EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH WITH KABUL AIRPORT closed, PATH TO RECOVERY: GST UP AGAINST HISTORY Max 33°c fearful Afghans rush for the collection for Aug at over `1.12 AT batting-friendly Oval vs Min 27°c border P 6 lakh crore P 9 Eng P 10 Humidity 73% VOL II, ISSUE 230 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 ED submits chargesheet on Narada case Banks to operate full time CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE the crowd for maintaining COVID 19 protocol. in state from today: CM KOLKATA: Amidst political slugfest The situation was same even on between the TMC and the BJP, En- Wednesday as political slugfest was AGENCIES lighting the shortage of Covid-19 forcement Directorate (ED) submits seen between the TMC and the BJP vaccines and said that the state chargesheet on Narada sting case. soon the charge-sheet had the name of KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mam- requires 10 crore more vaccine TMC leaders , Madan TMC leaders. ata Banerjee on Wednesday doses as it has administered 4 Mitra, , former TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said banks in the state would crore doses till yesterday with Kolkata Municipal Corporation (MC) said that Leader of Opposition Suvendu start functioning full time zero wastage. mayor and IPS of- Adhikari who was also seen in the from Thursday. Banking She stated that in accordance ficer SMH Mirza have been named in money laundering scam is being spared hours were revised several with the number of vaccine the chargesheet. as he joined BJP. times in the wake of rising doses received by the state gov- According to ED sources, all of them “Just because Suvendu is in BJP his Covid-19 cases in Bengal dur- ernment from the Centre, "the have been summoned. The special court name is not there in the chargesheet. ing the course of the second state has administered 4 crore ordered issuance of summons to the min- The CBI and the ED should probe impar- wave. vaccine doses till Tuesday with tially. The day when Saradha kingpin "Banks need to operate full Chief Minister . zero wastage." NOTABLY, THREE TMC MLAS Sudipto Sen fled from Kolkata even that time now. Many new accounts manifesto, aimed at providing Addressing the inauguration FIRHAD HAKIM, SUBRATA day he met Suvendu. Only TMC leaders are being opened due to the financial assistance to women of various development projects, › are being targeted,” claimed Kunal. 'Lakshmir Bhandar' scheme. heads of families in the age group the Chief Minister MUKHERJEE, MADAN MITRA AND West Bengal BJP vice-president Jai Therefore, we have decided to of 25-60 years. said, "In Covid-19 vaccination we ONE FORMER TMC MINISTER File photo. Prakash Majumdar said those whose allow banks to operate as per the Under the initiative, the have achieved the vaccination isters and leaders and the appearance of It can be recalled that no sooner had names are there in the scam will not be usual schedule," Banerjee said. state government will provide target as we are number one. SOVAN CHATTERJEE ON MAY the accused on November 16. the arrest been made, than the TMC sup- ‘spared’ and also that the CBI will do the The usual banking hours are 10 Rs 1,000 per month to women What we got from the Centre 14 WERE ARRESTED BY THE Notably, three TMC MLAs Firhad porters agitated in front of CBI head- probe in their own way. am to 4 pm. heads of Scheduled Caste and we have given till yesterday. CBI OFFICIALS OVER THEIR Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan quarters in Nizam Palace in Kolkata “Just because had joined Around 1.6 crore people Scheduled Tribe families, and We completed the vaccination Mitra and one former TMC minis- and pelted stones and bottles to break TMC back that’s why they are not taking are expected to be a part of Rs 500 to those belonging to the of 4 crore people in Bengal yes- CONNECTION WITH NARADA STING ter Sovan Chatterjee on May 14 were open the main gate. Central forces were Mukul’s name but is crying foul against the West Bengal government general category. terday. My state's requirement SCAM. arrested by the CBI officials over their pressed to action and even the police Suvendu. The law will take its own scheme, which was a part of The Chief Minister took a is that of 14 crore vaccine doses, connection with Narada sting scam. had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse course,” mentioned Majumdar. the Trinamool Congress' election potshot at the Centre by high- looking at the... Pg 5

SPOTLIGHT Coal scam: Abhishek's wife expresses Heroin worth Rs 4 TMC government moved 10-year-old girl raped Ghy, Mendipathar crore seized in Karbi in UP’s Amethi and Mairabari Anglong inability to appear before ED SC against HC’s verdict AMETHI: A minor girl was al- train to resume DIPHU: Heroin valued at over legedly raped by a 17-year-old AGENCIES coal scam in the state. Rujira Rs 4 crore was seized from CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Notably, on August 19 verdict youth in a village here, police CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Banerjee was asked to appear a vehicle in ’s Karbi the Calcutta High Court had said on Wednesday. KOLKATA: Senior Trinamool before the ED on September Anglong district on Wednes- KOLKATA: The Trinamool Con- ordered the murder of person In a complaint, the 10-year- GUWAHATI: Northeast Fron- Congress (TMC) leader Ab- 1, and the TMC leader, who is day, police said. gress led West Bengal govern- or crime against women regard- old girl’s family members tier Railway has decided to hishek Banerjee's wife Rujira the nephew of Chief Minister Two persons, identified ment on Wednesday moved ing rape or attempt to rape in the alleged that she was playing on resume the services of two on Wednesday expressed her Mamata Banerjee, on September as 30-year old N Haokip and the Supreme Court against the post-poll violence will be inves- August 30 when the youth took pairs more daily passenger inability to appear before the 6. 47-year old Letkholal, both Calcutta High Court’s verdict tigated by the CBI. her to the fields and raped her. special trains during the Enforcement Directorate (ED) "This refers to summons hailing from Manipur, were of CBI probe on state’s post- Talking to Eastern Chronicle, The family members also month of September for the in New Delhi in connection dated August 18, 2021, asking me arrested in connection with poll violence. BJP advocate and petitioner said that she was bleeding for benefit of short distance with the coal pilferage scam to appear in person in New Delhi the seizure, police said. According to party sources, Priyanka Tibrewal question the three days and narrated her travellers. Among these citing the prevailing Covid sit- on September 1. I am a mother Acting on specific informa- the government had said before state government for taking the plight to the doctor. passenger special trains uation and requested the agen- Rujira Banerjee. of two infants, and travelling to tion, a search operation was the court that the CBI is being decision such late. Circle Officer Ajay Kumar - one train will run from cy sleuths to visit her Kolkata general secretary and Diamond New Delhi physically alone in launched at the Lahorijan run by BJP led Central gov- “What prompted them to take Singh said a case has been Guwahati to Mendipathar residence instead. Harbour MP, and his wife for the midst of the pandemic will check-post in Bokajan sub- ernment and through BJP’s a delayed decision? There are registered in this regard and (Meghalaya) and another The ED had summoned questioning in a money laun- put me and my children at grave division... Pg 5 instruction the CBI is slapping some defects in the petition of the matter is being probed. train will run from... Pg 5 Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC dering case linked to an alleged risk. Pg 5 false cases on people. the state government... Pg 5 AGENCIES Country likely to Speculations are high that more Coal mining scam case: SC receive above- BJP MLA might defect to TMC ED conducts search normal rains in Sept adjourns hearing for two weeks NEW DELHI: After deficient CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE she said that she would prefer to operations in city rains in August, monsoon go to jail than to defect and we AGENCIES rains are expected to be KOLKATA: Leader of the Op- all pledged to work together,” MAMATA BANERJEE GOVERNMENT AND MAJHE AGENCIES essential items and indulged in “above normal” in Septem- position said Suvendu. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ›CLAIMED THAT AS THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAD IN black marketing during the sec- ber. However, many areas on Wednesday said that BJP Notably, ahead of the press on Wednesday adjourned the 2018 REFUSED TO GIVE A GO-AHEAD FOR A CBI PROBE IN KOLKATA: The Enforcement Di- ond wave of the pandemic. Our of Northwest and Northeast will take action against those conference a meeting with few hearing for two weeks, the rectorate on Wednesday con- teams are conducting searches India are expected to get be- MLAs who defected back to MLAs were made and simulta- appeal filed by the prime ac- THE CASE, SO THEREBY, THE CBI CANNOT BE NOW GIVEN ducted searches at 10 locations at 10 locations in Kolkata," the low normal rains in the last TMC. Addressing a press con- neously a meeting with MLAs cused, Anup Majhe and also THE TASK OF PROBING THE MINING SCAM. in the city in connection with ED source said. month of the June-Septem- ference, Suvendu said that was also done in North Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Ba- its probe into corrupt practic- He said that the central agen- ber season, IMD DG Mrut- the two MLA’s have been giv- and a total of five BJP MLAs' nerjee-led West Bengal gov- weeks. ment and Majhe claimed that as es such as hoarding, profiteer- cy hoped to recover incriminat- yunjay Mohapatra said on en letters to clear their stand absence from the meeting in ernment against the Calcutta The Solicitor General (SG) the state government had in 2018 ing and black marketing of ing documents relating to over- Wednesday. and if they don’t reply within both the places had sparked High Court's order sanction- Tushar Mehta, the senior law- refused to give a go-ahead for a COVID-related essentials, an charging of various Covid relief Rains are expected to a week or else the BJP will ap- speculation that these five MLAs ing CBI probe into the illegal yer appearing for the Central CBI probe in the case, so thereby, agency source said. materials during the search continue for today over ply anti-defection law against might also defect to the TMC. coal mining scam "without the Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the CBI cannot be now given the The central agency has regis- operations. Northwest, Haryana, them. Speculation is also being made state's consent". sought two weeks more time task of probing the mining scam. tered six cases against persons He said that several persons, Chandigarh, Pg 5 “The two MLAs just to carry about Haringhata MLA Ashim A two-judge bench of the from the Supreme Court to file The wife of Abhishek who are allegedly involved in who were accused of indulging in on their malpractices chose to Sarkar as he has been avoiding apex court, headed by Justice his reply, to which, the top court Banerjee, nephew of West hoarding and overcharging of money laundering by hoarding go back to the ruling party. Not party meetings for quite some Dr Dhananjaya Yashwant allowed his prayer, and fixed the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata essential life-saving drugs such and black marketing or supply- Court sends actor everyone is like Saltora MLA time. Chandrachud and also compris- matter for further hearing after Banerjee is also being probed in as Remdesevir injection, he said. ing fake medicines and duplicate Chandana Bauri. When police Speculation was on about ing Justice M R Shah, adjourned two weeks. the alleged scam and has also "We launched a crackdown on instruments like oximeter, have Armaan Kohli to 14- directly asked her to join TMC Balurghat... Pg 5 the appeal filed by Majhe for two Mamata Banerjee govern- been served... Pg 5 those who hoarded Covid-related been... Pg 5 day judicial custody Travelers attacked: : A Mumbai court on Businessman seeks FIR against Tension along Rise in GDP for govt is rising Wednesday sent Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli, arrest- Assam-M’laya border ed in a drugs case, to 14-day Raj Kundra, Shilpa for fraud prices of gas, diesel, petrol: Rahul judicial remand at the end of GUWAHATI: Tension gripped his NCB custody. AGENCIES along the borders of Assam Kohli, soon after being and Meghalaya on Wednesday AGENCIES ment has come up with a new remanded to judicial custo- NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on when miscreants from Megha- concept of GDP, wherein a rise dy, moved a bail plea before Wednesday sought action tak- laya side allegedly attacked NEW DELHI: Congress leader in GDP means a rise in prices of the court. en report from the city police travelers from Assam. Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday Gas, Diesel and Petrol. The actor was placed under on a complaint filed by a busi- Locals claimed that the inci- slammed the government over The former Congress chief arrest on August 28 after being nessman here seeking regis- dent happened when people the rising price of domestic alleged that the government questioned by the Narcotics tration of an FIR against Bol- from the state were travelling cooking gas, diesel and petrol, has earned Rs 23 lakh crore Control Bureau (NCB) follow- lywood actress Shilpa Shetty, to Shillong from Umlapher and and alleged that an amount from increasing prices of gas, ing recovery of... Pg 5 her husband Raj Kundra, and Habang of Karbi Anglong in of Rs 23 lakh crore has been diesel and petrol in the last seven others for allegedly defraud- Assam. Earlier, one person was earned by increasing prices of years, and said the people of the ing him of lakhs of rupees and killed during a firing in the wee these commodities in the last country should ask where is this Tripura CM leaves for siphoning off the money for Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty (R) and her husband Raj Kundra. hours of Tuesday in Goalpara seven years. Congress leader Rashul Gandhi. money going. selfish ill-motives. the police posted the matter for accused entered into a criminal along the Assam-Meghalaya He also alleged that while sec- ist friends of Prime Minister "On one hand there is demon- two day Delhi visit Metropolitan Magistrate hearing on November 9, 2021, conspiracy to cheat and defraud border. The deceased has been tions such as farmers, salaried were being etisation and on the other there Mansi Malik who asked for the complainant's lawyer said. him by inducing him to invest identified as one Tapas Rabha. class and labourers were being monetised. At a press confer- is monetisation. Whose demon- AGARTALA: A day after a rejig the action taken report from Vishal Goel alleged that the lakhs of rupees... Pg 5 The cause for... Pg 5 demonetised, a few industrial- ence, Gandhi said the govern- etisation is... Pg 5 in his cabinet, Chief Minis- ter has left for Delhi on Wednes- day to attend a series of PM releases special commem coin on pre-scheduled meetings. Cow should be given fundamental Chief Secretary Kumar Alok has already left for Del- hi on Tuesday and the Chief ISKCON founder's 125th birth anniv rights: Allahabad High Court Minister left on Wednesday evening. In his two day tour AGENCIES he often gives the example of next meal or where he will stay, AGENCIES “THE WORK OF COW PROTECTION IS NOT ONLY OF programme, Pg 5 its success while speaking of and his subsequent success in NEW DELHI: Prime Minister 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', a pro- popularising ISKCON is, Modi NEW DELHI: The Allahabad › ONE RELIGIOUS SECT, BUT COW IS THE CULTURE OF Gaurav Gogoi bats Narendra Modi released gramme launched by his gov- said quoting former prime min- High Court Wednesday said INDIA AND THE WORK OF SAVING THE CULTURE IS OF a special commemorative ernment to popularise "made- ister , no that the cow is “part and EVERY CITIZEN LIVING IN THE COUNTRY IRRESPECTIVE for extension of coin of Rs 125 on Wednes- in-India" products. How we feel less than a miracle. parcel” of India’s culture and day to mark the 125th birth a sense of belonging and pride ISKCON has told the world should be declared as the na- OF RELIGION,” THE COURT SAID. Vistadome to Silchar anniversary of the Interna- when we are greeted with 'Hare that for India, faith means tional animal. tional Society for Krishna Krishna' in foreign countries. zest, enthusiasm and faith in The court made the observa- Parliament to give fundamental the court in its order also said: Consciousness (ISKCON) Imagine how we will feel if we humanity, he said, and also tion while denying bail to one rights to cows. “Jab gaaye ka kalyaan hoga, founder Srila Bhaktivedanta find the same familiarity for lauded its service to people Javed, who was charged with “The work of cow protection tabhi desh ka kalyaan hoga Swami Prabhupada. 'made-in-India' products out- during various crises, includ- offences under the Prevention is not only of one religious sect, (only if cow is revered, country Speaking on the occasion Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami side," the prime minister said. ing the COVID-19 pandemic. of Cow Slaughter Act in Uttar but cow is the culture of India will prosper).” through video-conferencing, Prabhupada. 'Hare Krishna' is the greet- Prabhupada was not only an Pradesh. and the work of saving the cul- The court also remarked that Modi lauded the religious ambassador of Indian tradi- ing offered by ISKCON mem- extraordinary devotee of Lord Justice Shekhar Kumar ture is of every citizen living India is the only country in the organisation for its work tions and values. bers. Krishna but was also a devotee Yadav, while heading a single in the country irrespective of world where people of different and services and said that it Citing ISKCON's global pres- Prabhupada arrived in New to India, Modi said, noting his bench, also said that the govern- religion,” the court said. religions live, who may wor- Full Story on Page 5 has played the role of a brand ence, the prime minister said York with little idea about his association... Pg 5 ment should pass a bill in the According to Bar and Bench, ship differently, Pg 5