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GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 128 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 p2 Militans storm maternity p5 Tea producers’ body seeks p9 Govt considering relaxation in clinic, kill 14 in Afghanistan aid from State govt FDI policy for real estate Modi announces mega economic package Wuhan step NEW DELHI, May 12: In a big push to country was producing PPEs. BEIJING, May 12: revive the COVID-hit economy, Prime Fourth phase of lockdown to be different The Prime Minister’s address to the Wuhan, the Chinese city Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday an- nation came a day after he held a marathon where the deadly novel nounced massive new financial incentives of the lockdown is scheduled to end on pillars – economy, infrastructure, technol- has provided an opportunity to India to six-hour meeting with chief ministers on coronavirus emerged in on top of the previously announced pack- May 17. ogy driven system, vibrant demography become self-reliant and emerge as a pow- the road ahead after May 17 when the 54- December last year, has ages for a combined stimulus of Rs 20 lakh About the financial package, the Prime and demand, he said. erful country globally in the 21st century. day nationwide lockdown is due to end. decided to test the city’s crore, saying the coronavirus crisis has pro- Minister said it will be around 10 per cent The Prime Minister also hinted at big- “We are standing at a crucial juncture. There have been growing demands by entire 11 million population after new cases vided India an opportunity to become self- of the GDP and “will play an important role ticket economic reforms in coming days, This crisis has a message for us. It has industries, workers and several political were reported for the first reliant and emerge as the best in the world. in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ (self- and said beginning Wednesday, Finance provided us an opportunity,” he said, as- leaders to withdraw the lockdown as it time in weeks, sparking Apart from the Reserve Bank of India reliant India campaign), adding that the “an- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce serting that “we have to protect ourselves has been having a devastating effect on the fears of the second wave of (RBI) assistance, the government had last nouncements made by the government so details of the special economic package. and move ahead as well”. economy and livelihoods of a large section the virus attack. – PTI month announced a Rs 1.74 lakh crore to far, the decisions of the RBI and today’s Modi said getting fatigued or exhausted India’s self-reliance addresses concerns of people. III Also see page 2 provide benefits to the poor, including cash package totals to Rs 20 lakh crores”. was not an option in confronting the un- about world’s happiness, cooperation and During their interaction with Modi on Aarogya Setu transfers, Rs 50 lakh insurance cover and The special economic package will have precedented challenge posed by the pan- peace, Modi said, adding medicines supplied Monday, several chief ministers favoured NEW DELHI, May 12: steps to ensure food security. emphasis on land, labour, liquidity and laws, demic and India has to make sincere efforts by India have infused new hopes in the world extending the lockdown while a number The Indian Railways, which In a televised address to the nation, Modi and will be for “our labourers, farmers, to become a self-reliant nation by trans- which is fighting battle of life and death. of others pitched for allowing economic had on Monday “advised” also said there will be a fourth phase of the honest tax payers, MSMEs and cottage forming the crisis into an opportunity. He said when the crisis began, not a activities to resume to provide relief to the passengers availing the lockdown which will be very different from industry”, Modi said. Asserting that just one virus has de- single Personal Protective Equipment millions of poor hit by the stringent meas- special trains that started operating from Tuesday to the earlier three phases. The third phase India’s self-reliance will be based on five stroyed the world, Modi said the pandemic (PPE) kit was made in India and today the ure. – PTI install the government’s Aarogya Setu mobile application, has now made it “mandatory” to do so. – PTI State entering decisive phase: Himanta AI HQ sealed STAFF REPORTER government has also said tests toilet facilities and drinking legislative assembly constit- NEW DELHI, May 12: should be conducted on only water systems in the facili- uencies with the help of the Air India has sealed its GUWAHATI, May 12: As- symptomatic people. The oth- ties,” Sarma, who reviewed local MLA and district au- headquarters – Airlines serting that the State was en- ers will be put under strict fa- the preparedness with all thorities. House – in Delhi for two days – Tuesday and tering a “decisive phase” in the cility quarantine by the DCs of DCs this evening, said. The DCs have arranged Wednesday – to conduct a war against COVID-19 as the the host districts,” Sarma said, Also, the houses of those buses to transport the peo- thorough sanitization of the train services resume, Health insisting that if the govern- returnees who will be ad- ple from the railway stations building after an employee Minister Himanta Biswa Sar- ment cannot test person, it can viced home quarantine, ei- to the quarantine facilities af- tested positive for the ma today said all those who also not allow the returnee to ther before or after the tests, ter screening. Highly symp- coronavirus, officials said return from red zones will be mingle with the society. will transform virtually into tomatic people will be trans- today. – PTI put under strict facility quar- ported in ambulances from Arrival antine as it would not be pos- the railway stations. GUWAHATI, May 12: sible to test the samples of each Strict facility quarantine for Citing the reasons for the Around 132 cancer patients and every one. people returning on trains inability to test all the return- stranded at Assam Bhavan The first train from Delhi ees, Sarma said the commu- in Mumbai reached Guwahati today in eight carrying 1122 passengers The quarantine facilities “containment zones”. “No nity surveillance programme buses. Health Minister will reach Assam tomorrow. are being set up at schools, member of the family will be launched in the State have Himanta Biswa Sarma said According to the Health colleges and other such build- able to come out of the house detected around 7782 people they will be quarantined at Minister, majority of the pas- ings and the Minister admit- for fourteen days. There will with fever in 10,000 villages Radisson Blu Hotel here. sengers of the first train – 842 ted that their quality might be a committee in the locali- so far. – Staff Reporter The Fancy Bazar area that was declared containment zone being sanitized, in Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos – will disembark in Dibru- not be at par with the stand- ty to monitor it,” the Health “We will have to test the Pompeo talks garh and half of them are from ards of a middle class family. Minister said. samples of all these people WASHINGTON, May 12: Arunachal and they will be “So, those who are return- Once, the facilities ar- as per protocol,” he said, add- US Secretary of State Mike provided buses by the neigh- ing must come with a resolve ranged by the district admin- ing that 15,000 villlages still Pompeo discussed with his Revenue deficit grant bouring state. to bear this struggle during istrations exhaust, arrange- remain to be covered. counterparts from India, “It is not possible to test the the quarantine period. The ments to quarantine the re- Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and South Korea the released to 14 states samples of all. The Central PHE department is setting up turnees will be made at the SEE PAGE 6 importance of cooperation, transparency, and SPL CORRESPONDENT Finance Commission, the grant crore to Punjab, over Rs 631 accountability in combating has been released to Andhra crore to Assam, around Rs the COVID-19. – PTI NEW DELHI, May 12: The Pradesh, Assam, Himachal 418 crore to West Bengal and Arrangements ready to Alert TODAY Manmohan Centre on Tuesday released Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Rs 423 crore to Uttarakhand, NEW DELHI, May 12: over Rs 6,195 crore to 14 official sources said. receive train passengers Alive TOMORROW Former Prime Minister states as the second equated The latest revenue deficit Manmohan Singh, who was monthly instalment of the Assam gets grant comes nearly three STAFF REPORTER will halt,” said Subhanan admitted to the AIIMS post devolution revenue def- Rs 631 crore months after the first such grant Chanda, Chief Public Rela- here after suffering icit grant. Assam was allotted that had been issued to the GUWAHATI, May 12: tions Officer (CPRO) of NFR. reaction to a new Rs 631 crore. Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Ben- states earlier. “An equal first in- Maligaon-headquartered He said the standard oper- medication, was Northeast Frontier Railway ating procedure (SOP) of the discharged today. – PTI Office of the Finance Min- gal, Tripura, Manipur, Megha- stalment of the grant, as rec- ister Nirmala Sitharaman in laya, Mizoram, Nagaland and ommended by the 15th Finance (NFR) today said all arrange- Assam government will be WORLD BSF IG ments have been put in place applicable for passengers Confirmed cases 4,205,801 GUWAHATI, May 12: a tweet said the amount will Sikkim. Commission, was issued by the provide the states additional The amount released in- Centre to the states on March to receive the New Delhi- who de-board at various sta- Rajesh Kumar, who served Dibrugarh Passenger Spe- tions of the State. After en- Cured/Discharged 1,470,451 as the Inspector General resources during the COV- cluded over Rs 1, 276 crore 14,” sources added. cial, which will be the first tering Assam, the train will at Special DG HQ ID-19 crisis. to Kerala, Rs 952 crore to Death 286,940 passenger train to enter the have stoppages at Kokrajhar, (Western Command), Recommended by the 15th Himachal Pradesh, Rs 638 SEE PAGE 6 today assumed charge as State since enforcement of Guwahati, Lumding and INDIA the nationwide lockdown. Mariani before finally reach- the Inspector General of Confirmed cases 70,756 Border Security Force, The train departed from ing Dibrugarh. Frontier HQ, Guwahati. Tension in Eastern Ladakh New Delhi this afternoon. It “We are basically facilitat- Cured/Discharged 22,454 – City Correspondent is scheduled to reach ing the transportation of NEW DELHI, May 12: spotted flying close to the un- ments were brought in an Guwahati at 7:50 pm tomor- passengers from New Delhi Death 2,293 JOCOSERIOUS Tension is simmering along demarcated Sino-India bor- apprehension of further es- row and Dibrugarh at 7 am and other places to stations ASSAM the India-China border with der in the area after the fierce calation in tension, the sourc- on May 14. in Assam. Once the passen- troops of the two countries face-off on May 5 following es said when asked about the A total of 1,122 passengers gers de-board at the sta- Confirmed cases 63 maintaining a close face-off. are travelling in the train. tions, the State government Cured/Discharged 39 watch on each other in Face-off between They said tension was “The premises of the sta- will take over responsibil- the Pangong Tso lake still prevailing in the tions, including the Guwahati ity of the commuters. After Death 2 area in Eastern Ladakh, India-China soldiers area, though both sides railway station, are being the passengers de-board Data as on Tuesday days after nearly 250 agreed to disengage dur- cleaned regularly since the further actions will be taken soldiers from both sides which a fleet of Sukhoi-30 ing a meeting of local com- lockdown was imposed. We as per the State govern- were engaged in a violent jets of the Indian Air Force manders on May 6. have also undertaken saniti- ment’s SOP,” Chanda said, face-off that left many of too carried out sorties there, “The situation remains zation of the stations. Ad- adding that NFR authorities Part of Fancy Bazar them injured, sources have the sources said. tense,” said a source adding equate security arrange- are in touch with the Assam We must reduce the length confirmed. The troops on both sides some troops are being kept ments have been put in place government. containment zone of the bench to ensure At least a couple of Chinese held on to their respective by both sides in the area fol- at the Guwahati station and social distancing! military helicopters were positions and even reinforce- lowing the face-off. – PTI other places where the train SEE PAGE 6 CITY CORRESPONDENT Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner mentioned GUWAHATI, May 12: The the containment zone’s Kamrup (Metro) district ad- boundary as MG Road in the COVID recovery rate Air India on mission mode to ministration on Tuesday de- north, Tarun Ram Phookan clared areas near the Road in the south, SRCB increasing: Vardhan evacuate stranded Indians Rajkamal Hotel in Fancy Ba- Road in the east and MS zar here as containment zone Road in the west. NEW DELHI, May 12: The cases in Jammu and Kashmir, R DUTTA CHOUDHURY more than 14,000 stranded and Malaysia. Of those 64 and the Director General of after a worker in the area Entry and exit into the no- doubling time of COVID-19 Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Indians. flights, 42 will be operated Civil Aviation were strictly tested positive for COVID- tified containment zone is cases has now improved to Himachal Pradesh with MoS GUWAHATI, May 12: At When contacted by The by the Air India and 24 by adhered to. The Air India left 19 yesterday. barred till the area is de- 12.2 days from 10.9 days, Un- for Health Ashwini Choubey, a time when India, along with Assam Tribune, spokesman the Air India Express. no stone unturned to ensure The worker, Mungru clared safe as per guidelines. ion Health Minister Harsh he asked the states and UTs to the rest of the world, is fight- of Air India, Sameek Bhat- According to records avail- the safety of the passengers Sahani, and a patient of “As the Guwahati Municipal Vardhan said on Tuesday, high- focus on surveillance, testing, ing the coronavirus pandem- tacharya said that in the first able, 3908 stranded Indians and its own crew in this sen- GMCH tested positive for Market Complex also falls lighting the need for enhanced contact-tracing and timely ic, the Air India is embarking phase of the Vande Bharat were brought back by 23 sitive evacuation mission, COVID-19 on Monday, tak- within the containment zone, surveillance and contact-trac- treatment of all the returnees. upon one of its biggest ever Mission, the Air India and flights. Bhattacharya said that said Bhattacharya. ing the State tally to 63. The the complex has been shut,” ing in view of migrants and Vardhan suggested that the rescue missions called the its subsidiary Air India at this time of crisis, the Air He also said that all State government today re- the order said. expats returning home. Aarogya Setu mobile appli- Vande Bharat Mission to Express would operate 64 India mobilized all its re- necessary PPE, hazmat suits vised the tally from 64 to 63, Sahani, who does not Vardhan said the fatality cation be made compulsory evacuate the stranded Indi- flights to bring back 14,800 sources to spread its wings etc were provided and in- citing that the COVID-19 have any travel history, hails rate is 3.2 per cent while the for all the returnees for bet- ans from abroad. stranded Indians from 12 to fly back the stranded Indi- flight services were positive ambulance driver from Azamgarh in Uttar recovery rate is progressive- ter surveillance and suitable In the first phase of the countries – the United ans. remodeled to ensure maxi- from Mumbai, who trans- Pradesh and was residing at ly increasing and stands at medical interventions, the Vande Bharat Mission, which States of America, United While carrying out the mum safety of the passengers ported four people to Jorhat, the Aloopatty area of Fancy 31.74 per cent. ministry said. started on May 7 and will Kingdom, Bangladesh, Sin- massive operation, all safety and the crew. cannot be counted as an As- Bazar. Reviewing measures for continue till May 15, the Air gapore, Saudi Arabia, and hygiene protocol laid sam case. management of COVID-19 SEE PAGE 6 India is planning to evacuate Kuwait, Philippines, UAE down by the Government SEE PAGE 6 An order issued by the SEE PAGE 6 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 US to provide Required Businessman, VRS, Militants storm maternity Housewife work from home digitally 50k Monthly. Contact- $3.6-mn aid to India 8638269613. SV/P/AC000073/8 clinic, kill 14 in Afghanistan for COVID-19 battle Company payroll job, S.M., KABUL, May 12: Militants stormed a the Taliban and the IS frequently target over. In the evening hours, husbands, fa- Jorhat, Sibsagar, Marioni, NLP, maternity hospital in the western part of Afghan military and security forces, as thers and family members of the hospital’s NEW DELHI, May 12 : nical assistance for the ongo- Dibrugarh, S(16-20)K + Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hour-long well as civilians. The Taliban denied they patients gathered around the site in Dashti The US Centers for Disease ing crisis emergency and risk Incentive. # 786newjob@ shootout with the police and killing 14 were involved. Barchi, desperate for news of their loved Control and Prevention communication efforts of the (CDC) has committed $3.6 government. gmail.com Ahir Bhairab Borthakur people, including two newborn babies, Photos shared by the Interior Minis- ones. A man read out the names of those million to assist India’s efforts Since early January, the SV/P/AC000085/6 23.12.74 – 13.05.14 their mothers and an unspecified number try during the Kabul attack show new- who had been evacuated to other hospitals. of nurses, Afghan officials said. born babies and their mothers being car- In the suicide bombing in the eastern to combat the Covid-19 pan- CDC’s India office has been Require DTP Operator/Graphics 6 painful years have passed The Interior Ministry spokesman, ried out of the hospital by Afghan securi- Nangarhar province, the attacker targeted demic. collaborating with various Designer for a branded institute but your special memories are still fresh in our hearts. Be A US govern- government in- at Guwahati. Good salary. Mail Tareq Arian, said over 100 women and ty forces. the funeral in Khewa district of a local pro- happy wherever you are. ment statement stitutes to sup- resume to: guwahati.recruit@ babies were evacuated from the building The forces are trying to eliminate the ter- government militia commander and former Meera Borthakur (Ma) said the initial port the COV- gmail.com. before it was over. rorists and bring the situation under control, warlord who had died of a heart attack on & Family tranche of funding ID-19 response SV/...... /1 Geetanagar, Guwahati. Arian said 15 others, including wom- said Arian while the battle was ongoing. Monday night, said Attahullah Khogyani, will seek to fur- in India. Ph. 98643 22687 en, men and children were wounded in The ministry issued a statement saying spokesman for the provincial Governor. the attack. Three foreign nationals were three attackers had stormed the hospital The bomber struck as mourners gath- ther strengthen According to CD/In Memo/NL000029/1 among those safely evacuated, he said, and that one was shot and killed while the ered, killing at least 21 people and wound- and support the the statement, Start your career as Assistant without elaborating. other two were still resisting arrest. The ing 55. The casualties were brought to Central govern- the US govern- Manager (Salary Rs. 4 LPA*) in IN MEMORIAM It was unclear why the maternity hos- first floor of the clinic was cleared but the the Nangarhar provincial hospital, said ment’s efforts to ment agencies, Sundaram Finance on pital in Dashti Barchi, a 100-bed facility, operation was ongoing to secure the rest hospital spokesman Gulzada Sangar. Kho- increase laboratory capacity including the US Agency for completion of 1 yr Post Graduate was targeted an attack Arian said was an of the building, the statement said. gyani added that the dead included Ab- for SARS-COV-2 testing, in- International Development Diploma course in Asset cluding molecular diagnostics (USAID), the Centers for Dis- Financing. Eligibility: 50% in act against humanity and a war crime. A few hours later, the ministry released dullah Lala Jan, a provincial council mem- and serology. ease and Control and Preven- Graduation, Class X, XII. Age: No one immediately claimed respon- another statement, saying all three attack- ber, while his father Noor Agha, a law- The funds will also support tion, and the Department of 25 yrs. VIrtual learning sibility for the attack in Kabul, where both ers were dead and that the operation was maker, was wounded in the attack. – PTI Classroom, paid internship, paid the development of Infection Health and Human Services, OJT. 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We love you and to test the city’s entire popula- development of a strong pub- we’ll miss you” tion of 11 million people for the lic health workforce to support – SUJATA & ARUNABH deadly disease, state media re- India’s capacity to respond not ported on Tuesday. According only to this pandemic, but also CD/In Memo/BL000031/1 to a report by China’s digital to future threats as well, the media outlet The Paper, quot- statement said. ing a widely circulated internal It will also include planning document, every district in the for health emergency opera- CD/Edu/RL001043/1 city has been asked to draw up a tion centres. 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Godown/P/AC000050/30 obesity, diabetes, seizures or chronic lung dis- in children. – IANS WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3 ‘Contactless dining’ centrepiece of debate on eating out in post-corona future NEW DELHI, May 12: Browse looking to introduce the concept ence, say several restaurant owners. Essentially what is being pro- ing, said Karan Tanna. Or less con- by humans, he said. have to bring me my food, the cut- the menu on your phone, order and aggregators such as Zomato Anurag Katriar, president of the posed is an ordering system tact dining, added Priyank Sukhija. Sukhija, who owns restaurant lery, the napkins, etc. If a medicine and settle down, your companion aggressively promoting it. National Restaurant Association of wherein you don’t look at a physi- Tanna, founder of Ghost Kitch- chains, agreed with him. There will or vaccination is out in the market, just about within earshot and the As the industry ponders the un- India, said the sheer thought that cal menu, you order your food dig- en, said dining is an experience and always be someone who will be I will go out immediately. But be- rest of the crowd in the restaurant certainties of the future where cosy dining can be contactless is rubbish. itally from your own phone. The not possible without any contact. making your food, plating it and fore that, even if the government unseen and possibly unheard too dinners and large celebrations have “It’s like somebody saying, ‘Can I idea is great, but it cannot qualify In fact, he said the so-called new serving it. So you can’t avoid that opens the lockdown, I won’t be high on tech and low on people con- both faded away, at least for now, have chilli chicken without chilli or to be contactless dining. The menu concept is nothing more than a part of the dining process. eating outside for sure,” she said. nect, this is perhaps what contact- contactless is the buzzword for the chicken’?” Katriar told PTI. is one of the hundreds of touch slight shift of events to the digital. However, some people, like 28- Gurgaon-based homemaker less dining’ will look like in the times contactless delivery of gro- While the process will allow cus- points consumers go through right Customers can use their phones year-old Shiuli Chakravorty are ap- Prisha Mandavaya echoed her, say- immediate post-corona future. ceries, food and essential, and now tomers to browse the menu, place from the time they enter the res- to see the menus, place an order prehensive and also sceptical about ing she doesn’t see herself or her The futuristic tomorrow, per- dining too. an order and make payments, all taurant, so the idea is good but the and make payments. This will hygience practices in restaurants. family dining out anytime soon. “It haps envisaged only in books, is But contactless dining – being through their phones, contact dur- nomenclature is absolutely a mis- avoid contact with hard copies of Getting the menu, bill, and placing is good to know that restaurants here and ‘contactless dining’ is the pushed by aggregators, including ing certain elements of the dining nomer, Katriar explained. The menus, restaurant menu tablets and orders through the phone is cool, have started brainstorming on this centrepiece of furious debate with Paytm, Zomato, and Dine Out, and experience, including the food be- right word could perhaps be digit- bill folders. Besides this, nothing but not a solution to the hygiene and are coming up with innovative some restaurateurs dismissing it aimed at reassuring customers – is ing cooked, served and consumed al ordering, he suggested. really changes. Preparing the food fears that people have. ways, but the risk will always be as a contradiction in terms, others not practical in the dining out experi- at the restaurant table is inevitable. It could also be called smart din- and serving the food will be done “At the end of the day, they will there,” the 44-year-old said. – PTI

Furnish details about Bengal replaces PPE kits: HC to BMC MUMBAI, May 12: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Brihanmum- Health Secretary bai Municipal Corporation to respond to a PIL seeking PPE kits for frontline health workers and limiting the use of hydroxy- amid COVID row chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment. KOLKATA, May 12: Amid ment headed by Kumar, who A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta raging controversy over al- was appointed last December, and Justice AA Sayyed directed the BMC to leged mishandling of the COV- replacing Sanghamitra Ghosh. file an affidavit by Wednesday, detailing the ID-19 crisis, West Bengal The Centre had recently number of PPE kits it had already provided, Chief Minister Mamata Ban- rapped the State government apart from other health and security meas- erjee on Tuesday cracked the over its COVID-19 manage- ures taken to protect doctors, health work- whip on Health Secretary ment which it said is charac- ers, civic employees etc. Vivek Kumar by transferring terised by a very low rate of The court also directed the civic body to him from the post, prompting testing in proportion to the respond to all other contentions raised in the Opposition to claim the re- population, and a very high rate the PIL, including the accessibility of screen- moval only proves “something of mortality of 13.2 per cent ing tests for frontline workers and for the was seriously wrong”. for the State, by far the high- poor. The PIL was lodged by Jan Swasthya Narayan Swaroop Nigam, est for any State. Abhiyan. – PTI who was the Transport Sec- According to sources, the retary, has replaced Kumar, constitution of the death audit 244 students flown in according to the government committee on April 3 was the from US, Philippines People with their luggage walk to board a special train for New Delhi after resumption of passenger train services by the Indian Railways in notification. idea of Kumar which was in AHMEDABAD, May 12: Two special graded manner amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Mumbai Central Railway Station in Mumbai on Tuesday. – PTI Kumar’s transfer to the en- the eye of a political storm, flights bringing a total of 244 Indian students vironment department as with Opposition parties calling stranded in the Philippines and United States Secretary comes days after a it a government’s tool to landed here on Tuesday morning. war of words broke out be- “fudge” COVID-19 data relat- All these students, stuck overseas since the Train service provides CISF official dies of tween the State and the Cen- ed to the number of coronavi- outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent lock- tral governments over the rus deaths and infections. down, are from Gujarat, said an official release. relief to stranded people COVID-19 in Kolkata “dismal performance” of West In the wake of criticism, in While 137 students were evacuated from Ma- Bengal in tackling the COVID- the last week of April, the nila, the capital of the Philippines, 107 were NEW DELHI, May 12: Thou- deadly disease. NEW DELHI, May 12: A CISF quirements of the Navy and the 19 crisis. State administration tried to evacuated from New York. They were sands gathered at the New Delhi The resumption of train servic- official in Kolkata died of corona- Coast Guard. The CISF was de- The Inter-Ministerial Cen- distance itself from the audit screened upon arrival and sent to their respec- Railway Station on Tuesday with es has come as a big relief to many virus, taking the death toll due to ployed here in 2016 for proving tral Teams (IMCT), which had committee, when Banerjee, tive districts in buses. They will be placed in mixed feelings of relief and appre- stranded in the National Capital the disease in the paramilitary an anti-terror cover to the facility. visited Bengal for on-the-spot who also holds the health port- institutional quarantine for 14 days. – PTI hension, with many landing up due to the nationwide lockdown. forces to six with 18 fresh cases Burman was under treatment assessment of the COVID-19 folio, said the health depart- hours before the scheduled train For 70-year-old Ram Vilas, a being reported on Tuesday, offi- at a Kolkata hospital since he test- situation, had expressed their ment decided to set up the Home delivery of liquor departure, as the railways re- craftsman of gunmetal statues, the cials said. ed positive for the disease on May disappointment with the func- audit panel and that she had sumed its services amid the COV- main concern is his onward jour- The total active COVID-19 cas- 5, he said. The official was a resi- tioning of the health depart- nothing to do with it. – PTI in Maharashtra ID-19 induced lockdown. ney from Patna station to his home es in the Central Armed Police dent of Dakshin Dinajpur district MUMBAI, May 12: The Maharashtra gov- The railways said three special in Madhubani in Bihar. Forces (CAPFs), with the latest of West Bengal. ernment on Tuesday allowed home delivery AC trains left New Delhi for Di- “I came to Delhi for a crafts fair in additions and as per data accessed Earlier, a Central Industrial Se- 3-month plan needed to of liquor to avoid crowding at shops. brugarh, Bengaluru and Bilaspur. February. After the lockdown was by PTI, stands at 779 now. curity Force ASI posted at the In- However, the order, issued by the Home The train to Dibrugarh in Assam imposed, I was stranded with my CISF Assistant Sub Inspector dian Museum in Kolkata and a head Department, will come into effect only after left at 4.45 pm, while the one leav- team at Pragati Maidan. The train Jharu Burman, 55, posted at the constable-rank official posted to deal with COVID-19 guidelines are finalised, said a senior official. ing for Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh ticket is a big relief, but my concern Garden Reach Shipbuilders and guard the Mumbai international Only those who have permit for drinking departed at 4 pm. The train to Ben- is to reach Madhubani after leaving Engineers Limited (GRSEL) se- airport had died of COVID-19. can order home delivery. Liquor shops which galuru in Karnataka will leave the the train at Patna,” he said. curity unit in Kolkata, died of coro- This is the sixth death due to crisis, says Mamata have been allowed to reopen since May 5 station at 9.15 pm. A total of 1,122 passengers navirus on Monday, a senior offi- COVID-19 in the CAPFs or para- KOLKATA, May 12: An ed”. The Centre is yet to clear will be able to take orders on phone. The national transporter is tak- were booked on the New Delhi- cial of the force said. military forces, under the command early relief from the COVID- the “legitimate financial dues” The purpose was to avoid crowding at liq- ing all safety precautions like fol- Dibrugarh special train. The New The GRSEL is a strategically of the Union home ministry, with 19 crisis is unlikely, West Ben- of the State, she claimed. uor stores and prevent the spread of corona- lowing social distancing and pro- Delhi-Bilaspur train had 1,177 pas- important warship building facili- two casualties in the Border Secu- gal Chief Minister Mamata “I have raised several issues virus, the official said. – PTI viding hand sanitizers to passen- senger reservations, railways of- ty on the banks of the Hooghly rity Force and one in the Central Banerjee said on Tuesday, and during the meeting with PM. gers to prevent the spread of the ficials said. – PTI river that caters to the combat re- Reserve Police Force. – PTI underscored the need for a But I must say we always re- 3 arrested for fake three-month plan to deal with turn empty-handed after our passes in Navi Mumbai the situation. meetings with PM,” the Chief Banerjee also claimed that Minister said. THANE, May 12: Three persons were Thackeray, 8 others set to enter Council unopposed people are facing problems Banerjee also said areas un- arrested on Tuesday for allegedly forging e- MUMBAI, May 12: Maharash- tions were received. Out of these, to the Upper House of the State Mitkari and Shashikant Shinde, since the imposition of the der red zones will soon be giv- passes used for travel during the COVID-19 tra Chief Minister Uddhav Thack- Dr Ajit Gopchade and Sandeep legislature unopposed, the offi- while the Congress has nominat- lockdown on March 25 as the en more relaxations. “The red lockdown in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, eray and eight other candidates in Lele of the BJP withdrew their cial said. ed Rajesh Rathod. move was “poorly planned”. zones would be further divid- police said. the fray for the May 21 polls to nominations. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut The Sena, the NCP and the “Don’t think we will get re- ed into three categories. Steps The police were probing the authenticity the Legislative Council are set to “Two dummy forms submitted had on Monday said any contest Congress are constituents of the lief from the COVID-19 crisis would also be taken to restart of some e-passes that were issued to the get elected to the Upper House by Kiran Pawaskar and Shivajirao during the ongoing coronavirus ruling coalition. any time soon. We should have the 100-day work scheme in needy and on verifying with the District unopposed. Garje from the NCP were also crisis would have sent a wrong BJP nominees are Ramesh a three-month short-term plan the non-containment areas,” Collectorate, they found that the documents Five out of the 14 nominations withdrawn today,” said the official. message to people. He had said Karad, Gopichand Padalkar, in place to tackle the situation,” she said. were fake, senior inspector Ajaykumar Land- were either withdrawn or reject- He said the fifth nomination an election would have been Pravin Datke and Ranjitsinh she said after a review meet- Referring to the communal ge of Panvel police station said. ing with State officials. clashes that broke out in Hoog- Further probe led to the arrest of Maruti ed over technical ground, leaving form was submitted by one She- against the guidelines related to Mohite-Patil. Talking about her interaction hly district last week, Baner- Rathod (21), Javed Shaikh (28) and Salim only nine candidates in the fray for hbaj Rathod, which was rejected gathering and maintaining social Gorhe was one of the nine with Prime Minister Narendra jee said action will be taken. Shaikh (42) from Karanjade area in Panvel, the same number of seats, said an on technical ground, leading nine distancing. members of the Upper House Modi during his video confer- “Stern action will be taken he said. official from Chief Electoral Office candidates in the fray for as many Shiv Sena has fielded Thackeray whose term ended on April 24. The trio had forged e-passes for travel of Maharashtra. seats. and Deputy Chairperson of Leg- Except Gorhe, all the other can- ence with Chief Ministers on against those involved in com- from Panvel to Jalna during the COVID-19 The Maharashtra Legislative It means, including Chief Min- islative Council Neelam Gorhe didates, including Thackeray, will Monday, Banerjee said Bengal munal clashes amid the lock- lockdown, the official said. – PTI Council election is scheduled for ister Uddhav Thackeray, all the for the Upper House. be entering the Upper House for gained nothing from the meet- down. No one will be spared if nine seats for which 14 nomina- nine candidates will get elected The NCP has nominated Amol the first time. – PTI ing and was left “empty-hand- found guilty,” she added. – PTI Minorities flourishing in India; Islamophobia allegations attempt to defame country: Naqvi NEW DELHI, May 12: Minorities citizens and rights activists from vari- termed “anti-nationals” but they had on region and caste, and its priority are “flourishing” in India and have been ous Arab countries following allega- been “misguided by the bogus bash- has been the poor and deprived, Naqvi an equal partner in development with- tions that Muslims are being blamed ing brigade. This brigade pushed these said, adding that still some people with out discrimination under the Modi gov- for spreading COVID-19 in parts of women on a path which had an entry a prejudiced mindset are trying to de- ernment, Union minister Mukhtar India. Also, the 57-member prominent gate but no exit gate, he added. fame India by raising the bogey of Is- Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday, dismiss- international Muslim grouping, the Or- This was a calculated conspiracy by lamophobia. There is not a single inci- ing allegations of Islamophobia as an ganisation of Islamic Cooperation, re- the brigade that wants to defame and dent of discrimination against any sec- attempt to defame the country. cently accused India of “Islamophobia”. disgrace Modi and India, Naqvi said. tion of the society, including minori- The “Narendra Modi phobia club has India has dismissed all such allega- He also argued that for the “first ties under the Modi government, the been unable to digest the inclusive tions. time since Independence”, India has minister asserted. growth under the Prime Minister and “Minorities in India are flourishing forged close and strong ties with near- All sections, including minorities, is engaged in a “nefarious campaign” equally with all the citizens with a ly all Islamic nations and countries such are strongly moving forward on the in India and abroad through fake prop- sense of equality, security and pros- as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Afghanistan, path of development with dignity un- aganda alleging “intolerance, commu- perity. Misinformation against such a Russia, Palestine, Mauritius and the der the Modi government, he said. nalism and discrimination” against mi- gracious and tolerant country and its Maldives have conferred Modi with When the challenges due to the coro- norities in India, Naqvi said. effective leadership is nothing but the their highest civilian awards. “The navirus were in initial stages across In a blog titled ‘Islamophobia – Bo- height of ignorance and mental bank- United Nations has also conferred Na- the world in early January and several gey of Bogus Bashing Brigade’, the ruptcy,” Naqvi said. rendra Modi with the prestigious countries, including Pakistan, had not Minority Affairs Minister argued that He claimed that no riot took place in ‘Champions of the Earth Award’. taken care of their people abroad, it the ‘Modi phobia club’ is playing the last 5 years of the Modi government “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s was the Modi government that “Islamophobia card” to harm the plu- and it was after “nefarious preaching” global acceptance and popularity brought back thousands of Indians ralistic fabric of India, but will not suc- by those who were irked by this that doesn’t need any certificate,” he said. stranded in Wuhan (China), Iran, Iraq, ceed. the Delhi riots happened. The Modi government never Saudi Arabia and other countries, Naqvi’s remarks come days after a Naqvi said the women who sat on planned development on the basis of Naqvi said, adding that a majority of wave of angry reactions on Twitter by protests at Shaheen Bagh cannot be Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians or these people were Muslims. – PTI 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY Live for each second without hesitation. – ELTON JOHN India craves for a robust healthcare system I Shantanu Thakur the government doctors; rampant ants. This army of capable, commit- health arena. They have so far done indiscipline in hospital administra- ted health forces should be har- a good job and rendered great serv- ome years ago, the especially for a country like India, tion; high quality machines lying idle nessed for all-time services not only ice to the nation, also during the present British Prime assumes much significance because and uncared for, paying scant atten- during a disaster, but also in normal pandemic. One is simply trying to Minister, Boris John- only a very small percentage of our tion to even basics like good hygiene; times. The country now is spend- locate a synergy of both the sec- Broad contours S son, was highly scepti- population can afford expensive lack of facilities for housing, etc., for ing very little of its GDP on health tors in strengthening the massive cal of the NHS (National Health treatment. The emerging health- doctors and health workers in the care. An emerging economy like but ailing public sector in the coun- The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the truism that Service) in the UK. He had said care in the private sector of our rural areas, unwelcome changes in ours – though one wonders now try. The Government could well India is a federal nation where States have as equal a re- that they needed to take a hard look country is relatively a recent phe- doctor-patient relationships – the list when exactly we will re-emerge – consider devising ways and means sponsibility as the Centre in taking decisions which will at it and find new ways of finding nomenon though it has caught on could go on. But, that by itself doesn’t with a vast population in need of to bring the benefits of the private impact upon the people under their jurisdiction.This was private money into the NHS. Af- pretty fast. Most of us above 60 now really help in getting us out of the sound healthcare but unable to af- sector health facilities to those who underlined by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi dur- ter he was nursed back to normal would recall easily that not many quagmire. The Covid-19 pandemic ford private facilities deserves much are unable to afford it through com- ing his fifth video conference with the Chief Ministers of by the same NHS when he had years earlier, it was to the govern- and handling of its management, more significant allocation than what pensatory cost sharing from the the States when he requested them to share their sugges- caught the coronavirus recently, ment hospitals that eve- is being given now. The public exchequer. It is not a happy Johnson has, reportedly, changed rybody went whenever in present Government had scenario at all when citizens, of tions with the Centre by May 15, which could be used to his stance. He now strongly feels need of hospitalization. The Covid-19 pandemic and introduced a scheme for whatever paying capacity, are in frame a broad strategy on how to deal with the 54-day that the NHS should be strength- Quite like how most of our some universal health- need of care that exists, but cannot lockdown when it ends on May 17. This is the correct ened even further. brilliant achievers in di- handling of its management, care service in the coun- afford the same. course of action since there are nuanced specifics related In around 2014 or so, the former verse sectors had passed perhaps, offer an opportunity to try, but, how well this has Those sitting over the fate of the to each State and what may be sauce for the goose may not Governor of the RBI, Dr D Sub- out from government taken off, and to what people should realize that petty be sauce for the gander. However, he did outline the broad barao had visited Assam as the head schools. There was full set quite a few things right. It reach and extent, is not considerations, over which player contours of the Centre’s intentions and the objectives which of the Finance Commission. In an trust not only on the ex- has been a well-known fact that clearly visible. This mat- the credit accrues to, should not be ter of an inclusive health- allowed to come in the way of for- should determine the State’s future course of action.Two interaction with senior officers of pertise of the doctors the public sector juggernaut in of the most important components of such action, accord- the Government, he had put a ques- manning them, but also on care service for all in the mulating an all-inclusive universal tion: How many of them were will- the overall healthcare cul- country needs serious, healthcare system and get it crack- ing to Modi, must be to ‘devise a balanced strategy’ and our country is still capable of ing to send their children to gov- ture and protocol that pre- urgent attention. The ing. The funds for such an effort are also to ensure that rural India remains free of infection as ernment-run schools, and, how vailed. But then came a timely, effective action in an economic recovery chal- well within the resources, provid- far as possible. The first of this is self-evident; the pro- many of them would like to be ad- gradual turning point emergency – it rises to a crisis lenge looms large, but, ed we know how to prioritize. This tracted lockdown has had a devastating effect on an econ- mitted to a government hospital when the system started the health and education could be one of the best social se- omywhich had been under stress even during the pre- when they fall sick. The silent an- to lose its sheen. It may with alacrity. services in the public sec- curity any government anywhere Covid-19 phase. It has induced great suffering upon all swer, he said, spoke volumes about not be just a coincidence tor have to be revived could provide to its citizens who sections of people, but especially the poverty stricken how strong a powerhouse our coun- that a similar malaise af- simultaneously. The two deserve as much. More hospitals segments who lead a hand to mouth existence. try actually was in the reckoning fected the education network in the perhaps, offer an opportunity to set are, after all, complementary and not with the latest facilities, more beds, In the absence of commercial activity, a bulk of people amongst the comity of nations. public sector around the same time. quite a few things right. It has been exclusive. The NHS has always more well-cared-for doctors, nurs- The two references above have The reasons for the downslide could a well-known fact that the public sec- been a popular system in Britain; es and paramedics along with a na- would not be able to sustain themselves, so a gradual and been cited because the Covid-19 be many and common to both the tor juggernaut in our country is still our governmental resources may tionwide awareness on hygiene and staggered opening out of the economy is the need of the pandemic has turned out to be a areas. Increasing pressure from the capable of timely, effective action in not be at the same footing, but, pub- health habits are what the nation ex- hour, even as the battle against the coronavirus contin- great leveller affecting all and sun- growing numbers in population, an emergency – it rises to a crisis lic welfare in such a critical sector pects from its government. Ours is a ues. But while engaged thus, Modi has also asserted that dry and governments and people gradual neglect of important param- with alacrity. The majority of the calls out loud for more attention and republic, and, as senior citizens, we we should constantly remember that till we find a vaccine the world over are beginning to eters such as maintenance of infra- workforce fighting the battle for us a larger share of the GDP. would like to see the health and edu- or a drug, the biggest weapon with us to the fight the take a second look at health in the structure; the lure of better facili- – the doctors, the nurses, the am- This is not at all an attempt to cation in the public sector to revert virus was social distancing, and the ‘Do gazkidoori’mantra public sector. The need for a robust ties in the private sector, callous bulance drivers, the paramedics – downplay the necessity of the pres- to its earlier glory. The opportunity must retain its relevance. Also, the rural areas of the health service in the public sector, management of the issues affecting is mostly made up of public serv- ence of the private sector in the is around for those who dare. country, where more than half the population dwells, has been relatively contagion free and every effort should be made to ensure that these remain so. This would indeed The insidious contagion be a challenge in the coming days as lakhs of migrant workers return home and the railways resume opera- I Akash Deep Baruah tainment measures such as quar- ola virus disease are so severe that many alarm bells. This is precisely tions. Another important point mentioned by the PM was antine and lockdown towards the the affected persons were immedi- what makes Covid-19 virus a far the reality that, with the onset of monsoon, there will be a n May 8, 2020, the global cates that SARS-CoV-2, the virus end of March, 2020. Notably, the ately isolated and contacts were more insidious one than the other proliferation of many non-Covid-19 diseases, for which casualty of Covid-19 pan- causing Covid-19 disease, might sharpest rise of deaths was ob- quickly identified. Ebola therefore contagions. The real danger is that the nation must prepare and strengthen her medical and O demic stood at 2,71,725 have originated from a wild bat host. served after most countries, includ- lacks the winning combination of the disease can manifest again in health systems as early as feasible.Another element in deaths and nearly 3.95 The disease had spread from Wu- ing India, had imposed national lock- deadliness and contagiousness. secondary waves through the the broad contours outlined by Modi was the embracing million confirmed cases. This is a han to other parts of the world with- down and containment measures. SARS has symptoms similar to asymptomatic individuals. Only ran- massive jump from the few cases in a short span of a few months. Trav- The practice of lockdown was first those of Covid-19 and spreads dom mass testing can give a real pic- of new models of teaching and learning in the education which were initially reported during el and tourism perhaps played a big tried in the city of St. Louis in the through respiratory droplets and ture of the extent of the presence of sector which too was adversely impacted. The PM also the first week of February, 2020. The role in facilitating the spread of the United States during the 1918 secondary transmission of infected the contagion in a population. South rightly emphasized that the coming days would pose nu- pandemic was however quietly un- disease. Since 2012 with the eco- Spanish flu. Curiously, the worst af- surfaces. Yet it killed only 775 per- Korea had set an excellent example merous other challenges and the nation would need an folding from December, 2019 on- nomic boom in China, the Chinese fected country in the world today sons. MERS is deadlier than SARS- where they could successfully con- all-encompassing approach to deal with them. wards. During the second week of have been the world’s top travel- with more 76,500 deaths didn’t opt CoV-2 with 35% mortality but could tain the disease in Daegu Province last December, Wei Guixian, a lers, accounting for nearly one-fifth for a national lockdown. kill only 858 persons. The MERS in early February through mass test- shrimp seller in Huanan Seafood of the world’s international tourism The disease has now spread to virus can transmit only through close ing and contact tracing. Reviving the economy Market, visited the Eleventh Hospi- spending. As China is also the over 212 countries, infecting mil- contact and secondary transmission Various countries are now exper- With the whole country faced with a twin and unprece- tal of Wuhan in Hubei Province of world’s top exporter with the sec- lions in the process. The question through infected surfaces has not imenting with a host of drugs for dented challenge of saving lives and livelihoods, the Gov- China complaining of cold and lethar- ond highest GDP in the world, the arises as to how the disease had been observed. SARS-CoV-2 can curing the disease. Meanwhile, a ernment understandably opted for the first by enforcing a gy. As her symptoms worsened, she Chinese are travelling all over the managed to spread globally without travel up to six feet and can be active global race is on for developing a nationwide lockdown, and then extending it by two more was referred to the Wuhan Union world for business reasons too. The much warning. Were we lax in han- on surfaces for hours. It appears that vaccine for the contagion. Experts phases. As saving lives was the biggest priority in the Hospital. Soon other patients with first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in dling the situation or there were though the Covid-19 virus has a low are also talking about developing similar symptoms visited the Wu- Italy and the United Kingdom to- other silent factors at play, besides a mortality rate of around 2%, it has a herd immunity against the disease. wake of the global contagion, a shutdown was necessary to han Union Hospital. Around the wards the end of January 2020 were booming Chinese economy and in- higher contagious capability than oth- But achieving herd immunity break the chain of transmission and restore some normal- same time, Dr Li Wenliang, a 33- either Chinese tourists or someone creasing global travel? The answer er viruses. Further, as the incubation against such an insidious virus shall cy in the situation. The lockdown definitely had an impact year-old doctor at the Wuhan Cen- who had recently travelled to Chi- perhaps lies in the insidiousness of period of Covid-19 virus is more than take a long time and not before mil- in slowing down the spread, especially in some States where tral Hospital, had alerted his fellow na. Though similar reports of Cov- the SARS-CoV-2 contagion. Ac- twice than that of SARS and MERS, lions of human lives are lost. The the government machinery worked pragmatically, but there medics of a possible coronavirus out- id-19 cases soon began pouring in cording to epidemiologists, for any the contagion has twice as much time real long-term solution lies only in is clearly a limit to prolonging the impasse in view of the break but had to keep quiet after from other countries, the world at virus to successfully infect human to disperse before manifesting itself developing an effective vaccine or pressing economic concerns. The contagion aside, eco- being admonished by the Chinese large failed to see the cataclysmic populations on a large scale, it has to through symptomatic individuals. a cure against the disease. Till such nomically speaking, the country is grappling with its great- authorities. Towards the end of Janu- danger that lay ahead. achieve a winning combination of But then the Covid-19 virus has time, mass testing, containment and est emergency since Independence and even the slow- ary, 2020, Dr Wenliang contracted On March 11, 2020, the World deadliness and contagiousness. A one sinister stealth weapon in its prevention are the only measures Covid-19 and died a week later. Had Health Organization declared Cov- contagion with extreme character- armoury, which the other viruses that we have for fighting the dis- down triggered by the global financial crisis in 2008-09 the Chinese authorities heeded to Dr id-19 a global pandemic. The dis- istics cannot spread much as the in- lack. And that is its ability to spread ease. As most contagions have orig- would pale into insignificance before the present challenge. Wenliang’s warning and acted ease had by then spread to more fected persons would develop the disease through asymptomatic inated from the wild, mankind The earlier crisis was a massive demand shock, but work- promptly, perhaps the rest of the than 114 countries, affecting near- symptoms very early and receive individuals, i.e., infected persons needs to stop abusing nature if it ers could still go to work, firms were thriving on years of world might have been spared of the ly 120,000 individuals and claiming early treatment and containment without any external symptoms of really wants to avoid such pandem- strong growth, the financial system was largely sound, monstrosity of a problem that we 4,291 human lives. As the number measures. The Ebola virus is a dead- the disease. And this very fact made ics in future. If Mother Nature can and government finances were healthy. The current situ- are facing today. of deaths and the confirmed cases ly virus killing up to 50% of those it possible for the contagion to sustain mankind, she can turn into ation has none of this benevolent ambience but yet things Studies by EcoHealth Alliance, a started rising alarmingly, many who get sick but could claim only spread far and wide through its si- a bio-terrorist as well. The world can improve considerably if the Government sets priori- New York-based organization, indi- countries decided to impose con- 11,300 lives. The symptoms of Eb- lent carriers without setting off too has been cautioned. ties and draws from our inherent strengths to propel the economy back into its orbit. Letters To overcome the crisis and restore mass livelihoods, it is Reviving sporting environment in Assam imperative that every sphere of productive human activity to the relaxation of the lockdown instructor have been feeling the working hours of the industrial important for the survival of the is resumed and the entire process streamlined – but with all measures. Further, games like table pinch since the beginning of this labour force to 12 hours from the people while controlling the the necessary precautions and safeguards. Assam and the EDITOR tennis and badminton, which are unavoidable lockdown. Though I lawfully established rules of eight disease at the same time. Yours Northeast are comparatively better placed than many other played without physical contact, can have been conducting virtual hours. Equally disappointing is that etc., NK MAHANTA, Lachit States due to the still-low spread of epidemic. The resump- Sir, – The Covid-19 pandemic has be played in indoor hall/stadium classes, due to various technical the decision was taken seemingly Nagar, Guwahati. tion process of economic activity including industrial will call resulted in adverse effects on with restriction of number of difficulties, it is not always possible without the application of judicious Tea and Covid-19 games and sports, but now there is for better data on infection levels, as well as measures to players, coaches and officials at a and also most of the clients have not mind. For any man of ordinary Sir, – The article written by the an opportunity to regenerate a protect workers returning to work. Many large private firms given time. I request the Assam been able to cope up with it prudence, it is not difficult to Assamese tea consultant Dr sporting environment in Assam Olympic Association under the compared to the regular classes. understand that the decision is have drastically cut down on manpower by retrenching because of the timely adoption of Siddhartha Sharma published in this leadership of Lakshya Konwar, Since I am the sole earning being taken at the diktat of some employees on a large scale even when the financial position proactive measures by the State daily (May 8) has opined that at this honorary secretary, to consider the member of my family, this industry tycoons completely of the firms did not quite warrant such harsh measures. Government with active coopera- time of the novel coronavirus which proposals for phase-wise imple- continuous lockdown has made life dishonouring the interest of the This is disturbing and the Government should intervene so tion of the society. Keeping these in affects the respiratory system, tea mentation under its project miserable for me and my family. labour force of the State. The (Camellia sinensis ) used as a that unscrupulous firms are prevented from taking advan- mind, I wish to suggest for ‘Grassroots Olympic’ to revive the Zumba classes constitute a organizing matches, may be of interests of some industrial barons beverage will help in improving the tage of the situation. Reviving the State’s economy will be a enthusiasm for acceleration of the maximum of 5 to 10 participants in having rapport with high officials of immune system and may assist in tough ask for the State Government in view of its inade- friendly nature in football and volley sporting environment in Assam. a class of one hour, and it will be ball, two popular games, both in the State Government could have some way during treatment of the quate fiscal resources. It, therefore, needs to prioritize what Yours etc., Dr TAPAN DUTTA, easy to maintain social distancing as made it possible to table the ailment, if more research can be urban and rural areas with the Jorhat. per the norms. So it is my request is essential and must cut down on less important expendi- adoption of physical distancing with proposal tactfully for approval from carried out in this field. That tea has Zumba classes to the authorities concerned to tures. It should try to woo investors from outside to set up wearing of masks, both on and off the Cabinet to take a decision some medicinal value is a well- support us in this time of crisis and industrial bases here, more so because investors are flee- the field. This should be the Sir, – I fully endorse the views which is far more dangerous than known fact. I think there is no harm allow the ZIN members to conduct responsibility of the organizers. expressed by Angshuman Dutta in Covid-19. if we drink four to five cups of black ing the red zones. With many of the State’s migrant workers classes at the designated centres by Such events may be organized in his article, ‘Urgent need to save the It would perhaps be more tea without sugar daily in addition to back now and reluctant to go back to their workplace, the following the laid down guidelines. open fields and not in stadia or fitness industry’ (May 5). In addition sensible for the Industries our normal tea, which may be with Government should devise ways to utilize their skills to Such a step will be of immense help under covered enclosures. It will to that I would like to highlight Minister of the State if he could milk and sugar, till a vaccine or boost the industrial sector. The MSME sector has suffered for us in sustaining our livelihood. help the players to upkeep the about Zumba and the problems impress upon the industrialists to specific medicine is found for Covid- Yours etc., JUMI HAZARIKA, a lot during the pandemic and it should be revived with a physical fitness in addition to being faced by the ZIN (Zumba engage the existing local unem- 19. As tea is readily available and stimulus package. The crisis has also presented us with an relieving from mental agony. Instructors Network) members. Chandmari, Guwahati. ployed youths in their industries affordable, it will surely be of some opportunity to renew our emphasis on our traditional sec- Consequently, the players will be Zumba is a dance fitness pro- Lives or livelihood? or those who are arriving from help without any harmful effect. tors such as agriculture and allied activities, handloom and able to adopt with the professional gramme and nowadays Zumba is Sir, – I am astonished at the other States in fear of Covid-19. Yours etc., BIKASH BARPUJARI, handicrafts, food processing, etc. Last but not the least, the game, immediately after the the choice of many people around news published in various In the pandemic situation arising Beltola, Guwahati. the globe, added in fitness regimes prospects of securing commercial linkage with the neigh- withdrawal of restrictions for such newspapers of Assam including due to the outbreak of Covid-19, I Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and bouring Southeast Asian countries need to be jealously pur- activities. It is essential to rejuve- of gyms and dance studios to help The Assam Tribune on May 9, expect the Government to take Letters to the Editor for publication in nate the sporting environment in keep people stress free, happy and 2020 about the decision of the effective steps to rejuvenate the sued in the coming days. the editorial page may be sent to the Assam taking advantage of the healthy. I myself being a Zumba Assam Cabinet on the increase of State economy which is equally email ID: [email protected]. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 Swine fever brings animal health issues in State to the fore STAFF REPORTER between the requirement and availability of heat stress, scarcity of quality and feed structure. As a result, in most of the cas- of feed and feed crops in Assam, particular- crops along with changes in the epidemio- es, primary producers do not get remu- WEATHER GUWAHATI, May 12: With the outbreak ly when it comes to pigs. This is because logical pattern of vector-borne diseases. nerative prices. GUWAHATI of the African swine fever, animal health cultivation of maize, which is an important To address the issue of climate change Meanwhile, addressing a press confer- issues, especially the pig health issue, have feed ingredient for pigs, is not popular in ence here on Tuesday, Chairman of the As- LOCAL FORECAST : Partly cloudy sky with one become a serious concern for the State as, Assam. Because of this its cost is very high Pig health has become a matter sam Livestock And Poultry Corporation or two spells of rain/ for a large section of Assamese youths, pig- in the State and availability is not adequate. of serious concern for the State (ALPCo) Manoj Saikia asserted that pre- thundershower. Maximum gery is a lucrative way of livelihood. Similarly, the indigenous varieties of pig as, for a large section of Assa- caution and bio-safety measures are the and minimum temperatures According to a source in the State vet- are very poor performers in terms of body ways to prevent the African swine fever in are most likely to be 35°C mese youths, piggery is a & 21°C respectively on erinary department, till Monday more than weight and prolificacy and it makes them the State, as it is for the first time that the Wednesday. 14,000 pigs died of swine fever and new unsuitable for profitable commercial ven- lucrative way of livelihood Knowledge gap at the level of primary disease has been reported in the country. TEMPERATURE: cases have been reported from Nagaon tures. The policy further stated that though producers is also a major issue, which needs Saikia also informed that ALPCo has sold Max 35.5°C district. achievable, improvement of the indigenous and global warming, the policy suggested to be addressed in the State’s piggery sec- around 27 tonnes of mutton, 18 tonnes of Min 22.4°C In Assam the entire piggery sector has pigs through scientific selection as pure research on impact of climate change on tor. The policy said that most of the pig pro- chicken and 20,800 plates of eggs during been suffering from a number of issues or breeding stock is time consuming with an pig production along with modification of ducers of the State are small and marginal the current lockdown. Again, more than Cong bid to challenges right from the early days. Accord- uncertainty factor. feeding systems. It also emphasised the farmers who have limited capacity to adopt 200 local youths got employment through ing to the Assam Pig Breeding Policy, 2019, Citing the issue of climate change and glo- need to make efforts for better manage- the latest technological advancements. ALPCo’s home delivery venture and retail bring back the pig farmers of Assam are facing six major bal warming, the policy stated that both the ment of farm yard manure through com- Above all, the policy said, the piggery sale. By selling various products ALPCo stranded people challenges including the pig health issue. factors may have serious implications on the posting and bio-gas plants under different sector of Assam is handicapped by an inad- has earned around Rs 2,60,00,000 during The policy stated that there is a big gap pig sector, which may manifest in the form programmes. equate marketing and processing infra- the lockdown so far, Saikia added. STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, May 12: The State Congress has constitut- Tea producers’ body seeks ed a committee to organise efforts to bring back people of Assam stranded in other aid from State govt states due to the lockdown. STAFF REPORTER to be made to Assam Tea Employees Provi- State Congress general dent Fund Organization on behalf of employers secretaries Pankaj Borbora GUWAHATI, May 12: The COVID-induced and employees,” the Association stated. and Ranjan Bora have been shutdown of the tea industry for two weeks It also urged the government to make a pro- appointed as convenor and during the peak season will result in an estimat- vision for issuing ration to the workers for the chairman respectively of the ed crop loss of around 70 million kilograms in next six months on behalf of the management. committee. Assam. The Tea Association of India, a major “The tea plantation sector would require a 25 The development follows body of tea producers, has urged the Govern- pc increase in working capital limits up to March, Congress president Sonia ment of Assam to announce a relief package to 2021, to ensure that estates run smoothly and Gandhi’s announcement that help the industry tide over the crisis. without any defaults. It may be mentioned that every Pradesh Congress The Association has estimated a total crop the State Bank of India has recently announced a Committee will bear the loss to the tune of around 110 million kg across 10 pc increase in cash credit limits. This needs to cost for the rail travel of work- the country. “The shutdown at the beginning of be done across the board,” it added. ers stranded outside their the manufacturing season has virtually disabled Regarding loan repayment, the organization respective states. the tea sector as seasonal production of the sec- said that the tea industry has been under acute tor has ceased,” it stated. financial stress for the last few years, which has Legislator The tea producers’ body has written to the impeded its viability. It urged the government distributes rice Commissioner and Secretary of the State In- for a one-year moratorium on all loan repay- dustry and Commerce Department, seeking ments and also interest payments to prevent among poor the government’s assistance on matters relat- most companies from defaults. It further demand- GUWAHATI, May 12: ed to payment of wages, provident fund, credit ed a reduction in the interest rate on all credit to West Guwahati MLA Ram- issues, ration, loan repayment, et al . tea gardens and tea companies to four per cent endra Narayan Kalita today The Association has also stated that the onus per annum for the season 2020. “If banks aren’t distributed 472 quintals of A man pulls his goods-laden handcart without wearing a mask at the Guwahati Railway Station on Tuesday. – UB Photos of payment of full wages during the COVID-19 willing, the government should provide the nec- rice among 2,183 poor and lockdown period may be waived as the gardens essary assistance to the banks and declare a relief needy families of Ambari Fa- do not have the required liquidity. package,” the memorandum stated. tashil, Santipur, Lalganesh, PGSU against “Payment of provident fund to the tea work- It further asked the government to extend Saokuchi, Betkuchi, Noon- NFR stress on transporting ers of all registered gardens is for three months, the validity of the Assam Taxation (Liquidation mati, Jyotikuchi etc. quarantine on the same lines as proposed by the Central of Arrears Dues) Act, 2017, up to June 2020. Each family was given five government. However, as the tea industry is The Association also asked the government kilograms of rice. The fam- essential medical items to NE centres at labour-intensive and the output per worker in to allow deployment of workers for develop- ilies thanked the MLA for terms of rupee value is less, the employment mental work under the MGNREGA scheme PRANJAL BHUYAN “We are making all efforts hospital use and personal use, colleges, his timely help, said a press criteria of maximum 100 workers may be re- within the tea estates, extend the benefits of to ensure availability of es- and baby foods,” said the of- release. varsities moved. In case of Assam, which has its own Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to the tea GUWAHATI, May 12: sential commodities and ficial. STAFF REPORTER managed Provident Fund for tea workers, the gardens and a waiver in the electricity demand With the entire country un- medical equipment in this Medical equipment and School asked to deposit by the Central government shall have charge for the lockdown period. der the grip of the lockdown region during this crucial other health sector products GUWAHATI, May 12: The explain why it for over one-and-a-half time. We have operated a few have been mostly sourced Post Graduate Students’ Un- conducted exam months, the Maligaon-head- COVID-19 parcel special from states like Gujarat, ion (PGSU) of Gauhati Uni- quartered Northeast Fron- trains in some sections in- Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. CITY CORRESPONDENT versity on Tuesday urged the Central relief package for poor tier Railway (NFR) is giving cluding Guwahati-Agartala- “We have been using the State government not to set STAFF REPORTER statement issued by the re- be paid directly by the Cen- additional importance to Guwahati, Guwahati-Dibru- parcel special trains to trans- GUWAHATI, May 12: The up quarantine centres at the gional office of the Employ- tral government in the EPF transportation and supply of garh-Guwahati, Guwahati- port medicines and other Inspector of Schools of Kam- colleges and universities of GUWAHATI, May 12: The ees’ Provident Fund Organi- account of the employees. essential medical and health- rup (Metro) has sought a Assam. Union government recently zation said here today. “The employer in relation care items and equipment to written explanation from Lit- The PGSU reaction came announced a relief package of According to the state- to any eligible establishment various states of the region. tle Flower School, Hatigaon, after two quarantine centres Rs 1.70 lakh crore under the ment, the benefits will be shall disburse wages for the “The Railways has played over an examination the were set up on the campus- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kaly- available to establishments month to all employees of the a significant role in providing school conducted without any es of Tezpur University and an Yojana (PMGKY) for the having up to 100 employees establishment and file ECR its services for transporta- permission from the author- Kaziranga University. PGSU poor to help them fight the with 90 per cent or more such to avail the benefit under the tion of essential life saving ities amidst lockdown on general secretary Moon Ku- battle against coronavirus. employees earning monthly scheme,” it said. The em- drugs and medical equip- Monday. Some people filed a mar Talukder said a quaran- As part of the said pack- wages up to Rs 15,000. ployer shall not deduct the ment. There have been complaint in the district ad- tine centre will pose a seri- age, the Centre proposes to The entire employees’ employee’s share of EPF some really special cases. For ministration in this regard ous threat to the staff and stu- pay 24 per cent of the month- EPF contribution and em- contribution from the month- example, there was a case yesterday. dents who reside on the ly wages into the EPF ac- ployer’s EPF and EPS con- ly wages for the months of last month when the blood campus of an educational in- count for the three months – tributions of the monthly wag- March, April and May, the Cotton students sample of a patient was trans- stitution. March, April and May, a es for the three months shall statement added. ported from Dibrugarh to Mendipathar-Guwahati, Gu- medical items and equip- submit demand Talukder also appealed to Guwahati so that his doctor wahati-Howrah-Guwahati ment. Unlike regular freight all higher educational institu- could decide on further treat- and Guwahati-New Jalpaigu- trains, the parcel service op- charter to CM tions of the State to conduct ment based on the blood re- ri-Guwahati in recent days. erates on a fixed timetable CITY CORRESPONDENT graduate and post-graduate Role of community radio highlighted port given by a Guwahati- Medical and healthcare items and the items can also be examinations only after two CITY CORRESPONDENT uddin Ahmed, an Assam Po- and mitigation to the disaster GUWAHATI, May 12: The based NABH-accredited lab- and equipment have been shipped in smaller quantities. months of regular classes, as lice officer and amateur HAM control agencies during Cotton University unit of the oratory,” a senior NFR offi- sent from Guwahati to other Thus, unloading and trans- a large number of students GUWAHATI, May 12: radio operator based in Gu- emergency, he added. All Assam Students’ Union cial told The Assam Tribune . places through this service,” portation become easier for have not been able to partic- “Community Radio (CR), wahati, while taking part in a Ahmed has used the HAM (AASU) submitted a charter He added that the zonal said the NFR official. the parties which purchase ipate in the online classes due Citizen Band Radio (CB) and tech talk titled ‘Integration of radio network in the country of demands to the Chief Min- railway has been able to He added, “In-bound par- the commodities,” the offi- to various reasons. Amateur Radio (HAM) are Community Radio (CR), Cit- to help people stranded in ister yesterday. The de- transport more than 750 cel express trains from oth- cial said. Talukder further asked the the communication media izen Band Radio (CB) and Am- states like Telangana, Tamil tonnes of medical and health- er parts of the country are NFR has transported such mands include reduction in State government to issue an that reach the widest audi- ateur Radio (HAM) networks Nadu and Karnataka. rent fees for students, as care materials, including san- bringing such items, includ- items for both institutional buy- order to waive the hostel and ence around the world and during Disaster’ organised by As community radio many students of the univer- itizers, masks, medicines, ing medicines, masks, per- ers as well as private traders PG rents of students. can also be recognised as Pune Hams on Sunday. broadcasts only the informa- sity are staying as PGs and in blood sample bags, besides sonal protection equipment dealing in medical and health- powerful communication Such radios have a lot of po- tion, it is required to collect rented rooms. medical goods. (PPE), sanitizers for both care items and equipment. Online essay tools and low-cost mediums tential to weave together a the actual information at the contest on to perform self-studies, re- community into a stronghold level of disaster-affected ar- COVID impact search and development and can give a boost to rural eas or community people. In Researchers of IIT-G, Singapore works, to provide non-profit development. These can also this case HAM Radio and Cit- STAFF REPORTER local and worldwide commu- be utilised as providers of sup- izen Band Radio are the only nication experiments with plemental communication for means for conveying the real GUWAHATI, May 12: To electromagnetic waves.” pre-disaster preparedness, information even in remote institute use data science models channelise youth energy to- This was stated by Taher- relief, rescue, rehabilitation areas, Ahmed further said. STAFF REPORTER “India is a vast country with a total pop- with a near exponential growth in active wards a productive activity, ulation of about 1.3 billion. Most of the infected cases, as moderate if an almost the Gauhati Commerce Col- GUWAHATI, May 12: Researchers at Indian states are quite large in geographic decreasing trend in DIR values is observed lege is organising an online the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) area and population. While analysing the over the last two weeks along with nei- essay competition on ‘Impact Guwahati and the Duke-NUS Medical novel coronavirus infection data, consid- ther increasing nor decreasing growth in of COVID-19, the pandemic, School of Singapore have used data sci- ering our entire country to be on the same active infected cases, and as controlled if a on Indian industry, trade and ence models to analyse and carry out a page may not reveal the right picture. This decreasing trend in the last two weeks’ commerce’ for all students state-wise assessment of the COVID-19 DIR values is observed along with a de- from class IX to postgradu- situation in India. State-wise assessment of creasing growth in active infected cases. ate of any stream. The data-driven assessment was car- COVID-19 situation in India They have released a 30-day prediction E-certificates will be given ried out by Dr Palash Ghosh, Assistant for some states with enough data for pre- to all the participants besides Professor in the Department of Mathe- is so because the first infection, new infec- diction. However, none of the north-east- attractive cash prizes of Rs matics of IIT Guwahati (IIT-G) and his tion-rate, progression over time, and pre- ern states is in the list. 10,000, Rs 6,000 and Rs 4,000 PhD scholar Rik Ghosh, in collaboration ventive measures taken by various state “A report solely based on any one to the top three winners. The with Dr Bibhas Chakraborty, Associate governments and the common public for model can potentially mislead us. In an details can be obtained from Professor at the Duke-NUS Medical each State are different. We need to ad- attempt to guard against this possibility, www.gauhaticommercecollege.in . School, Singapore. dress each state separately. It will enable we have considered the exponential, the The competition is being The assessment can predict the total the government/governments to utilise logistic, and the Susceptible Infectious held under the aegis of the number of infected people for different the limited available resources optimal- Susceptible (SIS) models, along with the Departments of MCom and states in India in the next 30 days. Their ly,” said Dr Ghosh. model-free DIR using open-source data. BBA of the college. Inter- report is based on the growth of active The researchers label a state as severe We have interpreted the results jointly ested students can mail cases in recent times, along with the daily if a non-decreasing trend in DIR values is from all models rather than individually,” their queries, if any, to People stand in queue to receive food being distributed by an NGO at Athgaon, in infection-rate (DIR) values for each state. observed over the last two weeks along said Dr Ghosh. [email protected] . Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020

Maharashtra to release 17,000 Non-invasive PRESS NOTICE/IFB This summer is unusual, ventilator for No. CS/EGTRD/SOPD/2019-20/722/1 Dated: 11.05.2020 prisoners temporarily The Superintending Engineer, PWD, (Roads), Guwahati COVID-19 ARIASP Circle, Ghy-21 on behalf of the Governor of Assam MUMBAI, May 12: Maharashtra has decided to release on say meteorologists invites 1 (one) no. item rate Bids from approved and eligible temporary parole 17,000 of the total 35,000 inmates lodged BENGALURU, May 12: Contractors registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for the across jails in the State to contain the spread of COVID-19, NEW DELHI, May 12: Instead, India received 25 spread. The National Aerospace Lab- works. Details may be seen at website http:// Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday. Of these, With no major heat waves re- per cent excess rainfall be- This month, temperature in oratories (NAL) said it has de- assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the 5,000 undertrial inmates have already been released. corded in the core zones so far tween March 1 and May 11, parts of Rajasthan rose above veloped a non-invasive BiPAP undersigned during office hours. The decision comes close on the heels of 185 inmates at the and excess rainfall across the according to the India Mete- 40 but a western disturbance ventilator to treat COVID-19 Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads) Janasanyog/CF/246/20 Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Guwahati-21 Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai contracting the viral disease, Desh- country, this summer is turn- orological Department. brought rains and pulled the patients, in record 36 days. mukh said. ing out to be unusual, say me- OP Sreejith, a senior scien- mercury down again. The ventilator, named Earlier, a high-powered committee appointed by the Mahar- teorologists. tist with the Long Range Fore- Devi attributed the lower Swasth Vayu, is the culmina- No. FAAMCH/TEND_DISINFECT/1576/2020/889 ashtra government decided to temporarily release around 50 Summer sets in March in cast unit of IMD in Pune, said temperatures in the northern tion of efforts of a team of tech- NOTICE per cent of the total prisoners to decongest jails across the the core heat wave zones of March recorded 47 per cent plains to the frequent western nocrats, medical practitioners Sealed tenders affixing non-refundable Court fee State in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. – PTI the north, central and east In- more rainfall than normal and disturbances that brought rain and scientists at NAL, who stamp of Rs. 8.25/- (Rupees eight & twenty five paisa) dia, and intensifies in April and April saw 8 per cent more. and thunderstorms. worked relentlessly amid the only from the reputed & experienced Manufacturer/ May until the first week of “This is not a usual phenom- A western disturbance is a lockdown. Authorized Stockiest/Distributors or Authorized Dealers/ No: CE/Maint/AD/127/2020/3 June, when the Monsoon enon,” said IMD Director-Gen- cyclonic storm originating in PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER The major advantage of this Sub-Dealers are invited for supply of Colour Coded Bio The Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), Assam, on behalf of winds arrive. eral Mrutunjay Mohapatra. the Mediterranean and tra- device is that it is simple to use Medical Waste Collection Bags, Bins & O.T. Disinfectant Governor of Assam invites re-bid for Construction of work Apart from the northern and Mahesh Palawat, the vice versing across the central Asia. without any specialized nurs- Items at F.A.A. Medical College Hospital, Barpeta. under Asom Darshan for the year 2019 – 20 amounting to Rs. eastern plains, central India’s president of private forecast- When it comes in contact ing, cost effective, compact and The tender documents containing detailed 188.75 Lakh in 1 (one) package under Dhubri district in the Vidarbha-Marathwada region, er Skymet Weather, said with the Himalayas, it brings configured with majority of in- information/terms and conditions for the purpose can state of Assam. Gujarat, and parts of southern there are usually two instanc- rain to the plains and hills. This Details may be seen in the website assamtenders.gov.in , digenous components, the pre- be obtained from the Office of the Superintendent, from and also in the office of the undersigned in the “Maintenance India in Andhra Pradesh and es of heat waves in April. is a crucial phenomenon in the mier aerospace lab of the Coun- 14.05.2020 to 02.06.2020 between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cell” during office hours from 20.05.2020 to 03.06.2020. Telangana are known as core The IMD declares a heat winters. cil of Scientific and Industrial with non-refundable payment of Rs. 1000/-. The tender Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) heat wave zones, where tem- wave when temperatures Devi said parts of east and Research (CSIR) said in a re- documents are non-transferable. Janasanyog/CF/247/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 peratures rise above 45 de- rise 5-6 degrees Celsius south India have also been wit- lease. It was ideal for treating The last date and time of submission of tender is 3rd grees Celsius. above normal. If it is above 7 nessing thunderstorm activi- COVID -19 patients in wards, June, 2020 upto 12.30 p.m. and the tender will be No. DPU/SOPD-G/06/2020/166 In western Rajasthan, the degrees Celsius than normal ties which have kept the tem- makeshift hospitals, dispensa- opened on the same day at 1.30 p.m. in presence of Cancellation Notice maximum temperature even the IMD declares a severe peratures below the normal. ries and homes. the intending suppliers or their authorized It is for general information to all concerned that the Bid vide crosses the half-century mark. heat wave. May has seen two western CSIR-NAL is in process of representatives. The tenders are to be submitted in the Tender ID. 2020_KAAC_17444_1 for the work “Re- The IMD predicted above Sathi Devi, head of the Na- disturbances. Another one is taking it forward with the reg- office of the Superintendent, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed construction of road from DAV School to Agriculture normal temperatures in core tional Weather Forecasting expected later this week. ulatory authorities for approv- Medical College Hospital, Barpeta on all the working Mechanical Office road via Housing Board by BM, SDBC & heat wave zones this summer. Centre of the IMD, said there But the temperature could al, and dialogue has already days during office hours. side drain, L=806.00 M under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20” However, the temperature has was one heat wave in Gujarat rise after May 16, Skymet’s been initiated with public and Sd/- Superintendent is hereby cancelled due to technical reason. Fresh Notice will not peaked to that level yet. in April but it was not wide- Palawat cautioned. – PTI F.A.A. Medical College Hospital be floated for the same shortly. private industries as a partner Janasanyog/C/374/20 Barpeta, Assam. Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (R&B), for mass production. – PTI Janasanyog/CF/273/20 Diphu Circle-1, Diphu Revenue deficit ... State entering... (Contd from page 1) PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER No. PTDC/Redg/770/2018-19 (Contd from page 1) The tests burden on the State is The Executive Engineer, PWD Biswanath District Territorial Road Division, Biswanath Chariali NOTICE INVITING REGISTRATION/RENEWAL The grant comes at a time when the states are facing increasing every day. Each of the invites bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for Road Projects in Biswanath Districts of Assam OF CONTRACTORS scarcity of funds amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will help the state governments to take preventive and seven labs in the State can con- from Approved and eligible Contractor Class-I (A, B, C), II and III of Assam PWD (Roads) The Managing Director, Assam Plains Tribes Development mitigation measures for containment of COVID-19, includ- duct around 300 tests daily. So far, according to their limit of eligibilities for the following works under 5th Assam Finance Commission Corporation Ltd.invites application for registration/renewal of for the year 2019-20 with estimated costs and Nos of schemes shown against Behali LAC. contractors for the year 2020-21 for execution of various works ing setting up quarantine facilities and testing laboratories. the number of tests conducted in under the Corporation. The complete application form will be Even at the video conference with the Prime Minister the State is around 20,000 and the Details may be seen at the office of the undersigned during office hours from 18.05.2020. available in the Corporation office with effect from 18.05.2020. yesterday several chief ministers, including those belong- result backlog is 1113. Sl. No. Name of LAC No. of Schemes Approximate value of work Sd/- Managing Director, ing to the BJP-ruled states, called for additional funds to By road, so far 3597 people have (Rs. in lakhs) Assam Plains Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. fight the menace of COVID -19. Citing emergency and entered the State since May 4 Janasanyog/CF/265/20 Ganeshguri, Ghy-5 1 76-Behali 3 Nos 32.00 poor inflow of revenue, including GST, owing to the lock- through the Srirampur and Sago- Total 3 Nos 32.00 down, the states demanded more Central funds to tide lia gates and all have been quaran- NOTICE over the crisis. tined at the four regional centres Sd/- Executive Engineer, PWD set up at Kokrajhar, Guwahati, Biswanath District Territorial Road Division, Application in prescribed form affixing non-refundable Court Post devolution revenue deficit grant is a mechanism Jorhat and Silchar. However, test Janasanyog/CF/242/20 Biswanath Chariali Fee Stamps of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees eight & paise twenty five) provided by the Finance Commission for compensation of only are hereby invited for Renewal of Contractors’ Registration any loss incurred by the states. This grant forms the sec- results of all are negative and the against Class-III category under Hojai P.H.E. Division for the ond largest chunk of Finance Commission transfers after result of one is pending, paving the PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER year 2020-21 and will be received upto 12.06.2020 by the the assistance to local rural bodies, sources said. way for their home quarantine. undersigned. The Executive Engineer, PWD Biswanath District Territorial Road Division, Biswanath Chariali The Application Form may be obtained from the office of the invites bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for Road Projects in Biswanath Districts of Assam undersigned during office hours on all working days upto from Approved and eligible Contractor Class-I (A, B, C), II and III of Assam PWD (Roads) 11.06.2020. No application form will be issued after the COVID recovery rate ... according to their limit of eligibilities for the following works under SOPD (G) for the year 2019- specified date in any circumstances. (Contd from page 1) quoted as saying in a state- “Cumulatively, 17,62,840 20 with estimated costs and Nos of schemes shown against Behali LAC. Renewal Form will be issued on payment of Rs. 200.00 According to the Health ment. tests have been done so far for Details may be seen at the office of the undersigned during office hours from 21.05.2020. (Rupees two hundred) only in form of I.P.O. duly pledged in Ministry, the death toll due to Of the total active cases, as COVID-19. Whereas, 86,191 favour of the Executive Engineer (PHE), Hojai Division, Hojai. Sl. No. Name of LAC No of Schemes Approximate value of work A 50% concession is applicable for SC/ST/OBC/MOBC COVID-19 rose to 2,293 and on Monday, 2.37 per cent pa- samples were tested on Mon- (Rs. in lakhs) the positive cases climbed to tients are in ICU, 0.41 per cent day,” he said. contractors in this regard. 1 76-Behali 2 Nos 73.98 Photocopy of PAN Card, GST Registration with upto-date 70,756, registering an in- on ventilators and 1.82 per The Centre, states and UTs clearance certificate, Labour Licence, Affidavit for vehicle Tax crease of 87 deaths and 3,604 cent on oxygen support, he are taking cohesive efforts to Total 2 Nos 73.98 clearance, Bank Pass Book, Caste Certificate (where cases in the last 24 hours till said. combat the coronavirus and Sd/- Executive Engineer, PWD applicable) should be attached invariably alongwith the Tuesday 8 am. The Minister said the test- “this provides us the assurance Biswanath District Territorial Road Division, application. “While the doubling time in ing capacity has increased to 1 that the country is well-pre- Janasanyog/CF/244/20 Biswanath Chariali Renewal Number shall be issued to the applicant after receipt the past 14 days was 10.9, it lakh tests per day with 347 pared to face any eventuality of all documents. The Registration is subject to cancellation at has improved to 12.2 in the government laboratories and due to COVID-19”, he said. – any time in the event of adverse police report from the No. SLPRB/REC/PC/CD & HG/2018/89 concerning authority as well as misbehaviour to the last three days,” Vardhan was 137 private labs. PTI Departmental Staff. NOTICE Sd/- Executive Engineer (PHE), It is for general information that the receipt of applications for the following Janasanyog/C/347/20 Hojai Division, Hojai Air India on mission ... posts was open before imposition of lockdown and a large number of candidates (Contd from page 1) Even when the pandemic bring back Indians from Iran could not submit the on-line applications due to lockdown. Hence the last “Whenever the country is broke out, the Air India oper- for quarantine. date for submission of applications is extended upto 15-06-2020. Those NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION in need, the Air India has al- ated two Boeing 747 flights to Air India also operated char- who have applied before imposition of lockdown need not to submit application NIQ No. BOCWWB/CA-CORRESPONDENTS/02/18/1369 afresh. Sealed Quotations affixing court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25 are invited by ways been making its best ef- evacuate Indians stranded in tered flights to fly out foreign- the Member Secretary, Assam Building and other Construction Workers forts to carry out the respon- Wuhan, the epicenter of COV- ers stranded in India during the Sl. Name of recruitment No. of Date of Welfare Board from Qualified Chartered Accountants - Individually or sibility entrusted to it and this ID-19 in the month of January lockdown period. These char- No. Posts Advertisement under firm (Proprietorship or Partnership); holding C&AG empanelment, time also the national career itself. Similar rescue flights tered flights started on March 1 Platoon Commander under Directorate of Civil 35 19-03-2020 with experience of more than 10 years; having average turnover in last is acting as the extended arm were operated to bring back 31 when German nationals Defence & Home Guard 3 years of more than 10 lakhs; having head office at Guwahati and not of the Government to carry out stranded Indians from Japan, were flown to Frankfurt. The debared/sanctioned by Government/PSUs or banks. The bidders must the Vande Bharat exercise,” Milan and Rome. Flights were Air India also ferried 317 Is- Recruitment of 170 posts of Jr. Asstt. in Assam mandatory have GST, PAN/TAN. the Air India spokesman said. also operated to Rajasthan to raeli nationals to Tel Aviv. Police (District Level) 170 Data Sheet: Recruitment of 19 posts of Stenographer in 1 Name of Assignment ‘Appointment of internal auditor cum tax 2 Assam Police (District Level) 19 21-03-2020 & financial consultant of to be appointed for FY 2018-2019 to 2020-2021 (3 Part of Fancy Bazar ... Recruitment of 15 posts of Jr. Asstt. in Assam years)’ (Contd from page 1) been put in isolation and sam- “We hope we will be able to Police (Directorate Level) 15 2 Mode of Assignment Lump Sum He had also worked at a po- ples collected from them as open GMCH for general pa- Asstt. Deputy Controller Civil Defence(Jr.) 3 Submission Deadline 20.05.2020 at 2.00 P.M. tato godown at Changsari that well as from nineteen of his tients from May 15,” the min- under DGCD & CGHG 06 Submission Address Office of the Labour Commissioner, has also been declared a con- indirect contacts, including a ister said. Gopinath Nagar, Ghy-16 tainment zone as five of doctor. Meanwhile, there was panic 3 Civil Defence Demonstrator, Wireless Operator/ 28 17-03-2020 PBX Operator under DGCD CGHG 4 Sealed Quotation Shall a. Notice Inviting Quotation duly Sahani’s co-workers have Samples have been also col- in the Fancy Bazar area today Consists of signed and sealed by the bidder. shown fever-like symptoms. lected from 21 family members following the COVID-19 case. Sd/- Chairman b. Financial Quote in Prescribed Format “It is possible that the of Amarjyoti Deka (28), a pa- The traders of the greater State Level Police Recruitment Board, Assam. - Form-I duly signed and sealed by source of the virus could be tient of GMCH who tested posi- Fancy Bazar area closed their Janasanyog/D/523/20 Rehabari, Guwahati. the Bidder affixing court fee stamp. some truck driver and it spread tive for COVID-19 yesterday. shops at 12 noon. c. Terms of Reference Duly Signed from the godown,” Health The minister said test re- Sahani was engaged in load- and sealed by the bidder,. RE-TENDER NOTICE d. GST, PAN/TAN minister Himanta Biswa sults of only the last batch are ing and unloading of bags of po- e. C&AG empanelment certificates and Sarma said. He added that ten remaining and the others have tato and onion at a Fancy Bazar O.O. No. 45 experience proof of 10 years. direct contacts of Sahani have been negative for the virus. godown of Rajkamal Hotel. Sealed tender affixing Court Fee Stamp worth of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees eight and paisa twenty five) only are f. Audited statement showing Annual invited from the intending Govt. registered contractors / Firms for implementation of 3rd year maintenance of Turnover as per eligibility criteria. 5 ha block plantation at Sola R.F of following work under CAMPA scheme during 2020-21 . The tender will be g. Any other documents to prove the Arrangements ready ... received from 12/05/2020 upto 3.00 P.M. (IST) on 26/05/2020 and opened on the same date at 3.30 PM. in eligibility. presence of the tenderers or their authorized representative at the office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Social h. EMD - Rs. 10000/- [‘Bankers* (Contd from page 1) respective destinations, Chan- 442 passenger name records Forestry Division, Sivasagar. If due to certain unavoidable circumstances , the tender paper will be received Cheque/D.D/F.D/B.G from recognized “On arrival at their destina- da said, “That responsibility (PNRs) were generated for and opened on the next working day upto the stipulated time. scheduled banks of India] tion, the passengers will have lies with the State govern- 1,122 passengers travelling in Details particulars of the work may be seen in the office of the undersigned during office hours and tender paper i. Bid Processing Fees; Rs. 500/- to adhere to prevailing health ment. Not all passengers who the New Delhi-Dibrugarh may be obtain from the office of the undersigned on any working days upto 26/05/2020. On payment of [Bankers* Cheque/D.D/F.D/B.G from Rs.500.00 (Rupees Five Hundred )only in the form of Banker Cheque / Demand Draft payable at Divisional protocols of the destination de-board in Guwahati may be Passenger Special,” said an of- Forest Officer, Social Forestry Division, Sivasagar which is not refundable. recognized scheduled banks of India] state. A list of passengers trav- locals of the city. Some will be ficial on condition of anonymi- SI. Name of work Estimated Location Earnest Time of In favour of Member Secretary, elling in the train will be shared travelling to places like Nagaon ty. ABOCWWB. No. cost of the money completion with state government for or Nalbari or Hajo. Whether However, the exact num- work of work 5 Last date of submission 15.05.2020 at their information and for mak- or when or how they will be bers of passengers who will de- (in Rs.) of queries [email protected] ing necessary arrangements at provided transportation to board at various stations have 1 Vacancy filling including soil working 85,313.00 Sola 2% for As per Bidders are requested to collect the detailed document from the website their end,” he added. their respective destinations not been made available so far. carriage of stamps /polypot seedling. R.F. General departmental labourcommissioner.assam.gov.in . Latest by 20.05.2020. Bidders Medical screening of the or whether they will be sent The first outbound train and 1% for calendar are requested to communicate the queries latest by the date as mentioned passengers will be carried out to quarantine or allowed to go from Assam, the Dibrugarh- 2 1st weeding Reserved category in Data Sheet vide email at [email protected] . Due to current by the State health depart- home and other such things New Delhi Passenger Special, pandemic situation, visiting office is not encouraged and all communication 3 2nd weeding.(part) ment at the station platform. will be decided by the State will depart from Dibrugarh on may be done electronically except submission of quotation. The Appointed bidder shall have to execute a contract aggreement. Any addendum/ However, doctors of the Indi- government.” May 14. 4 Cattle watching, upkeepment of plantation, corrigendum if issued shall be a part of this NIQ and contract. The an Railways will also be Meanwhile, sources in the The Indian Railways has also mulching and fire protection works intender reserves the right to select any or none of the bidders without present to extend assistance Indian Railways said that 1,122 made it mandatory for all the The acceptance of the tenders and the issue of work order is subject to release of fund by the Govt. of Assam assigning any reason thereof. if needed. passengers have booked tick- passengers availing the special / Competent authority without hereby incurring any liabilities to the affected tenderers any obligation to inform Sd/- Labour Commissioner, Assam Asked about transportation ets in the New Delhi-Dibru- trains to install the govern- the affected tenderer of the grounds. -cum- of passengers from the Guwa- garh Passenger Special. ment’s Aarogya Setu mobile Sd/- Divisional Forest Officer Janasanyog/C/341/20 Member Secretary, ABOCWWB hati railway station to their “From New Delhi, a total of application. Janasanyog/C/367/20 Social Forestry Division, Sivasagar WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 NORTH E AST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7 Two more BSF personnel test Despite testing negative, neighbours boycott Tripura man WEATHER COVID-19 positive in Tripura AGARTALA, May 12: A harass us,” West Tripura Dis- from entering my house even NORTHEAST 37-year-old man was not al- trict Health Officer Sangeeta though I am a corona-free per- Forecast for NE: Rain/thun- AGARTALA, May 12: In a respite af- Tripurasundari soon our state will be of both 86th and 138th Battalions at lowed to enter his home by Chakraborty said. son, what can I say or do?” said dershower is very likely to ter ten consecutive days of multiple cas- Corona free.” Ambassa were earlier declared a Red the neighbours even as he She told this news agency: a dejected Debnath at the quar- occur at many places over es, only two BSF officials on Monday According to the Tripura Health offi- Zone by the Union Health Ministry after tested negative for the novel “We have tried to tell the peo- antine centre on Monday. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and at a few tested positive for coronavirus, taking cials, the two fresh cases were found in the BSF jawans and their family mem- coronavirus (COVID-19), ple for several hours late Sun- Debnath lives with his places over Nagaland, Ma- the total number of positive cases among the BSF’s 86th Battalion headquartered bers tested positive. forcing him to go to a quaran- day night that Debnath has test- three-member family and in- nipur, Mizoram and Tripura. the paramilitary troopers and their kin at Ambassa, the district headquarters of The Health officials said that most of tine centre set up by the ed COVID-19 negative, but the laws in a small flat allotted to Warning: Thunderstorm with in Tripura to 150, Chief Minister Biplab Dhalai, 82 km north of Agartala. the infected persons were brought to Health authority in Tripura. locals remained unconvincing. his mother-in-law, Bhanu Das, lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Kumar Deb said. The Chief Minister said that no civil- Agartala and are now undergoing treat- Gobinda Debnath spent With no other alternative, we under a government housing Pradesh. Thunderstorm with Deb, in a tweet, said: “In a massive ian living near the BSF Battalion head- ment at the State-run Govind Ballabh over Rs 30,000 to hire a car in took Debnath to the institution- scheme for people living be- lightning and gusty wind with COVID-19 test among 750 civilian and quarters was found positive yet. Pant Medical College and Hospital, a ded- Assam, and then it took him al quarantine centre in SIPARD low the poverty line. speed (30-40) kmph is very likely BSF in Dhalai District today (Monday), According to State Health officials, the icated COVID-19 hospital. three days to reach Tripura, (State Institute of Public Admin- Following the standard to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, two Border Security Force officials were 150 positive cases included 124 BSF per- Additional Chief Secretary, Health and and finally his residence at istration and Rural Develop- practice, the authorities have Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. found COVID-19 positive. All patients sonnel, including officers, of the two bat- Family Welfare, Sanjay Kumar Rakesh Joynagar on the outskirts of ment complex on the outskirts tested Debnath’s samples Temperatures: (undergoing treatment at the hospitals talions (86th and 138th) and 25 family said that the swab samples of most sus- State capital Agartala. of the city) late Sunday night.” near Churaibari, a Tripura- Max (°C) Min (°C) in Agartala) are responding well to the members – 14 children, 11 women and a pected jawans of the 86th and 138th Bat- Debnath, who works at a “By gathering in large Assam inter-State border Dibrugarh 30.7 23.0 treatment. With the blessings of Mata civilian mess worker. The headquarters talions have already been tested. – IANS mechanical workshop in Agar- numbers to prevent Debnath point after he entered Tripu- Tezpur 35.0 23.4 tala, recently went to Assam from entering his home, the ra from Assam last week. Silchar 36.3 23.8 to accompany his father to crowd, who live in a small hous- After testing negative, he Dhubri 33.6 25.2 Jorhat 32.0 22.4 Guwahati. For him, a fresh ing complex and nearby, did was escorted by the police to N Lakhimpur 32.6 23.4 struggle began when he was not maintain social distancing,” his residential complex in Shillong 24.1 – about to enter his home at the Health official said. Joynagar on Sunday night. Cherrapunjee 25.6 17.0 Aizawl 30.2 18.7 Joynagar on Sunday night. Sensing the hostile situation, Debnath’s case sheds light Kohima 23.7 15.8 “Over 5,000 people, most- Debnath’s wife Mampi Deb- on the insensitivity and stig- Pasighat 29.3 20.6 ly intoxicated, prevented Deb- nath, a pregnant woman, also ma associated with coronavi- Itanagar 34.7 22.6 nath from entering his home. asked her husband to go to the rus. Faced with similar cases Imphal 32.8 19.5 Agartala 37.0 25.4 Police officers and health offi- quarantine centre. The couple of prejudice and social boy- cials tried to pacify Debnath’s has also a teenage daughter. cott, the State administration neighbours but they became “As everyone asked me to has been struggling to sensi- Minor boy killed more agitated and also tried to go away, and prevented me tise people. – IANS in road mishap ITANAGAR, May 12: A mi- nor boy was killed and three Arunachal gets second others were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in, skidded off the road and fell COVID-19 testing centre down into a deep gorge near CORRESPONDENT and microbiologist and IRL head, Dr Mope Sagalee in Papum Pare district Needy villagers receiving food items during a distribution programme at Umkiang village in East Jaintia Hills district of Riba. During a discussion with senior officers today, the police said. Meghalaya on Tuesday. – UB Photos ITANAGAR, May 12: Arunachal Pradesh of the department, the minister asked them The 12-year-old boy identi- Health Minister Alo Libang today inaugu- to strengthen the manpower, particularly at fied as Nani Byoda died on the rated the State’s second COVID-19 test- the laboratory section, for uninterrupted de- spot and his parents and young- ing centre at the Intermediate Reference livery of services. er sister sustained injuries when Nagaland disburses Rs 7.57-crore Laboratory (IRL), State Tuberculosis Cen- While congratulating the department on their car (AR-04 4447) fell into a tre, Naharlagun, under the Directorate of setting up the COVID-19 testing centre with- 60-metre gorge at Meb village, Health Services. in such a short time, Libang said that it would stated the Officer-in-charge of aid to stranded residents The tests will be conducted through lessen the burden on the testing centre at the the Sagalee Police Station, In- TrueNat machines installed at the IRL, capa- TRIHMS, Naharlagun, during the current cri- spector Kime Kimmo. CORRESPONDENT on the COVID-19 Nagaland- were screened on Tuesday, ment of providers of essen- ble of screening 20 samples per day. Current- sis in the State. He urged all to work together The boy’s father, Nani Visitors app available for An- while 86 persons are under tial services like electricity, ly, the IRL has three TruNat machines, which as a team to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Tada, mother Nani Yakang and DIMAPUR, May 12: The droid users. As for iOS users facility quarantine in the telecom facilities, medical were supplied by the Central TB Division, The inaugural programme was attended by sister Nani Sunka (8) were Nagaland Government has so or others, they can contact the State. He asked everyone to facilities, etc., and personnel Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Joint Secretary and OSD to the Secretary being evacuated to the RK far disbursed a total of Rs 7.57 toll-free helpline number, follow proper hand hygiene and workers engaged in Minister Libang, after a thorough inspec- (Health and Family Welfare), Mamta Riba, Joint Mission Hospital in Itanagar, crore as financial assistance to 1800-345-0019, for technical and maintain social distanc- manufacturing units, and tion of the IRL and the State TB Drug Store, DHS (P&D) and in-charge Director of Health the OC said. The accident oc- 19,464 people of the State support, he added. ing at all places. commercial vehicles for dis- got first-hand information about the facility Services, Dr Emi Rumi, and State Surveil- curred around 7.30 am when stranded outside, by transfer- The Principal Secretary Joint Secretary Hiazu tribution of essential com- Nani Tada and his family were ring the amounts to their re- said that altogether 882 sam- Meru, in his report on law and modities and e-commerce. It from the Deputy Director of Health Servic- lance Officer, Integrated Disease Surveillance proceeding towards Rupa in spective bank accounts. Out ples were sent for testing order and facilitation of essen- added that suitable arrange- es (TB) and State TB Officer, Dr Moi Nyori, Programme, Dr Lobsang Jampa, and others. West Kameng district from of these citizens, 14,357 are from the state till 4 pm on tial goods and services during ments for providing food and Itanagar. Tada is an UDC with working people, 4,933 are Tuesday. The results of 872 the lockdown, said there was shelter to affected migrant Tripura Cabinet the PWD. – Correspondent students and 175 are patients, samples have been received no shortage in the supply of workers are being made. Principal Secretary (Home) and all have tested negative, essential goods in the State. According to the report, moves Guv to Arrested Sikkim Abhijit Sinha said during his he added. The results of the He pointed out that shops deal- there are four active relief appoint council research scholar briefing on COVID-19 situa- remaining ten samples are ing in essential goods, camps where 64 migrant tion in the State today. awaited. Besides, 11 samples foodgrains, groceries, milk workers are housed. In four Administrator released on bail Sinha said it was mandato- were also tested through and medicines are open in all active food camps, more than CORRESPONDENT GANGTOK, May 12: Re- ry for the stranded people, TrueNat machines and all test- districts of the State. 350 daily wagers and needy search scholar of Sikkim Uni- who are returning to the ed negative, he added. The report said there is persons are being provided AGARTALA, May 12: End- versity and student leader State, to register themselves Sinha said 6,532 people no restriction on the move- food and dry rations. ing all speculation on the fate of Lalit Pokhrel Sharma, who the Tripura Tribal Areas Au- was arrested for a post on Fa- tonomous District Council cebook, was released on bail Meghalaya COVID-19 Extend lockdown: (TTAADC), the State Cabinet today after spending two days today decided to approach Gov- in police custody. Mizoram CM to PM ernor Ramesh Bais to appoint Sharma’s arrest had earli- patient tests negative CORRESPONDENT an Administrator to run the au- er enraged several sections of tonomous council after May 17. STAFF CORRESPONDENT Sangma told the Prime Minister that people in Sikkim. The Sikkim AIZAWL, May 12: Mizoram will com- The tenure of the current economic planning and support to the Progressive Youth Forum had plete a 62-day lockdown on May 17, but council is scheduled to end on SHILLONG, May 12: A COVID-19 States should be accorded priority by the vehemently condemned the Chief Minister Zoramthanga is in favour of May 17. The State Election patient of Meghalaya tested negative to- Central Government. arrest. “We believe the arrest its extension as a precautionary measure. Commission had conducted a day. However, the samples of the patient The Meghalaya Chief Minister said of an individual for his Face- Though Mizoram falls under the Green revision of the electoral rolls book post is a violation of the will be retested after 24 hours for fur- that all States are facing financial issues Zone as of now, the Chief Minister, dur- in February and also published fundamental rights of citi- ther confirmation. and therefore, the Centre’s intervention ing the video conference with Prime the final rolls. zens,” the group said. “The 11th patient, who has been com- is the need of the hour. He also men- Minister Narendra Modi late on Monday Shortly before the corona- An FIR was filed against Shar- ing out positive in the last two tests con- tioned the Economic Task Force that the evening, said it was necessary to extend virus-induced lockdown, the ma for his alleged Facebook post ducted, was tested again and the result is State has formed to boost the State’s the lockdown as Mizoram is surrounded State poll panel postponed the on the condition of a quarantine negative. We will have to conduct another economy during the lockdown period. by countries and States where the council election process fol- centre. The research scholar test after 24 hours for the final outcome,” Sangma further said that all States must number of COVID-19 cases is still high. lowing an advisory from the had called for better facilities Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tweeted. be allowed to initiate their own plans. The Zoramthanga also attributed the State’s State Government. for quarantined people in the There are two active COVID-19 cas- Chief Minister was also of the view that virus-free status to the discipline of its “Since election is not possi- post, which is still available on es at the moment, including the one who inter-State movement should be mini- people and the combined efforts of the ble in the TTAADC by May 17 his Facebook account. tested negative today. mized for the time being to stop the church, NGOs and administration. “With amid the COVID-19 pandem- Earlier, the Bhaichung Meanwhile, after a six-hour marathon spread of the virus. the help of the church, NGOs and the ic, the Council of Ministers to- Bhutia-led Hamro Sikkim video conference with the Prime Minis- On the other hand, the State Govern- State Government, we have managed to day decided to request the Party (HSP) had also con- ter and other Chief Ministers on Mon- ment has launched an economic survey for contain COVID-19 and are determined to Governor to appoint an Admin- demned the arrest. day evening, Sangma said that “a lot of businesses, entrepreneurs and self-em- do so in future,” the Chief Minister said. istrator for the tribal council. “If the new Government freedom and flexibility” has been given ployed individuals. The objective of the sur- Zoramthanga pointed out that crucial This will be communicated to uses undemocratic measures to to States to decide on the relaxation. vey is to generate data on the disruption days are ahead as thousands of stranded the Raj Bhavan shortly,” said suppress the right to free He said that States have to decide on caused to businesses due to the pandemic. citizens are coming home from various State Law Minister Ratan Lal speech, the HSP will oppose it. restarting economic activities and also on The State Government has asked busi- States and Union Territories. He urged the Nath here today. We demand all charges against the containment zones. Sangma added nesses, entrepreneurs and self-employed Prime Minister to arrange special trains to The CPI(M), which has an Sharma be dropped,” said Bi- that general restrictions on the use of pub- individuals to register for the survey bring home stranded Mizoram citizens and absolute majority in the raj Adhikari, spokesperson of lic transport like trains, buses and flights through the online portal, ensure that the trains carry them up to the TTAADC, has been ruling the the party. – A Correspondent would remain throughout the country. meghalayaonline.gov.in/covid. Bairabi Railway Station in north Mizoram. tribal council since 2005. Jiribam dist admin gears up to receive train returnees way Station in Manipur, the Jiribam 14, the order added. had already issued a standard oper- district administration has taken a The order further stated that ve- ating procedure to facilitate trans- lot of precautionary measures. The hicular movement would be restrict- port and screening of the stranded special train had already left Chen- ed and only those with valid curfew people on their arrival at Jiribam. nai in the evening on May 10. passes or engaged in essential servic- On Tuesday, the State Health The State’s only rail head is locat- es or in the management of the rail- Department clarified that commu- ed at Jiribam, situated about 220 km way platform and bus parking area on nity quarantine and/or institution- west of Imphal. The special train is the higher secondary school ground, al quarantine would be adopted for expected to arrive on May 13. would be allowed movement. the returnees. The Deputy Commissioner of Meanwhile, 50 buses which were A sum of Rs 12.36 lakh has already Jiribam district, in an order issued sent to ferry passengers from Jirib- been sanctioned from the Chief Min- on Tuesday, said, “…large number am to Imphal, reached Jiribam town ister’s COVID-19 relief fund to bear of passengers will be getting down after they were flagged off here on the train fare of the returnees, at A fleet of buses meant to ferry Manipur returnees, parked at the Jiribam from the train and buses are arranged Monday, sources said. The State the rate of Rs 1,030 per passenger Higher Secondary School on Tuesday. – Photo: Correspondent to pick up the passengers from the Transport Department is providing for 1,200 passengers. The State is CORRESPONDENT arrival of a special train carrying railway platform.” about 150 buses for transporting also planning to receive other spe- 1,140 stranded people of the State Markets will remain closed from those returning home by train. cial trains carrying stranded people IMPHAL, May 12: Prior to the from Chennai to the Jiribam Rail- 10 am on May 13 to 11 am on May Earlier, the State Government from Punjab and Karnataka. 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI STATE WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 NEWS IN BRIEF Sualkuchi silk industry facing severe challenges ANN SERVICE products which were stocked to It is estimated that lita does business with foreign tour- the lockdown. Gakul Das, an em- reap the harvest during Bohag out of the total 6300 ists who visit Sualkuchi from Octo- ployee of a cooperative society and SUALKUCHI, May 12: The Su- Bihu. The weavers, master-weav- ber to April every year and he also an entrepreneur who is the alkuchi silk industry which flourish- ers, small entrepreneurs, small looms in the village, makes healthy profit. But this time owner of 4 looms with four hired es without government patronage traders, hawkers are short of hardly 200 or 300 no foreign tourists came to Su- weavers said he would close his fac- has suffered huge losses during the working capital to maintain the looms of the rich alkuchi because of the anti-CAA tory next month due to financial ongoing lockdown imposed in the looms. If such atmosphere contin- entrepreneurs are movement in Assam. Moreover problems. country since March 24 last. ues the survival of common peo- due to complete lockdown, Kalita Regarding the nightmarish sce- The people of the village, whose ple of the village will be a burning working. The could not sell the products of his nario of Sualkuchi, Sarbananda Kali- principal avenue of livelihood is han- problem in the coming off season situation has loom since March 15 last and has ta, president of Sulakuchi Tat San- dloom, have been facing hardship period from June to August. worsened as the been hit by shortage of capital. He tha, the lone weavers association for maintenance of their looms due Speaking to the correspondent, people could not sell said if the situation continues, pro- afflicted to CITU, said the lockdown to closing down of business estab- A health worker taking nasal swabs from a person for Harekrishna Biashya, an entrepre- their finished duction of his handloom factory will has affected 20, 000 people includ- COVID-19 sample collection at Bakaliaghat, on Tuesday. lishments. All the yarn depots, trade neur who supplies raw materials for be stopped in the last week of this ing weavers, reelers, winders, de- – UB Photos centres, cooperative societies are 60 looms to 25 families investing products which were month. signers, dyers and other helpers shut. Production and marketing has Rs 30 lakh and purchases the fin- stocked to reap the Khanin Moral, Bhrigu Ram Das, who are directly involved in the Minister distributes food packets been paralysed. It is estimated that ished product from them at market harvest during Lahkar Das, Dimbeswar Kalita handloom industry in Sualkuchi and KALIABOR, May 12: Keshab Mahanta, MLA, Kaliabor out of the total 6300 looms in the price, said that his present stock of Bohag Bihu. etc., whose only way of livelihood will lose their jobs. To overcome and Water Resource and IT Minister along with a group of village, hardly 200 or 300 looms of clothes is worth Rs 25 lakh and if is weaving said that they are facing the distress of the weavers and en- AGP workers distributed food item packets containing, rich entrepreneurs are working. the present diminishing market due looms from June. financial distress because of disrup- trepreneurs, special packages from two kg atta, one kg potato, one litre mustard oil, one kg dal The situation has worsened as the to outbreak of coranavirus contin- tion of marketing and production the government end is the need of and one packet of salt to every resident in and around Another skilled master weaver people could not sell their finished Kaliabor on Monday. He also distributed food packets among ues, he will not be able to run those as well as entrepreneur Hiralal Ka- of clothes since the imposition of the hour, he said. 550 residents of Dalgaon under Kaliabor subdivision. – ANN Service Body of AAU Prof found Swine fever awareness NAGAON, May 12: A sensitisation programme was or- hanging in office chamber ganised on how to get rid of the ongoing African swine fever across the State, at the Nagaon Harijan colony on STAFF CORRESPONDENT Sunday last. During the programme, experts from the dis- trict’s animal and husbandry department trained several JORHAT, May 12: The body of Professor Abhijit Sarma pig farmers and also advised them to keep their farms of the Agronomy Department of Assam Agricultural Uni- clean. Local MLA Rupak Sarma, ADC Jayanta Bora and Dr versity here at Borbheta was found hanging in his office Praveen Ch Das, the district veterinary officer as well as room this morning. other veterinary experts graced the occasion. The MLA also distributed masks and hand sanitizers among the peo- An AAU source stated that Sarma, who was in his fifties, ple. – ANN Service was reportedly spotted hanging by the watchman from out- side the window, following which he informed the authorities. CRPF distributes sanitation items A police official said that as per information collected during GOSSAIGAON, May 12: The 129 Bn of CRPF has been preliminary investigation, Sarma who resided in the old campus distributing various items to needy villagers including food of AAU, came to office early at about 8 am reportedly telling his items during the ongoing lockdown to combat the dreaded family members he had to attend classes. coronavirus. This time they distributed hygiene and sani- Sarma’s suicide note was recovered from the spot, the tation items to 300 people of Kashipara and Haribhita vil- official said. Stating that the case was under investigation, the lages on Monday. The chief guest of the distribution pro- police official declined to reveal the contents of the letter. gramme, Ajay Dwivedi, second-in- command, urged the villagers to be careful in maintaining social distancing. – The official however, said the word “being deceived” was ANN Service mentioned in the note and when asked if there were any grievances mentioned against any person or authorities, the Boy killed official said no name was mentioned. DIPHU, May 12: An eight-year-old boy died recently Sarma is credited with having published a few books on Nurses celebrating International Nurses’ Day at a hospital, amid the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown at Sonari in when part of an under-construction building collapsed un- his subject. Charaideo district, on Tuesday. – UB Photos der the pressure of blustery winds at Sarbe Kro village The body was subsequently sent for post mortem. Sharma, located within Dolamara police station’s jurisdiction. Ac- who originally hails from Amguri in Sivasagar district, is sur- cording to the parents of the deceased boy, an incomplete FIR filed for vived by his wife and two daughters. brick wall collapsed and the victim was trapped under- Two arrested for disobeying neath the rubble. The dead body was found after 10 hours anomalies in of search by villagers.– Correspondent PM kisan ‘quarantine rule’ Free rice distributed Silchar medicine store closed scheme CORRESPONDENT They also obstructed and ap- sides finally rejected their at Chapar CORRESPONDENT plied force to deter an execu- bail petition and forwarded CORRESPONDENT were selected from the eight DHEMAJI, May 12: Two tive magistrate from discharg- them to Dhemaji District Jail for flouting lockdown norms NALBARI, May 12: The wards of the municipality. persons have been arrested ing his duties in this regard. on Sunday. STAFF CORRESPONDENT ger belonging to southern Nalbari district Congress GAURIPUR, May 12: They will also be provided by the police on charges of Jonai Police following the The Judicial Magistrate in Assam districts and coming Committee today filed an FIR Ashok Kumar Singhi, MLA, free rice within a week. violation of quarantine rule in Health department’s report the order directed the dis- SILCHAR, May 12: Addi- back home from places out- at Nalbari Police Station Bilasipara East constituency Social distancing was strictly Jonai circle in Dhemaji dis- arrested them from their res- trict administration for quar- tional Deputy Commissioner side the North East. against the corrupt practice of distributed 22.50 kg free rice maintained at the time of dis- trict on Sunday. idence on Sunday and re- antining the accused persons Sumit Sattawan said on Mon- Suman Choudhury, District the Agriculture Department each to among 89 people not tribution of rice to the benefici- Police said that two broth- manded them to judicial cus- with proper vigilance and day that based on evidential Media Expert of NHM in- in the selection of PM Kisan having BPL cards at a function aries and 142.20 quintals of rice proof of violation of lockdown- formed the media on Monday ers namely Bikash Borah tody. A case (no. 41/2020) un- medical checkup in a separate held recently on the premises has already been stocked for Sanman Nidhi beneficiaries. associated norms by not wear- that those who are entering the (25) and Dipankar Borah (20) der sections- 269/270/188/353/ accommodation in the dis- of Chapar Municipality Office. distribution. The beneficiaries The general secretary of the ing of face masks by the staff of region through the inter-state of Lachit Nagar under Jonai 34 IPC has been registered in trict jail. Thus, Dhemaji dis- The function was attended expressed gratitude to their Congress Committee Dibya- a local medicine store, the ad- border at Digarkhal, Lailapur Police station were set for Jonai PS against the duo. trict administration has been by Bilivia Chaudhury, Execu- the MLA for his kind gesture ministration has closed the shop and Jirighat are being taken to jyoti Haloi filed the case. He home quarantine as they had According to information ordered to make necessary tive Officer, Debajit Barkalita, during the time of 3rd phase of as a punitive measure till the ISBT for collection of their asked the district administra- recently returned to their available, the accused after arrangements for 14-day president, Chapar BJP lockdown. Earlier, the MLA present phase of lockdown ends. throat swab samples for con- tion to bring the district agri- home from other districts. being arrested, filed a bail quarantining (till 24-5-2020) Mandal, Pradip Kumar Nag, felicitated the corona workers “The administration will ducting the COVID-19 test. culture officer under the Police said the duo diso- petition through an advocate for the two duo accused and Bapi Guha, Dhubra Ray, Bijoy including doctors, pharmacists, take a tough stance against “Barring the existing ten probe’s purview. The admin- beyed quarantine rules and for their release, but the Sub also to produce them before Sankar Das and a few others. nurses and sweepers of those vendors or shopkeep- COVID-19 positive cases (all istration has already set up a were roaming freely, challeng- divisional Judicial Magistrate the court after the end of the It may be mentioned here Salkocha SHC by presenting ers who are found to violate Ajmer-returned passengers) committee in this regard. ing the local administration. of Jonai after hearing both period. that altogether 632 persons them sweets and gamosa . the lockdown norms,” the from Cachar and one case ADC maintained. from Karimganj, there have Medicine stores, as a part been no new positive cases OBITUARY of medical system are essen- detected during the past two CITU, AASAA oppose State tial service providers during days. Passengers from places Labanya Talukdar this crisis hour. But if people outside the North East who GUWAHA- of the medicine store violate reached the district during the TI, May 12: norms by not wearing face past two days have undergone Govt move on labour reforms Labanya masks while dealing with cus- throat swab sample test, and Talukdar, CORRESPONDENT placards and voiced their demands. On the other hand, the Tinsukia dis- while taking the decision of increasing wife of Late tomers at the store, and do thankfully, all of them have Advocate Tarini Deka, who is a mem- trict committee of All Adivasi Students’ the shift duty time from 8 to 12 hours, not understand the serious- been found to be negative. BN Taluk- DOOMDOOMA, May 12: Respond- ber of the Tinsukia district committee Association, Assam (AASAA) also op- the State Cabinet completely ignored ness of the situation, how do In the meantime, a dis- dar, died on May 11. ing to a call by the Centre of Indian of CITU and president of Tinsukia dis- posed the State government’s decision the labour movement the world over. we expect others to compre- trict-level committee has A resident of Silpukhuri Trade Unions (CITU), the Tinsukia trict committee of Shilpa Shramik Un- on labour reforms. With little regard to the International hend the condition. been formed for discharg- area, she was born on No- district committee of the organisation ion told this correspondent that the In a press statement, the president Labour Organisation’s convention, be- Earlier, another shop was ing the passengers who vember 18, 1935 to La- registered its protest against the re- State government’s move would affect of Tinsukia district committee of sides turning a deaf ear to the plight of shut down for violating lock- have tested COVID-19 neg- khiram Das and Sarabala down norms, he added. ative. The process, it may cent ‘anti-labour’ policy of the State every labourer of the State. AASAA Raja Kujur and vice-president the labourers during the current COV- Das. She retired as the head- On the other hand, follow- be mentioned, has already government, on Monday. He said the State government’s jus- Suresh Bhumij came down heavily on ID-19 triggered situation, the govern- mistress of Laitumukrah ing the new Government been initiated. The labourers along with CITU tification that increasing shift duty from the State government for introducing ment has given upper hand to the in- Assamese Girls’ High guidelines on COVID-19, the “We urge the people not leaders took part in a protest pro- 8 to 12 hours daily during the COVID- fixed-term employment and increas- dustries majors, especially the multi- School, Shillong. A pious Cachar district administra- to panic and shun fake infor- gramme in their respective work 19 pandemic would create more scope ing the duty shift period of the labour- nationals to adopt an anti-labour atti- lady, she was the secretary tion and Health department mation of any kind related to places and also in front of their resi- for employment is in fact a mere eye- ers from 8 to 12 hours and said that tude towards the workers. of Silpukhuri Mahila Sang- has made it compulsory for COVID-19 and cooperate dences across the district by follow- wash. The real motive behind this is these decisions would make the work- They demanded the State govern- ha. She leaves behind her four screening and throat swab with the Government agen- ing protocols associated with the to help the capitalists have their way ers and labourers suffer. ment to withdraw the said decision im- sons, grandchildren and a sample test for each passen- cies,” Choudhury said. lockdown. The protesters displayed in matters of working hours. The Adivasi student leaders said mediately. great grandchild. Local jobless youths find livelihood through sale of local dairy, vegetable products

SHAMBHU BORO vive with dignity. work culture mentioned that from the work culture, their NGO also gives spe- natural calamity-affected people, woman enough income sources here in our own Pritam Borah, one of the men behind sales during the lockdown, they got a size- cial focus on primary health care, family empowerment, cultural enrichment etc. land. A question always haunts me as to TEZPUR, May 12: Turning the maxim the organisation told this correspondent, able turnover, which helped their mem- planning and family welfare, comprehen- “As part of cultural activities of ‘Prayas’, why our youths go outside only for a salary ‘where there’s a will there is a way’ into a that empowerment and self-determina- bers during the cri- we have already staged a of Rs 5,000 to 10,000 per month. Our nat- reality, local educated unemployed youths tion of the local indigenous people, ena- sis caused following play Ochin Kathor Thura urally fertile agricultural lands are left un- in Tezpur town like Pritam Borah, Putul bling them to solve their socioeconomic the lockdown. Ex- many times in our area to used. If we work properly, our fertile lands Borah, Biplab Saikia, Toni Das, Hemanta problems like eradication of poverty, illit- pressing his grati- showcase how we the local will yield good products. But at many times Sharma, Ramesh Deka, Ishanku Barthakur, eracy and unemployment is Prayas’s main tude to Chatia MLA people are blackmailed or it is seen that our lands are inadvertently Angsuman Borah, Rudraksya Bibhusan mission and vision. The hardworking team Padma Hazarika for cheated by other influential sold to big industrialists or businessmen, Sharma, Achyut Sharmah, Pranti Sharmah has already set up sale points at Chan- his noble initiative to forces hurting our dignity instead of going for agricultural activities Baruah, Dibyajyoti Bhuyan, Jitu Mahanta and mari, Parbati Nagar, Vartak, Barahalia, Don show them the right and identity,” he said. due to which we the indigenous people are Keshab Nath have been able to set an ex- Bosco, Baan Theatre, Ketekibari, Patia- way of livelihood, Another hard working becoming landless.” ample of work culture finding their way of chuburi and Mahabhairab Bazaar to sell Pritam also men- Assamese youth Putul Moreover, social worker Dr Birendra livelihood through marketing of local dairy their produce. The organic products of tioned that at a time Baruah who has been Kr Nath, journalist Pankaj Baruah, Deba- and vegetable products in Tezpur town. ‘Kanakya’, a multi-cropping farm initiated when jobless unem- earning his livelihood by brat Sharma, Hemanta Kr Sarmah, De- The youths are busy meeting the by Chatia MLA, Padma Hazarika on the ployed youths go out laundry work since 1998 braj Sharma, Dr Sanjay Kr. Deka among needs of pure dairy products under the banks of Bharali river in Jamuguri area of the State, seeking setting an example of others who are also connected with the initiative of a local sociocultural organi- like vegetables, dairy products including placements, through work culture among the NGO are of the opinion that our local sation ‘Prayas’ during the ongoing lock- milk, curd, cream etc., and fish and mus- certain innovative acts they can earn good sive rural development, preservation of Assamese people has also set up a new educated youths should get involved in down. It is to be mentioned here that tard oil are transported to Tezpur town to income at their homes itself. He also environment, giving education to the dis- outlet of Kanakya farm’s produce under farm activities through which besides ‘Prayas’ since its inception has been work- meet the peoples’ needs through Prayas. mentioned that besides working in the advantaged sections of the society, relief the initiative of Parayas at Chanmari. He earning income, the economy and work ing to help the needy find ways to sur- Pritam Borah, a staunch believer of line of motivating local youths towards and rehabilitation of the flood and other said, “If we have a positive mind we have culture of the region would be restored. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 BUSINESS & E CONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9

CAPSULE NHM/DHS/GLT/DPMU 20-21/272 Honda Cars resumes Govt considering relaxation in NOTICE operations The communication/advertisement No Janasanyog/ NEW DELHI, May 12: DF/123/20 Dated 07th May 2020 published in Assam Honda Cars India Ltd FDI policy for real estate Tribune and Asomiya Pratidin calling for contractual (HCIL) today said 155 employment of cleaners for COVID-19 Hospital, company dealer outlets NEW DELHI, May 12: The Minis- stuck largely due to shortage of funds. liberalise the FDI regime in real estate however, the government may revis- Golaghat is kept in abeyance until further notice due to have resumed operations unavoidable circumstances. across the country after try of Commerce and Industry is con- Secretary, Department for Promo- sector further, it is still not included to it this proposal.” getting necessary sidering relaxation in the foreign di- tion of Industry and Internal Trade, open overseas investment in ‘real es- He noted that there is a lot of avail- Sd/-Joint Director of Health Services approvals from the local rect investment (FDI) policy for the Guruprasad Mohapatra said that there tate business’. The restrictions on FDI able inventory and demand may re- cum member secretary DHS. authorities. The auto- real estate sector, including 100 per are always some policy considerations in real estate entities are expected to main subdued because of the econom- Janasanyog/D/516/20 maker, which sells cent FDI in completed RERA-regis- going on regarding several sectors, continue for some more time. ic implications of the coronavirus pan- models like City and tered projects with over 100 apart- but refused to comment on the pro- As per the Centre’s Consolidated FDI demic and viewing this, the proposal Amaze, said the outlets ments, sources said. posed changes for real estate. Policy which came into effect in August can have tremendous advantages CORRIGENDUM No. 02 TO have started opening in a According to market experts, this Among other proposals before the 2017, ‘real estate business’ means deal- which will ripple across the economy. phased manner after IFB No. 93 & 94 of 2019-20 – to allow FDI for completed apart- government is that 100 per cent FDI ing in land and immovable property with Samir Jasuja, Founder & MD of significant easing of This is for information to all concerned that the last date and restrictions on economic ments with occupancy certificates – should also be permitted for complet- a view to earning profit there. PropEquity, however, was of the view time of submission of Bid for IFB No. 93 & 94 of 2019-20 activities by the govern- has been a long-standing demand. The ed warehouses, people in the know of Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of that the approval for 100 per cent FDI in invited vide this office Memo No. PHE-8/MM/2014-15 (Vol-II)/ ment last week. – PTI consideration by the government for developments said. Though FDI is Anarock Capital said: “In FDI, the main ready-to-move-in RERA-registered T-136-41 dated 08.04.2020 and PHE-8/MM/2014-15 (Vol- Nestle Q1 net up further relaxation comes in the midst permitted in warehouses, their are re- task has been to allow FDI in fully projects would have a limited impact as II)/T-130-35 dated 08.04.2020 is hereby further extended upto 16:00 Hours of 26.05.2020 and the same shall be opened NEW DELHI, May 12: of the coronavirus crisis, lack of busi- strictions on bringing foreign money built-up OC (occupancy certificate)- the number of completed projects is at 15:00 Hours of 27.05.2020 for facilitating wide participation FMCG major Nestle India ness and the resultant liquidity crisis. on running projects. ready apartments so that developers very low in the country in comparison from eligible intending bidders. All other terms & conditions will Ltd today reported a This will allow real estate players to In fact, an overhaul of the FDI policy can liquidate their holdings and put to the under-construction projects. “It remain same. 13.54 per cent rise in its monetise their completed projects so is on cards and the DPIIT is expected cash back into circulation. Pre-COV- may have some impact on the ready-to- Sd/- Chief Engineer (PHE) Water, Assam net profit at Rs 525.43 that focus could be diverted to comple- to come out with various changes soon. ID-19, this proposal had found little move-in luxury segment but that too is Janasanyog/C/364/20 Hengrabari, Guwahati-36 crore for the first quarter tion of pending housing projects that are While the government is looking to traction with the government. Now, a very small market,” Jasuja said. – IANS ended March 2020. The company, which follows No. DPU/SOPD-G/06/2020/180 January-December as its Non-payment of financial year, had posted fees, rebates PRESS NOTICE INVITING REBID a net profit of Rs 462.74 The Superintending Engineer PWD (R&B), Diphu Circle-1, crore in the same period Educational Diphu on behalf of Governor of Assam invites Item Rate Rebid a year ago. Its net sales amounting to Rs. 1,32,11,430.00 (approx.) for Improvement/ went up 10.84per cent to institutes may Construction of roads under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 of Rs 3,305.78 crore during 19-Diphu (ST) LAC in the district of Karbi Anglong. Details the quarter under review, land in critical may be seen in the website www.assamtenders.gov.in and from Rs 2,982.39 crore also in the office of the undersigned during office hours from in the corresponding care, says 12.05.2020 to 15.05.2020. The contractors with registration for the year 2019-20 may participate in the bidding process. three months of the last FICCI Arise Sd/- Superintending Engineer, P.W.D (R&B) fiscal. – PTI NEW DELHI, May 12: FIC- Diphu Circle-1, Diphu Havells Q4 net down CI Arise, a collegium of stake- Janasanyog/CF/275/20 NEW DELHI, May 12: holders aimed at promoting Consumer electrical quality education, has welcomed goods maker Havells No. S&KTRD/TB-5/NIT/SOPD/2019-20/146 the Supreme Court decision to India Ltd today reported a PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER 10.69 per cent fall in its not allow a college fee rebate during lockdown, saying non- (RE TENDER) consolidated net profit to It is general information to all concerned that the bid invited earlier Rs 177.73 crore for the payment of fee can land educa- vide Press NIT No. S&KTRD/TB-5/NIT/SOPD/2019-20/419 Date- fourth quarter ended tional institutes in “critical care” 11.03.2020 is hereby cancelled and fresh bid is invited by Executive March 31. The company and affect the livelihood of many. Engineer PWD, Sipajhar & Kalaigaon Territorial Road Division on behalf had posted a consolidated The Supreme Court recent- of Governor of Assam from PWD approved contractor for “Construction/ net profit of Rs 199.01 Repair of roads/building under SOPD(G) for the Financial year 2019-20 ly disposed of a petition of stu- for Darrang District of Assam” amounting to Rs. 285.713 Lakh (Approx). crore in the January- dents from private colleges Details may be seen at the office of the undersigned from 14.05.2020 to March quarter a year ago, seeking a fee rebate in the wake 20.05.2020 during office hours. Havells said in a regula- Sd/- Executive Engineer PWD (Roads), Employees at Lava mobile phone manufacturing unit resume operations after 40 days of closure due to the of the coronavirus lockdown tory filing. – PTI coronavirus-induced lockdown, in Noida on Tuesday. – PTI Sipajhar & Kalaigaon Territorial Road Division which has led to job losses and Janasanyog/CF/271/20 salary cuts of many parents. Frozen, chilled food items The court asked the peti- Loan sanctions jumped to Rs 5.95 cr tioners’ advocate how the col- NOTICE leges will run if they failed to It is for general information of all Class-II registered FSSAI asks States receive fees and from where in just over 2 months, says FM contractor under Nalbari (PHE) Circle that a database of all will the colleges give salary Class-II registered contractors is need to be prepared for to lift curbs on NEW DELHI, May 12: Fi- from the MSME, retail, agri- than doubled in just four days. to their employees. taking up various works for implementing JAL JEEVAN nance Minister Nirmala Sith- culture & corporate sectors “Between March 20 and May “We welcome the logical de- MISSION (JJM). For preparing the said database, some transportation, sale araman today said the public between March 1 and May 8, 8, public sector banks contacted cision by the apex court to en- particular information about the interested registered sector banks (PSB) sanctioned 2020,” the tweet from Nir- 97 per cent of borrowers eligi- sure college fees to be paid for contractors are required in prescribed format. The prescribed NEW DELHI, May 12: tion. Several instances have Rs 5.95 crore in just over two mala Sitharaman’s office said. ble for emergency credit lines the lockdown period. We look format can be obtained from the office of the concerned Food regulator FSSAI today been brought to the notice of months, between March 1 “Total financing worth Rs & working capital enhance- forward to similar decisions for Executive Engineer (PHE), under Nalbari Circle in any working asked States to remove re- the Authority where products the aided and unaided schools of days with effect from 16.05.2020 upto 29.05.2020. and May 8, to over 46.74 lakh 1.18-lakh crore was provided ments and sanctioned loans Sd/- Superintending Engineer (PHE) strictions, if any, imposed on such as frozen food, food the country that are already in accounts. The borrowers for to NBFCs,” it added. worth Rs 65,879 crore, up from Janasanyog/C/370/20 Nalbari Circle, Nalbari transportation, storage and served cold/chilled, etc., were the sanctioned loans include Besides loan sanctions to the Rs 26,500 crore sanctioned critical care during these COV- sale of frozen foods or food selectively not allowed to be MSMEs, retailers, farmers various industrial sectors, as of May 4,” said another tweet ID times. Educational institu- served cold fearing the spread transported, stored or sold, and corporate sectors. government is also ensuring from the office of the FM. tions play a very important role No. CE/DEV/TB/504/2019-20/19 of coronavirus pandemic. ostensibly on the notion that She had earlier said that that the current coronavirus The government is ensur- in the society as they equip fu- PRESS NOTICE The Food Safety and Stand- they could promote the spread higher bank sanctions is indic- outbreak does not result in li- ing that present coronavirus ture generations with knowl- The Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, ards Authority of India (FSSAI) of COVID-19,” FSSAI said in ative that the Indian economy quidity crisis for businesses. pandemic is prevented from edge and wisdom,” FICCI Arise Guwahati- 3 invites bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for 2 has been reiterating ever since a statement. is poised to recover from the In this regard, almost all eli- making a serious dent on the Chairman Manit Jain said. (two) nos of Packages for Roads and Bridge projects under SOPD- G for the year 2019-20 in Jalukbari LAC of Assam from approved the outbreak of this disease The FSSAI has communi- recent crisis brought upon by gible borrowers for emergen- Indian economy. It wants that “It is extremely critical to that there is currently no evi- cated to States/UTs giving in- keep their people base and in- & eligible Contractors enlisted with APWD amounting to Rs. 13.31 the coronavirus pandemic. cy credit lines and working cap- investments should not be Crs (approx) including GST, Labour Cess etc. dence that food is a likely structions to review any such “PSBs sanctioned loans ital have been contacted by banks stopped and banks should en- frastructure intact enabling source or route of transmis- restriction imposed and re- Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in worth Rs 5.95-lakh crore for and sanctioned over Rs 60,000 sure that all eligible borrow- them to serve students in the from 15.05.2020. Amendment/ Addendum to the SBD, if any, sion of the coronavirus disease. scind those not consistent more than 46.74 l akh accounts crore in credit that had more ers get sufficient funds. – IANS same way when they return to and further notifications shall appear in this website and also at “There is a need to coun- with the guidance issued by schools and colleges. There are the office of the undersigned during office hours. The contractor/ ter myths and misinforma- the regulator. – PTI over 3.03 lakh unaided private bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System schools in the country. At a very (ETS) of PWD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in . Glenmark starts phase-3 basic estimate of the direct The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/504/ Bandhan Bank Q4 employment, these schools of- 2019-20/01 dated 17.02.2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID-19 pandemic. fer employment to over 3 crore clinical trials on Favipiravir Note : NIT Value is inclusive of GST, Labour Cess etc. net profit at Rs 517 cr people comprising teaching, NEW DELHI, May 12: trials in India on Favipira- the treatment of novel Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads) NEW DELHI, May 12: year-ago period, it said. non-teaching and support staff. Janasanyog/CF/263/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati- 3 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals vir antiviral tablets for influenza virus infections. Bandhan Bank today said its net The bank made provisions This translates into livelihood said today that it has COVID -19 patients. Commenting on the profit for March quarter, 2019- for bad loans and contingen- to 12-15 crore citizens of the initiated phase three Favipiravir is a generic development, Monika 20 stood at Rs 517.28 crore. cies to the tune of Rs 827.36 country,” Jain added. PRESS NOTICE The Kolkata-headquar- crore during the quarter un- clinical trials on antiviral version of Avigan of Fujifilm Tandon, Vice President & “Education is one of the top The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites tered lender said it has made der review, substantially high- Favipiravir for COVID-19 Toyama Chemical Co Ltd, Head, Clinical Develop- 5 employment providers in bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for 36 (thirty six) nos of Packages for Roads and Bridge projects under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 in special provisions related to er from Rs 153.28 crore in the patients in India. Japan, a subsidiary of Fujifilm ment, Global Specialty/ the country. With the closure COVID-19 patients from Corporation. Branded Portfolio, Glen- Baithalangso, Batadrava, Dhakuakhana, Dhekiajuli, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, COVID-19, during the quar- same year-ago period. of schools on account of COV- Diphu, Haflong, Howraghat, Katigorah, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Margherita, ter. The bank registered a net Gross NPAs fell to 1.48 per over 10 leading govern- mark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., ID-19, many institutions across Morigaon, Nagaon, Raha, Sadiya, Sonai, Thowra, Udharbond LACs of profit of Rs 650.87 crore dur- cent of the gross advances as on ment and private hospitals COVID-19 patients said, “Several health and the country have moved to Assam from approved & eligible Contractors enlisted with APWD amounting to Rs. 144.00 Crs (approx) including GST, Labour Cess etc. ing January-March, 2018-19. March 31, 2020 from 2.04 per in India are being enrolled medical experts, both in online teaching using both syn- for the study. Glenmark has successful- and outside of Glenmark Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in from In view of the amalgamation cent by the same period of 2019. chronous and asynchronous 15.05.2020. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further with GRUH Finance, the fig- In value terms, gross NPAs The trial completion and ly developed the API and are eager to see the effect modes of instruction. notifications shall appear in this website and also at the office of the ures for the latest quarter/fis- or bad loans stood at Rs 992.77 study results are expected the formulations for the that Favipiravir has on “Faculty and teachers have undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered cal are notcomparable with the crore at the end of March by July-August this year. product through its in- COVID-19 cases. We had to spend much more time with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in. Glenmark was the first house R&D team. believe the study results than usual to plan, learn, adapt year-ago periods, Bandhan 2020 as against Rs 819.55 The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/ TB/504/2019-20/01 Bank said in a regulatory filing. crore by the same period of pharmaceutical company in Favipiravir has demon- will be significant as and deliver online classes. They dated 17.02.2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID-19 Total income in March quar- 2018-19. Net NPAs remained India to be given an strated activity against there is currently no have risen to the call of their pandemic. ter was Rs 3,346.47 crore. It static at 0.58 per cent of the approval by the regulator influenza viruses and has effective treatment for the duty in these unprecedented Note:- N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST, Labour cess etc. was Rs 2,220.32 crore in the net advances. – PTI to conduct phase-3 clinical been approved in Japan for virus.”– IANS times...,” Jain said. – PTI Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), Janasanyog/CF/261/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3.

No. CE/DEV/TB/188/2019-20/7 CEOs must invest in automation but with empathy in corona times: Report RE-BID PRESS NOTICE NEW DELHI, May 12: As CEOs the superiority of humans in the hu- make tradeoffs favouring short-term and business process change as they ogies,” according to the report. The Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati- 3 the world over realise the importance man-machine collaboration equation, outcomes over long-term resilience. retool to make broader use of a dig- This crisis is already forcing CEOs invites Re-Bid on behalf of Governor of Assam for the following Package of investments in automation that can according to the report titled ‘The In the aftermath of the coronavi- ital workforce,” the report added. to expand the canvas of business risk for Roads and Bridge projects under SOPD(G) for the year 2019-20 in remove some risk of dependence on COVID-19 Crisis Will Accelerate rus crisis, CEOs will demand that “Companies and leaders will need to include unforeseen global events Kamrup(R) district of Assam from approved & eligible contractors enlisted with APWD amounting to Rs. 1513.27 Lakhs (approx) including GST, humans and adapt without interven- Enterprise Automation Plans’. their business leaders strategically to retool the way they bring tech- such as COVID-19. After the storm, Labour cess etc. tion to demand fluctuations in such un- “Workers and leaders will require focus on risk mitigation and recov- nology, culture, and organisational risk and resiliency will emerge as key. Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in . certain times, they should automate new skills, behaviours and mindsets. ery from global “white swan” events. design to support the long-term “The coronavirus crisis is already Amendment/ Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall but with empathy, says a new report. The spectre of a jobless recovery is Digital labour does not fall ill and management of an automation- a defining event for business and appear in this website and also at the office of the undersigned during In the long run, the march of auto- real, and the human impact of the can perform repeatable tasks from fuelled, adaptive workforce. society. Most firms currently have office hours. The contractor/ bidder must be registered with the Electronic mation across the enterprise is in- crisis on the workforce will contin- anywhere with equal efficiency. As the world emerges from the survival and sustenance on their Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in . The last date of submission of Tender with exorable. While this trend is con- ue into recovery,” said Leslie Joseph, In some circumstances, humans grip of the pandemic, business lead- mind. However, as the crisis re- all enclosures on 29.05.2020 upto 14.00 hrs. sistent with earlier recessions and Principal Analyst with Forrester. are riskier than robots; automobile ers in sectors including manufactur- cedes, expect the pattern of invest- Name of work : Strengthening & widening of Old N.T. Road (Upto four recoveries, modern intelligent au- “Avoid the temptation to automate manufacturing plants are shutting ing and retail will look to bring their ments along the recovery path to lane) from NH- 31 to Baralia River including construction of road side tomation technologies increasingly roughshod; instead, approach auto- down not because of issues with ro- supply chains closer to key markets. follow past trends,” Joseph noted. drain cum Footpath etc. under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 (Ch. 0.00m encroach on cognitive areas of hu- mation with empathy and trust and botic manufacturing lines but out of “This will cause a move away from Business and technology leaders to Ch. 1220.00 m) under North Kamrup Territorial Road Division. man labour and interaction. invest in increasing your firm’s ro- concern for the humans who work just-in-time supply and toward great- will continue to invest in emerging The earlier Re-bid press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/188/ 2019-20/5 Dated 20.03.2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for Many of these, such as machine botics quotient,” he added. alongside them. er global diversification and technol- intelligent automation technologies to COVID-19 Pandemic. learning, are “fuzzy” and can inherit Automation is a hedge against “However, firms will struggle ogy-enabled demand responsiveness increase the resilience and adaptive- Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) biases in training data or challenge white swans. Organisations often with technical, structural, cultural, using big data, AI, and cloud technol- ness of the business, he added. – IANS Janasanyog/CF/259/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati- 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI LEISURE & L IFESTYLE

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No.CE/CW/05/2020-21/ Dibrugarh ready to receive train passengers PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER The Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Roads), Assam on behalf of the Governor RON DUARAH land), Lumding, Guwahati and attendants have been instructed to set up district-wise help desks. For tained as approaches to several res- of Assam invites bid from approved and eligible contractors registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for one work under SOPD (G) for the year Kokrajhar. From here, the train will keep the internal coach tempera- passengers from neighbouring idential areas fall in this area, and 2019-20 in Kamrup (metropolitan) district of Assam. DIBRUGARH, May 12: All pas- depart from the Banipur station tures “slightly on the higher side” States, there will be a separate help prolonged restrictions will hugely Details may be seen at website- assamtenders.gov.in and also at sengers arriving by the special trains (code: DBRG), and will ply on the to avoid and flu trigger. This means desk. There will be quarantine inconvenience citizens. the office of the undersigned in the “City Works Cell” , from 14.05.2020 during office hours. will be subjected to quarantine for Moran- Sivasagar alignment, before in-coach temperatures in the 27 to camps for every revenue circle of Local officials including the DC, Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), 14 or 28 days, as decided by doctors. joining the main line at Simaluguri. 30 degree Celsius range. The pas- the Dibrugarh district and district/ SP and their subordinates today re- Assam, Chandmari,Guwahati-3 The special train from New Delhi The inaugural train has departed sengers have also been asked to have state wise camps for others. Prop- viewed the preparations to receive Janasanyog/CF/267/20 carrying around 1200 passengers is from New Delhi today at 4 pm. The the Arogya app installed and activat- er sanitization and cleaning of the the passengers, as per the COVID- expected to arrive here on Thurs- train is basically the Rajdhani Ex- ed on their mobile phones. arriving trains (and the departing 19 protocol. It is expected that af- No.CE/CW/03/2020-21/ day morning, and the local authori- press rake. Passengers have been The preparations at Dibrugarh trains then onwards) have also been ter the first day’s anxieties, the ex- PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER ties here are coordinating with the asked to carry their own linen, and are that detraining passengers of the worked out by the railway adminis- ercises would get streamlined as The Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Roads), Assam on behalf of the Governor Railways for post detraining health to buy their food from the in-train Dibrugarh district will be directed tration. the days progress. The local author- of Assam invites bid from approved and eligible contractors registered checks and putting the passengers pantry car, called the ‘Hot Buffet’ to their respective Revenue Circle To avoid unnecessary crowding of ities today also had discussions with with Assam PWD (Roads) for 2 (two) works under SOPD (G) for the year 2019-20 in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district of Assam. to either camp or home quarantine, coach. As it is a Rajdhani Express windows for check up and quaran- the Dibrugarh (Banipur) railway sta- hotel, guest house and lodge own- Details may be seen at website- assamtenders.gov.in and also at depending on the individual health train, the fully air-conditioned rake tine assistance. The district has sev- tion, the district administration here ers here to use their premises as the office of the undersigned in the “City Works Cell” , from 14.05.2020 condition of the person. has First AC, Two Tier AC and en revenue circles and Dibrugarh will enforce prohibitory orders un- quarantine facilities. The owners during office hours. Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), The Dibrugarh-New Delhi special Three Tier AC class for passen- city comprises the Dibrugarh East der Section 144 CrPC around a 200 have assured the administration of Assam, Chandmari,Guwahati-3 trains will run daily from Thursday gers. The fare does not include and Dibrugarh West revenue circles. metre periphery of the vast station their full cooperation and to offer Janasanyog/CF/269/20 onwards, with stoppages in Assam food and water. For passengers of other districts, complex. However, it is unclear how their places as and when any need being at Mariani, Dimapur (Naga- To be on the safe side, the coach they would be directed to specially long this restriction will be main- arises. No. CE/DEV/ TB/696/2019-20/4 PRESS NOTICE The Chief Engineer PWD (ROADS), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 CM takes stock of invites Bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for 1 (one) no of Package for Roads and Bridge projects under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 in Cachar District of Assam from approved & eligible Contractors enlisted flood preparedness with APWD amounting to Rs. 2313.74 Iakhs (approx) including GST Labour cess etc. Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in from at Kaziranga 15.05.2020. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in this website and also at the office of the CORRESPONDENT undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in. KAZIRANGA, May 12: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonow- Schemes are being sanctioned by the competent authority. In the al today chaired a high-level meeting in Kohora here over event of non-sanction of the schemes, the bids may be cancelled the preparedness of the park authority of Kaziranga and ad- and no claim what so ever on this account shall be entertained from the bidders. joining districts to deal with the upcoming monsoon floods in Name of Road:- Improvement of Silchar Kalain Road within Silchar, the Kaziranga National Park. Borkhola & Katigorah constituency under SOPD-G for 2019-20(L=19.242 Sonowal while addressing mediapersons at Kohora, said he Km). The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/696/2019-20/1 had outlined the strategy and asked the Deputy Commission- Dated 18.03.2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID ers, Superintendent of Police and Divisional Forest officers of Pandemic. Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Biswanath Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), Assam, Janasanyog/CF/257/20 districts to remain on complete alert to check any illegal activ- Chandmari, Guwahati-3. ities of anti-social elements during the flood time in Kaziranga. Chief Minister Sonowal said, “Kaziranga is the pride of No. CE/DEV/TB/579/2019-20/5 Civic workers spraying disinfectants in a North Lakhimpur municipality area, on Tuesday. – UB Photos Assam because of the one-horned rhino and we all should all PRESS NOTICE put a combined effort to ensure that our forest resources are The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites Bids online on behalf of Governor of Assam for the following protected and conserved properly.” works under CIDF for the year 2019-20 for Dibrugarh District from Man held He said care must be taken for the safety of our wildlife approved & eligible Contractors amounting to Rs.1500.00 lakhs (approx) NGO reaches out to species in forest areas. He said since the day the BJP govern- including GST & other Tax etc. with drugs Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in , from 15- ment came to power, drastic measures have been adopted for 05-2020 and also at the office of the undersigned(Development Branch), at Bokajan the protection of wild animals of Assam including those of Chandmari,Ghy-03. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and stranded migrant workers Kaziranga National Park like the rhino, besides other wildlife. further notifications shall appear in this website and also at the office of CORRESPONDENT the undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be STAFF CORRESPONDENT Tengakhat, Ghoramora, Chabua, Lahoal and Sonowal said since flood season in Kaziranga will start registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam Dibrguarh urban within the district. Some 56 DIPHU, May 12: The police soon, so deliberations over the issue of protection and safety website www.assamtenders.gov.in. of wild animals have been taking place. The DCs, SPs and Name of Works:- i) Improvement and widening of AMC to Convoy Road, DIBRUGARH, May 12: SEWA, a local NGO stranded migrant workers from Jharkhand and on Monday held a man with DFOs of five adjoining districts have been asked to adopt Phase-II(From Ch.0.0 m to Ch.1410.00m) at Dibrugarh Town under CIDF here, in collaboration with Mercy Corps India West Bengal so far have benefited from the brown sugar at the heart of for 2019-20 and ii) Construction of Road side Drain cum Footpath combined efforts so that no further poaching takes place. has been reaching out to the distressed mi- relief drive. Bokajan town. including Saucer Drain and paved shoulder of RKB Road (From Thana State Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidhya, Agriculture and Chariali to Boga Baba Majhar) under CIDF in Dibrugarh, Lahowal, Moran grant workers stranded in the district with As the nationwide lockdown has been ex- According to police sourc- Veterinary Minister Atul Bora and Water Resources Minis- & Tingkhong Territorial Road Division Dibrugarh in Three groups (Length- relief materials. tended to May 17 to prevent the spread of es, the man has been identi- Group-I + Group- ll+ Group+ III =2481.50 M) at Dibrugarh-Town under The non-governmental organization with COVID-19, the stranded migrant workers ter Keshab Mahanta also attended the meet. CIDF for 2019-20. fied as Dhiraj Chingphou, a support from Mercy Corps India has been pro- continue to bear the brunt the most. The NGO Sophisticated arms have been given to forest personnel to The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/579/2019-20/4 resident of Balipathar, who Dated 04/03/2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID viding food items and hygiene materials be- has observed that the migrant workers are fight against poachers and 18 machanised boats were also given, was coming from Dimapur on Pandemic. sides also providing psycho-social counselling gripped with acute distress, hunger and home- added Sonowal. He said some appointments in veterinary sec- Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads) a motorbike. to the stranded workers. It needs to be men- sick minds. To handle the crisis of the migrant tor would be made to ensure that wild animals of Kaziranga and Janasanyog/CF/255/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. Police seized around 9.70 tioned here that several people from the cen- workers in the district, SEWA further plans to other forests inthe State get due treatment during flood time. gm of brown sugar from his tral part of India come to Assam in search of initiate more relief works in collaboration with He thanked the fringe villages and media for their active role possession. The brown sugar No. CE/ DEV/TB/691/2019-20/ 5 livelihood. Mercy Corps India, the release added. in checking poaching activities to a great extent in the State. was concealed in the helmet PRESS NOTICE The organization took up the initiative on Apart from these initiatives under the SEWA He asked for cooperation from the people of the State, he was wearing. The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 receiving an appeal from Jharkhand State gov- COVID-19 Response programme, SEWA in MLAs and MPs to play an active role while checking the invites Bids online on behalf of Governor of Assam the following works ernment to extend necessary help to the collaboration with ‘Save the Children’ is also 13 arrested for activities of people who would be reaching the State coming under SOPD(G) for the year 2019-20 for Barpeta & Cachar District from stranded migrant workers of their State, who distributing masks free for children, tea gar- from outside Assam by trains. He said quarantine facilities approved & eligible contractors amounting to Rs.1970.43671 lakhs have been arranged at different places in association with the (approx) including GST & other Tax etc. Details may be seen at website are presently stranded in Assam, a release stat- den workers and providing technical support child marriage www.assamtenders.gov.in. from 15.05.2020 and also at the office of ed. They provided food items and hygiene ma- to the small tea growers to cope with the cri- CORRESPONDENT Health department and the district administration. the undersigned (Development Branch), Chandmari, Ghy-03. Amendment terials to the stranded migrant workers in sis arising due to the lockdown. When this correspondent wanted to know about stranded /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in this website and at the office of the undersigned during office hours. DHUBRI, May 12: Police on Assamese people abroad who wanted to return home, Sonowal said that those people can contact the State govern- The contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering Monday night arrested 13 per- system (ETS) of PWD, Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in. sons – 7 from the groom’s ment for any kind of assistance. Name of Works:- i) Construction of two lane ROB in between Barpeta VK NRL Hospital adopts noble family and 6 from the bride’s Road Railway station and Sarupeta Station (Additional estimate for utility shifting in Barpeta Bashbari Road) ii) Construction of balance family – for their alleged in- Drain on Silchar Kumbhirgram Road (From Gossaipur Point of Mahasadak volvement in child marriage. Fake beneficiaries of to Kumbhirgram Airport) & iii) Construction of Retaining wall, Road-1 initiative to reach out to people Police informed that 12 per- Furnishing Traffic Signs, Marking and other road Appurtenances including STAFF REPORTER tization and use of face masks spokesperson said. sons hailing from Alamganj Part plantation on Silchar Kumbhirgram Road from Gossaipur Point of Central scheme Mahasadak to Kumbhirgram Airport) under SOPD-G for 2019-20. and PPEs as per government MMCs are a noble initiative 9 village under Gauripur PS and The earlier press notice invited vide No.CE/DEV/TB/691/2019-20/4 Dated GUWAHATI, May 12: In the guidelines. While one MMC adopted by VK NRL Hospital one from Koimari under Golok- detected in Bongaigaon 20/03/2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID Pandemic. wake of COVID-19 pandemic, unit is deployed in a nearby in the year 1998 with the sup- ganj PS went to the bride’s Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads) Vivekananda Kendra NRL village, the other unit visits port of NRL. It initially began home at the same village for CORRESPONDENT said. Janasanyog/CF/253/20 Assam,Chandmari, Guwahati-3. Hospital has been performing Numaligarh Refinery Market- with a skeletal set-up of a doc- marrying a minor girl with Sofi- In another complaint to the BONGAIGAON, May 12: A Deputy Commissioner from the a key role in serving the rural ing Terminal for COVID-19 tor, a nurse and nursing attend- yar Mondal (25 years) from the No. CE/DEV/ TB/163/2019-20/11 population surrounding Numa- screening of truck drivers and ant who visited nearby rural same village. The entire event large number of genuine farm- Dhaligaon Kheti Pothar PRESS NOTICE ligarh Refinery and other re- attendants, limiting daily reg- areas and provided free medi- was organised secretly. ers in Bongaigaon district have Porichalona Samiti, it has been The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 mote villages of Golaghat dis- istrations to 40 patients to cine and advice based on clini- Meanwhile, police reached been deprived of the benefits alleged that Zila Parishad mem- invites Bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for 1 (one) no of Package under Prime Minister Kishan ber Ranju Singha and Dhaligaon for Road project under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 in Cachar District trict by conducting Mobile avoid crowding. cal examination. Twelve such on time and arrested 13 per- of Assam from approved & eligible Contractors enlisted with APWD Medical Camps (MMCs), “Villages covered till now centers within a 5-km radius sons in this connection, includ- Samman Nidhi (PM-KISHAN) panchayat member Parboti Ray amounting to Rs. 53,40.62 Lakhs. (approx) including GST , Labour cess thereby bringing healthcare to include Ponka, Bishnupur Sew- covered a rural population of ing the groom and registered scheme as a section of close rel- had enlisted the names of their etc. atives of gaon panchayat/zila family members as beneficiar- Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in from 15- the doorsteps of the needy. jpur, Rongbong-I, Rongbong- 25,000. Over the years, the a case under Sections 9 and 10 05-2020. Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further ies of the scheme. So, the farm- The two MMC units of the IV, Bormahari Pathar, MMCs have grown manifold, of the Prevention of Child parishad members and political notifications shall appear in this website and also at the office of the leaders allegedly took the ben- ers’ group demanded a probe undersigned during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered hospital had resumed their Rangchali and Parghat-II. Any organizing on an average of six Marriage Act, 2006 with the efits of the scheme. into the scam and punishment with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website services from April 27 after person found with high fever camps a week covering 60 vil- Gauripur PS. www.assamtenders.gov.in . The scheme provides Rs to those who are involved in it. lockdown restrictions were or other COVID-19 symp- lages within a radius of 10 kil- On Tuesday, the arrested Schemes are being sanctioned by the competent authority. In the 6,000 to a farmer in three in- “Of the 71 beneficiaries in the event of non-sanction of the schemes, the bids may be cancelled and relaxed, maintaining stringent toms is immediately directed ometres of the refinery and persons were forwarded to stalments in a year to meet Dhaligaon panchayat area, 75 per no claim what so ever on this account shall be entertained from the protective measures such as to a government hospital for treating 50,000-plus patients the court for judicial proceed- bidders. small agri expenses. “We can- cent are fake farmers,” claimed social distancing, regular sani- further testing,” an NRL in a year. ings. Name of Work: Improvement of Road from Silchar Town to Assam not say who had prepared the Samiti’s secretary Gokul Medhi. University upto Irongmara Bazar (Silchar Hailakandi Road ),(Ch.0.0 Km list of beneficiaries (farmers) of Last year in February, the gov- to Ch.18.50 Km), Improvement with DBM & BC Drain cum Footpath & RCC Open drain under SOPD-G for 2019-20. the scheme and on what basis, ernment had instructed the of- The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/163/2019-20/8 names of unknown persons ficers concerned to submit the Dated 18.03.2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID were included in the list,” said names of farmers within a short Pandemic. Makhan Ghosh, president of time. Using political power, par- Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), Janasanyog/CF/249/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 Dhaligaon Gaon Panchayat in ty leaders and panchayat mem- Bongaigaon district. “We are bers had included the names of going to submit a letter to the their relatives and party support- No. CE/ DEV/TB/580/2019-20/7 Deputy Commissioner, seeking ers in the lists of beneficiaries, PRESS NOTICE proper probe into the anoma- instead of genuine farmers and The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 lies as we have received com- for which the officials of the Agri- invites Bids online on behalf of Governor of Assam for the followings works under SOPD(G) for the year 2019-20 for Sonitpur District from plaints from the people from culture department have to suf- approved & eligible Contractors amounting to Rs. 4658.55 lakhs (approx) our panchayat area,” Ghosh fer, Medhi added. including GST & other Tax etc. Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in , from 15.05.2020 and also at the office of the undersigned (Development Branch), Chandmari, Ghy-03. Amendment International Nurses Day /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in this website and ‘also at the office of the undersigned during office observed at Kakopothar hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website DOOMDOOMA, May 12: Along with the rest of the world, www.assamtenders.gov.in . International Nurses Day was observed at Kakopothar here on Name of Works: i) Construction of RCC Cover drain on both side of Tuesday. On this occasion, the nurses of Kakopothar Public Health B.R. Dutta Road under SOPD(G) for 2019-20. ii) Improvement & widening Centre (KPHC) lit earthen lamps and offered floral tributes to of Khanamukh to Napam via Mansiri Road (Ch.0.0 Km to Ch.12.50 Km) the portrait of Florence Nightingale. Later, the nurses distribut- under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20. iii) Improvement & Widening of NH- 15 at Bamungula to Mansiri under SOPD-G for 2019-20 . ed masks among the staff and the customers of Central Bank of The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/580/2019-20/4 India, Kakopothar branch. As a mark of gratitude for their dedi- Dated 21.03.2020 is hereby cancelled due to lockdown for COVID cated service in this critical situation, the nurses of the PHC Pandemic. were felicitated with a gamusa each by the Greater Kakopothar Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads) Wearing a face mask, a street vendor selling bamboo and cane products, at Dhakuakhana on Tuesday. – UB Photos Journalists' Association (GKJA). – Correspondent Janasanyog/CF/251/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 German fans warned ahead Premier League gets of Bundesliga restart green light for re-start LONDON, May 12: Pre- matches, though, with the Cases have also been found BERLIN, May 12: The mier League clubs received latest guidelines recognising in squads in Germany, where Bundesliga returns on Satur- a boost to their hopes of com- a return to sport in front of a the Bundesliga is due to re- day in empty stadiums, but pleting the season as the gov- crowd “may only be fully start this weekend, as well German fans are being ernment published a “road- possible significantly later as Italy, Spain and Portugal in warned to stay away and au- map” that could see the re- depending on the reduction recent days. thorities have warned turn of elite sport in England in numbers of infections”. “We have protocols cre- matches could be halted if too from June 1. Premier League clubs had ated and reviewed, we have many supporters gather out- As the 20 English top-flight been planning for a return to a testing company appoint- side the grounds. clubs met for further ed, but the impor- German football will be talks on “Project Re- tant consultation blazing a trail among Eu- start”, ministers an- with players and rope’s top leagues by resum- nounced plans to managers is the next ing two months after it was ease the coronavirus step,” said Premier halted by the spread of coro- lockdown. League CEO Richard navirus, but its strategy is Under step two of Masters. fraught with risks. that process, which “No decisions will In a football-mad country cannot begin any earlier than action no earlier than the be made until after we have which boasts the highest av- June 1, sporting events would week beginning June 8. talked to players and manag- erage attendances in the world, be allowed “to take place be- Before the resumption of ers and those meetings are will supporters banished from hind closed doors for broad- matches can be considered, scheduled for later this week.” stadiums be able to stay away? cast, while avoiding the risk protocols need to be agreed Players have voiced their In Saxony, where third-placed of large-scale social contact”. on how to return to group concerns at the prospect of RB Leipzig will host mid-ta- Prime Minister Boris training safely and on how the being rushed back into train- ble Freiburg on Saturday af- Johnson said he believed the Premier League would deal ing and, eventually, into play- ternoon, the state’s Interior Bayern Munich players during a training session at FC Bayern Campus in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich will face 1. FC return of sport on TV would with positive tests. ing a contact sport at a time Minister Roland Woeller has Union Berlin on May 17 when the Bundesliga will resume after the forced break due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. “provide a much-needed Brighton confirmed on when the rest of the public issued a clear threat. boost to national morale.” Sunday that a third member remain encouraged to abide “Fans must not use match- pealed to their supporters be- players and backroom staff, “sweeping statements”. public places which have a Supporters face a long wait of their squad had tested by social-distancing guide- es behind closed doors as an fore they resume their season it would be a nightmare for “I don’t believe that the fan subscription for the pay-per- to be allowed to attend positive. lines. – AFP excuse to gather in front of against Gladbach on Saturday. the Bundesliga if the fans scene and the fan organisa- view service. the stadiums or elsewhere,” “We’ve talked a lot with our were to derail the fragile re- tions will do their critics... the However, Seifert says he said. fans and said: ‘listen guys, don’t covery attempt. favour of behaving in exactly while they are taking every Women’s ODI “This could lead to match- show up at the stadium’,” Christian Seifert, CEO of the way” that those reasonable step to discour- Balbir Singh Sr suffers es being stopped.” His con- Frankfurt’s sports director the Bundesliga, does not ex- doomsayers fear, he said. age fans from meeting up, and men’s U-19 cerns are justified. Fredi Bobic told ESPN. pect fans to play into the The Bundesliga boss said all “the DFL’s responsibility WC qualifiers cardiac arrest Several hundred fans gath- Under German league rules hands of critics who fear they the talks he had held on the is- ends at a certain point”. NEW DELHI, May 12: over the next 24-48 hours, be- ered in Moenchengladbach put in place to resume the sea- will mass outside grounds sue “do not give any indication” The centrepiece of Satur- postponed Hockey legend Balbir Singh fore any further statements when the hosts beat Cologne son, the home side is responsi- despite large public events that supporters will gather. day’s return to action is DUBAI, May 12: The In- Sr on Tuesday suffered a car- about his condition are issued. 2-1 on March 11 – the only pre- ble for ensuring fans do not try being banned in Germany. Broadcaster Sky has Borussia Dortmund at home ternational Cricket Council diac arrest and his condition He continues to be on venti- vious German league game to approach the stadium to sup- Seifert accused the critics agreed to show some of Sat- to Schalke in the Ruhr derby, (ICC) on Tuesday postponed remains critical, his grandson lator assistance,” said Kabir. played behind locked doors, just port their team from a distance. predicting that football fans urday’s matches on a free-to- a match which would usually the qualifying events for the Kabir said in a medical update. In January last year, Balbir days before the shutdown. After weeks of meticulous would fail to respect the pleas air channel, allaying fears that draw a crowd of 82,000 to 2021 Women’s World Cup The 96-year-old, a triple Sr was discharged from PGI Eintracht Frankfurt have ap- planning and mass testing of for restraint of making fans will gather in bars or Signal Iduna Park. – AFP and the 2022 men’s Under- Olympic gold medallist, after spending 108 days in the 19 showpiece in July owing was hospitalised in Mohali hospital, where he under- to the COVID-19 pandemic. on May 8. went treatment for bronchi- FIFA U-17 Women’s The women’s event, from “Nanaji was admitted on al pneumonia. Vettel to leave Ferrari July 3-19 in Sri Lanka, was to Friday, 8th May in a very se- One of the country’s tall- feature 10 teams – the hosts, rious multi-organ affected est athletes, Balbir Sr be- WC rescheduled Bangladesh, Ireland, Nether- state. His condition had im- came the only Indian among lands, Pakistan, Papua New NEW DELHI, May 12: The postponed FIFA U-17 after 2020 season proved slightly but was and 16 legends chosen by the In- Guinea, Thailand, United Women’s World Cup in India was on Tuesday resched- is still critical now. ternational Olympic Com- PARIS, May 12: Four-time States, West Indies, and Zim- uled to next year from February 17 to March 7 after the “Doctors will be continu- mittee across the modern Formula One world champi- babwe. Three out of these world body made a “thorough assessment” of the situa- ously assessing his condition Olympic history. – PTI on Sebastian Vettel on Tues- could have qualified for the tion arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. day said he would leave Fer- World Cup in New Zealand The tournament was originally scheduled to be held rari at the end of the season, next year. from November 2 to 21 this year but was postponed last saying there was no “com- “...after consultation with Ex int’l TT player month due to the coronavirus outbreak, which brought mon desire” to work togeth- members and with the rele- global sports activities to a grinding halt. er any more. vant government and public FIFA announced that the tournament will keep its orig- Manmeet Singh dies No replacement was health authorities, the decision GUWAHATI, May 12: inal eligibility criteria and allow “players born on or after named for Vettel, who dom- has been taken to postpone the Former international table January 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2005” to inated F1 with Red Bull be- qualifier to the ICC Women’s tennis player Manmeet compete. fore switching to the Italian Cricket World Cup 2021 and Singh Walia passed away at “Following a thorough assessment of the impact of the marque in 2015. He said his the start of the qualification Montreal in Canada yester- COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recommendations departure was a “joint deci- pathway to the ICC U19 Crick- day at the age of 58. made by the FIFA-Confederations COVID-19 Working sion”. et World Cup 2022,” an ICC The national champion from Group, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has taken the deci- “My relationship with press release stated. Delhi in the year 1989 and fi- sion to confirm the proposed new tournament dates, sub- Scuderia Ferrari will finish at alised that there is no longer on what really matters when The start of the journey to nalist from 1981 to 1985 was a ject to further monitoring,” the FIFA said in a statement. the end of 2020,” the 32-year- a common desire to stay to- it comes to my future”. the ICC U19 Cricket World household name in the table The tournament will be held at five venues in the coun- old German said in a state- gether beyond the end of this Vettel’s departure will Cup 2022 was scheduled to tennis circuit during 1980s. Af- try – Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and ment from Ferrari. season.” spark intense speculation begin with the European ter retiring from the sport, Navi Mumbai – and competed among 16 teams, with hosts “In order to get the best Vettel, who has won 14 about his replacement, with Regional Qualifier in Den- Manmeet shifted to Canada. India being automatic qualifiers in what will be the coun- possible results in this sport, races with Ferrari, said finan- Mercedes’ reigning world mark between July 24 and 30. He represented the Indian try’s maiden appearance in the U-17 Women’s World Cup. it’s vital for all parties to work cial considerations did not champion Lewis Hamilton The ICC will consult partici- team in several Asian and Association (ATTA) president Promptly reacting to the development, Sports Minis- in perfect harmony. play any role in his decision. among the drivers previous- pating members to figure when world level championships Mriganka Barman, secretary ter Kiren Rijiju assured full cooperation and support to “The team and I have re- He said he would “reflect ly linked with Ferrari. – AFP these events can be staged. during 1980s. Tridib Duvarah, Manmeet’s the tournament. ICC Head of Events, Chris Arjuna awardee and nation- contemporary players from “I assure full cooperation and support to make it a Tetley said: “In light of the con- al champion Monalisa Baruah Assam including Gautam Haz- grand success,” Rijiju tweeted. tinuing travel restrictions, glo- Mehta condoled the untime- arika, Carfew Roy, Modalasa The All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Pra- bal health concerns and govern- CSK says no point ly demise. She termed the Hazarika, among others on ful Patel, under whose leadership the country successful- ment and public health author- deceased player as a perfect behalf of the ATTA condoled ly hosted the men’s U-17 World Cup in 2017, promised ity advice we have decided to sportsperson who helped the the death of the former na- an encore. postpone two further upcom- in Indians only IPL co-players in every aspect. tional champion. They prayed “Delighted to share the new dates for the U17WWC, ing qualifying events due to the Noted Assam paddler to the almighty for the eternal which will now be held between Feb 17 to Mar 7, 2021. I NEW DELHI, May 12: “CSK is not keen to do an in the event’s history after COVID-19 pandemic. Arunjyoti Baruah, who along peace of his soul. would like to thank all our stakeholders for their continuous Chennai Super Kings have IPL with only Indian players. Mumbai Indians, who have won “The Women’s Cricket with Manmeet represented Leading TT player of the support over this period. AIFF & LOC remain committed rejected the idea of an IPL with That way it would be playing the tournament four times. World Cup Qualifier and the India in several international country Kamlesh Mehta said, to delivering a historic tournament,” Patel tweeted. only Indian players in the near another Syed Mushtaq Ali Tro- The BCCI is also very Europe qualifier to the U19 tournaments, recalled Man- “He was a terrific player. We The Local Organising Committee (LOC) welcomed future, differing with Rajasthan phy (domestic T20 competi- keen to stage the IPL and if it Cricket World Cup 2022 have meet’s contribution to Indi- shared some amazing mo- the decision and assured full preparedness. Royals, the franchise which is tion). The franchise has not doesn’t happen, the world’s both been impacted.” an TT. “Manmeet was a class ments on and off the table. I “The dates were confirmed after taking into account keen on the option given the been in touch with the BCCI richest board would be in fi- Well-being of players is player and contributed a lot think he is gone too soon, just the time needed to complete the UEFA, CONCACAF, circumstances caused by the of late as the situation is wors- nancial trouble like Cricket paramount, said Tetley. to the national team.” like the way he retired too CAF, OFC, and CONMEBOL qualification tournaments COVID-19 pandemic. ening,” a CSK source told PTI Australia. “Our priority during this The Assam Table Tennis early.” – Sports Reporter as well as the best possible conditions in the country to The IPL, which is indefi- on conditions of anonymity. “The board will take a rev- difficult period is to protect the host a successful FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup,” the nitely postponed, can be held “Let’s hope we can have the enue hit of Rs 4000 crore if it well-being of players, coach- LOC said. in the September-October IPL later this year,” he added. doesn’t happen. The board will es, officials, fans and the whole Before the tournament was postponed, the only qual- window if the scheduled T20 CSK are three-time IPL be in a big problem,” BCCI cricket community and we will SU DO KU ifying event that could be held was for Asia from which World Cup in Australia champions, making them the treasurer Arun Dhumal told take well-informed, responsi- Japan and North Korea made the cut. – PTI doesn’t take place. second most successful team PTI earlier this week. – PTI ble decisions...” – PTI Gambhir, Irfan recall instances when Dhoni lost his temper MUMBAI, May 12: Ma- bowling during an ODI react as well. 2006-07 when the Jharkhand hendra Singh Dhoni has hard- against Sri Lanka in 2017. “He’s human and he’s dasher lost his temper dur- ly lost his temper during his The 38-year-old Gambhir, bound to react as well. It’s ing warm-up and reported decade and a half long illus- who played 58 Tests and 147 absolutely fair enough to do late for practise. trious career but there have ODIs for India, revealed that that. Even at CSK, if there’s “It was in 2006-07. During been a few exceptions when on couple of occasions he saw a misfield or if someone has the warm-up, we had a game ‘Captain Cool’ has let it rip, the veteran wicket-keeper dropped a catch,” added where the right-handed bats- recall his former India team- batsman lose his cool. Gambhir. man would bat with the left- mates Gautam Gambhir and “People say that they have Gambhir, who was often hand and vice-versa. After we Irfan Pathan. never seen him (Dhoni) lose known to lose his cool, said that finished the warm-up, we Solution of last problem Recently, India spinner his cool, but I have on a cou- Dhoni was cooler than him. used to get into our practise. Originating from Japan, Kuldeep Yadav had revealed ple of times. It was during “Yes, he’s cool, he’s prob- “So, during the warm-ups, ‘su do ku’ is a mind game that he was mortally scared the 2007 World Cup and in ably much cooler than the there were 2 teams. Once and a puzzle that can be when Dhoni, by his own ad- other World Cups, when we rest of the other captains. MS Dhoni was given out solved with proper reasoning and logic. Fill mission, had lost his cool for haven’t done well,” Gamb- Much cooler than me for which he didn’t think he was. the grid with digits in such the first time in 20 years. hir said on Star Sports show sure,” said Gambhir, who He threw his bat and made a a manner that every row, And the left-arm chinaman ‘Cricket Connected’. also played under Dhoni. dash to the dressing room every column and every bowler was at the receiving But in the same vein Gam- The 35-year-old Pathan, and came late for the prac- 3 x 3 box accommodates the digits 1 to 9 without end when he did not adhere bhir also said that Dhoni was who also played with Dhoni, tice. So, he does get angry,” repeating any. to Dhoni’s instructions while a human and was bound to recalled an instance from said Pathan. – PTI

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