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ASKS TO SUPPORT SEPARATE NORTH BENGAL STATE Another Chinese SC asks CM, law minister to nabbed in Bengal KOLKATA: Another Chinese move HC afresh in Narada national has been nabbed in by Sahastra KLO threatening Cooch AGENCIES Seema Bal (SSB) personnel A BENCH COMPRISING JUSTICES VINEET SARAN AND while she was attempting to NEW : The Supreme DINESH MAHESHWARI ASKED THE HIGH COURT TO enter Bhutan, police said. Court on Friday asked the › Ni Wai Lin, 52, was arrest- West Bengal Chief Minister DECIDE THEIR PLEA IN CONNECTION WITH FILING OF ed on Thursday evening in Mamata Banerjee and Law AFFIDAVITS, WITH REGARD TO THEIR ALLEGED ROLE ON Jaigaon, Alipurduar district, Behar TMC leaders Minister Moloy Ghatak to THE DAY OF ARREST OF FOUR TMC LEADERS BY THE CBI while she was trying to cross move Calcutta High Court into Bhutan's Phuntsoling CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE TMC leaders and labelled Kock Mr. Burman said that he afresh with their plea to file ON MAY 17 IN THE CASE. town. movement as a sepa- hasn’t received the letter yet affidavit in Narada scam The police said she had a COOCH BEHAR: The Kamtapur ratist movement. while Mr. Roy has admitted case. The bench pointed that High move the High Court afresh valid Chinese passport but her Liberation Organisation “We want Roy and Burman to receiving it. He said, “Such The top court stayed the Court is scheduled to hear the since the hearing in the mat- Indian... Pg 5 (KLO) has been accused of to break the shackles of Kolkata threatening letters are coward- June 9 High Court order, which matter on June 29, therefore ter is in progress over there. sending threatening letters TMC leaders and leave their ly. In regard of development, I refused to take reply-affidavits the parties concerned should The CBI had accused both to TMC spineless existence to come and have opposed the demand for a of Banerjee and Ghatak on the move there. the leaders of stopping it from president Partha Pratim Roy support Kock Kamta freedom separate North Bengal state, I do CBI's transfer plea in the case. The top court also asked the performing its legal duty fol- ADC passes and TMC district chairman movement. But if they just want not think I have done anything A bench comprising Justices High Court to first decide the lowing the arrest of four TMC Greater Tipraland Binoy Krishna Burman. Representational image. to be party slaves and engage in wrong. He counter-attacked and Vineet Saran and Dinesh applications filed by the WB leaders. According to the letter writ- demand for a separate North anti-national activities while said, “Even if the letter was sent Maheshwari asked the High government, Banerjee and The top court stayed the resolution ten in Assamese (signed by Bengal state. buttering the ruling party, then by KLO, BJP is behind all this. Court to decide their plea in Ghatak, before proceeding June 9 order of the High Court, the organisation’s assistant According to the statement, we will be forced to take meas- The Trinamool movement under connection with filing of affi- ahead in the matter. where the court had refused CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE information and publicity sec- the former parliamentarians ures to inflict extreme punish- the leadership of CM Mamata davits, with regard to their Solicitor General Tushar to take into record affidavit retary Daosan Lankam Koch), from Cooch Behar Roy and ment on behalf of the nation.” Banerjee against partition alleged role on the day of arrest Mehta, representing the CBI, by Banerjee and Ghatak, after AGARTALA: The TTAADC these two Trinamool leaders Burman have trashed their This public threatening has of Bengal will continue, so it of four TMC leaders by the CBI suggested the top court that hearing their counsel senior council has on Friday from Rajbanshi community individuality and dancing caused a stir in Cooch Behar doesn’t matter what others say. on May 17 in the case. it could ask the petitioners to advocate... Pg 5 passed the greater Tipra- have been asked to support the along with the tune of Kolkata politics. Already Messrs Roy... Pg 5 land resolution unopposed on the concluding day of the SPOTLIGHT two day session that started NIA files chargesheet on June 24 last, said TIPRA HC asks govt to account money against 7 Tehreek-ul and China agree Motha supremo Pradyot Ki- India successfully hsore Debbarman. Pg 5 test-fires advanced on purchase of medicines militants to maintain dialogue version of Pinaka NEW DELHI: The National In- AGENCIES vestigation Agency (NIA) AGENCIES Devastating BHUBANESWAR: India suc- "ONE NEEDS TO KEEP IN MIND THAT TAXPAYERS' on Friday said it has filed a cessfully test-fired an ad- KOLKATA: Observing that tax- › MONEY OF WHICH THE STATE IS A TRUSTEE, CANNOT chargesheet against seven NEW DELHI: India and China fire breaks out vanced version of Pinaka payers' money, of which the BE ALLOWED TO BE WASTED LIKE THIS. THE ENTIRE MIND terrorists of Tehreek-ul-Muja- on Friday agreed to maintain rocket system and 122-mm state is a trustee, cannot be hideen (TuM) before a special dialogue and communication in Morigaon caliber rock- wasted by letting "precious AND ENERGY SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR FRAMING THE Jammu court in connection to reach a mutually acceptable et from a medicines" lie unused at a SCHEMES TO MAKE THE VOTERS HAPPY." with the Poonch conspiracy solution for complete disen- GUWAHATI: A devastating test facility hospital when other facilities case of Jammu and Kashmir gagement in all friction points fire broke out in the after- off Odisha are in dire need of those, the possible, a division bench com- Hospital as these are allegedly (J&K). along the Line of Actual Con- in eastern that erupted noon hours at Moirabari coast. As Calcutta High Court on Friday prising Acting Chief Justice nearing their expiry dates. The seven terrorists of TuM, trol(LAC) in eastern Ladakh to in early May last year. bazaar in Morigaon district many as 25 asked the Bengal government Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit "One needs to keep in mind who have been named in the enable progress in the overall The Ministry of External on Friday. extended range Pinaka to apprise it of the amount Banerjee said, while hearing a that taxpayers' money of which chargesheet include Mohd bilateral ties. Affairs (MEA) said the two sides Fire tenders rushed to the rockets and four 122-mm spent on purchase of medi- suo motu writ petition on a news the state is a trustee, cannot be Mustafa Khan, Mohd Yaseen, The two countries agreed to agreed to hold the 12th round of spot were able to put off the rockets were launched in cines in the last five years. report which pointed out that allowed to be wasted like this. Mohd Farooq, Mohd Ibrar, Mohd this as they held another round military talks at an early date to blaze after several hours of quick succession against The government has to make medicines worth Rs one crore The entire mind and energy Javid Khan, Sher Ali and Mohd of diplomatic talks to resolve achieve the objective of complete hectic efforts, Pg 5 targets at different ranges. plans to save money wherever may get wasted at Beliaghata ID should not be... Pg 5 Rafiq alias Sultan. Pg 5 the prolonged border standoff disengagement... Pg 5 Indigenously... Pg 5 NHRC investigates post-poll Akhil Gogoi 'Discernible inequity' in allocation Dilip demands CBI probe allowed to visit violence in Cooch Behar into fake vaccine case mother and son CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE National Human Rights of ventilators to NE: Gaurav GUWAHATI: A National Inves- Commission, including Rajiv SHARNANANDA DAS tigation Agency (NIA) court COOCH BEHAR: A six-member Jain, Kulbir Singh, Lal Bahadur AGENCIES ty in allocation of ventilators to on Friday allowed Raijor team of the National Human and Kulyant Singh, arrived at states in the north-east, which KOLKATA: Massive scandal Dal president and Sibsagar Rights Commission arrived Bagdogra Airport. From there GUWAHATI: Citing an RTI re- needs to be remedied urgently," has broken out over the Kas- MLA Akhil Gogoi to visit in Cooch Behar on Thursday the group of 6 left for Cooch sponse, Congress MP Gaurav the letter read. ba fake vaccine case which his mother and son for two to investigate the post-poll vi- Behar. On Thursday night, two Gogoi on Friday claimed that The senior Congress leader caused uproar in state politics days. olence. It is learned that the members of the commission there has been a "discernible pointed out that in reply to an and BJP is trying to corner the Gogoi had filed a prayer team came to the circuit house visited the homes of Haradhan inequity" in the allocation of RTI filed by him, he received ruling party in this tense at- before the court seeking per- in on the instructions of the Roy and Chandan Roy, politi- ventilators to north-eastern state-wise data on the alloca- mosphere. BJP president Dilip mission to visit his family High Court and the team will cal activists killed in the Sitai states though they are wit- tion, delivery, and installation Ghosh visited the state office members and constituency. stay in the district for 5 days. constituency, and spoke to their nessing a higher number of of ventilators (as of June 22, on Friday to mark a Black Day BJP supporters stage a protest at However, the court allowed The members will look into families. Divided into two fac- active coronavirus cases. 2021) and it was observed that and demanded a CBI probe Central Avenue on Friday. Photo: Purbadri Das. him to visit his mother and the areas where there has been tions since Friday morning, the Gogoi wrote to Union Congress MP Gaurav Gagoi. there was "slanted treatment into the fake vaccine case. son in Jorhat only. Permission post-election violence in various team visited various areas across Minister Harsh Vardhan Pradesh, and Nagaland as ade- towards some states". He said, “Illegal vaccination investigate this. People of West was not given... Pg 5 subdivisions of the district and Cooch Behar district. requesting him to raise quate support must be provided "On putting this data in per- camps are going on. There is no Bengal are not guinea pigs.” those who have been left home- One team visited Sitalkuchi allocation of ventilators to to states, especially in the north- spective, and comparing it with vaccine, people are being given Earlier, Dilip Ghosh had com- less. The special committee will and the other team visited 5,000 for and 500 each east, to help them cope with the state-wise data of active cases, water. Unfortunately, an MP mented that the state is running submit a detailed report to the Tufanganj area. BJP activist for , , pandemic. a slanted treatment of states is went and got vaccinated. I think a vaccine syndicate. This time he Serum Institute court by June 30. Dilip Barman's house in Gopal , Tripura, Arunachal "There is discernible inequi- observed. Pg 5 the current mayor is involved; strongly demanded, “A report begins Covovax Eight members of the Kuti area of... Pg 5 he should resign. CBI needs to needs to be... Pg 5 production in Pune M’laya allows 15% NEW DELHI: The Serum In- Centre extends Aadhaar-PAN of public transport to Fake vax scam: Kolkata stitute of India has started the production of Covovax, operate in Shillong its own version of US-based linkage deadline till Sept 30 Police suspect 'something big’ Novavax’s Covid vaccine, SHILLONG: The Meghalaya which has shown the effica- government on Friday has re- cy of over 90% in a recently AGENCIES said that the ex-gratia pay- viewed the ongoing curfew in AGENCIES even. It is suspected that the concluded phase 3 trial. ment by one person to any the state with allowance of 15% labels were created separate- In India, this vaccine -- NEW DELHI: The Central gov- other person’s family on the of public transport to operate KOLKATA: Even 48 hours after ly and pasted on the vials. We whose 20 crore doses have ernment on Friday extended account of Covid-19 for 2019-20 in Shillong from June 28. more than 2,000 people fell vic- have sent the vials for forensic been projected to be avail- the deadline to link Perma- or 2020-2021 will not be taxed. The decision comes after tim to a fake vaccination drive tests. Unless reports come in it able between August and nent Account Number (PAN) He also announced that the a review meeting which was in the West Bengal capital, the will be impossible for us to say December -- is... Pg 5 and Aadhaar card by three time to invest in residential chaired by chief minister Conrad police and the Kolkata Munici- anything," a KMC doctor, who months, considering the pan- house for tax deduction has Sangma on Friday. pal Corporation (KMC) are not has tested the people who have demic situation in the coun- been extended by more than It is also declared that the yet sure what was injected in been vaccinated told IANS on try. The previous deadline 3 months. drivers will have to reveal their them in the name of Covid-19 condition of anonymity. 26 more Covid-19 was June 30, 2021. The government also extend- vaccination status and display vaccines. File photo. "One thing is good -- none Minister of State for Finance The minister also ed the deadline for making pay- the result on the vehicles. Preliminary investigations ferent from the vials the state of those administered the fake deaths, 2793 new Anurag Thakur said that the announced measures related ment under the direct tax dis- Tea shops in rural areas will suggest the fake vials either con- provides. It is smaller in size doses has developed any side cases in Assam Aadhaar-PAN linkage dead- to tax concessions for payment pute resolution scheme Vivad be allowed to open, however, peo- tained plain water or some other without any batch number or effects, so far but we are keeping line has been extended till towards Covid-19 treatment. Se Vishwas by two months till ple will not be able to dine-in in vaccine, as per KMC officials. manufacturing dates. a close watch on everybody," she GUWAHATI: Assam recorded September 30. Additionally, the minister August 31. any restaurant or... Pg 5 "The vials are completely dif- "There is no expiry date added. Pg 5 26 more COVID-19 deaths and 2793 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. The news has been con- All parties, including Cong, needed firmed by Assam health minis- China runs bullet train in Tibet, ter Keshab Mahanta in a tweet on Friday evening. While sharing the COVID- to create alternative front: Pawar near Arunachal Pradesh 19 update of Assam, health minister Mahanta in the tweet AGENCIES New Delhi on June 22. welcome it as it is their right to AGENCIES agency reported. said the new cases... Pg 5 The NCP chief said, “The dis- expand the party. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway NEW DELHI: Two days after Sha- cussion in the meeting was not “Every political party has NEW DELHI: In a major devel- will be the second railway into rad Pawar hosted a meeting on a Third Front but I expressed the right to expand itself. To opment, China on Friday Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet Court orders of several Opposition leaders my opinion in the Rashtra increase the energy of our operationalized its first fully Railway. It will go through one at his residence, where a deci- Manch that if an alternative has party workers we also make electrified bullet train in the of the world’s most geologically framing of charges sion was taken to formulate an to be created to those in power such statements. Similarly, if remote Himalayan region of dynamic areas, the southeast “alternate”, “inclusive” vision at the Centre, then it should be Congress says something like Tibet, linking the provincial of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. against Rakesh Paul for India, the NCP chief Friday with the Congress, along with that (to fight next elections capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, In November, Chinese said that no talks of forming other political parties.” alone) we welcome it because a tactically located Tibetan President Xi Jinping had direct- an alliance were held during On being asked whether he it’s their right (to expand their border town near Arunachal of China (CPC) on July 1. ed officials to accelerate the the meeting. He also said that would lead the alliance if formed, party),” the NCP chief was quot- Pradesh. On Friday morning, the first construction of the new railway if “any alternative force is to Pawar said that it should be a NCP chief Sharad Pawar. ed as saying by a news agency. The 435.5-km Lhasa- electrified railway in Tibet project, connecting Sichuan be raised”, then it “should be “role of collective leadership”. everyone together, guiding and The meeting at Pawar’s house Nyingchi section of the Autonomous Region opened, Province and Nyingchi in with the Congress, along with “We haven’t discussed but I strengthening them,” the NCP was organised by the Rashtra Sichuan-Tibet Railway has linking Lhasa with Nyingchi Tibet, saying the new rail line other political parties.” think we’ll have to go ahead by chief said. Manch, an anti-BJP platform been inaugurated ahead of as “Fuxing” bullet train enter would play a chief role in pro- No member of Congress was taking a role of collective lead- However, Pawar also said that including non-political sup- the centenary celebrations of official operation on the plateau tecting the border constancy. Full Story on Page 5 present at the meeting that took ership. I did this for years but if Congress chooses to fight the porters, led by Yashwant Sinha, the ruling Communist Party region, state-run Xinhua news The Sichuan-Tibet... Pg 5 place at Pawar’s residence in right now I’ll work for keeping next elections alone, he would now a... Pg 5