82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 111 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 16 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2020 p2 Nearly 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy p5 Lockdown causes Rs 34-cr p11 New wholesale market in personnel quarantined loss to vegetable growers Golaghat gains momentum 4,992 passengers take Academic session bus ride on Day 1 NEW DELHI, April 25: The academic session in universities and higher 3-day inter-dist movement amid lockdown educational institutions can be started from STAFF REPORTER Four boarding points have been fixed in September instead of July Guwahati – ISBT, Adabari, Machkhowa and in view of the COVID-19 GUWAHATI, April 25: Some 4,992 Paltanbazar. For other districts, ASTC bus situation in the country, a panel appointed by the passengers boarded 320 buses in eigh- stands are single boarding points. In University Grants teen districts and were bound for Guwahati city, 30 ASTC city buses and 200 Commission (UGC) has various destinations on the first day of Uber/Ola cabs were used for movement of recommended. – PTI the three-day conditional relaxation passengers within the city. III Also see page 3 allowed by the Assam government for People who have registered for the inter- New CVC intra-state movement amid lockdown. district movement will receive the boarding NEW DELHI, April 25: ASTC managing director Anand Prakash pass on their mobile number a day prior to Sanjay Kothari, the Tiwari, who is overseeing the exercise, said journey. Altogether 2,500 buses are going to secretary to the the total number of registered applicants be utilised for the inter-district transportation President, was on through the helpline number 104 for inter- on the three days, and if required, it may be Saturday appointed the district transfer is 41,651. Lines were closed extended beyond three days. Central Vigilance at midnight of April 23. Medical screening of passengers was Commissioner, according “Today we were able to send 4,992 arranged by district administration before to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique. The post passengers in 320 buses. Tomorrow we will they boarded the buses. Sanitisation of bus, was lying vacant since Passengers waiting for their turn to board buses at Paltan Bazar ASTC bus stand after inter-district movement was allowed by send 12,000,” he said, adding that the use of mask and sanitizer, and social dis- June last year after KV the State government for three days amid lockdown, in Guwahati on Saturday. – Photo: Samararendra Sarma maximum number of passengers – 1,667 – tancing were ensured by local authorities. Chowdary completed his boarded buses in Guwahati for various From 12 noon today, five helpline tenure. – PTI destinations. numbers were activated for all those people Pak missile An initial text message was already sent who have already registered their request ISLAMABAD, April 25: 2 mass quarantine centres on to all applicants that their request has been on 104 or filled up the link provided by the The Pakistan Navy today accepted and they were requested to wait government. For any query, people may call successfully test-fired a for the next message containing the bus and at tollfree number 18003453986 and series of anti-ship Dhubri border to be ready soon travel details. WhatsApp numbers 6026901061, missiles in the North Boarding passes were issued on 6026901062, 6026901063, 6026901064 and Arabian Sea. The missiles CORRESPONDENT entre Assam on or after the on Dhubri and Kokrajhar dis- positive cases have been de- withdrawal of nationwide tricts as they share border tected,” Sarma said, adding, registered mobile number with details of 6026901065. were fired from surface boarding point, name of passenger, date of For those owning private vehicles, the ships, fixed and rotary- DHUBRI, April 25: State lockdown. with West Bengal, where in the coming days more journey, bus number, seat number, etc. The respective deputy commissioners had al- wing aircraft, Navy Health Minister Himanta “Our special emphasis is more than 500 COVID-19 quarantine centres are need- ready issued passes for travelling today. Over spokesperson Rear Biswa Sarma on Saturday ed to be constructed. text or SMS pass is mandatory along with Admiral Arshid Javed visited different parts of Dhu- The minister also said that ID proof of passenger for boarding. 12,000 vehicle passes were issued for today. said. – PTI bri district to take a stock on the health department will III II Also see page 2 the preparedness in fighting conduct more random tests the COVID-19 pandemic and WORLD for COVID-19 in Dhubri. “In Daily growth Devanand Konwar inspected the work on mass the district we have got five quarantine centres that will Confirmed cases 2,840,830 COVID-19 positive cases, rate of April 26, 2020 come up on the Assam-Ben- which we could detect after passes away Lights, camera, Cured/Discharged 803,139 infection is gal border. a duration of time... There- STAFF REPORTER corona! Death 199,272 Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan The government is build- fore, we will do 50 more ran- down: Govt The Quarantine 15 ing two mass quarantine cen- INDIA dom sample tests each in the NEW DELHI, April 25: GUWAHATI, April 25: syndrome tres in Dhubri district – one Bilasipara, Chapar and Dhu- The nationwide tally of Veteran leader and former Joyshree Baruah at Chagolia with up to 700 ca- Confirmed cases 24,942 bri areas,” he said. coronavirus positive pa- Governor of Bihar, Tripura I UP CLOSE pacity and the other at Cured/Discharged 5,209 The minister said it will tients neared 25,000 on and West Bengal Devanand A social responsibility Halakura with a capacity for provide information about in- Saturday with fresh cases Konwar passed away here Partha Pratim Hazarika 300. These two mass quaran- Death 779 fected persons other than getting detected in Tamil early this morning. Konwar I WOMEN PLUS tine centres will be function- ASSAM those linked with the Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar breathed his last at his resi- SHGs to the fore al by May 4. ASSAM Nizamuddin and Athgaon re- Pradesh and Andhra dence at Rukminigaon here. Rousy K. Baruah The minister said the gov- Confirmed cases 35 ligious congregations. He Pradesh among other Sources in the Congress I FICTION ernment will build another said swab samples for 150 places, but the govern- party, with which Konwar Cured/Discharged 19 Under a rock-I mass quarantine centre at Sr- random tests will be collected ment said the daily growth was associated for most of his ter Tarun Gogoi in 2001. Kaustabh Kashyap irampur of Kokrajhar district Death 1 on Sunday. rate has dipped to 6 per political career, said that Konwar handled various I MY SPACE near the interstate entry gate cent and some states began Konwar was unwell since portfolios during his two ten- Childhood in a Data as on Saturday COVID-19 world for the travellers who would SEE PAGE 6 relaxing some lockdown some time. ures as minister, including Fi- Dr. Sriparna Pathak conditions by allowing His mortal remains were nance, Revenue and Law. I IN BLACK AND WHITE more shops to open. later taken to his native place In June 2009, Konwar was When time stood still At least 56 more deaths Nitaipukhuri in Sivasagar dis- appointed Governor of Bihar Jahnavi Barua Decision on opening of shops on April 27 have been reported since trict for the last rites, which where he served till March Plus all our regular features R DUTTA CHOUDHURY bourhood and standalone shops as well gard. It may be mentioned here that Friday evening – the will be performed tomorrow 2013. He then served as as shops in the residential complexes reg- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is highest so far in a span of morning with State honours. Tripura Governor from JOCOSERIOUS GUWAHATI, April 25: The Assam istered under the Shops and Establish- scheduled to hold a video conference 24 hours – to take the Konwar leaves behind his March 2013 to June 2014. In government has not slackened the lock- ment Act would be able to open with 50 with the Chief Ministers of all the States death toll across the wife, a son, two daughters between, he also had held the down norms and a decision on opening percent staff. The notification also said to review the situation in the morning country to at least 779, ac- and a host of other relatives. additional charge as West Ben- of shops other than those already noti- that all the employees would have to wear of April 27. The Cabinet Secretary also cording to the Union Konwar joined the Con- gal Governor from Decem- fied will be taken on April 27, said Chief masks and maintain social distance. had a discussion with the Chief Secre- Health Ministry figures. gress in 1955 as a student lead- ber 2009 to January 2010. Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna. The notification created confusion taries of all the States to review the sit- While an estimated 5.8 er. He was first elected to the Konwar was born in 1936 There were some confusion regard- among the people, which led to opening uation today. lakh tests have been con- Assam Legislative Assembly at the Rajah Ali tea estate in ing opening of shops following an order of some shops this morning. However, The Chief Secretary said that all con- ducted so far, the govern- in 1983 from the Sibsagar con- Tinsukia to Padma Kanta by the Ministry of Home Affairs and when contacted, the Chief Secretary cerned, including the police, have been ment has put on hold the stituency.