82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 113 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 p2 South Korea dismisses p5 Compassion from different p11 Lockdown hits tourism Kim Jong Un health rumours quarters assuages the needy sector in Kaziranga Standalone Governor’s Rule imposed in BTC Insurance for rural shops in STAFF REPORTER of paragraph 16 of the Sixth journalists Schedule to the Constitution GUWAHATI, April 27: GUWAHATI, April 27: of India, is pleased to assume Chief Minister Sarbananda Governor’s Rule has been im- to himself, with immediate ef- Sonowal today announced a non-red zone life insurance scheme of Rs posed in the Bodoland Terri- fect, the administration of the 50 lakh for journalists in torial Council. Principal Secre- said districts and all functions view of the services offered to open today tary to the State Government and powers vested in or exer- by the fraternity during the Rajesh Prasad cisable by the challenges posed by the STAFF REPORTER bazaar or haat will be al- was appointed as The term of BTC,” stated a outbreak of COVID-19. – lowed. For urban areas, the Administrator of notification is- Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, April 27: situation will be reviewed on BTC. the general sued by the Boris at work The State government to- May 3,” Chief Secretary The term of council of Governor this LONDON, April 27: day decided to allow open- Kumar Sanjay Krishna said. the general BTC expired evening. It add- Prime Minister Boris ing of shops in rural areas Also, no rural shops will be council of BTC ed the order Johnson today warned from tomorrow, barring allowed within 5 km from the expired today on April 27 shall take imme- against relaxing the haat s and marketplaces. boundary of red zone dis- and elections to diate effect “and coronavirus restrictions too However, this will not be tricts. The red zone districts the council, which were shall, unless terminated earli- soon as the country was applicable in the five red are Dhubri, Nalbari, Mori- scheduled for April 4, had ear- er or extended further, remain still facing a moment of “maximum risk”, in his zone districts, where the gaon, Golaghat and Goalpara. lier been deferred on account in force for a period of six first remarks since lockdown will continue to “The lockdown will be of the COVID-19 pandemic. months.” returning to work after be enforced strictly. strict up to 5 km from the “... whereas the election in In another notification, it Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attending the Prime Minister’s video conference with contracting the disease “In the red zone districts, boundary of the red zone dis- BTC was deferred indefinite- was announced that the Gov- Chief Ministers, in Guwahati on Monday. – UB Photos that has killed over 20,000 the lockdown will continue trict, even if the adjacent dis- ly... and whereas the Gover- ernor “may appoint a person in the UK. – PTI and it will be enforced strict- trict is a green zone,” Indus- nor of Assam is satisfied that a or authority to discharge the Mid-day meal ly,” official sources said dis- try Minister Chandra Mohan situation has arisen in which functions and powers of the NEW DELHI, April 27: closing the decisions taken by Patowary said. Need to focus on economy the administration of the Bod- BTC, including the functions Union HRD Minister the council of ministers which The council of ministers oland Territorial Area Districts and power exercised by the Ramesh Pokhriyal met after a video conference decided that inter-district (BTAD) cannot be carried on Executive Committee, Chief ‘Nishank’ has called a video the Prime Minister held movement of people will con- while fighting COVID-19: PM in accordance with the provi- Executive Member, Deputy conference with state with all chief ministers. tinue till May 2. Around 17,000 sions of the Sixth Schedule to Chief Executive member, education ministers at 2 “Only standalone shops in people availed ASTC bus serv- the Constitution of India. Now, Speaker, Deputy Speaker pm on Tuesday to discuss rural areas in green and or- ice on April 25, 26 and 27. Modi interacts with CMs therefore, the Governor of As- and Executive Members.” issues related to COVID-19 and mid-day meal ange zones (except contain- sam, in exercise of the powers NEW DELHI, April 27: As for the mantra of do gaz doori of lives in the past one and a programme, officials said ment zones) will open. No SEE PAGE 6 conferred by sub-paragraph (2) SEE PAGE 6 here on Monday. – PTI India entered the last week (a distance of two yards) to half months”, Modi, howev- of the 40-day nationwide lock- protect people from the in- er, forewarned that “the dan- Airline refund down, Prime Minister fection, according to a gov- ger of the virus is far from NEW DELHI, April 27: Narendra Modi on Monday ernment statement. over and constant vigilance is Stop using Chinese The Supreme Court on WORLD told chief ministers that the During the meeting, a ma- of paramount importance”. Monday sought responses country will have to give im- jority of the chief ministers He also asked the states to from the Centre and DGCA Confirmed cases 2,995,456 test kits: ICMR on a plea seeking portance to economy as well wanted the lockdown to con- focus on “rapid response” in directions to airlines to Cured/Discharged 876,531 as continue the fight against tinue after May 3 and told the dealing with the pandemic, NEW DELHI, April 27: tions. The results have refund full amount coronavirus, in a clear indi- Prime Minister that some adding wearing masks and The country’s apex health re- shown wide variation in their collected for tickets due to Death 207,583 cation that strict restrictions economic activity should be face covers would become search body ICMR on Mon- sensitivity, despite early cancellation of flights in INDIA could be limited to COVID- started slowly, Puducherry part of people’s lives for day asked states to stop us- promise of good performance the wake of the lockdown 19 hotspots while curbs can Chief Minister V Narayana- times to come. ing the COVID-19 rapid an- for surveillance purpose”. over COVID-19. – PTI Confirmed cases 28,380 be eased gradually in areas samy told reporters. India is under a 40-day na- tibody test kits procured “In view of this, states are not affected by the virus. Asserting that “the lock- tionwide lockdown since IAF support Cured/Discharged 6,361 from two Chinese companies advised to stop using these NEW DELHI, April 27: In a video conference with down has yielded positive March 25. and return them to be sent kits, procured from the The Indian Air Force has Death 886 the chief ministers, fourth results as the country has back to the suppliers. above mentioned companies transported approximately such interaction since March managed to save thousands SEE PAGE 6 In an advisory sent to chief and return them to be sent 600 tonnes of medical ASSAM 22 when he first spoke to secretaries of all states and back to the suppliers,” it said. equipment and other Confirmed cases 35 them about the pandemic, Union Territories, the Indian The health ministry on its essential supplies till date Modi stressed on the need Council of Medical Research part issued a statement say- since the beginning of the Cured/Discharged 27 for the states to strictly en- Maintain DISTANCE coronavirus lockdown, the (ICMR) said it “evaluated the ing that after receipt of some Defence Ministry said Death 1 force lockdown guidelines in kits of Guangzhou Wondfo supplies, ICMR has conduct- the coronavirus hotspots Save SOCIETY Biotech and Zhuhai Livson ed quality checks on these kits today. – PTI Data as on Sunday zones, and strongly pitched Diagnostics in field condi- in field conditions. – PTI Questioning MUMBAI, April 27: Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was NRL resumes works SC notice over layoffs questioned by police here on Monday in a case against him for allegedly at major projects in media organisations making defamatory RITURAJ BORTHAKUR The biorefinery is being built SPL CORRESPONDENT Association, besides the Un- statements against Congress at a cost of Rs 1,750 crore. ion government, giving them president Sonia Gandhi in news shows on the recent GUWAHATI, April 27: Ob- The estimated cost for the NEW DELHI, April 27: The two weeks’ time to file reply. mob lynching incident in serving all health protocols, India portion of the Indo- Supreme Court on Monday Senior advocate Colin Gon- Palghar district. – PTI Numaligarh Refinery Limit- Bangla pipeline is Rs 61 crore. issued notice to the Centre in salves drew attention of the ed has resumed work at its “The projects are estimat- a petition against all media or- bench to the incessant termi- JOCOSERIOUS capital projects in Assam ed to generate 6.8 lakh man- ganisations that have termi- nation of journalists in media worth over Rs 2,000 crore days and estimated monthly nated employees in the wake organisations even as Solici- which had come to a stand- payment to workers is of the nationwide lockdown tor General Tushar Mehta still due to the lockdown. around Rs 2.5 crore,” NRL over COVID-19 pandemic. submitted that notices be is- Work has resumed in the MD SK Baruah said. Admitting a petition against sued and a copy be supplied to three major projects – the bi- Official sources said work media organisations submitted the Centre.