EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH ASSAM CHIEF SECRETARY TALIBAN PRESS ON, HUNDREDS OF FANS Max 31°c holds review meeting take another Afghan mob Neeraj Chopra Min 26°c in Chirang P4 provincial capital P6 despite tight security P10 Humidity 82% VOL XI, ISSUE 482 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 SPOTLIGHT Parliament passes 10 arrested over vandalism bill to set up central Sarma meets PM: Advocates university in Ladakh of Hindu temples in B’desh NEW DELHI: Parliament Mon- day passed the Central Uni- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE versities (Amendment) Bill, solution to border disputes 2021 which seeks to establish DHAKA: Bangladesh Police a central university in the CNS & AGENCIES on how our Government has have arrested 10 people in a Union Territory of Ladakh. been working to steer & scale case filed in connection with Rajya Sabha passed the bill NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Min- up Assam’s development the vandalism of several Hin- with a voice vote amid a ister Himanta Biswa Sarma journey as envisioned by du temples, homes and shops walkout by Opposition par- on Monday met Prime Min- him. Also briefed him about in a village in Khulna. ties including the Congress, ister Narendra Modi and Bodo peace process, our war Shariful Islam, Samrat Mol- TMC and DMK. The bill discussed the state’s border against drugs & implemen- lah, Manjurul Alam, Shariful was cleared by Lok Sabha dispute with Mizoram besides tation of various central Islam Sheikh, Rana Sheikh, last week. Replying to a dis- appraising the PM about im- schemes.” Mominul Islam, Akram Fakh- cussion on the bill, Educa- plementation of Bodo Accord. The Chief Minister also ir, Shohel Sheikh, Shamim tion Minister Dharmendra Two conflicting demarcations met Union Health Minister Sheikh and Jamil Biswas were Aftermath of the attack on the temples miscreants in a Khulna village on Saturday, Pradhan said, “Leh, Lada- of the borders (one in 1875 Mansukh Mandaviya. Sar- arrested in a raid carried out August 7. kh, is a priority area for the and another in 1933) between ma met Union minister Nitin on Saturday night, according local Hindu community were Some locals claimed the at- prime minister. Pg 5 Assam and Mizoram are at Gadkari. “I discussed with to media reports. vandalized in an attack car- tackers were from neighbour- the root of the dispute. While Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi him the critical 35-km Elevat- The situation in the area is ried out by unidentified mis- ing Sheikhpura, Bamandanga Mamata alleges Shah Mizoram has been pressing on Monday in Delhi. Photo: Twitter ed Kaziranga Corridor and currently under control, said a creants in a Khulna village. and Chadpur areas. But their for the 1875 demarcation to disputes instead of arguing for a long time, and now it has how this is earnestly needed police official. The attacks started with the identities could not be con- behind attacks on prevail, Assam backing the over the demarcations. He become more complex. to protect our wildlife includ- Earlier on Saturday, four temples and ended with the firmed. The attacks reportedly later one. Sarma said that he said that the ambiguities re- He tweeted: “Today I called ing Assam’s pride Rhinos. It Hindu temples, at least 10 shops at Shiali village in Rup- took place following a heat- Abhishek in Tripura has been advocating a prac- garding boundaries were un- on Adarniya PM Sri @nar- shall also give fillip to tour- idols of gods and goddesses, sha upazila in the evening, ed altercation between two KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief tical solution to the border necessarily allowed to fester endramodi to apprise him ism, “ CM twitted. Pg 5 six shops and two homes of the according to locals and police. groups of Hindu ... Pg 5 Minister Mamata Baner- jee on Monday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Excise dept employee Assam frees 200 ha encroached Chaotic scenes at Guwahati Shah was responsible for the recent attacks on her nephew and TMC national arrested in ‘bribery’ case land from Mizoram, says Pujush airport over RT-PCR tests general secretary Abhishek GUWAHATI: An employee of the Banerjee and other party Assam excise department has AGENCIES from encroachments.” AGENCIES workers in Tripura. The been arrested in an alleged The state government TMC supremo also assert- bribery case by Dispur police GUWAHATI: Assam has freed informed that it has set GUWAHATI: Passengers arriv- ed that she won’t be cowed here. An FIR was lodged at around 200 hectares of land up Assam police security ing at Guwahati’s Lokapriya down by such acts. Mamata Dispur police station late Sun- from the encroachment of camps at Medhalichera and Gopinath Bordoloi Interna- Banerjee’s allegation comes day night by one Sumit Deb, Mizoram side so far, in- Sotarbhirbando to keep sur- tional Airport have flooded days after Abhishek Baner- stating that the excise depart- formed state’s parliamen- veillance on such encroach- social media with complaints jee and TMC student activ- ment employee, identified as tary affairs minister Pijush ments. against airport authorities ists were attacked... Pg 5 Bhupen Hazarika, demanded Hazarika in the state assem- The home department also and the government over a bribe of Rs 5000 from a wom- bly on Monday. said that state police have re- mandatory RT-PCR tests-re- ASTC employee an for arranging an appoint- Hazarika was replying on cently checked on attempts lated chaos at Terminal 1. ment with the Assam chief behalf the state’s home de- of encroachment from Mizo- Some passengers took to Photo from Tweeter. commits suicide minister. Bhupen Hazarika. partment to a question from File photo. ram side in Hailakandi dis- Twitter sharing pictures a crowd almost twice the air- “The accused had also 384 of IPC was registered and the Opposition bench. Karimganj and Hailkandi trict’s borders. of the ‘chaos’ at Guwahati port’s capacity. inside office wrongly issued a Secretariat the person was apprehended He said, “Assam police districts, around 400, 378 and The state government in- airport while others tagged General Secretary & Media GUWAHATI: In a shocking in- pass for a meeting from the and brought to Dispur police and forest department have 800 hectares of land were en- formed that dialogues were authorities to look into the Chairperson of Assam Con- cident, a man allegedly com- office of a minister in this station for interrogation,” so far freed some 200 hectare croached. The state govern- on with other northeastern matter even as airport man- gress, Bobbeeta Sharma rued mitted suicide by hanging matter. Hence, a case (num- an official statement here on of land from the encroach- ment has taken all the steps states to resolve the border agement said all attempts that even those with RT-PCR himself in the premises of ber 2860/2021) under Section Monday said. Pg 5 ment of Mizoram. In Cachar, to free these chunks of lands disputes. were being made to cater to test valid certificate... Pg 5 the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) office in Guwahati’s Paltan Bazar. Trap to be laid Akhil says he admires Tele counseling The deceased identified as Decoits beat up Kurkuri Dhrubojyoti Thakuria was to catch leopard mental health working for the ASTC on Mamata but turns down a contractual basis for the causing terror TE manager, house robbed past two years. He was a res- helpline launched ident of Tihu in the Nalbari TMC’s merger offer CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE ter. But there were some rela- district. As per the eye wit- in Guwahati CNS & AGENCIES in Assam tives in the house that day. ness, ... Pg 5 CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE SILCHAR: A group of armed Baroi informed police that GUWAHATI: Assam activist and decoits robbed the house of they had barely slept after Assam has only GUWAHATI: Following a direc- MLA Akhil Gogoi said his GUWAHATI: Coinciding with factory manager of Kurkuri dinner on Sunday night. Sud- tive from Minister for Envi- party Raijor Dal had decided the occasion of Internation- Tea Estate Gautam Baroi who denly a group of people broke over 7% women ronment and Forest, Parimal against merging itself with the al Day of the World’s Indig- lives in Silcoorie Tea Estate in the main gate of the house and Suklabaidya to trap the leop- Trinamool Congress (TMC) as enous Peoples, state chief Cachar district on late Sunday entered into his room. The in police force ard creating panic among the proposed by the latter. secretary Jishnu Baruah night. miscreants started beating GUWAHATI: At a time when people of East Durgasarovar at “We had three rounds of dis- has launched ‘MANOJNA A senior police official on him up. At the same time, they the Government of India Kamakhya Gate in Guwahati, cussions with the TMC and I our party with another party,” – 14410’, a tele-counselling Monday said, a group of armed started destroying cupboards has approved reservation of a team headed by Head Animal took part in each one of them. Gogoi told journalists in Gu- Mental Health helpline ser- robbers raided the house and and other items. 33% for women horizontally Keeper, Probin Haloi under TMC leaders and election wahati on Monday. vices, for disaster affected looted jewellery worth lakhs An injured Gautam Baroi. He informed that the gang and in each category (SC, the instruction of PCCF (Wild- strategist Prashant Kishor He said the TMC had made people in Assam. of rupees along with cash. The beat him up. Baroi, the fac- of 15/ 16 robbers were carry- ST, OBC and others) in di- life) and DFO, Assam State Zoo were there.