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SPOTLIGHT Rule of land is Governor meets Adhir, keeps supreme, not your Suvendu’s petition seeking policy, Twitter told everyone guessing in Congress AGENCIES Mukul's disqualification AGENCIES Shri Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Smt Savita Kovind NEW DELHI: Twitter NEW DELHI: Gover- at Rashtrapati Bhawan @rash- officials on Friday deposed AGENCIES March-April assembly polls nor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is trapatibhvn today at 11.30 am," before a parliamentary on a BJP ticket and bagged the on a visit to the national cap- Dhankhar's office tweeted on panel chaired by Shashi KOLKATA: Leader of the Op- Krishnanagar Uttar seat. ital, has created a buzz in the Thursday morning. Tharoor of the Congress on position in Bengal Assem- Adhikari, a few days ago, Congress circles after meeting Dhankhar, however, main- preventing the misuse of bly on had met Governor Jagdeep at tained that his visit to the social media. Friday submitted a petition Dhankhar to complain about his residence here. President was a courtesy call. The Parliamentary to Speaker Biman Banerjee Roy. Dhankhar dropped at the Later, Dhankhar met Home Standing Committee on seeking disqualification of Takiing to Twitter, Rajya Chowdhury's residence on Minister Shah. "The Governor of Information and Technology, Mukul Roy's membership in Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta, Thursday evening and later Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. West Bengal, Shri @jdhankhar1 chaired by Tharoor, Pg 5 the House under the anti-de- who had unsuccessfully contest- tweeted: "While in Delhi today tesy visit. met Union Home Minister Shri fection law as he has recently ed the assembly election on a had over a cup of coffee interac- Dhankhar has been at logger- @AmitShah," tweeted the Home crossed over from the BJP to Suvendu Adhikari & Mukul Roy. BJP ticket, said the law demands tion @adhirrcinc Adhir Ranjan heads with West Bengal Chief Minister's office along with a pic- Decision on pending the TMC, a senior leader in the however, said he won't be able to "Therefore, as per law, he that he resign as MLA as he was Chowdhury, leader of the Indian Minister over ture of both Dhankhar and Shah. saffron party said. say anything about the petition should resign. We have request- elected on the BJP symbol. National Congress in the 17th the 'deteriorating' law and order This was the first meeting entrance exams The TMC, in response, insist- for now as he was yet to visit the ed the Speaker to look into the "Last week Mukul Roy and the Member of situation in the state. between Dhankhar and Shah JEE, NEET soon ed that the opposition leader Assembly. matter," saffron party MLA joined AITC in presence of @ Parliament from Berhampor." Dhankhar also met President after Chief Minister Mamata should request his father and "We have submitted a letter Manoj Tigga said. MamataOfficial. There was no Though the tweet suggested Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday Banerjee retained power in West NEW DELHI: The Ministry of parliamentarian to the Speaker seeking disqual- Earlier this month, Roy ambiguity over his defection. a courtesy visit, the Congress morning, and the details of the Bengal following the Trinamool Education is expected to to lead by example, as he, too, ification of MLA Mukul Roy's rejoined the TMC, of which he Politics will take its course, but circles were left guessing about meeting are not known. Congress' landslide victory in soon decide on conducting switched over to the BJP from membership in the House. He was once the second-in-com- law demands he resign as MLA the nature of the meeting. While "WB Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar the Assembly polls. the two remaining editions the Mamata Banerjee camp had won the election on a BJP mand, following his three-and- elected on BJP symbol. Let him Chowdhury did not respond along with Smt Sudesh Dhankhar's meetings with of the engineering entrance ahead of the assembly polls. ticket, but joined the TMC sub- a-half year-long stint in the BJP. follow his own course of resign- to the messages on the issue, Dhankhar made a courtesy the President and Union Home examination JEE-Mains The speaker, when contacted, sequently. He had contested the ing from ... Pg 5 sources said that it was a cour- call to President of India Hon'ble Minister... Pg 5 and the medical entrance test NEET in August, ac- cording to officials. Evaluation criteria Tripura BJP: BL "The situation... Pg 5 Dinesh, Scindia, Gandhi likely for Class 10, 12 BJP will also go to Santosh concludes discussion Court dismisses to be inducted in Cabinet exams released court: KOLKATA: The West Bengal AGARTALA: BJP national gen- Christian Michel's AGENCIES Janshakti Party founder Ram Food and Consumer Affairs, and Board on Friday released eral secretary BL Santosh bail pleas Vilas Paswan and BJP's Suresh Agriculture Minister Narendra the evaluation criteria to SHARANANDA DAS issue on Friday, Dilip Ghosh concluded his two-day visit in NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Angadi, there is a vacancy each Singh Tomar also manages the declare the results for class said, “The Chief Minister can Tripura and left for New Delhi NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court has held two of a Cabinet Minister and a Rural Development. 12 (Higher Secondary) and KOLKATA: The battle between go to court. We are also going on Thursday. He arrived here on Friday dismissed the meetings with the Bharatiya Minister of State. Two ministe- It was earlier reported that class 10 (Madhyamik) stu- two most prominent candi- to court with many issues. on Wednesday for chairing the bail pleas of alleged mid- ’s top brass and rial posts vacated by representa- the Prime Minister has start- dents. Class 10 students dates, Mamata Banerjee and There have been riots in many organizational meeting of BJP dleman Christian Michel two separate groups of Minis- tives of Shiromani Akali Dal and ed meeting the ministers and will be assessed on basis of Suvendu Adhikari, did not places. The counting agent has in Agartala. in connection with alleged ters within four days, suggest- Shiv Sena after they exited the reviewing their work. Sources a 50:50 formula. While 50% end even after the results been fired. Everyone has the He held a separate meeting AgustaWestland scam re- ing that the countdown to the National Democratic Alliance had said that on the basis of the marks will be awarded on were announced. Mamata Ba- right to seek justice.” with five MLAs in each group lated corruption case filed long-awaited Union Cabinet also need to be filled. review of work, underperform- the basis of marks scored in nerjee moved the high court The BJP MP from Midnapore followed by an overall meeting by the CBI, and the money reshuffle has begun. Due to no Cabinet reshuffle or ing ministers will be dropped class 9 annual exams, the re- challenging the said, "Now that she has decid- with all the MLAs in presence of laundering case by the En- This will be the first Cabinet expansion, many ministers are from the Modi Cabinet. maining 50% will be derived mandate alleging fraud in the ed to contest from elsewhere the party’s state president Manik forcement Directorate. reshuffle in the second innings of shouldered with several port- As per the channel, new from class 10 internal assess- count. BJP state president because she knows it's okay.” Saha, chief minister Biplab The judge also took strong the Modi government that began folios. For example, Railways faces might be inducted into the ment marks scored during Dilip Ghosh said that the BJP The BJP will file an election Kumar Deb, Tripura’s organiza- note of the British High on May 30, 2019. Minister has Cabinet. Sources also suggest the academic year. (Page 3) would go to court on the same petition in the Supreme Court tional secretary Phanindranath Commission directly com- With the demise of Lok Commerce and Industry, and that the representation... Pg 5 charge. On the Nandigram alleging fraud in the counting Sarma and... Pg 5 municating... Pg 5 FILING OF AFFIDAVITS IN NARADA STING CASE Youth killed in road Third wave to hit India by City remains waterlogged, mishap in Nagaon SC to hear plea of WB more rain forecast CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE October, health experts warn AGENCIES on Wednesday, the Regional Meteorological Department NAGAON: In a tragic road mis- government on June 22 AGENCIES KOLKATA: The city on Friday headquartered here predicted hap, one youth died on the was still severely waterlogged, heavy to very heavy rainfall in spot on National Highway AGENCIES requested the high court not to BENGALURU: A third wave even as the MeT Department the next 48 hours till Sunday, 36 at Kathiatoli area under hear the case on Monday but a of coronavirus infections is forecast more rainfall to follow forcing the police and the admin- Kampur police station in NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court day after the apex court consid- likely to hit India by October, and people splashed through istration to flag yellow alerts for Nagaon district on Friday. on Friday decided to hear on ers the appeals of the state gov- and although it will be better knee- and waist-deep water the people of the city. The victim Mintu Koiri June 22 the appeals against ernment and Ghatak against controlled than the latest out- through city streets. Adding woe to the situation who hails from Nagaon was Calcutta High Court's denial the order. break the pandemic will re- Several parts of the metropo- the Damodar Valley Corporation riding on his motor bike. At for filing of affidavits by Chief "List on Tuesday. Mr Solicitor main a public health threat for lis and most of the South Bengal started releasing water posing that moment, a high speeding Minister Mamata Banerjee General (Tushar Mehta) has put at least another year, accord- districts were still inundated by threat that several districts like tanker of Central Reserve and Law Minister Moloy Gha- in appearance. The copy of the ing to a Reuters poll of medical the incessant rains for the last Howrah, Hooghly, East and West Police Force (CRPF) coming tak on their role on the day of special leave petitions (SLPs) be experts. 48 hours. Midnapore might get flooded. from opposite direction col- arrest of four leaders on May served on him. In the meantime, The June 3-17 snap survey Boost paediatric infra for 3rd wave, NCPCR tells govt. Due to high tide and the rising "Though on Thursday there lided head on... Pg 5 17 by the CBI in connection we hope that the High Court of 40 healthcare specialists, cover to a fresh outbreak. August and 12 in September. The water level in the Hooghly river, has been 48 mm rainfall in the with the Narada sting tape defers the hearing scheduled on doctors, scientists, virologists, Of those who ventured a pre- remaining three said between Kolkata Police had to close sev- city, that took the total volume case. Monday before it to Wednesday," epidemiologists and professors diction, over 85% of respondents, November and February. eral roads making life miserable of rainfall in the last two days A vacation bench of jus- the bench said in the order. from around the world showed or 21 of 24, said the next wave But over 70% of experts, or for the people of the city. to 217 mm, which is really high Mamata's counsel tices Hemant Gupta and V On June 9, a five-judge bench a significant pickup in vaccina- will hit by October, including 24 of 34, said any new outbreak Though there was less rainfall for the city. seeks reassignment Ramasubramanian, meanwhile, of the Calcutta... Pg 5 tions will likely provide some three who forecast it as early as would be... Pg 5 on Thursday compared to that "More importantly... Pg 5 of petition NSCN factions deny AGENCIES HC’s strong message to demanding share of Mamata vs Suvendu: poll KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Covid fund Minister Mamata Baner- state on post-poll violence jee's counsel Friday wrote to DIMAPUR: The NSCN-IM and result hearing deferred the secretary of the Acting the NSCN-R on Friday denied Chief Justice of the Calcut- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE tice Soumen Sen and Justice Human Rights Commission in reports that they demanded a AGENCIES ing his win in the election from of religion, taking the assistance ta High Court, seeking re- Subrata Talukder passed the this regard. Based on this, the share of Covid-19 funds given Nandigram and prayed to the of the government officials for assignment of her petition KOLKATA: The High Court has order on the basis of a public report has to be submitted to to Nagaland by the Centre. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High court for declaring the election furtherance of the prospects of challenging the election of strongly directed the state interest litigation filed after the court. Nagaland School Education Court on Friday deferred to null and void. Banerjee had con- the respondent's election and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari government to address the the post-election violence. Earlier, the High Court had adviser KT Sukhalu recently June 24 the hearing on the pe- tested and lost the election from booth capturing. from Nandigram, to another post-election political vio- In addition, the court made constituted a three-member com- told a Guwahati-based televi- tition filed by Chief Minister Nandigram against Adhikari. The plea said that there bench. Pg 5 lence. The Calcutta High Court it clear to the National Human mittee to look into the matter. sion channel that cadres from Mamata Banerjee challenging In her petition, Banerjee were several discrepancies on Friday directed the Nation- Rights Commission in the guide- Its members were nominated 7-8 NSCN factions are demanding BJP leader Suvendu Adhika- alleged that Adhikari has com- and malpractices in the count- al Human Rights Commission lines that the chairperson of the members of the National Human shares from Covid funds provid- ri's Nandigram win in the 2021 mitted corrupt practices as ing process conducted by the Two earthquakes jolt to look into the allegations of commission should immediately Rights Commission, members ed to the State. Assembly polls. envisaged under Section 123 Returning Officer on May 2, 2021. eviction. A five-member bench form a committee to look into of the State Human Rights The NSCN-IM, in a statement, The Chief Minister had filed of the Act, including offences Accordingly, Banerjee and her Manipur and of the High Court headed by all allegations in this regard. Commission and Secretary said it has never demanded any a petition against her one-time of corrupt practices of bribery, party colleagues had sought a Acting Chief Justice Rajesh If necessary, the complainants of the State Legal Aid Service share from COVID funds, as the aide and now the Bharatiya undue influence, spreading recount of votes. However, such CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE Bindal comprising Justice should be met by visiting the Authority. news report suggested. Janata Party (BJP) Leader of enmity, promotion of hatred and requests were rejected without Indraprasanna Mukherjee, area. The state government has But on the same day, the “We are in total solidarity with Opposition, Adhikari, in the enmity amongst the citizens of due cause and the Returning GUWAHATI: Two separate Justice Harish Tandon, Jus- to cooperate with the National plaintiff's... Pg 5 the state... Pg 5 Calcutta High Court challeng- India, seeking votes on the basis Officer signed... Pg 5 earthquakes jolted Mani- pur and Assam in the early hours of Friday. With a rich- INTERNAL DISCONTENT IN BENGAL BJP? ter scale of 3.0 magnitude and of 4.1 magnitude jolted 'Covid vaccine reduces chances Manipur at 1.06 am and As- sam at 2.04 am on Friday. The National Center for 'Go Back' posters against of hospitalisation by 75-80%' Seismology (NCS) has con- firmed the news. AGENCIES es of hospitalisation reduce "Similar studies in other According... Pg 5 by 75-80% after vaccination if countries have also shown Vijayvargiya surface in Kolkata NEW DELHI: The Union gov- they contract Covid-19. The pos- the protection that the vaccines ernment said on Friday that sibility of oxygen requirement give. I urge people to please take Forest guards AGENCIES camp’s national general secre- wrath of our party functionaries studies among healthcare is around 8%, while the risk of the vaccine and not hesitate. tary is scheduled to visit the state because Roy’s breach of trust. workers (HCWs) have shown ICU admission is just 6%. The They might get infected even accidently kill Royal KOLKATA: BJP’s internal "dis- capital in a few days. Even a section of leaders is now that getting vaccinated protection is 94%." after the vaccination but it will Bengal in Kaziranga content" became prominent in The displeasure among the expressing their doubt about against the coronavirus dis- These, Dr Paul said, are "rea- not turn severe, lives will not public on Friday after posters party functionaries started Roy’s loyalty to BJP when he ease (Covid-19), reduces the sonable" sample-sized studies, be lost and by vaccination thou- reading ‘GO BACK’ mocking emerging after its national was in the party. Chief Minister chances of hospitalisation by adding that these were conduct- sands and thousands of lives as the vice-president Mukul Roy Mamata Banerjee praise for him 75-80% even if one contracts ed in age groups in which the can be saved," Dr Paul said. "TMC setting master" were returned to the ruling Trinamool (Roy) while addressing election Covid-19. risk of contracting Covid-19 is Healthcare workers and found in front of the party’s Congress last week. A section rally is now strengthening the Addressing a press con- "maximum." Giving an exam- frontline workers were the state headquarters in the city of BJP’s Bengal functionaries doubt. Many think Roy was in ference, Dr VK Paul, NITI ple, he said that one particular first to receive Covid-19 vac- and the party election office in expressed their discontent over the party hierarchy. touch with TMC high-command Aayog member (health) said, study found one death out of cine shots as the nationwide Hastings. Vijayvargiya’s "active" role to "Roy used to be known for his even after he was elevated to the "Vaccination saved lives of 7000 cases and even then, the vaccination drive against the Similar posters were also induct Roy in the BJP in 2017 and close proximity to Vijayvargiya. post of the party’s national vice thousands of healthcare work- death took place as the deceased viral disease commenced on Full Story on Page 5 seen beside the roads leading to his effort to elevate the TMC’s The leader from Madhya president," said a BJP leader. ers. Studies show that chanc- had comorbidities. January 16. Pg 5 Kolkata airport as the saffron former second-in-command in Pradesh is now facing the While addressing... Pg 5