k k y y m m c c Vol. No. VI Issue No. 111 RNI-ASSENG/2014/58385 | GUWAHATI SUNDAY JUNE 06, 2021 | PAGES 8 PRICE RS. 7.00 An anti-Netanyahu coalition Elif Elmas: North Macedonia's diamond government would suggest... 04 formed in family sweet shop 07 Raj Bhavan Assam celebrates NEWS Assam Stops Administering World Environment Day IN BRIEF Governor plants HSLC, HS Covaxin First Dose, Cites Short Supply exams Guwahati, June 5 : The Assam government Assam," Mr Mahanta added.The minister saplings at Raj Bhavan Guwahati, June 5 : Assam has decided to stop administering the first said vaccination drives will be conducted education minister Dr dose of Covaxin due to short supply. Inform- more aggressively in six districts. These dis- Ranoj Pegu said high ing the media of the decision at a press meet tricts are Kamrup Metro, where state capital school leaving certificate in Guwahati today, Assam Health Minister Dispur and main city Guwahati is located, (HSLC) and higher second- Keshab Mahanta said, "We have 3.2 lakh Nagaon, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and ary (HS) 2nd year exami- Covishield and 20,000 Covaxin doses in our Cachar."We are administering 50,000 vaccine nations under the state stock. Another 50,000 doses of Covaxin will doses everyday till date. We are targeting to boards would be held in be available within the week. We need 1.50 give at least 70,000 doses daily," the minister modified modes when the lakh more (shots of) Covaxin to administer said. However, at many centres in Assam, COVID-19 scenario im- the second dose.""Chief Minister Himanta vaccination has been stopped due to a short- proves in the state.He said Biswa Sarma went to New Delhi to discuss age of doses.Meanwhile, Chief Minister state is yet to reach a 'near the procurement of more vaccines for Sarma today chaired a Contd...Page 6 normal' situation. The edu- cation department is ready Fifth Oxygen Express Guwahati, June 5: Syn- plant atleast a single sap- to conduct the exams once CM plants rudraksh saplings chronizing with the World ling in this month to in- the COVID-19 situation arrives in Assam with Environment Day today, crease the green coverage improves."It is an abnor- Assam Governor Prof. of the earth and make it mal situation. We have al- on World Environment Day 80 MT of oxygen Jagdish Mukhi carried more habitable for the fu- ready indicated that we Distributes garbage clearing auto tippers to NGOs, Guwahati, June 5 : Assam out a plantation drive in ture generation. Speaking would be able to conduct Raimona reserve forest in BTR upgraded to National Park: CM has received its fifth Oxygen Raj Bhavan and led the on the occasion, Prof. the exams in a way Express with 80 MT of liq- state in celebrating the Mukhi said, “Our existence favourable to the stu- Guwahati, June 5 : Chief Min- uid medical oxygen (LMO) World Environment Day. is dependent on our envi- dents," the education min- ister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma in 4 tankers from Jharkhand He on this occasion also ronment. It is a matter of ister said.Pegu also today attended the environ- while Oxygen Expresses appealed to everybody to great Contd...Page 6 claimed cancellation of ex- ment day programme at have crossed the milestone ams cannot resolve the is- Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati of 25,000 MT of LMO deliv- sue. "For many students, and planted 11 rudraksh sap- ery across India. Overcom- Mamata Banerjee's nephew, the marks of HS and HSLC lings. He urged all sections of ing all hurdles and finding are important in their ca- the society to contribute to- new solutions, Indian Rail- Abhishek appointed as TMC's reer," he remarked. wards environment protection ways is continuing its jour- 44 more following Mahatma Gandhi’s ney of bringing relief by de- ideals of cleanliness. Speaking on the occa- under Kochugaon forest block in BTR to a livering Liquid Medical National General Secretary Covid19 deaths sion, he informed about state government’s national park apart from ongoing process to Oxygen(LMO) to various leader Partha Chatterjee also said that the Guwahati, June 5 : Assam decision to upgrade Raimona reserve forest make Dehing Patkai a Contd...Page 6 states across the country. working committee has decided that one has reported 44 more "So far, Indian Railways has person will be allowed to hold just one Covid19 deaths and 3,781 Four Assam tiger reserves delivered more than 25,629 post in the party, and the core committee new positive cases in the MT of LMO in more than has duly given its approval."Our party k last 24 hours. Conforming k y 1503 tankers to various chief Mamata Banerjee has nominated MP y the news, Assam health including Kaziranga get m states across the country," Abhishek Banerjee as the all India gen- m c minister Keshab Mahanata the Northeast Frontier Rail- eral secretary of the TMC," Chatterjee said, c in a tweet on Saturday national accreditation way (NFR) said in a following two crucial meetings earlier in evening said the new cases tional committee on Conservation Assured statement.A total of 368 Oxy- Kolkata, June 5 : TMC MP Abhishek the day.Abhishek will be replacing were confirmed out of 3,781 Tiger Standards (CATS) has accorded the gen Expresses have com- Banerjee was appointed as the party's all Subrata Bakshi as the national general cases. The overall Covid19 accreditation to Manas, Nameri and Or- pleted their journey so far India general secretary by party supremo secretary, while actor-turned-TMC leader positivity percentage of ang Tiger Reserves besides the KNP.An and brought relief to various and aunt Mamata Banerjee on Sayoni Ghosh has been made the youth Assam stood at 3.26% on official statement issued by the state gov- states. "Till Contd...Page 6 Saturday.Addressing a press meet, TMC wing president - a post Contd...Page 6 Saturday, stated Mahanta. ernment said that the CATS assessment Of the new positive cases, was conducted by the National Tiger Con- Kamrup Metro alone re- servation Authority (NTCA) in 27 tiger PM Modi, Xi Jinping 'responsible' leaders, ported 276 cases. Hundreds reserves across the country in the first of people also recovered Guwahati, June 5 : All four tiger reserves phase, while 24 more will be covered in the from the disease in the last in Assam Kaziranga National Park (KNP) second phase."All the four tiger reserves can solve bilateral issues : Vladimir Putin 24 hours.The state's recov- have received accreditation from a national of Assam under Phase 1 have got CATS New Delhi, June 5 : Russian Presi- ery rate on Saturday stood body for maintaining high standard of accreditation. Only seven proposals were dent Vladimir Putin on Saturday as- at 86.97%, according to the conservation.Officials said that the na- recommended by the Contd...Page 6 serted that both Prime Minister data shared by Assam Narendra Modi and Chinese Presi- health minister Mahanta. After Centre's criticism, Punjab dent Xi Jinping are "responsible" "Summary of 05/6/2021 - leaders and are capable of solving Today's Total 3781: Over- their issues. Putin told PTI that it was all Positivity Percentage; requests private hospitals to important that no "extra-regional (3781 cases out of 1,15,968 power" should interfere in the test done = 3.26%); return COVID vaccine stock process."Yes, I do know that there Kamrup (M) 276; Death 44; Chandigarh, June 5 : The are some issues related to India- Recovery Rate 86.97%," Punjab government in- China relations but there are always Mahanta tweeted. On Fri- structed the private hospi- a lot of issues between neighbouring day, Assam reported a to- tals to return the remaining countries but I know the attitude of tal of 4,548 new positive available stock amid severe both the Prime Minister of India and cases and 54 more criticism from the Centre also the President of China. These are deathsThe overall positiv- and Shiromani Akali Dal for very responsible people and they ity rate was 3.68% on allegedly selling COVID-19 earnestly treat Contd...Page 6 Friday.Kamrup Metro re- vaccines to private hospi- ported 421 cases in Friday tals at higher prices.The de- Mumbai prepares for unlock from and the recovery rate was velopment comes after 87.02% Punjab health minister COVID-19 vaccines being definitely initiate an in- Gambling Balbir Singh Sidhu while sold to private hospitals by quiry, the minister on Sat- June 7: Here's what's allowed, what's not racket busted responding to allegations the state government for urday stated that private Mumbai, June 5 : The COVID-19 rate and availability of oxygen beds. Guwahati, June 5 : The by the opposition about profit, assured that he will hospitals have been in- lockdown restrictions in Maharashtra The Chief Minister's office (CMO) Darrang police has busted structed to return all vac- will be lifted from June 7, Monday shared a five-level plan which will be a gambling racket and ar- cine doses available to onwards the government announced come into effect from Monday. It was rested seven gamblers CM visits Dr. Seuj them.Minister Sidhu along on Friday night. The Uddhav declared that in Level 1, there are 18 from Kharupetia in with the Nodal office for Thackeray-led government stated districts which will witness unlock- Assam's Darrang district. Senapati in GMCH and Vaccination of the state, that the restrictions will be relaxed on ing. While five districts will see Level The police conducted an Vikas Contd...Page 6 the basis of the COVID-19 positivity 2 of unlockdown, Contd...Page 6 operation at the municipal enquires about his health ward no 3 of Kharupetia Attackers of doctors and medical on Friday night during which they busted the staffs would not be spared : CM World Environment Day observed in N.F.