EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH AT 1.52L, REPORTS THREE-CHILD POLICY: KIWIS FANCY BREAKING Max 35°c lowest Covid cases since China lifts cap on births in Lord’s jinx against Min 26°c April 9 P2 major policy shift P6 depleted England P10 Humidity 81% VOL II, ISSUE 237 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI SILCHAR PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 chief secretary Mamata links CS’s transfer with Kalaikunda meeting retires, named as CM’s adviser AGENCIES AGENCIES Covid and for Cyclone Yaas, ter his helicopter landed at the he must continue his service Kalaikunda air base in Ben- KOLKATA: State Chief Min- KOLKATA: Bengal’s top officer to the poor, the state, the coun- gal and left for another meet- ister ex- Alapan Bandyopadhyay re- try, the affected people...” the ing. Top central government pressed concern that the tired as Chief Secretary on Chief Minister said. sources called her “petulant” faux pas that happened dur- Monday instead of reporting “If a bureaucrat is insulted and said “never before in the ing her meeting with Prime to the Centre, in a dramatic es- after he has dedicated his life history of the Indian Republic Minister Narendra Modi calation of Mamata Banerjee’s to his work, what message has a Chief Minister of a state at Kalaikunda may have feud with Prime Minister Nar- is the government and PM behaved in such an ugly, dis- prompted the Centre to re- endra Modi. sending out? Are they bonded respectful and arrogant man- call Chief Secretary Alapan Hours after Mamata Baner- labourers? There are many ner” with a Prime Minister. Bandopadhyay on the nor- jee wrote to Prime Minister Bengali cadre officers at the Mamata Banerjee had mal date of his superannua- Narendra Modi that she would Centre. Can I recall them with- written to PM Modi that she tion. not send top Bengal officer out consultation, Mr Prime would not accept Mr Bandy- The chief minister, how- Chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks to media on Monday. Photo: Alapan Bandyopadhyay to Minister? Mr Busy Prime opadhyay’s transfer to Delhi ever, said that the incident Purbadri Das. Delhi, she announced that he Minister? Mr Mann-ki-baat at a time he was handling was a result of the clash of particulars as to why ‘cen- to do with our meeting at had retired as Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, newly appointed Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi and Prime Minister?” the state’s Covid crisis. The schedule and it should not tral deputation of Alapan Kalaikunda on 28th May, and would now serve as Chief incoming Home Secretary DP Gopalika at Nabanna on Monday. The Chief Secretary was Centre’s recall order came on be taken as otherwise in the Bandyopadhyay IAS, Chief 2021?” Adviser to her government for Photo: Purbadri Das. ordered to report to the Cen- Friday, hours after the Chief political discourse. Secretary, West Bengal re- The chief minister also three years. her state’s Covid fight. The taken over as Chief Secretary, tre at 10 am on Monday in a Minister skipped a Cyclone In a five-page letter writ- quired suddenly by you only said that she was really Mamata Banerjee had Centre, she said, responded by she announced. recall order issued hours after Yaas review meeting with PM ten to the Prime Minister, few days after granting an ‘shocked’ because she can- made it clear that she would insisting that he has to report “They have given no rea- Mamata Banerjee skipped a Modi on Friday. The Centre Banerjee said, “The unilater- order of extension following, not “understand what hap- not follow the Centre’s order to Delhi. son. I am shocked. I have Cyclone Yaas review meeting responded to this morning’s al order also does not provide due consultation process. pened between your allow- shifting Mr Bandyopadhyay After Mr Bandyopadhyay’s decided we need his service with PM Modi. She met with letter by insisting that he has any details, reasons and/ or “Does it have something ing extension to the...Pg 5 to the Centre in the middle of retirement, HK Dwivedi has for the Covid pandemic. For the Prime Minister briefly af- to report to Delhi. Pg 5 SPOTLIGHT Decision on Centre says all ‘He has responsibility here’: Two held AG can’t specify how the eligible to get in Assam court will function: Acting CJ Class XII exams dose by year-end chief minister on chief secy in two days, CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE AT THE HEARING ON MONDAY, NEW DELHI: The entire eligible AGENCIES during the review meeting. 0.56%, which is lesser than rape case AG DUTTA, ON BEHALF OF THE population will be vaccinated “Poor people should remem- during the first wave, and dis- GUWAHATI: Two persons KOLKATA: The Advocate General Centre tells SC by 2021-end, the Centre on KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mam- ber I’m there for you all. Don’t charge rate stands at 91%.” were arrested by the police cannot specify how the court STATE, RAISED THE QUESTION AGENCIES Monday told the Supreme ata Banerjee said on Monday participate in the provoca- Bandyopadhyay, who was in Assam for allegedly rap- will function, the Acting Chief OF HOW THE SPECIAL BENCH Court after the top court that Chief Secretary Alap- tion. We didn’t get any relief due to retire on Monday, has ing a Covid-recovered wom- Justice of the Calcutta High COULD HEAR THE CBI’S NEW DELHI: The Centre on Mon- questioned the “vaccination an Bandyopadhyay “has a package nor we asked for it,” been at the centre of a major an. The incident occurred Court made a clear statement in day told the Supreme Court policy”. The Supreme Court responsibility here” as she she further said. The exten- faceoff between the central on Thursday at around the light of AG Kishore Dutta’s ALLEGATIONS IN THE NARADA that it would decide in two has questioned the Centre on chaired a review meeting sion of the Chief Secretary, government and the state 7.30 pm in Charaideo dis- statement addressed to the state CASE. ASKED ABOUT THE days if ICSE and CBSE Class mandatory registration on over Cyclone Yaas, which hit the Chief Minister said, “is government. Last Friday, trict when she was walking in the Narada case. ADMISSIBILITY OF THE CASE, XII Board Examinations would CoWIN app for Covid vaccina- Bengal last week, as well as not in my hands,” adding that the Centre directed the top home from a hospital along Narada’s case was heard by HE TOLD A LARGER BENCH OF be conducted this year amid tion. It said people in rural ar- the Covid-19 situation in the she would reply on the matter bureaucrat to report for duty with her daughter, who too a larger bench of the Calcut- Covid pandemic. eas may face difficulties. Pg 5 state. “when the time comes.” in New Delhi on May 31, just had recovered from the dis- ta High Court on Monday. A THE HIGH COURT: THE LAW At the outset Attorney “I’ve visited Cyclone Yaas-af- On the Covid-19 situation, hours after the Chief Minister ease. five-member bench of the High SAYS SO. General KK Venugopal urged Central Vista fected Digha, Chief Secretary Banerjee said, “The daily “skipped” a review meeting The hospital released the Court, comprising Acting Chief a Bench-led by Justice AM (CS) has a responsibility here. number of cases has gone convened by Prime Minister duo after they had tested Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Bandyopadhyay, began hear- Khanwilkar to adjourn the work to continue: Fishermen’s compensation down to 11,000, while the daily Narendra Modi over the cy- negative. The husband of Indraprasanna Mukherjee, ing the case on the basis of the matter, saying a meeting had needs to be thought of,” Ba- positivity rate has decreased clone during his visit to West the woman from ...Pg 5 Justice Harish Tandon, Justice CBI’s application for transfer of been called to take a decision Delhi HC nerjee was quoted as saying to 18-19%. The death rate is Bengal. Pg 5 Soumen Sen and Justice Arijit the case. Pg 5 on the issue. Pg 5 NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the construction work of the FIGHT AGAINST BLACK FUNGUS Class 10, 12 exams will Central Vista project to con- 6 workers trapped in tinue, saying it was a “vital and essential” national pro- be held: Pegu reaffirms ject. A Bench of Chief Justice Meghalaya coal mine Centre dispatches 100 vials of AGENCIES D N Patel and Justice Jyoti AGENCIES Singh dismissed a plea seek- GUWAHATI: Assam Education ing to halt the project during SILCHAR: At least six workers, drugs to Assam and Tripura Minister Ranoj Pegu om Mon- the coronavirus pandemic, five from Assam and one from day asserted that the HSLC saying the petition was “mo- Tripura are trapped in a coal AGENCIES that no black fungus (Mucor- and HS board exams under tivated” and “not a genuine mine in Meghalaya’s East Jain- mycosis) case has been detect- SEBA and AHSEC will be con- PIL”. Pg 5 tia Hills district. The incident NEW DELHI: Union Minister for ed in Assam whereas one case ducted in the state. took place near Umplemg area Chemicals and Fertilizers DV has been detected in Tripura. The decision of scheduling India’s GDP of the district. Sadananda Gowda on Mon- The statistics, provided by of the pending exams will be Meghalaya Police said that day said that 50 vials each of the Chemicals and Fertilizers, taken once there is a sharp grows 1.6% in information has received from Amphotericin-B drugs have says that no black fungus case decline in the COVID-19 cases Minister Ranoj Pegu. SP Cachar in Assam that six Representative image. been dispatched to Assam and has been reported in Assam. and the pandemic situation change but the exams will January-March persons including some from Meghalaya police said, “Based Tripura to fight against black This comes days after a normalizes in the state. not be conducted in an online NEW DELHI: India’s economy Assam are trapped in a coal on information received from fungus (Mucormycosis). 27-year-old youth from Na- The minister also said that mode. grew by 1.6 per cent in the mine in EJ Hills. “The mine has the SP, Cachar, about six mine The 100 vials of the drugs located additional 29,250 vials gaon district has reportedly under no circumstances will The students will be in- fourth quarter of 2020-21, been identified at Sutunga inte- workers being trapped in a sent to these two Northeastern of Amphotericin- B drug, used died due to black fungus in class 10, 12 examinations be formed about the date sheet restricting the full-year con- rior, under Umplemg AD camp coal mine in East Jaintia Hills states are amongst 30100 vials in treatment of mucormycosis Guwahati. The deceased Pal scrapped. Moreover, the ex- at least 15 days prior to the traction to 7.3 per cent, offi- and search operations are on,” on Sunday, the district police of Amphotericin-B allocated to to all the States and UTs re- Moni Bora from Dhing was aminations will be conducted examination. The minister cial data showed on Monday. Meghalaya police said in an of- could identify the probable lo- all the States and UTs and Cen- porting such cases. reportedly diagnosed as Covid in an offline mode. is also hopeful that the Covid The fourth-quarter growth ficial communique on Monday. cation of the incident at 6 am on tral Institutions on Monday. Significantly, the Central related rhino-cerebral-mucor- Pegu added that the ques- situation will be stabilized by was better than the 0.5 per The press communique of the Monday.” Pg 5 The Ministry, last week, al- government has recently said mycosis with diabetic ... Pg 5 tion paper’s format may June 15, 2021. Pg 5 cent expansion in the pre- vious October-December quarter of 2020-21. The gross Mizoram Covid No admission in class-XI Massive recruitment domestic product (GDP) BJP not to name CM candidate had expanded by 3 per cent death toll hits drive in P&RD in the corresponding Janu- in 2020-21 till exams ary-March period of 2019-20, 40, active GUWAHATI: Assam education X Board Examination for the after its success in Assam dept in Assam according to data released department on Monday asked academic year 2020-21 till date. by the National Statistical all inspectors of schools in You are, therefore, requested AGENCIES IT WAS KEEPING THIS VERY FACTOR IN MIND THAT THE BJP GUWAHATI: The Panchayat and Office (NSO). Pg 5 cases at 2,903 each districts of the state to kindly to instruct all institu- Rural Development Depart- AIZAWL: The COVID-19 death not to allow the admissions tions (govt. or private) such NEW DELHI: The BJP is consid- DID NOT OPT FOR INCUMBENT SARBANADA SONOWAL IN ment (P&RD) in Assam will China allows toll in Mizoram reached 40 on in class XI for the current ac- as colleges, higher secondary ering emulating its Assam ASSAM AND KEPT OPEN THE FIELD FOR HOPEFUL HIMANTA soon start a recruitment drive Monday as one more person ademic year of 2021-22 till the schools, sr. secondary schools model of not projecting a BISWA SARMA, WHO IS NOW THE CHIEF MINISTER OF ASSAM. to fill up 2,654 vacant posts in couples to have succumbed to the infection, of- conduct of high school leaving etc. under your jurisdiction chief ministerial candidate the department, said minister ficial sources said. certificate (HSLC) and Assam not to allow admissions of before elections in an attempt Uttarakhand, Goa, Himachal states between 2014 and 2021, Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Mon- three children A 64-year-old woman from high madrassa (AHM) exams the students in Class XI (class to beat any anti-incumbency Pradesh, and Gujarat—all the leadership found that the day. BEIJING: China’s ruling Com- Aizawl died of Covid-19 at the were held. In an urgent notice eleven) for the current aca- in other poll-bound states---a BJP-ruled states. Apparently, anti-incumbency factor tends Addressing a press meet munist Party will ease birth Zoram Medical College (ZMC) P Jidung, director of second- demic year i.e. 2021-22 till the development that comes as it a key point of debate at the to dominate if it is the second in Guwahati, Dass said the limits to allow all couples to around 3:30 pm on Monday, ary education, Assam, said, conduct of HSLC & AHM Ex- holds political parleys in Ut- ongoing saffron meeting is to consecutive time of a CM, like appointments will be done as have three children instead state information and public “In view of the pandemic sit- amination for Class X (class tar Pradesh, a key BJP-ruled decide whether to go in for the in Haryana. Besides, project- part of Assam chief minister of two in response to the pop- relations department said in uation of Covid-19 in the state (ten) by the SEBA and subse- state that leads next year’s incumbent chief minister as ing an incumbent may also be Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ulation’s rising age, a state its official Twitter handle. The of Assam, the Board of Second- quent declaration of results of polling list. Other states that its face in the upcoming elec- counter-productive because announcement to create 1 lakh news agency said Monday. victim, who had comorbidities, ary Education, Assam (SEBA) the said examinations by the head into assembly elections tion campaigns. Sources say then other hopefuls and con- government jobs. “There are The announcement follows was diagnosed with ... Pg 5 is unable to conduct the Class Board.” AGENCIES are, besides Uttar Pradesh, in elections held in different tenders tend to pull back. Pg 5 1,004 third grade ... Pg 5 census data that showed Chi- na’s working-age population shrank over the past decade while the number of people All adopted children of railway older than 65 rose, adding to Covid forces actor Gunjan to become meat seller strain on the economy and society. Pg 5 AGENCIES lead role in popular Assamese GUNJAN WHO PLAYED THE employees to get medical care feature film Ahetuk, has LEAD ROLE IN POPULAR Pregnant nurse AGENCIES galuru Railway Division, of treatment at any railway GUWAHATI: Coronavirus is opened a meat outlet ‘Meat had adopted a boy and girl, hospital in the country.” As having a devastating effect on Expert’ in Guwahati where ASSAMESE FEATURE FILM dies of Covid in BENGALURU: A senior officer now aged 14 and 13 respec- per rules, only one adopted those in the film industry as people can buy fresh meat AHETUK, HAS OPENED A MEAT Shillong of Bengaluru Railway Di- tively. She took up the cause child is allowed to access fa- stoppages in filming have left during the morning hours. OUTLET ‘MEAT EXPERT’ IN vision is instrumental in on behalf of one of her kids in cilities free of cost at Railway thousands in a mostly free- And during the curfew time, GUWAHATI WHERE PEOPLE SHILLONG: A nurse working ensuring that all children June 2020, and it has borne hospitals, as well as private lance industry without work. he has also introduced the at Ganesh Das Government adopted by employees of In- fruit a year later. hospitals empanelled by it, Even if they have work in home delivery services to his CAN BUY FRESH MEAT DURING Maternal and Child Health dian Railways are treated on K Asif Hafeez, Senior Di- he said. hand, the Coronavirus guide- customer. THE MORNING HOURS. Hospital in Shillong report- par with biological children, visional Personnel Officer, The new order, which is lines have stripped them of “I opened this shop last edly died of COVID-19 on to avail of medical facilities coordination, South Western an amendment of the Board’s their opportunity to continue year along with Dikshu da. about his business after COV- Sunday evening, becoming in hospital. A 21-year-old rule Railway, said, “The issue order on September 5, 2000. It working. We had plenty of time; we still ple with this small step,” Bha- ID-19 situation normalizes, he the second ‘COVID warrior’ was amended and an order was brought to our notice states, “Stepsons, unmarried Here is such an example have though, so we thought of radwaj said. said, “I am not going to close to succumb to the dreaded issued by the Railway Board by Nayak, when she was not step-daughters and legally of actor Gunjan Bharadwaj, delivering fresh meat to the “We open the shop at this venture. Meat Expert will coronavirus in Meghalaya. on May 25 to this effect. able to procure the Unique adopted children subject to famous in the Assamese film people. Our rates are same around 6 am and close the continue to serve people.” Incidentally, the deceased — Veena Nayak, a single Medical Identity Card which age limit prescribed, and industry he had to turn to as market but we do charge a shop at 11 am due to curfew. He made his acting debut in Manisha Turnia, 32 — was woman who works as office we are issuing to all family provided they are wholly de- entrepreneurship due to the small delivery fee if the prod- After 11 am we start our home the 2014 Assamese film TRP six-and-a-half-month preg- superintendent in the engi- members of present and past pendent on the railway em- coronavirus-induced lock- uct is to be delivered at home. delivery services for the peo- aru....Gunjan Bhardwaj had nant, said reports. 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