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SPOTLIGHT ‘FAIR AND REASONABLE’: SC ON CLASS 12 MARKING SCHEME TMC leader Narada: SC to hear pleas of lodges complaint against BJP MPs Supreme Court dismisses pleas Mamata, Ghatak on June 25 AGENCIES AGENCIES "THE SUPREME COURT HAD NOTED EARLIER ON JUNE ALIPURDUAR: Trinamool NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court 18 THAT THE HIGH COURT MAY NOT TAKE UP THE Congress Youth wing pres- challenging cancellation of exams Tuesday decided to hear on › ident from Alipurduar June 25 the appeals of West MATTER ON 21 AND 22. SINCE THE MATTER COULD NOT BE Prasenjit Kar on Tuesday AGENCIES CISCE for evaluation of Class 12 Bengal Chief Minister Mam- TAKEN UP TODAY, WE HOPE THE HIGH COURT WILL NOT lodged a complaint against students. It rejected the objec- "WE ACCEPT THE SCHEME AS PROPOUNDED BY BOTH ata Banerjee and the state TAKE UP THE MATTER ON ANY DATE PRIOR TO THE 25TH", BJP MPs and NEW DELHI: The Supreme tions raised by a parents’ body THE BOARDS-(CBSE AND CISCE)," SAID A SPECIAL Law Minister Moloy Ghatak Soumitra Khan for their al- Court Tuesday approved of as well as students and said › against the June 9 order of the THE BENCH SAID IN THE ORDER. leged statement demanding the scheme proposed by the that it was not possible to have BENCH OF JUSTICES A M KHANWILKAR AND DINESH Calcutta High Court which separate states for North CBSE and CISCE to calculate a second guess approach with MAHESHWARI. THEY SAID THAT THE EVALUATION SCHEME had refused to take on record the matter in the afternoon. from Solicitor-General Tushar Bengal and Jangalmahal. the marks for students of Class regard to various aspects of the CANNOT BE DOUBTED ON THE MERE APPREHENSION OF their affidavits on the CBI's At outset, Justice Saran said Mehta, and senior Advocates Incidentally, Pg 5 12 this year since their regular assessment scheme, according transfer plea related to the that the matters are fresh for Rakesh Dwivedi and Vikas exams have been cancelled to news agency PTI. MANIPULATION OF MARKS BY THE CBSE SCHOOLS TO Narada scam case. the bench and they needed to Singh, whether they will be due to Covid. "We accept the scheme FAVOUR THEIR OWN STUDENTS. The appeals, initially list- go through the files before the able to conclude the arguments Congress to The apex court dismissed as propounded by both the ed before a vacation bench of hearing. on Friday. the petitions challenging the boards-(CBSE and CISCE)," Association, and second com- pects of the students. Justices Hemant Gupta and On being pointed out that ear- The lawyers answered in the participate in PM’s CBSE and ICSE decision to said A special bench of Justices partment and private students. On June 1, the Centre Aniruddha Bose, were referred lier the top court had requested affirmative. all-party meeting cancel examinations. The court A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh The UP parents’ association announced that CBSE class 12 to another bench by Chief the high court to defer the hear- "The Supreme Court had allowed a go-ahead to the assess- Maheshwari. They said that and other students have flagged exams won't be held this year. Justice N V Ramana during ing till it decides the appeals, the noted earlier on June 18 that the JAMMU: The Congress will ment scheme brought out by the the evaluation scheme cannot be several concerns with regard to Recently, the board put out eval- the day itself after Justice Bose bench said that it would pass the High Court may not take up the attend the all-party meet- Boards to evaluate the students' doubted on the mere apprehen- evaluation formula proposed uation formula to declare the recused from the hearing with- same order urging the high court matter on 21 and 22. Since the ing convened by Prime examination pattern. sion of manipulation of marks by by both the boards for Class 12 results, which will be declared out citing any reason. to postpone the scheduled hear- matter could not be taken up Minister Narendra Modi in The SC refused to interfere the CBSE schools to favour their results. They say that that many by July 31. Those who want to A bench of Vineet Saran and ing there on June 23 and wait for today, we hope the High Court New Delhi on Thursday, its with the assessment scheme own students. The petitions were clauses are arbitrary and would take examination can do so Dinesh Maheswari, to which the two more days. will not take up the matter on Jammu and Kashmir unit put forward by both CBSE and filed by Uttar Pradesh Parents’ be detrimental to future pros- between August 15... Pg 5 cases were referred to, took up The bench then enquired any date prior... Pg 5 spokesperson Ravinder

Sharma said on Tuesday. Two pair trains to TRP scam: Police

The decision was taken at TMC: BJP trying to politicise

a meeting... Pg 5 Saffron camp is in run from Guwahati names Goswami in

to Jammu Tawi Nusrat's marriage issue chargesheet Resolve boundary favour of a, united Bengal GUWAHATI: MUMBAI: Northeast Frontier AGENCIES The Mumbai Police dispute, Mizoram , Railway has decided to run has named Republic TV Edi- BJP unit to CM CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE THE BJP HAS WARNED TWO MPS, JOHN BARLA two pair weekly special trains KOLKATA: TMC General Secre- tor-in-Chief and anchor Arnab between Guwahati and Jam- tary Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday Goswami in its chargesheet in AIZAWL: The Mizoram BJP KOLKATA: State politics is AND SOUMITRA KHAN, NOT TO COMMENT ON THE mu Tawi from the month of alleged that the Bharatiya the infamous TRP scam case. unit in a letter to chief in full swing on the issue of DEMAND FOR A SEPARATE STATE. THEY HAVE BEEN June-July, 2021 until further Janata Party (BJP) has been The Mumbai Police has named minister Zoramthanga has statehood. The demand for INFORMED THAT THEY COULD TALK ABOUT THE advice. Moreover, one weekly trying to politicise the issue of four owners of Republic TV in its urged him to resolve the statehood by two BJP MPs summer special train will run actor-turned-politician Nusrat 1800-page second supplementary state’s boundary dispute has made the Saffron camp UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA CONCERNED. between Agartala and Secun- Jahan's marriage. chargesheet – Arnab Goswami, with neighbouring Assam uneasy. Realising the oppor- BUT REFRAIN FROM DEMANDING A SEPARATE STATE. derabad for two trips each in "BJP is trying to politicise the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Tripura. tunity, the Trinamool Con- June-July, 2021 for the benefit personal matter of . Priya Mukherjee, Shivendu In its letter to the CM on gress has taken up the issue. party has to abide by the party for a separate state and immedi- of passengers. This is her personal family mat- Mulelkar and Shiva Sundaram. Monday, the Mizoram BJP On Tuesday, , the policy.” ate action should be taken. The The special trains are: ter. If we start looking into the "Nusrat Jahan official- A case was registered in unit said that the Centre was state president of the BJP, According to sources, the BJP BJP has warned two MPs, John Train No. 05651 Guwahati personal lives of others, it can ly informed the regards to the scam last year after keen on solving the boundary said, “BJP is not in favour of meeting on Tuesday morning Barla and Soumitra Khan, not – Jammu Tawi weekly (Lohit be problematic for many peo- Secretariat and other depart- then commissioner of Mumbai disputes among the north- a united Bengal. This is the demanded that the image of the to comment on the demand for Express) special will run w.e.f. ple belonging to many parties," ments concerned two weeks Police Param Bir Singh named eastern states. party line. Everyone in the party be damaged by the demand a separate state. Pg 5 12-07-2021 leaving... Pg 5 Ghosh told mediapersons here. back that her... Pg 5 Republic TV... Pg 5 It said that... Pg 5

Pfizer in final Tea auction in Assam Suvendu to speak at the Bengal budget session stages of agreement with fetches record prices BJP state executive meeting to begin from July 2 WASHINGTON: US Pharma AGENCIES AGENCIES The session will be conducted giant Pfizer is in the final CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE the party's executive meeting. following all COVID-19 protocols. stages of an agreement with GUWAHATI: The first Interna- Will he have another meeting KOLKATA: The budget session According to TMC chief whip India to supply anti-Covid tional Tea Day Special Auc- KOLKATA: The state BJP's ex- with Nadda? of the Assembly Nirmal Ghosh, just like the pre- -19 vaccines, CEO Dr Albert tion organised by mjunction ecutive meeting is to be held Despite Suvendu, not all the will begin from July 2 with vious vote-on-account was placed Bourla said on Tuesday, ob- services limited, India’s larg- on June 29 after a long hiatus MLAs of the party are invited Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's by the chief minister Mamata serving that the domestical- est B2B e-commerce company, due to the Assembly elections. to the meeting because not all of address, Speaker Biman Ba- Banerjee herself in February ly manufactured vaccines fetched record prices and met Leader of Opposition, Suven- them are members of the state nerjee said on Tuesday. session due to ill health of state would be the backbone of with resounding success at the du Adhikari, is going to be one executive. However, two-time The budget is likely to be finance minister Amit Mitra, vaccinating the Indian peo- Jorhat tea e-marketplace on auction. of the attractions of the meet- BJP MLA Manoj Tigga has been placed in the house the next day this time too the budget might ple. Monday. More than 93% of the total ing. a member since 2016. MPs who of the commencement of the ses- be presented by either the CM or Addressing the 15th edition Most of the best marks of teas on offer got sold. Buyers After joining BJP, Suvendu talk about the party's next pro- are not office bearers of the state sion or the day after, assembly parliamentary affairs minister of the India-US Bio Pharma Upper Assam like Hookhmol, had logged in from Assam, has attended many important gramme. committee will also be present sources said. The duration of the Partha Chatterjee in case Mitra & Healthcare Summit being Lankashi, Diroibam, West Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat election meetings. But despite Since joining the team, he at the meeting as because all the session is yet to be finalised. is unable to do so. organised by... Pg 5 Aideobari Premium, and Rajasthan. not being a member of the state has become very important to MPs are members of the execu- "The budget session of the "However, nothing has been Muktabari, Rungliting Tea Pabhojan Orthodox tea was committee as per the party's con- Amit Shah and JP Nadda. Most tive committee. West Bengal assembly will begin decided so far in this regard", Estate, NarayanpurPanbarry, sold at a record price of Rs 4,000 stitution, this is his first time, he recently he went to Delhi and According to sources, the from July 2 with Governor's he said. Durgapur, Tirual, Arin, per kg. as a Leader of Opposition in the had a meeting with the central top leadership of the party address. However, it is yet to be Ghosh said the tenure of the Bharat Biotech’s Kathonibari, Friends Tea and Diroibam Speciality Green tea Assembly, he is set to address leadership. Suvendu is going to will attend the meeting at the decided till when the session will budget session is likely to be Covaxin shows Pabhojan participated at the was sold at... Pg 5 an organisational meeting and Delhi on Wednesday even before Hastings... Pg 5 continue," Banerjee said. decided during... Pg 5

77.8% efficacy Tripura approves

NEW DELHI: An expert pan- No need at the moment to change promotion policy on Jnaneswari: Accused to undergo

el of the country's central

drugs authority has re- ad-hoc basis viewed and accepted the Covishield doses gap: Experts DNA test to confirm identity phase-3 trial data of Bharat , AGARTALA: Probably for the Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine AGENCIES , first time in the country, the AGENCIES ancies that we have noticed they said that he had developed Covaxin, sources said on MEMBER (HEALTH), NITI AAYOG AND CHAIRPERSON, Tripura cabinet on Tuesday during the interrogation and some mental problems and he Tuesday. NEW DELHI: The Chairman of NATIONAL EXPERT GROUP ON VACCINES made a historical decision by KOLKATA: The Amritava Chow- we are surprised about it - how couldn't remember anything According to the data sub- the national Covid Vaccine ADMINISTRATION VK PAUL TUESDAY SAID THAT NO approving Promotion Policy dhury case -- where a dead can a 'simple' middle class fam- but he told them that he was mitted by the Hyderabad- Administration task force on 2021 purely on an ad-hoc basis man in the Jnaneswari train ily manipulate such secret and kidnapped by the Maoists. We based firm, the indigenously Tuesday said there was no NEED WAS FELT AT THE MOMENT TO CHANGE THE for a large number of govern- accident turned out to be alive important documents. This is are not sure whether this is developed vaccine has shown need felt at the moment to re- INTERVAL. ment employees. after 11 years -- has become unlikely. We have also come to Amritava Chowdhury and so 77.8 per cent... Pg 5 visit the Covishield doses gap Speaking with reporters murkier because the CBI know that he was missing for to confirm his identity we will of 12 to 16 weeks. under the National Vaccine the maximum benefit from every on Tuesday evening, cabinet sleuths after interrogating nearly seven years after the go for DNA and Ossification Member (Health), NITI Aayog Tracking System - and doing dose of the vaccine. We find that spokesperson and Law minister Chowdhury for nine hours accident. It is not clear where he test," the officer added. The CBI and Chairperson, National real-time evaluation regarding the current dosages are proving Ratanlal Nath said “Tripura ‘s came to know that the alleged was all these years. Chowdhury officers said the Ossification test Political crisis Expert Group on Vaccines effectiveness of vaccines, dose to be beneficial,” he said. council of ministers on Tuesday man was missing for seven couldn't recollect properly," a is a process to know the exact age worsens in Nepal, Administration VK Paul interval, region-wise impact, Paul added that at the same approved ‘Appointment on years. This has prompted the senior CBI officer interrogating through bone mapping. Tuesday said that no need was variants; at present, no need is time, nothing was set in stone. Promotion on an ad-hoc basis as probe agency to go for Chow- Chowdhury said. The CBI officers also matched Oli in trouble felt at the moment to change the felt for changing dose interval of NK Arora, chairman of the a one-time measure to the state dhury's DNA and Ossification "We have also spoken to the Chowdhury with his old photo- interval. COVISHIELD. The basic princi- National Technical Advisory government employees due to tests to confirm his identity. neighbours in Kolkata and also graphs and got in touch with his KATHMANDU: In a major “We are collecting data ple is that our people should get group on... Pg 5 pending finalization... Pg 5 "There are some discrep- the local people in his village and school and college. Pg 5 blow to beleaguered Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, the Supreme Court on ANTI-BJP PARTIES MEET AT SHARAD PAWAR'S HOUSE Tuesday ruled that the ap- pointment of 20 ministers by Horror! Toddler abducted, him was unconstitutional, invalidating his two recent Cabinet expansions after Exercise to put up a more cohesive the dissolution of the House raped, murdered in UP of Representatives. A division bench... Pg 5 BAHRAICH (UP): A one-and-a- ing. The accused, who was also challenge to the saffron party! half-year-old girl died after with the victim, was caught by she was abducted and sex- the villagers and handed over Nepal resumes AGENCIES ed people" under the aegis ually assaulted by a man in to the police. of Yashwant Singh's Rashtra a village in Uttar Pradesh's The girl was admitted to hos- flight operations NEW DELHI: A meeting of op- Manch, an apolitical grouping Bahraich district. According pital where she succumbed to position leaders from many with distinct anti-BJP views. to report, the accused was her injuries during the treat- after two months anti-BJP parties, all except However, no one can over- caught by locals from the ment. the Left being regional forces, look the fact that it was hosted crime scene and thrashed open courtyard on Monday A case under charges of hosted by the veteran leader by Pawar at his residence and before being handed over to night when the accused (30) murder and provisions of the and NCP president Sharad comes close on the heels of the the police. He tried to escape picked her up and took her Protection of Children from Pawar on Tuesday is being astute politician's recent meet- from police custody while to a deserted school building Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act seen by political pundits as a ings with political strategist being taken to court but was nearby, where he raped her. has been lodged against the beginning of an exercise by Opposition leaders after a meeting at NCP President Sharad Pawar's residence Prashant Kishor, including overpowered after being shot When the parents did not find accused. While being taken them to join forces to put up a in New Delhi on Tuesday. one just a day before, political in the leg, police said. their girl early morning on to court in the afternoon more cohesive challenge to the were, however, at pains to down- regional parties have often come watchers feel. According to reports, the Tuesday, a search began and for remand, the 30-year-old Full Story on Page 5 saffron party. play its political import, more so unstuck, and projected it as an The meeting comes against toddler was sleeping in an she was found profusely bleed- attacked the... Pg 5 The meeting participants as such attempts of unity among interaction among "like-mind- the backdrop... Pg 5