EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN VACCINATION LEADS TO AHEAD OF T20 WC, India lags Max 31°c cannot be its past, says reduced ICU stay and treatment behind in preparation as a unit Min 25°c Jaishankar P 6 cost P 9 P 10 Humidity 75% VOL XII, ISSUE 421 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021 Jaishankar holds Adhir to continue as Leader talks with Chinese State government extends counterpart Wang Yi of Opposition in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday firmly conveyed lockdown till July 30 AGENCIES SharadPawar for president's to his Chinese counterpart post (from UPA)," sources said. Wang Yi that the prolonga- AGENCIES NEW DELHI: Contrary to spec- "Congress interim chief tion of the existing situation THOUGH THE STATE HAS NOT ALLOWED TRAINS TO ulation that the Congress Sonia Gandhi was also con- in eastern Ladakh was visi- KOLKATA: Keeping in mind the OPERATE, IT HAS OPENED UP SOME MORE AREAS, might replace AdhirRanjan nected online during the bly impacting the bilateral imminent threat of the third › Chowdhury as Leader of Op- meeting of Prashant Kishor, ties in a "negative manner" ALLOWING RELAXATIONS TO PEOPLE AND PROVIDING wave, the West Bengal govern- position in Lok Sabha, party Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka and rued that there was no ment has decided not to take MORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. sources indicated that he is Gandhi Vadra. KC Venugopal forward movement... Pg 5 any risk and continue on with likely to stay in this position. was also present. The meeting the Covid-induced restrictions Banks, which were, so far, cent capacity in each session, "There is no change in the lasted about one hour. Kishor till July 30, with some relaxa- allowed to function till 2 p.m., provided the employees/staff post of Leader of Congress in had asked for an appointment," Ram Rahim Singh's tions. have been allowed one more and customers have been vac- the Lok Sabha party at present. also likely to be discussed. they added. Though the state has not hour. Banks and financial cinated, and subject to regular In this session, AdhirRanjan Moreover, sources indicat- A day earlier, Kishor met the name omitted from allowed trains to operate, it File photo. institutions shall remain open sanitisation. Chowdhury will remain the ed that it was poll strategist Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi FIR has opened up some more areas, remain open as per usual oper- for restricted hours between 10 Salons and beauty parlours Leader of Congress in Lok Prashant Kishor who asked at his residence in the nation- allowing relaxations to people ational hours with 50 per cent a.m. to 3 p.m. and for operations may remain open as per usual Sabha," Congress Sources said. for an appointment with the al capital in the presence of CHANDIGARH: Akal Takht and providing more business workforce and restricted entry of ATMS, the order said. operational hours with 50 per Earlier, rumour mills were Congress high command. Congress general secretary Jathedar Giani Harpreet opportunities. of people/customers up to 50 per The state also said that parks cent of seating capacity at a abuzz that the Congress might "There was no talk about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Singh on Wednesday ac- In an order, the state govern- cent at a time." may remain open for morning time, provided the employees/ replace Chowdhury. the Punjab Congress contro- In the meeting which lasted cused the special investiga- ment said: "All shops & markets It, however, said that the walks, physical exercise etc dur- staff and customers have been Besides deliberating on the versy, though Prashant Kishor for about an hour, it was not tion team of dropping the (essential and non-essential com- night curfew time - from 9 p.m. ing 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. but only vac- vaccinated, and subject to reg- issues to be taken by Congress discussed the prospects of clear what was discussed and name of Dera Sacha Sauda modities) may remain open as to 5 p.m. - will remain, thus mak- cinated people shall be allowed. ular sanitisation. during the Monsoon session of Congress in the upcoming speculations were being made chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim per usual operational hours. ing it clear that that all business Gyms shall be allowed to remain The state ordered that all cin- the Parliament commencing assembly elections. There was about the agenda. Singh from an FIR in a dese- Retail shops in shopping malls establishments will have close open during 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ema halls, spas, and swimming July 19, Chowdhury's fate is no discussion about pushing After Congress... Pg 5 cration case, Pg 5 and market complexes may by 9 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with 50 per pools shall continue... Pg 5 SPOTLIGHT HC seeks to know Piyush Goyal to be HC issues notice to Suvendu about vaccination Encounters will continue Leader of House in Nominations for of pilots Rajya Sabha 2022 Padma on Mamata's poll petition in Assam, says Sarma MUMBAI: Hearing a petition, AGENCIES NEW DELHI: Union minister Pi- Awards open till AGENCIES asked the Election Commission the Bombay High Court on “I CANNOT ASK THE yush Goyal has been appoint- to preserve all the documents Wednesday asked a pilots' GUWAHATI: Assam chief min- › POLICE TO NOT DEFEND ed as the leader of house in Sept 15 KOLKATA: Accepting the poll until the case is resolved. union to furnish information ister Himanta Biswa Sarma THEMSELVES,” ASSAM CM Rajya Sabha, sources said on petition of Chief Minister Justice Sarkar issued the such as the number of pilots de- has said that encounters in the Wednesday. NEW DELHI: Nominations Mamata Banerjee challenging notice to SuvenduAdhikari, ployed for the `Vande Bharat' State will continue. HIMANTA BISWA SARMA He will succeed Thawar and recommendations for the election of BJP leader Su- the elected candidate of BJP, mission and their duty hours. CM Sarma said this while SAID WHILE REACTING TO Chand Gahlot who has been the Padma Awards (Padma venduAdhikari from Nandi- and directed that the records and It also sought to know how reacting to allegations of Assam ALLEGATIONS OF THE STATE appointed the governor of Vibhushan, Padma Bhu- gram, the Calcutta High Court papers in relation to the election many pilots have been vacci- Police going on an “encounter Karnataka. shan and Padma Shri) can on Wednesday issued a notice of Adhikari be preserved during nated for COVID-19 so far. spree”. POLICE GOING FOR “FAKE The Parliamentary Affairs be submitted on the govern- to the latter and posted the the pendency of the petition. election papers, devices, video A division bench of Chief Justifying his statement, ENCOUNTERS”. Ministry has intimated the Rajya ment's portal till September matter for further hearing on On the request of Banerjee's recordings etc. connected with Justice Dipankar Datta and Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Sabha Secretariat that Goyal 15, 2021. August 12. counsel, senior advocate the election (of Adhikari), which Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing as along he is the chief minister dealt with firm hands. I will not will be the Leader of House, the As per a statement from Justice Shampa Sarkar, who SoumendraNathMookherjee, is under challenge before this a petition filed by the Federation of Assam, attack on police would compromise on this matter as sources said. the Ministry of Home Affairs, is the new judge in the case after the court passed an interim court, shall be preserved by the of Indian Pilots seeking compen- not be tolerated. long as I am the CM,” Himanta Goyal, a two-time Rajya Sabha nominations and recommen- Justice KausikChanda recused order stating, "Pending the deci- concerned authority." sation for the pilots who died of “Anyone who attacks per- Biswa Sarma said. MP, is currently the deputy lead- dations will be received himself from the matter, also sion of the case, all documents, In normal course, Pg 5 COVID-19 or... Pg 5 sonnel of Assam police will be He added that... Pg 5 er of the NDA and... Pg 5 online only on the... Pg 5 Bengal has more girl students Suvendu’s plea in SC seeking transfer State Cong general secy Army truck falls in gorge in Arunachal; than boys in schools: Survey of Nandigram case from High Court. resigns, slams Adhir one dead AGENCIES AGENCIES Mamata Banerjee for putting the AGENCIES future," said Mitra in his letter judiciary in a bad light. to AdhirRanjan Chowdhury. ITANAGAR: An army man KOLKATA: Girl students enrolled NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposi- The Calcutta High Court's KOLKATA: State Congress Gen- "Your fragile ego could not died and four others were from pre-primary to class 12 in tion in West Bengal Assembly single bench led by Justice eral Secretary Rohan Mitra handle your removal from the critically injured as their the state schools have outnum- Suvendu Adhikari on Wednes- KausikChanda had passed the on Wednesday resigned from post of Pradesh Congress Chair truck fell into a gorge in bered boys, according to a cen- day filed a petition in the Su- order while hearing Mamata his post stating that he was Presidents back then and you Arunachal Pradesh's Upper tral government survey. preme Court seeking transfer Banerjee's election petition chal- "humiliated" by state party decided to take it on me," Mitra Siang district on Wednesday The dropout rate among girls of the Nandigram poll matters lenging Adhikari's victory from president AdhirRanjan Chow- further wrote.