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AGENCIES "AS AMIT SHAH'S DEPUTY, HE WILL SURELY FOCUS than Left's: BJP's Ashok Lahiri KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi ON LAW AND ORDER TO NOT ONLY EXPOSE BENGAL'S may have replaced party › AGENCIES old-timers with successful POOR LAW AND ORDER SITUATION BUT ALSO ENSURE LAHIRI, A WELL-KNOWN ECONOMIST WHO HAS SERVED AS THE professionals to improve gov- PROTECTION OF BJP WORKERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE KOLKATA: BJP MLA Ashok Lahiri CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MADE ernment functioning at the LEAVING THE PARTY IN DROVES TO AVOID TRINAMOOL said on Thursday that the Tri- › Centre, but the four junior namool Congress government has THE COMMENT WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF PRESENT ministers chosen from West ATTACKS," SAID POLITICAL ANALYST ASHIS BISWAS. fared well in terms of the develop- FINANCE MINISTER AMIT MITRA AND HIS PREDECESSOR ASIM DASGUPTA. Bengal are likely to have ment of West Bengal as compared "THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER. I KNOW BOTH OF one central agenda -- keep up attacks," said political analyst MP John Barla are both from to the previous Left Front govern- pressure on the state govern- Ashis Biswas. North Bengal, where the BJP ment. THEM SO WELL. BUT, I BELIEVE THAT WEST BENGAL IS DOING BETTER ment. He said BJP workers who did very well, is significant. Lahiri, a well-known economist UNDER THE PRESENT TRINAMOOL CONGRESS GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF Junior Home Minister face much Trinamul aggres- Barla has already demand- who has served as the Chief Economic DEVELOPMENT," HE TOLD REPORTERS AT THE STATE ASSEMBLY. Nishith Pramanik has been sion are no longer happy with ed separation of North Bengal Advisor to the Government of India, very vocal over Bengal's post- promises -- they want effective and creation of a Ladakh-style made the comment when asked about government by CAG should also be over the dubious vaccination camps poll law and order, especially protection to be able to contin- Union Territory in the strate- the performance of present Finance BJP MLA Ashok Lahiri. done to reflect the real financial pic- case was not admitted by Speaker attacks on the BJP workers . ue in BJP. gic 'Siliguri corridor' below Minister Amit Mitra and his prede- It was Lahiri''s first day at the ture of the various departments, he Biman Banerjee. "As Amit Shah's deputy, "Pramanik has a job cut out Darjeeling , arguing the area cessor Asim Dasgupta. Assembly after winning the state said. Leader of Opposition Suvendu he will surely focus on law because as the country's jun- has suffered much despite its "This is a very difficult question elections from the Balurghat seat. The state government should also Adhikary said, "We did not boycott and order to not only expose ior Home Minister, he can put tea and tourism industry. to answer. I know both of them so Speaking on the state Budget in the divulge the details of the Centre- the meeting but remained absent Bengal's poor law and order pressure on state administra- "BJP may well plan a well. But, I believe that West Bengal House, he said the West Bengal gov- sponsored schemes which are in force since our adjournment motion was situation but also ensure pro- tion, specially police," Biswas Kashmir type break-up in is doing better under the present ernment has devised several welfare in West Bengal, Lahiri said. not admitted by the speaker. tection of BJP workers, many said. "And he will do it because Bengal to create its zone of Trinamool Congress government in schemes for the people but should Meanwhile, BJP skipped the We did it for the sake of the com- of whom are leaving the party he is aggressive." influence, like they did with terms of development," he told report- make the list of beneficiaries public. Business Advisory Committee meet- mon people. Everything should be in droves to avoid Trinamool That Pramanik and tea tribe Ladakh. Pg 5 ers at the state Assembly. Audit of the accounts of the state ing after their adjournment motion reciprocal." SPOTLIGHT RSS meet to begin at Tripura CPM offices Arunachal bars Mamata Banerjee 'incidental Chitrakoot from today non-vaccinated people Mizoram records NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Sway- torched soon after MP from entering state highest single-day amsevak Sangh chief Mohan spike of Covid cases beneficiary',quips Adhir Bhagwat would preside over ITANAGAR: The surge in Covid a four-day meeting of the or- Pratima takes oath cases has made Arunachal AIZAWL: Mizoram regis- AGENCIES sion for the benefit of his party. the threat and intimidation ganization's `pracharaks' (full- Pradesh decide on allowing the tered the highest single-day Talking about the prospects politics of the BJP leadership time workers) at Chitrakoot in AGENCIES THE CPIM ALSO entry of only vaccinated people spike of Covid-19 cases on KOLKATA: Senior Congress of a broader anti-BJP coalition only helped Mamata Banerjee. Madhya Pradesh from Friday. ALLEGED THAT AFTER into the state. Thursday since the relax- leader Adhir Ranjan Chow- ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Without taking away the cred- It will discuss the Sangh volun- AGARTALA: Soon after MP Pra- › The decision was made follow- ation of lockdown on June dhury feels TMC supremo 2024, the leader of the Congress it for the fight she put up, I teers' response to the coronavirus tima Bhoumik appointed as THE TRIPURA BJP LEADER ing Union Home Secretary Ajay 30 in the state. Out of 548 Mamata Banerjee is an "in- party in the House, insists no would say she is an incidental pandemic and preparations to union minister of state and PRATIMA BHOUMIK WAS Kumar Bhalla’s videoconference people, 46 inmates of an or- cidental beneficiary" of the opposition front can succeed beneficiary in these elections," face a possible third wave among takes oath of office and secrecy with the chief secretaries of the phanage and rehabilitation highly polarised West Bengal without Congress' participation. Chowdhury said in an interview other things, said an RSS release in New Delhi, a party office of SWORN IN AS THE MINISTER states in the Northeast and the centre have tested positive assembly elections and not the "The elections in West Bengal to a national news agency. here on Thursday. opposition CPIM was ablaze in OF STATE OF THE MODI Union Territories on Wednesday. for the Covid-19 taking the "only anti-Modi face" capable this time were highly polarised Acknowledging that the "Every year this meeting is the late evening of Wednesday GOVERNMENT AT CENTER, “We are ensuring that anyone state’s tally to 22,703. of taking on the BJP in the on communal and regional iden- TMC's victory was "magnifi- held in July, but as it was not at Dhanpur and Bara Narayan willing to visit the state has to The state information and next Lok Sabha polls. tity. The people of the state who cent", the Congress veteran, held last year due to the corona- areas under Sonamura sub-di- HER PARTY WORKERS be vaccinated,” Chief Secretary public relations department Chowdhury also defends his did not want the BJP en masse however, said many regional virus situation in Chitrakoot, it vision of Tripura, 50 KMs STORMED THE CPIM OFFICE Naresh Kumar said. has issued an official state- frequent criticism of the TMC voted in favour of the TMC. opposition leaders had helmed is being held in the same town away from Agartala city. IN BARA NARAYAN. Till Wednesday, Arunachal ment wherein it is mentioned supremo, calling it the right deci- The communal rhetoric and their parties to... Pg 5 this time," Pg 5 Condemning the... Pg 5 recorded 38,283... Pg 5 that the single-day... Pg 5

Nagaland youth Murder accused killed Nisith Pramanik takes charge as Barla's elevation proves borrows gun to new MoS Home with Nityanand Rai BJP backs bifurcation of impress girl, held in police firing while AGENCIES was among the leaders who had Bengal: Trinamool Cong DIMAPUR: A 25-year-old Na- trying to escape jumped ship from the Trinamool galand youth from Dimapur NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP to the BJP ahead of the Lok was arrested for alleged il- leader Nisith Pramanik, who Sabha polls in 2019. AGENCIES Prime Minister Narendra Modi legal possession of arms on AGENCIES Wednesday night. is serving his first term as a Born in Jalpaiguri in north as the Union Minister of State for Tuesday. Abdul Khaleque was arrested Member of Parliament after Bengal, Pramanik has a BCA KOLKATA: The Trinamool Con- Minority Affairs. The person was held GUWAHATI: Abdul Khaleque on charges of murdering Wahed winning from the Cooch Be- degree and was an assistant gress on Thursday alleged that "The decision to elevate John for illegal possession of a was arrested on charges of Ali, a home guard posted at har Lok Sabha seat in 2019, on teacher in a primary school. the elevation of Alipurduar Barla as Union minister proves .22 caliber with three live murdering Wahed Ali, a home Bijni police station, on Tuesday Thursday took charge as new Pramanik was one of the MP John Barla as Union min- that the BJP supports his state- rounds of ammunition from guard posted at Bijni police evening. Ali had been attacked Minister of State for Home Af- BJP MPs who had won in the ister proves that the BJP sup- ment regarding the division of the Padumpukhuri area of station, on Tuesday evening. with sharp weapons and was fairs. recent West Bengal Assembly ports the bifurcation of West West Bengal. The saffron should the city. Ali had been attacked with believed to have been killed due Pramanik, who won the West polls but later resigned from the Bengal, a charge denied by the come out clean on it. He (Barla) The police said that during sharp weapons and was be- to some personal dispute. Bengal Assembly seat but didn't God, saying "by the blessings Assembly and chose to continue saffron party. is a divisive personality...for initial inquiry, the arrested lieved to have been killed due “When we took the accused to take oath as MLA, assumed of almighty going to take the as an MP. He did not take oath as Barla, one of the key archi- last two years, I haven't seen individual... Pg 5 to some personal dispute the spot where he had allegedly charge of office around 3.30 p.m. charge in Ministry of Home an MLA and later said he would tects of the BJP's making of him being able to speak prop- Police in Assam’s Chirang thrown the murder weapon, he in the presence of Union Home affairs as Minister of States...". continue to remain an MP as per inroads in north Bengal, had erly in the Parliament, what district shot dead one person, snatched the pistol of sub-divi- Minister Amit Shah. Pramanik was inducted into the directive of the BJP leader- recently demanded a separate sort of minister he will make is allegedly accused of murdering sional police officer (SDPO) Bijni Before taking charge of MoS, the Union Cabinet in the fresh ship. Pramanik had contested Union territory by carving out anybody's guess," TMC leader Assam assembly a home guard constable, while and fled towards the jungle while Pramanik took to Twitter to reshuffle on Wednesday. The from and won the Dinhata seat the region from the state. He Sougata Roy said. budget session to have he tried to flee from custody on pointing the weapon... Pg 5 express his gratitude towards 35-year-old politician, Pramanik, by a margin of 57 votes. Pg 5 was inducted into the cabinet of State BJP chief... Pg 5 digital pass system Police quiz filmmaker GUWAHATI: The budget ses- TMC serves privilege notice against Police threatening victims not sion of the 15th Assam Leg- Ayesha Sulthana islative Assembly, 2021 to again, seize laptop have a digital pass system Suvendu for comment on Speaker to file a complaint, saysNHRC this year, informed Assam KOCHI: The Lakshadweep po- Assembly Speaker Biswajit AGENCIES purportedly told reporters that Denying any breach of privi- lice probing the sedition case Daimary on Thursday. Banerjee has become a "servant lege on his part, Adhikari said, against filmmaker Ayesha AGENCIES not to file a complaint. On his visit to the state on Daimary also informed that KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress of the party (TMC)". "I''m not a new MLA and have Sulthana on Thursday inter- "The public is scared of the June 29, Rasheed had alleged the special digital pass will be MLA Chandrima Bhattachar- Adhikari defeated Chief good knowledge about the rules rogated her at her MURSHIDABAD: Stating that police. Their fault is they voted that he was attacked in Jadavpur allocated to attendees for their ya on Thursday served a priv- Minister Mamata Banerjee from of the assembly." residence here the people are scared of the for the BJP. Why police torture when the NHRC team went to entry inside the Assembly ilege notice against Leader the Nandigram constituency by Parliamentary privileges are and seized a police, National Commission for voting? Police is threatening the state to investigate the post- gallery. of the Opposition in the West 1,956 votes in the assembly elec- certain rights and immunities laptop. for Minorities vice-chairman victims not to file a complaint," poll violence attacked here. Laptops will... Pg 5 Bengal assembly Suvendu tion held earlier in the year. The enjoyed by legislators so that Talking to and member of NHRC team on said Rasheed during a meeting Earlier, on June 21, the NHRC Adhikari for his purported TMC supremo, however, has they can effectively discharge reporters after post-poll violence, Atif Rash- with Murshidabad SP. chairperson Justice (Retired) comment on Speaker Biman moved the court challenging their functions. Any act that her interroga- eed on Thursday said that the Atif is on a three-day visit to Arun Mishra has constituted Banerjee. the poll result. obstructs or impedes a House or tion, Sulthana alleged that a only fault of the people was West Bengal to investigate the a committee headed by former 3 sex workers, After Adhikari, a BJP leader, The Speaker acknowledged a member of it from discharging five-member police team from that they voted for the BJP, for post-poll violence in the state. Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv clients apprehended was not allowed by the Speaker the notice which seeks a reply duties is treated as a breach of Lakshadweep carried out a which they are now being tor- The National Commission for Jain to enquire into the com- to raise the matter of election from Adhikari within a week, privilege. search at her flat in Kakkanad tured by the police. Minorities vice-chairman who plaints of post-poll violence in in Shillong raid in Nandigram in the assembly, which would be examined by the If the alleged offender is found near here and seized her broth- He further stated that the is in the state from July 6 to July West Bengal. saffron party MLAs led by him assembly privilege committee guilty of breach of privilege, the er's laptop and sought informa- police is threatening the victims 9, will visit the affected areas in The inquiry was ordered in SHILLONG: The Anti-Human staged a walkout on Tuesday and for any subsequent action. House can, Pg 5 tion about his bank... Pg 5 of West Bengal post-poll violence Malda and Murshidabad. accordance with... Pg 5 Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of East Khasi Hills (EKH) recently apprehended three sex workers, along In first Cabinet meet govt announces with three clients, from New species of non-venomous Barik-Dhankheti road in Shillong. A raid was conducted by `23,123-crore Covid-19 package snake discovered in Mizoram the AHTU on July 2 following the complaints of sex workers AGENCIES and young leaders to nurture AGENCIES The researchers named it operating... Pg 5 and energise the sectors ravaged Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai in NEW DELHI: In the first Cabinet by the pandemic — from health AIZAWL: Researchers have dis- honour of Vanhnuailiana, a meeting after reshuffle, the and education to labour, civil covered a rare new non-ven- famous Mizo warrior. It has Six-term Himachal Union government allocated aviation, IT and petroleum, the omous species of snake in also been given a common Rs 23,000 crores package for newly sworn-in Cabinet minis- Mizoram named Stoliczkia name – ‘Lushai hills dragon CM Virbhadra Singh emergency response to Cov- ters took charge of their respec- vanhnuailianai, local name snake’. id-19. “Rs 23,123-crore package tive ministries. – “Rulphusin” – meaning The snake was found in the passes away to be given to deal with Cov- In the biggest-ever expansion ‘snake with small scales’. Phulpui area of Mizoram dur- id-19. It will be used jointly of the Council of Ministers, the Officials said it is identi- ing an expedition by a research by the Central and state gov- Prime Minister on Wednesday fied as a member of the genus This is only the third speci- team consisting of Samuel ernments,” said the newly-ap- had assigned key respon- Stoliczkia by distinct scale men of Stoliczkia collected from Lalronunga, K Lalhmangaiha, pointed Union Health Minis- sibilities such as IT and arrangements on the posterior India, and the sixth reported Isaac Zosangliana, Esther ter Mansukh Mandaviya in PM Narendra Modi chairs first meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday. Communication to the Wharton- of the head, and by scales on the specimen for the genus. A Lalhmingliani, David J Gower, the first media briefing of the more resources to the APMCs. Atmanirbhar Bharat to Farmers educated Ashwini Vaishnaw, body being separated by scale- revised key to the identifica- Abhijit Das and V Deepak. new cabinet. Assuring that APMCs will Infrastructure Fund can be used Health to Mansukh Mandaviya, less skin, and it differs from the tion of the species of Stoliczkia The species was first taken to Agriculture Minister not be done away with after by APMCs.” Civil Aviation to Jyotiraditya two known congeners in body is provided. The snake is about Systematics, a Toxicology lab Full Story on Page 5 Narendra Singh Tomar said farm laws, Tomar said, “Rs A day after Prime Minister Scindia, Education and Skill and head scalation. 50 cm in length. at Mizoram... Pg 5 efforts will be made to provide 1 lakh crore allocated under Narendra Modi handpicked new Development... Pg 5