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As many as 600 FIRs registered reports 28 Ulfa (I) peace talk: CM hopes for more Covid-19 in June against power larceny deaths CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE and out of that, Rs. 2.10 crore GUWAHATI: Assam reported a middle ground to start dialogue has already been recovered, 28 more Covid19 deaths and GUWAHATI: In Assam, around Verma mentioned. 2,375 new positive cases in CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE 611 FIRs have been recorded Most fines were pressed the last 24 hours. for illegal electricity connec- against consumers from Confirming the news, GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Min- tion and power larceny dur- the districts of Mangaldoi, Assam ister ing the time of June, senior Lakhimpur, and . Himanta Biswa Sarma in a on Saturday said that a ‘mid- officials said on Friday. Around 1.11 crore consum- tweet on Saturday evening dle path’ needed to be explore A massive enforcement ers lost their power lines as said the new cases were con- to go ahead with peace talks drive has been initiated by APDCL disconnected them Representative image firmed out of 1,34,085 tests. with Paresh Baruah led Ulfa The Assam Power Distribution and out of those, 48,172 were for mounting infrastructure The chief minister (Independent). Company Limited (APDCL) for reinstated only after clearing to make sure round the clock informed that on Saturday, Speaking to media in New retrieval of dues and to check the dues, he said. power supply can be achieved. the state’s overall... Pg 5 , Sarma said that since power theft and for that pur- Verma said, “We have a Moreover, APDCL is pro- the Ulfa (I) hard-line faction pose; it has been conducting large consumer base and we curing power central Public demanding a ‘sovereign’ 1,904 raids. try to provide quality power. Sector Undertaking (PSUs) and CBI files supplementary Assam, it would be unreal for In a joint press conference, Chief Minister Himanta “once we are able to pay our the government to discuss on Principal Secretary, Home Biswa Sarma has directed us dues in time, we will be able to charge sheet against that point. and Power, Niraj Verma, and to ensure that the dues are col- ensure 24-hour power supply,” Rose Valley firm He said, “He (Paresh Director General of Police lected and power supply he added. Baruah) wants sovereignty Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta said the situation in the state is In order to receive power AGARTALA: The Central Bu- and I have taken oath to pro- He also informed that he has my oath, I have no right to sit Earlier this week, the chief that the consumers paid Rs 502 improved.” in all corners of the state, the reau of Investigation (CBI) tect the sovereignty of the coun- been in touch with several per- on the post of the chief minis- minister told a news agency crore during the month and it People of Assam are asked DGP said the Assam CM has filed a supplementary try. Both are totally opposite. sons to initiate a peace dialogue ter. But still we are hopeful that that peace dialogue with Ulfa (I) is yet to receive Rs 220 crore. to pay their dues on the men- requested people to clear the charge sheet against Rose Therefore, a middle ground with the outfit faction. something could be found so can be initiated if the outfit is In the month of June, a fine tioned dates, as appealed by dues. Valley Real Estates and needs to be found to start the “Since Paresh Baruah’s that we can start the peace ready to discuss grievances and of Rs 14.94 crore was imposed, Verma, so that the asset needed He said, Pg 5 Construction Ltd, its Chair- discussion.” stand is unchanged and if I defy dialogue,” he said. issues other than sovereignty. man Gautam Kundu, and others in connection to the SPOTLIGHT ‘Vigilance Wing’ filed Chit Fund scam in . Negotiations with ULFA (I) CBI had registered the case Assam govt to hold special TET case against CPIM on the orders of the Tripura leader Pabitra Kar High Court. Pg 5 rescues 2 kidnapped exam for Bodo medium teachers can progress if it shuns businessmen AGARTALA: Tripura police ‘Vig- ‘Crime against CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE ilance Wing’ has filed an FIR in sovereignty issue: Himanta GUWAHATI: A team of As- Bodhjungnagar police station women on the rise sam Police personnel on GUWAHATI: Assam education in the outskirts of Agartala city CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE are irreconcilable,” Sarma told in Nagaland’ Saturday rescued Kushal minister Ranoj Pegu on Satur- against senior CPIM leader a news agency. Kalita and Jayanta Kacha- day said that his department and former Industry minister GUWAHATI: Negotiations with The chief minister said that NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK ri, who were kidnapped by will hold a special Teachers’ Pabitra Kar last night accusing proscribed ULFA (Independ- there are many well-intended some miscreants, safely in Eligibility Test (TET) exam to him of being involved in cor- ent) can progress if it is pre- people who are working on the DIMAPUR: The Nagaland the Rani forest along As- fill up vacant posts of teachers ruption and financial offences. pared to shun sovereignty issue with Paresh Baruah to State Commission for Wom- sam-Meghalaya border, on in Bodo medium schools. In Tripura, this is the second issue, Assam chief minister convince him to discuss some- en (NSCW) stated on Sat- the outskirts of Guwahati. Pegu on Saturday held a police case filed against oppo- Himanta Biswa Sarma has thing substantial without insist- urday that cases of crime The two businessmen meeting with the All Bodo sition CPIM senior leader Kar. said. ing on (inclusion of) the word, against women have be- were kidnapped on June Students Union (ABSU), Bodo The first one was filed against “ULFA (I) chief Paresh Barua Sarma said. come rampant in Nagaland 30, 2021 from the Rani Sahitya Sabha (BSS), Bodo in to discuss educa- a fruitful discussion with vari- the same party leader and for- insists that he will not discuss “The word is not a terminol- during the pandemic. As Garbhanga reserve forest Primary Teachers Association tion being imparted in the Bodo ous Bodo organizations on issues mer Finance minister Badal anything beyond sovereignty ogy for us but is solemn and we such, NSCW appealed to all area. and Bodoland Territorial medium. pertaining to Bodo medium Choudhury along with former but we have taken an oath to take oath that it is our duty to citizens to ensure... Pg 5 During the rescue Region (BTR) administration Ranoj Pegu said that he had education. Pg 5 Chief Secretary... Pg 5 protect sovereignty. These two protect our... Pg 5 operation, Pg 5

‘Free forest land Pushkar Singh Dhami Taj Hassan appointed chief of Fire Services, Cong again demands JPC from encroachers’ is new CM Civil Defence and Home Guards probe into Rafale deal DIBRUGARH: Minister for AGENCIES date of assumption of charge Environment and Forest, AGENCIES The 45-year-old Khatima or until further orders, which- AGENCIES mer party chief Rahul Gandhi Fisheries and Excise, Pari- constituency MLA from the in : Senior Indian ever is earlier, the Ministry of stand vindicated today. mal Suklabaidya reviewed NEW DELHI: Pushkar Singh Udham Singh Nagar district has Police Service (IPS) officer Personnel said in its order. NEW DELHI: A day after France "The French have ordered the activities of his three de- Dhami has been elected as the worked in different positions in Mohd Taj Hassan was on Sat- Hassan is currently serving ordered a judicial probe into an investigation into the Rafale partments at Jeypore Forest new chief minister of Uttara- the RSS' students wing ABVP for urday appointed the chief of as the Special Commissioner of the allegations of graft in 36 scam. On June 14, 2021 French IB in Dibrugarh district on khand. many years. He has also served Fire Services, Civil Defence Police (Traffic). He has also been Rafale fighter jets deal with In- Public Prosecution Services has Saturday. Dhami, a two time MLA, as president of BJP youth wing and Home Guards under the the Chief Spokesperson of Delhi dia, the Congress on Saturday ordered an investigation for Reviewing the status of was elected new chief minister president in Uttarakhand for Ministry of Home Affairs Police, a first of its kind post. upped its ante against the Nar- corruption, influence peddling, Environment and Forest of the hilly state in a meeting of two terms. (MHA). Hassan has also handled key endra Modi government and money laundering, favouritism department, Minister the BJP's legislative party in late The post was vacant since the assignments in the national cap- demanded Joint Parliamenta- on the complaint of an NGO," he Suklabaidya directed the . Friday submitted his resignation demise of Mohammed Jawed ital as a Special Commissioner ry Committee (JPC) probe. said. CCF, Eastern Region, DFO The election was held in the to Governor . Akhtar, a 1986-batch IPS officer appoint Taj Hassan, a 1987 (Crime). He had earlier served Addressing a press conference He said that if the role of for- and officials to take steps to presence of central observers Rawat was a mem- of cadre, who had batch IPS officer of Arunachal as the chief of the traffic depart- virtually, Congress spokesper- mer French President Francois remove encroachments from -- Union Agriculture Minister ber from Garhwal, and as per succumbed to Covid-19 compli- Pradesh, , Mizoram, Union ment of Delhi Police and as joint son Randeep Singh Surjewala Hollande and current President forest land. Pg 5 Narendra Singh Tomar and the rules, needed to be sworn cations in May, becoming first Territory (AGMUT) cadre, as commissioner of the security said, "The scandalous expose Emmanuel Macron is being party national general secre- in as an elected MLA within serving police chief to fall prey the Director General of Fire unit, among other important of Rafale scam involving cor- investigated, then why not tary D. Purandeswari. BJP six months of taking over as to the dreaded virus. Services, Civil Defence and positions. ruption, treason, loss to public Indian former Defence Minister in-charge for Uttarakhand the Chief Minister. The Appointments Home Guards for a tenure Hassan has also worked in exchequer has finally been and an Indian company can also Minister Suklabaidya Dushyant Gautam also present Rawat was supposed to get Committee of the Cabinet has up to his superannuation on the Narcotics Control Bureau uncovered." be investigated. inaugurates Dihing in the meeting. himself elected... Pg 5 approved MHA's proposal to December 31, 2023 from the as a Deputy Director General. He said that Congress and for- He said that the... Pg 5 Patkai National Park inaugurates DIBRUGARH: Minister for ED summons NCP leader Anil spring water Rhino horn piece recovered from Environment and Forest, Parimal Suklabaidya inau- harvesting project gurated the Dihing Patkai Deshmukh for questioning on July 5 Kaziranga National Park employee National Park on Saturday. NEWMAI NEWS NETWORK Inaugurating the seventh AGENCIES ment on July 5. he would furnish all information CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE National Park at a function Deshmukh had earlier and documents sought by the IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minis- held at Jeypore Forest IB, MUMBAI: The Enforcement skipped two summons of the ED after the agency provided ter N. Bi ren Singh inaugurat- GUWAHATI: A Home Guard and Minister Suklabaidya said it's Directorate (ED) has once ED in the case. him a copy of the Enforcement ed Spring Water Harvesting, a forest guard, working in a red letter day for Dibrugarh again summoned former Ma- On June 29, Deshmukh Case Information Report (ECIR) Sustainable Water and Forest the Kaziranga National Park, and Tinsukia districts and harashtra Hone Minister and skipped the second summon filed by it in the case. He further Conservation project at Hein- were arrested on Saturday Assam as a whole that Dehing Nationalist Congress Party citing Covid pandemic and mentioned that the ED summons gang, Kameng and Lamdeng along with a piece of rhino Patkai National Park... Pg 5 (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh said that he was ready to join "do not clarify" the purpose of his in a solemn function held at horn during an operation con- for questioning on July 5 in the probe through any "video personal appearance before it. Chief Minister’s Secretariat in ducted by a team of the nation- connection with the alleged or audio" medium. Imphal on Saturday. al park. bribery charges. This is the Deshmukh had skipped the On June 26, the ED arrested The project was jointly The operation was carried in 6 die in Meghalaya third summon to Deshmukh ED's first summons last week Deshmukh's personal secretary undertaken by Central Forest the Bagori forest range of the due to post- COVID in a week. also following searches at his res- Sanjeev Palande and personal Division, Forest Department, national park. The arrested forest guard and Home Guard have been identified as Sonia An ED source related to idence in Nagpur. He had sought assistant Kundan Shinde in con- Government of Manipur and Based on specific inputs, the Orang and Dipen Kumar Nath. complications probe said that the financial more time to appear before the nection with an alleged 'hafta' ICICI Foundation for Inclusive operation was carried out under National Park, Ramesh Kumar Home Guard have been identi- probe agency has summoned financial probe agency. case. In its remand copy of the Growth. the leadership of the divisional Gogoi. fied as Sonia Orang and Dipen SHILLONG: Meghalaya on Deshmukh to record his state- The NCP leader also said that two officials of... Pg 5 Speaking at... Pg 5 forest officer (DFO) of Kaziranga The arrested forest guard and Kumar Nath. Pg 5 Saturday recorded six COV- ID-19 related deaths to push the death toll to 855. According to Director No safety concerns, says Bharat Biotech of Health Services (MI) Dr Air Force veterans critical of IAF being Aman War, 4 were reported from East Khasi Hills district after final analysis for Covaxin efficacy 'supporting arm' remark by CDS Bipin Rawat and 1 each from East Jaintia Hills district and West Jaintia AGENCIES very unsavoury controversy. "India is a vast country with Hills district. PUNE: Bharat Biotech on Sat- vaccine. The overall rate of & Managing Director, Bharat There is a very famous saying 15000 km of land border and on He said the... Pg 5 urday announced safety and adverse events observed in Biotech, said the successful NEW DELHI: Tensions escalat- by a field marshal in World War two sides we face an adversarial efficacy analysis data from Covaxin was lower than that safety and efficacy readouts of ed between armed forces over 2 that `The only thing more dif- situation. We also have a 7500 Phase III clinical trials of Co- seen in other Covid-19 vaccines. Covaxin as a result of conducting the creation of four new inte- ficult is accepting a new idea km coastline. Indian Navy Cattle smuggler injured vaxin, a whole virion inacti- The safety profile of Covaxin is the largest ever Covid vaccine grated theatre commands on while getting rid of the old doesn`t get seen much in the vated vaccine against SARS- now well established based on trials in India establishes the Friday, with Chief of Defence idea.` I think that scenario is media because they operate in police firing while CoV2 which was developed in inactivated vaccines technolo- ability of India and developing Staff General Bipin Rawat playing out. in the seas where there is no attempting to flee partnership with ICMR and gy, and in large part due to the world countries to focus towards saying that the Indian Air "The creation of CDS was media. But is the army and the NIV Pune. extensive 20-year safety track innovation and novel product Force is like "a supporting resisted mainly by the Air air force have a media presence. Phase 3 clinical trials of record of Bharat Biotech’s development. “We are proud to arm" akin to artillery or engi- Force. It took nearly two dec- If you need to make quick deci- Covaxin were conducted on vero cell manufacturing plat- in a randomised controlled trial, state that Innovation from India neers in the Army. ades after the Kargil review sions, then you need to decen- 130 symptomatic Covid-19 cases, form. Furthermore, Bharat based on qPCR testing. Covaxin will now be available to protect Referring to the row over committee recommended this tralise the decision-making reported at least two weeks after Biotech has so far not sought is the first to report promising global population.” the statement, former Deputy idea. But it has come true. This authority which is what the the 2nd dose, at 25 sites across indemnity for Covaxin from the efficacy against asymptomatic The firm said that the vaccine Army Chief Lieutenant General is only the first step. Creating theatre commands are achiev- India. Governments,” an official state- infections based on qPCR test- has been specifically designed to Raj Kadyan said, "The creation another general doesn`t solve ing", Kadyan said. “Covaxin was well tolerated ment released today has said. ing that will help in reducing meet the needs of global distri- of theatre commands in the the problem. In today`s warfare, "The fact that the change will and the Data Safety Monitoring No licensed SARS-CoV-2 disease transmission, said the bution chains, the requirements Indian defence forces has led we need very quick decisions", be resisted is not something Full Story on Page 5 Board has not reported any vaccine has reported efficacy statement. for which are more critical in to a very unfortunate and a Kadyan added. which is unknown. Pg 5 safety concerns related to the against asymptomatic infection Dr. Ella, Chairman low- and... Pg 5