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PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 216 www.assamtribune.com Pages 16 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 p3 Kerala landslide death p5 Theatre workers meet CM p8 Antique coins, jewellery toll reaches 24 seeking financial support found in Lakhimpur village Kamrup (M) among COVID toll GUWAHATI, Aug 8: Eight COVID patients – high caseload districts Mahan Talukdar and Azizur Rahman of Nalbari, Narayan States advised to ensure timely referral, C Deka and Dulu Paul of Tinsukia, Turab Ali of hospitalization of COVID-19 patients Morigaon, Sufala Gogoi of SPL CORRESPONDENT Medical Superintendents of for nearly 9 per cent of In- Kokrajhar, Khanindra Nath Medical Colleges participat- dia’s active cases and about of Nagaon, Prakash Jain of Dibrugarh – died today, NEW DELHI, Aug 8: ed in the virtual meeting, 14 per cent of COVID taking the State’s toll to The Kamrup Metro dis- said sources. deaths. They also report low 140. – Staff Reporter trict has been identified Official sources said that tests per million and high Sri Lanka PM among 13 districts in eight coordinated, graded and pro- confirmation percentage. A States reporting high active management of COV- surge has been observed in COLOMBO, Aug 8: Sri Lanka’s former President caseload and higher Case ID-19 by the Union and State the daily new cases in four Mahinda Rajapaksa – the Fatality Rate (CFR) than governments has ensured districts, including Kamrup 74-year-old Sri Lanka the national average. the national CFR is on the Metro. People’s Party leader – Union Health Secretary slide. It currently stands at Several issues critical to will be sworn in as the Rajesh Bhushan has chaired 2.04 per cent. reducing case fatality rate country’s new Prime two rounds of meetings that Today’s meeting focused were discussed in the meet- Minister for the fourth concluded here today to en- on 13 districts concentrat- ing. The States were advised time at a historic Buddhist gage with the States in or- ed in eight States, includ- to address the issues of low temple on Sunday. – PTI der to advise and support ing Kamrup Metro in As- lab utilization, i.e., less than New CAG Labourers carrying their belongings arrive from Uttar Pradesh, during Unlock 3, at Anand Vihar in New Delhi on Saturday. Workers them on efforts to prevent sam; Patna in Bihar; Ranchi 100 tests per day for RT- NEW DELHI, Aug 8: from various states have returned to their workplace to resume working amid the coronavirus pandemic. – PTI and reduce mortality due to in Jharkhand; Alappuzha and PCR and 10 for others; low Girish Chandra Murmu has COVID-19. Principal Secre- Thiruvananthapuram in tests per million population; assumed office as the tary (Health) and MD Kerala; Ganjam in Odisha; decrease in absolute tests Comptroller and Auditor General of India from (NHM) from the eight Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh; from last week; delay in test August 8, an official Dehing Patkai national park to States along with district 24 Parganas North, Hoogh- results; and high confirmation statement said. He was surveillance officers, district ly, Howrah, Kolkata and percentage among the health sworn in as the CAG at collectors, commissioners of Maldah in West Bengal; and care workers. Rashtrapati Bhavan. – PTI have double the sanctuary area the municipal corporation, Delhi. Black box Chief Medical Officers, and These districts account SEE PAGE 3 SIVASISH THAKUR much purpose without enhancing its area ever, the entire belt is not linked today, KOZHIKODE, Aug 8: Investigators today substantially. as the forests have endured destruction recovered the black box GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The proposed Conservationists made a strong pitch and fragmentation. GU classes from the ill-fated Boeing Dehing Patkai national park will have an for expanding the area of the sanctuary Terming the incorporation of the en- Flood scene 737 that could provide area at least double the size of the when the State government had an- tire Jeypore RF area as a must, a senior to resume vital clues in the crash of present wildlife sanctuary, according to nounced its upgrading to a national park forest official said that it would boost improves in State on Sept 1 the Air India Express the State forest department. The de- on July 7 in the wake of a sustained me- long-term conservation of the national flight here as the death CITY CORRESPONDENT partment has started the process of up- dia campaign. The Assam Tribune did a park. “Jeypore is rich in biodiversity – toll rose to 18. – PTI III More reports on p-3 grading the 111.19-sq km wildlife sanc- series of investigative reports exposing both faunal and floral. It has extremely GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The tuary to a national park. widespread illegal mining and logging luxuriant tree cover and diverse wild- Gauhati University will Forest sources told The Assam Trib- in the Dehing Patkai range. life. The State tree holong can be seen resume regular classes for une that the department was keen to at Sources added that Oil India Limited at its majestic height along this stretch, the final semester students August 9, 2020 least double the area of the sanctuary had a few stakes in some of the pro- towering over 50 metres,” he said. under the university on A struggle to clean and the details including maps were be- posed extension areas but those lacked Many of the nearly 50 species of mam- September 1. Dr. Moushumi Bhattacharjee ing prepared for the purpose. legal status and as such it would not be mals found in the sanctuary were docu- Erosion at Bhakat According to a notification In times of trouble “A meeting of the department chaired difficult to incorporate those areas in the mented in the Jeypore RF area during a Chapori in Majuli. of the university issued on – UB Photos Indrani Raimedhi by the PCCF yesterday decided on add- proposed national park. camera-trapping study conducted by Friday, the university is pre- I UP CLOSE ing the rest of the Jeypore reserve for- “We will also create a wildlife divi- wildlife biologist Dr Kashmira Kakati paring to restart regular Melody makers est under Digboi Division to the pro- sion for the national park. A detailed during 2007-2009. classes for postgraduate (PG) Nasreen Habib STAFF REPORTER total of 6,435 people remain posed national park. Similarly, some 35 proposal for the national park would be “The importance of Jeypore RF can 4th semester, undergraduate I WOMEN PLUS affected till date, while 5,375 sq km of Upper Dehing (West Block) prepared within a week,” sources said. hardly be overemphasized. It was for (UG) 6th semester, LLB 6th At the helm GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The hectares of cropland in 98 vil- RF and Dirok RF would also be added. The sanctuary is part of a much larger the first time in the world that seven semester and BA LLB, BBA Priyanka Kaushik flood situation has improved lages under four revenue cir- Jeypore RF comprises 110 sq km of contiguous habitat of rainforests (937 sq species of cats, including the tiger, were LLB and BCom LLB 10th I FICTION considerably in most parts of cles are still under water. which only 24 sq km are inside the sanc- km) – officially classified as Assam Val- recorded from just one site. It is also a semester. Prayers and people - I tuary at present,” sources said, acknowl- ley Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest – major elephant habitat,” she said. the State with a rapid decline Meanwhile, the Brahmapu- Tannaz Mahreen edging that merely upgrading the sanc- that extends to the three districts of Di- witnessed as far as the tra was flowing above danger SEE PAGE 3 I MY SPACE tuary to a national park would not serve brugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar. How- SEE PAGE 3 number of flood-affected pop- level in Jorhat district till this Face-to-face with ulation is concerned. morning, said a Central Wa- COVID-19 Dr. Zohra Ahmad The Regional Meteorolog- ter Commission update. I ALL THINGS CONSIDERED ical Centre here has, howev- In most of the affected dis- A lipstick index Preparations made for capping blowout: OIL er, issued a warning forecast- tricts, people made their way ing heavy to very heavy rain- back to their homes from the Mitra Phukan DIBRUGARH, Aug 8: The controllably for the last 66 safety systems are also in spectively, the release said. fall at most places of Assam, relief camps. The ASDMA Plus all our regular features Oil India Limited (OIL) said days since May 27 and it place, the release added. OIL said it has surveyed Meghalaya and Arunachal stated that only one relief on Saturday that prepara- caught fire on June 9, killing OIL said “Oil and gas pro- 2,739 families till August 7 in Pradesh in the next 48 hours. camp is in active state in Dhe- tions have been made for cap- two of OIL’s firefighters at duction continues to be affect- Doomdooma and Tinsukia JOCOSERIOUS The daily flood bulletin of maji district where altogether ping the blowout in its well the site, besides injuring ed due to forceful closure of circles for providing relief ASDMA stated that four dis- 73 people are taking shelter. at Baghjan, which is spewing three foreign experts. a few wells connected to and rehabilitation. tricts – Dhemaji, Baksa, Today, incidents of flood-trig- gas uncontrollably for the last “Capping blow out prevent- Baghjan EPS. Drilling and Environmental Impact As- Kokrajhar and Morigaon – gered erosion were reported 75 days. er (BOP) stack with kill lines workover operation also sessment study on various remain affected by floods. A from Majuli district. The wellhead and its plinth have been tested successful- continue to be affected at a parameters are being carried have been made ready for the ly. Assembling of Athey Wag- few of the locations due to out by various agencies such fire control operation, a re- on has been completed (an forceful closure of opera- as TERI, CSIR-NEIST and lease by OIL stated. equipment for fighting oil field tion.” IIT-Guwahati apart from The rig upload testing of fires) with newly fabricated As a result of protests, OIL’s in-house monitoring of the complete wagon is axle, modified Boom sections blockades and bandhs by lo- air quality, noise level and gas planned for Saturday and and with other accessories,” cals since May 27 due to the presence, the release said. treatment of well killing flu- the PSU said. blowout, the company’s cu- Bio remediation activities id is under way, it said. The water deluge system mulative loss of crude oil and at affected areas are also in Don’t worry... very few fail in Well number five at Bagh- has been readied for sup- natural gas has been 24068 progress, the release added. our test! jan has been spewing gas un- porting all operations and MT and 57.16 MMSCM, re- – PTI Cloud over 65-storey trade centre project in Guwahati RITURAJ BORTHAKUR NBCC disappears from scene sam summit was such that there would be a big industrial boom in GUWAHATI, Aug 8: Uncertainty the State which would lead to a high loomed over the much-hyped 65- A design of the project demand of premium corporate office storey ‘Twin Tower Trade Centre’ space. Probably, that is why the State project in Guwahati after the “dis- government could convince the appearance” of National Buildings NBCC, a PSU, to get involved in the Construction Corporation (India) project. However, nothing of that from the scene, prompting the State sort happened and apparently, no in- government to look for a new de- terest was seen from any corner for veloper. booking space in the project,” sourc- While the developments were kept es said. under wraps, the Assam Industrial While the Government of Assam Development Corporation (AIDC) has committed 32 bigha s of land – has advertised seeking “request for estimated to cost around Rs 180 crore proposals” to rope in a consultant for – for the project, in the MoU with assisting the government in devel- NBCC, there was a provision that the oping the twin towers. State government would be given 40 The consultant will have to assist per cent of the space. the government “in extensive mar- sounded skeptical and raised ques- with the NBCC (India) Limited for “There was no other funding pro- keting and promotion of the project tions over feasibility of the project setting up the ‘Twin Tower Trade posal from the government side. The to identify domestic, national or in- estimated at Rs 2,000 crore. Centre’ in Guwahati at a project cost builder would have to build at their ternational potential developers for Ahead of the Global Investors’ of Rs 1,950 crore in self-financing own cost,” sources said. the proposed project”. Summit in February 2018, the As- mode. Sources in the AIDC, however, sam government had signed an MoU “The story during Advantage As- SEE PAGE 3 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020

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(CLASSIFIED ON PAGE 6) SV/BL000143/1 SV/BL000151/1 Tuition/P/SP000540/1 G/House/P/AL000039/1 TL/P/AC000866/2 TL/P/SP000514/1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3 India, China Kerala landslide toll reaches 24 hold Major Death toll in Air India IDUKKI (Kerala), Aug 8: The toll in The weatherman has issued a red alert Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Gen-level talks the massive landslide that flattened a row for the district on Saturday and Sunday. Department (IMD) has revised the red NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Talks Express flight crash rises to 18 of 20 houses of tea estate workers in the The picturesque landscape of Pettimu- alert warnings and said Idukki, Malap- between senior Army com- KOZHIKODE (Kerala), The pilot-in-command Cap- to investigate the accident, the high range Idukki district of Kerala climbed di was flattened into a rough patch of boul- puram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kan- manders of India and China were Aug 8: The death toll in the tain Deepak Sathe and his co-pi- statement said. to 24, as efforts were underway amid con- ders and mud with parts of asbestos and nur will receiveextreme heavy rainfall under way today to take for- Air India Express flight crash lot Akhilesh Kumar were In the meantime, the Cen- tinuing rains to locate those missing. tin sheets seen scattered around. above 20 cms on Saturday. ward the disengagement proc- at the airport here rose to 18 among those who lost their lives. tre today said investigation is The Police, Fire service personnel and The incident is said to have occurred in The IMD has also said the alert will be ess along the Line of Actual today, with one more passen- Union Minister V Mu- on to ascertain various aspects the locals have teamed with two teams the wee hours of Friday when a huge mound there for Idukki, Malappuram and Waya- Control (LAC) at a number of ger succumbing to injuries. raleedharan reached the city of the crash. ofNational Disaster Response Force of earth fell on the “row houses” and two nad districts on Sunday as well. friction points, including in Malappuram District Col- from Delhi. Minister of State for Exter- (NDRF) and are searching for missing children and five women were among the According to the State Disaster Man- Daulat Beg Oldi and Depsang in lector K Gopalakrishnan told Special relief flights have nal Affairs V Muraleedharan, persons feared trapped in the debris that deceased, most of whom were plantation agement Authority, Kerala received an eastern Ladakh, people familiar reporters here that one been arranged from Delhi and who arrived here this morning has been spread over in the area. As per workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu. average rainfall of 95 mm in the last 24 with the developments said. more passenger had suc- one from Mumbai for render- from New Delhion the direc- the records available with the district ad- NDRF chief in charge of south Indian hours while Vadakara in Kozhikode re- The Major General-level cumbed to injuries. ing humanitarian assistance to tive of Prime Minister Naren- ministration, 46 people are still missing. state, Rekha Nambiar told the media that corded 32.7 cms of rain, talks are being held at a border Except one, all those who all the passengers and their dra Modi was briefed by the personnel meeting point in “The death toll has gone up to 24. The a 55-member team is entrusted with the the heaviest in the state. had perished in the accident family members, the state- officials of Air India and Airport Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) area on search operations are still going on. How- searchand rescue mission and hopes to Vaythiri in Wayanad received 19.3 cms have been identified, he said. ment said. Authority of India (AAI) on how the Chinese side of the LAC, ever, rains have started. rescue everyone. of rain while Peerumedu in Idukki dis- Seventeen people were The Emergency Response the accident had occurred. they said. The meeting comes a Despite that, our officials, and the “Two of our teams are engaged in the trict 18.5 cms. In the four-month-long killed and scores injured Director is coordinating with “Visited the crash site at week after the two armies held NDRF are engaged in search and rescue search operations and there is a river Southwest monsoon season, which be- when the AIE flight from all the agencies in Kozhikode, #Calicut Airport. Officials of the fifth round of Corps com- operations,” Idukki District Collector H nearby, the bodies are likely to be stuck gan in June first week, Kerala has re- Dubai with 190 on board Mumbai and Delhi for effec- @airindiain and AAI briefed on mander-level (Lt Gen) discus- Dineshan told PTI. in the slush. ported a total of 51deaths till Thursday overshot the table top run- tive emergency response. how the accident had oc- sions in an effort to expedite the Twelve people were rescued on Fri- Search will be carried out on the banks night due to various incidents of drown- way while landing in heavy The AAIB (Aircraft Acci- curred. The investigation is on disengagement process. day and are receiving treatment, he said. of the river too,” Nambiar said. ing, landslides, and tree fall. – PTI At the military talks, the In- rains and fell into a valley 35 dent Investigation Bureau) , to ascertain various aspects of dian side has been insisting on feet below and broke into two DGCA and Flight Safety De- the crash,” the Minister said Six Rajasthan complete disengagement of portions on Friday night. partment have reached the city in a tweet. – PTI COVID-19 recovery rate Chinese troops at the earliest, BJP MLAs shifted and immediate restoration of to Porbandar rises to 68.32% status quo ante in all areas of Rs 10 lakh compensation to kin JAIPUR, Aug 8: The BJP eastern Ladakh prior to May 5 today shifted six of its MLAs NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Fo- talities due to COVID-19, In- patients are under medical su- when the standoff began fol- lowing a clash between the two to Gujarat’s Porbandar ahead cused and effective efforts to- dia has registered one of the pervision either at hospitals or of AIE crash victims announced wards containment, testing, lowest deaths per million at 30 in home isolation. armies in Pangong Tso. of the Rajasthan Assembly KOZHIKODE (Kerala), Aug 8: The expedited despite the COVID-19 threat and isolation and treatment by the as compared to the global av- Expanded diagnostic lab The Chinese People’s Liber- session beginning August 14, Kerala government today announced Rs 10 is expected to finish before evening. Centre, states and Union Ter- erage of 91 deaths per mil- network and facilitation for ation Army (PLA) pulled back according to party sources. lakh compensation to the families of those “All the accident victims will be tested for ritories have resulted in the lion,” the ministry said. easy testing across the coun- from Galwan Valley and certain They left on a chartered who died when an ill-fated Air India COVID-19, including those who died in the recovery rate rising to 68.32 There has been a sharp in- try has resulted in India test- other friction points, but the flight from the Jaipur airport. Express (AIE) flight veered off the runway crash. So far, only one victim has tested per cent and fatality rate stead- crease in COVID-19 recover- ing a total of 2,33,87,171 sam- withdrawal of its troops has not The legislators will be while attempting to land at the Karipur positive for coronavirus,” Vijayan said. ily declining to 2.04 per cent, ples for COVID-19 infection. moved forward from the Fin- staying at a luxury resort International Airport here. The CM also appreciated the instant the Health Ministry said today. A total of 5,98,778 tests were ger areas in Pangong Tso, Gogra there and likely to visit the India has one of the lowest conducted on Friday, the min- and Depsang as demanded by “The state government has decided to response of the locals living in the vicinity Somnath temple, the cases per million at 1,469 as istry said. India, according to sources. provide a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the of the airport and also the local authori- sources said. against the global average of “Tests Per Million has seen India has been insisting that families of those who have lost their lives. ties to the tragedy, which ensured According to them, 12 2,425, it said. a sharp increase to 16,947 to- China must withdraw its forc- The medical expenses of those under minimum loss of lives in a disaster of such party MLAs on Friday had According to the ministry, day,” it said. es from areas between Finger treatment will be taken over by the state large magnitude. left Rajasthan for Gujarat’s effective surveillance and im- A key factor in this wide- Four and Eight. The mountain government,” Vijayan told the reporters. The rescue operations were finished in Ahmedabad, where they proved testing network have spread testing is the contin- spurs in the area are referred The CM also said out of the 18 who the shortest possible time yesterday. camping at a resort. ensured early detection of cas- uously expanding network of to as Fingers. The formal proc- died, 14 are adults and four are children. “Even though 18 precious lives have BJP MLA Ashok Lahoti, es and consequentially leading diagnostic labs. With 936 labs ess of disengagement of Out of the 14 adults, seven are male and been lost due to the impact of the crash, the who accompanied the six to timely clinical management ies. With 48,900 patients dis- in the government sector troops began on July 6, a day others female. rescue operations were a miraculous work. legislators to the Jaipur of severe and critical cases. charged in 24 hours, India’s and 460 private labs, India after a nearly two-hour tele- “Currently, 149 people are in various The general public and the officials played a airport, said they were being Coordinated implementa- total recoveries from COVID- has 1,396 labs for COVID- phonic conversation between hospitals of Malappuram and Kozhikode, out big role in spearheading the rescue “harassed”and voluntarily tion of ‘test, track, treat’ strat- 19 has reached 14,27,005. 19 testing. National Security Adviser Ajit of which 23 are in critical condition. Earlier, operations,” he said. went on a pilgrimage. egy by the Centre, states and “The recovery rate, on a With single-day rise of Doval and Chinese Foreign 23 were discharged after being provided Vijayan along with Governor Arif “Some BJP legislators are Union Territories has ensured steady rise, stands at 68.32 per 61,537 cases, India’s corona- Minister Wang Yi on ways to initial medical assistance,” Vijayan said. Mohammad Khan reached Kozhikode today being harassed through police that case fatality rate has been cent,” the ministry said. virus tally reached 20,88,611, bring down tension in the area. Vijayan also said that if any further morning. They were accompanied by and the administration. Those low compared to the global According to the Health while the death toll due to the Both sides held several assistance is required, the state govern- ministers, the Chief Secretary and the state legislators who are being scenario, it said. ministry, 6,19,088 active COV- disease rose to 42,518, with rounds of Major General-lev- ment will take an appropriate decision to police chief. harassed have gone on a “It has continued to fall pro- ID-19 cases, which is the actu- 933 fresh fatalities being re- el talks in May and June be- support them to get back to normal life. Khan expressed his condolences and pilgrimage voluntarily,” Lahoti gressively and stands at 2.04 al caseload of India, account for ported in a day, the Health fore the level of negotiations There are a few passengers from Tamil sympathies to the families of the accident told reporters after coming per cent as on date. With fo- 29.64 per cent of the total pos- ministry data updated at 8 am was upgraded to the level of Nadu and Telangana also. victims and his best wishes for the speedy out of the airport. – PTI cused efforts to reduce mor- itive cases as on date. These showed. – PTI Corps commanders. – PTI “The post mortem process has been recovery of those injured. – PTI Kamrup (M) ... LeT terror module (Contd from page 1) The States were advised to busted in J&K ensure timely referral and JAMMU, Aug 8: Six persons were arrested after a terror hospitalization in view of re- module of the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ports from some districts of was busted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. patients dying within 48 hours The police said that an FIR was registered on July 9 after a of admission. States were di- team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu rected to ensure unavailabili- Police apprehended Mubashir Farooq Batt, a resident of Doda ty of ambulances with zero tol- district in J&K and a BSc Nursing student in Kharar near Chan- erance for refusal. States were digarh, with a consignment of 1.5 lakh Indian currency notes asked to ensure timely assess- concealed in a tiffin Box. ment and make advance pre- The police said that during the investigation of the case, the paredness for infrastructure, SOG Jammu apprehended five more suspects involved in the including ICU beds, oxygen module. They have been identified as Toqeer Ahmad Batt, Asif supply based on the prevailing Batt, a surrendered terrorist and ex-Special Police Officer (SPO) case load and the estimated in J&K Police, Khalid Latief Batt, Gazi Iqbal and Tariq Hussain Mir. growth rate. “All the accused are in contact with a Pakistani handler named The States were advised to Haroon alias Khubaib (Mohd Amin Batt) who remained as a follow all ministry protocols district commander of LeT in Doda and exfiltrated to Pakistan for effective management of in 2007,” the police said. containment and buffer zones The police said that during the questioning of the six arrest- along with seamless patient ed persons, it has surfaced that they received money amount- and clinical management of ing to Rs 12,19,704 through different means on different occa- patients with special focus on sions as part of this module. – IANS critical cases. Another major area highlighted was that of preventable deaths by strict Cloud ... surveillance among high-risk (Contd from page 1) population like people with co- The MoU signing more than two years back in February, 2018 morbidities, pregnant wom- was also attended by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) en, the elderly and children, for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and the gov- said sources. ernment had said that the project would be completed within a GU classes ... CID files chargesheet in period of 60 months and work would commence in July that year. (Contd from page 1) “No progress was made so far. We are looking for a new The notification stated that developer for the project for which we intend to engage a the hostels of the university Palghar lynching case consultant,” sources in the AIDC said. will reopen on September 1 Significantly, the ‘request for proposal’ document released yes- THANE, Aug 8: The Mahar- named in that chargesheet, dian Penal Code (IPC), the ac- and undergraduate examina- terday nowhere mentions that the towers would be 65-storey, ashtra CID, which is probing another official said. cused were charged under rel- tions will begin from Septem- triggering speculations that the earlier plans have been shelved. the Palghar mob lynching case, Two monks and their driver evant provisions of the Disas- ber 22 and PG examinations In January last year, NBCC had floated tender for construction has filed a chargesheet against were lynched by a mob at Gad- ter Management Act, the Ep- will commence from Septem- of the ‘Twin Tower Trade Centre’ in Assam, but apparently no two minor accused in a court chinchale village in Palghar on idemic Diseases Act (since ber 25. The controller of ex- bidder evinced interest. The proposal was for construction of at Bhiwandi in Thane district. April 16 when they were trav- lockdown was in force during aminations of the university the ‘World Trade Centre’ on “design, engineering, procurement The chargesheet was filed elling in a car to Surat (Gujarat) the incident), the Maharashtra will publish detail notification and construction basis, including operation and maintenance”. on Friday at the juvenile court, to attend a funeral amid the Police Act and the Maharash- regarding the conduct of ex- “If a reputed PSU like NBCC could not make any headway, it an official said today. coronavirus-induced lockdown. tra Damage to Public Proper- aminations. is unlikely that the government would get any party to develop Last month, the Criminal The brutal mob attack took ty (Prevention) Act, the re- However, there may be the project,” sources added. Investigation Department place amid rumours that child- lease said. changes in the plan if there are (CID) had filed two lifters were roaming in the After the incident caused an any directives from the Univer- chargesheets, one running into area during the lockdown. The uproar, the state government Dehing ... sity Grants Commission (UGC). 4,955 pages and another of case was later handed over to suspended Kasa Police Station (Contd from page 1) 5,921 pages, in a court in Da- the CID for probe. in-charge Anandrao Kale, un- Conservation activist Mridupawan Phukan, who has done ex- hanu Taluka in Palghar district. The victims were identified der whose jurisdiction the tensive documentation of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary and In all, 154 people have been by the police as Chikne Maha- crime took place, and some the elephant reserve, said that in addition to an area of 86 sq km arrested and 11 juveniles de- raj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), Su- other policemen, including from Jeypore, 30 sq km of the adjoining Dilli RF that borders tained in connection with the shil Giri Maharaj (35) and their sub-inspectors. Arunachal Pradesh could be added to the national park. Another incident, police have said. driver Nilesh Telgade (30). Besides, over 35 police con- sizeable area can be incorporated from the 275-sq km Upper “The chargesheet against The accused in the case stables and personnel of other Dehing (West Block) RF,” he said, adding that an extended nation- two minor accused was filed were charged with murder, ranks were transferred in the al park would also ensure undisturbed contiguity with the Aru- at the Bhiwandi juvenile court armed rioting and using crim- wake of the mob attack. nachal Pradesh forests, including the Deomali Elephant Reserve. on Friday,” a top official of the inal force to prevent a public The government had also The presence of a sizeable elephant population in the Dehing state CID said. servant from doing his duty, sent the then Palghar district Patkai range and also the tiger – not to mention its importance as the However, nine other juve- among other offences. police chief, Gaurav Singh, on best refuge of white-winged wood duck, Assam’s State bird – fur- nile accused have not been Besides sections of the In- forced leave. – PTI ther buttresses the claim for expanding the proposed national park. 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY Every time a plane crashes the probability of the next crash is lowered. ‘BCPL promoting plastic industry in State’ – NASSIM TALEB approximated at this stage as local educated youths and the socio-economic the company is continuing to make them industry ready. development of the local grow. BCPL had provided skill de- people under CSR? How do you assess the velopment training to around Since the inception of role of the State Industry 400 local youths in association BCPL, we have been spend- Reep Hazarika, is the Managing Director of Brahmaputra Cracker department and local with CIPET and majority of ing approximately Rs 1.0 Not encouraging and Polymer Limited (BCPL) since February 2020. He complet- youth organisations in cre- them have been placed in var- crore annually and extending ed his schooling from St Edmund’s School, Shillong and thereaf- ating the proper ambience ious industries. In future also, support to various local and ter graduated in Chemical Engineering from BITS, Pilani. He also The Sri Lanka Parliament Election results have not been regional events related to cul- holds a PG Diploma in Personnel Mangement from IMM, New for development of plastic BCPL shall undertake such encouraging either for big neighbor India or, for that matter, for Delhi. He has worked in various capacities in Indian Oil Corpora- ancillary industries based training programs in associa- ture, academics and sports. the Emerald Island nation herself. The Sri Lanka Podujana tion Limited, Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Bharat Oman Refiner- on BCPL products? tion with CIPET for the skill Since BCPL is expected to Peramuna (SLPP), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, brother of Pres- ies Limited and Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Company. I must say that the Assam development of local unem- enter into the CSR regime in ident Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has recorded a massive victory with Government has been ex- ployed youth. the coming days, our focus 145 seats. The biggest casualty was the United National Party How are you facing the tinued commitment towards are huge growth opportuni- tremely supportive in bring- As BCPL is a gas-based will be on overall development of the local populace residing (UNP), the main opposition led by the former PM Ranil Wick- challenge of running a pet- innovation, market share, ties in this industry in India. ing our company to its present industry, has the recent rochemical industry like workplace culture, leader- The CAGR of polymer was stage. With BCPL having Baghjan gas well fire of Oil adjoining the BCPL units remesinghe, which won just one seat! The Samagi Jana Balawe- BCPL during this covid ship, business ethics, govern- around 9% for the last 5 years gone into sustained operation, India Limited affected How do you assess the gaya (SJB) led by Sajith Premadasa, who prior to the election pandemic times? ance, CSR and other such pa- and BCPL has contributed sig- GoA has been focusing on your gas supply? 4-year-long journey of had broken away from the UNP, fared better, winning 54 seats. BCPL being a process plant, rameters. nificantly during the period. promoting and attracting the The effect was marginal BCPL so far and it’s role The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), formerly vastly popular in it is essential to ensure safe What are the products BCPL has sold around 10 lakh entrepreneurs by providing and OIL has continued sup- as a vibrant industry con- the Tamil dominated areas, faced a setback and ended up with and continuous operations you produce and what are MT polymers in the last 4 incentives and subsidies avail- plying gas to BCPL. Even tributing to the socio-eco- 10 seats. The SLPP can count on the support of at least five while conforming to all the they used for? years in the domestic market. able under the State Industri- during their crisis situation, nomic growth of the peo- allies in the 225-member legislature, making it almost invinci- Government directives. The main products of BCPL The BCPL was visual- al Policy. The integrated plas- OIL has shown their resil- ple and the State in the ble and investing the two brothers, infamous for their crushing Movements and contact ex- are Linear Low Density Pol- ised as a game changer in tic-park at Tinsukia has been ience to maintain supply to all coming years? As already mentioned of Tamil separatist rebels to end a decades-old conflict in 2009, posure have been limited and yethylene (LLDPE), High the industrial scenario of set up by MoC&F along with its consumers. BCPL is majority of meetings and con- Density Polyethylene Assam. In what way has GoA for the consumption of thankful to OIL for their sup- above, there has been signifi- with sufficient power to carry forth their desired agenda. Not ferences are online.Doctors (HDPE) and Polypropylene local ancillary industries BCPL’s polymer with the port to BCPL since its incep- cant change in the commer- only have these Parliament elections proved that Mahinda and paramedical staff are (PP) polymers under the and entrepreneurship de- very purpose to provide op- tion. cial environment around the Rajapaksa was the most popular majority Sinhala Buddhist lead- working in shifts to cater to brand name of Brahma LENE veloped in the last few portunities to the local entre- Naphtha is another im- vicinity of the plant and a com- er of Sri Lanka, these have also made Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the the mandatory as well as any and Brahma POL. The prod- years? preneurs. portant raw material apart plete ecosystem of economic war-time Defence Secretary who had earned international emergency medical require- ucts of BCPL has a wide range With the commissioning of In what way has BCPL from gas that you need for activities is sustaining out of censure for using brutal methods to end the civil war, the most ments for the workforce. of applications in packaging, BCPL there has been a major been able to provide em- production. How do you the project. powerful President of the country. Also, various sanitization and Polyethylene sheet, bags, change in the economic envi- ployment to the unem- meet the requirement? The recent approval of the There is little doubt that Sri Lanka has now become a major- health safety measures are heavy duty sacks, agriculture ronment in the region. ployed local youths? Naphtha supply agreement CCEAfor providing feedstock subsidy along with exemption itarian nation and, considering that the polarized Opposition being undertaken. films, liners, stretch films, Though BCPL has already The plant employs about was entered into between The news of getting an pipes & tanks, household plas- established a stable market for 650 permanent employees BCPL and NRL in the year of VAT on natural gas under was decimated, runs the risk of veering towards authoritarian- international award as the tic items, furniture etc. the products beyond NER, and additionally around 2600 2010. However, NRL has not Assam VAT Act would make ism. The Rajapaksa brothers have made no secret that they best performing petro- In what way is BCPL the focus however continues contract workers.More im- been able to supply the ade- the plant financially more sta- want to end presidential term limits, and bring the Judiciary and chemical industry in India contributing to the petro- for maximizing sales in Assam portantly the project has also quate quantity of naphtha to ble and would give impetus Police under their direct control. It may be recalled that after he makes us all proud. What chemical sector in India? and the NER by offering in- brought a positive change in BCPL from their refinery due to the development of the had been elected President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa had com- are the parameters under BCPL is the largest petro- centives and competitive pric- the industrial climate of As- to inadequate crude availabili- NER. BCPL is fully commit- plained he had to function under too many restrictions because which BCPL has achieved chemical complex in the NER ing to the entrepreneurs/ buy- sam. Huge number of local ty and consequent lower crude ted to the overall develop- of Constitutional changes in 2015 that strengthened Parlia- the award? and there has been substan- ers to promote industrializa- population were employed in processing. Under these cir- ment and rapid industrializa- ment and the office of the Prime Minister, and put independ- Yes, it is indeed a proud tial increase in the consump- tion. In fact, a lot of plastic the project during construc- cumstances, BCPL explored tion of the region. BCPL is fast emerging as ent Commissions in charge of judiciary appointments, police, moment for all of us. BCPL tion of polymer in the region processing units of NE have tion stage and many of them other avenues and has made has been awarded the India’s due to BCPL.Comparing the increased their capacities with are still working. BCPL has arrangement with HPCL the new jewel in the crown public services and the conduct of elections. This huge popu- Best Company of the Year per capita consumption of pol- the advent of BCPL. created thousands of skilled &IOCL for additional naphtha of Assam’s industrial devel- lar mandate has now empowered the brothers to bring about 2020 by BERKSHIRE ME- ymers in India as compared The indirect impact on the hands and also engages ap- supply from their refineries. opment. the Constitutional changes required to undo the 2015 reforms DIA LLC, USA for our con- to the rest of the world, there industrial scenario can only be prentices every year to train How is BCPL helping in ([email protected]) and attain their authoritarian objectives. It is also well known that Mahinda Rajapaksa is cultivating his son, Namal Rajapak- sa, to be his political heir, which might well see the commence- ment of dynastic rule in Sri Lanka, and usher in a regressive Colours of life Voices of the WEEK trend in the parliamentary democracy. The Rajapaksa broth- ers have also in the past displayed an inimical attitude towards I Saikh Md. Sabah Al-Ahmed India and had openly leant towards China. In a scenario in Colours are like emotions, and they ours, and will also make it a point to which India is increasingly seeing her smaller neighbours shift ‘Without black, no colour has any depth’ – Amy Grant range from so many things. Just like decorate his surroundings with bright- away, it would require all the diplomatic skills she can muster to an anyone really define the many emotions in life, each and er colours – be it the paint on his walls, retain a semblance of influence over Sri Lanka. life? Or what’s the colour every emotion is so diverse and unique or paintings hanging on his walls, or of water? Let’s put it this in its own way – sadness, love, joy and even his flower garden blooming with Plane crash tragedy way – Is life merely to in- fear. They all have their own distinct daffodils and bougainvilleas all the way. C hale, exhale, eat, work, colour and feeling. Colour plays a vi- On the other hand, someone down on The tragedy in which 18 people including the two pilots sleep, sing, dance and engage in mer- tally important role in the world in his luck, owing to a personal loss – fi- were killed in the Air India Dubai-Calicut Express flight crash ry making till one fine day we realise which we inhabit. Colour can sway our nancial or otherwise, would in all prob- Courtesy: THE HINDU at Kerala’s Kozhikode airport on Friday after the plane skid- that it’s time for us to bid our mun- thinking, change actions and cause re- ability choose dull and pale colours ded off the runway and fell into a 35-feet valley before splitting dane life adieu and lull into a deep slum- actions. It can irritate or soothe our going with his mood and the inner vex- brings to the fore once again the gaps in air safety procedures ber in our graves forever. Life, then, eyes, raise our blood pressure or re- ations. It’s just like a newly decorated “The pharma and medical devices sector in India is attracting at that very moment, seems as if it had strain our appetite. Colours do impact bride clad in red and a widow draped and the need for urgent improvements. Among the possible very good level of foreign direct investment.” – PD VAGHELA, just slipped out of our hands like a fist- us, sometimes even negatively. We in white. Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals reasons cited behind the mishap is the slippery runway, as the ful of sand. Sadly, we didn’t have often talk of dark colours like black, Therefore each colour is important, +++ pilot attempted to land on the table-top runway amid heavy enough time ‘to stand and stare’. Sad- pale colours, cursed colours, unlucky and yet insignificant on its own. Just “India’s democracy is damaged when GoI illegally detains po- rains. Questions have also been raised as to why the flight was ly we didn’t pause and ponder. And it’s colours, and many more. But couldn’t like the Amy Grant quote, where a litical leaders. It’s high time Mehbooba Mufti is released.” – not diverted to land at a nearby airport, given the high risks too late now! these same colours be a good luck dark colour like black adds depth to all RAHUL GANDHI, Congress leader involved in the landing process. The Kozhikode airport run- So isn’t life a rainbow of colours? charm upon someone else. It’s all about other colours, so too, all colours put +++ way is regarded as dangerous and large aircrafts do not land on We talk of the hues of life – the dappled how we take life in as it comes along. together creates a body of life, hope, “The US keeps monitoring, harassing and willfully detaining this airport which also has issues with lights on the runway. and variegated shades working in tan- Our National Tricolour too has three joy, despair, sorrow, disappointment, Chinese students and researchers.” – WANG WENBIN, For- Normally, runways have lights in the middle which is called dem to bring a smile on our lips or colours on it – so goes its name – Tri- memory, love, anger, pain, warmth, eign Ministry spokesperson, China ‘centre light’ to give a better estimate of the runway while make our eyes moist. Colours are colour. Everything around us is an as- comfort, belonging, awakening, crea- +++ present all around us and are inter- sortment of colours – right from the tion, imagination, appreciation, intro- landing but this particular one had no such light on this runway. “Rebel MLAs should give up hospitality of BJP and security of spection, belief, happiness, discovery, twined in every aspect of our life. Life earth we trod upon, to the sky above, Haryana police if they want dialogue with Congress.” – A thorough inquiry is needed to get to the roots of the tragedy et al. Our pictures tell our story, our would have been dull and empty with- the rich flora and fauna, fire and ice and RANDEEP SURJEWALA, spokesperson, AICC and fix responsibility for lapses. out the presence of colours for our all that our eyeballs can zoom on to. thoughts, and our feelings. +++ While the overall commercial airline safety has improved choice of decoration and clothing de- This apart, the colours we actually see We must therefore embrace this “Ram is found in different forms in Ramayan, found in different significantly since the industry’s birth over a century ago, ren- pends on colours – and our mood too. also influence the way we feel and the variegated beauty, or else it shall with- places. But Ram is everywhere and Ram is of all. Therefore dering aviation the safest mode of commercial transportation, And as American singer and musician decisions we take in our life? er away with the cruel ravages of Ram is the common thread in India’s unity in diversity.” – Amy Grant puts it that ‘black’, consid- The human eye is like a binocular to time. So let those colours dip, prance the problem lies in the fact that the safety performance has NARENDRA MODI, PM, India ered to be a dark (negative) colour, view the kaleidoscope of colours that and pirouette over our canvas of life – been far from evenly distributed. Developing countries, in par- +++ adds depth to all other colours. She nature presents before us. It may so let them blend, before they bleed and ticular, have much poorer safety records. In a majority of air “Several indicators are reflecting that the economic activities crashes, the factors generally concern technical failures and further goes on to add: “But if you mix happen that sometimes, the choice of disappear. The blank canvases stand black with everything, suddenly there’s colour directly reflects our personali- still, waiting for a new life to start are reviving in the country.” – PIYUSH GOYAL, Commerce human errors – even though some crashes are never ade- shadow – no, not just shadow, but full- ty and thoughts. In fact, colours also painting, casting their souls onto the and Industry Minister quately explained. Then, immediate causes apart, the absence ness. You’ve got to be willing to mix influence our moods, emotions and blank whiteness. +++ of a sustained threat and risk assessment procedure and poor black into your palette if you want to actions. This apart, even the ones with Colours are also a source of inspira- “The emphasis on three language policy in NEP 2020 is disap- pilot training are invariably impacting aviation safety. The role create something that’s real.” an impaired vision are swayed by col- tion for famous artists who earned a pointing. The Central Government should understand the sen- of pilots during emergency situations becomes extremely cru- That’s what life is all about – life is ours, if someone (who can see) offers living with colours. They have been timents of the Tamil people and should reconsider the imple- cial and we have had many instances in which the alacrity of colourful, not in its context of a ‘happy them a choice of colours. If we nurture able to show life and the world with mentation of the NEP.” – EDAPPADI K PALANISWAMI, CM, the pilots helped avert certain disasters. For reducing the inci- go lucky life’ but colourful implying that positive thoughts within us, our lives colours. They give life to their works Tamil Nadu +++ dence of fatal air crashes it is imperative that we shift our life is a montage of myriad emotions are surrounded by colours, and there- with the help of colours. Some great “Bhagawan Ram is symbol of love, truth and justice. Hindutta approach which has been largely reactive and incident-based. conforming to the various colours fore ooze happiness and confidence. poets have also earned a living by writ- ing poetry about colours of nature, the on the other hand divides people, create hatred. With the Bhumi What we need is a more proactive, predictive and systems- around us. These emotions can most It wouldn’t be a mere exaggeration certainly be from the two opposite to surmise that colours are a reflec- flora and fauna. Puja of Ram Temple, let politics of division and hatred be bur- based approach. India is having a disturbingly high incidence of poles of the spectrum – happy and dark tion of the human mind and vice-ver- So, life indeed is colourful that brings ied.” – TARUN GOGOI, ex-CM, Assam air accidents, which is largely attributable to the below-par air (emotions), just like the colours of hap- sa. To cite a simple example, someone joy to some, may be after a lean phase, +++ safety standards of the country. Serious questions are also there piness that invigorates the human psy- who is high on confidence (not to be or even vice versa – so too we must “Age does matter but with Dhoni it’s different. He is a natural on the airworthiness of some flights as also the competence of che and the colours of sorrow that confused with overconfidence) will take life in its stride – and that too with athlete and I know what his power is....” – SURESH RAINA, the crew in averting accidents. punctures the human soul. most definitely be clad in brighter col- a pinch of salt. cricketer, India

gnorance is bliss! Apropos of the all passengers dispersed. The trium- From THE PAST wayside labourers who routinely phant, lone Mr Opportunist, with satis- imbibe tea procured from a near- Mr Opportunist faction of an Oscar winner relaxed him- NO SECOND REFINERY FOR ASSAM by vendor, in unhygienic, low qual- self; tired as he was, he lay on the berth NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Petroleum and Chemicals Minister Dr Triguna Sen told a depu- Iity polythene bag. On two occasions with a hen. and fell asleep. tation of all-party members of Parliament today that his Ministry was prepared to begin when I explained them about its seri- In another incident, one Mr Oppor- Early morning, as he awoke, there work on the proposed expansion of the existing refinery and setting up of a petrochemical ous carcinogenic effects, they gave a tunist of Malda Town thought, “Alas, I was a platform in view. He asked a ven- complex in Assam immediately. This could be done on the basis of the feasibility report patient, receptive hearing. A few of could also derive advantage from pre- dor, which station was that. As he heard, prepared by the experts group of his Ministry recently. them might have relinquished this dan- Harish Barthwal vailing Corona-induced panic, like sell- “Malda Town”, he was surprised. Con- The experts report says that it is most economical and quite feasible to create additional gerous practice...... ers of masks and sanitizers of all de- fused, he exclaimed, “Wasn’t that the refining capacity by expansion of the existing Gauhati Refinery. It has suggested that a Earlier, few knew how dreaded Cov- and perceived any sneezing oldster as scription at exorbitant prices. Inciden- station the train left last night.” Prompt petrochemical complex can also be located nearby. id-19 spreads; when its precise mech- an agent waiting to kill them. There tally, his urgent need to visit Guwahati came the reply: “That train had left. A Feasibility studies were made by a committee appointed by the Ministry of Petro- leum and Chemicals under the Chairmanship of Sri N Kashyap, Chairman of the Indian anism came to fore, the precept of so- was news about a lean and thin person on errand on open rail ticket tended to Corona patient had boarded this bogey, Oil Corporation. Sri DR Chavan, Minister of State for Petroleum and Chemicals, said cial distancing as prime prevention mo- who removed the mask for a while and bring cheers. so this bogey was shunted out.” in Parliament last week that the committee’s report outlined a programme com- dality was readily accepted, as wit- coughed aside. The act so infuriated a Mr Opportunist put his baggage on a nessed at shopping points, in greeting passing-by Mr Suspicion that he seat in an overcrowded general bogey. Different Strokes pletely in conformity with the Prime Minister’s statement made on December 5 last Anecdotes full of wit and humour with also in Parliament. with Namaste rather than handshake, screamed full-throatedly, “Conspiracy Then, as planned, he proceeded towards a finishing punchline having a word etc. Some became too scary of each to kill me”, and tightly held the ‘cul- the toilet and returned with feigned in- count of 360 words may be sent to SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 , 1970 other, even avoided verbal exchanges prit’ by the neck, as a butcher does cessant sneezing all his way. In no time, [email protected] SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 Heavy downpour sends State theatre workers call on WEATHER Jorabat under water CM seeking financial support CITY CORRESPONDENT families. The future of their ures of the government. GUWAHATI children is totally uncertain. There are hundreds of people LOCAL FORECAST: GUWAHATI, Aug 8: A They are suffering from un- who earn their livelihood Generally cloudy sky with group of theatre workers of the bearable pain,” it added. working in various depart- one or two spells of rain/ State submitted a memoran- It also mentioned that while ments of dozens of theatre thundershower. Maximum and minimum dum to Chief Minister Sarba- on the one hand the lockdown groups across the State. These temperatures are most nanda Sonowal seeking support helped in containing spread of people work in different seg- likely to be 34°C and to the fraternity that has been the virus, on the other it affect- ments such as script writing, 26°C respectively on suffering due to the lockdown. ed the people economically. direction, acting, make-up, set Sunday. TEMPERATURE: A delegation comprising ac- Thousands of people lost their design, costume, lights and Max 36.8°C tor and chief correspondent of jobs and innumerable people others, it added. Min 27.0°C PTI Trideep Lahkar, social survived on support from the The delegation also urged worker Pratul Barman, direc- government and good Samari- Sonowal to support and as- tor Drasta (society of perform- tans. The theatre activities also sist the theatre workers at Driver killed ing arts) Indrajit Kakati and came to a grinding halt during least for the next six months. in mishap actor Manab Jyoti Nath met the lockdown, it said. “Even if the pandemic gets Sonowal on Friday in this re- Signed by president of In- over soon, it will not be an CITY CORRESPONDENT gard. The Chief Minister as- dia People’s Theatre Associa- easy task to restart the thea- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: A sured the delegation that he tion (Assam) Sudakshina Sar- tre productions as people will A commercial vehicle struggles to cross a flooded road at Jorabat. – Photo: Correspondent water tanker driver died on would discuss the issue with ma, former principal of Cot- be apprehensive of sitting in a the spot after the tanker load- the cultural affairs department. ton College and director Sa- gathering inside an auditori- ed with water turned turtle CORRESPONDENT Assam-Meghalaya border, “It was a terrifying moment who are already bearing the The memorandum stated mahar Natya Gosthee Dr Si- um. Moreover, these artistes at Naharbari of the greater under water. to see a car floating in the flood- brunt of the global pandemic. that the theatre workers of tanath Lahkar and others, the have never received regular Maligaon area today. JORABAT, Aug 8: Heavy As the roads turned into riv- water, but a few bravehearts Locals say that such flood- Assam are in acute financial memorandum acknowledged monthly salary. The full-tim- The driver has been iden- rainfall for about an hour on ers, motorists were seen strug- from Jorabat helped it reach a ing has become a common stress after almost four months that the State government has ers in this creative art form tified as Biren Rai. Saturday evening caused se- gling to cross the inundated ar- safer place,” said Krishna Shar- sight at Jorabat now, as the of no work. “Most of the thea- taken several steps for the have been surviving with vere waterlogging at Jorabat eas on the highways, leading to ma, a local resident. government turns a blind tre workers are selling vege- welfare of the marginalised whatever little amount they Support to trade and nearby areas on the out- traffic snarls for hours. Apart from the roads, sev- eye when it comes to solv- tables, while some have turned people of the State. However, get from each performance of union protest skirts of Guwahati city. A Hyundai i20 car with oc- eral shops and other business ing the issue. daily wage labourers at several somehow the professional the- a play. The Assamese culture The flash floods sent Na- cupants, also broke down and establishments along the two It may be mentioned that places. Some have even sold atre workers who are not as- and values have been im- STAFF REPORTER tional Highway 37 in Assam started floating in the flood- highways were inundated, National Highway 37 here is a their prized possessions used sociated with the mobile or mensely enriched by the con- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The and NH-6 in Meghalaya, at water after it tried to cross giving a tough time to the toll road as a new toll plaza was dearly in theatre productions, moving theatre, have been left tribution of these artistes,” Hind Mazdoor Sabha Assam, Jorabat, a tri-junction on the an inundated road. businessmen and residents, set up recently at Sonapur. only to feed a few meals to their out of the recent welfare meas- the memorandum said. NF Railway Mazdoor Union and All India Railwaymen Federation (AIRF) have ex- tended support to the nation- HC nod to vaccination Call to find kingpin of Sonitpur wide trade union protest call on August 9 given by as many as ten central trade unions. of imported pigs group clash gets louder With the slogan ‘Save Rail- ways Save the Nation’, the STAFF REPORTER of Central Animal Husband- Sivasagar, Majuli, Biswanath, STAFF REPORTER for trying to spread commu- evident that the members of Pakistan. Interestingly, this railway trade unions would ry and Dairying. Karbi Anglong, West Karbi An- nal tension in the State. Bajrang Dal took out the ral- allegation was categorically join the protest tomorrow, GUWAHATI, Aug 8: At a In the letter, NEPPFA said, glong, Kamrup (M), Sonitpur, GUWAHATI, Aug 8: Even On the other hand, the ly without obtaining the nec- refuted by the Sonitpur SP opposing the anti-people and time when the African swine “We strongly protest against Jorhat and Golaghat districts. as the state government has Prabrajan Virodhi Manch essary permission. A mem- himself,” the committee anti-workers policy of the fever (ASF) is posing a chal- this decision taken in a hurry Dr Purna Konwar, admin- asked the Director-General (PVM), a forum vocal against ber of the team admitted on stated. Union government in gener- lenge to the pig rearers of without considering the ho- istrative officer of Assam of Police to conduct a thor- illegal infiltration in Assam, camera that no permission The PVM, on the other al and a number of railway- Assam, the Gauhati High listic picture and in the name Livestock And Poultry Cor- ough probe into the group has demanded a probe into was required to visit a tem- hand, alleged that the Sonit- specific policies of the gov- Court in its judgment on a writ of the pig farmers of the en- poration, said Dhemaji and clash between the support- the allegation of pro-Pakistan ple. A thorough probe must pur district administration is ernment in particular. petition recently made it man- tire country and especially of Sivasagar are the worst-hit ers of Bajrang Dal and a group slogans raised during the be conducted to find who or- trying to cover up the inci- datory to vaccinate the pigs the North East. The entire districts till date. He said the of people at Bhora Singori in group clash by the people of ganised the bike rally, which dent in a mysterious way. Webinar to be imported to Assam from pig industry of India will be disease mainly hit the villag- Sonitpur on August 5, alle- doubtful origin. was a blatant violation of “There are sufficient vid- Punjab and Haryana. in danger if the movement of es located near the rivers. gations and counter-allega- Several persons were in- COVID protocol,” the com- eo footages and eyewitness- organised The petition was filed by pigs from Punjab and Harya- Meanwhile, Dr Konwar tions are pouring in from var- jured in the clash between mittee headed by eminent es supporting the allegations CITY CORRESPONDENT the North East Progressive na to the north-eastern claimed that the measures ious quarters, with demands two groups in Sonitpur on intellectual Hiren Gohain that pro-Pakistan slogans Pig Farmers Association states allow in such a time.” taken by the state govern- to find the kingpin of the August 5, following a bike said. were raised during the inci- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The (NEPPFA) after the Centre NEPPFA further stated that ment showed very good re- group clash. rally at Bhora Singori in sup- The committee also ques- dent,” PVM leader and sen- All Assam Handloom and Textile Officers’ Association decided to allow pig export the pig farmers of the region sults in containing the disease. Strongly condemning the port of the Ram Temple bhoo- tioned the role of local MLA ior advocate Upamanyu Haz- organised a webinar on the to Assam from Punjab and are going through a very diffi- He further informed that incident, the Co-ordination mi pujan. Whereas a team Ashok Singhal and the ruling arika said. occasion of National Hand- Haryana. Earlier, opposing cult time for the last four the recent floods have Committee against Citizen- from the district administra- BJP. “Not just the rally was Hazarika also alleged that loom Day through Google the decision of the Central months as both movement and caused a delay in starting the ship Amendment Act has tion was also attacked and a organised in an illegal way, Chief Minister Sarbananda Meet on Friday. government, Agriculture sale of pigs have been stopped culling exercise to contain asked the state government number of vehicles were the local MLA and some oth- Sonowal-led present govern- The members mainly dis- and Veterinary Minister Atul in order to contain the ASF. the disease in the affected to arrest all the culprits re- damaged in the incident. ers tried to fuel communal ment is trying to appease the cussed the problems faced by Bora and NEPPFA also wrote Till date over 17,000 pigs areas. Now, it will start af- sponsible for the incident af- “From the statements of tension by alleging that the minorities and cover-up in- the weavers of the State dur- to Upamanyu Basu, Joint died in some villages due to ter August 15, Dr Konwar ter a thorough probe and give police and district administra- local minority population cidents like Sonitpur clash for ing the webinar. Secretary in the Department ASF in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, informed. them exemplary punishment tion representatives, it is gave slogans in support of the vote bank politics. Illicit liquor destroyed Zubeen Garg to be brand Wild boar strays into city, injures 5 New journalists CITY CORRESPONDENT body launched ambassador of agri sector STAFF REPORTER hendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital, While Ali, who received injuries to STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The STAFF REPORTER received 86 stitches to his body. Later, his neck, has been admitted to the excise department today de- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: A wild boar he was taken to Wintrobe Hospital af- Gauhati Medical College and Hospi- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: At a stroyed 250 litres of illicit liq- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: In a bid to attract the new generation which reportedly strayed out of the ter he developed chest pain. GPC gen- tal, Barman was allowed to go after representative meeting of uor during a raid at the Lal- to agriculture and its allied fields, Zubeen Garg will work as a forest area around the city this morn- eral secretary Sanjoy Ray informed proper diagnosis. journalists and public leaders mati area here. brand ambassador of Assam’s agriculture sector. This was ing, unleashed a reign of terror on the that the club would ensure that Basfor Later in the evening, the wild boar held at the office of the week- Implements used in mak- decided during a meeting held between Zubeen and Agricul- GNB Road for several hours and left gets proper medical attention. which reportedly ventured into a res- ly Pragjyotish at Bamunimaid- ing illicit liquor were also ture Minister Atul Bora here today. as many as five persons wounded, two Two other persons who were at- idential area in Marakhali Colony near an on Friday, a new journal- destroyed during the raid. Zubeen also discussed with the minister a project prepared of them grievously. tacked by the boar have been identi- the Assam Textile Institute, was found ists’ organisation named Sang- However, no one has been by him, his wife Garima Saikia Garg and his friends, which The wild boar, which was apparently fied as Moklesh Ali and Karona Bar- dead. Police sources said that the ani- badik Sangha Purbanchal with detained in this connection. aims to strengthen the agriculture sector of Assam. panic-stricken, was also seen ventur- man, both employees in the Directo- mal was possibly killed by members headquarters in Guwahati was Blood donation Along with Zubeen, his wife and two others namely Bankim ing out to the main road (GNB Road) rate of Archaeology. of the enraged public. launched. Rai Medhi and Jayanta Kakati were present at the meeting. for nearly an hour. Although forest de- The meeting, held with DN camp today partment personnel rushed to the spot, Chakravartty in the chair, con- STAFF REPORTER Plantation drive they however, failed to spot the animal. stituted a five-member conven- Rajender Basfor, a part-timer en- ors’ body with Nava Thakuria CITY CORRESPONDENT GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The gaged at the Gauhati Press Club (GPC), as convenor to prepare the Terapanth Yuvak Parishad in GUWAHATI, Aug 8: One hundred and forty-eight cadets too sustained multiple injuries after he groundwork for setting up the association with the Gauhati from 60 Assam Girls Bn NCC, Guwahati Group, planted sap- was attacked by the wild boar inside new organisation. Medical College and Hospi- lings as part of a tree plantation drive yesterday. the club campus where he was doing Thakuria dwelt on the need tal (GMCH) Blood Bank is About 180 neem, jamun, jack fruit and stone apple saplings his routine cleaning work along with to dispel wrong projection of organising a blood donation were planted on school and college complexes. The institutions one of his colleagues around 8 am. The the North East, and stressed camp on Sunday from 10 am which took part in the drive were KV, Khanapara, Army Public video footage showing the wild boar the need for a bold organisa- at Agragani Club, Central School, Narangi, Gopalboro Government High School, Rangia attacking Basfor has already gone viral. The wild boar that attacked five persons and an injured Rajender Basfor tion to safeguard the interests Gotanagar here. College, Diamoria College and Narangi Anchalik College. Basfor who was rushed to the Ma- (inset) undergoing treatment at the hospital. – UB Photos of the people of the region. Excise hopes for increase Webinar on Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in revenue collection held at Sonapur College RITURAJ BORTHAKUR during the last ten days of July in duty and reforms brought the State had got Rs 6 crore in CORRESPONDENT Underscoring the neces- Prof Vivek Kumar, Co-Co- of his institute towards rural (July 20 to 31) after the lock- about in the department April and Rs 65 crore in March sity of doing welfare-centric ordinator, UBA, also from transformation. GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The down in the city was relaxed which plugged the leakages. – during the lockdown period. JORABAT, Aug 8: The research, Prof Vijay said that IIT Delhi, presented some After the presentations excise department is expect- a little was a whopping Rs The state government “The consumption has ap- promulgation of Unnat the UBA, launched in 2014 success stories of UBA at- and deliberations by the re- ing a 25 per cent increase in 140 crore hiked the liquor taxes by parently not increased. But Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) by as a flagship programme, has tributed to different insti- source persons, there was an revenue collection despite the “During the same period around 25 per cent from May noting the collection in July, the Ministry of Human Re- provided an opportunity to tutes of the country includ- interactive session on the impacts of COVID-19. In the last year, we had collected Rs to offset the losses suffered we feel the department is on source Development faculties and students of ing IITs. Deliberating on theme where Prof Kakoty first quarter of the financial year, 123 crore. The increase in during the lockdown period. track to register a 25 per cent (MHRD), Government of higher educational institutes the topic, Prof Kumar said dealt with the queries of the the department registered a revenue collection during this The fuel taxes were also raised growth this year,” the offi- India, is a real paradigm shift to learn the real-life chal- that the UBA is mooted on participants appropriately revenue of Rs 420 crore. period was despite that fact by Rs 5. The State can impose cial added. of the learning process of lenges and the traditional the fundamental ethos of with his skill and wisdom. “Last year, during the peri- that shops were open only on taxes on only liquor and fuel. In 2019-2020, the excise higher educational institutes wisdom of the rural people. science and technology in- Earlier, Dr Biman Pato- od, the collection was Rs 511 one side of the road. Moreo- Collection from liquor tax- department revenue stood at of the country, said Prof VK Students and faculty mem- tervention, research reori- wary, Coordinator, IQAC, crore. But this year, the COV- ver, there are local lockdowns es during May has been esti- Rs 1,650 crore, registering Vijay, National Coordinator, bers of more than forty-five entation, participatory ap- Sonapur College introduced ID-19 pandemic has its impact at some places of the State and mated at Rs 126 crore, which an 18 per cent jump, despite UBA, IIT Delhi. thousand HEIs can contrib- proach and the convergence the resource persons and on revenue collection. In the the shop timings are restrict- is Rs 3 crore more than the being hit by the CAA pro- Prof Vijay made this re- ute towards finding sustain- of funds and knowledge. spoke about the background initial period of the lockdown, ed to 5 pm,” an official said. corresponding month last tests and COVID-19 towards mark while speaking at a able solutions to the plights The webinar was held un- of the webinar. Dr Devab- the liquor shops and bars were “Most importantly bars year. Even in May, liquor the end of the financial year. webinar ‘Fostering UBA, a of the rural people by utilis- der the chairmanship of Prof rot Khanikor, Principal of closed. Bars have started open- were also closed since shops were closed for sever- Excise department is one commitment of HEI’s be- ing the innovative technolo- Sashindra Kr Kakoty, Re- the host college delivered ing only from today. Despite the March. They contribute a sig- al days on account of the re- of the major contributors to yond campus: Issues and chal- gies, he said. gional Coordinator, UBA, IIT the welcome address. The hiccups, we managed to reduce nificant amount of the collec- structuring of taxes and holi- the State coffers. There are lenges’ organised by the In- At the webinar, attended Guwahati, who also deliber- vote of thanks was offered the revenue loss to Rs 92 tion,” he added. days. But despite that, the 2,123 Indian Made Foreign ternal Quality Assurance Cell by a large number of facul- ated on the issue with the help by Dr Sinam Iboton Singh, crore,” an excise official said. The increase in revenue revenue collection increased. Liquor outlets in the State, (IQAC) of Sonapur College ties and other participants of a powerpoint presentation Coordinator of UBA Cell of Significantly, the revenue has been attributed to the hike From tax on foreign liquor, of which 973 are bars. on Saturday. from across the country, on some successful initiatives the college. 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020

Assamese, Kalita, Boy, 35 years, Kalita 30 and 34, B.Tech/ Advocate. Contact direct: M.Tech, Engineer, working in COVID-19 accounts for 6th death in Meghalaya 98541-42875. Hyderabad (2) Assamese Hindu Brahmin Assamese, 35, Tall, Mat/B/P/NP000286/2 30, B.Tech, MBA, Engineer STAFF CORRESPONDENT There are currently 594 ac- tested positive so far in East has 15, East Jaintia Hills 18, West slim, fair & pretty, issueless Delhi (3) Assamese Hindu 30 & tive cases in the State. Seven- Khasi Hills district,” he said. Garo Hills 31, West Khasi Hills 'Choose your partner 'North- divorcee, Masters in Computer Age 31, Bengali, M.Tech, Govt. 33, BE, MBA, Engineer SHILLONG, Aug 8: One teen new cases have been re- War added that the Health six and South West Garo Hills, East No-1, Matrimony. Never Science, working in USA. Engineer, Ghy (2) 30, Bengali, Mumbai. (M) 8876361596. more person has succumbed to ported in the State during the Department has asked all “hos- South Garo Hills and North Garo Married / Divorcee /Widow - Contact (M) 8876361596. MBA, Bank Executive, Mat/B/P/UP000198/1 COVID-19 infection in Megha- past 24 hours and 13 patients also pitals to be vigilant” and prevent Hills have two cases each. Any caste /Age / Community / Mat/G/P/UP000211/1 Sivasagar (3) 30, Bengali, laya, taking the total death toll Religion. Any place of North- MBBS, DCS, Ghy. Sandhani. Alliance invited for Assamese recovered from the viral infec- any health workers from going So far 40,700 samples have Age 30, Kalita, B.Tech, MNC, in the State to six. As many as tion during the same period. out from quarantine centres. been sent for testing, out of east , Contact for Bride/Groom 9101707706. Hindu General Caste 37, 5'8'', 34 health workers, including outside of Assam/India . Sanjyog Pune (2) 26, Kalita, B.Tech, Mat/B/P/UP000219/1 BE, MBA (Symbiosis) working The Director of Health The Health Department has which 39,294 have tested neg- doctors, nurses and support Matrimony. Guwahati, Ulubari. MNC, Bangalore (3) 28, Kalita, USA based MNC in Bangalore. Services, Aman War, said that appointed 50 doctors, 200 nurs- ative and the results of 383 re- staff, have tested positive so far @8638153087. B.Tech, MNC, Metro. Sandhani. Age 29, OBC, B.Tech/MS, Contact (M) 8638253628 several health workers have es and over 100 laboratory tech- ports are awaited. As many as Mat/P/AC000812/1 9101707706. MNC, Australia (2) 29, Kalita, (ADAMS). in East Khasi Hills district. also contracted the virus in the nicians to fight the pandemic. 423 patients have also recov- Mat/G/P/UP000213/1 B.Tech, MNC, Bangalore (3) 37, Mat/B/P/UP000199/1 The person who passed relentless fight against COV- Out of the total active cases, ered from the infection. A to- GROOM WANTED Kalita, B.Tech/MS/MBA, MNC, away on Friday at the NEIGRI- ID-19. “Thirty-four health East Khasi Hills has registered tal of 26,286 people from Age 24+, Brahmin, BDS Bangalore. Sandhani. Kalita 31, BE, MBA, Engineer HMS, was also a diabetic. The workers, including doctors, the highest with 453, Ri-Bhoi across the country have also Kalita, Assamese, 30, 5'9'', (internship) Jagiroad (2) 29, 9101707706. T.C.S Bangalore (2) Assamese State Government had not nurses and support staff, have district has 65, West Jaintia Hills returned to the State. B.Tech, NIT, MBA Pune, Brahmin, MBA, MNC, Delhi (3) Mat/B/P/UP000217/1 Hindu 34, B.Tech, MBA 28, Brahmin, B.Tech, MNC, confirmed yesterday if the working in reputed MNC # Engineer Bangalore (3) person died of COVID-19. 8471887825. Bangalore (4) 28, Brahmin, MA/ Brahmin/Hindu/Assamese/35 Assamese Hindu 32, B.Tech, One more Mat/G/P/AC000820/1 B.Ed./TET pass, Nalbari (5) 27, yrs/B.Sc./now working as North MBA, Engineer, Delhi * COVID-19 death toll Brahmin, B.Tech and M.Tech. East area Manager in Medicine ADAMS (M) 6000486706. COVID-19 death Kalita, Assamese, 39, 5'11'', BE, Persuing Ph. D, Ghy. Sandhani. Company/well culture & Mat/B/P/UP000200/1 MBA, Gazetted Officer in Central 9101707706. educated family from Assam. Friendly & professional rises to 37 in Tripura in Manipur Govt. Caste no bar # Mat/G/P/UP000214/1 Contact number: 8721028156. Muslim Assamese 38 yrs, MA, counselling services now at CORRESPONDENT centres and COVID care cen- CORRESPONDENT 9854152573. Mat/B/P/SP000551/1 Ph. D in English, Academician, Jorhat. Solutions for – personal, Age 30, Kalita, Govt. Engineer, career, children, parents, tres will get a dedicated phone Mat/G/P/AC000821/1 working State Govt. Department. IMPHAL, Aug 8: A 63-year- Ghy (1) 30, Kalita, MBA, Central Muslim/Assamese/33 yrs/ professionals, marital AGARTALA, Aug 8: One to update the relatives of the pa- Seeks suitable match. Contact old man who had comorbidi- Brahmin, Assamese, 32, 5'11', job, Ghy. Sandhani. Masters degree in Engineering/ relationships in a very more person died of COVID- tients about their health status (M) 9854063196. ties, died due to COVID-19, B.Tech, M.Tech IIT, working in 9101707706. Now working as a gazetted understanding & confidential 19 and 128 new infections were between 3 pm and 4 pm on a Mat/B/P/UP000201/1 taking the death toll in Manipur Metro # 8471887825. Mat/G/P/UP000215/1 officer post in Govt sector at manner. Only by appointments– detected during the past 24 daily basis. Each COVID care to 11. As of Saturday, Manipur Mat/G/P/AC000822/1 Guwahati city/Educated family, Alliance invited for Assamese 7002503033, 9864529188. hours in Tripura, while the centre will also have a help desk. (1) 31, Kalita, MBBS/MD has a total of 3,635 positive own property in Guwahati/ Hindu Boy, 40+, BE, Engineer, Counselling/BL000141/1 State Government has decid- Tripura West MP Pratima Kalita, Assamese, 30, MS (Ortho) (Radiology) Ghy (2) 41, Ahom, cases after the detection of 169 contact now: 9508008145. working Govt. Department in ed to enhance healthcare facil- Bhoumik today said that the Doctor in Assam, Caste no bar # LLM, Govt. Officer, Divorcee, Mat/B/P/AC000830/1 Guwahati. Caste no bar. Contact new cases. The active and re- 8471887480. Tinsukia. Sandhani. ities to deal with the situation Biplab Kumar Deb Govern- covered cases stand at 1,697 (M) 8876361596. more effectively. ment is committed to provid- Mat/G/P/AC000823/1 9101707706. Hindu/Assamese/30yrs/5'7''/ Mat/B/P/UP000202/1 Contact for Online Tender and 1,927 respectively. Mat/G/P/UP000216/1 M.Tech/working in a very good Upload (E-Tender), Provident Till date the State has re- ing better treatment to the General, Assamese, 35, APSC Meanwhile, four doctors and profile in Abroad /own property Assamese Hindu Koch, 34, 5'8'', Fund (PF), ESIC, Digital corded 37 COVID-19 deaths COVID-19 patients. passed out, Central Govt. Class Bengali Chanda Girl, 33/5'1'', ITI a nurse of a government public in Ghy/Caste no bar/ MA in English, Police Officer, Signature. Ph. 95083-82006. and the fatality rate stands at “Each COVID care centre 1 Officer. Caste no bar # Electronics CG employee. health centre (PHC) in Manipur 9016776318. Guwahati residence. Father Rtd. Consultancy/P/AC000619/4 0.63 percent. The positivity will have CCTVs,” she said. 8471887480. have tested COVID-19 posi- Contact Parents: 7002937018. Mat/B/P/AC000831/1 Professor. Contact (M) and recovery rates are 3.04 Meanwhile, 12 doctors have Mat/G/P/AC000824/1 Caste no bar. tive, official sources said today. 8638253628. For writing of account books in per cent and 71.63 per cent been appointed on a temporary Mat/G/BL000135/1 Hindu/Assamese/ Kalita/40yrs/ tally filing of Income Tax/GST On the other hand, the resi- Kalita, Assamese, 29, 5'4'', Mat/B/P/UP000203/1 respectively, a medical bulle- basis to overcome the shortage MBA/MA/PGDIF/Now returns audited a/c contact phone dences of five persons who B.Tech, PO at UCO Bank # Alliance for girl 37 plus years tin from the Tripura Health of physicians in government-run Working in a very good position Kalita 29, B.Tech, M. Tech (IIT- 8638159785/9678002848/ tested positive outside the 96134-35785. (Divorcee), working in MNC in in Govt sector at Guwahati/well Guwahati) Govt. Service (2) 8474862820. Department said. hospitals. Steps have also been quarantine centres in Tamen- Mat/G/P/AC000825/1 Bangalore, 5'6'',M.Sc, Clinical culture Guwahati based family/ Assamese Hindu General Caste Consultancy/P/AC000734/3 So far, Tripura has regis- taken to recruit nurses. glong district, have been de- Research, Bengali, Kayastha, tered 6,035 positive cases, of Sources said the State wit- Wanted a suitable Assamese Caste no bar/9508008145. 33 yrs. Forest Officer Guwahati clared as containment areas. Mesh Raashi, Norogon. Contact Mat/B/P/AC000832/1 residence. * ADAMS (M) which 1,857 are still undergo- nessed a steep rise in COV- The five positive persons have Brahmin Groom for a fair & 8660847678, 9108137187, beautiful Girl, aged 27, 5'7 inch, 6000486706. ing treatment. ID-19 cases during the week- been shifted to the COVID 9108426593. Muslim/Assamese/34yrs/Masters 2500 to 98,000 sq.ft. Industrial MBA working in Pvt. Bank in Mat/B/P/UP000204/1 Meanwhile, a telemedicine long COVID survey. Of the Care Centre at the Tamenglong Mat/G/BL000136/1 degree in Medicine/Now Shed/Warehouse, Godown at Delhi as a Deputy Manager for service has been introduced total 10 lakh households in the Higher Secondary School. working as a Doctor post in Govt Alliance invited for Hindu, Khanapara, Beltola, Lokhra, early marriage. Direct contact: Groom wanted Brahmin, 29, at the dedicated COVID State, the survey covered nine sector at Guwahati city/Educated Assamese Groom, 29 years, 6 Amingaon, Changsari, Mirza. 8812827503, 9678472356. M.Tech, working in Bangalore. treatment centre in the GB lakh households, leading to a Mizoram tally family,own property in feet, Software Engineer - serving 94354-03986. Mat/G/P/AC000810/2 Direct contact number: Pant Hospital here. Doctors spike in the positive cases. Guwahati/contact now: in Bangalore. Contact : Godown/P/AC000775/30 8638878340. will use the facility for better A total of 1,94,005 persons reaches 566 Wanted an educated Bengali boy 9508008145. 9864607432, 8638577941. Mat/G/BL000132/2 Ground floor, RCC, parking treatment of COVID-19 pa- underwent COVID-19 test CORRESPONDENT age within 32 yrs. for a Girl, Mat/B/P/AC000833/1 Mat/B/..../1 space available, Piyoli Phukan tients. and 6,035 cases have been de- M.Tech, working in Bangalore 34 yrs Assamese, Charming Girl, Hindu/Assamese /Brahmin/ Age 32, Kalita, M.Tech, MNC, Road, Rehabari, Guwahati Besides, all COVID treatment tected so far in Tripura. AIZAWL, Aug 8: With the (MNC), residence at Guwahati. well established, seeking Groom. 35yrs/5'11''/B.Tech and MBA / Ghy (2) 32, Kalita, MBBS/MD, 91015-58005. detection of eight more cases, Contact directly No. Call direct: 81350-18602. working as a Consultant in , Service, Ghy (3) 39, OBC, Godown/AC000806/1 Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally to- 8638941040. Mat/G/P/SP000506/1 Metro/earning handsomely /if MBBS/MD, Service, Jorhat. day reached 566. Mat/G/P/SP000383/2 Virus cases surge Assamese Brahmin Girl, 22 serious pls call/9016776318. Sandhani. 9101707706. Five of the samples exam- years, doing MA, seeks suitable Mat/B/P/AC000834/1 Mat/B/P/UP000218/1 ined at the Zoram Medical Col- Bengali, Kayastha, Caste no bar, Wanted by us small room for Brahmin match. Contact: past 2000 mark lege laboratory here last night, 5'3'', 28, B.Tech, working in SBI, Hindu/Assamese/35yrs/5'7''/ shop in Guwahati ground floor Ghy # 9613766785. 9435732106. M.Tech/working as an Engineer road facing contact turned out to be positive. Two Mat/G/P/AC000826/1 Mat/G/P/NP000300/1 in Abroad /Small and reputed 90% completed 3 BHK flats for 9864958349/9707050449. in Arunachal of them are symptomatic pa- tients admitted to the medical family of Guwahati/if serious sale at Rukminigaon n booking Accom/NL000120/8 CORRESPONDENT meng accounts for the highest Hindu/Assamese/Brahmin/ BRIDE WANTED college, while the remaining please call/No caste bar/contact open for Bharalumukh Project, 34 cases, followed by East 28yrs/fair and beautiful/ M.SC/ Space needed for Bar cum three are asymptomatic and working as a Teacher with govt Slim & beautiful, Bengali, Hindu, no: 9508008145. Ph. 98640-37301. ITANAGAR, Aug 8: The Siang with 21 cases, Changlang Restaurant in Guwahati. had been under quarantine. /own property in Ghy/ 27, 5'3'' B.Tech, NIT Silchar, Mat/B/P/AC000835/1 H&F/NL000097/18 number of COVID-19 cases in with 12 cases and Itanagar Cap- Minimum 600 sq.ft. Contact : Three more cases were de- 9016776318. working in Nationalised Bank, Hindu/Assamese/33yrs/5'7''/ Booking open, work in progress 99574-17094. Arunachal Pradesh has surged ital Complex with 11 cases. tected among stranded truck- Mat/G/P/AC000843/1 Caste no bar # 9854152573. handsome/MBA/Entrepreneur 2/3/4 BHK flat # 3400.00 per Accom/P/AC000828/1 past the 2,000 mark following Among the new cases, 97 Mat/B/P/AC000813/1 ers on the NH-306 in Kolasib Bengali beautiful and fair girl 26 in Metro/earning in 7 figures/ sq.ft. Near Ganesh Turning, detection of 101 fresh cases on are asymptomatic and four district last night. Kahilipara, Guwahati. Contact years M.Tech working as a Beautiful Assamese, Kalita, 27, own property in Ghy/Caste no Friday. symptomatic. Altogether, 22 stranded truck No. 8638840281. Engineer in government sector 5'5'', BE, working in Nationalised bar/for early, marriage/Pls call According to the data re- Meanwhile, 81 patients drivers and handymen have test- H&F/P/SP000519/4 Two Maruti Van and one Swift well settled in Assam looking for Bank # 9401722296. 9016776318. leased by the State Directo- were discharged following ed positive so far. An official Mat/B/P/AC000836/1 Dzire for sale, Ph. 86387-18769 rate of Health Services, the their recovery. a well educated Boy.91632 Mat/B/P/AC000814/1 For sale Dlx. 3 BHK flat 1300 Rs. 2,00,000/4,00,000/- source said many of them are 37014. sq.ft. (5 yrs. old) at Puberun Path, State’s tally of confirmed Altogether 25 patients were yet to be tested. Hundreds of Kalita / Assamese / 34 / 5'7'' / Hindu/Assamese/49yrs/ M&S/P/SP000555/1 Mat/G/P/AC000844/1 Hatigaon. Contact : 9864026510. cases currently stands at discharged in Itanagar Capital trucks are stranded on the high- M.Tech, Ph.d / Asst Professor at Doctorate Medicine/Now H&F/P/SP000516/3 MARUTI BREZZA VDI OCT. 2,049. There are 720 active Complex, 14 in Changlang, 13 way due to road repair works. Assamese beautiful and fair girl Govt Engineering College # working as a Doctor in Govt 2017 MODEL IS FOR SALE. cases, while 1,326 COVID- in Tirap and 10 in Tawang, sev- Following discharge of sev- 26 years M.Tech working as a 9613435785. hospital/Educated family from 80% work completed 3 BHK flat (WHITE COLOUR, 32,000 19 patients have recovered en in Lohit, three each in Nam- en Assam Rifles men from Engineer in Government sector Mat/B/P/AC000815/1 Guwahati/No caste Bar/You can at Chandan Nagar Path (Niribili KMS DRIVEN, SHOWROOM so far. The virus has claimed sai and West Kameng, two hospital today, the number of well settled in Assam looking for contact : 9508008145. Path) Rukminigaon. Ph. Bengali / General / Caste no bar CONDITION. PRICE (RS. three lives in the State so each in East Siang and Shi- a well educated Boy. (6002 008 Mat/B/P/AC000837/1 9864010641. discharged cases in the State / 35 / 5'7'' / M.Sc / Asst Manager 6,50,000/) CONTACT : 94350- far. Yomi, and one each in East has risen to 296. The number 134). 34 yrs Assamese boy Master H&F/P/SP000529/3 86212. Mat/G/P/AC000845/1 at Govt Bank # 9613766785. Of the 101 new cases de- Kameng and Lower Dibang of active cases in Mizoram now Mat/B/P/AC000816/1 degree now he is a Gazatted One 2BHK and 3BHK flat is M&S/P/AC000808/1 tected in 12 districts, East Ka- Valley. stands at 270. Brahmin Assamese 28, 5'5'', BE officer.Own property in available for booking near Delhi (Computer Science) working Bengali / Brahmin / 32 / 5'6''/ Guwahati.Well educated family Public School, Lokhra. Good B.Tech / Central Govt Employee father being Rtd.Looking for a MNC in Indian Metrocity, Father location, reasonable price. Only Selling Rising made Automatic # 9613766785. well educated & simple girl for 13-yr-old girl who died saving friend Executive Engineer Guwahati 7 units. Cell : 9435541594. Chowmein machine, Flour Mat/B/P/AC000817/1 marriage (Caste no Bar)Please H&F/P/SP000512/2 residence. Contact (M) mixing machine and Boiler in 6000486706. Contact- 9365383668. Bengali, General/31/M.Sc 2 BHK 1050 sq.ft. flat sale at excellent condition. Price 5 lakhs recommended for bravery award Mat/G/P/UP000205/1 Mat/B/P/AC000838/1 (Maths) / Govt Bank Officer / VIP Road, near Tennis Club, (negotiable). Genuine buyers CORRESPONDENT DC SC Sadhu. tion has written to Chief Min- Fair & pretty Assamese Hindu residence Ghy /Caste no bar/ Assamese boy 32 years B.Tech Sachal Path, Guwahati, Ph. contact : 70022-56627. “We lost a very brave girl. ister Conrad Sangma to post- 7576026601/8822230669. Girl, 28, 5'5'', BE from Assam working as a Central government 98640-38638. M&Hardware/BL000134/1 TURA, Aug 8: Displaying Nothing can heal the pain her humously nominate her for the Mat/B/P/AC000818/1 Engineering College, working employee, Single child own H&F/P/SP000490/2 rare courage, Mima Patiasa K family is going through, but her national bravery award. Tata Consultancy Service, property in Guwahati , Seeking Assamese/Brahmin/33, 5'9''/BE/ Buy 1092 sq.ft + 400 sq.ft. Sangma sacrificed her life to act of bravery must be recog- Guwahati. Father Doctor. (M) ASEB Engineer/early marriage for smart girl from good Penthouse 1 BHK flats Rs. Twinkle Health Care complete save a friend. The 13-year-old nised. It is the least we can do in 8638253628. # 8011641568, 7002215049. family.. 6002008134. 29,00,000/- good location, Loan Sanitization of your home, girl hailing from Resubelpara vil- her memory,” said Chengchang Mat/G/P/UP000206/1 Mat/B/P/AC000819/1 Mat/B/P/AC000839/1 available, Manpara, Guwahati vehicles, religious places & lage in North Garo Hills (NGH) Marak, a resident of Dainadubi. 84020-40666. workplace. Introductory price district, drowned while trying The incident happened when Brahmin Assamese, 29, Tall, fair, Age 32, Brahmin, MBA, MNC, Bengali Boy 31 years from a H&F/RP000091/4 Rs. 399/-. Call/What’sapp. good looking, M. Phill in Delhi (2) 31, Brahmin, B.Tech/ good and reputed family of to save her friend from falling Mima along with three of her 7664811518. WEATHER English, Asst. Professor Govt. MBA, MNC, Pune (3) 39, Guwahati (MBA) Working as a Residential double story building into a waterfall at Resu Daram friends, had gone to the water- Sanitizer/P/SC000085/8 College. Seeks suitable match. Brahmin, MBA, MNC, Govt Bank Employee posted in & 5 shops for sale, Khalihamari, on August 2. Mima was the only fall at the Daram Gurakol stream NORTHEAST Contact (M) 8876361596. Divorcee, Ghy (4) 34, Brahmin, Guwahati seek a girl for Dibrugarh. Genuine buyers daughter of her parents. near Rongkuchong village. Forecast for North Eastern Mat/G/P/UP000207/1 Masscom, MNC, Ghy. Sandhani. marriage: 9903491487. contact 6900329478. Her exemplary courage and On seeing one of her friends States: Rain/thundershower is 9101707706. Mat/B/P/AC000840/1 H&F/P/AC000864/1 selflessness have now led to losing balance and slipping into very likely to occur at most Assamese Hindu General Caste, For rent Office Space places over Arunachal Pradesh, Mat/B/P/UP000220/1 the NGH district administra- the waterfall, Mima did not 31, 5'4'', Slim, fair, pretty, Muslim boy 32 years well Diana Heights 2 & 3 BHK flats Bhangagarh 500/1200/3000/ Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, tion recommending her name worry about her own safety, and Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. issueless divorcee, BE (Civil) Bengali (Kayastha) Boy, 42 establish family of Guwahati for sale near Beltola Tiniali 5000 sq.ft. main road. Contact 9864958349/9707050449. for a bravery award. reached out and saved her Warning: Thunderstorm with working State Govt. Department years/5'6''/B.Sc./Brischik Rashi/ B.Tech & M.Tech working as a Bazaar, Ph. 98649-37574, OS/NL000119/8 “We are going to recom- friend. But in that process, she lightning is very likely to occur in Guwahati. (M) 6000486706. Devarigan/Shandilya Gotra, Central Govt. Emp seeks a Girl 97074-82354. at isolated places over Mat/G/P/UP000208/1 mend her name for a bravery herself drowned. Her body was working in reputed Autonomous for early marriage: 99034- H&F/P/SP000493/3 1000 sq.ft. ground floor back Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, award this year as what she later retrieved and handed over Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Department at Guwahati. 91278. part (Commercial space) for rent Muslim Assamese, 28, 5'4'', Book 2/3 BHK flat/commercial did was a selfless act of sacri- to the family after post-mortem. Mizoram and Tripura. Heavy to Looking for beautiful and Mat/B/P/AC000842/1 for office purpose at RGB main good looking, MBA from IIM, space at Noonmati (Opp. Axom fice for her friend,” said NGH The Koksi Mahari Associa- very heavy rain is very likely to educated (Except Mangalik) roadside building near Hotel occur at isolated places over working in Indian Metrocity. Alliance for boy 39 plus years, Jatiya Bidyalay). Contact : Seeks suitable match. Guwahati Girl. Contact: 7896489173/ 98640-10641. Guwahati Address, Ph. 94010- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, was working in MNC into Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, residence. (M) 9854063196. (Whatsapp No.: 8133955985). 65092. Finance in Bangalore and now H&F/P/SP000531/2 COVID-19 centre opened Mizoram and Tripura. Mat/G/P/UP000209/1 Mat/B/P/SP000520/1 OS/P/SP000504/1 in Canada permanently, 5'9", For Nagaon : Booking open for CORRESPONDENT tients. It has also got a sepa- Temperatures: Fair & pretty Kalita Girl, 28 yrs, 36 yrs Assamese Boy, Govt. job/ MBA, Bengali, Kayastha, 1/2/3 bedroom flats in Shivam rate unit for pregnant COVID- Max (°C) Min (°C) BE, Officer Nationalised Bank well established, seeking Angshik Manglik. Contact Residency at Madhav Deb Road ITANAGAR, Aug 8: Aru- 19 patients. Dibrugarh 30.2 26.4 in Guwahati. Father Rtd. compatiable Bride. Call direct: 9108137187, 8660847678, near Girls College with Lift, Rhino Packers, Sixmile nachal Pradesh Health and Libang said that it was a Tezpur 36.5 29.4 Engineer. Contact (M) 8135018602. 9108426593. M:98644-69464, Local shifting Silchar 35.4 26.8 Generator facility. Contact : Family Welfare Minister Alo much awaited project of the Dhubri 34.3 28.4 Mat/B/P/SP000507/1 Mat/B/BL000137/2 8638253628. Manjushree Constructions, M:94018-22253 (All India), Libang inaugurated the State’s State Government in its fight Jorhat 34.0 24.8 Mat/G/P/UP000210/1 Bhajanka Market, G.S. Road, Packers & Transportation N Lakhimpur 32.4 25.1 Assamese Brahmin boy, 30 yrs, Assamese Hindu 31, B.Tech Dedicated COVID Health against the pandemic. He Guwahati (M) 98641-81004. household goods. Centre (DCHC) at Midpu in asked the Secretary of Health, Shillong 25.6 20.0 Alliance invited for Assamese B.Tech/M.Tech, Working as a (IIT- Guwahati) Ph. D, working H&F/P/SP000553/3 P&M/P/AC000651/30 Papum Pare district on Friday. Cherrapunjee 25.3 19.2 Kalita Girl, 27, 5'3'', B.Tech, Sr.Engineer in MNC( Govt in USA (2) Kalita 34, B.Tech Dr P Parthiban, to make pro- Aizawl 25.8 18.9 MBA, working as Engineer IT Undertaking) Own property in (IIT-G) MS, working in USA (3) Book 2/3 BHK flat under Medhi Packers, Khanapara, The prefabricated hospital visions for construction of a Kohima 27.0 19.2 Sector in Bangalore. Father Guwahati , Looking for smart n Kalita 39, B.Tech, MS, MBA, construction at Bhetapara (Vidya Local & all India Packers & has seven fully air-conditioned boundary wall to check en- Pasighat 31.0 24.1 cabins with 35 beds equipped croachment. He also urged all Itanagar 33.6 26.8 Executive Engineer. (M) beautiful girl from Assam- working in USA * ADAMS (M) Mandir Path). Contact : 98640- Transportation service. 94354- Imphal 32.7 22.6 9854063196. 7670002621 (Caste no bar). 6000486706. 10641. 35919, 69133-33595. with high dependency units for doctors and health care work- Agartala 36.3 27.0 Mat/G/P/UP000212/1 Mat/B/P/AC000841/1 Mat/B/P/UP000197/1 H&F/P/SP000532/2 P&M/P/AC000800/2 moderately ill COVID-19 pa- ers to work sincerely. SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 LEISURE & L IFESTYLE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7

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Krv 4 Soldier, 4 Kirov, 1 A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution. to be of a diagnostic nature. Across: – DUSTIN HOFFMAN 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI STATE SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 NEWS IN BRIEF Infant killing case: Mastermind among Protect Hara-Gouri AASU protest JORHAT, Aug 8: AASU members on Friday staged a Temple from protest in front of the Jorhat DC’s office against the 3 held, Sushmita demands CID probe Health department for delay in providing treatment to patients in serious condition brought to hospitals, STAFF CORRESPONDENT Deputy Speaker cum Sonai MLA encroachers: Padma thereby causing deaths. Led by AASU Jorhat district unit Aminul Haque Laskar had also demand- assistant general secretary Bijoy Shankar Bordoloi, the SILCHAR, Aug 8: Following public ed that the case must be dealt with in CORRESPONDENT als for their vested inter- protesters showed placards and shouted slogans against outrage over the kidnapping and subse- the fast-track court and the guilty per- ests. If we check the voters’ list, a maximum of them will the Health department. – Staff Correspondent quent killing of a five-month-old infant sons must be given the death penalty. TEZPUR, Aug 8: Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika has be detected as illegal citi- at Kazidahar area under Sonai constitu- People across the district have con- Old-age home urged both Hindus and Mus- zens,” he said. ency of Cachar district, police have ar- demned the incident and demanded cap- DHEMAJI, Aug 8: An old-age home was opened on lims living in the region to Hazarika, who has been August 7 by the Khora Pathar Sanmilit Yuba Samaj, a rested three persons, including the mas- ital punishment for the culprits. maintain peace and harmony, vocal against illegal settlers Lakhimpur-based NGO with financial support from the termind Rajib Chasha. Meanwhile, All India Mahila Congress during a visit to the trouble- in government lands and Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Talking to The Assam Tribune on chief and former Silchar MP Sushmita torn Garuduba-Bhorasingri char areas, referred to the old-age home at Boruah Chuck in ward no. 5 was Saturday, Additional SP (Headquarters) Dev has written to Chief Minister Sar- area under Thelamara PS in recent Chowkighat incident inaugurated by Lakhimpur MP Pradan Boruah. Hem Jagadish Das said, “we are probing the bananda Sonowal demanding his inter- Chandra Boruah, secretary of Khora Pathar Sanmilit Yuba Sonitpur district. under Jamuguri police out- incident with priority and three persons vention and a CID probe into the inci- Samaj, Dhemaji MLA Ranuj Pegu, Dhemaji Deputy Briefing the media, Haza- post in Sootea. – including Rajib Chasha, the master- dent. “The horrific incident of the kid- Commissioner Narsing Pawar, Nirama Boruah, president rika said everybody having He said that as per the no- mind behind the kidnapping, along with napping and murder of the infant has jolt- of the Family Counselling Centre, and dramatist obligation towards the nation tification of the high court, the Kukha Bauri and Mandip Roy – have ed us all. I have spoken to the Chief Min- Hemanta Borpatra Gohain were present. – ANN Service and the region as an Assa- illegal settlers have been been arrested. Further investigation is ister conveying him the need for tracing mese or as an Indian must evicted from the area. He said Adivasi students’ memo to CM in progress. We are looking into all pos- the culprits via a CID investigation and take a bold stand against forc- he would urge the Sonitpur GAURIPUR, Aug 8: The Dhubri District Adivasi sible aspects of the case.” executing exemplary punishment. I have Students’ Union in a memorandum to the Chief Minister, es trying to create an un- district administration and the The Additional SP said that the situa- also brought to the Chief Minister’s no- through the Deputy Commissioner, has demanded pleasant environment for Government of Assam to con- tion at the place of the incident which tice regarding past instances of abduc- immediate declaration of ST status for the community, their vested interests. duct an eviction drive against had turned tense following the recov- tion. It is suspected that a group is active increase of daily allowance from Rs 167 to Rs 350, land Referring to a recent inci- illegal settlers on govern- for the tea garden labourers and reservation of posts for ery of the infant’s body has now been napped from his house while he was behind all such heinous instances and dent of attack on local people ment land in the district. women. The memorandum was signed by student body brought under control. The locals had asleep on August 4. The kidnappers had hence the Chief Minister, who is also the by illegal settlers, he urged Urging the people to stand president Golap Shik Baraik, secretary Rajesh Kujur and demanded arrest of the culprits and also demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. Home Minister, should intervene into joint secretary Udai Baraik. The delegation was led by Chief Minister Sarbananda united for the protection of compensation to the family of the infant. Police recovered the body of the in- the matter. The Chief Minister has as- Sonowal to take necessary land of the indigenous people, vice president Rajen Horo. The student members also According to sources, the infant – fant from a place near Sonai Bazar around sured me that he would personally look met SP Ananda Misra. – Correspondent measures for the protection he said that the BJP govern- identified as Dhruvajyoti Nath – was kid- 2 am on August 6. into the matter,” Dev said. of the historic Hara-Gouri ment was always in favour of Online debate contest Temple in Suti Pahar and re- protection of land and prop- GUWAHATI, Aug 8: An online English debate cover its land from encroach- erty of the indigenous people. competition was conducted by Sainik School Goalpara Shops allowed ment by suspected illegal Hazarika was accompanied by recently for cadets, stated a press release. A total of 12 NGO working for malnourished participants debated on the topic “India can counter to open on both Bangladeshis, and restore its Sonitpur district BJP former China’s growing influence in the world”. Vice Principal sides in Jorhat dignity and heritage. president Dr Birendra Ku- Lt Col ADS Jasrotia was the chief judge, while PK women and children at Lakhipur “A planned conspiracy by mar Nath, local MLA Ganesh Adhikary, teacher and Dr Jayanta Kumar Brahma, from Aug 10 a section of people is on to Limbu and other leaders. assistant professor of Political Science at Goalpara CORRESPONDENT men, piggery and poultry and floods, many lactating harm the interests of the in- Tezpur MP Pallab Lochan STAFF CORRESPONDENT College, were the other judges. Cdt Niyazul Islam farmers, weavers, etc. and pregnant mothers and digenous people. There are Das had also visited the area secured the first position, Cdt MU Harshitaa and Cdt GOALPARA, Aug 8: Ajag- Talking to this correspond- children in the age group of to take stock of the situation. JORHAT, Aug 8: The many government plots of Kapinjal Borkotoky secured the second and third ar Social Circle, an NGO ent, NGO secretary Ashok 0-6 were unable to access land in Sonitpur district and The district administration positions, respectively. Jorhat district administration based at Agia, Goalpara is im- Nath said the organisation is better quality nutritious food, a section is trying to grab with Assam Police, CRPF and has withdrawn the restriction plementing a project ‘SU- working for the poorest and and so the project also helped those government lands to army staged a flag march in Python rescued on business establishments POSHAN’, supported by most vulnerable people of around 610 children with 1 settle illegal foreign nation- the area. DOOMDOOMA, Aug 8: The locals of Line no.2 of to open on one side of any Raidang Tea Estate rescued a python on Friday night. IGSSS since April 1, 2019 for the area who lack access to kg suji , 300 gm kaccha bad- street on alternate days be- The six-foot-long python was handed over to forest improving the nutritional nutritious and safe food. am and 200 ml milk per child personnel on Saturday morning. – Correspondent tween Monday to Friday. An status of malnourished chil- He said that to tackle the and supported about 105 lac- order passed by the District dren and anaemic women in problem of malnutrition by tating and 130 pregnant Laheswari Mazumdar: Fridge donated to hospital Magistrate stated from Au- Lakhipur development block. improving the quality of diet mothers with 1 kg dalia and DERGAON, Aug 8: The SBI Golaghat branch donated a gust 10, all business estab- The project has covered and healthy consumption 500 gm moong dal for pro- refrigerator to the Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital a tribute lishments will be allowed to five gaon panchayats (GP) – pattern in the targeted area, viding essential nutrients and on Saturday. After being apprised of the need, DC open on both sides of the Laheswari Mazumdar, a her calibre as a successful Bibhash Chandra Modi contacted the SBI which donated Jayramkuchi, Dhamor, Juri- 100 kg of fish seed were re- meeting the minimum die- roads from 7 am to 5 pm. widely respected lady of woman. She showed the path the refrigerator under its corporate social responsibility gaon Bapurbhita, Pukhuri- leased in the one-hectare tary requirements. scheme to the ICU. – Correspondent The shops will not be al- para and Dodan and has sized community pond of Ju- Nath thanked all the gov- greater Dhing area of Nagaon of spiritualism to many chil- lowed from August 13 if the reached out to about 2,500 rigaon Barmanpara of Juri- ernment agencies on behalf district breathed her last on dren of the area. She always Webinar on pandemics owners and employees did households. gaon GP recently in the pres- of the NGO including the July 30 following a emphasised upon GUWAHATI, Aug 8: An international webinar not conduct the COVID-19 The main objective of the ence of Fishery development ICDS Lakhipur, BPHC La- brief illness. teaching of morals to ‘Plagues, Pandemics and Literature’ was organised at test. The order also spoke of project is to adopt a multi- officers, District Fishery Of- khipur, Fishery Dept., Agri- A pious lady, she children. She was Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza recently. Dr Amit R plying of vehicles (both com- was associated with loved and respected Baishya, associate professor in the Department of pronged strategy to im- fice, Goalpara Julfikar Ali and culture Dept., Veterinary mercial and private). Vehi- several socio-reli- by all for her amiable English, University of Oklahoma, US, was the resource prove the socio-economic Sofikur Rahman. The NGO Dept., PHE Dept., gaon pan- person. The webinar was inaugurated by Principal Dr cles with registration num- conditions for delivering also distributed 6 kg winter chayats and other line depart- gious organisations of disposition. Today on Nabajyoti Das, while Dr Rakhee Kalita Moral delivered bers ending with odd digits health and nutrition inter- paddy seed per person in ments for effectively collab- her area. ‘Simple Liv- the day of her ad- the keynote address on how plagues and pandemics had will be allowed on odd dates, vention among low-income Jayramkuchi and Jurigaon orating with the NGOs after ing and High Think- yashraddha , I pray to became a part of literature since the medieval ages. Dr and those with numbers group of people consisting of Bapurbhita GPs. seeing very positive devel- ing’ was her motto. An ideal the Almighty for the eternal Baishya spoke on how narratives treated the idea of ending with even digits will small and marginal farmers, Nath said that due to COV- opments in the nutrition sta- mother of seven children, La- peace of her departed soul. plague as being of foreign origin. – Staff Reporter be allowed on even dates. daily wage earners, fisher- ID-19 lockdown restrictions tus in the area. heswari Mazumdar proved – Dalim Phukan PMAY (Urban) at Morigaon MORIGAON, Aug 8: The second phase works of the OBITUARY Prime Minister Awas Yojana (Urban) for urban poor was Satradhikar Premananda Two-wheeler buyers launched in Morigaon on Friday which will cover 2,511 Satyabhushan poor families of Morigaon town. An open meeting was organised by Morigaon Municipal Board at Morigaon Barman of Bhowraguri no more duped in Jorhat Barua Bihutoli where Piyush Hazarika, Minister of State for CORRESPONDENT Health and Urban Development, distributed cheques of ANN SERVICE STAFF CORRESPONDENT Naidu, who used to submit Rs 2 lakh to each family. Morigaon MLA Rama Kanta the forms and documents at SIVASAGAR, Aug 8: Prof Deori was also present. – Correspondent GOSSAIGAON, Aug 8: Premananda Bar- JORHAT, Aug 8: An agent the DTO. Satyabhushan Protest against drugs man, the Satradhikar of Govinda Bhavan reportedly operating from a Naidu, after charging a fee Barua, former TEOK, Aug 8: People from several organisations and Geeta Satra of Bhowraguri, passed away on two-wheeler dealer at AT from the customers, was head of the de- the public staged a protest in front of the Teok PS August 7, while undergoing treatment at Fa- Road here allegedly siphoned supposed to deposit the doc- partment of demanding the arrest of drug peddlers. A few days back, khruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and off money collected from uments seeking allotment of Economics at a youth named Utpal Boruah (22) of Hanshora area died Hospital, Barpeta. He was 86. over 50 two-wheeler buyers vehicle number and RC. Sivasagar of drug overdose. On August 2, he and three of his He was a disciple of Swami Krishnananda in the name of getting their However, during the po- Girls’ College, a noted sports friends consumed drugs in a car, where due to overdose, Brahma Chari, a preacher of the Vaishnavite vehicles registered at the lice probe, it has come to light organiser and social worker, his health deteriorated. He was taken to Teok FRU, where he died. Police seized the vehicle and arrested faith in north India. At the call of his guru, District Transport Office. that 59 customers were not died on Friday evening at his one Jonty Sarmah. From his confession, police arrested Satradhikar Premananda Barman established A police source stated that handed over the RC and KPM Chariali residence one Warish Hussain involved in supply of drugs to the Govinda Bhavan Geeta Satra at Barua- an investigation was initiat- number plates as the agent here. He was 90. Barua was youths. Police also arrested two friends of the deceased para on his own land which he donated. ed after complaints from peo- reportedly did not apply for the secretary of the Sadou – Abhijit Gogoi and Rupam Gogoi. The people here have The Satradhikar began his life as a lower ple who purchased two- the same at the DTO. Asom Karmachari Parishad criticised the inactiveness of police in checking drug primary school teacher at Rajadabri LP School wheelers from that dealer The source stated that during the Assam Agitation trafficking. – ANN Service after his education at Kamalsing MV School. and who did not get their Naidu was arrested a few and had to go into hiding to Webinar on COVID Later, he worked at Bhowraguri LP School Sabharam Basumatary, Birendra Chandra Registration Certificates days ago after a case under evade arrest. He was a life DERGAON, Aug 8: Dr Jayant Biswa Sarma, consultant from where he retired. He then wholeheart- Nath, retired headmaster of Chithila High from the DTO office. The several sections of the IPC member of the Sivasagar microbiologist of Mid-Yorkshire Hospital, NHS Trust, edly got engaged in the Satra. School, Gossaigaon Sakha Satra, Sahitya Sab- probe found that more than was registered in the Jorhat Yuva Dal. His last rites were England, at an webinar on COVID-19 organised by the Barman leaves behind his wife, three sons, ha, Kamamnath Club cum Library, AASU 50 customers were duped by PS following FIRs by a few performed at the Thana- Zoology Department of Dergaon Kamal Dowerah (DKD) three daughters, and grandchildren. Gossaigaon unit, Kalimandir committee, an agent identified as Naidu. duped customers. Naidu was mukh Crematorium. College in association with the Zoological Society of Anurani Basumatary, retired headmistress Barowari Nat Mandir committee, Dinaband- Most of the customers later released on bail and in- Barua leaves behind his Assam (ZSA), said that the most powerful key to getting of Gossaigaon Girls’ High School, former EM hu Ashram condoled the death. used to apply for RC through vestigation is on in the case. wife and two daughters. His rid of a pandemic is the management of stress. Around death was mourned by the 250 participants took part in the webinar. Principal Dr Ranjit Kumar Bordoloi, convenor Dr TG Devina, assistant Sivasagar Zila Sahitya Sabha, convenors Dr Rupamoni Thakur and Dr Bristi Dutta, ZSA Sivasagar Girls’ College, president Priyabrata Lahkar, ZSA working president Dr Antique coins, jewellery found in Lakhimpur village Sivasagar Sports Associa- Balendra Kumar Das and ZSA general secretary Prof tion, Senior Citizens’ Forum, Jogen Chandra Kalita, were present. – Correspondent CORRESPONDENT four of the coins belonged to the era among others. of Ahom King Rajeswar Singha (from Flood relief distributed NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Aug 8: A 1758 Shaka to 1767 Shaka) and the Boloram Bora number of antique coins of immense languages encrypted on the coins are CORRESPONDENT numismatic value and some antique Sanskrit and Persian. Five coins be- jewellery were recovered in an inte- longed to the era of Ahom King Lak- MORIGAON, Aug 8: Bolo- rior village in Lakhimpur district re- shmi Singha’s reign in 1700 Shaka ram Bora, a progressive farm- cently. These were recovered when and the language is Sanskrit. Anoth- er of greater Kapahera two villagers were fishing on lowland er two coins, larger in size, belonged Bhakatgaon area of Morigaon in a paddy field in Aamguri village in to the era of Jayantiya King Ram Sing- district, breathed his last on Rongoti, near Dhalpur in Lakhimpur ha dating back to 1630 Shaka. Friday at his own residence district on Wednesday. One Nitul Di- The Ahom kings, counselors and due to old-age ailments. He hingiya and Tulin Gogoi discovered ministers used to wear such silver was 77. A man of amiable dis- the coins made of silver and two ban- bangles and this is for the first time position, Bora was awarded gles of the same metal in Nimurijan. that such type of Jayantiya king’s by the State Agriculture de- The coins, 14 in number are in differ- coins were recovered in North As- partment as the best bee- NALBARI, Aug 8: Students of IIT Guwahati in ent shapes and sizes with both Per- sam, he added. keeper in central Assam. He association with the Students Gymkhana Council on sian and Devanagiri inscriptions. It is The coins are of one rupee, fifty was known as ‘Bee Man’ as Saturday conducted two flood relief distribution camps – widely believed that the coins may paisa ( aadhali ) and twenty five pai- one at Barapeta village in Baksa district and another for he had proved his calibre in Barbukiya, Barsimalua, Kotalkuchi and Sanekuchi belong to the 18th century Ahom sa ( shiki ). The use of the Persian keeping as many as 10 bee- villages in Nalbari district. In Nalbari district, 190 period in Assam and of Mughal India. language in the Ahom era coins hives at a time. The Assam families were covered while 70 were included in Baksa It may be mentioned that in No- presents the business foresighted- Tribune had also published district. An awareness meet was held on menstrual vember, 2019, similar antique octan- ness of the Ahom kings and the coins stories about this Bee Man hygiene, and importance of drinking purified water and gular coins belonging to the mid-18th some Mughal coins with Persian in- Our Biswanath Chariali corre- were perhaps used in business trans- of Morigaon district. He use of soap, sanitizers and masks during the COVID century era of Ahom King Swargadeo scriptions were found in a paddy field spondent adds: According to emi- actions with the Mughal Empire, Dr leaves behind his wife, two situation. – Correspondent Rajeshwar Singha (1751-1769) and at Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur. nent historian Dr Nityananda Gogoi, Gogoi claimed. sons and two daughters. SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9 Patients create ruckus Journalist found dead in Tinsukia at Nagaon hospital CORRESPONDENT rushed to the spot and started ma facie, the police suspected The young journalist who an investigation in this connec- that he was murdered. Further was in his thirties leaves be- DOOMDOOMA, Aug 8: In tion. After examining the pri- investigation is on. hind his wife, a son and a new over treatment, food a sensational case, the body born daughter besides a host A CORRESPONDENT of Bijen Deep Tanti, a local of relatives. journalist of a satellite news Killing of Tinsukia-based The murder of the young NAGAON, Aug 8: All the patients created ruckus in channel and an owner of a journalist was widely con- Nagaon Swahid Bhugeswari Phookonani Civil Hospital fol- web portal from Tinsukia was journalist condemned demned in Tinsukia district. The carcass of a rhino that was killed by poachers, at lowing an alleged ill behaviour of an on-duty ‘COVID war- found dead inside the office STAFF CORRESPONDENT Tinsukia District Journalists Khora range in Kaziranga on Saturday. – UB Photos rior’, a physician, with COVID patients on Friday midnight. of his web portal situated at Association, Tinsukia Dis- According to sources, the hospital authorities did not Na-Pukhuri Jyoti Nagar of DIBRUGARH, Aug 8: The Sangbadik trict Committee of APCU, Rhino killed in Kaziranga supply dinner to the patients till Friday midnight for which Tinsukia town on Saturday Suraksha Mancha, Assam, condemned the vice president of Assam Un- the patients went on rampage and quizzed the hospital morning. alleged killing of Tinsukia-based journalist ion of Working Journalists CORRESPONDENT authorities for it. In response to their queries, a section of He was the local journalist Bijen Deep Tanti. (South-East Zone) Kamal employees, including physicians of the hospital, went ahead of the satellite news channel The journalists’ body, while condemning Talukder, Doomdooma BISWANATH CHARIALI, Aug 8: One rhino was found and threatened all of them. News Time Assam from Tin- the gruesome killing, demanded an inves- MLA Durga Bhumij, Tinsu- dead on Saturday at about 11 am in the north of Meteka Beel Meanwhile, one Asha worker, identified as Anjali Bora sukia and owned a web portal tigation into the case by the CBI. The or- kia, Doomdooma, Digboi and under Gabrai anti-poaching camp in Kaziranga Range. who was also undergoing treatment after being infected with named Din Protidin North- ganisation has urged the State government to engage the Saikhowa Press Clubs and The rhino was an adult female and found killed due to gunshots. the virus in the hospital also alleged that the COVID patients East. Central Investigative Agency to identify the killers. The per- Tinsukia E-Media Forum Six rounds of empty cartridges of .303 rifle were recovered on were getting less facilities in the hospital. The food are be- According to reports, on petrators of the crime must be punished severely, said Jyo- condemned the brutal mur- the spot. The horn of the rhino was taken away by the poachers. low the standard and are not fit for the patients, she added. Saturday morning when one tish Kumar Patir, general secretary of the Mancha. der of the young journalist According to information, the staff of Gabrai, Borbeel tow- Besides, one police constable of Nagaon police reserve of his colleagues had gone to The members of the journalists’ body, who wore black and demanded a proper en- er and Kathanibari camp heard six rounds of gunshots at colony, died on Friday evening in Guwahati after being the office of Bijen’s web por- badges to mark the protest on Saturday, also demanded quiry into the incident and about 3 pm on Friday following which an ambush was laid infected with the virus. tal, he found Tanti lying dead adequate compensation to the next of kin of the deceased immediate arrest of the cul- down along the Brahamaputra riverbank during night. On The police constable has been identified as Lakheswar inside. He immediately in- besides rehabilitation for the bereaved family members. prits involved in it. Saturday morning following the footprints of the poachers, Hazarika. The family of the deceased constable alleged formed the landlord of the Meanwhile, the district unit of the Assam Tea Tribes Stu- These organisations and in- the carcass was recovered. One suspected poacher was de- that the authorities of Nagaon Civil Hospital allegedly sup- house who subsequently in- dents’ Association (ATTSA) here also condemned the killing. dividuals also demanded the tained and investigation is on. plied no medicine and didn’t take adequate care when he formed the police. ATTSA leader Lakhindra Kurmi said that State government government to provide com- was undergoing treatment in the hospital. The police, including senior must institute a high level inquiry to identify the murderers. pensation to the family of the 3 rescue boats donated Moreover, the hospital authorities did not inform the district officials, immediately journalist. family members of the constable about his shifting to Guwahati Dental Hospital-based COVID Care Centre. to Golaghat admin Sources claimed here that 149 more persons tested 56 cattle Cachar DC visits 30 kg cannabis GUWAHATI, Aug 8: Three mechanised inflatable rescue positive for the COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the total seized, two held boats were donated by NRL to Golaghat district administra- number of positive cases in the district to 3,280. All these recovered, 3 tion on Saturday. new positive cases have been detected through rapid an- apprehended in COVID Care Centre, CORRESPONDENT The boats were formally handed over to Additional Dep- tigen test, sources added. uty Commissioner of Golaghat Lakhimi Dutta for use in re- Dhubri dist meets inmates MANGALDAI, Aug 8: A lief and rescue work during floods. Two more die of COVID CORRESPONDENT police team from Mangaldai The 4.7 metre size boats with a capacity of 12 persons are STAFF CORRESPONDENT at the centre for being in the Sadar Police Station on Satur- equipped with life jackets and life buoys. Priced at approximate- DHUBRI, Aug 8: In a joint forefront in the fight against day seized a consignment of ly Rs 5 lakh, each boat is powered by Mercury 25 HP 2 stroke in Tinsukia district operation by Dhubri police and SILCHAR, Aug 8: In the back- the COVID-19. cannabis from a Guwahati- engine. The boats which have been tested in the presence of CORRESPONDENT South Salmara Mancachar po- drop of rising complaints of mis- On the other hand, the Dep- bound DI van and arrested two State Disaster Response Force and Fire Station, Golaghat, are lice late on Friday night, as management at the COVID uty Commissioner sought co- persons in this connection. expected to be an asset in the ongoing flood relief and rescue DOOMDOOMA, Aug 8: With the death of two more many as 56 cattle were seized. Care Centre, Cachar Deputy hesive efforts and cooperation Officer in charge of Mangaldai operations in Golaghat district. – City Correspondent COVID-19 positive patients on Saturday, the total number As many as 44 cattle were Commissioner Keerthi Jalli vis- from the people and all others Police Station, Inspector Dina- of deaths due to the virus in Tinsukia district jumped to 26. seized from a boat and appre- ited the COVID Care Centre at engaged in the fight against bandhu Bhuyan, while talking The DIPRO, Tinsukia, said that one Narayan Chandra Deka hended three suspected cattle a private school here on Satur- COVID-19. It may be men- to media, said that under the SHORT NOTICE RE-INVITING QUOTATION (54) from Raidang Tea Estate of Doomdooma and Dulu Paul smugglers, identified as Mozi- day to take stock of the arrange- tioned that at a time when COV- instruction of Superintendent Sealed quotation affixing court fee of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees Eight & twenty five paisa) only are hereby Re-invited for supply (50) from Hijuguri of Tinsukia town died on Saturday. bar Rahman, Habiluddin and ments and health condition of ID-19 positive cases are esca- of Police, Darrang, Amrit Bhuy- the inmates therein. lating at brisk pace across the an, a checking of goods carriage of IT consumable Item (Computer accessories and Tonner Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 infected persons Ashad Ali, all hailing from Po- etc) to the office of undersigned for the current financial year in the district rose to 2816 as 137 new cases were detect- rarchar under South Salmara Jalli, who went inside the district, the administration and vehicles was conducted where i.e 2020-21 and will be received upto 1.30 PM on dated 14th ed in various parts of the district in the last 48 hours. Police Station. On being chased, COVID Care Centre wearing health department has acceler- the said cannabis weighing August 2020. The quotations will be opened on the same day another boat carrying cattle de- PPE kit, directed the officials ated the Rapid Antigen tests and around 30 kg was recovered at 2.00 pm. The quotationer or their authorized agents may be Positive cases rise to liberately dropped them to the to provide necessary treat- opened various screening cen- hidden inside an additionally fit- present at the time of opening of quotations. river water near Bolderalga ment and other facilities to the tres through the district urging ted chamber of the van with the The Director of Fisheries reserves the right to accept or 734 in Dhemaji district Char under South Salmara Po- patients. people to step up voluntarily for registration number AS01HC reject any or all the quotations without assigning any reason lice Station, police said. “Cleanliness and hygiene undergoing the tests. 8324 moving from Tezpur to thereof. ANN SERVICE Total 12 numbers of cattle should be maintained at the Meanwhile, a release issued Guwahati direction. The detailed list of items and the Terms and Conditions were recovered from the river COVID Care Centre. Care from the office of the DDIPRO Both the passengers of the may be collected from the office of the undersigned during office hours of working days. DHEMAJI, Aug 8: The total number of COVID-19 positive water and but the accused per- should be taken for the provi- stated that while around 2,115 vehicle, identified as Kamrul and The rate and taxes payable should be indicated against cases in Dhemaji district rose to 734 with 40 more testing sion of good food for the pa- tests were conducted under Khairul and residents of the sons managed to escape the spot. each item separately. positive for the virus on Saturday, official sources said. Meanwhile, in another opera- tients. Necessary facilities rapid antigen test on Friday Batatdraba area in Nagaon dis- As informed by Dr Krishna Kemprai, Joint Director of Sd/- Director of Fisheries, tion, Dhubri police seized Rs 6 should also be provided to the alone, District Media Expert trict, were arrested. The police Janasanyog/C/2889/20 Assam, Guwahati Health Services of Dhemaji district, none of the persons lakh and three bank passbooks doctors and nurses deputed at Suman Choudhury said that also suspected the involvement who have been tested positive for the COVID-19 on Sat- from the house of one Eunus Ali, the care centre,” Jalli told the 158 persons have tested of an gang in this organised crime urday have any travel history and hence, all of them have suspected to be involved in the administration officials. COVID-19 positive till 6:30 pm and hinted at necessary investi- been suspected to be infected with coronavirus through cattle smuggling cases. Howev- Jalli also eulogised and en- on Saturday. As many as 2,124 gation in this connection. community transmission. er, Ali managed to escape when couraged the doctors, nurses rapid antigen tests were done Dr Kemprai also informed that 449 cases out of the total police raided his house. and swachata mitras stationed on Saturday, he added. Webinar held 734 positive cases have already been discharged till date and GUWAHATI, Aug 8: The now 285 COVID-19 patients are being kept in three hospi- Department of Hindi, Lanka tals and two other camps in the districts under treatment. Mahavidyalaya, in association with Internal Quality Assur- 96 test positive in Jorhat ance Cell of the college recent- ly organised a national-level STAFF CORRESPONDENT webinar on ‘Uttarpurv Bharat Mein Bhakti Andolan Ka Vi- JORHAT, Aug 8: As many as 96 persons tested positive kash Avam Vistar’. for the COVID-19 in Jorhat district on Saturday, taking Prof Dilip Kumar Medhi from the total number of positive cases to 2,764 in the district. Department of Hindi of Gauhati Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Roshni A Korati said on University and Dr Achyut Sar- Saturday evening that all the 96 positive cases were with- ma graced the webinar as re- out travel history and 15 were from Jorhat town. source persons. More than 300 The total number of active cases in the district on Sat- research scholars, academicians, urday was 1,296, the Deputy Commissioner added. faculties and students of various colleges and universities of the country took part in the webi- No. 6PSC/Sty-6/2013- 2014(Vol.-I), Paddy seedlings being distributed to flood-affected persons in Nowbosia constituency of nar. – Staff Reporter NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION Lakhimpur on Saturday. – UB Photos (TECHNICAL PART & FINANCIAL PART) Sealed quotations in two bid system affixing court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25 SHORT TENDER NOTICE (Rupees eight and paisa twenty five) only are invited from experienced Sealed quotation affixing court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25/- (Rupees Eight and paise twenty five) firms/parties/Private Ltd. agencies for providing cleaning and maintenance Concern over govt apathy towards only is hereby invited by the Directorate of Fisheries, Assam from the registered Firms/ Contractors/ services for the office building & compound, drains, pathways and suppliers for need based refreshment as detailed below for various meeting, seminars, workshop passages of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) located at Commerce dept, Tezpur College etc in the office of the undersigned or any other venue within Guwahati for the year 2020-21. Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 as indicated herein below. Quotations will be received up to 1.30 pm on 17-8-2020 and will be opened on the same day Sealed quotations must be delivered to the Secretary, Assam Public CORRESPONDENT rolment with each passing year. merce i.e., Darrang College. at 2.00 pm in presence of quotationers or their authorized representatives. The undersigned Service Commission, Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 on or “Currently the Faculty of Com- The increasing inrolment in will reserve the right to accept or reject all quotation without assigning any reason thereof. before 2.00 P.M. on 28-08-2020 and the technical part will be opened on TEZPUR, Aug 8: At a time merce has a student-strength of Tezpur College shows the high Anticipated item of expenditure are as follows: 1. LIGHT REFRESHMENT (shall include the following food items of good quality). the same day at 4.00 P.M. in the presence of the quotationers/tenderers when the government has till around 1100. However, it is a demand for a second govern- Group- A Group- B Group-C Group-D or their authorized persons, who wish to attend. The date of opening of date introduced a number of matter of grave concern that the ment commerce institution at the financial bids will be communicated to the tenderers later on. 1. Red Tea with 1. Milk Tea 1. Milk Tea 1. Milk Tea schemes for the uplift of the Ed- Firms who qualify for the financial bids will also have to make a students and their guardians are Tezpur. However, the govern- 4 Pcs Biscuits 2. 4 pcs Biscuits 2. Veg. sandwich/roll 2. Non veg. sandwich/roll presentation on how they intend to execute the work. ucation sector, including free ad- deprived of the government ment is turning a blind eye to- (salted/ sweet). (salted/sweet). 3. Sweet (Rasgolla 3. Sweet (Rasgolla or The Secretary of the Commission reserves the right to accept or reject mission to the BPL and middle scheme of free admission as this wards this prestigious institute. 3. Banana one pcs. or such other sweets) such other sweets) any or all quotations without assigning any reasons thereof. Assam class family students, provincial- stream is not yet provincialised. As the free admission scheme 4. Kasuri/Singra one pcs. Public Service Commission neither binds itself to accept the lowest rate isation of non-provincialised If this stream was provincialised, is not applicable in this College 5. Egg (Boil)/ Kaju Barfi - of quotations nor does it undertake to assign reasons for the decision schools and colleges, introduction a large number of students be- for the department of Com- one pcs/ roasted kaju taken. of new departments in a number longing to lower middle class merce, this year the enrolment 2. VEGETARIAN PACKET LUNCH (containing the items like vegetable Fried rice Mattor Paneer, A. Technical part (bid):- Must be accompanied by the following. Salad ) with good quality plastic spoon and Napkin. of colleges in the State, etc., the and BPL families would have into this stream was very less 1. Attested copy of up-to-date registration certificate/Authorization 3. NON VEGETARIAN PACKET LUNCH (containing the items like Polao, Mutton/chicken curry, faculty members of the Depart- certificate. been relieved from paying huge with only 239 students for the Rasgolla ) with good quality plastic spoon and Napkin. 2. GST registration certificate and up-to-date GST clearance certificate. ment of Commerce of Tezpur amount of admission and exam- academic session 2020-2021. 4. MEAL (VEGETARIAN): 3. Attested copy of up-to-date Service Tax clearance certificate. College have expressed their to- ination fees.” Describing how dedicatedly a. Plain rice. d. Salad/ Papad Pickles. 4. Copy of PAN- Card. tal annoyance over its apathy to- The teacher added that be- they serve the department, the b. Dal. e. Brinjal/potato fry. 5. Work experience certificate of work of similar nature alongwith wards their long-pending issue cause of the high admission fees, faculty member also men- c. Mixed Vegetable sabji. work order for last 5(five) years. of non-provincialisation of their the financially weak students tioned that the teachers of this 5. MEAL (NON-VEGETARIAN ): 6. Balance sheet for last 3 years. department that has indirectly are compelled to take up part- department are very poorly Group- A Group- B Group-C 7. Valid license for labour. affected the student community. time jobs due to which their paid despite their full dedica- a. Plain rice. a. Plain rice. a. Plain rice. 8. List of Major client for similar activities, specifically Assam Govt. b. Dal. b. Dal. b. Dal. 9. Term and conditions of quotationer. It is to be mentioned here that attendance and studies are tion. “It is such a massive dis- c. Chicken curry c. Mutton curry c. Fish curry 10. Detail bio-data of the man-power (should be IHM trained or equivalent) the Tezpur College was estab- hampered. Students from parity that some teachers earn individually with their consent letter. (Name, Age, Qualification, lished in 1965 with a single fac- nearby places like Rangapara, lakhs of rupees monthly, while d. Brinjal/potato fry d. Brinjal/potato fry d. Brinjal/potato fry Experience, Medical fitness certificate, Photograph etc.). ulty of Arts. The Faculty of Com- Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Aru- there are other teachers who e. Mixed vegetable sabji e. Mixed vegetable sabji e. Mixed vegetable sabji 11. ISO certificate. merce was established in the nachal Pradesh, Darrang, do not even earn Rs 10,000 per f. Salad/ papad f. Salad/ papad f. Salad/ papad B. Financial part:- Rate of Man power (Including all taxes & year 2007 following a GB reso- Udalguri, Nagaon, Jorhat, Gola- month, after putting in equal 6. Packaged drinking water bottle: other expenses). lution passed in 2005. One of the Capacity 1. House keeping section. ghat etc., throng Tezpur Col- effort,” the member said and a. 1 liter bottle 2. Supervisor level. faculty members of the depart- lege every year even though urged the government to take b. 500 ml bottle For details of tender, may log on to www.apsc.nic.in ment, said that the Faculty of there are colleges offering free up their issue seriously as it will c. 20 liter Jar (Jar with dispenser returnable) Sd/- Secretary Commerce has been function- admissions in those areas. reflect on the overall develop- Details may be seen at the undersigned office. Assam Public Service Commission, ing effectively from the session Tezpur has only one Govern- ment of the department and the Sd/- Director of Fisheries, Janasanyog/C/2900/20 Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22. 2007-2008 with increasing en- ment College offering Com- students as well. Janasanyog/C/2892/20 Assam, Guwahati 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020

PRESS NOTICE No. BN/ 13/2020/21 Dated Guwahati the 7th August, 2020 The Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building), Assam, on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites fresh bids for the following works from eligible registered contractors of under P.W.D. (Building), Assam, having experience of similar nature of work. Details of the bid may be seen at e-procurement portal website i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in and also in the office of the undersigned during office hours from 12-08-2020 (11.00 AM) to 02-09-2020 (2.00 PM) for Category-I, 13-08-2020 (11.00 AM) to 03-09-2020 (2.00 PM) for Category-II & 14-08-2020 (11.00 AM) to 04-09-2020 (2.00 PM) for Category-III. Tender documents can be downloaded online w.e.f. 12-08-2020 (11.00 AM) for Category-I, 13-08-2020 (11.00 AM) for Category-II & 14-08-2020 (11.00 AM) for Category-III. The bidders must be enrolled in www.assamtenders.gov.in. Sl. Gr. Name of Work No. of Category Tender District Bid Security Bid Tender Last date Date of Time of Eligibility of Sl. Gr. Name of Work No. of Category Tender District Bid Security Bid Tender Last date Date of Time of Eligibility of No. No. School Value (in Rs.) Security Cost of receiving opening completion Tenderer vide No. No. School Value (in Rs.) Security Cost of receiving opening completion Tenderer vide (in Rs.) drawn in (in Rs.) Tender of Tender Govt. Order (in Rs.) drawn in (in Rs.) Tender of Tender Govt. Order favour of Documents Documents No. DASR. favour of Documents Documents No. DASR. at at 132/2018/2, at at 132/2018/2, 14.00 hrs. 11.00 hrs dtd. 20.7.2018 14.00 hrs. 11.00 hrs dtd. 20.7.2018 1 TG-01 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Kamrup 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I 27 TG-27 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Jorhat 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (M) (for General) Guwahati (eight) (A, B & C) School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Jorhat (ten) (A & B) in Assam at Amchang T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months (for reserved Division-II, i) Nagnijan T.E (for reserved Division, Category) Dispur ii) Bosabari T.E Category) Jorhat 2 TG-02 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Udalguri 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I 28 TG-28 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Golaghat 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Udalguri (ten) (A & B) School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Jorhat (twelve) (A & B) in Assam at 2,10,778.00 (R&B) months in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months i) Bhootiachang T.E. (for reserved Division, i) Bholokiting T.E (for reserved Division, ii) Paneri T.E. Category) Udalguri ii) HarooCharai T.E. Category) Jorhat iii) Souakhat 3 TG-03 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Udalguri 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Udalguri (eight) (A, B & C) 29 TG-29 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Golaghat 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I in Assam at Ambika T.E. 1,05,449.00 (R&B) months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Jorhat (twelve) (A & B) (for reserved Division, in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months Category) Udalguri i) Dhokhin Hengera T.E (for reserved Division, ii) Chokiting Chan Mazdur Category) Jorhat 4 TG-04 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Udalguri 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I New LPS School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Udalguri (ten) (A & B) iii) Pabhajan T.E in Assam at 2,10,778.00 (R&B) months i) Beteli T.E. (for reserved Division, 30 TG-30 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Golaghat 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I ii) Dhansiri T.E. Category) Udalguri School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Jorhat (twelve) (A & B) in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months 5 TG-05 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Karimganj 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I i) Bukhial T.E (for reserved Division, School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Silchar (twelve) (A & B) ii) Behora T.E Category) Jorhat in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months iii) Hathikhuli T.E. i) Pathini T.E. (for reserved Division, 31 TG-31 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Jorhat 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I ii) Sephinjuribheel T.E. Category) Silchar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Jorhat (ten) (A & B) iii) Bubrighat T.E. in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months 6 TG-06 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Karimganj 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I i) Rajoi T.E. (for reserved Division, School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Silchar (ten) (A & B) ii) Kathalguri T.E. Category) Jorhat in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months 32 TG-32 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Jorhat 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I i) Dullavchera T.E. (for reserved Division, School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Jorhat (ten) (A & B) at Damcher Category) Silchar in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months ii) Goombhira T.E. i) Moormuria (CinnamaraT.E.) (for reserved Division, 7 TG-07 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Hailakandi 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I ii) Hatigarh T.E. Category) Jorhat School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Silchar (ten) (A & B) 33 TG-33 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Charaideo 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Sivasagar (eight) (A, B & C) i) Lakhinagar T.E (for reserved Division, in Assam at Naharhabi T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months ii) Koya T.E Category) Silchar (for reserved Division, 8 TG-08 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Cachar 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I Category) Sivasagar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Silchar (ten) (A & B) 34 TG-34 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Charaideo 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Sivasagar (ten) (A & B) i) Borjalinga T.E (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months ii) Haticherra T.E Category) Silchar i) Bamun Pukhuri T.E. (for reserved Division, 9 TG-09 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Cachar 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I ii) Khumtai T.E. Category) Sivasagar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Silchar (eight) (A, B & C) 35 TG-35 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Charaideo 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I in Assam at Monierkhal T.E 1,05,449.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Sivasagar (twelve) (A & B) (for reserved Division, in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months Category) Silchar i) Mekipur T.E (for reserved Division, 10 TG-10 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Cachar 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I ii) Towkak T.E Category) Sivasagar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Silchar (eight) (A, B & C) iii) Borhat T.E. in Assam at Itachora T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months 36 TG-36 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Sivasagar 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I (for reserved Division, School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Sivasagar (eight) (A, B & C) Category) Silchar Assam at Khangia T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months (for reserved Division, 11 TG-11 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dhubri 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I Category) Sivasagar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dhubri (ten) (A & B) in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months 37 TG-37 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Sivasagar 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I i) Chaibari T.E. (Bilasipara East) (for reserved Division, School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Sivasagar (eight) (A, B & C) ii) Chapar T.E. Category) Dhubri in Assam at Rajmai T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months (for reserved Division, 12 TG-12 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Biswanath 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I Category) Sivasagar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dhubri (eight) (A, B & C) in Assam at Hatinga T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months 38 TG-38 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Sivasagar 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I (for reserved Division, School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Sivasagar (eight) (A, B & C) Category) Dhubri in Assam at Amguri T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months (for reserved Division, 13 TG-13 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dhemaji 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I Category) Sivasagar School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) North (ten) (A & B) in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Lakhimpur months 39 TG-39 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Nagaon 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I i) Madhupur T.E. (for reserved Building School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Nagaon (ten) (A & B) ii) Ananda T.E. (Chouldhowa) Category) Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months i) Keldin T.E. (for reserved Division, Lakhimpur ii) Dijubheli T.E. Category) Nagaon 14 TG-14 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Lakhimpur 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I 40 TG-40 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Nagaon 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) North (ten) (A & B) School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Nagaon (ten) (A & B) in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Lakhimpur months in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months i) Dijoo T.E. (for reserved Building i) Purnasalona T.E. (for reserved Division, ii) Siajuli T.E Category) Division, ii) Sagunbari T.E. Category) Nagaon Lakhimpur 41 TG-41 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Morigaon 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I 15 TG-15 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Sonitpur 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Nagaon (eight) (A, B & C) School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (twelve) (A & B) in Assam at Gopal 1,05,449.00 Building months in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months Krishna T.E. (for reserved Division, i) Tulip T.E. (for reserved Division, Category) Nagaon ii) Dhekiajuli T.E. Category) Tezpur iii) Sonajuli T.E. 42 TG-42 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Tinsukia 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (eight) (A, B & C) 16 TG-16 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Sonitpur 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at Dhelakhat T.E 1,05,449.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (ten) (A & B) (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months Category) Dibrugarh i) Naharani T.E. (for reserved Division, ii) Thakurbari TE Category) Tezpur 43 TG-43 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Tinsukia 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) 17 TG-17 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Sonitpur 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (eight) (A, B & C) i) Tara T.E. (for reserved Division, in Assam at Rupajuli T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months ii) Doedham T.E Category) Dibrugarh (for reserved Division, 44 TG-44 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Tinsukia 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I Category) Tezpur School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) 18 TG-18 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Sonitpur 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (ten) (A & B) i) Margherita T.E (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months ii) Pengeree T.E Category) Dibrugarh i) Dibrudarrang T.E. (for reserved Division, 45 TG-45 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Tinsukia 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I ii) Panbari T.E. Category) Tezpur School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) 19 TG-19 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Sonitpur 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (twelve) (A & B) i) Laina T.E (for reserved Division, in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months ii) Sankar T.E Category) Dibrugarh i) Sonabeel T.E. (for reserved Division, iii) Tippuk T.E ii) Adabari T.E. Category) Tezpur 46 TG-46 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Tinsukia 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I iii) Phulbari TE School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) 20 TG-20 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Sonitpur 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (ten) (A & B) i) Rongagorah T.E (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months ii) Deamolie T.E Category) Dibrugarh i) Tezpur & Gogora T.E. (for reserved Division, iii) Bozaloni T.E ii) Narayanpur T.E. Calegory) Tezpur 47 TG-47 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Tinsukia 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I 21 TG-21 Construction of Model High I I 1,05,44,863.00 Darrang 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (eight) (A, B & C) in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months in Assam at Tongani T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months i) Samdang T.E (for reserved Division, (Mangaldoi) (for reserved Division, ii) Hapjan T.E Category) Dibrugarh Category) Tezpur iii) Powai T.E 48 TG-48 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Tinsukia 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I 22 TG-22 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Biswanath 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (twelve) (A & B) in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months i) Balijan T.E. (for reserved Division, i) Jingia T.E. (for reserved Division, ii) Bordubi T.E. Category) Dibrugarh ii) Ketla T.E. Category) Tezpur iii) Sakomatha T.E. 49 TG-49 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Tinsukia 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (eight) (A, B & C) 23 TG-23 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Biswanath 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at Hatimara T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tezpur (ten) (A & B) (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months Category) Dibrugarh i) Pertabgarh T.E. (for reserved Division, 50 TG-50 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Tinsukia 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I ii) Pabhoi T.E. Category) Tezpur School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (eight) (A, B & C) 24 TG-24 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Biswanath 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I in Assam at Hansara T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tczpur (eight) (A, B & C) (for reserved Division, in Assam at Halem T.E. 1,05,449.00 Building months Category) Dibrugarh (for reserved Division, 51 TG-51 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Tinsukia 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I Category) Tezpur School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (eight) (A, B & C) 25 TG-25 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Biswanath 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at Sabitri T.E 1,05,449.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Tczpur (ten) (A & B) (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months Category) Dibrugarh i) Brahmajan T.E. (for reserved Division, 52 TG-52 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Tinsukia 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I ii) Naya Gogora T.E. Category) Tezpur School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) 26 TG-26 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Karbi 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months School for Tea Garden Areas Anglong (for General) Diphu (ten) (A & B) i) Deohal T.E (for reserved Division, in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months ii) Dangri T.E. Category) Dibrugarh i) Lahorijan T.E. (for reserved Division, iii) Kuinsang T.E. ii) Ulukhuwa T.E. Category) Diphu. (Contd. on Page-11) SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 BUSINESS & E CONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11 Irani asks big brands to Goyal says India can become source directly from weavers trusted global player NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Union Minister Smriti Irani has called NEW DELHI, Aug 8: The global supply chains,” the min- institutionalise this,” he added. ply of medicines, they were upon big commercial brands world is looking for trusted ister said in a CII webinar. The minister also said that rather imposed to ensure an like BIBA and Arvind Mills to partners where there is rule Talking about the perform- for the last 11 days, Indian rail- equitable distribution across source cloth directly from the of law, transparency in sys- ance of the country’s exports, ways have been running the the globe, otherwise in the weavers, a move that will help tems, strong judiciary and Goyal said the current num- freight trains at twice the period of crisis, a few nations provide remunerative prices to democratic traditions, and In- bers of outbound shipments speed of what they were run- would have cornered all the them by eliminating middle- dia can become a key player in are reflecting signs of signifi- ning one year ago. available pharmacy and medi- men engaged in the process. global supply chains as it pro- cant improvement. “So from about 23 km/hr, cal stocks and the poor, and less “We are appealing to peo- vides all of these, Commerce He said exports last month freight trains today are running rich countries would have re- ple in the commercial seg- and Industry Minister Piyush reached about 91 per cent lev- at 46 km/hr,” he said, adding, mained deprived of adequate ment, big brands such as Goyal said today. el as compared to July 2019. for the first time in the history medicines. BIBA, Arvind to come togeth- He said India has to engage “In fact, in the Supply chains of Indian Rail- Further, he said that “when er with the weavers and with the world with competi- last 10 days of ways, rather than we talk of a strong India, we source their cloth directly tive prices, high-quality prod- August, we are at over 95 per industry coming to Railways are talking of India where ‘S’ ucts, large-scale economies of cent export level. If you re- and pleading that their mate- stands for ‘sabka saath, sabka from the weavers, thereby Customers interact with a salesperson at a jewellery store, as gold prices continue to surge bringing about a synergy that manufacturing, high productivi- move oil-based and gem and rial be given priority, today vikas, aur sabka vishwas’ , ‘T’ ty levels, but “not on the crutch- jewellery exports, we have Railway is reaching out to in- is for total focus on goal of a during the lockdown, in Thane district on Saturday. – PTI was long absent,” she said. es” of government subsidies. actually grown in July and in dustry to get more freight. self-reliant India, ‘R’ - resilient The Minister for Textiles The world is “looking for the last 10 days of July, we have In the last 11 days, the min- India, ‘O’ for opening up our- and Women and Child Devel- trusted partners... who have a grown by above 10 per cent ister said, Indian Railways has selves to new horizons, ‘N’ opment made the remarks in a 15 proposals of stressed NBFCs, rule of law, who have transpar- and I think that should be mu- moved 4 per cent more freight stands for nationalism and ‘G’ virtual interaction with Sadh- ency in the system, who have a sic to ears for all the analysts than they did in the same 11 stands for gearing up for a bet- guru, Founder, Isha Foundation. court of appeal, which have vi- who are worried about wheth- days of 2019. ter tomorrow.” HFCs worth Rs 6,399 cr sanctioned The conversation centered brant media, strong judiciary er it will be ‘U’-shaped or a Goyal also said many peo- Speaking in a separate webi- NEW DELHI, Aug 8: The said 15 proposals with a total sanc- government-guaranteed spe- around breathing new life into and democratic traditions. ‘V’-shaped recovery. ple wondered earlier why In- nar, Goyal said the government Finance Ministry today said 15 tioned amount of Rs 6,399 crore cial securities issued by a trust India’s textile industry and re- These are the type of partners “But at the same time, we dia had imposed restrictions is working towards using the proposals worth Rs 6,399 have been cleared as on August set up by SBI Capital Markets versing the fortunes of indige- the world is looking for and In- cannot rest on our laurels. This on export of medicines. current crisis to strengthen the crore of stressed NBFCs and 7 while 37 more applications Ltd (SBICAP). nous weavers. The conversa- dia provides all of these and can is a short-term phenomenon, He said the restrictions economy and make India a self- HFCs have been sanctioned seeking financing of up to Rs The scheme is being imple- tion, a part of the ‘In Conver- become a trusted partner in we all need to work harder to were never meant to stop sup- reliant country. – PTI under the special liquidity 11,037 crore are under process. mented by SLS Trust, the SPV sation with the Mystic’ series, scheme announced as part of NBFCs and HFCs came un- set up by SBICAP. was webcast live on August 7 the Rs 20.97-lakh-crore ‘Aat- der stress following a series The special liquidity to mark the National Hand- Identify sectors to boost exports, make manirbhar Bharat’ package. of defaults by IL&FS Group scheme is open for three loom Day. The scheme launched on July firms in September 2018. months for making subscrip- Last year, Sadhguru launched 1 permits both primary and Any NBFC including micro- tions by the Trust. ‘Save the Weave’, a campaign India ‘self-reliant’: Gadkari to industry secondary market purchases of finance institutions registered Under the scheme, the gov- to revive and popularise India’s NEW DELHI, Aug 8: To boost ‘self- of industries and ventures in rural, far-flung “CII should identify sectors to boost debt and seeks to address the ernment will provide an un- ancient weaves. reliant India’ endeavour, Union Minister and tribal areas which never got attention. exports and reduce imports. In some are- short-term liquidity issues of Special liquidity conditional and irrevocable During the interaction, Nitin Gadkari today urged the industry “It pains me that 90 per cent of the as we will have to increase import duty to non-banking financial compa- scheme guarantee to the special secu- Sadhguru spoke about the to identify the sectors heavily reliant on focus of industry bodies is on major in- encourage Indian manufacturers,” he said. nies (NBFCs) and housing fi- with RBI under the RBI Act, rities issued by the Trust. need to encourage the Indian imports, particularly from China, and look dustries in big cities and metropolises. Assuring all possible help to the indus- nance companies (HFCs). 1934 (excluding those regis- The instruments will be textile industry by introduc- for substitutes towards indigenous pro- There is seldom any focus on rural, tribal try for making rural and tribal areas their “The Special Liquidity tered as Core Investment commercial papers and non- ing handloom products in duction to make India a super power. and remote areas. There is a need to hub, the minister said a wide network of Scheme (SLS) of Rs 30,000 Companies) and any HFC reg- convertible debentures with a schools, tourism circuits and Asserting that a case study is in the off- change it... Advance sector-wise planning highways, railways and waterways was crore was announced as a part istered with the National Hous- residual maturity of not more aviation industry. ing based on three years of imports and is the need of the hour to make India a bound to bring down logistics cost. of the #AatmanirbharBharat ing Bank under the National than three months and rated He also pitched for school exports, Gadkari said China’s 70 per cent super power,” Gadkari said. He also said that a host of initiatives package with an aim to im- Housing Bank Act, 1987 which as investment grade. uniforms to be made from of exports pertained to ten sectors that “China’s 70 per cent of exports are from including redefining the definition of prove the liquidity position of is complying with certain spec- Therefore, those market handmade weaves. included electrical machinery and equip- 10 sectors,” Gadkari said and urged CII to MSMEs will yield rich dividends. NBFCs and HFCs,” Finance ified conditions, are eligible to participants who are looking to It is a crime to wrap a child ment accounting for 26.09 per cent of its identify what was imported in India and how The minister informed that the gov- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raise funding from this facility. exit their standard investments in a polyfibre. You do that to exports worth $671 billion and machinery can that be replaced with indigenous pro- ernment is working on a scheme for in- said in a tweet. The Reserve Bank of India with a residual maturity of 90 dead fish, not to living children. including computers grabbing 10.70 per duction for ‘self-reliance’ while assuring all clusion of smallest units under the MSME Sharing implementation sta- (RBI) has provided funds for days may also approach the Especially a child’s body is very cent of its exports worth $417 billion. government support in this initiative. ambit and providing for their micro-fi- tus update of the scheme, she the scheme by subscribing to SLS Trust. – PTI vulnerable to this – both their Road Transport, Highways and MSME He said of the China’s exports of ma- nancial requirements. physical and psychological Minister Gadkari while addressing a CII chinery and equipment, furniture and re- He also stressed the need for upgrada- well-being is impacted by poly- event, ‘India@75 Summit - Mission 2022’, lated things accounted for $100 billion, plas- tion of technology by industry players and fibre entering into their sys- urged the industry to look beyond metrop- tic products ($84 billion), vehicles ($74.40 urged them to explore joint ventures to Govt announces winners of tem,” Sadhguru said. – PTI olises and developed cities to lay a network billion) and clothings ($66.80 billion). bring in foreign low-cost capital. – PTI Aatmanirbhar Bharat app contest (Contd. from Page 10) Centre releases Sl. Gr. Name of Work No. of Category Tender District Bid Security Bid Tender Last date Date of Time of Eligibility of NEW DELHI, Aug 8: The MyGov said in a statement. near future. Accordingly, it No. No. School Value (in Rs.) Security Cost of receiving opening completion Tenderer vide Rs 553 cr to government on Friday an- The contest was started af- was suggested to have a poli- (in Rs.) drawn in (in Rs.) Tender of Tender Govt. Order nounced a list of 24 top mobile ter the government banned 59 cy to have such challenges on favour of Documents Documents No. DASR. States apps developed by Indian en- Chinese apps, which included a regular basis to constantly at at 132/2018/2, 14.00 hrs. 11.00 hrs dtd. 20.7.2018 NEW DELHI, Aug 8: The trepreneurs under the Aat- some widely used platforms update the leader boards,” the 53 TG-53 Construction of Model High 1 I 1,05,44,863.00 Tinsukia 2,10,897.00 E.E. PWD, 3,163.00 02-09-2020 03-09-2020 8 Class-I Centre has released Rs 553 manirbhar Bharat App Innova- like TikTok, Helo, UC Brows- statement said. School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (eight) (A, B & C) crore to States under a scheme tion Challenge. er, Likee and ShareIt. The jury has suggested pro- in Assam at Kehyung T.E 1,05,449.00 Building months to promote mechanisation in the The initiative was launched Chingari app won the con- viding institutional support (for reserved Division, agriculture sector. by Prime Minister Narendra test in the social app category. through mentoring and tying Category) Dibrugarh The Sub-Mission on Agricul- Modi to reduce dependency on It was followed by YourQuote up with incubation centres of 54 TG-54 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dibrugarh 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I tural Mechanisation (SMAM) foreign apps. and Koo. Atal Innovation Mission as also School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) was launched in April 2014 with The app challenge was CaptionPlus was declared other government institutions in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months i) Pithaguti T.E. (for reserved Division, an aim to have inclusive growth launched on the Innovate plat- the winner in the entertain- to kick-start the app-building ii) Sepon T.E. Category) Dibrugarh Agricultural form of MyGov, the citizen ment category, fake news ecosystem in India, the state- 55 TG -55 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Dibrugarh 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I engagement platform of the checking app Logically in the ment said. School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) mechanisation government, and received as news category, Hitwicket in Social media app Mitron and in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months of farm mechanisation to boost many as 6,940 entries from games, Zoho Workplace and Hidoc Dr were listed among i) Dikhari T.E (for reserved Division, productivity. tech entrepreneurs and start- Cliq in office, stepsetgo in the apps that have potential to ii) Tiloijaan T.E Category) Dibrugarh “In the year 2020-21, budget iii) Jamirah T.E ups across the country in nine health, disprz in e-learning, be winners of such contests in of Rs 1,033 crore has been pro- categories – business, e- Zoho Invoice, Books & Ex- the future. 56 TG -56 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Dibrugarh 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I vided for the scheme, out of School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) learning, entertainment, pense in business and Map- MyGov also recognised in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months which Rs 553 crore has been games, health, news, office myIndia in other category. SparkLive, Iamhere, Kaagaz i) Jalan T.E at Hiloidhari (for reserved Division, released to State governments,” and work from home, others The winner in each of the Scanner, Boom, docubay, pa- ii) Maijan T.E Category) Dibrugarh an official statement said. and social. categories will get Rs 20 lakh perboy, math games, aster, kite iii) Makulbari T.E Agricultural mechanisation “Interesting and innovative in prize money, the first run- fly, sasta sundar and xploree AI 57 TG -57 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dibrugarh 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I helps in increasing production apps were received in all cate- ner-up Rs 15 lakh and second keyboard among the apps that School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) through timely farm operations gories and the jury after the runner-up will get Rs 10 lakh. have potential to win such a in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months and cut in operations by ensur- i) Namsang T.E (for reserved Division, presentations identified 24 “The jury also made a men- contest in the future. ii) Dilli T.E. Category) Dibrugarb. ing better management of inputs. apps to be rewarded with priz- tion that there are many oth- “For the award-winning Mechanisation also enhanc- 58 TG -58 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dibrugarh 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I es. Another 20 apps were er apps who are at various apps, MyGov has also launched School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) es the productivity of natural identified for special mention stages of development and a poll on MyGov for citizens in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months resources and reduces drudg- which have a great potential in they will also compete with to vote for their favorite apps,” i) Halmari T.E (for reserved Division, ery associated with various being apps for the future,” the award winning apps in the the statement said. – PTI ii) Nilmoni T.E Category) Dibrugarh farm operations. 59 TG -59 Construction of Model High 3 III 3,16,16,590.00 Dibrugarh 6,32,332.00 E.E. PWD, 9,485.00 04-09-2020 05.09.2020 12 Class-I The Agriculture Ministry School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (twelve) (A & B) pointed out that paddy straw in Assam at 3,16,166.00 Building months Tata Motors rolls out health i) Tarajan T.E (for reserved Division, burning is one of the major prob- ii) Dirial T.E Category) Dibrugarh lems in the northern region of iii) Teenali T.E. the country causing pollution. & hygiene accessories 60 TG -60 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dibrugarh 4,21,555.00 E.E.PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I With an objective of moving School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) away farmers of this region from BUSINESS REPORTER in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months the practice of crop residue i) Nahartoli T.E. (forreserved Division, GUWAHATI, Aug 8: ii) Sialkathi T.E. Category) Dibrugarh burning, the scheme of CRM (crop residue management) was Home-grown auto-maker Tata 61 TG -61 Construction of Model High 2 II 2,10,77,727.00 Dibrugarh 4,21,555.00 E.E. PWD, 6,323.00 03-09-2020 04.09.2020 10 Class-I Motors today announced the School for Tea Garden Areas (for General) Dibrugarh (ten) (A & B) initiated in 2018 wherein farm- in Assam at 2,10,778.00 Building months ers are provided machinery for roll-out of a range of health and i) Chabua T.E. (for reserved Division, in-situ management of crop res- hygiene accessories for its ii) Lengrai T.E. Category) Dibrugarh idue through establishment of customers. Sd/- Chief Engineer, P.W.D., (Building) Assam CHCs (custom hiring centres). In line with the company’s Chandmari, Guwahati-3 Individual farmers are also endeavour to ensure the safe- NOTE. ty of its customers, these ac- 1. Pre-bid meeting: Date & Time: 11:00 hrs. of 19-08-2020. provided subsidy for procure- Venue: Office of the Chief Engineer, P.W.D.(Bldg), Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 ment of machinery. Total funds cessories are designed to pro- 2. Online mode of submission for both Technical and Financial Bid is mandatory. of Rs 1,178.47 crore were pro- vide car owners with an addi- 3. A hard copy of the technical bid submitted online is also to be submitted at the office chamber of the undersigned on or before 02.09.2020 up to 2:00 pm for Category-I, 03.09.2020 up to vided in the year 2018-19 and tional level of safety for their their safety while travelling fectant service which emits 2:00 pm for Category-II & 04.09.2020 up to 2:00 pm for Category-III for evaluation purpose. For any discrepancy between the online bid and the hard copy of the bid, the online bid will govern new and existing Tata cars, a and will be considered for evaluation. 2019-20 to Punjab, Haryana, can opt for ‘Health- Pro Sani- ozone to clean the air from 4. Along with the hard copy of the technical bid, the following documents (in Original) must also be submitted on or before 02.09.2020 up to 2:00 pm for Category-I, 03.09.2020 up to 2:00 Uttar Pradesh and NCT. statement by Tata Motors said, tization Kit’ which is specially bacteria/virus, it said and add- pm for Category-II & 04.09.2020 up to 2:00 pm for Category-III. “In 2020-21, Rs 600 crore has adding that all these products designed to provide the cus- ed that once kept in a closed a. Original Power of Attorney for signing the BID, if any. been provided in the budget for will be offered as Tata Motors tomers with critical hygiene car for 20 minutes, the system b. Bid Security in the form of Original TD R/ FDR/ Bank Guarantee from a Nationalised/ Scheduled Bank. the scheme and Rs 548.20 crore genuine accessories and will c. Original DD/ Banker’s Cheque of the specified amount against the works should be in favour of “Assam State Road Board Maintenance (Roads) Fund” A/C No.-10566991479 of S.B.I, items like hand sanitizer, N95 disinfects the in- cabin space. New Guwahati Branch of Branch Code No. 00221 towards cost of Bid document for the job. . have been released to the States be available across the Tata masks, hand gloves, safety Besides, to maintain safe 5. Bidders are advised to scan their Technical Papers at a resolution of 100 dpi (in Black & White mode) in “.pdf format for multiple pages with maximum file size of 25 MB. If the file size well before time to ensure they Motors outlets in the country. touch key, tissue box, mist dif- distance between the driver exceeds 25 MB, the bidders are advised to create multiple files and upload the same in “Upload Additional Document” stage. can take up the activities in ad- The accessories range in- fuser and a driving kit with and the passengers, the com- 6. In the event of date of bid opening being a holiday, the activities will take place on the next working day. vance,” the statement said. cludes Air-o-Pure 95 Air Pu- covers for the exposed touch pany has launched separator 7. All the interested bidders are requested to read the bid document carefully before submission of their bid. 8. The estimated amount (Tender amount) may vary and the Tender amount uploaded in the Detailed NIT shall be treated as final. The Agriculture Ministry has rifier, Air-o-Pure 95 Air Fil- points like the steering wheel, films, which creates a barrier 9. The Bidders are advised to visit the construction sites prior to submission of Bids in consultation with respective Executive Engineers. also developed a multi-lingual ter, and Health - Pro Sanitiza- handbrake, gear knob and the between the front occupants 10. The Govt. Assam Advisories/Notifications regarding COVID-19 for Construction Sites are to be followed mobile app – ‘CHC- Farm Ma- tion Kit. seats, the statement said. and the rear passengers, Sd/- Chief Engineer, P.W.D., (Building) Assam chinery’ which connects farm- Customers looking for a Tata Motors is also offering thereby enhancing their safe- Janasanyog/C/2909/20 Chandmari, Guwahati-3 ers with CHCs.– PTI one-stop solution to maintain a vehicle air and surface disin- ty, the statement added. 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 Ronaldo nets 2 but Man City seize on Juventus knocked out mistakes to oust Madrid TURIN, Aug 8: A Portugal MANCHESTER, Aug 8: With Madrid captain Ser- “With the players that who headed in powerfully international celebrated ec- Eliminating the record 13- gio Ramos banned after be- we’ve got, there’s no inferi- from Rodrygo’s cross in the statically at the end of the time champion has Manches- ing sent off in the Madrid leg, ority, we played really well,” 28th minute. Champions League match ter City players believing Raphael Varane was without Sterling said. City went close to a sec- between Juventus and Lyon. they can deliver the team’s his usual central defensive “They’ve got some great ond before the break after a But it wasn’t Cristiano first Champions League title. partner. And the Frenchman players but with the energy, poor clearance from Courtois Ronaldo, who could only Real Madrid’s defensive was caught out in possession the performance we showed, went straight to Kevin De trudge off the pitch dejected mistakes by Raphael Varane by Gabriel Jesus, who squared we were brilliant tonight.” Bruyne, but Phil Foden – after Juventus was eliminat- were seized on by Raheem for Sterling to tap past goal- Real began to make its pres- playing as a false nine with ed from the competition de- Sterling and Gabriel Jesus to keeper Thibaut Courtois for ence felt and equalized Sergio Aguero injured spite his two goals securing lead City into a quarterfinal his 100th City goal. through Karim Benzema, struck wide. – AP a 2-1 victory in the rear- against Lyon. ranged second-leg match on They clinched another 2-1 Friday. victory against Madrid on Fri- Lyon goalkeeper Anthony day after winning by the same Lopes raced to the end score in the first leg in the where the away fans should Spanish capital in February have been, jumped over the before the competition was advertising hoardings and sat paused due to the pandemic. on top of the Perspex fence “They’re a top club, Real at the front of the stands, kiss- Madrid, the best club in this ing the badge on his shirt and competition so far – this is Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus reacts during the Champions League round of 16 second leg pumping his fists in the air in against Lyon at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy. – AP/PTI massive,” Gabriel Jesus said. celebration. “It’s all about believing. Lyon had eliminated Juven- go far in this competition,” about 50 Juventus fans were struggled after the restart of We can make a mistake, so tus and progressed to the Lopes continued. “We have outside to welcome their Serie A but nevertheless believe always. And I press, quarterfinals on away goals the right to think about it, no team as well as hurl insults at claimed a record-extending I press a lot. That is one of after a 2-2 draw on aggregate. one can take that away. We the Lyon team bus. ninth successive title. my powers, press all the time “It’s a huge joy. It was re- needed a real strength of The Juventus-Lyon match Lyon captain Memphis and help my team. I was hap- ally hard,” Lopes said. “The character to do it tonight.” was rescheduled from March Depay would not have been py I scored.” group was incredible collec- There were no fans allowed 17 after the pandemic which able to play had the match First the Brazilian set up tively and individually. It’s the in the stadium in Turin be- shut down sports around the taken place as scheduled be- the opener scored by Ster- victory of the whole group. cause of the coronavirus pan- globe. The French league did cause he had a serious knee ling in the ninth minute at an Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (L) jumps for a header with Real Madrid’s Lucas Vazquez “We have the ambition to demic. Although a crowd of not resume while Juventus injury. – AP empty Etihad Stadium. during the Champions League round of 16 second leg in Manchester. – AP/PTI England chase 277 for win Puma buys bid 2022 World Cup is the in 1st Test against Pakistan document goal now: Jhulan Pakistan need 5 more wickets. NEW DELHI, Aug 8: German sports apparel and footwear NEW DELHI, Aug 8: In- Mithali, also wants to be there not played any cricket in the England started the second major Puma could be the frontrunner in bagging the Indian dia’s premier pacer Jhulan in New Zealand 18 months past five-six months and play- session on 55/1 with captain cricket team’s kit sponsorship rights while rival Adidas could Goswami will be 39 by the from now but says her fitness ers like me (who play only Joe Root and Dom Sibley in also enter the fray. time the postponed Women’s and performance in the run up ODIs) played back in Novem- However, it couldn’t be confirmed whether Nike would re- the middle. The pair contin- World Cup comes in 2022 but to the event will decide that. ber (2019) as all teams played bid after refusing BCCI’s scaled down bid offer from their Rs ued to hang around well into 370 crore (plus 30 crore royalty), which they paid from 2016 the leading wicket-taker in “We have got a lot of time T20s ahead of the World Cup the second session and their to 2020. ODIs has not given up on com- for preparation, almost 18 2020 (in Australia in Feb- partnership was on 64 when “I can confirm you that Puma has bought the ITT (Invita- peting in the mega event, say- March).” Sibley succumbed to Yasir tion to Tender) document worth Rs 1 lakh. While buying bid ing she would try to stay in Jhulan Does she see herself play- Shah. Sibley went for a hard document doesn’t mean one is bidding, Puma has shown reckoning by performing con- ing the 2022 edition? drive across the line to a ball genuine interest in submitting a bid,” a senior BCCI official sistently. “To play for India is the that Yasir delivered from over told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The 2021 ODI World Cup biggest honour. Yes 2022 is the wicket, it only took an It is learnt that Adidas too has shown interest but whether in New Zealand in February- the goal now but you have to edge and flew straight to Asad it will be bidding for the sponsorship rights is still not known. Even though some feel that the German giant could inde- March was expected to be the be part of the process and play Shafiq at first slip. pendently bid for merchandise products, which will be a sep- last one for greats like Jhulan matches consistently and Two overs later, Naseem arate tender. and India captain Mithali Raj. perform and then you can Shah successfully set up Root Selling of exclusive merchandise products depends on Following ICC’s announce- think about the World Cup who also edged the delivery how many exclusive stores a company has along with the ment on Friday, Mithali had because there is a lot of time to first slip and England all of point of sales (shops that sells your company’s products). tweeted that the postpone- left and it is not round the Pakistan’s Yasir Shah (R) celebrates with his team-mates after a sudden lost both their set While Puma has over 350 exclusive stores, Adidas has ment by another 12 months corner any more. taking the wicket of England’s Dom Sibley during day four of the batsmen. Yasir struck again more than 450 outlets which makes these two companies will give her team much need months, but on the other hand, “At this time, I can only think 1st Test in Manchester, on Saturday. the most sought after. soon with the wicket of Ben preparation time as the COV- it would have been good if it about the next series and per- A senior industry insider explained the whole sponsorship MANCHESTER, Aug 8: Jos sion on Day four as the first Test Stokes who was done in by ID-19 pandemic impacted happened next year as I was forming in it and start from zero the extra bounce. issue in these turbulent economic times. Buttler and Chris Woakes’ between the two sides gears “Don’t be surprised if the new rights holder pays some- their plans immensely but the focused on that for long,” Jhu- and that is what I am going to counter-attacking partnership up to a dramatic conclusion at Brief scores: Pakistan: 326 and thing around 200 crore for a five-year deal which will be goal remains to win their maid- lan told PTI. do. I can’t tell you what may 169 vs England: 219 & 167/5 (Joe for England stopped the Paki- Old Trafford. While England Root 42, Dom Sibley 36; Yasir Shah significantly less than what Nike paid during previous term,” en global trophy. “Now you will need to happen between now and 2022 stan charge in the second ses- need 110 more runs to win, 2/74). (At Tea) – IANS the industry veteran explained. – PTI Jhulan, who too is 37 like think beyond that. We have as it is still far way.” – PTI Pulisic out for 6 weeks, could miss start of EPL Shakib set to return to training LONDON, Aug 8: Chelsea winger from Borussia Dortmund. DHAKA, Aug 8: Premier “We are functional as the Abedeen, who was the adviser at the BKSP facility. Christian Pulisic faces six weeks out with Christian Pulisic “In the big scheme of things with Bangladesh all-rounder Shak- coaches are all residing within Bangladesh Cricket Board’s According to Abedeen, the a right hamstring injury that could see Christian, when he reflects on his first ib Al Hasan is set to start the campus, so we can work game development manager 33-year-old Shakib, who is him miss the start of the English Pre- season, the improvement levels coming training at the BKSP facility currently in the United mier League. here when you think of the goals and at Savar near here from next Shakib Al Hasan States with his family, plans The American was injured last Sat- assists he’s had this year, it’s the best of month, ahead of his return to to return to Dhaka at the end urday in the 2-1 loss to Arsenal in the his career,” Lampard said. competitive cricket. of August in a bid to prepare FA Cup final after scoring at Wembley “And that’s his first year in the Pre- The southpaw was banned for his return to internation- Stadium. mier League. From where he’s gone at for two years, one year of it al cricket. “With Christian Pulisic I think it’s go- the start to how he’s ended up and how suspended, for failing to re- Shakib was in sublime form ing to be touch and go for the start of the he has played in the restart, he should be port corrupt approaches by an before the ban, amassing 606 season,” Chelsea manager Frank Lamp- very happy, and that’s down to his work. alleged Indian bookie during runs in the 2019 World Cup ard said on Friday. “We’re probably look- “So we’ll get him fit, and get him ready. the Indian Premier League. in the UK last year. ing around a six-week injury. So with six If he misses the first one or two games His ban ends on October He has featured in 56 weeks, doing the maths, it gets very of the season, then we’ll have a firing 29 this year. Tests, claiming 210 wickets close to, and is probably into, the start of Christian hopefully as hungry as he “Shakib will come to the and scoring 3862 runs. the new season. But we have to treat it looked for the restart.” BKSP next month where he In the limited overs for- right, the injury.” Chelsea’s season continues in the will have coaches and train- mat, Shakib has 6323 runs The season is due to begin on Sep- Champions League, with the London club ers available,” Shakib’s men- and 260 wickets from 206 tember 12. trying to overturn a 3-0 deficit against tor Nazmul Abedeen was with him well. Shakib will for many years, is one of ODIs and while accumulat- Pulisic had 11 goals and eight assists in Bayern Munich in the pandemic-delayed quoted as saying by ESPN- have everything at his dispos- Shakib’s earliest coaches. He ing 5777 runs and 92 wickets his first season at Chelsea after joining round of 16 on Saturday. – AP cricinfo. al,” he added. now serves as the cricket in T20Is. – PTI Woods struggles simply to make cut at PGA SU DO KU SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 8: After Friday’s that looked more like 50 considering the way 0-for-5 performance in the sand-save cate- A day that began with legitimate barrage of misreads, short misses and rim- the rest of the round had gone. gory, which brought him to 0 for 7 for the thoughts of Woods capturing his 16th ma- outs on greens he could not figure out, Tiger The rough putting day contributed to an tournament. jor ended with him needing to play the Woods might want to go back to his old putter. last three holes at even par or better sim- And find a new sand wedge while he’s at it. Tiger Woods of the United ply to make the cut. Woods, who got under par on Day 1 of the States looks over a putt He did, but there are eight shots and more PGA Championship by swapping his usual during the second round of than three dozen players separating himself putter for one that was a little longer, ended the PGA Championship at and Li. An improbable gap to make up under up in a battle simply to make the cut in the the TPC Harding Park in the best of circumstances. Impossible if he second round. He shot 2-over 72 to finish at San Francisco, California. keeps putting like that. even par at the midway point at Harding Park. “You give it a run, but it’s just not rolling He is eight shots behind leader Haotong Li. out,” Woods said. Most of the problems had to do with his He complained that the practice green has putting. been rolling faster than the greens on the “I really struggled with getting the speed course all week. of the greens today, he said. They looked fast- Sure enough, the trouble started right away. Solution of last problem er than what they were putting. They were On the first hole, he lined up an 8-footer, ex- Originating from Japan, firm coming into the greens, but they weren’t pecting it to move slightly to the right as it ‘su do ku’ is a mind game putting as fast as they looked. And then as the approached the hole. It stayed dead straight. and a puzzle that can be day wore on, they got a little more fuzzy and It was the first of five misses from 12 feet and solved with proper reasoning and logic. Fill got even slower,” Woods said. closer on the day. the grid with digits in such On Day 1, he made 141 feet worth of putts. He needed 17 putts over the front nine, and a manner that every row, On Day 2, the grand total was 52 feet, and made the turn in 2-over 37. At that point, he every column and every that was with the help of 12 footer on No. 16 hadn’t made a putt longer than 3 feet. – AP 3 x4 box accommodates the digits 1 to 12 without Printed and published by Ganesh Ch. Das on behalf of Assam Tribune Pvt. Ltd. at the Tribune Press, Tribune Buildings, P.O.- Assam Tribune, M.R.D. Road, Chandmari, Guwahati-781003. Tel. 0361-2660102 (EPABX), 0361-2661360, 0361-2668807 (News Desk), FAX 0361-2666396. repeating any. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Editor: Prafulla Govinda Baruah www.assamtribune.com O GUWAHATI O AUGUST 9, 2020 WOMEN PLUS MY SPACE ALL THINGS CONSIDERED PRIYANKA KAUSHIK stresses on the DR. ZOHRA AHMAD came face MITRA PHUKAN spreads some need for womenSs entrepreneurship. to face with the novel coronavirus. cheer in these gloomy times.

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laws were promulgated by the Central Government in the past two decades Melody which sought to address the issue of such work and its conditions. OThe 1993 ODZăWKH(PSOR\PHQWRI0DQXDO6FDY - makers A struggle to engers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, did not ban such The term ‘balcony work, but rather, sought to regulate its concert’ has gained conditions, and furthermore, it had no real provision for punishing those who new meaning since clean did not comply. Naturally, it had little the NANDY SISTERS Sanitation workers or no impact in addressing either the existence or the nature of this practice. started streaming face stigma and Secondly, the Prohibition of Employ- live from their home many challenges ment as Manual Scavengers and their in Pune, giving one Rehabilitation Act, 2013, prohibited in carrying out the construction or maintenance of un- delightful rendition their duties, writes hygienic toilets and the engagement or after another. employment of anyone as a manual DR. MOUSHUMI scavenger.P (Ghosh, 2017) ast Rongali Bihu, as we remained confined in our homes, two The execution of the Clean India sisters, dressed in matching mekhela-sador s, a makeshift drum BHATTACHARJEE. Campaign involves tremendous human and ukuleles in hand, brightened up our existence with their as well as financial resources. But little Lheartwarming renditions of Phul phulise boxontot and Moina kun fficially, more than 1.1 mil- do we realise that the people who are bidhataai xajile ; in a matter of days, the video clocked millions of lion sanitation workers are engaged in cleaning the trash are also likes on a popular streaming platform, signalling the arrival of the Nandy the reason we roam about made up of flesh and blood, just like us. Sisters. on clean Indian streets. The Though the concerns around sanitation Antara Nandy is a graduate student at the Symbiosis Centre of Media O and Communication. Ankita Nandy, the younger of the duo, is in junior domain of a sanitation worker work seem to be growing, there still includes a wide range of work. This pri- exists a gap where we do not find any college. From Assamese to Bengali, from Tamil to Marathi, they have sung marily includes cleaning and sweeping studies which specifically deal with a road songs in almost all major Indian languages, often live from their balcony of houses, streets, institutional premises, map to deal with these flaws which come in Pune and mostly, flawlessly. Born in Sivasagar, Upper Assam, infant railway lines, train toilets, public toilets, in between while achieving an impactful Antara would stop crying every time a song played on the tape recorder drains and sewers. Apart from these, outcome of the projects. Organisations and listen in rapt attention; she also demanded a song instead of a story it also includes the handling of munici- working for the welfare of sanitation at bed-time. It was no wonder that Antara went on to become one of the pal waste of different kinds, including workers feel that the absence of proper finalists on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs in 2009 , and is now working with hazardous medical wastes, emptying, sanitation systems and non-availability the likes of A.R. Rahman. One of her self-composed songs was nominated carrying and disposing human wastes, of mechanised emptying and cleaning for awards in several film festivals last year and bagged a couple of them, and emptying septic tanks of toilets at of garbage is the only vulnerability of most significantly at the Mumbai International Film Festival. both household and community levels. sanitation workers. It gets even more Excerpts from an exclusive interview: Moreover, they are also seen handling challenging because of their minimal Both of you being very young, how have you balanced your stud- animal carcasses, supervising the last education, which makes them easy ies and your singing? Was there a point when you had to choose? Ranjit Basfor Yes, there were multiple times when we had to choose; we will be very rituals of dead persons, and cleaning because of their ignorance towards their victims in the path of money-making. honest, it wasnRt easy. In the preliminary years, it is still doable but when up after childbirth. own health and hygiene. To make some he was introduced to this hazardous These workers are mostly school drop- you reach higher secondary, it becomes so much more difficult, especially As per official records, there are easy money, which the locally appointed task by some of the youngsters of his outs, and come from the lower strata of because I (Antara) was a Science student. But if you are passionate about around 1200 sanitation workers en- brokers lure them with, these workers, colony who were working as sanitation the society. The community to which something, you find a balance. You have to have a madness in you to be gaged under the Guwahati Municipal mostly in their teens, get into the profes- staff in the various hotels of Guwahati. they belong mostly engage themselves in able to overcome these everyday hurdles. Also, our parents had one rule: Corporation (GMC), though, unoffi- sion. But gradually their work-life, which Ranjit also started his job there but as the WKHWDVNRIVDQLWDWLRQăZKLFKFRQWLQXHV do well and you can pursue music. We had no choice, we had to do well. cially, the number would be much more comprises many risks and an inadequate remuneration was minimal, he started throughout generations. So efforts must Antara, you are already a star, thanks to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil than this, and they are relentlessly per- awareness about the hazards involved, looking for a job in the residential areas. be made to raise their level of aware- Champs . How was the experience and what did you gain from it? forming their duties even amidst the leads to serious health disorders. ³0\GD\VWDUWVDWDPăZKHQ, ness by providing them basic education. I was only nine and too young to consciously understand or wean a countrywide lockdown. OThe fear of corona wonRt feed us go out for door-to-door collection of These susceptible workers are far too definite meaning out of the experience. But now that I think of it, I feel Sanitation workers perform those and we cannot see our family starving,P garbage.P He has been working as a often invisible, disliked, and many of it inculcated in me a sense of confidence as that was the first time I had tasks that are vital for ensuring the hy- says 35-year-old Ranjit Basfor, who has safai worker in the Kamakhya Nagar the challenges they face in their liveli- sung in front of an audience, and that, too, on television. There were a gienic conditions of our surroundings in been in this profession for the last 20 Development Committee since the last hood stem from this fundamental lack lot of firsts: I learnt how to hold a mic, and that for the higher notes, you offices, schools, hospitals, airports, to years. Much like him, the safai work- ten to 15 years. As his hand cart ( thela) of acknowledgment. These Qsanitation have to hold it slightly away and for the softer notes, you have to gently mention a few. They keep our environ- ers of the area tolerate the rebuke and cannot carry the load of the entire colony squadsR (Doron, 2016) with their Qunclean bring it closer. They trained us really well. ment clean and infection-free, but they stigma associated with their job profile at one go, he makes two to three rounds occupationsR have often been viewed as Ankita, has your sister stepping into the world of singing also themselves face huge hazards, physically and continue to render their services. As daily to collect all the garbage. The col- the primary reason for the practice of inspired you to do the same? and mentally, as a result of their work he recalls, O Kuch log to hamein insaan hi lected garbage is then dumped near untouchability in the society. The prac- Yes, definitely. I was five when I saw her on national television and environment, the rules and regulations nahin samajhteG Bura to lagta hainG %RULSDUDă*0&¶VGHVLJQDWHGGXVWELQ tice continues even if one moves out of since then, I have always wanted to be an amazing singer like her. of the organisation and the leadership par kaam to karna hi parega.P (Some from where the authorities shift it to this caste-based occupation (DRsouza, Antara, who are some of your favourite singers/musicians and style of their managers. All these hazards people donRt even think of us as humans, the dumping ground in Boragaon, near 2016). With such stigma associated with how have they influenced you? exist because none of the organisations at times it hurtsG but life and work has Gorchuk. their lives, working conditions of sanita- It is a really, really long list. But I would like to name my guru ă Ustaad pay any attention to the safety, the to go on). Ranjit single-handedly takes There exists a huge gap in between tion workers have remained virtually Rashid Khan ji $55DKPDQ6LUăZKRP,KDYHZRUVKLSSHGDOOP\OLIH quality of work-life and the growth of charge of cleaning three residential areas the sanitation infrastructure laid out unchanged over the years. Ajoy Chakraborty Sir, Koushiki Chakraborty MaRam, etc. And, of course, these workers. under the Adabari Tinali region. As a by the government and the provisions from Assam, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Sir, Papon da , Zubeen da , and These people lead a very short life young lad who never went to school, availed by the sanitation workers. Two [email protected] Kalpana Patowary MaRam. All of them are unique in their own way and I have learnt so so much from them. Tell us about your amazing range of songs chosen from As- samese to Tamil. Also, how do you prepare for each live perfor- mance? In times of trouble Singing in different languages actually started with people requesting us to sing in their native languages on Facebook and Instagram; we just INDRANI RAIMEDHI writes about a new short film that captures the accepted the challenge thrown at us. We both have a hunger for learning dilemma of a family during the pandemic. new things and we started learning the basics of the languages we sang in; it was a fun process and many of our friends helped us get the diction alabika Mitra has a Ph.D. in English, is a former newsreader, literary critic and with experience in corporate communi- right. For a live performance, we FDWLRQV6KHKDVMXVWRXWHGKHUVKRUWILOPă Antaraal. According to her, the world is Oexperiencing the magic of cinema first learn the songs, and then to beat the tedium of staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.P And as part of the All Ladies LeagueRs (ALL) we sit with our ukuleles and MIndia Chapter for Cinema, $QWDUDDOă$Q,QWHUYDO was made. ALL is a global organisation to connect women worldwide crack out an arrangement. as Qsisters beyond bordersR or Qsoul sistersR. Once that is in place, we The film was shot in 12 re- has taught us to appreciate life, the ing how the scenes need to be shot to she adds. just practise, practise and JLRQDOODQJXDJHVă$VVDPHVH importance of family and friends, capture the essence of the story. The Beena Unnikrishnan has this to say, practise till we are confident Bhojpuri, Haryanvi, Kannada, togetherness of communities, resil- young team of ALL-India Chapter for OWhile the pandemic put a pause to of going live. Hindi, Bengali, Rajasthani, Tamil, ience of nations, and gratitude for ev- Cinema played an important role in the most peopleRs lives, Antaraal gave an Any favourite memory Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi and ery breath,P she says, adding, OIt is a project. Antaraal was finally released opportunity to all the participants to associated with Assam? Marathi. The aim of the venture was message to those young Indians who digitally on YouTube. discover their hidden talents and also There are a flood of to reach out to the Qsoul sistersR of turn their backs on their own country Mitra thanks her family for being introspect into the effects brought about memories when you say ALL, across India, and give them a and their ageing parents, on discover- her support system. OShooting the film by the situationG of being grateful and QAssamR, but letRs see if we chance to engage creatively and beat ing the benefits of living in Europe or would have been impossible without connecting to our roots, the relevance can recollect some of them. stress and depression that was arising America.P Reality strikes only at the P\IDPLO\0\KXVEDQGă'U39LMD\D of the homelandG This experience We miss all our Kaziranga out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior IDFHRIDGYHUVLW\ăZKHQWKH\FRPHWR Kumar, shot the scenes, while my little has enriched the lives of all those trips, every single one of them; to Antaraal DQRWKHUVKRUWILOPă Home appreciate their homeland and family. GDXJKWHUă5DGKDSOD\HGWKHFUXFLDO involved. The entire team and we also miss going to the is Where the Heart is , was made dur- This social message is in consonance role of ringing the mobile on time.P their families bonded together Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati ing the lockdown by this organisation. with the general trend that most of the OI was very excited to be doing an As- in a special way through this and the Mahabhairab Temple Briefly stating the premise of the film, younger generation has resorted to. samese movie from Chennai. It meant collective effort.P in Tezpur, as well as performing Malabika Mitra says, OIt is the story of )RUERWKWKHDFWRUVă%DQDVKUHH*R - a lot emotionally during Bihu. More than anything, a 50+ mother and her 30+ daugh- goi, who played the character of the during those tough we miss the warm hospitality back ter during and before the pandemic. mother, and Mitra, who essayed the lockdown days, as home, the simplicity and richness of The actors had to translate their script, role of the daughter, it was their first I was far away and our culture, and the amazing food. shoot the scenes and send them over stint at acting in a movie. The entire my travel plans to Future plans please. for review.P With limited knowhow and short film was shot in the homes of the my hometown had Antara: I just go with the flow, as equipment, it involved several retakes. actors with a very basic set-up, follow- to be cancelled. opportunities come along, I try and Editing an Assamese film in Chennai ing strict lockdown rules, using mobile Perhaps, this is the make the most of them. I am work- was particularly challenging for her due cameras that were handled by the family first time that an As- ing on a couple of projects, but the to the language barrier, but finally it members of the actors. samese movie has balcony concerts with my sister are was done by a team of college students Beena Unnikrishnan, a painter and been made down here to stay. We will try and keep our from Jorhat. filmmaker, guided the actors through South. I am thrilled listeners happy and positive through OAntaraal , meaning an interval, voice messages on WhatsApp, explain- to be a part of this,P Malabika Mitra in a scene this difficult period, and come up with from Antaraal. fresh ideas. THE ASSAM TRIBUNE O GUWAHATI O SUNDAY READING O AUGUST 9, 2020

FASHION WOMEN PLUS rains. It does not matter if they fit Prasantt Ghosh into some constructed ideas bor- [email protected] Priyanka Kaushik rowed from history. The country [email protected] At the helm needs them as much as they need f we are familiar with terms QhelpR. We need to consciously like QFashion CapitalR and ,WLVWLPHWREULQJDIXQGDPHQWDO decide to move from QhelpingR QFinancial CapitalR, we should FKDQJHLQWKHDSSURDFKWRZRPHQ them to entering into a Qpartner- proudly call North-East India shipR with them. As an entrepre- I HQWUHSUHQHXUVKLS neur who returned to her roots the Qorganic capitalR of the country. Simplicity, minimalism, in Assam to work with women in sustainability are qualities that are the rural sector, let me share some inherent to the people of North- examples that I can highlight. East India. Significant data shows QOne of the major obstacles that Assam accounts for almost is access to funding. There are 43 per cent of the rural weaver schemes that one may avail, but households present in the country they donRt come without chal- today, i.e., 10.9 lakh, followed lenges. In my own experience by 3.4 lakh in West Bengal and with MUDRA Shishu loans (as 2.1 lakh in Manipur, and so on. It well as those of many women shows that Assam has been able entrepreneurs), women have rarely to preserve the art of weaving benefitted from them, although Adapting to better than any other State. How- these were meant to be primarily ever, as an industry, we should for first-time entrepreneurs. Bank- be concerned when prices of raw ers do not feel comfortable giving loans to women entrepreneurs, change materials surge up, and despera- tion creeps in among weavers. but they will to their husbands. This is a good reason for us to Better monitoring mechanisms Rocked by the pandemic, the Indian focus and pull all our resources in must be placed to eliminate biases the right direction and emerge as and prejudices based on gender/ fashion industry must do some leaders in sustainability and Qslow race/religion. VHULRXVGDPDJHFRQWURO movementR. the reasons it is not meeting the QThere are not enough in- Entrepreneurs, quite simply, desired result is because there novative solutions to lengthy ne of the worst-hit industries at the moment is the Indian fash- are persons who make a differ- is an overlapping of government generalised skill development and ion industry. In better times, fashion retailers would have had ence by creating value using their resources and its distribution. We training programmes in the rural launches of their Spring-Summer collections in the March-April cerebral and spiritual instincts need to break it up and see where sector. time. Fashion designers would have launched their new yearly the drifts are. QNot enough smart buyer-seller O and making money as a result of collections and planned their yearly calendar. Stylists, make-up it. Now, when the country needs It would be a There are many ways to meeting platforms that can help artists, models, etc., who are also dependent on fashion houses, would more job creators, than job seek- tremendous support comprehensively counter these bridge the gap. have continued to team up with designers, creating enviable looks. But ers, as significant placeholders in to initiate a campaign outcomes. One way to start would QIt would be a tremendous then COVID-19 came in just when the businesses were about to start. the collective population, womenRs be to understand where the inten- support to initiate a campaign Many models, stylists, make-up artistes, etc., who are from the eastern role here is of the essence. This that invites top tions of well-meaning NGOs and that invites top entrepreneurial part of India had moved to the big fashion industry hotspots of Delhi and role takes on a new significance entrepreneurial stalwarts government initiatives and the stalwarts to volunteer as mentors Mumbai to chase their dreams. They are now suffering financially and at a time when India has seen a motivations of women align. If a ăVSHFLILFDOO\IRUZRPHQHQWUH- emotionally. Rents are due and there is no income. Even if they return, “to volunteer as mentors preneurs in the rural sector. But sharp and consistent decline in general observation is made, we house rents are due for the whole year and no events are going to take womenRs work participation rates – specifically for women will see that there is a considerable please note such mentors should place for a long time. Many small manufacturing units and fashion over three decades. This is the entrepreneurs in the ongoing effort to placing women not need to see business plans or designers are in a death trap because the buyers have cancelled their case even more now, in pandemic leaders in rural sectors. But how detailed project reports to know if orders. There is no law to protect one from unethical cancellations and times, as joblessness has shot up rural sector. do we facilitate an adequate there is a prospect. They need to non-payments. in both rural and urban areas, emergence of such leaders? Why help discover the potential, show Even in the fashion industry, there are people who are the sole bread- among men and women; and this ship are noble, but do they really DUHWKHUHQRWHQRXJKRIWKHPă empathy, motivate and guide such earners of their families. In fact, many of them have not even been situation is unlikely to improve for stand on stable ground? Much despite the measures taken so far? entrepreneurs to success. paid for the work that they did just before the lockdown was clamped in some years to come. This is also a effort has been made to reach and These are important questions. It is a collective effort of the India. And since ramp shows and fashion shows are out of the question time to bring about a fundamental develop rural entrepreneurship. But before we delve into these governments, industry leaders and this year, it will be impossible for most of these professionals to earn any change in the approach to women While the intention is appreci- questions, it is important to ad- entrepreneurs that will shape the money whatsoever. The fashion industry has always been self-dependent entrepreneurs. ated, it wouldnRt be inaccurate to dress a fundamental approach. future of this country. Motivations or atma nirbhar. But due to the far-reaching effects of the pandemic, The various initiatives to reach say that the translation of these These entrepreneurs are the ones and intentions are plenty; it is only many in this line of work are planning to change their profession. out to women and initiate devel- efforts fall short of desirable results who have shown the courage to about aligning them consciously. During the past decade, the fashion industry has seen tremendous opment through entrepreneur- and are hardly sustainable. One of dream and walk the unfamiliar ter- economic success; its consistent growth can be attributed to the strong performance in the Asian market, along with the boom in online shop- ping. However, the health crisis has dramatically affected the industry HANDS ON worldwide. The Indian garment industry is in bad shape as orders from Ice-cream stick tricolour fashion retailers have dried up, and lakhs of jobs are at risk. It is also evi- Paint some ice-cream sticks in dent that the sector will go on to face significant structural changes that ndependence Day is just a few orange, white and green. And use will affect customer behaviour, the fashion calendar and even peopleRs days away and as schools will not some glue to secure them at the styles. Even the festival season of India, beginning September, does not be able to celebrate the special back. You can use this as a coaster look too promising. It may pick up during the marriage season of 2021, occasion this year, our children I or a tea light holder. provided a vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available to all. ZLOOEHVWXFNDWKRPHăPLVVLQJ And if you Things will start taking a new look only when the situation improves. out on all the fun. But that should not ,QGLDQÁDJZLWKSXOVHV add a longish E-commerce industries will, hopefully, be doing better by the end of be the case. We must make it a point Kids use pulses to make all sorts of crafts at stick to it as this year, as travel restrictions and social distancing rules have moved to encourage them to celebrate the school. So this wouldnRt be a difficult task for a flagstaff, the fashion industry to a digital space for the foreseeable future. Online day and learn the significance of this them. Firstly, ask them to draw the Indian trico- it can be a streaming of designer shows and the no-guests policy might become the momentous event in history, and that lour on a piece of paper. Take the pulses in the proper flag new normal in the fashion business, and front-row influencers will take can be done through some rather FRORXURIWKH,QGLDQIODJămasoor dal for the as well. on new ways to inspire and collaborate. easy crafts that celebrate the most top, green moong for the bottom, urad dal or Companies will cut down on employees. 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Sharmin Pasha is a food writer currently based in Dubai, UAE, where she teaches privately- organised cooking lessons on different techniques of cooking. She also hosts an informative CULINARY corner page featuring Assamese recipes on Facebook, which was created to showcase the culinary treasures of Assam to the world and to preserve ethnic recipes for generations to come. Sharmin Pasha Tuna fish Ingredients: Method: WHilsa fish ...... 6 pieces Marinate the fish in the yoghurt and cake WYoghurt ...... 1 tsp salt for about 15 minutes. WGreen cardamoms, Meanwhile, set a large frying pan Fish with spring onions over medium to high heat and pour in crushed ...... 2 the oil. Stir in the cardamom pods and W Method: Bay leaf ...... 1 the bay leaf. Drain the cans of tuna and tip WOnion (sliced) ...... 1 cup Add the sliced onions and sauté, until onto a plate. Add the chopped WSpring onion (sliced) ...... 1 cup translucent. Ingredients: spring onion pieces, the coriander Stir in the ginger paste and the garlic WGarlic paste ...... 1 tsp W Tuna in olive oil ...... 2 cans (250 gms) leaves, green chillies, soya sauce, paste and sauté until aromatic. Add the hot sauce, salt and pepper. Mix well. WGinger paste ...... 1 tsp W Spring onion (chopped) ...... 3 tbsps fish, the spring onion, pepper powder Mash the boiled potato, until W and salt to taste. Pour in the water and W Coriander leaves (chopped) ...... 3 tbsps Water (hot) ...... 1/4 cup smooth and add it to the tuna bring to a boil. W Green chilli (minced) ...... 1 tsp WGreen chillies mixture. Add the egg. Mix until well Reduce heat and cook until the water W Soya sauce ...... 1 tsp incorporated. (chopped)...... 2 tsps evaporates. W Hot sauce ...... 1 tsp Shape the mixture into the size of WCoriander leaves, Sprinkle in some coriander and the ping-pong balls. Flatten them lightly W Potato (boiled) ...... 1 (chopped) ...... 5 tbsps chopped chillies. Cook, covered, for W Egg ...... 1 into patties. two to three minutes or until oil spots Heat oil in a frying pan over me- WRefined oil...... ¼ cup W Salt ...... to taste appear on the surface. dium heat. Fry the fish cakes, until WSalt ...... to taste Transfer to a serving dish. W Black pepper ...... to taste golden brown, on both sides. WPepper ...... to taste Serve with rice. W Refined oil ...... for frying Serve hot. THE ASSAM TRIBUNE O GUWAHATI O SUNDAY READING O AUGUST 9, 2020

FICTION was born. Twinkle was the HussainsR daughter and at six, was definitely Tannaz Mahreen not ready to share her family with a [email protected] strange baby. She had inherited Aahil Da Rs olive skin and constant talking t first glance, none of the but none of Deen Ba Rs poise. We Hussains looked Muslim. always talked about trying to cello- They looked like the rest of tape TwinkleRs mouth together. She us. Aahil Da always wore A talked perpetually and questioned HEALTHWISE shorts and T-shirts, which everything. Her eyes were too big for didnRt exactly correlate with the image her face and always restless, which Dr. Lakshya Jyoti Basumatary, of a Muslim man that we had in our probably represented her personality Senior Consultant, minds. But, Da was Muslim, and so the best. She took lessons in dancing, Department of Neurology, was the rest of his family. All the boys singing, languages and was used to Excelcare Hospitals, Guwahati. in our neighbourhood were aged having the spotlight. This resulted in between 12 and 18, and like every a well-pronounced pompousness and other neighbourhood, we thought we an anglicised accent. But, she was still STROKE and were as good as brothers. We did call the soul of our neighbourhood. Aahil Da Qda'ăWKH$VVDPHVHVXIIL[ Twinkle spent her morning in for an elder brother, however, there our apartment, had lunch with was a gap of a good 20 years or so COVID-19 the Hazarikas and dinner with the between him and us. But, when we Sharmas on the fifth floor. It wasnRt Coronavirus brings with it many watched English movies with him, an unusual sight to see Aahil Da learned to play the guitar from him, carrying her sleeping form down additional complications. and asked his advice on girls, the 20 the stairs, at midnight. The entire troke still remains one of the main causes of death and disability, years disappeared into thin air. We neighbourhood was her home; hence, and even during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has remained so. Time took his opinion on everything very any flat surface made for her bed. is crucial in any brain emergency. The reason for this emphasis seriously. However, when it came to Naturally, when Baby Pavel was on time is because the brain is extremely dependant on a constant our adolescent romances, Aahil Da Rs born, her reaction was less than S supply of oxygen and nutrition, as it does not have any storage word was law. The reason behind favourable. She cried buckets when FDSDFLW\,WVUHTXLUHPHQWVDUHDOVRYHU\KLJKăDOPRVWSHUFHQWRIWKH this was twofold; firstly, his age gave guests brought presents only for him. blood that is pumped from the heart goes to the brain. A stroke may occur him more experience than all of She pelted us with her tiny fists when because an adequate amount of blood does not reach the brain, or because us. Secondly, he was married to a we refused to play during the babyRs there is bleeding in the brain. Madonna of a woman. nap-time. Often we had to drag her Remember the mnemonic (BEFAST): B (Loss of balance), E (Problem Aahil Da Rs and Deen Ba Rs marriage away from her brother as she would with eyesight or blindness), F (Facial droop on one side of the face), A was an arranged one, but that didnRt start pinching the poor child. And, (Weakness of arms and legs), S (Speech disturbances), and T (Time to go matter to us. We were convinced after about a month of Baby PavelRs LPPHGLDWHO\WRWKHKRVSLWDO ăWKLVZLOOKHOSLQWKHHDUO\UHFRJQLWLRQRID that as long as we did what he told arrival, Twinkle retaliated. stroke. Add to this a sudden and severe excruciating headache, vomiting and us, weRd all have an ideal woman for Her rebellion was centred around loss of consciousness or fits. The above symptoms appear all of a sudden. a wife. If Aahil Da was a raging fire, getting back the attention that she The coronavirus has been shown to cause development of microthrombi Deen Ba was the fuel. claimed as rightfully hers. She did this (small clots). These clots (clumps of blood) can travel to the lungs and While any gathering in our Prayers and by doubling her efforts in every single obstruct blood flow to the lungs, which is called pulmonary embolism, or neighbourhood didnRt start without Da Rs class she took. Her tutors liked this travel to the brain and cause an ischemic stroke. It seems to be happening boisterous laugh, Deen Ba laughed strategy. to those affected with severe COVID-19 symptoms. It can occur in any less. Da had a story for every occasion, Twinkle also took classes to learn age group and it occurs suddenly. but his wife would rather listen. But, people - I Arabic. Aahil Da and Deen Ba thought 7KHNLQGRIVWURNHWKDW¶VKDSSHQLQJLVVHYHUHăPHDQLQJSDWLHQWVKDYH her lack of expression was made up by it essential for their child to know had large blood clots attached to one of the large arteries in the brain. It the stories she saved for us from the They also pursued academics side-by- nappies drying on the clothesline. The the language in which she prayed. is still not known if COVID-19 can increase your chances of developing Thursday newspaper supplement, or side. Surprisingly, they were also very Hussains had had a new baby boy. After her manic phase of memorising blood clots; it certainly points in that direction, especially in the case of the first-aid box she had ready every committed to their religion. Baby Pavel looked like he swallowed squiggly letters and intoning verses with a severe infection or in older people. But researchers have also observed Ba time we went out to play cricket. They could fluently read Arabic, calming pills for dinner. He would her throat, her tutor deemed her fit to stroke occurrence in younger patients with no or mild symptoms. Some was subtle in her affection but, we prayed five times a day, analysed and smile at everything and all of us boys start reading the Quran . We learned studies suggest that stroke is an uncommon, yet important complication could feel it all around us, therefore, re-analysed religious texts. However, had fights over who would get to hold from our mothers, later, that a six-year- of COVID-19. Also, these strokes are more severe when compared with when we addressed her as our elder they were careful to be respectful of him next. He was the newest addition old reading the Holy Book called for a strokes occurring in patients who tested negative for COVID-19. sister, we meant it every time. everyone. They never did more, nor to our neighbourhood family, and celebration. Precautions against COVID-19 can delay stroke treatment. There are As different as they were, there less; always just right. But, for the last everyone was overjoyed to have him. (To be continued) many challenges like a risk of infections to healthcare professionals, use was a symbiosis of sorts between two months Deen Ba hadnRt been Everyone but Twinkle. of personal protective equipment (PPE), and a shortage of healthcare Da Ba Aahil and Deen . Both of them offering her prayers. This was because Ah, Twinkle. The only girl in our professionals while treating a patient with COVID-19 whoRs having a stroke. based their careers on social work, these days, there was crying in the neighbourhood and the youngest, Fiction entries should not exceed Endovascular treatment for stroke involves the use of small catheters inserted and they were good at what they did. middle of the night and there were wet but that was until her little brother 1,800 words. from the groin or the arm into the blood vessels of the brain to remove a clot and restore blood flow to the brain. This process opens blocked arteries in the brain, reversing the effects of stroke and leading to faster MONEY SMART recovery in some patients. In this current climate, the treatment presents Dipankar Jakharia Between today and tomorrow challenges that doctors never needed to consider previously. Researchers need to find a process for treating patients using endovascular [email protected] Find out what’s the best way to go forward with your therapy in the COVID-19 era that would keep healthcare professionals safe magine the first man who decided investments at a crucial time like this. while caring for these patients as quickly as possible. A COVID-19 diagnosis to save some grains to harvest shouldnRt prevent doctors from using IV thrombolysis or endovascular for the next season, instead of donRt have that, maybe you should try therapy to treat a patientRs severe stroke. However, use extreme caution finishing them, some thousands of rebalancing your portfolio once things when preparing the patient, to keep staff safe. And during this time of I extreme resource limitation, we have to be prepared to modify our current years ago. What exactly happened? come close to normal. What exactly went through his mind? 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most days, the most difficult part about the ordeal MY SPACE ZDVVROLWDU\FRQILQHPHQWăZLWKOLWWOHWRGR)RUWKH Dr. Zohra Ahmad first two days in the hospital, he was not feeling Face-to-face with COVID-19 well enough to work. Thereafter, he resumed work-from-hospital, attending review meetings, n a rainy July evening, my toddler that day through video conferencing. The same Given that my husband is young and without training programmes and project discussions and I looked outside our window as a evening, he tested positive on the Rapid Antigen co-morbidities, we were aware that, statistically, online from the hospital room itself. On the tenth 108 ambulance with a PPE-clad driver Test. Communicating within the same house he is likely to have a mild affliction; however, day, when he tested negative, he was discharged Ostopped at our gate. My daughter on video-call, we contemplated whether to go during the initial week, we both were stressed. and advised seven days of home quarantine. waved goodbye to her daddy as I told for home quarantine or hospital admission. My husband continued to exhibit mild symptoms, The day he was discharged, we felt euphoric at her he is ill and has been advised to stay in a Weighing the pros and cons, we finally decided including fever, malaise and a sore throat for defeating a virus which has brought the whole hospital for a few days. As our worst fears came to go for hospital quarantine mainly due to two In a way, now that around five days. A strange and common world to a standstill. We continued to monitor true, with folded hands, I prayed to God that he reasons: we had a child and an elderly lady at we have seen the symptom of this disease is the inability to smell him at home and he did not develop any new returns home soon, fully recovered. home, and passing on the infection to them was (anosmia), which also affected him. Only after the symptoms during home quarantine. My husband, a civil servant, and I, a doctor something we had to avoid. Secondly, should coronavirus at close first week was over and he had turned afebrile In a way, now that we have seen the coronavirus serving at the GMCH, had been exposed to there be any sudden deterioration; the hospital that we heaved a sigh of relief. He was given at close quarters, our fear of the disease has COVID-19 since the beginning of the lockdowns. would be able to monitor him better. Soon, he quarters, our fear of multivitamins, Vitamin C, and Azithromycin; abated to some extent. In retrospect, my husband Despite taking all precautions, from carrying a proceeded towards Gauhati Medical College in the disease has been and he underwent four-hourly monitoring of had milder symptoms than seasonal viral fever hand sanitiser 24x7 to wearing N-95 masks an ambulance to get admitted. temperature and oxygen levels. A doctor and that has affected each of us at some or other and engaging in a thorough sanitisation routine More than his own health, my husband was abated to some extent. In nurse, wearing protective gear, would visit him time. Having said that, we cannot underestimate after reaching home, the fear of the deadly worried that he may have already passed on the thrice a day to check on his overall well-being. the dangerous nature of this virus for a number infection eventually arriving at our doorstep infection to someone from his family or office retrospect, my husband He tried to stay hydrated and walked around in of people, including doctors, healthcare workers was ever present. Four days after a meeting staff. Following his positive test, over a 100 had milder symptoms the hospital corridor a few times a day, to avoid and security personnel who have lost their lives with fellow officers, some of whom turned people with whom he had closely interacted risk of clotting (COVID-19 is known to lead to during this pandemic. Therefore, it is prudent COVID-19 positive, my husband woke up feeling with over the past few days were screened and than seasonal viral fever clotting and stroke in some cases). To rule out to strictly follow social distancing norms, hand unwell, with mild fever and body ache. Fearing quarantined. Thankfully, all contacts, including any complications, he underwent an X-Ray and hygiene and government advisory till this virus the worst, I immediately quarantined him in a myself, my four-year-old daughter, my mother that has affected each of some routine blood tests, both of which turned is around. separate room, at home. Acting responsibly, and house-staff, tested negative over the next us at some or other time. out to be normal. (The writer is Assistant Professor of Radiology at he attended two important meetings scheduled few days. For a person used to working ten to 15 hours Gauhati Medical College & Hospital.) THE ASSAM TRIBUNE O GUWAHATI O SUNDAY READING O AUGUST 9, 2020

A lipstick index 5 THINGS/ Curbing cancer hroughout all the many crises that neously, and also cooking, cleaning, and “Only conscious people can humankind has had to confront, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED washing up, it is this thought, this fantasy there have been as many coping Mitra Phukan that keeps us all going. One may never have reduce cancer in the region.” Tmechanisms as there have been actually worn red lipstick, one may shy away disasters and calamities. How, oth- from even dressing in anything too bright. erwise, would humanity have survived the But at this time, red symbolises Life. A desire Surgical oncologist DR. NIJU PEGU on what can be done many catastrophes that came their way? floats up, a desire that spreads its wings to bring down the incidences of cancer in the North-East. Some of the greatest minds wrote beauti- across class and social boundaries, grow- ful diaries and histories during their days in ing stronger as day after day of lockdowns Lifestyle prison. Gandhi ji and NehruRs works, which After all, who predicted persist, and ever newer ones are called. 1 modifications they wrote while locked up, are master- that this year would go So here is this conservatively dressed It is very sad for us that the North-East is pieces. In recent times, Jeffrey Archer woman, all bundled up in home clothes, considered as the QCancer Capital of IndiaR. wrote his prison diaries both as a coping by wearing masks and fantasising that she will surely go out in a To control the Northeastern cancer diagnosis mechanism and also as a record of things bright red top and high heels and yes, of and treatment crisis is not a one-man job. It that happened during his time in prison. washing our hands, course, red lipstick, to a movie or a restau- requires the cumulative efforts of the native Anne FrankRs diaries, while not written in cowering inside our rant once this thing is over. No, sheRs never people, healthcare providers, medical organisa- prison, exactly, were also put on paper “ worn anything remotely like that ever, but tions, NGOs, hospitals and the government. while she was within the enforced confines houses? Red lipstick, these times have shown her that yes, once Firstly, people need to adopt healthier lifestyle of a cramped location. in her life, she should do the unexpected, habits; specifically, tobacco consumption, and It has been very interesting to see the the fantasy, becomes be unpredictable. After all, who predicted unhealthy dietary habits need to be controlled. kind of coping mechanisms that people that this year would go by wearing masks At an individual level, people need to quit are resorting to in these unnatural, locked the colour of defiance, and washing our hands, cowering inside our habits like smoking, consuming alcohol, down times which never seem to end, with houses? Red lipstick, the fantasy, becomes chewing tobacco and betel nuts, and reduce not much light at the end of the tunnel yet. of joy, of hope. the colour of defiance, of joy, of hope. It is the consumption of spicy foods (like bhoot There are the wonderful cooking pictures a barrier, sometimes, against the depression jolokia), alkaline food (like khar), and on social media as people bake gorgeous any form of creativity. Others are catching up that threatens to overwhelm us all as we smoked and fermented food. Control sexu- cupcakes and sourdough bread. After all, on reading, or rewatching classics on Netflix breathe in only the air of our home feeling ally transmitted diseases and practise good anything that helps people through the and YouTube. And then there are so many guilty, also, that we actually have a place to hygiene. regarding cancer, so that there is no delay darkness that surrounds us is always a posi- who find that the best way to help themselves call home which many others donRt. in referring the patients to an oncologist, if tive thing. No, not the fear of a virus, but is to help others. Giving aid to others in these Others are already donning red lipstick, at needed. There should be some basic cancer of depression. A darkness that threatens economically uncertain times, helping those home, as they go about mopping and wash- Awareness clinic set-ups at the district level. to overtake us because of the uncertainty whose financial bottom has fallen out of their ing. And why not? ThereRs something about 2 Recruitment of expert oncologists is neces- Very often we find people at an advanced of the future, and the bleakness of the lives, is a sure shot way of lifting a bit of the the red lipstick that makes it an immediate sary as well. There should be inter-state or stage of cancer, as they ignore the symp- present. A darkness that descends because gloom from above us, too. mood enhancer, even as we go through intra-state communication among hospitals so toms and signs at the beginning. Cancer of economic uncertainty, the unmet need In the beginning, people rejoiced in not phase after phase of neverending lock- that healthcare providers are aware about can- awareness camps should be conducted for human companionship, the urge to go having to dress for work, in being able to downs, the absolute strictest in the whole cer treatment facilities available in the region. at schools and villages. The government out and actually live life, instead of sitting simply be presentable, neck up. But that world. We know that even if we die of a Adequate infrastructure must be provided, should introduce cancer awareness chapters at home, washing our hands and watching was short-lived. Now people long for the heart attack, getting us cremated or buried including free accommodation for daycare in the secondary school syllabus. traumas on TV. structure of a workplace, of dressing for it in will be a very difficult task. Red nailpolish is patients and attendants as cancer treatment Others are finding solace in gardening. their work clothes. already seen on the fingernails of many at can take long. And indeed, the perfect bloom that rewards There is this thing called the Lipstick this time, and how beautiful that is! Early detection our efforts to nurture it, is a sign that there Index. Learned economists have found that ItRs a pity, though, that most men do 3 is hope, there is a future for humankind, whenever there is an economic downturn, not wear lipstick, red or otherwise. To Due to the advances in medical science and Financial support even if it is a masked or veiled one. And there is a higher sale of cosmetics, particularly them is denied this instant lifting of spirits. technology, most cancers are curable at an 5 Cost is a big issue for cancer patients. Many yes, human creativity is such that there lipsticks. Whether it is an offshoot of this or All Things Considered, a way out of this early stage. For that, regular cancer screen- people give up their struggle against cancer are even specially designed masks which not, but the fact remains that the fantasy of should be found. Perhaps the same lift can ing camps should be conducted. Opportunis- due to financial issues. The government should promise to reflect our personalities, even if wearing red lipstick when things normalise, be had if they put on a maroon kurta , or tic screening at hospitals can also be fruitful. introduce more projects, especially for cancer nobody can see anything except a bit of our and then painting the town a similar shade is a bright red bow tie? After all, colours do Expert oncologists and ăFRPSXOVRU\KHDOWKLQVXUDQFHVXEVLGLVHGUDWHV eyes. growing in many women as they live out their affect mood, and itRs a pity that they do adequate infrastructure for chemotherapeutic and targetted drugs, and There are so many musical ways to see us current drab, grey existence. not use them to get some cheer in these 4 NGOs must raise funds for cancer treatment. through this thing. Beautiful online concerts Through all these gloomy, home-bound, depressing times. There is a shortage of oncologists in the A doctor can reduce the cancer mortality rate boost our downcast spirits. Many have taken locked in times, the red lipstick, and all it North-East hospitals. The government should but only conscious people can reduce cancer in to writing poetry, and reciting, too, and what symbolises, is a flaming badge of courage. As is a novelist, short-story writer, Mitra Phukan emphasise on basic training to primary doc- the region. so many women work from home, managing translator and trained Shastriya Sangeet a surprise, often a pleasant one, that is. Writ- tors at the PHC level/MPW/ASHA workers (As told to Bidisha Singha ) ing is a cathartic experience, as is, indeed, office and childrenRs online classes simulta- vocalist.

PAGE TURNER Bringing you SCREENSHOTS FORECAST books the chatterati Souvik Ghosh Compiled by are talking about. In her words August 10 – 16, 2020 Indrani Raimedhi fter the web series Paatal SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE opens up on Lok ARIES The week does not seem to be very favourable for WELL-BEHAVED INDIAN WOMEN , actress Swastika those wanting to get married. However, married couples Saumya Dave Mukherjee was recently Sushant Singh Rajput, her Dil Bechara will be able to enjoy life to the fullest. You will learn to This debutante writer Aseen playing a key role co-actor. accept your partner wholeheartedly. in late Sushant Singh APR 19) comes out with a scintil- (MAR 21– lating book that brilliantly RajputRs recently released film Dil tion, a person (the accused) is so Those in committed relationships will be very keen Bechara. Amidst the heated debate much in grief by the suicide of a TAURUS to experience the delight in their relationship. Keep a reveals the push and pull tight leash over your unwanted expenses and do not of Indian women, bound over nepotism in Bollywood in the person that he is provoking another purchase paraphernalia you do not require. by prejudice and tradition. wake of SushantRs suicide, Swastika human being to die! No one will be

MAY 20) opens up on the issue, SushantRs able to find a rational or logical way (APR 20– The key character meets a Time spent with your family will be joyous. However, dashing journalist and sud- suicide, and much more. to understand the situation. People GEMINI Dil differences of opinion are possible with someone denly has second thoughts People are now lauding may criticise me or question my re- Bechara whom you are emotionally attached to. Your priority about studying psychology after Sushant Singh Ra- sponse even after not checking the should be to resolve all such differences amicably. jputRs death. But many netizens authentication of the news, but they

JUN 20) and marrying her long-time (MAY 21– sweetheart. had taken jibes at it when the film canRt give me rape or acid-attack was announced. How do you see threats. CANCER Singles might bump into a childhood crush. It will be a lovely reunion, something that might even lead to this? Is it hypocrisy on the part of Sushant Singh RajputRs death better days ahead. But do not forget your friends as you TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH some people? has triggered the nepotism debate start spending time with this new person in your life. I think saying anything on this mat- on social media once again. You JUL 22) (JUN 21– Mary L. Trump ter is like opening up to a lot of abuse are now working in Bollywood, Mary L. Trump goes ham- or trolls. We will be hit, irrespective with no lineage in the Hindi film LEO The week does not seem to be very favourable for mer and tongs after her married couples. It will be very crucial for couples to of our reactions. So, primarily, I do industry, what is your take? uncle Donald J. Trump. not know what is the right thing to I think it is everywhere. By the give each other time and space. This will help them Barely a month after its to maintain harmony. do. Secondly, depending on my per- logic of nepotism, I should have been AUG 22) (JUL 23– publication, it is a best- sonal experiences and what is going everybody fights it in their own ways. launched in a very big Bengali film seller. Trump appears as an considering my father (late Santu VIRGO Mars is influencing the second house, disturbing the on around, I feel Qregret is bigger than It is not necessary to constantly talk amoral, greedy, grasping gratitudeR. Regret gives us more solace about it every time and make it so Mukhopadhyay) was a senior actor. tranquility of the family. Any issues within the family man, a real sleazeball, who should be handled tactfully. Maintain your composure than having gratitude for people when evident to the public eye. I donRt think But I had to go through the drill of lets nothing and no one get and try to resolve the issue amicably. they are alive. It is not only about Su- as human beings, we really flaunt our working on television. If I have gained SEP 22) (AUG 23– in the way of his infantile shant, but it is happening everywhere. sufferings. And because of this en- popularity by being in a TV series ambition. LIBRA You will be meeting a lot of new people from your You spent ample time with tire Instagram (social media) culture, where I was not even the lead actress, social circle. New friendships will develop and you Trump is understandably Sushant Singh Rajput during the people seem to have wonderful lives. I will take the credit for it. are to have a pleasant time with these new-found furious. shooting of Dil Bechara. Did you You have also been abused after Favouritism is not exclusive to Bol- friends! Enjoy your days ahead. feel like he was depressed? a news article (which later turned lywood or the film industry but it is OCT 22) (SEPT 23– MOTHERWELL: A GIRLHOOD No, no, I didnRt. I think this (depres- out to be fake) that had fabricated happening everywhere, including the SCORPIO Married couples could remain unhappy due to an sion) is something that people donRt your response towards Sushant corporate world. Favouritism exists indifferent and uncaring attitude by their spouse. Be Deborah Orr show. People who are depressed donRt Singh RajputRs death... everywhere, but only the film industry patient with yourself and your spouse. Better days When the late journalist show it to everyone, barring their close Yes. Forget about checking the is talked about. are just around the corner. Deborah Orr was 18, she ones. Depression is so personal that source (of the news) or authentica- IBNS/TWF NOV 21) (OCT 23– left for university against SAGITTARIUS the wishes of her mother. Family issues might crop up but you will be able to The antagonism as well as tackle it with the help of your spouse and kids. Finances tenderness between the pair might be badly hit, but stressing over them might not is beautifully played out and

DEC 21) be the best way forward. Things will get better. in the end, Deborah wishes (NOV 22– to be worthy of her mother. This intergenerational mem- CAPRICORN oir is a moving read. You will spend a very pleasant time with some new- “You know you need to get out more “It detects smoke and carbon found friends. Try to preserve peace and harmony when you get a sunburn from monoxide and it tells you if within the family by tactfully resolving any issue that watching too much TV.” your deodorant isn't working.” JAN 19) (DEC 22– has come up. HOOD FEMINISM Mikki Kendall AQUARIUS Hood Feminism by Mikki Issues might arise within the family. Try to adopt a Kendall is a relevant book malleable attitude. Do not try to be rigid in your opin- that reminds us that ions. Peace within the family should be your priority. feminism belongs to diverse FEB 18) (JAN 20– women of colour and ethnic- ity and unless their issues PISCES Singles are likely to fall in love during this phase. are addressed, feminism as They will be able to convey their true feelings to a credo and an instrument this person, who will reciprocate favourably! A really “So many people our age are divorced “Sure, we never go anywhere, wonderful time for romance. of change will remain inef- and dating again, they're changing but look at the bright side – MAR 20) (FEB 19– fective. our class reunion to a prom!” we're never late!”