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Ajanta Neog holds core Retail inflation eases to 5.59% in July due CM felicitates Lovlina, announces committee meeting on to softening food rates NEW : Retail inflation eased to 5.59 per cent in July 1 lakh govt job initiative mainly due to softening food road in her name in Guwahati prices, according to official CHRONICLE NEWS data released on Thursday. PRADIP NATH SERVICE The Consumer Price Index THE (CPI) based inflation was GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Dr. ›FORMALLY INVITED THE GUWAHATI: A core 6.26 per cent in June and 6.73 on BOXER TO JOIN committee meeting re- per cent in July 2020. Thursday felicitated first As- garding one lakh govt According to the data samese sports person to win POLICE IN THE RANK OF job initiative was held released by the National an Olympic medal Lovlina DSP AND ANNOUNCED THAT under the supervision Statistical Office (NSO), infla- Borgohain at a programme THE STATE GOVERNMENT of state finance minister tion in the food basket slowed organised by Sports and Ajanta Neog on Thurs- down to 3.96 per cent in July Youth Welfare Department at WOULD PROVIDE RS. 1 day. from 5.15 per cent in the pre- Srimanta Sankardev Kalak- LAKH EVERY MONTH TO As mentioned, this vious month. shetra. Appreciating her feat THE PUGILIST TILL NEXT was the third meeting of Earlier this month, the RBI of winning the bronze medal the core committee on one projected the CPI inflation at in boxing at Tokyo Olympics OLYMPICS SO THAT SHE lakh govt job initiative. 5.7 per cent during 2021-22 -- 5.9 2020, the Chief Minister hand- CAN PREPARE WELL. So far, the Assam per cent in the second quarter, ed over a cheque of Rs. 1 crore, Government has approved 5.3 per cent in the third, and 5.8 Finance minister Ajanta Neog. a certificate, seleng chadar, xo- will win a gold medal at the Paris a total of 52,500 posts out per cent in the fourth quarter rai, japi and muga shawl. Olympics.” “Not only education, of one lakh govt jobs initiatives. month of September 2021. of the fiscal, with risks broadly Speaking on the occasion but a career in sports is also pos- Of the 52,500 posts, 8855 have The remaining posts will be balanced. Pg 5 Lovlina Borgohain said, “First Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma felicitating Olympic bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain at a function held sible. I want more sportsperson been approved for health, 22000 decided by the cabinet in the of all, I want to apologise to at Srimanta Sarkardev Kalakshetra on Thursday. from Assam to compete in the for education & 22000 for the next meetings, informed Assam everyone as I couldn’t bring in Assam had high hopes for me. empty handed. Everyone prayed really grateful. Today, I prom- Olympics. These should be more home department. The recruit- finance minister Ajanta Neog Govt to train youths home a gold medal. Everyone However, I did not come home for my success, for which I am ise to the people of Assam that I sporting events... Pg 5 ment process will begin from the in a tweet. to run commercial SPOTLIGHT Atrocities on TMC vehicles Sonia Gandhi's virtual meet Afghan govt offers GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabi- 9 police personnel 'share in power' to workers to have repercussions net on Wednesday decided to train some 6,600 youth from Northeast to with opposition leaders Taliban: Report in Delhi: and give them a subsidy be awarded of Rs one lakh each to buy NEW DELHI: Interim Congress jee, who had attended the last KABUL: The Afghan govern- AGENCIES commercial vehicles and NEW DELHI: As many as nine president Sonia Gandhi will, such session that Gandhi had ment has offered the Talib- ply them in a bid to create police personnel from the on August 20, chair a virtual convened in August 2020. an a share in power so long KOLKATA: Asserting that the a cadre of self-employed Northeast are to be awarded meeting of chief ministers Kerala’s , as the rising violence in the Trinamool Congress will over- youths. A cabinet meeting, with ‘Union Home Minis- of ‘like-minded’ Opposition Delhi’s , country comes to a halt, Al come opposition from the BJP chaired by Chief Minister ter’s Medal for Excellence in parties and Congress-ruled Odisha’s , Jazeera reported on Thurs- and win the Assembly elec- Himanta Biswa Sarma, Investigation 2021′. states. , Telangana’s K. Chandrasekhar day, citing a government tions in Tripura, state Chief also decided to appoint 8,855 A total of 152 police offi- , and Ama- Rao, and Andhra’s Jagan Mohan source. Minister Mamata Banerjee youth in positions ranging cials across the country are rinder Singh, chief ministers Reddy are unlikely to be invit- The proposal was delivered on Thursday warned of reper- from paramedics to doctors WB CM Mamata Banerjee. to be awarded with the ‘Union of Congress-ruled Chhattis- ed for the August 20 meeting. through Qatar, the host of cussions in Delhi if there are and nurses in the health Home Minister’s Medal for garh, , and Punjab However, on the cards is also Afghan peace talks, accord- atrocities against TMC work- Tripura's Khowai district on department. The Assam Excellence in Investigation respectively, and their coun- Congress is a junior alliance a lunch or dinner meeting to ing to the source. ers in the northeastern state. August 8 for 'violating Covid government wants to create 2021′. terparts in Tamil Nadu (M.K. partner, will log in for the be hosted by Gandhi for chiefs In another development, At least 14 leaders and work- norms'. 1 lakh new jobs and these The awardees include 28 Stalin), (Hemant meeting. An invitation has and senior leaders of various the head of the High Council ers of the TMC, including those Senior TMC leaders from the decisions are part... Pg 5 women police officials from Soren), and (Ud- also been sent to West Bengal Opposition parties, subject to for National... Pg 5 injured in an alleged attack by state are of late visiting the NE across the country. Pg 5 dhav Thackeray), where the chief minister Mamata Baner- their... Pg 5 BJP workers, were arrested in state where... Pg 5

Special train to run Agartala – 63 rescued turtles Girl, 5, rescued in Arunachal Online admission for HS from Sept 30 1st yr to start from Aug 16 AGARTALA: Amid the Covid airlifted to Assam; to after drug addict kidnaps her pandemic, the Indian Rail- GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher selves on the portal to receive way Catering and Tourism AGENCIES Secondary Education Council the applications. Students will Corporation (IRCTC) have be released into wild (AHSEC) on Thursday an- also have to register through the announced a Pilgrim Spe- GUWAHATI: A 5-year-old girl, nounced that the application portal with their roll number. cial Tourist Train for Goa AGENCIES who was kidnapped by a drug for the online admission in “For institutions to create starting from Agartala to addict while playing near her higher secondary first year their profile by providing their facilitate the travellers of PUNE: As many as 63 turtles home in Assam's Dhemaji dis- (class 11) will begin from Au- institutions details into the the state to the paradise of belonging to rare species were trict on Wednesday was res- gust 16. portal by visiting www.darpan. ’s west coast. airlifted from Maharashtra’s cued from a village in Arun- The council said has fixed the ahseconline.in or www.ahsec. The maiden train with Pune and flown to Assam, to achal Pradesh's East Siang last date of application from the assam.gov.in is extended till 15 sleepers and 3 Tier AC be released into their natural district today, the Assam po- students as August 31. 13/08/2021 upto 4 pm,” the notice coaches is scheduled to orig- habitat, a forest official said on lice said. “The institutions will pub- said. inate from Agartala Railway Thursday. The girl was rescued with lish the category wise merit list The minister said, “Every stu- Station on September 30 next Turtles of endangered spe- The exercise was a joint initi- the help of within September 5 next,” said dent can apply for admission in and en-route... Pg 5 cies such as Indian roof turtle, ative by the state forest depart- Police, local residents and vol- an official communiqué. maximum five institutes. The crowned river turtle, brown ment and the Turtle Survival unteers of the Adi-Mising Baane Five-year-old Kumkum Pegu was rescued from the jungles of Pasighat in Earlier, Assam education institutes after evaluating their roof turtle and spotted river Alliance, he said Kebang (AMBK) and the Takam Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district on Thursday. minister Ranoj Pegu said that all marks in the high school leaving Kaziranga National terrapin were rescued during “This is the first time that Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK). Wednesday while playing near government. On discovering government or private schools certificate results will approve various seizures in the state, the endangered and rare species of The 5-year-old girl had gone a field close to her house. Her their daughter is missing, the and colleges or senior secondary the student. This way we can do Park staff given official said. turtles are being... Pg 5 missing at around 6 pm on parents work with the Assam shocked parents... Pg 5 institutes have to register them- away with... Pg 5 satellite phones Special train between CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Muslim man thrashed, New Jalpaiguri and Imposter dupes widow of GUWAHATI: The forest guards Digha restored in The Kaziranga Nation- asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ al Park and Tiger Reserve CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE 3 lakh on promise of job (KNP & TR) in Assam will AGENCIES ` be equipped with satellite THE VICTIM’S DAUGHTER IS SEEN TRYING TO SAVE HER GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier phones to guard the wildlife KANPUR (UP): A Muslim man › FATHER, CRYING AND ASKING THE ATTACKERS NOT TO Railway has decided to restore AGENCIES remaining Rs 1 Lakh at Last of the world heritage site. was assaulted in the public BEAT HIM. LATER, SOME POLICEMEN TOOK THE MAN TO the services of weekly special Gate, . The complainant Assam is the first state in and allegedly asked to chant train between New Jalpaiguri GUWAHATI: Based on a verbal only had the mobile number the country to be equipped “Jai Shri Ram” even as his mi- THEIR JEEP. THE FOOTAGE ALSO SHOWS THE MAN BEING and Digha from August 20 for complaint received by DCP of the fraudster and no other with 10 satellite phones to nor daughter tried to save him, HIT WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY. the benefit of passengers until (Crime) Office, Guwahati details. give its security... Pg 5 said police here on Thursday. further advice. Commissionerate from one A case was registered in A one-minute video of the inci- beat him. Later, some policemen area of Kanpur on Wednesday. Train No. 05722 New Nabonita Koch wife of late Noonmati PS vide FIR No 499/21 dent surfaced on social media on took the man to their Jeep. The “On the complaint of the Jalpaiguri – Digha weekly spe- Biraj Jyoti Koch, Forest Gate, U/S 420/506/294/509 IPC and the Ship splits into two, Wednesday. The 45-year-old man footage also shows the man being victim, we have lodged an FIR cial train will run w.e.f. August Noonmati claimed that a per- Crime Branch Team swung into is seen being assaulted by some hit while in police custody. and legal action is under way,” 20 on every Friday leaving New son, who introduced himself action. spills oil off coast of men, who ask him to chant “Jai Deputy Police Commissioner she said. Jalpaiguri at 20:00 hrs. to reach as Raj Bora, had taken Rs 3 Initial technical analysis of Japan Shri Ram”. (South) Raveena Tyagi said the Police, however, did not men- Digha at 11:55 hrs. on next day. lakhs from her promising to the mobile number led to various The victim’s daughter is seen matter came to the fore at the tion the name of the organisation In return direction, Train No. secure an LDA (Lower Divi- Accused Baharul Islam Raj Bora. persons whom the fraudster was TOKYO: A Panamanian-reg- trying to save her father, crying Kacchi Basti locality near the involved in the act. 05721 Digha – New Jalpaiguri sional Assistant) job in PWD Raj Bora took Rs 2 Lakhs at trying to cheat in the grab of jobs, istered ship ran aground in and asking the attackers not to Ram Gopal crossing in the Barra The victim, Pg 5 weekly special... Pg 5 Department for her daughter. her house in Noonmati and the but didn’t reveal... Pg 5 a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and was leaking oil, but there were no injuries among the 21 Assam launches war on drugs as crew and the oil leak was be- Toy train services in Arunachal ing controlled with no signs it had reached shore, the Ja- pan Coast Guard said. UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis soon, says CM Khandu The 39,910-tonne vessel, the "Crimson Polaris," was carry- AGENCIES that would include a park with ing wood... Pg 5 AGENCIES northeastern state, is where traffickers facilities like food centres, craft gather or store drugs such as heroin and : Tourists planning bazaar, etc. NEW DELHI: Assam that has for years been methamphetamine. They estimate about a trip to the picturesque According to the proposal Militants open fire a big transit point for illicit drugs orig- a fifth is sold locally and the rest in India's town of in Aruna- the toy train would have at least inating in neighbouring Myanmar has richer towns and cities. chal Pradesh can enjoy ‘Toy three bogies with a passenger at BSF convoy in launched a massive crackdown on the Myanmar is one of Asia's main sources of Train’ services soon as chief capacity of 12 in each. trade, seizing record amounts and arrest- illegal production of methamphetamine, or minister Pema Khandu gave Taking to Twitter Khandu Kashmir ing nearly 2,000 people since May. "crazy drug" yaba, as well as heroin, accord- his nod for the project imple- wrote, “The picturesque town Assam, four of whose neighbouring ing to the International Narcotics Control mented by Northeast Fron- of #Tawang will soon have a states have open and rugged borders with Board and the United Nations Office on tier Railway (NFR). #ToyTrain service. Gave nod Myanmar, connects the northeast to the Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Tawang is situated around Representational image. to the proposal today in a meet- rest of India. It has received praise for the "I hope I'm wrong, but the drug trafficking 448 km north-west of state cap- the chief minister in Itanagar ing with @RailNf in presence of drug clampdown from ruling and opposition CM Himanta Biswa Sarma uses a roller to destroy situation in looks somewhat ital Itanagar at an elevation of on Thursday, presented the GM Anshul Gupta. Requested politicians but been criticised for alleged seized drugs, recently. like it did in Bangladesh a few years ago approximately 3,048 meters. proposal. NF Railway for train service human rights abuses, including the shooting the drugs fight to a recent territorial clash before methamphetamine really took off," The town is a major hotspot. The project envisages a tour- to Southern States and also of suspected traffickers. between the two states in which police forces said Jeremy Douglas, UNODC's regional NFR general manager ist-centric ‘toy train’ service in discussed on work on rail con- Full Story on Page 5 Assam's ties with one of the states, fired at each other. representative for Southeast Asia and the Anshul Gupta, while calling on and around Tawang Township nectivity to Pasighat.” Pg 5 Mizoram, has frayed too after Assam linked Police say Assam, the most populous Pacific. Pg 5