EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH ‘PAK ENCOURAGED INTERNATIONAL YOGA SWITZERLAND’S 3-1 WIN Max 34°c -centric terrorists to Day observed seals Turkey’s group-stage Min 26°c join Islamic State-Khorasan’ P2 in Kokrajhar P4 exit P10 Humidity 72% VOL II, ISSUE 258 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021 SPOTLIGHT CENTRE INITIATES DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST EX-CS CBSE, CISCE Mamata: Will give priority class 12 board results by July 31 Alapan Bandyopadhyay to superspreaders NEW DELHI: The CBSE and AGENCIES THE GOVERNMENT HAD IDENTIFIED BUS CISCE boards have told the Supreme Court that class XII KOLKATA: The West Bengal gov- CONDUCTORS, DRIVERS, HAWKERS AND VEGETABLE board examination results may lose retirement perks ernment could not start its uni- VENDORS AS “SUPERSPREADERS”, AND SAID FOCUS would be declared by July 31 AGENCIES behavior in respect of which versal vaccination programme WOULD BE TO INOCULATE THEM, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS and the students, desirous of the inquiry is proposed to be - aimed at inoculating people in taking up the board exami- NEW DELHI: The Centre has held is set out in the statement the 18-45 age group free of cost - AND CLOSE RELATIVES. nation physically of CBSE initiated “major penalty pro- of Article of Charge,” it said. due to paucity of jabs, a senior would be to inoculate them, 42,74,276 beneficiaries have can do so between August 15 ceedings” against former West Bandyopadhyay, a health department official said. their family members and close been fully inoculated with two to September 15, subject to Bengal Chief Secretary Ala- 1987-batch IAS officer (retired) The state will continue to relatives. doses. conducive pandemic situa- pan Bandyopadhyay, amid a of West Bengal cadre, was give priority to the groups it “We will take stock of the Meanwhile, more than 2.98 tion. The CISCE said its stu- tug-of-war between the Union “directed to submit within has identified as “superspread- supply and decide upon the fu- crore Covid vaccine doses are dents can take improvement government and the Mamata 30 days of the receipt of this ers” and increase the number ture course of action. At pres- still available with states and examinations ... Pg 5 Banerjee dispensation over memorandum a written state- of daily vaccination depending ent, we can vaccinate close to union territories, the Union him, which may deprive him ment of his defence and also to on supply, he said. three lakh people per day, but health ministry said on Mon- Wife slits of post-retirement benefits, state whether he desires to be “We were unable to launch have the capacity to augment day. partially or fully. heard in-person”. the universal vaccination pro- it to five lakh daily shots,” the So far, 29,35,04,820 vaccine husband’s The Department of Person- “Major penalty proceedings gramme from today because of official added. doses have been provided to nel and Training (DoPT) has Alapan Bandyopadhyay with CM . File photo. have been initiated against shortage of vaccines. The on- The central government on states and union territories throat in Nalbari sent Bandyopadhyay, now an alty proceedings which allows alty proceedings against him Bandyopadhyay as per rele- going vaccination process will Monday kickstarted the uni- (UTs) through the Centre’s free GUWAHATI: A sensational advisor to West Bengal Chief the Central government to under Rule 8 of the All vant service rules,” an official continue. Our first target is to versal vaccination programme of cost channel and the direct murder occurred in Gon- Minister Mamata Banerjee, a withhold pension or gratui- services (Discipline and Ap- said. cover the priority groups,” the to supply states free vaccines state procurement category, it dhiya’s Nalbari town where “memorandum” mentioning ty, or both, either in full or in peal) rules, 1969, read with The rules allow the Central official said. for the 18-45 age category. said. a wife identified as Rekha the charges and giving him part, they said. Rule 6 of the All India Services government to withhold “pen- The West Bengal govern- Till Sunday, around 1.9 crore Of this, the total consump- Devi allegedly slight her 30 days to reply, officials said The June 16 memorandum (Death-cum-Retirement Bene- sion or gratuity, or both, ei- ment had identified bus con- people had received at least one tion, including wastage, is husband, Dulumoni Shar- Monday. sent to Bandyopadhyay in- fits) Rules, 1958. ther in full or in part, whether ductors, drivers, hawkers and dose of COVID-19 vaccine in 26,36,26,884 doses, according to ma’s throat with a blade. The former chief secretary forms him that the Centre “The substance of the impu- permanently or for a specified vegetable vendors as “super- West Bengal, according to offi- data available at 8 am on Mon- The incident took place in has been warned of major pen- proposes to hold major pen- tations of misconduct or mis- period”. Pg 5 spreaders”, and said focus cial data. Out of this number, day, the ministry said. Devi’s resident on Monday morning. According to the ‘No link between sources, Rekha Devi con- CM moves SC against HC Dhankhar BJP leader from Alipurduar, fessed that she was unable to withstand the harassment Covid vaccine reaches North of her husband which made 7 others join Trinamool her take this ... Pg 5 and infertility’ order in Narada case Bengal on AGENCIES in the state began with the AGENCIES A BENCH OF JUSTICES HEMANT GUPTA AND ANIRUDDHA 2019 polls, when it Sarma sets 75 days AGENCIES KOLKATA: In yet another jolt to managed to bag several seats NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief BOSE WILL BE HEARING THE SEPARATE APPEALS FILED week-long visit the BJP, the party’s Alipurdu- in north Bengal, and its down- deadline to complete NEW DELHI: Covid vaccines do Minister Mamata Banerjee BY THE CHIEF MINISTER, GHATAK AND WEST BENGAL AGENCIES ar district president, Ganga fall, too, will start from the not cause infertility and the has moved the Supreme Court GOVERNMENT ON TUESDAY. EARLIER, THE TOP COURT HAD Prasad Sharma, joined the region. vaccination vaccines’ negative impact on challenging the Calcutta High KOLKATA: Amid demands of TMC on Monday, as senior “This is just a glimpse of GUWAHATI: Assam chief min- fertility among people of re- Court’s denial for filing of af- SAID THAT IT WOULD HEAR ON JUNE 22 THE APPEAL FILED making North Bengal a sepa- leader of the state’s ruling what lies ahead. The BJP’s fall ister Himanta Biswa Sarma productive age was a miscon- fidavits by her and state Law BY GHATAK. rate state, Governor Jagdeep party Mukul Roy, who also in the state is imminent,” Roy, on Monday set a target to ception, the Centre on Monday Minister Moloy Ghatak on Dhankhar, who reached the switched sides two weeks ago, who was the Saffron partys achieve complete vaccina- clarified. their role on the day of arrest Government on Tuesday. Ear- On June 9, a five-judge Bagdogra airport in Siliguri claimed that this was the “be- national vice president until tion of Dhemaji district with- Such superstitions and of four Trinamool Congress lier, the top court had said that bench of the Calcutta High on Monday to kick-start his ginning of the Saffron party’s recently, underlined. in 75 days. He also visited a myths have been reported from leaders on May 17 by the CBI it would hear on June 22 the Court, hearing CBI’s applica- week-long visit to the region, end” in the state. Asked what he might have model vaccination centre in a section of healthcare work- in connection with the Narada appeal filed by Ghatak. tion for transfer of the Nara- once again took a dig at the Seven other BJP leaders to say about BJP MLA Suven- Dhemaji town. Sarma asked ers and frontline workers, sting tape case. The top court On June 18 da sting tape case from the Mamata Banerjee-led state from the region, too, followed du Adhikari’s insistence that the deputy commissioner including the nurses, said the A bench of Justices Hemant had requested the high court special CBI court to the high government over the ‘large in Sharma’s footsteps and he quit as an MLA, having P Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy to Union Health Ministry, adding Gupta and Aniruddha Bose to hear the case a day after the court, had said it will decide scale violence’ that took place joined the Mamata Banerjee won the Krishnanagar Uttar ensure vaccination to all that such misinformation and will be hearing the separate apex court considers the ap- later on considering the affida- in Bengal after the Assembly camp. Assembly seat on a Saffron government officials im- rumours were observed to be appeals filed by the chief min- peals of the state government vits by the Banerjee and Gha- election results were declared Roy, addressing a press camp ticket, Roy said, “He mediately so that they can spreading in the... Pg 5 ister, Ghatak and West Bengal and Ghatak against the order. tak on their respective ... Pg 5 on May 2. Pg 5 meet here, said the BJP’s rise should first find out .... Pg 5 render their services during the flood. He also asked the health department to go for Alipurduar DM complete inoculation of the HC refuses to stay order on Mamata’s ex-gratia for women Anganwadi... Pg 5 braves hills, jungle Police nab six NHRC probing violence to vaccinate takes a hit due to fund crunch AGENCIES that the police are not taking wanted dacoits; action and that is why we had AGENCIES ment officials, in the present of the families cannot be in- KOLKATA: The five-member to involve NHRC. You have villagers financial condition of the state cluded in the scheme at the recover arms, SUV bench of the Calcutta High not put on record a single KOLKATA: A small hillside vil- KOLKATA: Chief minister Mam- it is impossible to include all initial level. GUWAHATI: Nalbari Police Court refused to recall its complaint received by you. lage in West Bengal’s Alipur- ata Banerjee promised in her the 2.5 core families in the ben- “The scheme is supposed succeeded to nab at least six June 18 order directing the Your conduct in this case does duar district on the border election campaign “Lakshmi eficiary list and so the govern- to roll out from July 1 and if wanted dacoits in connection National Human Rights Com- not inspire confidence of this with Bhutan, Adma often sees Bhandar (Lakshmi’s treas- ment is planning to fix an eligi- all the 2.5 core families are recent loot at the Daulasal mission (NHRC) to constitute Court,” Acting Chief Justice its population of around 200 ure)” - a monthly ex-gratia of bility criterion, which is likely covered, the state will have under Mukalmua police sta- a committee for examining Rajesh Bindal observed. people left out of state benefits Rs 1,000 to women heads of to be based on a person’s fami- to cough up around Rs 20,000 tion. Police have also seized complaints filed by persons tice Rajesh Bindal and Justic- Advocate General Kishore because the only way to it is Scheduled Caste and Sched- ly income, to keep the number crore. It will put a huge pres- a pistol from the possession displaced during post-poll vi- es I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tan- Datta appearing for the state through a nearly 6-hour walk uled Tribe families and Rs 500 of beneficiaries under control. sure on the exchequer of the of the group. Several mobile olence in West Bengal. The don, Soumen Sen and Subrata pleaded that in the absence of through difficult terrain of to those in general categories, This has been decided in a re- state. So initially 1.6 crore phones and a cash amount state had moved the court on Talukdar, said the order was the report, he was unable to steep hills and dense forest. but government officials said cent meeting to work out the families will get the benefit of of Rs 22000 have also been Saturday seeking recall and passed after the state failed to effectively argue his case. He District Magistrate Surendra that all the families of the modalities of the scheme. the scheme and the govern- recovered from them. Police stay of the High Court’s Fri- inspire confidence of the court therefore urged that the order Kumar Meena was, however, state cannot be included in the Though the proposal is yet ment will have to spend Rs said previously one prime ac- day order. and there is no reason to re- be stayed so as to give more determined that its residents scheme because of shortage of to get the approval of the chief 11,000 crores annually to run cused of the case was arrest- The five-member-bench call, modify or stay the order. time to the State to demon- not be left out of the vaccina- funds. minister, finance officials are the scheme. This will keep the ed on June 17 and the looted comprising Acting Chief Jus- “There were allegations strate the steps... Pg 5 tion drive. Pg 5 According to senior govern- sure that all the women head money and the .... Pg 5 SUV was recovered from Gu- wahati. “We will not let the criminals to escape,” Nalbari Idols of Hindu We have no alliance Miscreants kill police tweeted. AGENCIES gods desecrated Kaliachak murder case: Man veteran priest Amarnath Yatra with ISF, says Adhir cancelled in wake in Guwahati CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE used dark web to buy arms in Nagaon of pandemic GUWAHATI: In an untoward in- BAHRAMPORE: “Our Congress CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE SP ALOK RAJORIA SAID what else did the use the dark FAIZUR RAHMAN cident, few unidentified mis- party has no alliance with THAT THE BODIES WERE web for. They assume that it CHANDIGARH: In the wake creants have vandalized the ISF, it was announced be- MALDA: Police got access into was used to know procedures NAGAON: In a sensational inci- of the Covid-19 pandem- idol of Lord Hanuman at the fore the Assembly elections Asif Mohammad, prime ac- BURIED FOR A LONG TIME. to preserve the bodies, acquire dent, a miscreant identified as ic, the J&K government Sriram Janki Mandir and God- and so ISF fielded candi- cused in Kaliachak murder IT IS VERY SUSPICIOUS arms and ammunitions, etc. Dhiraj Hasampura allegedly on Monday cancelled the dess Saraswati at Chabipul in dates against us in Murshi- case, laptop on Monday and THAT THE WAREHOUSE A video of his brother’s girl- attacked one veteran priest of Shri Amarnath Yatra and Guwahati on Sunday night. dabad district. Those who found that he used the dark friend performing coitus was Sadhubaba Ashram at The- said the annual pilgrimage According to local residents are speaking about this, I and deep web to purchase a WAS BUILT IN SUCH A WAY. also found on the laptop. He plaguri area in Hojai district. would be symbolic only. of Chabipul miscreants also would like to tell them that block of bitcoin. Investigators THIS MAN BUYS DEVICES was using it for blackmailing, The victim later succumbed at However, all the tradition- looted the ornaments, cash and Congress was never with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. believe that he may have been OFF THE DARK NET. sources said. the hospital. al religious rituals shall other valuable items from the ISF and never will be in fought in alliance with CPM in contact with the under- Sources said that the ac- The priest is well-known as be performed at the holy temple premises. coming days,” state presi- as it was known that CPM world through the dark web THOSE WILL UNDERGO A cused was misleading law en- Hathibondhu (Friend of Ele- cave shrine as per past Following the incident, tem- dent Adhir Chowdhury gave cannot do it alone, so the and if the reason of his using FORENSIC TEST. forcement officials. The bodies phants) who had been living in practice. A threadbare dis- ple authorities had registered this clear message about ISF Congress party was with it. this section of internet comes are beyond the state of autopsy a temple premises in the The- cussion was held with the individual cases at Paltan Ba- at a press conference in Bar- We may have lost, politics is to the fore, the motive behind after police found a Tor brows- so the viscera will be checked plaguri forest reserve area of members of Shri Amar- zar and Bharalumukh Police hampore. Mr. Chowdhury about patience and waiting, the killings will be known. er on Asif’s laptop. They are out. Police will reconstruct the Hojai district for long period of nath Shrine Board on the Station respectively. Pg 5 said, “For the elections, we the situation ...Pg 5 The information comes up digging deeper to ascertain incident on Tuesday. Pg 5 time. Sources said, ... Pg 5 present Covid-19 situation before arriving on the de- cision. Lt Governor... Pg 5 Two siblings die Anti-BJP alliance for 2024 polls: Yoga remains ‘ray of hope’ in boat capsize Pawar calls Opposition meet as world fights Covid: Modi in Manipur AGENCIES National Conference, D. Raja would attend Tuesday’s Oppo- AGENCIES whole world is fighting the IMPHAL: Two young siblings of the CPI, former JD-U leader sition parties gathering or not. coronavirus pandemic, yoga died on Monday after they NEW DELHI: In a major initia- Pawan Verma, and others. “They (Pawar and the lead- NEW DELHI: Prime Minister remains a ray of hope,” Modi fell in a river after the boat tive, NCP president Sharad Besides, he will also meet ers) will discuss the upcoming Narendra Modi on Monday said. they were using to cross the Pawar will, from Tuesday, prominent personalities like Lok Sabha elections and the said yoga remains a “ray of The prime minister noted river capsized in Manipur’s kick-start opposition unity Justice AP Singh (retd), Javed current political situation in hope” as the world fights the that there may not have been Bishnupur district, police as efforts ahead of the 2024 Lok Akhtar, K.T.S. Tulsi, Karan the country. After this, the coronavirus pandemic and any major public events in well as local sources said. Sabha elections, a top party of- Thapar, Ashutosh, A. Majeed leaders would decide on how asserted that in these diffi- countries around the world The deceased have been ficial announced on Monday. Memon, Vandana Chavan, to bring the other important cult times it has become a and in India for around a identified as Laishram Sol- NCP sational spokesperson SY Qureshi, KC Singh, Sanjay opposition political parties to- source of inner strength. PM Narendra Modi. year and a half, but the en- omon (17) and Laishram and Maharashtra Minister Jha, Sudheendra Kulkarni, gether,” Malik said. Addressing the 7th In- tion, which will have many thusiasm for Yoga Day has Joshua (13), son of Laishram Nawab Malik said that in the NCP president . Colin Gonsalves, Ghanshyam “The country is going ternational Yoga Day pro- videos of yoga training based not diminished. Chandrkumar of Kumbi of first round, Pawar will meet his New Delhi home on Tues- Tiwari, and Pritish Nandy. through a very difficult phase. gramme, Modi also said on Common Yoga Protocol For most of the countries Bishnupur district. Reports leaders of a few political major day morning. However, the NCP has not The economy has tanked and that in collaboration with available in different lan- of the world, Yoga Day is not said that the boat in which parties, media persons, law- The political leaders would indicated whether its allies in the BJP government at the the World Health Organiza- guages of the world. their age-old cultural festi- they were using to cross the yers, social ativists, retired include Yashwant Sinha of Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Centre failed to tackle it along tion (WHO), India has taken This will help us in mak- val and in this difficult time, river sank this morning. judges and bureaucrats, an- the Trinamool Congress, San- Aghadi government -- Shiv with the pandemic situation. another important step and ing the ‘One World, One people could have forgotten They were going to their alysts, and other prominent jay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Sena and Congress, which are There is anger against the now the world is going to get Health’ motto successful, he about it and ignored it, but paddy field. AGENCIES experts from different fields at Party, Farooq Abdullah of the currently in a friction mode -- Modi government. Pg 5 the power of M-Yoga applica- said. “At a time when the on the contrary, ... Pg 5