Two persons were arrested by Railway Protection Force in Sealdah for allegedly trying to trap a passen- ger by forcing him to drink drug-induced soft drink and thursday, Kolkata steal his personal belonging. BengalChronicle may 6, 2021 3 Factional clashes of TMC Efforts to cool Cooch Behar down debasis biswas To bail out from this situa- tion, the district administration kolkata: Cooch Behar dis- feels that the joint efforts of the trict has been plagued by con- workers of the political parties tinuous political terror since including the common people lead to tension in Dinhata the counting of votes. Four are of utmost need at this hour. sumon mondal es between two Trinamool people have already lost their Apart from this, DM also said groups in the Gitaldaha area. lives. Among them are three that several communal provoc- Dinhata: Tension reigned On the one hand, the followers BJP workers and one Tri- ative posts were going viral on supreme once again in the of Trinamool MLA Jagadish namool Congress worker. The Facebook. Bhorampayesti area of Gital- Chandra Burma Basunia number of injured is reported- He also directed the police to daha in Dinhata No. 1 block from the Sitai Assembly con- ly more than one hundred. take action against such provo- due to factional clashes of stituency, on the other hand, Several thousand houses cations. The DM said that action Trinamool groups. The inci- the followers of Trinamool were vandalised across the would be taken against all the dent took place on Tuesday Congress President Prasanna district during this time. Sub- social media acounts from night. Several people from Dev Sharma of Dinhata No. 1 divisional and area-based meet- which such provocative posts both groups were injured in Block. The dispute between the ing were held between the dis- were being made. the clashes. two groups had already started trict police, administration and A number of facebook Among the injured three before the Assembly polls. representatives of political par- accounts have already been were admitted to Dinhata Sub- There have been frequent ties on Wednesday afternoon to An administration level meeting for restoring peace in the district took place Wednesday. identified, administration Divisional Hospital in a critical clashes between the two address the growing terrorism. restore peace in the district from time to time. The com- sources said. Besides, the top condition. After the condition groups. The political circles Meetings were held at immediately. DM Pawan mon man is bearing the brunt local political leadership has of one of the three deteriorat- Injured from both parties were admitted in Dinhata Sub-divisional hospital. think that this incident on Lansdowne Hall, District Qadian said the meetings were in this political conflict between chosen Facebook to maintain ed the doctor referred the crit- into a clash. One group targeted Later, as Raju Hossain’s Tuesday was its manifestation. Magistrate, Cooch Behar Sadar aimed at restoring peace and the Trinamool Congress and the peace and order. ically injured person to Cooch the other group and attacked condition was deteriorating, Trinamool leader Cooch Behar Subdivision, at the office of the order in the district imme- BJP. They are also constantly Behar. Police have started an with sticks and lathis. the doctor directed him to be district council chief Nur Alam Development Officer, Block No. diately. The administration In Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar posting to bring back peace and investigation into the matter. As a result, several people shifted to Cooch Behar Medical Hossain said, “Even before the 2, Cooch Behar, in Mathabhanga will keep an eye on the police Block No. 1, Tufanganj, order in the district. Police have It is learned that at first, an were injured. Among the College Hospital. Meanwhile, polls, the BJP has been trying Sub-Divisional Governing administration to have its own Natabari, Dinhata several thou- already arrested Prashant Roy altercation took place between injured, Mannan Hossain, Raju the Trinamool was accused of to tarnish the image of the Office, Collective Development role everywhere. sand houses have been demol- Basunia for spreading rumours two Trinamool groups in Hossain, and Babu Hossain vandalising the houses of sever- Trinamool Congress in various Officer’s Office at Haldibari. Since announcement of ished in the name of political said the DM. He also said that the Bhorampayesti area of were admitted to Dinhata Sub- al BJP workers in two blocks of ways. After losing the election, Representatives of all politi- results, shootings, vandalism terrorism. Thousands of ordi- legal action would be taken Gitaldaha in Dinhata on Divisional Hospital in a critical Burirhat of Dinhata that night. they are trying to destabilise cal parties were present at the and bombings are going on in nary people have been rendered against those who were found Tuesday night. Later it turned condition. Earlier, there were clash- the state, including Dinhata.” meetings. They were asked to different areas of the district homeless. spreading slander. Suvendu slams ruling govt Medicine supply better, Stiff measures to curb spread over state of violence in Bengal oxygen still hard to get of Coronavirus in the state Agencies problem. Unlike Delhi, there is Agencies no dearth of oxygen supply to Agencies kolkata: The dearth of oxy- hospitals or refilling cylinders. kolkata: Bharatiya Janata gen cylinders in the market Unscrupulous retailers and kolkata: In an effort to con- Party (BJP) leader Suvendu continued to plague the kin pharmacists are demanding a trol the raging pandemic in Adhikari, who defeated West of Covid patients requiring huge premium to sell the cyl- the state, the state govern- Bengal Chief Minister Mama- oxygen support at home in inders that they have stashed ment announced to suspend ta Banerjee in the Nandigram the city and other parts of the away. movement of all local trains Assembly seat, on Wednesday state. “Two days ago, a person even till further notice and made slammed the state govern- Though the supply of med- quoted Rs 80,000 for an empty 20 Covid negative report manda- ment over post-poll violence icines, prescribed for Covid litres oxygen cylinder. I had got tory for the passengers coming and said that such an atmos- treatment, has improved in the number from a social media either by flight or by trains phere was created in 2001 the city, the situation is dire post,” said Tanumoy Naskar, a from other states from May 7 when CPI(M) was making an in the districts with both Rem- Covid volunteer who has been midnight. The state govern- states will have to produce their tural gatherings like marriage exit. desivir and Tocilizumab being working relentlessly to arrange ment also made a series of RT-PCR report,” she said. or something like that but in that Speaking to media, Adhikari in short supply. oxygen cylinders, beds and med- announcements to control the “Any passenger coming by case prior permission needs to be said, “The situation is very seri- partition,” he added. Mamata Ji on her third term. Several oxygen banks have icines for people. movement of people. flight without the report will taken from the local authorities. ous. I have been in politics for a Prime Minister Narendra Our priority is that we must come up across the city in the The drug shortage though Chief minister Mamata have to stay in quarantine for 14 The state has not only reduced long time. Such an atmosphere Modi on Tuesday had called bring an end to this senseless last few days to replenish empty has improved in the city with a Banerjee said, “All local trains days and the airport authorities the presence of their employees was created in 2001 when CPI(M) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep violence that has affected society cylinders. “Earlier, we used to steady supply of Remdesivir and to be suspended from tomorrow will have to make an arrange- in the office by 50 per cent but was making an exit. At that time, Dhankhar and expressed his at large. I have every hope that refill barely 4,000 cylinders a Tocilizumab in the past 10 days. till further notice and only 50 per ment for that,” the chief minister also asked the private sector to Mamata Banerjee got 60 seats. “serious anguish and concern” the Chief Minister on an urgent month. Now, we have been But medicine suppliers reported cent of the state transport will ply added. reduce the number of employees There was political violence in at the alarmingly worrisome law basis will take all steps to restore refilling more than 500 cylinders severe shortage of both drugs on roads following the increase “It is requested that people in the office,” she said. some areas.” and order situation in the state rule of law.” a day. People are coming from in several districts and raised of Covid cases in the state.” should wear masks, else the gov- Prioritising the vaccination He also compared the situ- following the culmination of the Mamata-led Trinamool nearby districts and standing the issue with the Union health She said, “No flights will be ernment will take strict action of transport workers, journalists ation of West Bengal to that of assembly elections. Congress won 213 seats in the just in queue for hours to get their ministry. allowed to enter three airports of against them,” the chief minister and hawkers because they are India’s partition in 1947. After administering the concluded West Bengal assem- cylinders refilled. How can I “The shortage is especially the state - Dum Dum, Bagdogra said. Apart from this the state exposed to the people the most, “This time, the violence is oath of office to Mamata on bly elections. The BJP secured overcharge them, given this acute in Burdwan, Birbhum, and Andal unless all the passen- government has also put a ban the chief minister said, “We want happening across the state. Wednesday, Dhinkar said that 77 seats in the 294-seat state situation?” said Swapan Kumar East and West Midnapore and gers have their RT-PCR (Covid on any kind of gathering related to prioritise the people who are People of a particular communi- their first priority is to stop or assembly. However, elections Panda of Oxyline services in large parts of north Bengal,” said test) report done 72 hours before to socio-cultural and academic waiting for the second dose. We ty are being attacked. As Nadda end the worrisome violence for two seats in Murshidabad are Baghajatin. Sajal Ganguly, general secretary boarding the flight. Not only that, entertainment programme. have given 1.5 core vaccines ji said, the situation is similar which erupted in the state after postponed because of the demise However, the availability of the Bengal Chemists and all passengers coming by trains “Only 50 people will be so far and asked for another 3 to what happened at the time of the elections. “I congratulate of candidates due to Covid-19. of new cylinders remains a Druggists Association. or any other means from other allowed for religious and cul- crore.” Petrol, diesel prices up 1st duty of govt Intel alert on Hefazat-e-Islam for second day in a row is to save lives, militants fleeing into country Agencies says Owaisi Agencies named for obvious reasons. kolkata: Petrol and diesel kolkata: All India Maj- Last week, two militants of prices were raised for the sec- lis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen kolkata: Indian intelligence the Jamaat ul Mujahideen were ond day in a row on Wednes- (AIMIM) president and Lok has been alerted by its Bang- nabbed in Assam. day as state-owned fuel re- Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi ladeshi counterpart about Ruling Awami League politi- tailers resumed daily rate on Tuesday condemned the scores of Hefazat-e-Islam mil- cians in Bangladesh are worried revision after a more than series of violence that broke itants fleeing into neighbour- that Hefazat and other Islamist IIM Calcutta welcomes two-week long hiatus during out in West Bengal after the ing Indian states like West radicals may set up secret sanc- assembly elections in states culmination of the assem- Bengal and Assam, which tuaries in neighbouring Indian like West Bengal. bly elections in the state, an were caught up with conduct- states and then launch attacks 15th batch of MBAEx Petrol price was increased by agency reported. ing polls until recently. on Bangladesh targets. Agencies merce, supply chain, real estate, 19 paise per litre and diesel by 21 Speaking to the news agen- A top official of a central “Even Bangladesh’s secular education, consulting, automo- paise a litre, according to a price ed to unexplained freeze in rate cy, Owaisi said that right to life intelligence agency said that politicians and cultural person- kolkata: Indian Institute of bile, banking, oil, and gas. notification of state-owned fuel revision, had hit a pause button is a fundamental right and it Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina alities who visit India for a host Management (IIM) Calcutta Welcoming the current retailers. Petrol in the national after cutting prices marginally should be the first duty of any government has initiated a mas- of reasons may be targetted has welcomed the 15th batch batch, Prof Prashant Mishra, capital now costs Rs 90.74 a litre on April 15. This coincided with government to protect the lives sive crackdown on the Hefazat- by these frustrated Islamist of its MBAEx programme, in a dean-new initiatives and exter- and diesel comes for Rs 81.12 per electioneering hitting peak to of the people adding if it (the e-Islam after the Islamist radi- with whom its Indian counter- radicals. We appeal to Indian virtual ceremony, keeping in nal relations, said, “Since the litre. elect new governments in five government) does not do this, cal group unleashed a violent parts share excellent informa- authorities, both Centre and mind the pandemic situation. modest beginning in the year Rates have been increased states including West Bengal. it is failing in its fundamental campaign opposing Prime tion-sharing relations, has told States, to ensure our enemies The MBAEx programme of 2006, our MBAEx programme across the country and vary No sooner had voting ended, oil duty. Minister Narendra Modi’s visit Indian agencies that they have don’t get shelter in India much IIM Calcutta is a one-year full- has achieved a milestone this from state to state depending companies indicated an impend- “We condemn the failure of to Bangladesh in March. reports that some Hefazat top- as our government has ensured time residential course for exec- year with the highest number on the local incidence of taxa- ing increase in retail prices in any government in any part More than 50 top Hefazat shots have fled or are trying to anti-Indian elements don’t get utives with over five years of of aspirants entrusting their tion (VAT). Oil companies had view of firming trend in inter- of India to protect lives.” the leaders and some belonging flee into Indian states like West any shelter in Bangladesh,” said professional experience, the future with us. It gives me on Tuesday resumed daily price national oil markets. AIMIM chief said. to other Islamist jihadi terror Bengal and Assam. Awami Mohila League leader premier B School said in a immense pleasure that despite revision in line with cost after Despite the concerns about Since the evening of May 2, groups have been arrested and “We take their alerts seri- Ayesha Zaman Shimu. statement. uncertain times, students con- ending an 18-day hiatus. rising Covid-19 cases in India clashes have erupted across nearly 300 donors who paid into ously because fleeing Islamist She said if groups like The batch consists of 80 pro- tinue to value IIM Calcutta. Prices were on Tuesday hiked denting demand, crude oil prices West Bengal among rival Hefazat coffers have been iden- radicals can easily melt into Hefazat, JMB and ABT set fessionals, including doctors, “This is a true testament of by 15 paise per litre for petrol in the international market have political parties after the tified. That includes top Hefazat states like West Bengal and up sanctuaries in India, they engineers, chartered account- our leadership position among and 18 paise on diesel. In two risen primarily on account of announcement of the assembly leaders like Mamunul Huq who Assam, where the adminis- can surely ‘soft Bangladeshi ants, defence personnel, and Management Schools in India days, more than half of the 67 strong US demand recovery and elections results where the rul- has reportedly confessed now tration and police was until targets’. start-up-enthusiasts, the state- and globally.” paise a litre reduction in pet- a weak dollar. ing Trinamool Congress (TMC) that his group had set itself the recently focussed on conducting “Our people, rich and poor, ment said. Besides Prof Mishra, the rol and 74 paise per litre cut in Prices have been on a con- emerged victorious for a third objective of toppling the Hasina elections. We have alerted state young and old, visit India for It also includes profession- online ceremony was attended diesel prices effected between tinuous uptrend since April 27, straight time with 213 seats government and establishing police forces and the BSF to be a whole host of reasons all the als with graduate degree in by Subir Bhattacharya, direc- March 24 and April 15, has been an industry official said adding while the Bharatiya Janata a Taliban type Islamic state in extra vigilant,” the top central time. Such people will be very economics and having worked tor-in-charge, Prof Bodhibrata wiped out. Oil companies, who crude oil price hit $65 per barrel Party (BJP) only managed to Bangladesh. intelligence agency official said. worried if our jihadis find shel- in sectors like telecom, energy, Nag, dean-academics, and Prof have in recent months resort- mark. secure 77 seats. Bangladesh intelligence, But he was not willing to be ter in India,” Ayesha said. pharma, aerospace, e-com- Manju Jaiswal among others. School fee order Traders find new kolkata: A Supreme Court order on Monday over why Nearly half of winners have criminal cases: ADR report ways to keep schools should desist from charging 100% fees during MAHASWETA DAS two constituencies. According to the report, out Nirmal Kumar Dhara has virus at bay the pandemic months got According to the analysis, of the 292 winning candidates, declared lowest asset value of city schools consulting law- Kolkata: The nail-biting out of the 292 winning can- 158 (54%) are crorepatis, which Rs. 1,700. kolkata: Owners of busi- yers about how the order eight-phase poll in West didates, 142 have declared to means that their asset values Among the 292 winning can- ness establishments have would impact them. Bengal came to an end with have criminal cases against are more than Rs. 1 crore. As didates, 107 (37%) candidates started resorting to different Monday’s order by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) them, which makes up 49% compared to the 2016 elections, have declared their education- means to protect themselves division bench of justices was winning 213 seats followed of the total candidates. The it is higher as the number was al qualification to be between and their employees from keenly studied by city schools. by Bharatiya Janata Party analysis also compares the 100 (34%) out of 293 MLAs. standard 8-12, while 180 (62%) the virus. While some have AGENCIES (BJP) with 77 seats and the number to that of the West Among these 132 are from have declared to have educa- barred entry of customers remaining two seats won Bengal Assembly elections in TMC, 25 are from BJP and one tional qualifications of being into their shops, others have by Rashtriya Secular Majlis 2016 when the number was 107 Independent winning candi- a graduate and above. Three introduced token systems. Covid Watch Party and Independent, one (37%) out of 293 MLAs. Out of date. The average assets per amongst these candidates are Some have even put up bar- each. these 142, 113 (39%) winning winning candidates have been Diploma holders, one is just riers made of wooden poles In Bengal West Bengal Election Watch candidates have declared to estimated to be Rs. 2.53 crore. literate and one is illiterate. or guard rails so that nobody Active: 1,20,946 along with the Association for have serious criminal cases women with one out of them analysis, 73 (34%) out of 213 In 2016 West Bengal Assembly Out of the 292 candidates, enters their establishments. Recovered: 7,65,843 16,547 Democratic Reforms (ADR) against themselves. has cases related to rape (IPC TMC candidates, 39 (51%) out elections, the amount was Rs 114 have declared their age Traders have been forced Deceased: 11,744 107 has analysed the self-sworn Amongst these 142 winning Section-376). of 77 BJP winning candidates 1.46 crore. to be between 25 to 50 years, to take these measures after Confirmed: 8,98,553 17,639 affidavits of all 292 winning candidates, 10 have declared As the analysis goes, 91 and one Independent candidate TMC winning candidate while 178 winning candidates several businessmen tested candidates in the West Bengal to have cases related to mur- (43%) out of 213 winning can- have declared serious criminal Ahmed Javed Khan of Kasba have said their age is between positive and developed com- Across India 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of der (IPC Section-302) while didates from TMC, 50 (65%) cases against themselves. constituency in South 24 51 to 80 years. Also 40 (14%) of plications. Active: 34,87,229 the 294 constituencies, polling 30 candidates have declared out of 77 BJP candidates and The ADR analysis report- Parganas tops the list with the winning candidates are The state government has Recovered: 1,69,51,731 3,38,439 for Jangipur and Samserganj cases of attempt to murder (IPC one Independent candidate ed on other various details the highest declared asset women which remained same curbed the timings of shops Deceased: 2,26,188 3,780 were postponed by the Election Section-307). Also 20 winning have declared criminal cases about the winning candidates value of over Rs. 32 crore while as that in 2016, when 40 MLAs selling non-essential items Confirmed: 2,06,65,148 3,82,315 Commission after the death of candidates have declared against themselves in their affi- like financial background, Bankura’s Indus (Sc) constitu- among 293 elected MLAs were from 7am to 10am and 3pm to one candidate each from these cases related to crimes against davits. Also, as per the ADR education, age and gender. ency’s BJP winner candidate women. 5pm. AGENCIES