57% in Commerce clear exams NEW DELHI: Former Manager of Axis Bank, Anil Dubey - CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE who looted the ICICI Bank and killed a woman Deputy of FIR against Assam CM GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher Manager on Thursday - has Secondary Education Coun- now been charged with al- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Government files an FIR against cil (AHSEC) has declared the legedly cheating his imme- the CM of Assam, we will not Class 12 (HS) final exam 2021 diate previous employer of GUWAHATI: Amidst the critical accept this at any cost. We results. Rs 26.84 lakh (Rs 2.68 mn), prevailing situation at the stand in support with the Chief The council declared the police said here on Satur- Assam-Mizoram border, Siba- Minister of Assam.” results at 9 am on Saturday. In day. sagar MLA and Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi also appealed arts stream, a total of 1, 91,855 The huge amount was president Akhil Gogoi come before the Mizoram Government candidates registered for the found missing... Pg 5 out in support of Assam Chief to withdraw the case filed exams, of which 58,244 candi- Minister Himanta Biswa Sar- against the Assam Chief dates have secured first division exams. A total of 5497 candidates ma on Saturday. Minister marks. A total of 32,917 passed in have secured second division Andhra registers Akhil Gogoi who was part at the earliest. A total of 89,520 candidates the first division, 4609 secured marks and 1678 students have of the all-party delegations led Notably, the Mizoram Police have secured second division second division and 542 cleared secured third division marks. 2K more Covid by the Speaker of the Assam booked Assam Chief Minister marks and 42,029 candidates the exam in the third division. The pass percentage is 99.57% cases Legislative Assembly Biswajit Himanta Biswa Sarma, six sen- have secured third division The pass percentage is 99.06%. this year. Daimary that visited Lailapul ior officials and 200 unidentified marks. In the Commerce stream, The exams were cancelled by AMRAVATI: Andhra Pradesh in the Assam-Mizoram border Akhil Gogoi policemen, holding them respon- Altogether 1, 89,793 candi- out of 18,433 candidates, 18,364 the Assam government due to on Saturday registered to take stock of the situation Minister of Assam by Mizoram said, “We criticize the Assam sible for the July 26 violence on dates cleared the exams and passed the exams. a rise in COVID19 cases across 2,058 new Covid cases, rais- had claimed that despite their Government is not acceptable Chief Minister for failing to the Assam-Mizoram border. the pass percentage is 98.93%. Out of the total number of the country. Later the Board ing the state's overall tally differences with the chief min- at any cost. resolve the border issues with The FIR was registered There are a total of 38, 430 can- candidates, 11189 candidates released the evaluation criteria beyond 19.6 lakh, even as ister of the state on various other Speaking to the media, the neighbouring Northeast on Monday following the didates from the Science stream, have secured first division on the basis of which the result its active caseload dropped issues, a case against the Chief Sibasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi states, but, for this, if Mizoram skirmishes. Pg 5 out of which 38,068 passed the marks. is prepared. to 21,180. As many as 2,053 more Police officers stand in front of the hardware shop where a grenade blast persons recovered from the Youth held for Babul Supriyo quits politics, says Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth happened, at Tingrai Bazaar in Tinsukia district of Assam, on Friday. disease in the... Pg 5 Mizoram police file FIR against allegedly molesting his absence 'won't matter' in BJP assumes command 24-yr-old girl in Ghy of 21 Strike Corps Tripura extends Assam CM, six top officials West Bengal Assembly elec- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE tion, on Saturday announced AGENCIES COVID curfew till CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE police station OC Sahab Uddin, that he will be quitting pol- Aug 31 and 200 unidentified Assam GUWAHATI: Guwahati police has itics as he needs some time. NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Gen- GUWAHATI: The Mizoram Po- Police personnel have been arrested a youth for allegedly In a long Facebook post, the eral Dhiraj Seth on Satur- AGARTALA: Tripura on Sat- lice has booked Assam chief named in the FIR. molesting a 24-year-old girl on singer-turned-politician wrote day took charge of 21 Strike urday extended the coro- minister Himanta Biswa Sar- The FIR filed by Inspector a street of the city’s Rukmini social work can be done even Corps, also navirus curfew, albeit ma and several officials of the of Vairengte police station, H Nagar area. without being associated with known as with relaxed regulations. state on charges of attempt to Lalchawimawia, stated that The police based on a com- politics. " He explained that Sudarshan While night curfew would murder and criminal conspir- the accused have been booked plaint lodged by the girl with losing the ministry has played Chakra Babul Supriyo continue, day curfew and acy over the violent clashes on under various sections of the Dispur police station have some role in his decision. Corps. weekend curfew has been the interstate border on July Indian Penal Code (IPC), Arms booked the accused identified AGENCIES "Have listened to what my An alumnus dropped for now as per the 26 that claimed the lives of six Act and Mizoram Containment as Madhusana Rajkumar under father, wife, daughter and a few of National Defence Academy latest guidelines. cops and a civilian. Himanta Biswa Sarma and Prevention of Covid-19 Act relevant sections of the Indian NEW DELHI: Former Union close friends had to say. After lis- in Khadakwasla, Pune, and A new notification regard- According to reports, besides Keerthi Jalli, Cachar, SP (for- 2020. Penal Code. minister and BJP MP Babul tening to everything, I am saying commissioned to Armoured ing corona curfew has been Sarma, Assam IGP Anurag mer) Vaibhav Chandrakant In the complaint, Mizoram According to the complainant, Supriyo, who has recently that I am not going to any other Corps in December 1986, Seth issued with much relaxation. Aggarwal, DIGP Devojyoti Nimbalkar, forest officer police has accused a team of she was walking on an isolated been dropped from the Union party. I am confirming that I am has commanded... Pg 5 The night curfew will be in Mukherjee, Cachar DC Sunnydeo Choudhury, Dholai “200 fully armed”... Pg 5 street when... Pg 5 cabinet after his defeat in the not joining the Congress, Pg 5 force from... Pg 5 ASSAM-MIZORAMA BORDER CLASH Covid-19 vaccination drive: 3 robbers nabbed Border Row: Mizoram fall in police dragnet terms Assam’s vehicle All parties of Assam stand Delhi crosses 10 million GUWAHATI: 3 arrested for rob- bing different persons in inspect order ‘unnecessary’ doses mark, says Kejriwal pretext of cab services Guwahati: In a joint CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE nomenon and illicit drug smug- united with government AGENCIES operation by Garchuk and gling from Assam side to Mizoram Jalukbari police on Friday, GUWAHATI: The Mizoram home was also rampant. CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Addressing the mediapersons are on the same page with the NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister three accused have been department has countered As- “During the last 10 years huge Daimary said, “We condemn the government,” he added further. Arvind Kejriwal announced arrested for alleged robbing sam government’s ‘drug traf- quantities of illicit drugs have SILCHAR: All party delegation violent clash at Lailapur. The MLA Jayant Malla Baruah on Saturday that 10 million (1 several persons in pretext of ficking’ theory and the latter’s been seized in Mizoram which led by Assam Assembly speak- way Mizo goons and police car- while speaking on the occasion crore) people have received providing cab services. order to check every vehicle were smuggled from Assam er Biswajit Daimary said that ried out the ghastly act is deplor- said that government should a shot of the coronavirus dis- On July 28, two FIRs were entering Assam from Mizoram side. The seized drugs include they have decided to support able. This situation could have ensure that nobody is evicted ease (Covid-19) vaccine. This filed one in Garchuk PS and saying that it was ‘unnecessary’. 1.05kgs of heroin, 3057.08 kgs of government’s infrastructural been averted. But unfortunately from their respective terri- comes days after Maharashtra another in Jalukbari PS about Assam government in a recent pseudoephedrine, 4,30,385 caps of developmental works along the Mizos were determined to tory. Karimganj North MLA crossed the milestone, becom- similar crimes. The FIR filed order has made it mandatory for Parvon Spas, 24.114 kgs of ganja Assam-Mizoram border. incite violence.” Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha ing the first such state in the announced at a press conference in Garchuk PS stated that the every vehicle entering Assam and 13053 caps of proxyvon. In The delegation visited Daimari also said that all the also offered his support to the country. today that 74 lakh people of the complaint boarded... Pg 5 from Mizoram to undergo a thor- this connection 296 cases have Lailapur where a violent clash political parties of Assam are government on this issue. The difference between national capital have received ough police checking to prevent been registered, 395 persons from took place between assam and standing united with the gov- Meanwhile, the delegates also Maharashtra and Delhi, how- one vaccine jab. smuggling of narcotics. Assam were arrested,” said the Mizoram police on July 26. A ernment at this juncture. “We said that they will go to Delhi and ever, is that the former admin- "The 1 crore jabs were given In a statement, the home depart- statement. meeting was held at the con- all want to protect the territory apprise the Central government istered both the doses of Covid-19 to around 74 lakh people. Out of Asstt enforcement ment of Mizoram said that drugs It added that the issue of drugs ference hall of Cachar deputy of Assam. All parties have made of their viewpoints on Assam— vaccine to 10 million of its popu- these, 26 lakh have been admin- inspector arrested smuggling is a worldwide phe- trafficking is a... Pg 5 commissioner today. their standpoint very clear. All Mizoram border standoff. lation, whereas Arvind Kejriwal istered both the doses, Pg 5

DHUBRI: After the arrest of Dhubri‘s deputy superinten- 4 days after clash with dent of police (border) Jatin Assam- agrees to Chorai community, Covid slightly recedes in Manipur Ch. Das on May 31, 2021, an official of the Dhubri district Brus smell conspiracy NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK The Health department er numbers of new cases are transport department has withdraw forces from borders reported 981 recoveries on Churachandpur (97), Thoubal been arrested by the CID of AGENCIES IMPHAL: A declining trend in Saturday. (69), Kakching (68), Bishnupur Assam Police on corruption daily Covid-19 cases is wit- The 801 new cases were detect- (54), Noney (20) and Pherzawl charges. AGENCIES Meghalaya recently. Patton added, “As per the NEW DELHI: Four days after a nessed in Manipur as the state ed upon testing of 6,465 samples, (19). The arrested official has The agreement was signed discussion of both the chief clash occurred between Bru reported less than 1000 cases taking the cumulative number of Senapati reported 14 new been identified as Ariful KOHIMA: Amidst the ongoing between the two states in ministers with union home min- and Chorai communities over for the 2nd consecutive day on samples so far tested in the state cases, 11 in Tamenglong, 12 in Islam, who was serving as border tension along Assam presence of Assam’s educa- ister , both the states a plot of land at Damcherra Saturday. to 10,86, 940. Kangpokpi, seven in Chandel, an Assistant enforcement and Mizoram, the state gov- tion minister Ranoj Pegu and have decided to maintain peace in North district of Tripura, The daily COVID-19 infections The positivity rate of the day five in Ukhrul, four in Jiribam, Inspector at the... Pg 5 ernment on Saturday has Nagaland’s deputy chief min- along the borders and withdraw Bru leaders claimed that some stood at 801 on Saturday with 15 is 12.39 percent while the overall three in Tengnoupal and two in signed an agreement with ister in its forces to cultivate peace and people having vested interests deaths in the last 24 hours till 5 rate is 9.06 per cent. Kamjong district. Nagaland government to with- Nagaland. harmony.” fuelled the clash and demand- pm. It was 844 and 20 respectively The Health department said Of the 15 deaths due to COVID- Former Manipur draw its security forces from Following the signing of the In May, trouble began at the ed the state to identify and take the previous day. that of the 801 fresh cases regis- 19 complications reported across the disputed areas of Dissoi agreement, Pegu said, “It’s been Dissoi valley forest areas along stern action against them, offi- Cumulatively, the state tered today, nine were person- the state three each were from Congress president Valley reserve forest near decided to withdraw security the Assam-Nagaland borders cials said. reported 98,499 infections, of nel form the CAPF and of the Imphal West and Imphal East, joining BJP imminent Mariani in Jorhat district. forces by both the states simul- when miscreants from Nagaland Damcherra is the last village which, total active cases stood 792 from the general populace, two each from Bishnupur, The agreement was done after taneously and maintain status side blank fired when former in the state before the Tripura- at 10,540, those who recovered maximum number were from Kakching and Churachandpur NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK it was decided in a meeting of all quo at Nagajanka and Disoi Congress MLA Mizoram boundary. were 86,403 and the death toll Imphal West (213) and Imphal and one each from Thoubal, chief ministers with union home Valley (Morioni) part of Assam- led a team to the area to inspect According to police, 13 people, stood at 1556. The recovery rate East (194). Kangpokpi and Chandel district. IMPHAL: Manipur chief minis- minister Amit Shah in Shillong, Nagaland border.” an alleged... Pg 5 including seven Brus, Pg 5 of the state is 87.71 per cent. The districts reporting high- Six of the... Pg 5 ter N Biren Singh along with Manipur BJP chief A Sarda Devi rushed to New Delhi on Saturday, amid the talks of 'Muslim Women Rights Day' on August 1 to some Congress MLAs join- , UK to conduct clinical trials ing the saffron fold. They left Imphal for the commemorate 2 years of triple talaq law national capital where some on 'Ashwagandha' for Covid recovery Congress MLAs and former AGENCIES achieving the goal on July 31, women of the country and pro- Manipur Pradesh Congress 2019. tected their constitutional, Committee (MPCC)... Pg 5 AGENCIES Somnifera), commonly known through and give scientific NEW DELHI: The ministry of Union minister for minority fundamental and democratic as 'Indian winter cherry', is a validity to India's traditional minority affairs announced affairs rights by bringing the law NEW DELHI: The Ayush min- traditional Indian herb that medicinal system. While there on Saturday that "Muslim today credited the Bharatiya against the triple talaq. Centre reviews C-19 istry's All India Institute of boosts energy, reduces stress, have been several studies on Women Rights Day" will be Janata (BJP) of bringing a law Naqvi, along with women situation in Assam, Ayurveda in collaboration and makes the immune system Ashwagandha to understand observed across the country against the malpractice of triple and child development minister with the United Kingdom's stronger. its benefits in various ail- on August 1. It will celebrate talaq. and environment Mizoram, M'laya, Manipur London School of Hygiene It is an easily accessible, ments, this is the first time the the second anniversary of the He also said that there is a minister will and Tropical Medicine will over-the-counter nutritional Ministry has collaborated with enactment of the law against significant decline in triple attend a programme in New conduct a study on 'Ashwa- supplement in the UK and has a foreign institution to inves- triple talaq. talaq cases after the law came Delhi on Sunday to observe the gandha' for promoting recov- a proven safety profile. The pos- tigate its efficacy on Covid-19 The practice of granting into effect. "Muslim women "Muslim Women Rights Day". ery from Covid-19 in a boost itive effects of Ashwagandha patients. instant divorce was classified across the country have over- Formally called the Muslim to the traditional Indian on 2,000 people in three UK cit- have been observed in Covid, AIIA director Dr Tanuja as a criminal offence through whelmingly welcomed this Women (Protection of Rights on medicine system. ies -- Leicester, Birmingham, which is a multi-system disease Manoj Nesari, who is also a a law enforced by the govern- law," said Naqvi. Marriage) Act, it was the first Both the institutions and London (Southall and with no evidence of its effective co-investigator in the project ment on August 1, 2019. Though The minister added that bill introduced in Parliament signed a Memorandum of Wembley), said the ministry treatment or management. along with Dr Rajgopalan, the Centre faced issues in clear- the Centre has strengthened after the National Democratic Understanding to conduct the in a statement. The successful completion of Coordinator - International ing the bill through the Rajya "self-reliance, self-respect and Alliance (NDA) government Full Story on Page 5 clinical trials of Ashwagandha Ashwagandha (Withania the trial can be a major break- Projects, Pg 5 Sabha, it finally succeeded in self-confidence" of the Muslim was re-elected... Pg 5