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NGG-709 RNI-ASSENG/2000/128T62 DHIPHU, KE ARBI ANHGLONG, WIEDNLES DLAY, AUS GUST 18,T 2021 PAIGEMS 8 PRIECE ` 5S Relief for double Meghalaya capital Govt relaxes curfew timings, vaccinated air, calm after unrest rly paHTs Bsuerenau gers Curfew to be relaxed from today, internet ban lifted GUWAHATI, Aug 17: In a modi - HT Bureau has extended which means from 6 fied Standard Operating Procedure SHILLONG, Aug 17: With the sit - pm till tomorrow 6 pm so the mobile (SOP), the Assam government has uation in Shillong improving grad - internet services will be reactivated nods inter-dist travel decided to withdraw the mandatory Inter-district movement with Kamrup (Metro) still suspended ually, Meghalaya Government has tomorrow 6 pm onwards,” Sangma Covid test for all incoming passen - decided to relax curfew in parts of said. HT Bureau exempted people were allowed to gers at airports, railway stations Shillong from 6 am to 4 pm on Meanwhile, calling the overall GUWAHATI, Aug 17: As the travel from one district to another. and border points. Wednesday, even as chief minister situation in the state capital is number of Covid-19 positive cases The new SOP reduces the pres - The decision came after the state Conrad Sangma said the micro de - slightly calm; the chief minister also is declining, the Assam govern - ent curfew timings of 6 pm to 5 am has shown improvement in the tails will be worked out by the informed that the state government ment on Tuesday issued fresh di - daily to 7 pm-5 am daily. Covid-19 situation. deputy commissioner. has reached out to various sections rective lifting the restrictions on “Meetings or gatherings in open “All incoming passengers, who “We have decided that the curfew of the appeal for peace. inter-district movement of private spaces would be allowed for up to have been vaccinated with two will be lifted tomorrow from 6 am The Meghalaya government on vehicles and people, except to and 200 persons. In closed spaces, 50% doses of Covid-19 vaccines and in most of the parts of Shillong city,” Tuesday said there were no unto - from Kamrup (Metro) district and of the hall’s capacity or 200 fully possess such certificate, on produc - chief minister Conrad Sangma told ward incidents since curfew was relaxing night curfew timing from vaccinated persons (whichever is tion of the same in front of screen - reporters in Shillong on Tuesday. clamped in the state capital follow - 7 pm to 5 am across the state. lower) will be allowed to hold ing Authority, shall be exempted “We have left the detail micro de - ing unrest, and launched a police However, inter-district public meetings,” Mahanta said. from mandatory testing on arrival cision of the locality wise if neces - helpline for people in need of evac - transport will remain suspended till For marriages and funerals, up at Airports, Railway stations, Road sary to the deputy commissioners so uation. further order. to 25 persons will be allowed now. Border Points etc. in Assam pro - the deputy commissioner will be Curfew has been imposed in Shil - The new Standard Operating Religious places are allowed to vided they also possess a negative coming out with the detailed timing long till 5 am of August 18 and mo - Procedure (SOP) issued by Assam open with the entry of 20 fully vac - Covid test report of samples taken of the relaxation of the curfew in bile internet services withdrawn in State Disaster Management Au - eateries, opening of sale counters, public transport will remain sus - cinated persons per hour - for within 72 hours of their arrival in Shillong city,” he said adding that in at least four districts as vandalism thority (ASDMA) will come into showrooms etc, shops dealing with pended for the time being,” state iconic places such as Kamakhya Assam,” the fresh SOP said. all likelihood it will be a general one and arson rocked the state capital force from 5 am on August 18. fruits, vegetable, dairy will be open Health minister Keshab Mahanta Temple in Guwahati and 10 fully However, passengers who are from 6 am to 4 pm. and nearby areas on Independence According to the directives, all till 6 pm in the state. said addressing a press conference vaccinated persons for other symptomatic shall have to undergo Further, the state government also Day during the funeral procession of work places, business/commercial “Inter-district movement of pri - here. The state government had im - places. Resorts, hotels and restau - mandatory RT-PCR testing at their decided to withdraw the suspension a former militant, who was killed in establishments, dine in restaurants, vate vehicles and movement of posed restrictions on inter-district rants will be allowed to remain own cost on arrival at airports, rail - of internet suspension by 6 pm. a recent police encounter. He said hotels, resorts, dhabas and other people shall be allowed, except to movement of vehicles on May 21 open till 6 pm with 50% capacity. way stations etc. in Assam. This “The internet services ….since three control rooms being handled eateries, takeaway of food items and from Kamrup (Metropolitan) this year and only vehicles carry - However, cinema halls and multi - notification shall come into force the letter has gone, for 24 hours it by the state police are tasked with from restaurants/dhabas and other district. Inter-district movement of ing goods and some categories of plexes will (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) with (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) (mobile internet service suspension) responding (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) 2500 cases against Gorkhas withdrawn from FTs ` Drive against traffic HT Bureau Fresh firing in disputed GUWAHATI, Aug 17: The Assam Centre to release 1,300 cr violators; over ` 28 government has issued an order in - structing the police not to forward Assam-Mizoram border lakh collected any case against the Gorkhas in the package for Northeast HT Bureau AIZAWL/HAILAKANDI, Aug North-Eastern states on July 26 and GUWAHATI, Aug 17: In a bid to state to the Foreigners’ Tribunal. 17 (PTI): Three weeks after a vio - a process of rapprochement is on. Following the directive, nearly Union Health minister reviews Covid situation in NE states reduce traffic violations in the city HT Bureau cines, enhance oxygen supply, in - and to achieve vaccination for their lent clash between police forces of Mizoram's Kolasib district 2500 cases against Gorkhas lodged in and take legal action against viola - GUWAHATI, Aug 17: The Centre crease beds - general, ICU and chil - people at the shortest possible time. Assam and Mizoram, an incident of deputy commissioner H Lalth - different Foreigners’ Tribunal in tors, the city police has been on a has agreed to provide a financial dren at local and district-level The Union minister appreciated firing on Tuesday escalated tension langliana told PTI that Tuesday's in - Assam will be withdrawn. Over one renewed drive between August 1 to package of Rs 1,300 crore to the hospitals. the state governments of the north - in the disputed inter-state border cident occurred at around 2 am at lakh Gorkhas were left out of the 15, which saw a vigorous use of Northeastern states to fight the “The fund will also be utilised to east states for their efforts for con - again. the disputed Aitlang area bordering final NRC list that was published on the totally transparent e-challan Covid-19 pandemic, Union Health speed up the vaccination drive by trolling the spread of the pandemic While Mizoram alleged that per - Assam's Hailakandi district when August 31, 2019, due to the D-voter system that is now in place in the minister Mansukh Mandaviya an - the states in the region. The Union during the period when this region sonnel of the Assam police fired on three residents of Vairengte town issue. Earlier this month, the Assam capital city. nounced on Tuesday. government is committed to provide was hit by the second wave. While its civilians injuring one, the neigh - went there to collect meat from a government had decided not to pros - The total number of cases of The announcement was made enough vaccines to the states,” he enquiring about the possible threat bouring state claimed that the men friend, a resident of Bilaipur in ecute Gorkhas under the Citizenship traffic violation detected in the 15 following a review meeting held told a press conference following of third wave in the northeast re - in uniform only returned the fire Assam, who invited them to come. Amendment Act (CAA). The day period was – 7,708. with the Health ministers of the the review meeting. gion, the minister was hopeful that after miscreants from the other side One person was injured in the fir - Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) Out of this 1329 e-challans to - northeastern states. The Union minister also in - the state governments are fully pre - of the border sprayed bullets on ing by Assam Police personnel who had welcomed the Assam govern - talling a fine amount of Reviewing the Covid-19 situation formed that in-depth discussions pared and are equipped to thwart the them. were guarding the inter-state border, ment’s decision saying that the move 28,97,500/- were forwarded to the with Health ministers of all the were held during the review meet - possible third wave in this region.