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EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH RAIN, FLOODS WREAK HAVOC IT MINISTER BLASTS Twitter, RECORD-SETTING RONALDO Max 28°c in Nepal; scores die and says it failed to comply with new scores 2, Portugal beats Min 25°c missing P 6 rules P 9 Hungary 3-0 P 10 Humidity 94% VOL II, ISSUE 253 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 SPOTLIGHT 730 doctors died PM Modi sanctions funds in second wave in Bengal Guv meets Union India for two Covid-19 hospitals NEW DELHI: As many as 730 doctors have succumbed to coronavirus infection ministers, TMC cries foul AVISHEK GANGULY situation in Murshidabad, during the second wave, Chowdhury had petitioned the according to data available AGENCIES Society aimed at enhancing the KOLKATA: Prime Minister Nar- Prime Minister to set up a Corona by the Indian Medical Asso- impact of these bodies." endra Modi made good on his hospital by using PM-Cares fund. ciation (IMA). KOLKATA: Soon after Governor Dhankhar, who is expected to promise to Murshidabad MP At first it was decided that Bihar saw the maximum Jagdeep Dhankhar met two Modi and Shah on Thursday, is Adhir Ranjan Chouwdhury a Covid hospital with 1,000 number of 115 deaths, fol- Central ministers in the na- likely to brief them on the ‘deteri- as he sanctioned Rs. 41.62 beds would be constructed at lowed by Delhi at 109, Uttar tional capital on Wednesday, orating' law and order situation crore from PM-Cares fund on Bahrampore. But due to lack of Pradesh 79, West Bengal 62, the Trinamool Congress and in Bengal. Wednesday to construct two land, it was decided to a 500-bed Rajasthan 43, Jharkhand 39, the CPI(M) accused the Gover- He had already written a let- Covid hospitals. They will be facility will be built. and Andhra Pradesh 38, the nor of overstepping the limits ter to Chief Minister Mamata built in Kalyani and Bahramp- However, when work started data showed. Pg 5 of his constitutional bounda- Banerjee on Tuesday, urging her ore, respectively. The district it was seen that a 250-bed hospi- ry. to react to the law and order situ- rural development office tal could be constructed on the Both the hospitals will have Dhankhar, who met Union ation in the state and restore the (DRDO) has already started allotted land. two hundred beds. In addition, Mother dies of C-19 ministers Pralhad Joshi faith of the people in the state constructing the same, said The Centre then decided to there was also a request to build and Prahlad Singh Patel on administration and the police PMO sources. commission one hospital at an oxygen plant at Murshidabad after delivering Wednesday, is also likely to meet in general. Highlighting the dire Covid Bahrampore and Kalyani each. Medical College. DRDO has twins Prime Minister Narendra Modi The state government, how- already set up the plant. and Home Minister Amit Shah Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had a courtesy meeting in New Delhi with former ever, had reacted strongly to the THE CENTRE THEN DECIDED TO COMMISSION ONE Earlier, Chowdhury had writ- GUWAHATI: A 21-year-old during his two-day visit to Delhi. Supreme Court Judge, Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, Chairperson National letter, alleging that the Governor HOSPITAL AT BAHRAMPORE AND KALYANI EACH. ten a letter to the PM stating that mother succumbed to Cov- Taking to Twitter, Dhankhar Human Rights Commission on Wednesday. Photo-Tweeter. made the letter public even › there was no proper infrastruc- id19 after delivering twins said: "Had useful interaction on varied issues." Minister for Culture, Tourism before it reached the secretariat. BOTH THE HOSPITALS WILL HAVE TWO HUNDRED BEDS. ture for Covid treatment in the in Lakhimpur district. with Union Minister of Coal, Later in another tweet, the Prahlad Singh Patel on issues Dhankhar's meeting with the IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST TO BUILD AN distrcit. So a 500-bed corona hos- The deceased was a Mines and Parliamentary Bengal Governor said: "Had pertaining to Victoria Memorial, Union ministers on Wednesday OXYGEN PLANT AT MURSHIDABAD MEDICAL COLLEGE. pital should be built for the local resident of Garchiga in Affairs of India @JoshiPralhad useful deliberations with Union Indian Museum and Asiatic drew strong... Pg 5 residents. Pg 5 Nowboicha. According to sources, the woman fell ill following the delivery of the 6 'prominent' twins on Monday. Pg 5 No home isolation CBSE to submit class Covishield doses based on for patient who has personalities from Punjab join BJP Clash breaks out no separate facility 12 assessment formula between Sena, BJP scientific data: Vardhan NEW DELHI: Following a GUWAHATI: The Assam Cab- in Supreme Court today high-level BJP meeting on workers in Mumbai AGENCIES reports that the Centre had inet on Wednesday decided Tuesday, six “prominent” doubled the gap between the that home isolation would AGENCIES this week. personalities from Punjab on MUMBAI: A scuffle broke NEW DELHI: Union Health two doses of Covishield without not be allowed to any Cov- The committee was formed to Wednesday joined the saffron out between BJP and Sena Minister Harsh Vardhan on the agreement of the National id19 patient, who has no NEW DELHI: The Central Board prepare the formula for giving party at the party headquar- workers at Shiv Sena Bha- Wednesday said the decision Technical Advisory Group on separate facility at home. of Secondary Education results and marks for class 12 ters in Delhi in the presence of wan in Dadar on Wednes- to increase the gap between Immunisation (NTAGI). NTAGI The decision was taken at (CBSE) is likely to submit students. The committee con- state unit president Ashwani day over allegations two doses of Covishield has scientists told Reuters that the the Assam Cabinet meeting before the Supreme Court on sists of 12 persons, including Sharma, general secretary in- against the saffron party's been taken in a transparent body did not have enough data to held on Wednesday under the Thursday the assessment sys- Joint Secretary of the Ministry charge Dushyant Gautam and connection in the alleged ir- manner based on scientific make such a recommendation. chairmanship of chief min- tem for class 12 students. of Education and senior IAS Union Minister Gajendra Sin- regularity in the purchase data. However, Chairman of the ister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Senior officials of the CBSE officer Vipin Kumar. gh Shekhawat. of land at Ayodhya by Shri “Decision to increase the gap robust mechanism to evaluate Covid-19 Working Group of “It has been decided that have expressed hope that the The CBSE had issued a notifi- They include former president Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth between administering 2 doses of data. It’s unfortunate that such NTAGI, N K Arora, has said home isolation will not be evaluation criteria, which has cation in this regard on June 4. of AISSF Harinder Singh Kahlon, Kshetra Trus #COVISHIELD has been taken an important issue is being polit- the decision to increase the gap allowed to any #COVID19 been prepared on the basis of the While issuing the notification, advocate Jagmohan Singh Saini BJP accused Shiv Sena in a transparent manner based icised!” he tweeted. between Covishield doses was patient who... Pg 5 report of the 12-member commit- CBSE’s controller of examina- who is also the president of of hurting the sentiments of on scientific data. India has a The statement comes amid completely based... Pg 5 tee of experts, may be released tions Sanyam Bhardwaj... Pg 5 Farmers’... Pg 5 Hindu community... Pg 5 Farmer dies after Chirag Paswan targets BJP leader arrives in Tripura ISRO tech to assist consuming poison at protest site JD(U) for LJP split to prevent exodus to TMC dev. projects in NE CHANDIGARH: A 58-year-old AGENCIES been working to cause a split in AGENCIES farmer died allegedly after the party even when his father MRINAL KANTI BANIK & close contact of a hundred of BJP consuming poison at a site NEW DELHI: With the crisis in Ram Vilas Paswan was alive. AGENCIES functionaries of various levels, GUWAHATI: The ISRO (Indian of protest against the Cen- the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) “A conspiracy was hatched including 12-15 MLAs to disband Space Research Organisation) tre's three farm laws in Jind deepening, Chirag Paswan on behind my back while I was ill,” AGARTALA: Amid speculation the BJP-IPFT government in will assist development pro- district in Haryana, police Wednesday blamed Janata Dal Chirag further claimed. He had over a large-scale exodus from Tripura, BJP central leader- jects in the northeast through said on Wednesday. (United) for engineering the recently suffered from typhoid. ruling BJP in Tripura to Tri- ship has stepped in to resolve space technology and will con- The deceased farmer has split in his party but steered Striking a combative note namool Congress, a team of the inner conflict among the tribute by offering optimum been identified as Pala Ram, clear of questions regarding by describing himself as “sher four central BJP leaders, led leaders and MLAs. utilization of satellite imaging Uchana Police Station SHO the role of the BJP in the devel- ka beta” (lion’s son), Chirag by National General Secretary However, the dissident fac- and other applications for bet- Ravinder Singh said over the opment. He also rejected the asserted that he will fight for (Organisation) B L Santosh, tion of MLAs now become reluc- Mamata Banerjee and Biplab Deb. ter accomplishment of infra- phone. decisions taken by the faction the cause of the party founded arrived here Wednesday on a tant to continue in BJP, appre- brought Santosh here at a time structural projects in all the "He consumed poison headed by his uncle Pashupa- by his father.
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