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VOL XI, ISSUE 482 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 SPOTLIGHT Parliament passes 10 arrested over vandalism bill to set up central Sarma meets PM: Advocates university in Ladakh of Hindu temples in B’desh NEW DELHI: Parliament Mon- day passed the Central Uni- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE versities (Amendment) Bill, solution to border disputes 2021 which seeks to establish DHAKA: Bangladesh Police a central university in the CNS & AGENCIES on how our Government has have arrested 10 people in a Union Territory of Ladakh. been working to steer & scale case filed in connection with passed the bill NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Min- up Assam’s development the vandalism of several Hin- with a voice vote amid a ister Himanta Biswa Sarma journey as envisioned by du temples, homes and shops walkout by Opposition par- on Monday met Prime Min- him. Also briefed him about in a village in Khulna. ties including the , ister Narendra Modi and Bodo peace process, our war Shariful Islam, Samrat Mol- TMC and DMK. The bill discussed the state’s border against drugs & implemen- lah, Manjurul Alam, Shariful was cleared by dispute with Mizoram besides tation of various central Islam Sheikh, Rana Sheikh, last week. Replying to a dis- appraising the PM about im- schemes.” Mominul Islam, Akram Fakh- cussion on the bill, Educa- plementation of Bodo Accord. The Chief Minister also ir, Shohel Sheikh, Shamim tion Minister Dharmendra Two conflicting demarcations met Union Health Minister Sheikh and Jamil Biswas were Aftermath of the attack on the temples miscreants in a Khulna village on Saturday, Pradhan said, “Leh, Lada- of the borders (one in 1875 Mansukh Mandaviya. Sar- arrested in a raid carried out August 7. kh, is a priority area for the and another in 1933) between ma met Union minister Nitin on Saturday night, according local Hindu community were Some locals claimed the at- prime minister. Pg 5 Assam and Mizoram are at Gadkari. “I discussed with to media reports. vandalized in an attack car- tackers were from neighbour- the root of the dispute. While Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi him the critical 35-km Elevat- The situation in the area is ried out by unidentified mis- ing Sheikhpura, Bamandanga Mamata alleges Shah Mizoram has been pressing on Monday in Delhi. Photo: Twitter ed Kaziranga Corridor and currently under control, said a creants in a Khulna village. and Chadpur areas. But their for the 1875 demarcation to disputes instead of arguing for a long time, and now it has how this is earnestly needed police official. The attacks started with the identities could not be con- behind attacks on prevail, Assam backing the over the demarcations. He become more complex. to protect our wildlife includ- Earlier on Saturday, four temples and ended with the firmed. The attacks reportedly later one. Sarma said that he said that the ambiguities re- He tweeted: “Today I called ing Assam’s pride Rhinos. It Hindu temples, at least 10 shops at Shiali village in Rup- took place following a heat- Abhishek in Tripura has been advocating a prac- garding boundaries were un- on Adarniya PM Sri @nar- shall also give fillip to tour- idols of gods and goddesses, sha upazila in the evening, ed altercation between two KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief tical solution to the border necessarily allowed to fester endramodi to apprise him ism, “ CM twitted. Pg 5 six shops and two homes of the according to locals and police. groups of Hindu ... Pg 5 Minister Mamata Baner- jee on Monday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Excise dept employee Assam frees 200 ha encroached Chaotic scenes at Guwahati Shah was responsible for the recent attacks on her nephew and TMC national arrested in ‘bribery’ case land from Mizoram, says Pujush airport over RT-PCR tests general secretary Abhishek GUWAHATI: An employee of the Banerjee and other party Assam excise department has AGENCIES from encroachments.” AGENCIES workers in Tripura. The been arrested in an alleged The state government TMC supremo also assert- bribery case by Dispur police GUWAHATI: Assam has freed informed that it has set GUWAHATI: Passengers arriv- ed that she won’t be cowed here. An FIR was lodged at around 200 hectares of land up Assam police security ing at Guwahati’s Lokapriya down by such acts. Mamata Dispur police station late Sun- from the encroachment of camps at Medhalichera and Gopinath Bordoloi Interna- Banerjee’s allegation comes day night by one Sumit Deb, Mizoram side so far, in- Sotarbhirbando to keep sur- tional Airport have flooded days after Abhishek Baner- stating that the excise depart- formed state’s parliamen- veillance on such encroach- social media with complaints jee and TMC student activ- ment employee, identified as tary affairs minister Pijush ments. against airport authorities ists were attacked... Pg 5 Bhupen Hazarika, demanded Hazarika in the state assem- The home department also and the government over a bribe of Rs 5000 from a wom- bly on Monday. said that state police have re- mandatory RT-PCR tests-re- ASTC employee an for arranging an appoint- Hazarika was replying on cently checked on attempts lated chaos at Terminal 1. ment with the Assam chief behalf the state’s home de- of encroachment from Mizo- Some passengers took to Photo from Tweeter. commits suicide minister. Bhupen Hazarika. partment to a question from File photo. ram side in Hailakandi dis- Twitter sharing pictures a crowd almost twice the air- “The accused had also 384 of IPC was registered and the Opposition bench. Karimganj and Hailkandi trict’s borders. of the ‘chaos’ at Guwahati port’s capacity. inside office wrongly issued a Secretariat the person was apprehended He said, “Assam police districts, around 400, 378 and The state government in- airport while others tagged General Secretary & Media GUWAHATI: In a shocking in- pass for a meeting from the and brought to Dispur police and forest department have 800 hectares of land were en- formed that dialogues were authorities to look into the Chairperson of Assam Con- cident, a man allegedly com- office of a minister in this station for interrogation,” so far freed some 200 hectare croached. The state govern- on with other northeastern matter even as airport man- gress, Bobbeeta Sharma rued mitted suicide by hanging matter. Hence, a case (num- an official statement here on of land from the encroach- ment has taken all the steps states to resolve the border agement said all attempts that even those with RT-PCR himself in the premises of ber 2860/2021) under Section Monday said. Pg 5 ment of Mizoram. In Cachar, to free these chunks of lands disputes. were being made to cater to test valid certificate... Pg 5 the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) office in Guwahati’s Paltan Bazar. Trap to be laid Akhil says he admires Tele counseling The deceased identified as Decoits beat up Kurkuri Dhrubojyoti Thakuria was to catch leopard mental health working for the ASTC on Mamata but turns down a contractual basis for the causing terror TE manager, house robbed past two years. He was a res- helpline launched ident of Tihu in the Nalbari TMC’s merger offer CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE ter. But there were some rela- district. As per the eye wit- in Guwahati CNS & AGENCIES in Assam tives in the house that day. ness, ... Pg 5 CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE SILCHAR: A group of armed Baroi informed police that GUWAHATI: Assam activist and decoits robbed the house of they had barely slept after Assam has only GUWAHATI: Following a direc- MLA Akhil Gogoi said his GUWAHATI: Coinciding with factory manager of Kurkuri dinner on Sunday night. Sud- tive from Minister for Envi- party Raijor Dal had decided the occasion of Internation- Tea Estate Gautam Baroi who denly a group of people broke over 7% women ronment and Forest, Parimal against merging itself with the al Day of the World’s Indig- lives in Silcoorie Tea Estate in the main gate of the house and Suklabaidya to trap the leop- Trinamool Congress (TMC) as enous Peoples, state chief Cachar district on late Sunday entered into his room. The in police force ard creating panic among the proposed by the latter. secretary Jishnu Baruah night. miscreants started beating GUWAHATI: At a time when people of East Durgasarovar at “We had three rounds of dis- has launched ‘MANOJNA A senior police official on him up. At the same time, they the Government of India Kamakhya Gate in Guwahati, cussions with the TMC and I our party with another party,” – 14410’, a tele-counselling Monday said, a group of armed started destroying cupboards has approved reservation of a team headed by Head Animal took part in each one of them. Gogoi told journalists in Gu- Mental Health helpline ser- robbers raided the house and and other items. 33% for women horizontally Keeper, Probin Haloi under TMC leaders and election wahati on Monday. vices, for disaster affected looted jewellery worth lakhs An injured Gautam Baroi. He informed that the gang and in each category (SC, the instruction of PCCF (Wild- strategist Prashant Kishor He said the TMC had made people in Assam. of rupees along with cash. The beat him up. Baroi, the fac- of 15/ 16 robbers were carry- ST, OBC and others) in di- life) and DFO, Assam State Zoo were there. They had request- the offer based on Kishor’s The service will be oper- decoits also took away the set- tory manager of Kurkuri Tea ing sharp weapons including rect recruitment in Non-ga- cum Botanical Garden visited ed me to lead the TMC’s Assam survey. “West Bengal’s PWD ated through the Toll Free top box of the CCTV camera Garden in Kalain, has been guns and sticks. The robbers zetted posts from Constable the area on Monday. unit as president. However, and Law Minister had told me Number 14410 and trained of the house at the time of living with his family in Silco- took away a sum of Rs 50,000 to Sub-Inspectors in the Haloi interacted with the lo- as we are working towards Prashant Kishore had under- doctors or psychiatrists of leaving the spot. The owner of orie Tea Garden for past many besides golden ornaments police force, the percentage cal people and visited the spots emerging as a regional force, taken a comprehensive survey NHM, Assam, ... Pg 5 the house Gautam Barai was years. He has a family of three worth lakhs of rupees and oth- of women employed in As- where the leopard... Pg 5 we never thought of merging of Assam. Pg 5 injured as the decoits badly including his wife and daugh- er things and decamped. Pg 5 sam police overall stands at 7.64% which is far below the ACMS demands 12 Arunachali approved reservation per- 2 criminals involved Adani Group starts ‘observation centage by GoI. Pg 5 separate tea tribes included Dimapur police in attack on Gohain’s period’ at Guwahati airport in ST list, Bill arrests 1 person ministry in Assam AGENCIES riod of 50 years. The Adani ation-related business and house arrested CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Enterprise Limited emerged facilities. for fraud to Naga FAIZUR RAHMAN GUWAHATI: A nine-member as the successful bidder for It is known that as per the passed Co-op bank GUWAHATI: The Assam Chah team of the Adani Group all the six airports. agreement, AAI per- AGENCIES NAGAON: Following a secret in- Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) has Monday started the “Observa- Concession Agree- sonnel working pres- DIMAPUR: Dimapur Police put, a team of Nagaon police demanded setting up of a tea tion Period” at the Lokpriya ment between the ently at the airport GUWAHATI: Lok Sabha on arrested one person from led by Nagaon ASP DJ Bora ministry for the revival of the Gopinath Bordoloi interna- Airports Authority will support Adani Monday passed The Consti- Uttar Pradesh on crimi- and TSI of Sadar PS KR Das tea industry in the state. tional airport here, marking of India (AAI) and Group for a period tution (Scheduled Tribes) Or- nal charges of defrauding with the help of Juria Police Participating in the 63rd the first phase of developing the Adani Group of three years from der (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the Nagaland Co-operative arrested two dreaded want- foundation day of the ACMS at and modernising the North- was signed on Jan- now. which seeks to amend the con- Bank (NCB) Dimapur to the ed criminals from a house at its headquarters in Dibrugarh east’s foremost airport, offi- uary 19 this year in Utpal Baruah, an stitutional list of Scheduled tune of Rs 2 crore. The ac- Sutirpar village under Juria on Monday, ACMS president cials said. New Delhi. aviation industry vet- Tribes as recommended by cused identified as Gyanen- PS in Nagaon district on Sun- and former DoNER minister In 2018, the Central gov- The “Adani Guwahati In- eran and who hails from As- Arunachal Pradesh. dra Singh, aged 26 years, is day night. The accused crim- Paban Singh Ghatowar said ernment included the Gu- ternational Airport Limited” sam, has been appointed the The bill, which was passed a resident of Gonda district inals were identified as Izzat The arrested duo at the custody of that setting up a tea ministry wahati airport in the group will take over the charge of Chief Airport Officer of Gu- by Rajya Sabha last week, was in Uttar Pradesh. The arrest Ali alias Broiler and his close Nagaon police. in Assam is a rightful demand of six airports (Ahmedabad, LGBI airport in October this wahati airport by the Adani cleared by the lower house was followed by a complaint associate Saidul Islam both day night. One of the accused of the people of Assam as the Lucknow, Mangalore, Jaipur year, the officials said. group, they said. Monday amidst Opposition by the NCB Dimapur that are hailing from Sutirpar area was involved in triggering 195-year-old tea industry pro- and Trivandrum), set for pri- Land near the airport has Baruah has a long experi- protest over the Pegasus during 2020-2021 unknown of Nagaon district who were grenade blast in the house of vides livelihood to millions of vatisation on the Operations, also been leased out to the ence of working with the AAI snooping row and other is- people has brought ... Pg 5 planned for a specific robbery former Union minister Rajen people. “Tea is one of the ma- Management and Develop- company for a period of 50 and multiple private airports sues. case in Nagaon district on Sun- Gohain sometime back. Pg 5 jor contributors... Pg 5 ment (OMD) model for a pe- years in order to develop avi- in the country. Pg 5 Subsequently, the bill was passed through the voice vote. According to the bill, at present, there are 18 commu- nities with their synonyms Night curfew from 6 pm, inter-dist Foreign nationals now eligible for appearing in the illustrative list of Scheduled Tribes in re- travel remains suspended spect of the state of Arunachal Pradesh. AGENCIES “ALL SHOPS, BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, WORKPLACES, Covid vaccination in India On the basis of recommen- AGENCIES ing in India, especially in CoWin portal to take COV- dations of the state govern- GUWAHATI: The Assam State HOTELS/RESTAURANTS, SHOWROOMS, VEGETABLE AND large metropolitan areas. ID-19 vaccine. “This initia- ment of Arunachal Pradesh, Disaster Management Au- FRUIT MARKETS, ETC WILL REMAIN OPEN TILL 5PM,” THE NEW DELHI: To ensure safety In these areas, the poten- tive will ensure the safety of the bill provides for modifying thority (ASDMA) issued a ASDMA ORDER STATED. from COVID-19, the Union tial of spread of COVID-19 is foreign nationals residing in Part-XVIII of the Schedule to revised and consolidated di- Health Ministry has taken high due to higher popula- India. It will also bring down the Constitution (Scheduled rective, marginally reducing clamped from 6pm to 5am colleges and universities, a decision to allow foreign tion density. the possibilities of further Tribes) Order, 1950, relating to curfew time from Tuesday with effect from August 10 shall continue to provide nationals residing in India To counter any possibility transfer of infection from un- Arunachal Pradesh. amid considerable improve- until further orders. quality virtual options as to register on CoWin portal of such occurrence, it is im- vaccinated persons residing It provides for deletion of ment in the COVID-19 situa- “All shops, business es- physical classes remain sus- and get vaccinated against portant to vaccinate all eligi- in India. It will also ensure ‘Abor’ (tribe) in serial No 1, as tion across the state. tablishments, workplaces, pended. “All inter-district the disease. ble persons. overall safety from further it is the same as ‘Adi’ in serial According to the new hotels/restaurants, show- passenger transport services They can use their pass- For representational purposes. “In a landmark initiative transmission of coronavi- No 16. Secondly, it proposed to standard operating proce- rooms, vegetable and fruit and movement of people to port as identity document for on this portal, they will get a to ensure safety from COV- rus,” the ministry said in the replace ‘Tai Khamti’ instead dures (SOPs) issued through markets, etc will remain and from other districts shall the purpose of registration slot for vaccination. ID-19, the Ministry of Health statement. The national of ‘Khamti’ at serial No 6 of a directive by ASDMA on open till 5pm,” the ASDMA remain suspended. Howev- on CoWIN portal, the health According to the state- has taken a decision to allow COVID-19 vaccination pro- the list. It also provides for the Monday, partial curfew in order stated. Educational in- er, movement of goods shall ministry said in a statement. ment, a significant number foreign nationals residing gramme is being implement- inclusion of ‘Mishmi-Kamam all districts of Assam will be stitutions, including schools, continue,” it stated. Pg 5 Once they are registered of foreign nationals are liv- in India to get registered on ed across all states... Pg 5 (Miju Mishmi)’, ‘Idu (Mish- mi)’ and ‘Taraon ... Pg 5