EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN VACCINATION LEADS TO AHEAD OF T20 WC, India lags Max 31°c cannot be its past, says reduced ICU stay and treatment behind in preparation as a unit Min 25°c Jaishankar P 6 cost P 9 P 10 Humidity 75% VOL XII, ISSUE 421 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021

Jaishankar holds Adhir to continue as Leader talks with Chinese State government extends counterpart Wang Yi of Opposition in NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday firmly conveyed lockdown till July 30 AGENCIES SharadPawar for president's to his Chinese counterpart post (from UPA)," sources said. Wang Yi that the prolonga- AGENCIES NEW DELHI: Contrary to spec- "Congress interim chief tion of the existing situation THOUGH THE STATE HAS NOT ALLOWED TRAINS TO ulation that the Congress Sonia Gandhi was also con- in eastern Ladakh was visi- KOLKATA: Keeping in mind the OPERATE, IT HAS OPENED UP SOME MORE AREAS, might replace AdhirRanjan nected online during the bly impacting the bilateral imminent threat of the third › Chowdhury as Leader of Op- meeting of Prashant Kishor, ties in a "negative manner" ALLOWING RELAXATIONS TO PEOPLE AND PROVIDING wave, the govern- position in Lok Sabha, party Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka and rued that there was no ment has decided not to take MORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. sources indicated that he is Gandhi Vadra. KC Venugopal forward movement... Pg 5 any risk and continue on with likely to stay in this position. was also present. The meeting the Covid-induced restrictions Banks, which were, so far, cent capacity in each session, "There is no change in the lasted about one hour. Kishor till July 30, with some relaxa- allowed to function till 2 p.m., provided the employees/staff post of Leader of Congress in had asked for an appointment," Ram Rahim Singh's tions. have been allowed one more and customers have been vac- the Lok Sabha party at present. also likely to be discussed. they added. Though the state has not hour. Banks and financial cinated, and subject to regular In this session, AdhirRanjan Moreover, sources indicat- A day earlier, Kishor met the name omitted from allowed trains to operate, it File photo. institutions shall remain open sanitisation. Chowdhury will remain the ed that it was poll strategist Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi FIR has opened up some more areas, remain open as per usual oper- for restricted hours between 10 Salons and beauty parlours Leader of Congress in Lok Prashant Kishor who asked at his residence in the nation- allowing relaxations to people ational hours with 50 per cent a.m. to 3 p.m. and for operations may remain open as per usual Sabha," Congress Sources said. for an appointment with the al capital in the presence of CHANDIGARH: Akal Takht and providing more business workforce and restricted entry of ATMS, the order said. operational hours with 50 per Earlier, rumour mills were Congress high command. Congress general secretary Jathedar Giani Harpreet opportunities. of people/customers up to 50 per The state also said that parks cent of seating capacity at a abuzz that the Congress might "There was no talk about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Singh on Wednesday ac- In an order, the state govern- cent at a time." may remain open for morning time, provided the employees/ replace Chowdhury. the Punjab Congress contro- In the meeting which lasted cused the special investiga- ment said: "All shops & markets It, however, said that the walks, physical exercise etc dur- staff and customers have been Besides deliberating on the versy, though Prashant Kishor for about an hour, it was not tion team of dropping the (essential and non-essential com- night curfew time - from 9 p.m. ing 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. but only vac- vaccinated, and subject to reg- issues to be taken by Congress discussed the prospects of clear what was discussed and name of Dera Sacha Sauda modities) may remain open as to 5 p.m. - will remain, thus mak- cinated people shall be allowed. ular sanitisation. during the Monsoon session of Congress in the upcoming speculations were being made chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim per usual operational hours. ing it clear that that all business Gyms shall be allowed to remain The state ordered that all cin- the Parliament commencing assembly elections. There was about the agenda. Singh from an FIR in a dese- Retail shops in shopping malls establishments will have close open during 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ema halls, spas, and swimming July 19, Chowdhury's fate is no discussion about pushing After Congress... Pg 5 cration case, Pg 5 and market complexes may by 9 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with 50 per pools shall continue... Pg 5 SPOTLIGHT HC seeks to know to be HC issues notice to Suvendu about vaccination Encounters will continue Leader of House in Nominations for of pilots Rajya Sabha 2022 Padma on Mamata's poll petition in Assam, says Sarma MUMBAI: Hearing a petition, AGENCIES NEW DELHI: Union minister Pi- Awards open till AGENCIES asked the Election Commission the Bombay High Court on “I CANNOT ASK THE yush Goyal has been appoint- to preserve all the documents Wednesday asked a pilots' GUWAHATI: Assam chief min- › POLICE TO NOT DEFEND ed as the leader of house in Sept 15 KOLKATA: Accepting the poll until the case is resolved. union to furnish information ister THEMSELVES,” ASSAM CM Rajya Sabha, sources said on petition of Chief Minister Justice Sarkar issued the such as the number of pilots de- has said that encounters in the Wednesday. NEW DELHI: Nominations challenging notice to SuvenduAdhikari, ployed for the `Vande Bharat' State will continue. HIMANTA BISWA SARMA He will succeed Thawar and recommendations for the election of BJP leader Su- the elected candidate of BJP, mission and their duty hours. CM Sarma said this while SAID WHILE REACTING TO Chand Gahlot who has been the Padma Awards (Padma venduAdhikari from Nandi- and directed that the records and It also sought to know how reacting to allegations of Assam ALLEGATIONS OF THE STATE appointed the governor of Vibhushan, Padma Bhu- gram, the Calcutta High Court papers in relation to the election many pilots have been vacci- Police going on an “encounter Karnataka. shan and Padma Shri) can on Wednesday issued a notice of Adhikari be preserved during nated for COVID-19 so far. spree”. POLICE GOING FOR “FAKE The Parliamentary Affairs be submitted on the govern- to the latter and posted the the pendency of the petition. election papers, devices, video A division bench of Chief Justifying his statement, ENCOUNTERS”. Ministry has intimated the Rajya ment's portal till September matter for further hearing on On the request of Banerjee's recordings etc. connected with Justice Dipankar Datta and Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Sabha Secretariat that Goyal 15, 2021. August 12. counsel, senior advocate the election (of Adhikari), which Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing as along he is the chief minister dealt with firm hands. I will not will be the Leader of House, the As per a statement from Justice Shampa Sarkar, who SoumendraNathMookherjee, is under challenge before this a petition filed by the Federation of Assam, attack on police would compromise on this matter as sources said. the Ministry of Home Affairs, is the new judge in the case after the court passed an interim court, shall be preserved by the of Indian Pilots seeking compen- not be tolerated. long as I am the CM,” Himanta Goyal, a two-time Rajya Sabha nominations and recommen- Justice KausikChanda recused order stating, "Pending the deci- concerned authority." sation for the pilots who died of “Anyone who attacks per- Biswa Sarma said. MP, is currently the deputy lead- dations will be received himself from the matter, also sion of the case, all documents, In normal course, Pg 5 COVID-19 or... Pg 5 sonnel of Assam police will be He added that... Pg 5 er of the NDA and... Pg 5 online only on the... Pg 5 Bengal has more girl students Suvendu’s plea in SC seeking transfer State Cong general secy Army truck falls in gorge in Arunachal; than boys in schools: Survey of case from High Court. resigns, slams Adhir one dead AGENCIES AGENCIES Mamata Banerjee for putting the AGENCIES future," said Mitra in his letter judiciary in a bad light. to AdhirRanjan Chowdhury. ITANAGAR: An army man KOLKATA: Girl students enrolled NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposi- The Calcutta High Court's KOLKATA: State Congress Gen- "Your fragile ego could not died and four others were from pre-primary to class 12 in tion in West Bengal Assembly single bench led by Justice eral Secretary Rohan Mitra handle your removal from the critically injured as their the state schools have outnum- Suvendu Adhikari on Wednes- KausikChanda had passed the on Wednesday resigned from post of Pradesh Congress Chair truck fell into a gorge in bered boys, according to a cen- day filed a petition in the Su- order while hearing Mamata his post stating that he was Presidents back then and you Arunachal Pradesh's Upper tral government survey. preme Court seeking transfer Banerjee's election petition chal- "humiliated" by state party decided to take it on me," Mitra Siang district on Wednesday The dropout rate among girls of the Nandigram poll matters lenging Adhikari's victory from president AdhirRanjan Chow- further wrote. morning, officials said. is also lower than the boys in the case pending in Calcutta High the Nandigram Constituency in dhury and his "AdhirSena Mitra further said, "You The army vehicle, carrying state, the study released by the state schools, according to the Court to any other High Court. the recent state assembly polls. clique". humiliated me by cutting my 11 personnel, was on its way Unified District Information study released on Tuesday. In the petition filed by At the outset of the argu- In the resignation letter, he name from the campaigner's to Tuting army camp in the System for Education Plus said. An official of the syllabus com- Bharatiya (BJP) Suvendu Adhikari. ment, Justice Chanda refused severely criticised Chowdhury list." district from a transit camp Over 1.87 crore students mittee formed by the state school leader SuvenduAdhikari, West recused himself from the hear- to withdraw the case but later stating that the latter's attitude Mitra put the blame on at Migging, they said. enrolled from pre-primary to education department said, "The Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ing of the petition filed by Chief changed his decision to say that towards him had "always been Chowdhury's choices for The truck fell into a gorge class 12 in the 2019-20 academic implementation of Kanyashree Banerjee has been made as the Minister Mamata Banerjee over he was recused from the case. pathetic". Congress face at Nadia and between... Pg 5 session in West Bengal schools, project in the last few years and respondent in the matter. Nandigram poll results. The The West Bengal Chief Minister "The sycophants surround- Central Kolkata for the party's and there were 2.32 lakh more sustained campaigns by the state Meanwhile, the matter has matter is likely to be taken up had earlier moved an application ing you have not only brought loss in Bahrampur in the recent girls, it said. and central governments for been allotted to the Bench this week. to change the judge in the case your downfall but also led to polls. The number of girls in the aca- girls' education in rural areas of Justice Sampa Sarkar of On July 7, the Calcutta High and alleged that Justice Chanda the ultimate downfall of the "The people you brought in 17-year-old held for demic session was 94,89,902, and have contributed to the success." Calcutta High Court on Tuesday Court imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh has connections with BJP. party in the state with no vis- and put in the position of lead- impersonating Army that of boys was 92,57,890 in the The importance... Pg 5 after Justice KausikChanda on West Bengal Chief Minister The Election... Pg 5 ible signs of revival in near ership show how... Pg 5 personnel in CID investigates death BANKURA: A 17-year-old boy Cabinet approves DA hike to case of Suvendu's Police complaint filed against was held in West Bengal's Bankura district for alleged- former bodyguard ly impersonating an Army 28% for central govt employees Kareena Kapoor over book title personnel, police said on KOLKATA: A four-member Crim- Wednesday. AGENCIES In view of the unprecedented inal Investigation Department AGENCIES by Kareena Kapoor and Aditi He made a fake identity situation which arose due to the (CID) delegation visited East Shah Bhimjani, and publised by card of the Indian Army and NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Com- COVID-19 pandemic, Cabinet Midnapore on Wednesday to BEED: A Christian group has Juggernaut Books. used to flaunt it, they said. mittee chaired by Prime has also decided to freeze three probe the death of former bod- taken objection to the title of a The holy word 'Bible' has been The boy told the elder broth- Minister on additional instalments of DA to yguard of BJP leader Suvendu- book written by actress Karee- used in the book's title and this er of a friend that he would get Wednesday approved an in- Central Government employees Adhikari. na Kapoor and filed a police has hurt religious sentiments of him a job in the Army but crease in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief DR to pen- The case is related to complaint in Beed city of Ma- Christians, he has said. would need to pay... Pg 5 (DS) to Central Government sioners, which were due from Adhikari's former bodyguard harashtra against her and two Shinde has sought registra- employees and Dearness Re- January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020, and Shubhabrata Chakraborty, others on Wednesday, accus- tion of a case under IPC section lief (DR) to pensioners. January 1, 2021. who had died under suspicious ing them of hurting religious 295-A (deliberate and malicious Tripura announces As per an official release, the "Now, the government of 11 per cent over the existing circumstances three years ago. sentiments of the community, acts, intended to outrage reli¬- increased DA and DR, which will has decided to increase the rate of 17 per cent of the Basic The CID delegation arrived an official said. Kareena Kapoor with her book gious feelings of any class by to recruit 25 come into effect from July 1, will Dearness Allowance to Central Pay/Pension," the release said at Kanthi Police Station in Alpha Omega Christian 'Pregnancy Bible’. insulting its religion or reli¬- principals be 28 per cent representing an Government employees and The increase reflects the East Midnapore district on Mahasangh president Ashish which has a second author. gious beliefs) against the actress increase of 11 per cent over the Dearness Relief to pensioners additional instalments arising Wednesday. Sources said the CID Shinde submitted the complaint In the complaint, Shinde has and the two others. AGARTALA: Tripura’s BJP led existing rate of 17 per cent of the with effect from July 1 to 28 per on January 1, 20202, July 1, 2020, team deliberated with Kanthi at the Shivaji Nagar Police referred to the title of the book, A police official confirmed government has decided to Basic Pay/Pension. cent representing an increase and January 1, 2021. Pg 5 Police Station... Pg 5 Station in Beed over the book, "Pregnancy Bible", authored receiving the complaint, Pg 5 appoint total of 25 principals in general degree and tech- nical institutes on regular basis, said Education Minis- Centre directs states to regulate ter Ratan Lal Nath. HC allows minor rape victim Speaking to the reporters at Civil Secretariat, Nath said that out of the 22 degree crowded places to avoid 3rd wave to terminate pregnancy colleges, principals in 20 col- leges and out of six technical AGENCIES The advisory sent by Union BILASPUR: The Chhattisgarh have to form a panel of expert institutes, Pg 5 Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla High Court has granted per- doctors at the district hospital NEW DELHI: The central govern- also advised that orders issued mission to a 15-year-old rape in Korba as early as possible, ment on Wednesday asked all by the respective state govern- victim to terminate her less and the hospital must take due Nepal gets new states and the Union Territo- ments or UT administrations, than 20-week pregnancy, an care of the victim's health and ries (UTs) to issue strict direc- district authorities in this regard official said on Wednesday. provide her all the medical PM sans political tions to district and other local should be widely disseminated A single bench of Justice support. authorities concerned to reg- to the public and to the field Goutam Bhaduri on Tuesday The court also directed that stability ulate the crowded places and functionaries for their proper passed the order directing that the DNA of the foetus should take necessary measures for implementation. the victim is entitled to medical be preserved considering the management of Covid-19. Referring to MHA's June 29 termination of pregnancy, the fact that the victim has lodged The direction comes in the Tourists at the Ridge road after further ease in Covid-induced lockdown order issued for the implemen- petitioner's lawyer Anis Tiwari Representational image. a complaint of rape, and the wake of "blatant violations" of restrictions, in Shimla. tation of targeted and prompt said. In the order, Justice besides the fact that the child information may be required Covid norms in several parts of possibility that it will hit India of Home Affairs (MHA) made action for Covid-19 management Bhaduri said that it is obvious would also have to face disdain at a future date, Tiwari said, the country, especially in public if people fail in following appro- it clear that the officers con- in line with Ministry of Health that if the victim was subjected of the society, the lawyer said. adding that the girl has been transport and hill stations at a priate safety measures specified cerned should be made person- and Family Welfare advisory to rape and if she is forced to The court further stated that directed to appear at the district time when third wave of the by the government. ally responsible for any laxity dated June 28, Bhalla mentioned give birth to a child, she would in order to carry out the abor- hospital in Korba on July 14. Full Story on Page 5 deadly virus has already started In an advisory to Chief in strict enforcement of Covid there is need to ensure if the have to face a lifelong anguish, tion, the state government will AGENCIES in various countries and there is Secretaries of all states, Ministry appropriate behaviour. norms of Covid... Pg 5