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KOHIMA: Four hardcore NSCN javelin gold at Olympics (IM) rebels were arrested from the Merapani area AGENCIES passed the previous best haul ment gold favourite Johannes along the Assam-Nagaland of six medals achieved in the Vetter of Germany, who had border and a huge cache of TOKYO: Star javelin thrower 2012 London Games. thrown the javelin to 90m plus arms and ammunition was Neeraj Chopra on Saturday Czech Republic throwers distances seven times between seized from their possession. became only the second Indi- Jakub Vadlejch (86.67m) and April and June, was eliminat- As per reports, acting on an to win an individual gold in Vitezslav Vesely (85.44m) took ed after the first three throws intelligence input about the the Olympics, out-performing the silver and bronze respec- as he was placed ninth with a presence of NSCN (IM) mili- the field by quite a distance tively. best effort of 82.52m. tants, troops of Assam rifles to notch up the first track- Chopra came into the final Top eight after the first three in the wee hours on Saturday and-field Games medal for the as a medal contender after top- throws get three more attempts launched an operation in country. ping the qualification round on while the remaining four in the the jungles at Mikirang and The team recovered five were later handed over to the The 23-year-old farmer's son Wednesday with a stunning first 12-man final are eliminated. Nagabasti in the Merapani rifles including Ak-47, Ak 56, Nagaland police. from Khandra village near round throw of 86.59m. With his fifth career best area along the border. M-16 and HK rifles and 449 live It is suspected that NSCN Panipat in Haryana produced But few would have thought throw, Chopra has done some- During the operation, the bullets besides some incrim- (IM) cadres were camping in a second round throw of 87.58m in the Olympics. Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing he would bludgeon his way to thing which the likes of late team of Assam Rifles troops inating items from their pos- the area to carry out subver- in the final to stun the athletics Chopra won the country's Games) as India's individual gold in such a dominant fashion Milkha Singh and P T Usha managed to nab four cadres session. sive activities in the run-up to world and end India's 100-year seventh medal and first gold in gold winners in the showpiece. at the grandest stage. could not do in 1960 and 1984 of the Naga rebel outfit. The arrested militants Independence Day. Pg 5 wait for a track and field medal this Olympics and joined shooter With this, the country sur- Season leader and pre-tourna- editions. Pg 5 Parties in Bihar woo upper SPOTLIGHT Assam Motak students’ Petrol bomb attack CM promises job to caste voters amid furore Vaccine administration on AGP leader’s over caste-based census rising every month: house at Pathsala Olympian Sushila Chanu Health minister body submits memo to CM AGENCIES AGENCIES CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE PATNA: Politics on the basis of AGENCIES CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE and culture, solve border dispute IMPHAL: Even though the In- caste is not a new phenom- between Assam-. GUWAHATI: Unidentified dian women’s hockey team enon in Bihar whether it is NEW DELHI: “India is going GUWAHATI: The All Assam Mot- “We have submitted a memo- miscreants on Friday night lost to Great Britain 3-4 in the the ruling or the opposition strong in the fight against ak Yuba Chatra Sanmilan randum to CM Himanta Biswa hurled petrol bombs at the match for the Bronze Medal in parties which are speaking in Covid-19. Charting a path (AAMYCS) on Friday submit- Sarma demanding that our house of an Assam Gana Tokyo Olympics, Sushila Cha- one voice about implementing to ‘SabkoVaccineMuftVac- ted a memorandum to chief 16-charter of demands be ful- Parishad (AGP) leader and nu Pukhrambam, one of the the caste-based census in the cine’, vaccine administra- minister Himanta Biswa Sar- filled. We are seeking ST status educationist at Pathsala midfielders in the team, who state. However, all parties in tion is rapidly increasing ma demanding fulfilment of for our community, which was in lower Assam’s Bajali hails from , will be Sushila Chanu Bihar do not want to let go any every month. July saw a their 16- charter of demands. a long pending demand of our district. given a suitable government on Friday, and said, “Spoke opportunity to consolidate the remarkable daily average of The demands include ST sta- community,” Ranjit Gohain, The miscreants threw job and cash award, the chief to Sushila Chanu right after I 'forward caste' votes as well. 43.41 lakh doses and a total of tus for the Motak community, president of AAMYCS, told. petrol bombs into the house minister said. landed in Imphal. We may have If we look at all major parties 13.45 crore doses,” Mandavi- to release 125 crore which was “We urged the government to of AGP leader Ranjit Deka Manipur Biren narrowly missed the bronze in Bihar, there is an increase ya tweeted. sanctioned in 2019-20 for the release Rs 125 crore which was our community,” he said. around 9 pm on Friday. Singh assured Chanu during a medal today but the team’s, as in the number of forward caste According to the Union development of the community, sanctioned in the financial year “The Assam-Mizoram border Deka, Pg 5 video call conversation shared well as Sushila’s performance leaders inducted in every party. health ministry’s... Pg 5 preservation of Motak history 2019-20 for the development of issue should be... Pg 5 on his social media account in Olympics... Pg 5 The trend of setting the... Pg 5 Medical supply to Army jawan shoots ‘Lance Assam reports 15 more Covid-19 Lailapur locals ransack Mizoram Mizoram remains Nayak’ in Tinsukia’s Laipuli camp bound trucks, ministers urge to affected deaths, 986 new positive cases AGENCIES CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE withdraw blockade CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE 15; Recovery Rate 97.04%,” chief AIZAWL: Even as the two GUWAHATI: In a shocking inci- minister Sarma tweeted. CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE states of Assam-Mizoram dent, ‘Lance Nayak’ of the 73 GUWAHATI: Assam reported 15 On Saturday, India’s cumula- have agreed to sort out the mountain bigrade was shot more deaths due to Covid19 tive Covid19 vaccination cover- SILCHAR: Irrate locals of Lai- differences on borders am- dead by army jawan follow- infection and a total of 986 new age achieved a significant mile- lapur in Assam’s Cachar dis- icably, alleged road block- ing a heated argument in Tin- positive cases in the last 24 stone of 50 crore, Union health trict on Saturday afternoon ade by locals in Cachar sukia’s Laipuli Army Camp on hours. ministry said in a bulletin. ransacked a number of trucks district of Assam has left Friday morning. Confirming the news, Assam Nearly 50 lakh vaccine doses when they were heading for Mizoram in acute shortage Speaking to the media, Representative image. chief minister Himanta Biswa were administered in the last 24 Mizoram. “Atleast 12 trucks of emergency medical sup- Panitola outpost, In-charge, Prasad. Accordingly, a police sarma Himanta Biswa Sarma in other patients, who were earlier hours across the country. loaded with essentials were ply. Dina Kanta Sonowal said, “At team had rushed to the spot for a tweet on Saturday evening said infected by Covid19, recovered The country’s recovery rate ransacked by locals who tar- Though Assam had denied around 5 am in the morning further investigation.” the new cases tested positive for from the deadly disease. currently stands at 97.37%. geted them with stones when of any road blockade in the hours, we received a phone call The Panitola outpost, the virus out of 1,18,902 samples. The state’s recovery rate stood A total of 38,628 daily new the vehicles started for Mizo- the police and administration in area and claimed that trucks from Major of the 73 mountain In-charge (I/C), Dina Kanta The Assam chief minister at 97.04%, chief minister Sarma cases were reported in the last ram from Assam via NH-306. Cachar district, who managed carrying supplies... Pg 5 bigrade, informing about the Sonowal also informed that the said the state’s overall positivi- informed on Saturday. 24 hours. India’s active caseload However, police dispersed to free the highway of the agita- incident. There was a firing inci- police seized one INSAS assault ty percentage stood at 0.83% on “Summary of 07/8/2021 (4,12,153) presently constitutes them. No one was injured in tors supporting the 12-dday-long dent inside the camp and where Rifle and 20 empty cartridges Saturday. – Today’s Total 986; Overall 1.29% of the total cases, the min- the incidents,” said a senior blockade, trucks failed to move Five illegal foreigners ‘Lance Nayak’ Sanjay Chand from the possession of army Of the new cases, the Kamrup Positivity Percentage (986 istry said. The daily positivity police official at Lailapur out- towards Mizoram till late in the was shot to death by another jawan Rajendra Prasad. Metro district reported 159. In cases out of 1,18,902 test done = rate (2.21%) is less than 3% for post. evening on Saturday, informed nabbed in Guwahati jawan identified as Rajendra “We have... Pg 5 the last 24 hours, hundreds of 0.83%); Kamrup(M) 159; Death the last 12 days, it said. However, despite the effort by the official. Pg 5 CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Covid-19: Ocugen says GUWAHATI: Government Assam asks IFFCO to set up Covaxin under 'active Nagaland Assembly sets up panel to Railway Police (GRP) here has nabbed at least five sus- review' in Canada pected Rohingyas who al- examine border dispute with Assam legedly entered the country a nano urea plant in the state AGENCIES illegally. AGENCIES Police said that they CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE channels for smooth supply of NEW DELHI: Ocugen, Bharat have entered Assam via urea and other fertilizers to the Biotech’s partner for the US DIMAPUR: The Nagaland Legis- Bangladesh borders and were GUWAHATI: Assam chief min- farmers of the state. and Canadian markets, has lative Assembly has set up a on their way to West Bengal ister Himanta Biswa Sarma On Saturday, the CM flagged said that the Hyderabad-based 10-member select committee and other locations. urged Indian Farmers’ Fer- off the first consignment of nano firm’s anti-Covid shot, Covax- to assess all aspects of the bor- “A group of human tilizers Cooperative Limited urea, developed by IFFCO, to in, is under “active review” of der disputes with Assam. traffickers... Pg 5 (IFFCO) to come forward for Assam. Canadian health authorities. After thorough deliberation setting up a nano urea plant in He termed this initiative of The application for vaccine's on the Assam-Nagaland border the state. IFFCO as ‘Game Changer’ in the emergency use authorisation issue, the Assembly unanimous- Undertrial prisoner Pointing to the acute crisis of history of modern agriculture (EUA) in Canada was made on ly adopted a three-point resolu- urea and other fertilizers in the across the globe because of its bring about paradigm shift in June 30, while the process of tion moved by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio escapes from C-19 state from time to time, he asked many positive benefits. He con- the agriculture sector. data submission and documen- Neiphiu Rio. by chief minister Neiphiu committee. ward of Odisha hospital IFFCO to look after the issue of gratulated IFFCO on its inno- Sarma hoped that introduc- tation was done between July The house has asked the Rio as Convenor, Deputy The house resolved to request fertilizer shortages in the state vative endeavour and hope that tion of nano urea will save huge 15 and 20. committee to submit its report Chief Minister Y. Patton Union Home Minister Amit AGENCIES and take initiative for stream- in the future also it continues amount of money from public “We have submitted within a period of three months. and Opposition Leader T.R. Shah to ensure maintenance of lining the fertilizer distribution its impressive performance to exchequer. Pg 5 everything that... Pg 5 The committee is headed Zeliang, as Co-Convenors of the status quo in letter... Pg 5 BHUBANESWAR: Days after two Covid patients died in a government hospital in Odisha under mysterious White fungus abscess detected in circumstances, an under-tri- M'laya records 7 more Covid-19 deaths al prisoner who had tested positive for the disease alleg- Covid recovered patient’s brain AGENCIES stood at 5,515 on Friday. edly escaped from the Covid According to NHM ward of another govern- AGENCIES SHILLONG: on Meghalaya data shared on ment hospital on Saturday. Saturday recorded 7 more Friday night, so far, a total Officials said... Pg 5 NEW DELHI: A patient who recovered from Covid19 deaths and 524 new of 11,48,416 people have been the Covid-19 in Hyderabad has reported- positive cases in the last 24 administered Covid19 vaccines ly developed a rare case of white fungus hours. in Meghalaya. Manipur witnesses or Aspergillus forming an abscess in the According to the Covid19 According to the NHM brain. bulletin, released by the Meghalaya data, on Friday, a steady decline in According to reports, the patient who National Health Mission total of 10,610 people received COVID-19 active cases recovered from the coronavirus disease in (NHM), Meghalaya, with the Covid19 vaccine doses. May complained of weakness in limbs and new cases, the state’s total pos- Of the 10,610 people, who difficulty in speech. itive tally increased to 68,631 received Covid19 doses on When doctors conducted a scan of the on Saturday. Friday, 5,738 were above 18 patient’s brain, they found clot-like forma- in Covid-19 patients, is extremely rare. In the last 24 hours, a total ies. The deadly disease has so reported 14 Covid19 deaths. years and 3,491 were above tions that did not reduce despite medication. Dr P Ranganadham, a senior neurosurgeon of 709 patients, who were ear- far claimed the lives of 1,154 The state registered a total of 45 years. It was only after surgery was conducted of Hyderabad-based Sunshine Hospitals, said lier infected by Covid19, have people in Meghalaya. 515 new Covid19 positive cases On Friday, a total of 169 that the doctors detected that the white fungus while fungal infections have been found in recovered from the deadly Meghalaya currently has on Friday. health care workers received had formed an abscess in the brain. Covid-19 patients who are diabetic, in this disease. a total of 5,323 active Covid19 On Friday, a total of 560 peo- Covid19 vaccine doses while Doctors say while inflammation of the case, although the patient has a history of The state has so far regis- cases. ple recovered from the disease. 1,212 frontline workers Full Story on Page 5 brain by Aspergillus is common instances high blood pressure there was no presence tered a total of 62,154 recover- On Friday, Meghalaya The state’s active cases received the vaccine doses. of white fungus forming an abscess, especially of diabetes, sources said.