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k k y y m m c c Vol. No. VI Issue No. 87 RNI-ASSENG/2014/58385 | GUWAHATI THURSDAY MAY 13, 2021 | PAGES 8 PRICE RS. 7.00 Twitter donates USD 15 mn 'No reason' Joshua v Fury fight in for COVID-19 relief in India 04 Saudi Arabia won't be finalised... 07 3-Day Assam Assembly NEWS Eminent litterateur Homen Borgohain died Session From May 21 IN BRIEF Guwahati, May 12 : The who has been elected as Last Rites Performed with full state honours Assam Assembly session the MLA of Sivasagar will Suspension of Guwahati, May 12 : Veteran jour- 6:58am Wednesday.He passed 88-year-old celebrated writer and after the formation of the also take oath in the As- Flights nalist and eminent litterateur away after suffering a cardiac former president of the Assam new government will be sembly session as he has Kathmandu, May 12 : The Homen Borgohain passed away on arrest.Homen Borgohain was ad- Sahitya Sabha, had tested positive held from May 21. The been granted permission Nepal government has Wednesday morning.Homen mitted to the GNRC in the early for COVID-19 on April 24.Later on three-day assembly will from the court. Gogoi re- extended suspension on Borgohain passed away at the hours of Wednesday after he sud- May 7, he tested negative for also decide the new ceived permission from a operation of international GNRC Hospital in Guwahati at denly collapsed at his home.The COVID-19 and was discharged Speaker of the house.The special NIA court to take flights till May 31 as newly elected MLAs will oath as legislator of the coronavirus cases con- also take oath in the Assam Assembly.Special tinue to rise at an alarm- session.It may be men- NIA Judge Pranjal Das ing rate in the Himalayan tioned that the jailed anti- hearing a petition by Akhil nation.The deadly virus CAA activist Akhil Gogoi Gogoi, Contd...Page 6 has so far infected 413,111 people and claimed 4,084 lives in the country, which from the GMCH.Homen Borgohain has a population of ap- was working as the editor-in-chief proximately 29.5 of Assamese daily Niyomiya million.The suspension Barta.He was awarded the 1978 period of international Sahitya Akademi Award in scheduled flights has Assamese language for his novel been extended till May 31, Pita Putra. He returned his Sahitya the Civil Aviation Author- Academy Contd...Page 6 ity said in a notification on Tuesday.However, two weekly flights on the NCLT Rejects Plea To Liq- Kathmandu-Delhi sector Revised COVID-19 SOP to contain — one of Nepal Airlines uidate Assam Paper Mills and the other of Air India Guwahati, May 12 : In a connection Joint Action — will remain operational major breakthrough, the Committee for Registered the spread of COVID-19 in Assam under an air bubble ar- NCLT Delhi Bench has re- Unions (JACRU) showed rangement between Nepal jected the liquidator’s plea its confidence that the Guwahati, May 12 : The Assam ODD-EVEN Formula to be decided and India, it said. for permission to liquidate newly sworn in chief min- Government on Wednesday issued by the Jurisdictional District Disas- Earthquake assets of Hindustan Paper ister Dr. Himanta Biswa a revised COVID-19 SOP to con- ter Management Authority be- Hits Assam Corporation Limited which Sarma through “his dy- tain the spread of COVID-19 in tween 5 AM to 2 PM. However, this includes Cachar and namic leadership qualities Assam. According to the new SOP, restriction shall not apply to Per- Guwahati, May 12 : An Nagaon Paper Mills.In this will be Contd...Page 6 earthquake of magnitude the Odd-Even car(registration sonal Vehicles used for Medical 3.1 jolted Assam’s Tezpur plates) rule will be mandatory for Emergencies,” stated the new late Tuesday night. Ac- plying on the roads.As per the new SOP.On the other hand, in case of cording to National Cen- guidelines, all vehicles (other than two-wheeler pillion riding will not k ter for Seismology (NCS), government vehicles) will be al- be allowed(except with women and k y lowed to move in accordance with children).Also, All public transport y m the earthquake hit at m c around 12:27 am late Tues- an odd-even formula between 05:00 will be allowed to operate only up c day night.The epicentre AM to 02:00 PM. However, per- to 30% of seating capacity. Auto of the earthquake is said sonal vehicles used for medical Rickshaws, cycle rickshaws, and to be 43km West of Tezpur emergencies will be allowed to taxis are allowed to operate with day) until further orders.Assam COVID-19 pandemic as the state in Sonitpur district.This is move.“All Vehicles other than one driver and two passengers.The State Disaster Management Au- has been witnessing a surge in the third earthquake re- Government Vehicles will be al- new SOP will come into force with thority (ASDMA) has issued re- positivity rate during last few days. corded in just a week. On lowed to ply in accordance with an effect from 5 AM of May 13(Thurs- vised guidelines to tackle the According Contd...Page 6 May 10, an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 hit Sonitpur Media reports about WHO classifying district at around 12:11 Ministers To Monitor am.The following morn- ing, another earthquake of B.1.617 as ‘Indian COVID variant of magnitude 3.0 hit Nagaon COVID-19 Situation Districtwise at 7 am. Guwahati, May 12 : The three districts. Ranjit Kumar Kokrajhar, Chirang and monitor the COVID pan- concern’ unfounded : Govt New Delhi, May 12 : The Government of the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in Retail inflation newly inducted ministers Dass, Minister of Panchayat Baksa district. Industries & demic situation.Health & India on Wednesday dismissed that me- its 32 page document. In fact, the word New Delhi, May 12 : Re- in the Himanta Biswa & Rural Development has Commerce Minister Family Welfare Minister dia reports about the World Health “Indian” has not been used in its report tail inflation slowed to 4.29 Sarma-led cabinet have been allotted with Chandra Mohan Patowary Keshab Mahanta has Organisation (WHO) classifying B.1.617 on the matter.”The clarification from the per cent in April from 5.52 been allocated two dis- Barpeta, Bajali, and will look after Nalbari, been allocated with as the “Indian COVID-19 variant of global Centre came in the wake of media reports per cent in March, mainly tricts each to monitor the Bongaigaon districts. Agri- Kamrup and Udalguri dis- Nagaon and Hojai dis- concern” as utterly "unfounded and with- that said that the WHO has classified due to easing food prices, COVID-19 situation.The culture Minister Atul Bora tricts while Environment & tricts, Ranuj Pegu, Minis- out any basis."“Several media reports B.1.617 as the Indian COVID variant of glo- government data showed Chief Minister will moni- has been allotted with Forest Minister Parimal ter of Education has been bal concern. The report said on Wednesday.The Re- tor the district of Majuli Jorhat and Golaghat dis- Suklabaidya has been allo- allocated Dhemaji and that Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, serve Bank mainly factors while the other 13 minis- tricts while Urkhao Gwra cated the districts of Cachar, Lakhimpur districts. COVID-19 Technical Lead at in the retail inflation based ters will monitor two to Brahma will look after Hailakandi and Karimganj to Ashok Contd...Page 6 on Consumer Price Index the WHO, has told that the (CPI) while arriving at its B.1.617 virus variant has monetary policy.As per been classified as a variant the data released by Min- 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza, of interest by the WHO.It istry of Statistics and was also reported that the Programme Implementa- B.1.617 variant of the tion, inflation in the food 3 in Israel, as violence escalates Beersheba coronavirus, first identified basket was 2.02 per cent Gaza/Jerusalem, May 12 : killed in Gaza and three in dreds of air strikes in Gaza Israeli air strikes. Israel said in India last year, has been in April, down from 4.87 Hostilities between Israel Israel in the most intensive into the early hours of it attacked Hamas targets, in- found in 44 countries, citing per cent in the preceding and Hamas escalated over- aerial exchanges for Wednesday, as the Islamist cluding intelligence centres have covered the news of WHO classify- a report by World Health Organization.The month.Aditi Nayar, Chief night, with 35 Palestinians years.Israel carried out hun- group and other Palestinian and rocket launch sites.It ing B.1.617 as a variant of global concern. UN body routinely assesses if variants of Economist, ICRA, said militant groups fired multiple was the heaviest offensive Some of these reports have termed the SARS-CoV-2 result in changes in trans- given the high base re- rocket barrages at Tel Aviv between Israel and Hamas B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus as an missibility and severity, or if they lead to lated to the supply disrup- and Beersheba.One multi- since a 2014 war in Gaza and “Indian Variant”. These media reports are changes in public health and social mea- tions seen during the na- storey residential building in prompted international con- without any basis, and unfounded,” the sures' implementation by national health tionwide lockdown in Gaza collapsed and another cern that the situation could government said in an official statement.It authorities.“As of May 11, over 4,500 se- April 2020, the CPI infla- was heavily damaged after spiral out of control.UN further clarified that “the WHO has not quences have been uploaded to GISAID tion dipped to a three- they were repeatedly hit by Middle Contd...Page 6 associated the term “Indian Variant” with and assigned to B.1.617 Contd...Page 6 month low in April 2021, while printing some- what higher than the ex- The Real Variant Risk From India's pectations.