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82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 114 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 p2 Oxford scientists to expand p7 Nagaland CM for resuming p11 34 quarantined at Silchar trials of COVID-19 vaccine economic activities Civil Hospital released Fight against COVID-19 2 more COVID-19 Plasma cases in State therapy STAFF REPORTER stands at 37. However, the member of a family of six. NEW DELHI, April 28: number of active hospital The family had passive The Health Ministry on Tuesday said plasma GUWAHATI, April 28: cases is 9 after the discharge contact with a COVID-19 therapy is at experimental Two more persons in the of 27 cured patients and the patient of Chapar in Dhubri stage and there is no State, including a 16-year-old death of one. district. They had complet- evidence yet to support that girl, tested positive for COV- Bongaigaon Correspond- ed home quarantine period it can be used as treatment ID-19 on Tuesday. ent adds : The 16-year-old on April 23. for COVID-19. The ICMR A secondary contact of a girl, who tested positive, is a The Health department has launched a national- Tablighi Jamaat attendee test- had sent their third swab level study to find efficacy of ed positive for the novel coro- samples on April 24 and the plasma therapy in treatment navirus at Goalpara. Barpeta man test report released on of COVID-19. – PTI The 61-year-old asympto- Tuesday confirmed the in- HC directive matic person was in quaran- dies in Delhi fection only in the body of GUWAHATI, April 28: tine at the Urban Health Cen- the 16-year old girl of the The Gauhati High Court tre and was to be released of COVID-19 family and not the others, a has directed Assam Police on Wednesday. SPL CORRESPONDENT source in the health depart- to submit the case diary “His earlier four tests were ment said. related to the case of negative, but unfortunately NEW DELHI, April 28: A The patient has been sent Dhing legislator Aminul Different types of face masks seen in Guwahati on Tuesday. – UB Photos the last test came positive. We Central Reserve Police Force to Guwahati for better med- Islam, who was arrested for have sent him to MMCH in (CRPF) sub-inspector, Mo- ical care and her five family making ‘objectionable’ Guwahati for treatment. Six hammed Ikram Hussain hail- members have been brought comments related to the of his family members have ing from Barpeta district of to the Bongaigaon civil hos- quarantine facilities for COVID-19 patients. – Staff been put in quarantine from Assam, died of COVID-19 at pital where they will be kept Reporter Sonowal for time-bound today (Tuesday),” a district of- Safdurjung Hospital here on in isolation wards, the source ficial said. Tuesday evening . said. Nadda meet Another secondary contact Hussain was posted with “It is the first case in our GUWAHATI, April 28: of the Nizamuddin Jamaat at- the 31 Battalion of CRPF in district. The village has been BJP national president JP tendee tested positive dur- Noida and was admitted to declared as containment Nadda on Tuesday held a roadmap to revive economy ing the day. The 16-year-old the hospital after he was test- zone,” Bongaigaon Deputy review meeting by video girl is from Bongaigaon. ed positive for the dreaded Commissioner Dr MS Lak- conference on COVID-19 STAFF REPORTER and strong measures to overcome this “Utilising natural soil fertility and cli- novel coronavirus a couple of with the ruling party’s challenge and bring the State’s econo- matic advantage for agricultural resur- The total number of COV- shmi Priya said. legislators in Assam. GUWAHATI, April 28: Chief my back on track. gence in the State are the keys and ID-19 patients in Assam now days back. Nadda said the battle Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to- Stating that every crisis presents we must use this opportunity to make against the COVID-19 day vouched for the need of pre- an opportunity, the Chief Minister the State self reliant and production Mohilary to pandemic is likely to be a paring a time-bound roadmap to re- called for unified approach to tackle surplus in sectors such as fisheries, long-drawn affair just as juvenate the State’s economy hit the economic slowdown while dis- agriculture, livestock, horticulture etc move court the fight to eradicate polio WORLD was. – Staff Reporter by COVID-19 pandemic. covering Assam’s inherent strengths to generate employment opportuni- on Guv rule Sonowal, while taking part in a dis- to make it a self-reliant economy ties” he asserted. Confirmed cases 3,063,814 NITI Aayog cussion with the leading economists of which can bear the brunt of future Referring to the nearly 10 lakh STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI, April 28: the State at the Assam Administrative situations. youths returning to State from vari- Cured/Discharged 906,898 GUWAHATI, April 28: The NITI Aayog building Staff College, also said that it was im- Underlining the importance of a 100- ous parts of the country in view of Death 212,345 here has been sealed for portant to ascertain both short- COVID-19 pandemic, The Bodoland People’s Front 48 hours after a director- term and long term goals to Sonowal said that re- INDIA (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohi- level officer tested lary today said that his party positive for coronavirus. revive State’s economy in the Meet with economists turning manpower Confirmed cases 29,974 post COVID-19 scenario. should be viewed as an will move the court challeng- The Aayog said ing Governor’s rule in the disinfection and The Chief Minister taking note of day action plan for restructuring the eco- asset instead of a burden. Cured/Discharged 7,026 Bodoland Territorial Council sanitisation of the building the suggestions offered during the in- nomic system, Sonowal said that pri- Earlier, State Finance Minister Death 937 are under way and contacts teractive session also threw his weight oritizing expenditures and streamlin- Himanta Biswa Sarma that the State (BTC) area. of the officer have been behind the idea of setting up econom- ing various sectors such agriculture, had a buoyant economy before the ASSAM On Monday, for the first asked to go on self- ic task forces up to the block level for livestock etc to overcome the situation COVID-19 pandemic with it clocking time in its history, the power Confirmed cases 37 quarantine. – PTI taking specific revival measures for through planned interventions are the a GDP growth of 12-16 per cent in the of BTC was taken over by the State’s economy focus points of the government. last three financial years as against na- Cured/Discharged 27 the Assam Governor and an Three killed IAS officer was appointed as HAILAKANDI, April 28: During the deliberations, experts He also stressed on the need to plug tional average of 6 per cent. Death 1 its administrator. The devel- Three persons were killed coming from various institutes urged the loopholes in the system while cut- in two road accidents in the Government to take innovative ting out unnecessary expenditures. SEE PAGE 6 Data as on Tuesday opment took place on the day Hailakandi district on the tenure of Mohilary-led Tuesday. Police sources council got over. said Ranjan Lal Dey (55) ADB approves The election to the BTC and Nagendra Nag (65) ‘US doing serious could not be held due to the were hit by a speeding Security stepped up along USD 1.5 bn loan national lockdown over COV- truck in Kalinagar, while in ID-19 pandemic. the second incident, probe against China’ Earlier, Hagrama request- another truck ran over a Nepal, Bhutan borders to India to fight motorcyclist at Thandapur. WASHINGTON, April 28: deaths of so many people and ed the BJP-led State govern- The deceased was R DUTTA CHOUDHURY Seema Bal (SSB) has been from each other and regular COVID-19 The US is carrying out a destruction of the global ment, of which the BPF is an identified as Rahul Dutta, a entrusted with the responsi- patrolling are being carried NEW DELHI, April 28: “very serious” investigation economy could have been ally, to extend the tenure of resident of Station Road GUWAHATI, April 28: bility of guarding both the out. The Asian Development Bank against China, President avoided, if China had shown his council for another six area of Badarpur in With the coronavirus out- international borders and Sources revealed that on Tuesday said it has approved Donald Trump has said, indi- transparency and shared the months. But the Governor Karimganj district. – break becoming a major force has increased patrolling thousands of people on both USD 1.5 billion (about Rs cating that his administration information about the virus did not accept the request, Correspondent cause of concern, security along it to ensure that no one sides of the international bor- 11,400 crore) loan to India to is looking at a bigger com- in its early phases. Hagrama said on Monday. along the international bor- can sneak in. der with Nepal are stranded help fund its fight against pensation from Beijing than Many countries have start- Social Welfare Minister JOCOSERIOUS ders with Nepal and Bhutan Talking to The Assam and they were kept in quar- coronavirus pandemic. the USD 140 billion being ed talking about claiming Pramila Rani Brahma, who has been augmented to check Tribune, sources in the SSB antine.