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Meghalaya cancels Barla again rakes up demand Joint Entrance exam HSSLC exams for remaining papers

GUWAHATI: Meghalaya ed- for separate North Bengal to be held on July 17 ucation department has decided to cancel the exam- AGENCIES with seven other local BJP lead- AGENCIES ination for the four remain- ers, joined the TMC on Monday. ing papers of the Higher JALPAIGURI/KOLKATA: BJP MP Barla however claimed that KOLKATA: The Secondary School Leaving John Barla on Wednesday nine members of Kumargram Joint Entrance Examination Certificate (HSSLC) owing again raked up a controversial panchayat and a zilla parish- (WBJEE) will be held on July to the Covid pandemic situ- demand seeking a separate ad member from Alipurduar 17, making it the first major ation. union territory comprising district have taken shelter at examination in the state to On Wednesday, Lahkmen North Bengal districts, despite his residence along with their be conducted offline amid the Rymbui, Meghalaya educa- his party cautioning against family members after being improvement in the Covid-19 tion minister, said that mark- such statements. pressured to leave the BJP and situation, officials said on ing would be... Pg 5 The Alipurduar MP alleged join TMC. Wednesday. that people who voted for the Denying the allegation, the A total of 92,695 candidates File photo. BJP were being denied ration TMC district leadership said will appear for the examina- Malayendu Saha said. ones," he said. and 100-days work under the job having won the recent assembly tions for entry into undergrad- The exam was earlier sched- The board plans to declare Ghy businessman guarantee scheme. elections with a huge majority, uate engineering courses across uled to be held on July 11, but the results by August 14 and Sandip Jalan goes "In order to escape from such it does not require people from 274 centres, they said. was deferred by six days with complete the counselling atrocities, I raised the demand BJP to join the ruling party. "This will be the first offline the hope that the pandemic sit- process in three phases by missing for North Bengal to be declared Reacting to Barla''s repeated exam to be held this year in the uation will improve further, September 15, he said. union territory," he said. outbursts demanding that North state and poses a challenge, he said. "In the overall interest of the GUWAHATI: Co-owner of city- "I will take this matter up Bengal be declared a separate which we are confident about "There will be a minimum students, we are taking all these based mega retail stores with Delhi (leadership)," he told BJP MP John Barla with PM . union territory, BJP state presi- facing, taking full care of the of 4 to 5 feet distance between decisions. We will optimise our and top businessman in reporters at his Lakshmipara tea claimed they were sheltering In a jolt to the BJP, the party''s dent Dilip Ghosh said "everyone health issues of candidates, and the seats of two candidates, and resources to ensure everything Assam Sandeep Jalan, has garden residence in Jalpaiguri, there from attacks by Trinamool Alipurduar district president, has to go by the party line," while those involved in the exam pro- one candidate will be seated in a passes off smoothly," Saha said. been missing since Tuesday surrounded by people who Congress supporters. Ganga Prasad Sharma along at the same time... Pg 5 cess," WBJEE Board chairman small desk and two in the bigger The exam is... Pg 5 evening. Reportedly, Jalan went for SPOTLIGHT an evening walk on Tuesday Rahul may appear at around 7 pm and has been Covaxin for children aged 2-18 before court in Speaker complains missing since then. His Arnab Goswami mobile phone has... Pg 5 had conspired to by September, says AIIMS chief defamation case against Bengal Guv boost TRP: Police SURAT: Congress leader Rahul AGENCIES He also added,“If Pfizer- Gandhi is expected to appear AGENCIES Tripura BJP: Sudip AGENCIES BioNTech’s vaccine gets a green before a magistrate's court in Delhi, speculation NEW DELHI: Dr. Randeep Gu- signal in India then that could here in Gujarat on Thursday to KOLKATA: The ongoing tussle MUMBAI: Senior television leria of All India Institute of also be an option for children.” record his final statement in a between the state govern- rife journalist Arnab Goswami Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Screening of children for criminal defamation suit filed ment and governor Jagdeep illegally tampered with the Delhi said to expect a vaccine these clinical trials has already by a Gujarat MLA over the Dhankhar turned murkier CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE TRPs in connivance of the for children by September. been commenced by Delhi former's remark on the "Modi after West Bengal assembly then CEO of the Broadcast Guleria is the leading pulmo- AIIMS. COVAXIN’s Phase 2/3 surname". Speaker Biman Banerjee AGARTALA: The internecine Audience Research Coun- nologist and a crucial member of trials would be conducted on 525 A week back, Chief Judicial complained against the con- squabble in Tripura BJP cil (BARC) Partho Dasgup- the government’s task force on volunteers at several sites. The Magistrate of Surat A N Dave had stitutional head of the state has reached its fever pitch ta to improve ratings of Covid-19. He told that Covaxin’s process started on June 7 that directed Rahul Gandhi to remain for interfering into the mat- as BJP central leadership Republic TV channels and data for children after comple- includes children between the present on June 24 to record his ters related to parliamentary Speaker Biman Banerjee. had been trying best to paid him for his help, as per tion of the Phase 2/3 trials will age of 2 to 18 years. Dr. Randeep Guleria. final statement in a defamation democracy and functioning of and Speaker of the douse the revolt of a section the supplementary charge- be available by September and Bharat Biotech, which sion from the Drugs Controller case filed by BJP MLA from the House. Om Birla on Tuesday evening, of BJP MLAs and senior sheet filed by the Mumbai the approval is expected by the developed this vaccine, had General of India (DCGI) to carry Surat, Purnesh Modi, advocate In a virtual meeting with Banerjee complained that there leaders against... Pg 5 Police who cited Whatsapp same month. last month obtained permis- out its trials on children. Pg 5 Feroz Khan Pathan, Pg 5 the Speakers of different states has been excessive... Pg 5 chats between... Pg 5 Vaccination status must 2 fake ‘police men’ 'Alapan is in mental agony, won't NFR readies to face arrested in Nagaon for employees before salary CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE tolerate it': CM slams Centre heavy monsoon rains

NAGAON: As per direction GUWAHATI: Assam State Disas- AGENCIES is victimising an official who CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE this railway. This Railway serves made by the state govern- ter Management Authority lost his brother, nephew and a difficult terrain close to foot- ment, Assam police has (ASDMA) Wednesday has KOLKATA: Chief Minis- mother within a span of 15-20 GUWAHATI: NF Railway has hills of Lower Himalayan ranges, been apprehending a num- issued a special order di- ter Mamata Banerjee on days and he is in mental agony taken precautions to deal carved by turbulent streams, fed ber criminals throughout recting all the departmental Wednesday slammed the because he has worked for the with any kind of untoward by heaviest rainfall reaching up the state. Along with other heads to ascertain the COV- Centre for "victimising" her country all his life, and now incident during the upcoming to about 7000 mm in a year. The parts of state, Nagaon police ID-19 vaccination status of former top bureaucrat Alap- he is being treated in such a monsoon season. NFR has Southwest monsoon period nor- also netted various crimi- their respective frontline in COWIN portal for which, an Bandyopadhyay, against manner. This is irresponsible already deployed personnel mally starts from May 15 and nals. workers before releasing the such frontline government whom the union government behaviour and we will not allow and materials for the safety of continues till October 15 every A team of Nagaon police monthly salary/remunera- servants may give rise to the has initiated penalty proceed- this," she told reporters. more than 6400 km of railway year except in the Lumding divi- has apprehended two tion from this month for con- possibility of further spread of ings that could deprive him of The Department of tracks spreading over parts sion where the monsoon period fake police personel from tainment of COVID-19. the virus which, in turn, may post-retirement benefits. Personnel and Training (DoPT) CM Mamata Banerjee. of West Bengal, Bihar and starts from April 15. Due to this Barhampur in Nagaon district This order was issued as it endanger the lives of common Banerjee said that IAS and has sent Bandyopadhyay, now He has been warned of major the north-eastern states like heavy rainfall landslides, rain on Monday night. Pg 5 has been observed that many citizens, especially the vulner- IPS officers of the country are an advisor to the chief minister, penalty proceedings, which Assam, Tripura, Manipur etc cuts in embankments, over- frontline government servants able groups like infant, preg- in solidarity with the former a "memorandum" mentioning allows the central government under the jurisdiction of NF flowing of bridges etc occur fre- including contractual and nant women etc. state chief secretary, as it is the the charges and giving him 30 to withhold pension or gratuity, Railway. quently. But for NFR safety of fixed pay, have not yet taken The Health and Family "battle of every bureaucrat". days to reply, officials had said or both, either in full or in part. NFR CPRO Subhanan Chanda passengers is the first priority Assam-Tripura the COVID-19 vaccine, irre- Welfare Department of "The Centre must realise it on Monday. The CM said... Pg 5 on Wednesday said, the monsoon and this cannot be compromised flight service from spective of their registration Government of... Pg 5 season is quite challenging for in any way. Pg 5

June 25 Veterinarians protest

AGARTALA: Flybig Airlines is Five constituencies to face against Maneka Bengal forms high level panel all set to start direct flight

service from Guwahati Gandhi and Dibrugarh in Assam to polls in six months:, BJP chief to deal with 3rd Covid wave Agartala in Tripura from BHOPAL: Veterinarians across June 25 as part of the Cen- AGENCIES , the country observed a "black tre’s regional connectivity ACCORDING TO BJP STATE PRESIDENT DASS, day" and sported black badg- AGENCIES also determine the treatment scheme. GUWAHATI: There is wide- BY-ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN TAMULPUR, es on Wednesday to protest procedure so that the disease An officials of the Airport spread talk in Assam’s polit- GOSAIGAON, MARIANI CONSTITUENCIES, AS WELL AS against BJP MP and animal KOLKATA: Though the daily can be controlled from the be- Authority of India (AAI) at ical circles that more leaders rights activist Maneka Gandhi infection level in the state has ginning. Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, from the Congress party will TWO MORE CONSTITUENCIES IN ASSAM IN THE NEXT over her alleged use of unpar- come down to below 2,000 but The high-level expert com- Agartala media: “Flybig follow the footsteps of Rupjyo- SIX MONTHS. HIS STATEMENT HAS CREATED A STIR liamentary language while the government is not leaving mittee includes six doctors Airlines will... Pg 5 ti Kurmi and join the BJP in IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. scolding a veterinary doctor, anything to chance and has from SSKM including G.K. coming days. In the midst of their association said. set up a high-level committee Dhali, Maitrayee Banerjee, these speculations, state BJP According to BJP state held in the three constituencies The nationwide protest to effectively control the third Soumitra Ghosh, Mrinal Kanti president and minister Ran- President Dass, by-elections will in view of the death of Tamulpur call was given by the Indian wave of Coronavirus that is Das, Asutosh Ghosh and Abhijit Precaution is the key. File photo. Filmmaker Aisha jeet Kumar Dass revealed that be held in Tamulpur, Gosaigaon, constituency MLA Leho Ram Veterinary Association (IVA). likely to hit the country in the Chowdhury. Apart from that committee will sit for its first Sultana released by-elections for 5 constituen- Mariani constituencies, as well Boro, Gosaigaon constituency Veterinarians across the next two months. The com- the committee includes paedi- official meeting on Wednesday cies will be held in Assam in as two more constituencies in MLA Majendra Narjari and country strongly condemned mittee that will have its first atrician Dilip Pal and Bibhuti to assess the situation and make after 8-hour grilling the next six months. His state- Assam in the next six months. Mariani constituency after MLA the kind of language the former official meeting on Wednes- Saha and specialists in infec- necessary recommendations so ment has created a stir in the It is pertinent to note that Rupjyoti Kurmi stepped down as Union minister has allegedly day will formulate a strategy tious disease like Yogiraj Roy that the state can prepare an ade- KOCHI: The Lakshadweep political arena. by-elections are certain to be MLA and joined BJP. Pg 5 used against them and... Pg 5 to develop infrastructure and and Jyotirmoy Pal. The expert quate... Pg 5 police grilled activist-film- maker Aisha Sultana for eight hours in connection with the sedition case on TMC, BJP trade barbs over recognition Nominal taxations to continue: Wednesday. Aisha, who arrived at Kavaratti police station NSCN-IM responds to Interlocutor at 10.00 am, was taken to to illustrious sons of Bengal Kavaratti government hos- AGENCIES pital for an antigen test after AGENCIES Prasad Mookerjee be uncov- BJP STATE PRESIDENT the alleged refusal by police to CITING THE NAGA HISTORY, THE NSCN-IM SAID THAT which the... Pg 5 ered," Ghosh said. organise a blood donation camp KOHIMA: After Naga peace TAX COLLECTION IS AN INHERENT PART OF THE KOLKATA: The ruling Trinamool Claiming that regional parties DILIP GHOSH AND to mark the BJP ideologue''s 68th talk interlocutor RN Ravi’s › › NAGAS WAY OF POLITICAL EXISTENCE AS SOVEREIGN Congress and the BJP hit out in Bengal have never given the WEST BENGAL TRANSPORT death anniversary. office said taxation can be Father allegedly at each other on Wednesday great sons of the state the recogni- MINISTER FIRHAD HAKIM The state BJP said the camp, exercised only by the Centre PEOPLE. IT SAID THAT THE NSCN COLLECTED TAXES TO over giving due recognition to tion they deserve, he said the BJP which has been held for the last or the state government, the SUPPORT THE NAGA PEOPLE’S POLITICAL MOVEMENT kills minor daughter the illustrious sons of Bengal, has started working towards it. WERE AMONG SEVERAL 42 years on this day, was disal- NSCN-IM, on Wednesday as leaders of the two parties Meanwhile, Hakim, while LEADERS WHO GARLANDED lowed due to "narrow political responded saying “nominal WHICH STARTED IN 1929 EVEN BEFORE THE INDIAN paid tributes to Syama Prasad garlanding a bust of Mookerjee interests" of the TMC. taxations will continue as it INDEPENDENCE. Mookerjee on his death anni- in south Kolkata, said the policy THE STATUE OF THE JANA The camp was to be set up at is” and that the “Naga nation versary. of the saffron party has always SANGH FOUNDER HERE. Jatin Das Park, which is a kilo- does not require permission questioning the taxation right deeply rooted in the history of BJP state president Dilip been "to use and throw". metre away from Chief Minister from the Government of In- of the NSCN” after more than the Naga resistance movement Ghosh and West Bengal "After a few days, they will Bengal by "using" the name of Mamata Banerjee''s residence. dia for taxation”. 23 years of Indo-Naga political even before the Naga National Transport Minister Firhad have no interest in the distin- Mookerjee on several occasions Mookerjee had died under The groups said it is “highly dialogue. Council (NNC) came into the Hakim were among several lead- guished sons of Bengal, includ- in the run-up to the assembly detention in 1953, While the unbecoming” that Nagaland “Placed under this situation, scene. Now the focus has been ers who garlanded the statue of ing Mookerjee," the TMC leader polls. government then said his death governor Ravi is “desperate- NSCN puts on record to go back shifted to National Socialist the Jana Sangh founder here. said. Ghosh later led a demonstra- was due to health reasons, Jana ly trying to criminalize the to the history to point out that Council of Nagalim (NSCN) Full Story on Page 5 "We demand that the mystery He also asserted that the BJP tion at Hazra crossing in the Sangh and later the BJP have Naga political movement by taxation is something which is which is at the... Pg 5 involving the death of Syama did not gain anything in West metropolis to protest against often questioned the claim.