Centre Warns of 'Inevitable' Third Wave
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EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH IRAN ENVOY DROPS APPEAL TO RBI UNLEASH LIQUIDITY BCCI’S CARAVAN MODEL, Max 33°c jail in Belgium, no prisoner swap support to suppress Covid laxity come under fire Min 26°c seen P 6 turbulence P 9 P 10 Humidity 74% VOL II, ISSUE 211 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 SPOTLIGHT Oxygen leaks from tanker enroute to Centre warns of Didi takes oath as CM for Covid facilities MUMBAI: A tanker trans- third consecutive term porting liquid medical ox- ygen (LMO) to COVID-19 AGENCIES facilities 'inevitable' third wave witnessed a KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leak due to AGENCIES given the higher levels of circu- that the disease is not spreading (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee overfilling lating virus, but it is not clear on through animals, bot through on Wednesday took oath as the in Mahar- NEW DELHI: The government on what time-scale this phase three human to human transmission. Chief Minister of West Ben- ashtra's Sat- Wednesday said that a third will occur. Union Health Ministry Joint gal for the third consecutive ara district on wave of coronavirus pandem- We should be prepared Secretary Lav Agarwal said that term. She was administered Wednesday, police said. ic was "inevitable", although a for new waves," said K Vijay the foreign aid coming from the oath by Governor Jagdeep The incident took time-frame for it could not be Raghavan, the principal scien- abroad is being monitored by a Dhankhar. place around 6.15 pm on predicted. tific advisor to the Centre. group of senior officials. TMC secured 213 seats in Pune-Bengaluru National In a press briefing by the Member, NITI Ayog, Dr VK "Our technical wing has made the eight-phased West Bengal Highway in the jurisdiction Ministry of Health Affairs Paul requested "physicians' guidelines to see that what hos- Assembly elections while Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administers oath to Mamata Banerjee as Chief of the Satara police, when the on Wednesday, officials said and Bihar are among the states fraternity" to come forward pital would the equipment be Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minister at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Photo: Purbadri Das tanker was... Pg 5 the long COVID wave of such that show increasing trend in and provide teleconsultations to suitable for. The equipment is won 77 seats. the situation," she said after tak- third term. Our priority is that "ferocity" that the country was daily cases, it said. people and families at home who being sent to hospitals where an "I thank all the people who ing the oath. we must bring an end to this experiencing currently "was not The government also said are infected with coronavirus. immediate need has been felt," were looking at the Bengal "I will hold a big celebration senseless violence that has affect- Detained separatist predicted". that 24 states and UTs show "The response to the changing he said. elections. Our first priority is once the pandemic is over," she ed society at large. I have every leader Ashraf dies Twelve states, including more than 15 per cent COVID virus remains the same. We need Agarwal also said that 11 tackling COVID-19. Secondly, added. hope that the CM on an urgent Maharashtra, Karnataka, positivity rate. to follow the COVID- appropri- districts in Maharashtra are I urge all political parties to Meanwhile, the Governor basis will take all steps to restore in hospital Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, have From May 1, 6.71 lakh people ate behaviour such as mask, showing continuous decline look around so that violence said that their first priority is rule of law," said Dhankhar. JAMMU: Prominent sepa- more than 1 lakh active COVID in the age group of 18-44 years in distancing, hygiene, no unnec- in COVID cases since the last to be controlled. From today to stop or end the worrisome Mamata became the Chief ratist leader Mohammad cases, the government said. nine states have been adminis- essary meetings and staying at 14 days, while some districts onwards, I am taking law and violence which erupted in the Minister of West Bengal for the Ashraf Sehrai, who was Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil tered the vaccines, it added. home," Dr Paul said. like Satara and Solapur show order into my hands. I will post state after the elections. "I con- first time in 2011 by ending the arrested under the Public Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan "Phase three is inevitable In reply to a question, he said a continued increase... Pg 5 the police accordingly to tackle gratulate Mamata Ji on her 34-year-long CPI(M)... Pg 5 Safety Act in July last year, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, officials said. Mamata Banerjee is Nagaland’s six BJP Sehrai, 77, a close confi- CM urges Modi to ensure adequate leader of the country: Local trains suspended, district BJP presidents dant of hardline Hurriyat Kamal Nath Conference leader Syed Ali banks to operate for to be removed Shah Geelani, was incar- supply of vaccines, oxygen cerated at the district jail in INDORE: Veteran Congress lead- KOHIMA: The longstanding Udhampur. Pg 5 AGENCIES er Kamal Nath on Wednesday limited hours issues within the Nagaland FREE VACCINATION AS UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION described West Bengal Chief BJP unit reached a new peak KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief ›FOR ALL IN A TRANSPARENT AND TIME-BOUND Minister Mamata Banerjee as AGENCIES that metro rail and state trans- as seven district presidents of Lockdown-like Minister Mamata Banerjee MANNER. AT PRESENT, VACCINE AVAILABILITY IS TOO the "leader of the country" who port services will be curtailed the party sought BJP National wrote to Prime Minister Nar- defeated all her opponents, in- KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief by 50 per cent from Thursday, President JP Nadda’s interven- restrictions in endra Modi on Wednesday INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE TO ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES cluding Prime Minister Naren- Minister Mamata Banerjee as part of the newly imposed set tion to be relieved from the re- Sikkim till May 16 requesting him to ensure ad- AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DIRECTION 10 dra Modi and Central agencies on Wednesday took stock of of restrictions. sponsibilities as district party equate supply of Covid vac- EXTEND VACCINATION UPTO 18 YEARS PLUS MAKES AN like the CBI and the ED, in the the COVID-19 situation in Banks will be operational presidents. GANGTOK: Lockdown-like re- cines, medical oxygen, and recently-held Assembly elec- the state, shortly after her from 10 am to 2 pm, and gov- Addressing a press confer- strictions were imposed in drugs like Remdesivir and To- UNREALISTIC TO ACHIEVE. SO, THE SUPPLY OF VACCINES tions in West Bengal. swearing-in ceremony, and ernment offices have been told ence, Yanthungo Kikon, pres- Sikkim till May 16 amid a cilizumab to the state. IS THE CORE ISSUE TO ADDRESS NOW, SAYS MAMATA When asked by reporters on announced fresh curbs to com- to make do with 50 per cent ident, BJP Wokha district, surge in COVID-19 cases, as She once again requested the BANERJEE. the possibility of the TMC supre- bat the spread of COVID-19, workforce, Banerjee said at the informed that six district presi- per an official order issued Prime Minister for free Covid mo being pitted against the prime including suspension of local press meet. dents from Phek, Wokha, Peren, on Wednesday. vaccination for all citizens. in a transparent and time-bound to provide to eligible beneficiar- minister in the 2024 Lok Sabha train services. The satte administration has Noklak, Tuensang, and Kohima The restrictions, which "Free vaccination as manner. At present, vaccine ies and the Government of India elections, the Madhya Pradesh Banerjee, following a high-lev- also requested private firms to wrote to Nadda with a plea to include the imposition of Universal immunization for all availability is too inadequate direction... Pg 5 Congress... Pg 5 el meeting with top officials, said encourage work... Pg 5 remove them... Pg 5 prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CRPC, will come into effect on Thursday, Bengal Guv urges CM it said. We take oath to protect BJP weathers TMC storm in Rangpo, Melli and Ramam borders will be... Pg 5 democracy, says Nadda north Bengal, maintains 2019 gains to handle law and order AGENCIES her third term. Arunachal Guv AGENCIES AGENCIES seats in Cooch Behar where five "I express hope and expec- expresses concern over people were killed, including KOLKATA: West Bengal Gover- tation that her governess will KOLKATA: BJP president J P KOLKATA: Though the BJP four in firing by CISF personnel, nor Jagdeep Dhankhar sound- according to the constitution spurt in Covid cases Nadda on Wednesday took a failed to dislodge Mamata Ba- during the fourth phase of poll- ed the war bugle on the day and rule of law. India is a great symbolic oath here to protect nerjee from power, the saffron ing, while it bagged four of seven Mamata Banerjee took oath democracy where power ema- ITANAGAR: Expressing con- democracy and “save the peo- party managed to weather the constituencies in Jalpaiguri, for a third term as chief minis- nates from the process of law". cern over the spurt in COV- ple of West Bengal from the TMC storm emerging trium- five of six in Darjeeling and ter and asked her to rise above Dhankhar who in his recent ID-19 cases in Arunachal cycle of political violence." phant in 25 of 42 constituencies whitewashed the ruling party partisan attitude and work for tweets expressed serious con- Pradesh, Governor Brig Nadda, who had attended a in six districts of the region in in Alipurduar district which has The work of the RSS, helped the people of the state.