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Water cannons used by police as Days after taking fake Assam issues fresh SOP: vaccine, Mimi falls ill farmers break through barricades AGENCIES

KOLKATA: Actor-turned-TMC at Chandigarh-Mohali border MP Mimi Chakraborty on Curfew to begin from 5 pm Saturday fell ill, a few days AGENCIES including women, from sever- on Price Assurance and after she was administered CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE sion under Golaghat district. al parts of Punjab, assembled Farm Services Act, 2020; and a fake COVID vaccine, Districts/Sub-divisions show- CHANDIGARH: Police on Satur- at Amb Sahib Gurudwara in the Essential Commodities sources said. GUWAHATI: The state disaster ing moderate positivity rate are day (June 26) used a water Mohali before moving towards (Amendment) Act, 2020. However, the doctor who management authority, As- Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, cannon to disperse farmers Punjab Raj Bhavan. They have been camping at attended to the Jadavpur MP sam on Saturday issued a re- Nalbari, Baksa, Bajali, Kamrup, as they broke through barri- Similarly in Haryana, Delhi borders since November said it was too early to link her vised and consolidated direc- Darrang, Sonitpur, Nagaon, cades at the Chandigarh-Mo- farmers from several parts last year demanding the with- illness with the fake jab that tive for both rural and urban Hojai, Golaghat & Sarupathar hali border, trying to march of the state gathered at Nada drawal of these three laws and she had taken four days ago, areas. subdivision, Jorhat, Sibasagar, towards the Punjab gover- Sahib gurudwara in Panchkula that a new law be made to guar- they said. The order shall come into Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, nor's house here. and headed towards the Raj antee minimum support price Chakraborty... Pg 5 force from 5 am of June 28, 2021 Dhemaji, Cachar, Karimganj, One of the protesting farm- Bhavan. (MSP) for their crops. until further order. Karbi Anglong, Dibrugarh. ers climbed on top of a water In view of the farmers' pro- Several rounds of talks As per the new directive cur- The districts where caseload cannon vehicle. test march, the Haryana Police between the farmers and the few timing for high positivity showing improvements are Officials said a heavy has made security arrange- government have failed to Kohima is ranked districts will be round the clock, Kamrup Metro, South Salmara, police force was deployed in ments at the Chandigarh- break the deadlock over these 10th out of the 2 pm to 5 am for the moderate Majuli, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Chandigarh following a call by Panchkula border. contentious laws. positivity districts and 5 pm Udalguri, West Karbi Anglong, farmers to march towards the Farmers have been The government last held 100 Smart Cities to 5 am for districts showing and upto 4 pm for districts show- positivity districts and upto 4 pm Dima Hasao, Charaideo and governor's house here and sub- protesting against the talks with farmer leaders on improvements. ing improvement. for districts showing improve- Hailakandi. mit a memorandum to mark Farmers' Produce Trade January 22. The talks between NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK Workplace, business/com- Shops dealing with groceries, ment. All government servants the completion of seven months and Commerce (Promotion the two sides came to a halt mercial establishments, shops fruits and vegetables, dairy and Districts/Subdivisions show- (including contractual and fixed of their agitation against the and Facilitation) Act, 2020; after a January 26 tractor DIMAPUR: Kohima is ranked will be closed in high positivity milk booths, animal fodder will ing high positivity rate are pay) who have taken at least one Centre's three new farm laws. Farmers' (Empowerment parade by farmers in Delhi 10th out of the 100 Smart districts, will be open upto 1 pm be open upto 5 pm high positivity Morigaon, Biswanath, Goalpara dose of COVID19 vaccine shall A large number of farmers, and Protection) Agreement turned violent. Cities, and certified as “En- for moderate positivity districts districts, upto 1 pm for moderate and Bokakhat (Civil) sub-divi- attend office except ... Pg 5 abled”, in the Data Maturi- ty Assessment Framework SPOTLIGHT BJP appoints Sharda 2.0. This was announced by Realise our vision of a the Ministry of Housing and CM asks for withdrawal of ration Devi as new chief of Urban Affairs (MoHUA) CM reviews Jal during the Sixth... Pg 5 its Manipur unit Drugs Free India: PM Modi Jeevan Mission cards from ineligible beneficiaries AGENCIES NEW DELHI: Prime Minister CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE the FCS&CA Department to take efit the poor people. on Interna- Nagaland: vaccine steps for withdrawal of ration The Chief Minister also IMPHAL: The BJP on Saturday tional Day against Drug Abuse booking for age GUWAHATI: Chief Minister GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Him- cards from all ineligible benefi- stressed minimizing the trans- named Sharda Devi as presi- and Illicit Trafficking said that Dr. HimantaBiswaSarma anta Biswa Sarma on Satur- ciaries above the poverty line. portation cost of essential com- dent of its Manipur unit. drugs bring with it darkness, group of 18-44 today held a Video Con- day held a meeting with the He also asked the department modities and said that from now The appoint- destruction and devastation ference with Deputy Com- officials of the Food & Civil to amend rules to ensure Rs. 143 onwards the cooperative soci- ments were and we should save lives and begins from June 27 missioners of all districts Supply and Consumer Affairs to every fair price shop as trans- eties will have to play the role made realize the vision of Drug free to review the implemen- Department, Cooperation portation charge for each quintal of supervisors to ensure proper by BJP India. NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK tation status of Jal Jeevan Department and Registrar of of ration. Further saying that implementation of NFSA. The national In his message Prime PM Narendra Modi Mission (JJM) in the state. Cooperative Societies and re- from now onwards, the FCS&CA Chief Minister also directed to president Minister Modi said, "Today, on is vital. After all, drugs bring DIMAPUR: COVID-19 vaccine MD, National Jal Jeevan viewed the implementation Department will be allocated rationalize the number of fair JP Nadda International Day against Drug with it darkness, destruction booking for the age group of Mission and Additional of the National Food Security funds from the Budget for pro- price shops according to the and come Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, I and devastation." 18-44 will begin from June Secretary, GOI, Jal Shak- Act in the state. viding to all village panchayat number of ration cardholders. into immediate laud all those working at the "Let us reiterate our commit- 27 in Nagaland. The Health ti Department Bharat Lal The Chief Minister after a cooperative societies, the Chief Minister of Agriculture and effect, party general secretary grassroots to eliminate the men- ment to #ShareFactsOnDrugs department informed that a was also present during the detailed review of the opera- Minister observed that such Cooperation etc. Departments Arun Singh said in a statement. ace of drugs from our society. and realise our vision of a Drugs portal for booking... Pg 5 VC and he gave a presenta- tional status of NFSA directed steps would significantly ben- Atul Bora, Pg 5 Sharda Devi will... Pg 5 Every such effort to #SaveLives Free India. Pg 5 tion on Assam’s... Pg 5 27 new ministers tipped Border row: Meghalaya minister Akhil Gogoi Rangia MLA Bhabesh Kalita AL Hek calls on Assam CM returns home to in Modi cabinet reshuffle becomes new Assam BJP president CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE rousing welcome NEW DELHI: With the all-par- heavyweights party general ty meeting on J&K done and secretary, CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE President Shri @JPNadda Ji GUWAHATI: Meghalaya health CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE dusted, the impending Cabinet from Rajasthan and Kailash as the new @BJP4Assam minister AL Hek has urged As- reshuffle has once again gath- Vijayvargiya, from Madhya GUWAHATI: Bharatiya Janata President,” Panda tweeted on sam chief minister Himanta GUWAHATI: Sivasagar MLA ered pace. As many as 27 prob- Pradesh, who was in charge Party (BJP) national presi- Saturday. Biswa Sarma to resume talks and Raijor Dal chief Akhil ables, including heavyweights of the BJP campaign in West dent JP Nadda has appoint- Stating that Kalita is a senior to solve the boundary disputes Gogoi on Saturday returned , Sushil Bengal. BJP spokesperson and ed party’s Rangia MLA and leader with a dynamic reputa- between the two states. The dispute has been there home to a rousing welcome Modi, , minority face Syed Zafar Islam former irrigation minister tion, Panda hoped under his Minister Hek on Saturday since 1972 after Meghalaya was at his Lukhurakhan village Narayan Rane and Bhupend- is also tipped for a central gov- Bhabesh Kalita as the new leadership, the party would met CM Sarma in Guwahati carved out of Assam as a sepa- of Selenghat Mariani area er Yadav could be part of the ernment role. Assam BJP president. reach new heights in Assam and requested him to resume rate state. in upper Assam’s Jorhat massive reshuffle of the Union Also on the master list The order, issued by BJP under his leadership. the chief minister-level talks to Chief ministers of both Assam district. Cabinet reportedly imminent. are former Assam CM national general secretary “A young former minister & resolve the long-pending inter- and Meghalaya have met in the Hundreds of people gath- The new ministers in the Sarbananda Sonowal and former Arun Singh, said: “BJP nation- Bhabesh Kalita MLA, he is a senior leader with state border row. past as also their chief secretar- ered to meet the firebrand Narendra Modi government, Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane, al president Jagat Prakash Baijayant Jay Panda has con- a dynamic reputation. Under Assam and Meghalaya have ies and consultations were held leader who had been permit- who are likely to be sworn besides, Maharashtra Beed MP Nadda has appointed Bhabesh gratulated Bhabesh Kalita for his leadership BJP will reach at least 12 areas where there by the district administrators ted 48 hours by the... Pg 5 in include former Congress Pritam Munde and Gopinath Kalita, MLA as state president being appointed as the new new heights in Assam,” Panda are boundary disputes among concerned and the police forces heavyweight from Madhya Munde's daughter is on the of Assam BJP.” state party president of Assam. tweeted. themselves and both states have of the two states to resolve the Pradesh, Scindia, who is now in reshuffle candidates list. “This appointment comes “Heartiest congratulations After winning the 2016 adopted a policy in which one problem. the BJP; former Bihar Deputy From which into immediate effect,” it said. to Shri Bhabesh Kalita Ji, Assam Assembly election from state cannot carry out devel- Earlier, Union home minister Goa-Delhi Rajdhani Chief Minister Sushil Modi; is headed for 'make or break' BJP national vice-president appointed by @BJP4India Nat’l Rangia... Pg 5 opmental activities without urged all the states in Express derails, no senior BJP organisational elections for the BJP... Pg 5 informing the other. the Northeast... Pg 5 casualties We need to adapt to the new normal and Manipur reports 15 AGENCIES COVID-19 related Chirang’s Mongalagaon village MUMBAI: The front wheel take business online; business leaders opine deaths, 561 new of the locomotive hauling declared containment zone the Nizamuddin-Madgaon BISWADEEP GUPTA, by Prof. G. D. Sharma, Vice this COVID-19 Crisis time and cases in 24 hours Rajdhani Superfast Special Chancellor USTM; Prof. RK related to that he touched vari- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE road in the west as contain- safe. derailed while it zoomed SILCHAR: The world econo- Sharma, Adviser USTM; Dr. ous sectors like- Tourism sector, NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK ment zones. He also directed the resi- through a tunnel in Ratna- my is facing one of its worst Amit Choudhury, Dean School of Transport sector, Tea sector, CHIRANG: The Chirang dis- Residences of two villag- dents of these areas to strictly giri, officials said here on crises since a century due to Business Sciences; resource per- Entertainment sector, etc and IMPHAL: Manipur recorded 15 trict administration on Sat- ers along with the road from follow all statutory and other Saturday. Covid-19. Economies of our sons Dipanjol Deka, Secretary, talked about people who all are COVID-19 related death cases urday declared two contain- Kajalgaon to Monglagaon and directions regarding mainte- The incident occurred state are also seeing a sharp Tea Association of India and directly or indirectly involved in the past 24 hours. The state's ment zones at Mongalagaon the paddy fields on the west nance of social distancing, around 4.15 a.m. as the train contraction in growth caused Joydeep Gupta, Director of with these sectors. COVID-19 infection caseload after 13 people of the village of the village have also been wearing of mask, frequent sped between... Pg 5 by this pandemic lockdown BMG Informatics Pvt Ltd., and Resource person Joydeep of Manipur has also increased tested positive for Covid-19 declared containment zones. washing of hands and use of to control the spread of the near about 300 participants from Gupta has also shared his knowl- to 67,317 on Saturday with the within the past 48 hours. The circle officer of Sidli hand sanitizer. virus and it has got some im- various fields. edge regarding today's topic. He detection of 561 more positive Chirang deputy commis- Revenue Circle was directed “Any violation of this order pact on each & every sector in Dipanjol Deka has shared his has explained very well about cases over the past 24 hours. sioner issued an order to by the deputy commissioner to will attract action under the Three fall to Covid on Assam. Keeping that in mind, knowledge regarding today's how our GDP is decreasing, GST With 15 more patients suc- declare the areas bound- seal these areas immediately provision of Assam Covid-19 Saturday in Meghalaya the Department of Business topic saying that how this collection in Assam is decreas- cumbing to the COVID-19 compli- ed by Nepali Mandir and for prohibiting the entry and Regulations, 2020, the Disaster Administration, University of ongoing pandemic is drastically ing these days due to Covid-19 cation over the same period, the Shiv Mandir in the north, exit of any unauthorized, Management Act, 2005, the NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK Science & Technology, Megha- changing the lives of millions of lockdown. He also explained cumulative number of deaths due Mongalagaon Bazar in the including movement of vehi- Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 laya has conducted a webinar people - not only in our state or about the level of impact on to the viral infection rose to 1108. south, Borpathar road in the cles into these containment and other relevant laws in SHILLONG: Meghalaya has on 26th of June, on the topic country, but all over the world. various sectors due to covid- The state Health department, east and Kajalgaon to Dangtal zones till the area is declared force”, the order further said. recorded three Covid-19 re- ‘Impact of Covid-19 in various He has also explained how 19, sectors like oil & gas sector, in its daily update report, said lated deaths on Saturday, Sectors in Assam’. -different businesses in Assam Horticulture sector, IT Sector, that 534 persons were discharged pushing the death toll to 817 The webinar was graced are struggling these days in Tourism sector etc. Pg 5 upon recovery today, Pg 5 in the state. Anti-drug drive: 259 cases According to Director of Health Services (MI) Dr Aman Mixing two C-19 vaccines could help fight new variants, War, these include one each in registered, 373 arrested in Tripura Ri Bhoi district, South West Garo Hills district and West need more data: AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria AGENCIES have arrested 373 drug dealers. ers have lost their way in the Garo Hills district. On Saturday, on the occa- Dafawari operation. He said He said the... Pg 5 AGENCIES before a final approval is given Delta variant, or the B.1.617.2 AGARTALA: Tripura police sion of World Anti-Drug Day, the BSF, ED, DRI, and NCB to combine two vaccines," Dr strain, which was first detect- have been very successful the DGP presented the record were providing all possible NEW DELHI: With the threat of Guleria said in an interview ed in India, and is said to be in breaking the chain of of the success of the police. He assistance to curb drug traf- Goalpara Police the regular vaccines being with NDTV. behind the devastating second drug trafficking. The joint also claimed that the police ficking. inadequate to keep people He further said, "Early stud- wave which was at its peak in the ventures of Border Security have made every effort to make Elaborating on the infor- arrests 2; seizes safe from the new mutated ies indicate that combining two country in April-May. Several Force (BSF), ED (Enforce- Tripura drug-free. mation, he said that in the strains of COVID-19, All India different shots could be an alter- experts have projected that the ment Directorate), Directo- In his words, intoxication is last one year, 21,010.965 kg of heroin, Yaba tablets, Institute of Medical Sciences native. We need to study which Delta plus variant might lead to rate Of Revenue Intelligence extremely harmful to society. dry cannabis, 1,62,565 bottles fake gold (AIIMS) director Dr Randeep two vaccines could be combined Dr Randeep Guleria a third wave in the near future, (DRI), and Narcotics Control Intoxicated people are una- of cough syrup, 1,44,571 narcot- Guleria has said that mixing for effective results. But certain- Dr Guleria also dismissed though the top doctor remarked Bureau (NCB) have been suc- ble to lead a normal life. So, ic tablets, 3393.7644 grams of doses of two different vaccines ly, this might increase vaccine concerns that vaccines would be that it is unlikely that a potential cessful. Tripura’s Director the Tripura police are strict heroin have been seized and might increase its efficacy efficacy.” ineffective against the Delta Plus third wave would be as severe as General of Police VS Yadav against drugs. 1,97,70,275 cannabis plants against the Coronavirus. The government recently said variant. "We need more data to the second. Dr Guleria further made this claim in a video Yadav claimed that the have been destroyed. "Fighting more infectious var- that under its new vaccination conclude that the mutated strain said that if someone has taken message on Saturday. Tripura police had largely suc- He claimed that the anti- iants like Delta Plus and Delta policy, scientists will study var- is capable of rendering vaccines both doses of vaccine but is He claimed that 259 drug ceeded in breaking the chain drug drive would be intensified is possible through mixing two ious combinations of COVID-19 ineffective," the AIIMS director exposed to the virus, they might cases have been registered in of drug trafficking. According in the coming days, a decision Full Story on Page 5 different COVID-19 vaccines. vaccine doses to see if this could said. contract the viral disease, but it the last one year and police to secret sources, drug traffick- taken by the Tripura police. However, more data is required lead to more efficacy. Delta plus is a mutation of the would only be "mild."