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5 AI pilots test positive states, UTs in last 24 hrs MUMBAI, May 10: Five pilots of Air and two NEW DELHI, May 10: at 3.3 per cent.... In the last 24 employees of the national No COVID-19 case has India moving hours, there has been no case carrier’s engineering been reported in 10 states fast on the path in 10 states and Union services subsidiary AIESL and Union Territories in the of success in Territories. There are four have tested positive for last 24 hours and the recov- fight against the states or Union Territories COVID-19, airline sources ery rate has increased to where there has not been a said on Sunday. The pilots, over 30 per cent, Union pandemic: single case till now,” Vardhan however, had not operated Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. India has total 36 states any flight in the last three weeks. – PTI Vardhan said on Sunday, and Union territories. asserting that India was He also said that Central Parliament moving fast on the path of teams are being sent to Delhi NEW DELHI, May 10: success in the fight against and nine states to assist their The Monsoon Session of the pandemic. governments in managing the Parliament, which normally According to Health Minis- outbreak. begins in the last week of try data, 1,511 COVID-19 pa- The states where teams are June or in the first week of tients recovered in the last 24 being sent are Tamil Nadu, July, may still be held on time, Lok Sabha Speaker hours – the highest number of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Om Birla said on Sunday, recoveries recorded in one day. Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, amid concerns that the India carried out 86,000 tests Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visiting the Zonal Health Screening Centre and quarantine facility set up at coronavirus pandemic may for COVID-19 on Saturday and Punjab and West Bengal. Central University, on Sunday. – UB Photos delay its start. – PTI India’s testing capacity now mild or very mild symptoms The government is making Medical aid stands at 95,000 samples per can be kept, he said. all efforts at every level to day, Vardhan told reporters “We are moving fast on path ensure that no stone is left First batch of NEW DELHI, May 10: of success in the fight against India has sent medical after inspecting a COVID-19 unturned in the fight against stranded people Govt to chalk out plan on assistance to the care centre in the Mandoli area COVID-19. The doubling rate COVID-19 anywhere and Maldives, Mauritius, in the national capital. for the last three days is 12 states are given all help they leave Delhi Madagascar, Comoros and India had started from one (days). The recovery rate has need, Vardhan said. flood relief camps in State Seychelles by a naval ship laboratory and now there are crossed 30 per cent. Out of “The Central government for Assam following requests from 472 laboratories testing for around 60,000 COVID-19 has distributed 72 lakh N95 SPL CORRESPONDENT Maintaining social distance in camps these countries for help in COVID-19, he said. patients, about 20,000 have masks and 36 lakh personal fighting COVID-19 There are 4362 corona care recovered and gone home,” protective equipment kits to NEW DELHI, May 10: The new challenge pandemic, the Ministry of Vardhan said. first batch of 167 people from External Affairs said. – PTI centres across the country the States so far,” he said. – R DUTTA CHOUDHURY Government would chalk out set up in a well planned man- where 3,46,856 patients with “Our mortality rate is still PTI Assam, who were stranded detailed strategies to deal ner to prevent spreading of Special trains here, left for their home state GUWAHATI, May 10: At a with floods as adequate care COVID 19. Sources said that NEW DELHI, May 10: on Sunday in six buses. time when the Assam Govern- would have to be taken while guidelines have already been The Indian Railways has The trip is being organised ment is fighting the coronavi- providing shelter to the peo- sent to the Deputy Commis- operated 366 ‘Shramik PM to interact with by local NGO Shristi and rus pandemic, it will have to ple affected by natural calam- sioners and Sub Divisional Special’ trains since May 1 some students of Delhi Uni- and ferried home around get ready to face the fury of ities. He said that a meeting Officers in this regard and a versity in association with floods and the major worry this involving all concerned in- detailed standard operating four lakh migrants Assam Bhavan here and the stranded in various parts of CMs today time will be setting up of relief cluding the Water Resources procedure is being prepared, State government. the country amid the camps for affected people by Department, Revenue De- which would be circulated coronavirus-induced The group is scheduled to maintaining social distancing to partment, Assam State Dis- within the next few days. lockdown, officials said. – Focus likely on boosting economic activity reach Guwahati on Tuesday prevent spike in the COVID- aster Management Authori- Sources said normally all PTI amid lockdown morning. Sources said each of 19 cases. Meanwhile, people ty, State and National Disas- relief camps are overcrowd- the passengers contributed of Assam who will return to ter Response Forces, Army ed, while some people also Spitting ban Rs 7,000 and they may have NEW DELHI, May 10: the video conference will from just over 28,000 cases India from abroad will have to etc would be held within a take shelter on the embank- NEW DELHI, May 10: to pay even more. With the focus on boosting begin at 3 pm on Monday. to nearly 63,000 cases. stay in quarantine facilities in week to chalk out an action ments. But if any person is af- Over 25 states and Union Some 800 stranded people economic activities amid a Sources in the government Days after the meeting, the the places where they land plan to deal with floods. fected by COVID-19 in one Territories, including had opted for the trip and an- Maharashtra, Gujarat, graded exit from the corona- said the focus of the meeting Central government had ex- before they are allowed to pro- Sources in the State Dis- particular camp, the possibili- other batch is being organised Uttar Pradesh, Assam and virus-induced lockdown, would be on boosting eco- tended the lockdown by two ceed to the State. aster Management Authori- ty of other inmates getting af- in coordination with the As- Delhi, have banned the Prime Minister Narendra nomic activities and pushing more weeks till May 17 to State Chief Secretary Ku- ty also admitted that this fected cannot be ruled out. sam government. use of smokeless tobacco Modi will interact with chief efforts to convert ‘red’ zones arrest the spread of the vi- mar Sanjay Krishna told The year, relief camps and shel- Under the circumstances, the products and spitting in The passengers today ministers of various states with high COVID-19 case rus, but gave several relaxa- Assam Tribune that the ter places would have to be number of camps may increase public places in view of mostly comprised students, COVID-19, the Union via video conference on load into ‘orange’ or ‘green’ tions in economic activities pilgrims and patients, sourc- substantially and the DCs and Health Ministry said. – Monday afternoon. zones. and movement of people. es said, adding that they were SDOs would have to identify PTI This will be his fifth inter- The number of COVID-19 The nationwide lockdown medically screened before camps well in advance and chalk action with the chief minis- infections has more than dou- has been in force since Maintain DISTANCE out a plan to shift the affected Jadhav case boarding the buses that were ters after the COVID-19 out- bled since the Prime Minis- March 25. also sanitised. people to such camps. ISLAMABAD, May 10: break in the country. The ter interacted with the chief Save SOCIETY Pakistan today said it has Prime Minister’s Office said ministers last on April 27 – “fully complied” with the SEE PAGE 6 Indian, Chinese SEE PAGE 6 ICJ judgement in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, troops clash in days after India’s lead counsel asserted New Samples of dental college Sikkim sector Passenger trains to Delhi had hoped it might NEW DELHI, May 10: be able to persuade Troops of India and China Islamabad to release the boarders negative were involved in a fierce face- operate from tomorrow Indian death-row convict. off near Naku La pass in the – PTI Sikkim sector of the Sino-In- STAFF REPORTER well as the canteen staff have The results will take some SPL CORRESPONDENT bad and Jammu Tawi, official available only on the IRCTC tested negative. Two other time,” the sources said. dian border, official sources sources said. website. Ticket booking JOCOSERIOUS GUWAHATI, May 10: doctors working with the pos- Currently, there are 350 said on Sunday. NEW DELHI, May 10: Thereafter, the Railways counters at the railway sta- Samples of 71 boarders of the itive patient in the triage sec- patients admitted at the A number of personnel on The Indian Railways will shall start more special serv- tions shall remain closed and Regional Dental College hos- tion of GMCH screening area GMCH and new patients are both sides sustained injuries gradually restart passenger ices on new routes, based on no counter tickets (including tel and around 538 staff of the have also tested negative,” not being admitted since the as they exchanged punches, train operations from May the available coaches after platform tickets) shall be is- Guwahati Medical College and official sources said, adding, detection of the positive case they said, adding that the 12, initially with 15 pairs of reserving 20,000 coaches sued. Hospital (GMCH) have been some 1,500 tests are being within the facility. troops disengaged after a dia- trains (30 return journeys). for COVID-19 care centres Only passengers with val- found negative for COVID-19. conducted at GMCH. Many doctors and nurses, logue at the local level. These trains will be run and adequate number of id confirmed tickets will be The tests were necessitat- “So far 538 results have who were in contact with the It was the first case of as special trains from New coaches being reserved to allowed to enter the railway ed after two doctors – one come. All are negative. These PG student who tested posi- troops from both sides ex- Delhi station connecting Di- enable operation of up to 300 stations. It will be mandato- from the GMCH and another were mostly of the doctors. tive, have been quarantined. changing blows after a simi- brugarh, Agartala, Howrah, trains everyday as ‘Shramik ry for the passengers to wear from the dental college – test- We are also taking the sam- Even if their results come neg- lar incident had taken place Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhu- Special’ for stranded mi- face cover and undergo ed positive for the virus. ples of patients and other staff. ative, the direct contacts will in Pangong Lake in Ladakh in baneswar, Secunderabad, grants. screening at departure and “The samples of all the The samples are being sent to have to stay in quarantine for August 2017. Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiru- Booking for reservation in only asymptomatic passen- boarders of the dental college ICMR-Lahowal, AMCH, Bar- some time and another test vananthapuram, Madgaon, these trains will start at 4 gers will be allowed to board It’s now a constant struggle hostel, cook, chowkidar as peta and even Delhi for tests. conducted after some days. SEE PAGE 6 Mumbai Central, Ahmeda- pm on May 11 and will be the train. for survival! SHGs contributing to State’s economy during lockdown WORLD SIVASISH THAKUR washable masks – branded sonable prices,” a Panchayat Masks apart, sale of all per- been connected with the dis- 96,312 needy families and in- Confirmed cases 4,141,710 Asomi -- with the count be- & Rural Development Dept ishable items from SHG trict administrations so that dividuals and provided them GUWAHATI, May 10: ing well over 41 lakh now. they can procure for supply with dry food items and san- Cured/Discharged 1,458,191 With the COVID-19-induced “Over 41 lakh masks have in the areas needed. Permits itary items. lockdown casting an ominous been made till now by 10,497 of sales were also obtained “Bank Sakhis (Banking Cor- Death 281,642 shadow over mass liveli- members from 4,971 SHGs by SHG members to sell respondence Agents-BCAs) INDIA hoods, self help groups across the State. Of these, their products during the are providing doorstep bank- (SHGs) have come to assist 3,36,468 masks have been lockdown period. ing services to the rural mass- Confirmed cases 62,939 the healing process of the distributed for free and Till date approximately es and till now 89 BCAs have Cured/Discharged 19,358 State’s economy. 11,10,712 masks sold. A to- 47,653 SHG members have covered 2,933 households and The most conspicuous en- tal of 57,762 masks were dis- done sale of perishable com- done transaction of than Rs. 32 Death 2,109 gagement from the SHGs has tributed in tea gardens and modities worth over Rs. 5.31 lakh. They have also done been manifest in mask-mak- another 1,16,185 distributed crore under the Assam State transaction of over Rs. 6.28 ASSAM ing, a completely new vista to institutions and govern- Rural Livelihood Mission crore to 60,588 individuals of Confirmed cases 62 thrown open by the conta- ment departments. So far 84 (ASRLM) during the lock- rural areas at their Customer gion. Members of SHGs mask selling outlets have down. Service Points (CSPs),” sourc- Cured/Discharged 34 across villages comprising been opened in 31 districts, In addition, 7,803 Commu- es said. Death 1 mostly womenfolk have been facilitating their easy availa- source told The Assam Trib- members such as vegetables, nity Based Organisations making large-scale cotton bility to the masses at rea- une . eggs, milk, poultry, etc., have (CBOs) have reached out to SEE PAGE 6 Data as on Sunday 2 , GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 792 inmates in Trump’s response to pandemic California prison test COVID-19 absolute, chaotic disaster: Obama positive SAN FRANCISCO, May WASHINGTON, May 10: President when that mindset of ‘what’s in it for me’ 10: At least 792 inmates at a Donald Trump’s handling of the and ‘to heck with everybody else’, when jail in Central California have coronavirus pandemic has been “an that mindset is operationalised in our tested positive for COVID- absolute chaotic disaster” for America, government,” Obama, who was US 19, making it the worst-hit Barack Obama has said, the starkest President for two consecutive terms in the US federal prison assessment yet from the former President from 2009 to 2017, said. system. about his successor’s “anaemic and spotty” The call was intended to encourage Nearly 70 per cent of the response to the global health crisis. former Obama staffers to become more inmates at Federal Obama slammed Trump during a engaged in ex-Vice President Joe Biden’s Correctional Institution private call on Friday night with people White House bid against Trump in the Lompoc have tested positive, who worked for him in the White House November presidential elections, CNN exploding by more than 300 and across his administration, according reported. in recent days, Xinhua news to US media reports. “This election that’s coming up – on agency quoted the Los In a 30-minute conversation with every level – is so important because Angeles Times as saying in a members of the Obama Alumni what we’re going to be battling is not just report on Saturday citing Association, the former President, a a particular individual or a political party,” prison officials. Democrat, said the poor response to the Obama, who endorsed Biden officially last Eleven staff members coronavirus outbreak served as a critical far the highest in the world. month, said. were also infected at the reminder for why strong government Trump’s approach to the coronavirus “What we’re fighting against is these Lompoc facility, which leadership is needed during a global crisis. pandemic has oscillated. In February, he long-term trends in which being selfish, houses 1,162 low-security During the call, Obama said his dismissed it, saying it would disappear, being tribal, being divided, and seeing inmates. A military mobile Republican successor’s approach to but by mid-March he acknowledged its others as an enemy – that has become a hospital has been built on the government was partly to blame for the severity. stronger impulse in American life.” grounds to cope with the US response to coronavirus. “It would have been bad even with the Obama used the strongest words for growing number of stricken Over 78,000 people have now died in best of government,” Obama was quoted the Trump administration’s handling of patients, according to the the US and the country has 1.2 million as saying in the call. the coronavirus crisis and its worldview, Los Angeles Times report. confirmed cases of COVID-19 – both by “It has been an absolute chaotic disaster CNN noted. – PTI The increasing totals come days after the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced earlier this week that it Citing virus, Iran says it’s ready would substantially expand testing starting at detention for prisoner swap with US Pope Francis delivers his blessing from the window of his studio overlooking an empty and quarantine sites St Peter’s Square due to anti-coronavirus lockdown measures at the Vatican on Sunday. throughout the federal prison TEHRAN, May 10: Iran of the Covid-19 disease university professor. and Asgari, the Iranian – AP/PTI system. – IANS says it is ready for threatens the lives of Iranian Last week, US officials said imprisoned in the United unconditional prisoner swap citizens in the US prisons, the they were making progress in States, have never been talks with the United States US government eventually efforts to secure the release connected. He expressed 2nd flight from because of fears that the will prefer lives to politics.” of a detained Navy veteran in frustration with recent UK takes off for coronavirus could put the lives Rabiei said Iran considers Iran. But they were also comments from Iranian Dylan, Jagger, Elton pay of the prisoners at risk, Iranian the US government pushing back on Iranian officials that there may be a Bengaluru with media reported on Sunday. responsible for the health of suggestions that a swap was in link between the two and An Iranian news website, the Iranian prisoners, adding the works for the imprisoned complained that Iran had been tributes to Little Richard 323 Indians Khabaronline.ir, quoted that “it seems that the US has Iranian American officials have slow to accept Asgari’s return. LONDON, May 10: Air Cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei more readiness to bring the been trying to deport since last White, of Imperial Beach, Rock ’N’ Roll giant India’s second repatriation as saying there is a “readiness situation to an end.” Rabiei did year. California, was detained in July flight to bring back Indians for all prisoners” to be not elaborate but Iranian media Ken Cuccinelli, the acting 2018 while visiting a girlfriend spirit that moved me to do everything I stranded in the UK due to the discussed without condition. in recent months said there Deputy Homeland Security in Iran. He was convicted of would do,” Dylan posted on Twitter. coronavirus lockdown took off “But the US has refused to are several Iranians in US Secretary, said on Wednesday insulting Iran’s supreme The veteran musician remembered from the Heathrow Airport answer, so far,” said Rabiei. custody, including Sirous that the cases of American leader and posting private Little Richard as a “generous, kind and here for Bengaluru on Sunday “We hope that as the outbreak Asgari,a 60-year-old detainee Michael White in Iran information online. – AP humble” man. with 323 passengers. “I played some shows with him in Besides the 323 students, Europe in the early nineties and got to tourists and other Indian hang out in his dressing room a lot. He passport holders, the flight is flying back the body of a 37- Urgently required retd. Bankers/ HIGHLY EXPERIENCED First batch of 88 was always generous, kind and humble. Govt. Officials for Guwahati. 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Modi to intervene immedi- Seeking early action on all necessary logistic, medi- The appeal comes a day af- ately to prevent starvation this front, the former defence cal and administrative prep- ter Home Minister Amit Shah deaths in the country in the minister felt the economic arations at her base port Ko- wrote to West Bengal Chief wake of the nationwide lock- activity in the country was chi to comfortably accommo- Minister Mamata Banerjee to down due to the COVID-19 totally shut due to the lock- date civilians before setting allow such trains to run. pandemic. down and if timely steps are sail towards Maldives. “As per the directions of Noting that the situation on not taken it could be too late. The ship will evacuate near- Hon’ble PM @NarendraMo- the ground was “very diffi- “Otherwise, there will be ly 200 citizens while ensuring di ji, Railways is fully geared cult”, the Congress leader a total economic crisis in the all precautions, including so- up to run 300 Shramik Spe- said it was high time the country,” he felt. cial distancing norms, are fol- cial trains everyday at short prime minister announced a Antony also wrote to the lowed, the Navy stated. notice since the last six days. relief package for the poor prime minister expressing “An entirely separate sec- “I appeal to all the states to and a financial stimulus for the concern over the serious sit- tion of the ship with essen- give permission to evacuate economy. uation in the country and say- tial facilities like food and and bring back their stranded “The situation is very dif- ing that unless there is im- washrooms has been pre- migrants so that we can get all ficult. The prime minister mediate government inter- pared to accommodate the of them back to their homes in must intervene immediate- vention, there would be evacuees and a separate the next 3-4 days itself,” Goy- ly. Otherwise, there would many deaths because of hun- mess has been allotted for al tweeted on Sunday. be deaths due to hunger and ger and starvation. ladies, infants and senior cit- On Saturday the West starvation,” Antony told PTI. “These deaths would out- izens,” it mentioned. Bengal government claimed He also urged the prime number the casualties be- The evacuees have been it had given clearance to eight minister to take care of the cause of COVID-19. This is a divided into groups to avoid trains to be run carrying its problems of the migrant la- tragedy that should be avoid- migrant home. Four of these Migrants arrive at Amritsar Railway Station by buses to board a special train for Barauni in Uttar Pradesh on their way bourers, the poor and vulnera- ed at all costs,” he told the crowding at common areas back to home, amid the lockdown, in Amritsar on Sunday. – PTI like the dining hall and bath- trains, it said, were to depart ble sections of society and pro- prime minister. rooms, the Navy noted. – PTI on Saturday, which did not. vide them with a relief package He also said that as seen Senior railway officials say However, they said, clear- number of such trains de- the country, of which 287 had har (87), Himachal Pradesh that includes food and cash. across the world, if un- AP’s COVID-19 the national transporter has ances from states are not spite being a significant reached their destinations and (1), Jharkhand (16), Madhya He also demanded an eco- checked, this virus could a capacity to run around 300 forthcoming, especially from source of migrant population. 79 trains are in transit. Pradesh (24), Maharashtra nomic stimulus package for bring the entire healthcare tally shoots up trains per day ferrying states like West Bengal and As on May 10, a total of 366 These 287 trains were ter- (3), Odisha (20), Rajasthan (4), reviving the country’s econo- system to its knees, and by 50 to 1,980 around 20 lakh migrants in a Rajasthan, which till now Shramik Special trains have minated in various states like Telangana (2), Uttar Pradesh my and putting it back on rails. cause innumerable loss of maximum of five days. have accepted the least been operationalised across Andhra Pradesh (1 train), Bi- (127), West Bengal (2). – PTI “It is high time the prime min- lives. – PTI AMARAVATI, May 10: The Chennai Koyambedu connec- tion had a clear reflection on the number of fresh coronavi- Eminent historian Hari rus cases in Andhra Pradesh on Naval ship arrives in Kochi with 698 Sunday as the border districts of Chittoor and SPS Nellore repatriated Indians from Maldives Shankar Vasudevan dies reported 16 and five in the last 24 hours as the states overall KOCHI, May 10: INS Nadu, there were repatriates Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, inside the Terminal, where KOLKATA, May 10: Emi- Centre of Calcutta Universi- Gayatri Spivak of Columbia tally shot up by 50 to 1,980. Jalashwa ,carrying 698 repat- of 18 other states and Union Maharashtra and Rajasthan (3 arrangements have also nent historian Hari Shankar ty as well as Ex Director of University (New York). At The official bulletin riated Indian citizens from the Territories also in the ship, each) and Goa (1), Assam (1). been made for distribution Vasudevan died at a private Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ORF, he was evaluating the showed one fresh Covid-19 Maldives, arrived at Cochin which began its journey from There are seven passen- of SIM cards by BSNL and hospital here on Sundy. He Institute of Asian Studies - overlap between ‘Look East’ death in Kurnool district and Port on Sunday morning, Male to Kochi on Friday night. gers each from Uttarakhand installation of ArogyaSetu in was 68. MAKSIAS, an autonomous and ‘Look Far East’ policies put the overall count at 45, completing the Indian Navy’s The ship has berthed at BTP and West Bengal, Delhi (4), mobile phones of passen- Vasudevan had tested pos- body under Ministry of Cul- of India and the relationship as the one fatality reported first massive evacuation ex- Jetty and the disembarkation Puducherry (3), while there gers, the official said. itive for novel coronavirus on ture Govt of India.” between Greater Eurasia in Vizianagaram on Saturday ercise from foreign soil dur- procedures are being carried are two passengers each Disinfection facilities for bag- May 6 after being admitted The governor in the state- ideas of the Russian estab- was not added to the table. ing the COVID-19 lockdown. out at Samudrika Cruise Ter- from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya gage and free wifi have been with high fever and breath- ment said Vasudevan died of lishment and Chinese estab- Over 160 people with con- “The first group of 698 minal, the statement said. Pradesh and Jharkhand, the made available by the Port at ing difficulty symptoms on coronavirus. lishment,” the statement tacts to people who returned persons evacuated from the Inspector General of Police sources said. the Terminal. Arrangements May 4 but had other chronic It said “Professor Hari added. from the Koyambedu whole- Maldives arrived at Cochin Vijay Sakhare said all ar- Passengers showing COV- for onward travel to hospitals ailments also, his family said. Vasudevan was prominent Describing Vasudevan as a sale market in Chennai were Port today (Sunday) at 9:30 rangements are in place to ID-19 symptoms are being dis- or institutional quarantine cen- He died at 1 am on Sunday, specialist in Russian and Eu- multifaceted person, traced in Chittoor district and am by ‘INS Jalashwa’ of the facilitate the safe stay of those embarked first, followed by tres and home quarantine have they said. Vasudevan is sur- ropean history and Indo-Rus- Dhankhar said he made his tests so far revealed 27 COV- Indian Navy”, a Port Trust repatriated, comprising 440 others in small groups, district- been ensured by the state gov- vived by his wife Tapati Guha sian Relations. He was also mark while being involved in ID-19 positive cases in the last statement said. Keralites and people from wise, a Port Trust official said. ernment by deploying ambu- Thakurta and a daughter. Visiting Distinguished Fel- a formal consultative capaci- two days, official sources here The group comprises 595 other parts of the country. Thermal screening of pas- lances, state transport buses He was considered one the low, Observer Research ty with projects/institutions said. The total number of pa- males and 103 females. Of this, Four passengers are from sengers on arrival is being and taxis, the official said. foremost names in Russian Foundation and President, of the Ministry of Culture, tients discharged from hos- 14 are children below 10 years Lakshwadeep. The other pas- carried out by the Port These arrangements are and Central Asian history. Institute of Development MHRD, the Ministry of pitals now increased to 925, and 19 pregnant women. sengers are from Tamil Nadu Health Organisation. coordinated by the District Condoling his demise, Studies, Kolkata and these Commerce and the Ministry leaving 1,010 active cases in Though most passengers (187), Telganana (9), Andhra Customs and Immigration Administration, Police and West Bengal Governor Jag- positions he made commend- of External Affairs of the the state. – PTI are from Kerala and Tamil Pradesh (8), Karnataka (8), procedures are carried out Health Departments. – PTI deep Dhankhar recalled able contributions.” Government of India and was “Prof Hari Vasudevan, an “He was involved in Chairman of the Textbook eminent scholor, UGC projects on Indo-Russian re- Development Committee Emeritus Professor, Depart- lations and the Radiating Glo- for the Social Sciences of the Pregnant COVID-19 ment of History and China balities project initiated by NCERT from 2005. – PTI warrior in Karnataka wins accolade BENGALURU, May 10: A delivery... I humbly request nine-month pregnant nurse on you to take rest from today,” COVID-19 frontline in Karna- the Chief Minister told her taka has emerged as a shining over the phone. Recently, the example for selfless dedication nurse was deputed to Gaja- to work, with Chief Minister nur in the same district to BS Yediyurappa expressing his tackle cases of coronavirus. gratitude and requesting her She has been commuting to go on maternity leave. from Teerthahalli to Gajanur Roopa, working on a contract by bus for the past few days. basis at Jayachamarajendra Meanwhile, Shivamogga, Taluk Hospital in Yediyurappa’s which was under green zone home district of Shivamogga, till now, saw a spurt in cases insisted on continuing to dis- on Sunday with eight people charge her duty despite health testing positive and one of officials’ advising against it cit- them was from Teerthahalli. ing her advanced pregnancy It was then the district and and surfacing of fresh COVID- Taluk health officials realised 19 cases in the district. that Roopa would risk her life “Roopa, I am amazed to if she continued to work and learn about your efforts. It is asked her to take a break, nice to learn that a woman sources in the CM office said. from my district is putting in However, Roopa was ada- so much of efforts. mant that she would contin- At least now please take ue to serve the patients dur- rest and return to work after ing the pandemic. – PTI 75% cases asymptomatic or showing mild symptoms: Kejriwal NEW DELHI, May 10: Del- Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari Sunday that 73 people have Addressing an online brief- care centre where he/she can hi Chief Minister Arvind Ke- urged the chief minister to died due to the virus. ing, Kejriwal said those asymp- stay for 14 days, he said. jriwal on Sunday said 75 per “tell the truth”, saying peo- He said Delhi has reported tomatic or showing mild symp- He said the government cent of COVID-19 cases in the ple have a right to know about 6,923 coronavirus cases, out of toms need not to be admitted has attached the Rajiv Gan- city are asymptomatic or show- the severity of the outbreak. which 2,069 have recovered, to hospitals and can be provid- dhi Super Specialty Hospital ing mild symptoms, and assert- Officials of the 10 hospitals while 91 patients are in ICU ed treatment at home. with two-three five-star ho- ed that the number of serious treating COVID-19 patients and 27 are on ventilator sup- “Our team makes inspec- tels where frontline warriors, patients and deaths caused by have said the number of peo- port. It has been observed that tion of their home to ascer- infected by COVID-19, are the infection is “less”. ple dead due to the virus is high- 82 per cent of people dead were tain whether social isolation being treated. “The number of serious pa- er than what the Delhi govern- above the age of 50, Kejriwal can be observed or not. Our “It pained me when I heard tients is less. The number of ment’s bulletin reflects. said, requesting senior citizens teams are in regular touch that the Opposition was crit- COVID-19 -19 deaths is very A confusion has prevailed to take precautionary measures with such people and if need- icising our move. I want to less,” he said, a day after his over the exact number of against the infection. ed, family members of affect- ask you whether corona war- government was attacked for deaths as the data from four “Out of 6,923 COVID-19 ed person can contact offi- riors should not be given bet- “under-reporting” the deaths. hospitals showed that 92 patients, only 1,476 are ad- cials,” he said. ter facility,” he said. On Saturday, Congress people succumbed to the in- mitted to hospitals,” he said, If there is no sufficient space This is not the time to do leader Ajay Maken sought fection against 68 reported by adding that the rest are get- at home to ensure social iso- politics but time to work to- more transparency from the the government till Friday. ting treatment at their homes lation, the government sends gether against the virus, the Kejriwal government and However, Kejriwal said on and COVID-19 care centres. the patient to a COVID-19 AAP chief said. – PTI 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY Turn your wounds into wisdom. – OPRAH WINFREY Pandemic and the narrative of hate I Shibdas Bhattacharjee any community and area responsi- Indian media enhancing this. This Asian-Americans had to suffer both ble for the spread of Covid-19. But is not a fight against corona but po- physically and economically in the his is a tough time for als have been forced to vacate rent- this delayed action has already done litical vandalism. Unfortunately, a US as the Americans consider the the global community as ed houses at this hour of crisis in much damage as suspicion, hatred large section of Indian media justi- people of Asian origin responsible civilization is struggling many places. They are working and untouchability got a fertile fied this. So also, news anchors mak- for spreading the virus. Cold comfort to protect humanity amidst the shortage of PPEs. In ground to thrive. ing personal attack against one an- All these unmask the reality how Tfrom the onslaught of a new age some cases, medical and security So also, sectarian intolerance other based on political loyalty under the shade of the pandemic, In the absence of a vaccine or drug to combat the pandemic. The death toll and cases personnel became the victims of kept rising during the time against shows a gloomy picture. communal and sectarian intoler- lethal Covid-19 virus, there is little the governments of infection because of Covid-19 are mob violence. Merely calling them people of some regions of India, The global scenario is worse. ance, racism, regionalism and all around the world can do apart from imposing measures increasing with every passing mo- real heroes, clapping for them or particularly the Northeast. Calling Political-ideological differences, ra- other forms of discrimination have such as lockdown, and India is no exception. Every bit ment. India has already entered lighting lamps hardly suffice. There- famous Manipuri artiste and cial discrimination, communalism been used as tools of politics. The of -routine information, therefore, induces hope. For into the third phase of lockdown fore, the All India Institute of Med- former Indian Idol contestant Mei- and illogical assessment of the sit- most unfortunate fact is: how xen- instance, the medical community as well as a knowl- on this backdrop. No doubt, the ical Sciences appealed to the Gov- yang Chang ‘Corona’ is not just a uation are some forms. Blame g- ophobia has got institutionalized by edgeable segment of the population is awaiting with bat- pandemic is the prime issue of dis- ernment to take step against this. scattered incident but symbolic in- ame and exchange of provocative the governments of different na- cussion around the globe in the giv- The concern was echoed in PM deed. The Rights and Risks Analy- statements are on the rise now. The tions which is against all ethical val- ed breath for the results of tests being conducted by en time. But there are some em- Modi’s voice who asked African nations blame ues. Similarly, in some form or oth- Indian Council of Medical Research, dubbed as Project barrassing realities, particularly the the Indians to stop treat- the European ones for er, a section of media in both India Placid: Phase II Open Label Randomized Controlled perception with which politicians, ing medical workers as For rulers and politicians, these spreading the virus call- and abroad has legitimized xeno- Trial, which has been approved by the Covid-19 Nation- societies, communities, races and pariahs. However, things negative sentiments are ing the white people phobia and disseminated the same al Ethics Committee, to assess the safety and efficacy obviously leaders across the world hardly changed on the dirty. The protests in among the ordinary people. The of convalescent plasma. Similarly, all eyes are being fo- are looking at things including the ground. important than human lives. Mexico, the racist state- fact is that hatred and bias are so cused on the global effort at finding a vaccine or cure, for role played by mainstream media Similarly, communal and Media needs agenda to be ment of Thailand Health dominant and deep-rooted that they it would be foolish to merely bury our heads ostrich-like and social media. The present sit- sectarian intolerance rose hyperbolic. Social media is doing Minister Anutin Charn- do not change with the passing time. in the sand, and keep clutching at straws to justify steps uation is not different from what after the Nizamuddin virakul against the Euro- The incidents happened so far had happened for centuries during Markaz incident. Things peans are indicative of prove it. For rulers and politicians, being taken. It is all very well for the NITI Aayog mem- the rest, creating psychological pandemics, be it the Cyprian worsened because a sec- this. Iran believes Cov- these negative sentiments are im- bers to assert that the number of positive Covid-19 cases plague, Justinian plague, Black tion of media virtually distance among the people in id-19 is an American portant than human lives. Media were stabilizing and that the government lockdown has Death, Colombian Exchange, first made almost the entire the name of religion, region, conspiracy to kill the Shia needs agenda to be hyperbolic. So- successfully ‘flattened the curve’, and that India was no- cholera pandemic, Russian flu, Span- Muslim community re- community. North Kore- cial media is doing the rest, creat- where close to the kind of escalation of coronavirus cases ish flu, Asian flu and others. This sponsible for spreading caste, creed, race and all other an President Kim Jong- ing psychological distance among that it witnessed during the pre-lockdown phase. Also, it demands the role of all the stake- the virus in India. Media divisive affiliations. un warned to shoot the people in the name of religion, would be merely deriving cold comfort from 'expert' in- holders to be placed under the scan- reports connecting the down the people with region, caste, creed, race and all ferences that India's recovery rate, the number of peo- ner considering the things hap- Markaz incident with jihad Covid-19. The Network other divisive affiliations. It will be ple cured in a day as a proportion of total number of peo- pened so far since the outbreak of and Pakistan increased the level of sis Group (RRAG) brought out a Contagion Research Institute, an better if the media affords to or- the Covid-19 pandemic. intolerance, and the country’s so- report called ‘Coronavirus Pan- independent third party that tracks ganize constructive debates against ple who have recovered, is improving. The medical fraternity of India cial media did the rest. There is no demic: India’s Mongoloid Looking misinformation and hate across so- xenophobia. The message is loud True, from under 10% in early April, the recovery is delivering with utter devotion doubt that those who were involved People Face Upsurge of Racism’ on cial media channels, released a re- and clear: there should be organ- rate has climbed to almost 30%. Also true is the fact that to save the lives of the people. The in the Markaz incident and the fugi- violence and stigmatizing the peo- port recently that looked at the ized fights against the pandemic that just three of every 100 confirmed cases, or one out of police personnel and other agen- tives deserve legal action. But this ple of the Northeast. Union Minis- spread of hate online against the demands cooperation among differ- every 10 closed cases (total deaths and recovered cas- cies are working round the clock. does not allow anybody making ter Kiren Rijiju also admitted the Asians in congruence with the pan- ent nations. For this the govern- es) are now ending in fatalities, developments which The Indians have hailed their ef- communal hyperbole. For this, the fact and issued a statement against demic. This sounds convincing if ment of every nation should think are in stark contrast to those experienced by many coun- forts with gratitude. But this is also Central Advisory Committee had this. All these expose that vulnera- one looks at the recent incidents of pragmatically and deliver as per the tries in the world. Yet the reality that the Covid-19 cas- true that organized crime is on the to make it mandatory not to dis- bility is ever prevalent in India in atrocities in the United States and need of the hour. Xenophobia of all es in India continue to show a rising trajectory, (at the rise against the staff of medical, close names, identity and locality the forms of communal-sectarian- some European nations against the kinds should be dealt with strongly. security and other agencies. Doc- of the corona patients. Administra- regional intolerance being used as Asian people. Since the first report The battle should be against the moment of writing over 63,000 have been affected and tors and other medical profession- tions put restriction on singling out a political agenda, with a section of of Covid-19 on American soil, disease and not against humanity. 2109 have died), and that States like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi and Tamil Nadu are causing great concern, has to be kept in mind. Also to be taken into account is the mass movement of migrants that is cur- Is India ready to reopen? rently occurring within the country as well as stranded Indians abroad being brought back. This coronavirus is I Prassenjit Lahiri tween trying to save lives versus er time. Some, however, are wary the greater good? Our reactions proving to defy all predictions and models, thus it would livelihoods is not merely an eco- and would rather let their kids to these new realities will be cru- be foolish to rely on statistics to derive false hope. In s India gets ready to ing lifted, opening up the society. nomic or political issue; it is also a stay home. Few just cannot wait cial to reshaping and defining rela- come out of lockdown From this point ahead, the ultimate moral issue, consequences of which for the flights to resume and take tionships and society as a whole. fact, so far, there is absolutely no certainty how the vi- and reopen, the future responsibility falls upon the citizens. all of us will have to live with for off for a vacation, while on the oth- Although the lockdown has been rus in India would behave in the future, though some course of the coronavi- Sure, the government agencies will the coming years. It is a terrible er hand, few of them, in good con- extended by another two weeks till experts have projected that the affliction would peak Arus pandemic and its containment keep a careful check on the situa- and very difficult choice to make. science, want to delay all travel May 17, 2020, in India the partial somewhere between June and July. Thus India has many will largely be each individual’s re- tion and communicate public health Life, as we know it, has been dis- plans till the fall. It is really hard reopening has started to happen miles to travel before it can get a grip on this coronavi- sponsibility. guidelines and decide when to com- rupted and for the foreseeable fu- coming to terms with the new from May 4, 2020, wherein certain rus, and rigorous vigilance must continue on the part of Ever since Prime Minister pletely open businesses and schools, ture, absolute liberty and freedom, normal. Planning for the future businesses and travel modes have various agencies and more responsibility must be shown Narendra Modi announced the Ja- but in a country of more than a bil- in terms of going about our lives seems futile, as the future itself is been opened up in phases, with so- by the people themselves. nata Curfew on March 22, 2020 and lion, individual decisions, both small before the pandemic, is not some- uncertain. cial distancing measures put in place. subsequent lockdowns to fight the and big, taken by each and every thing we can expect to enjoy. The biggest question all of us Crowded gatherings are however coronavirus pandemic, the entire citizen about how to go about their While speaking to friends and are faced with now is how we nav- still banned. Still there is a lot of On high alert nation has been under home con- life, will decide the future course of colleagues, in India and abroad, one igate through this moment. And, uncertainty and fear among people While the northeastern States including Assam have finement, with citizens allowed to this global pandemic. found that people are conflicted and can we put our trust in the State, as they’re not sure of what’s about done relatively better than most other States of the venture out only for essential and Governments all over the world split down the middle about what our government, our colleagues to come. The important thing to urgent needs. Now as the Govern- are faced with the dilemma – their actions are going to be once and neighbours and, most of all, remember as we start venturing country in containing the coronavirus outbreak to a ment has announced Lockdown 3.0 whether to lift the lockdown to reo- the lockdown is lifted. Some of the ourselves, in making the right de- out is each of our decisions is going reasonable level this far, there can hardly be any room for another two weeks, while a par- pen the economy or remain in lock- parents cannot wait for the schools cisions as we start to emerge out to shape the rate of infections, eco- for complacency. Four northeastern States are free tial reopening of businesses in the down to save the lives of the vul- to start and their children to get of our homes? Being holed up in nomic policies and government from the virus now and Sikkim never had a single case green and orange zones is happen- nerable? India is inching towards the back to school. They feel online the confines of our homes, do we guidelines. Absolute freedom is not throughout. But Assam has now shown disturbing signs ing, a state of confusion and fear 63,000 coronavirus case mark and classes do not give their children start perceiving strangers we something we should be expecting of a community spread with the headcount of the in- has set in too. epidemiologists say the peak is yet a holistic education and interaction cross paths with as threats? How at this point and for the foreseeable fected on the rise and this calls for matching arrange- Since the time the lockdown was to happen. But on the other hand, a with friends, the environment of a can we be sure the shops we visit future we should be okay with con- ments by the State Government. The foremost among announced, all the State govern- divide is starting to emerge be- school is necessary. Another issue are disinfecting the doorknobs, strained but acceptable degrees of the needs is to subject every homebound person from ments have followed through and tween workers who have the ben- with parents having a young child handles and surfaces? Are we freedom, for the greater good. How encouraged people to stay indoors. efit of a steady income and paid leave is who is going to look after the scared to get on to modes of pub- we choose to act, and out of trust other States to institutional quarantine. Already some But now, slowly, a subtle shift is as opposed to the daily wage work- kids once both parents have to lic transportation with the fear of or fear, will remodel us not just as a batches of such people were advised home quarantine starting to happen where the im- ers, deprived of their livelihoods. head out to work, as schools are a co-passenger infecting us? Do we society, but as friends, colleagues, only and the disturbing fallouts are there for all to see. posed restrictions are gradually be- Finding the right balance be- going to be closed for a much long- act to benefit ourselves or act for neighbours and families. Batches in lesser numbers should be facilitated entry into the State so that there is no difficulty in ensuring foolproof quarantine. Barring Assam and Tripura, the Letters other northeastern States have done really well in tack- to the Press freedom ling the situation - their case helped no doubt by their Online learning take some steps against such Classrooms have more than 40-50 their fees substantially. The smaller populations, rugged terrains, and the proce- EDITOR Sir, – As the schools and misuse or put some limitations in kids in one section with not the Maharishi Vidya Mandir, a leading dural restrictions on the entry of outsiders even dur- colleges are closed during the using these platforms and educate best of hygiene and sanitation. school in Guwahati, has increased ing normal times. Assam being the gateway to the lockdown period, the students are them about the best practices of Bathrooms are not properly their fees by a whopping 13.5% on Sir, – This is with reference to Northeast, understandably had a tough ask and mat- confined to their residences. So social media. Yours etc., SHRISTI cleaned. As such pushing so many the last year’s fees. Such arbitrary ters were not helped by the porous Assam-Bangla- the article, ‘Press freedom, Covid- they are being given online , Jorhat. children to school during this fee hike by schools are not only 19 and infodemic’ (AT, May 7). desh border and the lack of adequate vigilance on the lectures by different teachers at Coal mining Covid-19 is risking their life. They apathetic, but also antisocial. While I completely stand with what the behest of different institutes. Sir, – A news item ‘Concern are the future of our society. We Through your esteemed daily, I Assam-West Bengal border. Given that several north- has been explained by the author, I But, the students cannot interact over coal mining in Dehing Patkai’ must not risk their lives just in a would like to draw the attention of eastern States share international boundaries, a also want to bring to light the in this type of teaching. Further, (AT, May 8) is a concern for the hurry to open schools. I request the authorities concerned to take streamlined border vigilance mechanism is highly im- efforts that some honest journalists they cannot talk to any other mankind in general and the the school administrators and the necessary action against such perative in the current situation. have been putting in to make the classmate. In schools, the students Assam Government to think biodiversity in particular. The open arbitrary fee hike by the schools. While the Centre has lauded the efforts of the north- Press truly free by changing their are not confined all the time. They twice before this decision is taken. Yours etc., DILIP HAZARIKA, cast mining of coal is a bad practice business models, to begin with. start their day with prayers. They When the people of adult age fail Chandmari, Guwahati. eastern States vis-a-vis the pandemic, the coming days and detrimental to environment; Subscription-based news, online, is also go for drills and play various to maintain social distancing and are bound to bring in a lot of challenges with the lock- we have seen this in Meghalaya. I Irresponsible behaviour slowly becoming a norm and is sports. But in online classes, the down norms relaxed considerably. A boost in the health- hygiene, what will the kids do? Sir, – The State Government is being led by acclaimed news portals students are not getting such am surprised to know how the How will the teachers handle and making sincere efforts to bring care facilities including screening and treatment is a things. Yours etc., PUTUL standing committee of the National such as The Ken and Newslaundry. keep them safe? Yours etc., back the people stranded in must under the circumstances. Issues such as testing SARMA, Biswanath Chariali. Board of Wildlife could approve The state of the Indian Press is RAJESH K SINGH, Jorhat. different parts of the country due to facilities, healthcare infrastructure, surveillance, con- inarguably questionable right now Social media misuse such a foolish step, that too within a wildlife sanctuary. Is it not a School fee hike the national lockdown. Proper tact tracing, etc., will assume a lot of significance if the which is also evident by the low Sir, –Today’s youths are violation of the Wildlife (Protec- Sir, – The Covid-19 pandemic facilities for quarantine and health battle against Covid-19 were to be won. In the event of rankings that India has maintained increasingly flocking to social tion) Act, 1972 itself? Once a part has put the corporate sector in a check-up have been set up at a major surge in the days ahead, the Government will on the global Press Freedom Index; media platforms such as Insta- of this rainforest is cleared, it will shambles. Job losses, pay-cuts and different locations in the State. also have to consider arrangements for treatment of we are far behind some of our gram, Twitter, Facebook, However, many people returning never be revived and we will leave without pay have become a those at their homes with mild Covid-19 symptoms in friends in the Arab world too. While Snapchat, WhatsApp and many from outside recently by their own witness drastic changes within no norm across industries. Similarly, this business model for journalism others without knowing their pros vehicles are seen to break the accordance with the Centre's guidelines. In Delhi, out time including more wild animals the Central and State govern- is slowly growing, but given the and cons. They are misusing these quarantine rules and escape. At this of 6,923 Covid-19 patients, only 1,476 are admitted in coming to human zones. We should ments in India have decided to high quality and truly investigative platforms and creating unwanted freeze the dearness allowance hour of extreme health emergency, hospitals, with the rest getting treatment at their homes have learnt a lesson from the pieces that have been coming out environment, leading them to (DA) hike from January 2020 till such irresponsible behaviour on the and Covid-19 centres. The presence of a big percent- outbreak of Covid-19, which is from these media houses, this anxiety and depression, making June 2021. This will impact the part of the citizens should not be age of asymptomatic patients will always make the task indirectly related to the destruc- model is sure to rise as steadily as it them more materialistic and government employees in a tolerated and be penalized. The tion of forests and killing of wild of monitoring and identifying patients difficult and hence is. I would like to end my note with addicted to too many bad things. pandemic-ridden, inflation-hit penalty in the form of fines can animals. Yours etc., HILLOLJYOTI the need for responsible action by the masses. Persons the fact that the Press truly is the They are into dirty and cheap economy. These are the reasons further be utilized for improve- even with mild symptoms would do well to get them- fourth pillar of democracy and there chats which is diverting their SINGHA, Kokrajhar. why the Assam Health Minister ment of healthcare infrastructure of selves screened for preventing further transmission. is no way that political vendetta will minds from the main path and Opening schools Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the the State. Yours etc., JAYEETA As hospitals and quarantine centres will face or have ever truly kill it. And we citizens hampering their academic life. Sir, – There has been a schools to charge half of the fees SHARMA, Guwahati. already started to face shortage of masks and PPEs, too have a huge role to play in Moreover, they are wasting their discussion on opening the schools for the month of April 2020. Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and the Centre should intervene in a big way to facilitate upholding press freedom as well. time in these platforms simultane- in Jorhat. I feel scared even However, ignoring such pleas and Letters to the Editor for publication in ously without caring about their supply of these protective kits. Yours etc., AAYUSHI PATWARI, assuming this. I have seen the the plight of parents, schools the editorial page may be sent to the . future. It’s really necessary to condition of the private schools. across Guwahati have increased email ID: [email protected]. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 2 spl trains carrying stranded people reaching NE shortly STAFF REPORTER Special trains are operated rived at Kishanganj stations social distancing and later only on receipt of requests with stranded people from they were accommodated in WEATHER GUWAHATI, May 10: The from the respective state various parts of the country buses for dispatch to their re- GUWAHATI first two Shramik Special governments by observing including Kozhikode, Kota, spective districts,” he said. trains, bringing people the guidelines issued by the Jaipur, Nandurbar, Hisar, Su- Manipur and Tripura are LOCAL FORECAST: stranded in other parts of In- Union Ministry of Home Af- rat, Vadodara, Bharuch, also expected to follow the Partly cloudy sky to dia, to the North East are ex- fairs (MHA). Ghatkesar, Ludhiana, Amba- same protocol when the generally cloudy sky pected to reach this region While NFR has operated la, Aligarh, Rohtak, Kalyan, Shramik Special trains reach with possibility of rain/ within two or three days. several Shramik Special Bhiwani, Jalandhar and Ben- the two states. thundershower. These will be the first such trains in various parts of the galuru,” Chanda said. Indian Railways started the Maximum and minimum temperatures are most trains to arrive in this part of country during last week, “All the passengers were Shramik Special trains from likely to be 33°C & 22°C the country. these will be the first such from various districts of Bi- May 1 to move migrant work- respectively on Monday. “Two Shramik Special services to the northeastern har and received by respec- ers, pilgrims, tourists, stu- TEMPERATURE: trains, one headed for Tripu- states. tive civil administration of dents and other persons Max 36.2° C ra and another for Manipur, Another six Shramik Spe- Bihar at the railway stations stranded at different places Min 21.8 ° C will reach the respective cial trains will reach various after following all necessary due to the lockdown as per states with stranded people stations of Bihar, located COVID-19 protocols. The guidelines issued by the MHA. of those states in the next two- within the jurisdiction of the stations concerned were These special trains are Speaker extends three days,” said Subhanan NFR, in the coming two or properly barricaded by de- running from point to point Rs 1.5 lakh to Chanda, chief public relations three days. ploying adequate Railway on the request of both state officer (CPRO) of the Mali- “Till today, 21 Shramik Protection Force (RPF), governments concerned as CM’s Fund, gaon-headquartered North- Special trains have reached Government Railway Police per the standard protocol Rs 1 lakh to east Frontier Railway (NFR). the NFR zone with nearly (GRP) and local police per- for sending and receiving The train to Tripura will 25,000 people, comprising sonnel to prevent the entry such stranded persons. Only PM CARES originate from Bengaluru, mainly students, patients and of unauthorized persons. All those persons enlisted by CITY CORRESPONDENT while the train to Manipur migrant labourers with their passengers were guided by the state governments con- will depart from Chennai. family members. Out of the RPF and GRP personnel in cerned and brought to the GUWAHATI, May 10: In Around 1,000-1,200 pas- total 21 trains, 10 have ar- queues after de-boarding station can travel on these an expression of solidarity, sengers are expected to ar- rived at Katihar, seven trains from the train for proper special trains and no individ- Speaker of the Assam Legis- Cartons of food and water bottles being placed in front of the gate of a GMCH hostel that rive on each of the trains. have arrived at Purnea, three screening by Bihar govern- ual shall come to any railway lative Assembly Hitendra has been tagged a containment zone, in Guwahati on Sunday. – UB Photos Chanda said the Shramik at Arariya, and one has ar- ment officials by maintaining station on their own. Nath today contrib- uted Rs 1,50,000 to the Chief Police cane Minister’s Relief Fund. Action plan ready He handed over the unruly buyers at NDRF sanitizes cheque to Chief Minister at the to provide mental Jorabat market Tribune complex latter’s official residence at CORRESPONDENT the Brahmaputra State health support to CITY CORRESPONDENT Guest House here today. JORABAT, May 10: The The Speaker also con- Jorabat police today cracked GUWAHATI, May 10: Personnel of 1st Battalion NDRF tributed Rs 1 lakh to the PM persons in need the whip on citizens who had Guwahati, under the supervision of its Commandant Randhir CARES and handed over STAFF REPORTER (NMHP), Assam. ignored the government’s Singh Gill, carried out a sanitization drive at The Assam Trib- the cheque to the Chief For this purpose, the de- lockdown guidelines. une complex here today. Minister. GUWAHATI, May 10: partment partially attached Even as the nation is cur- The team sprayed disinfectant consisting of sodium hy- The Speaker also handed Amid the COVID-19 pan- two faculty members of the rently under COVID-19 pochlorite. over cheques that he re- demic, the State health and Psychiatry department of lockdown, a good number of The NDRF battalion also distributed food to more than 400 ceived during his last visit to family welfare (H&FW) de- GMCH – Dr Shyamanta people gathered at the 14th needy people at Nizsundary Gupa, Bargaon and Changsari in Jorhat from different individ- partment has come up with Das and Dr Mythili Hazari- Mile weekly market, which , in collaboration with Akhil Bhartiya Tera- uals and organisations to the an action plan and a stand- ka – to the NMHP cell un- defeated the very purpose panth Yuvak Parishad, Guwahati. Chief Minister as contribu- ard operating procedure der the National Health of the lockdown. During the programme, the NDRF team emphasised social tions to the Assam Arogya (SOP) to provide mental Mission, Assam, temporar- A conscious section of distancing, hand washing, use of sanitizer and following lock- NDRF personnel spraying disinfectants in the Assam Tribune Nidhi. The Chief Minister health support to the com- ily. people, witnessing the down guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. premises, in Guwahati on Sunday. – AT photo thanked the Speaker for his mon public. Dr Das will look after all crowd gather at the weekly market, informed the benevolence in the prevail- The action plan and SOP the matters related to phar- Sonapur police, under which ing situation. on the management of men- macological treatment includ- tal health issues during COV- ing training, referral, tele- the area falls. CM speaks to noted persons over phone Relief materials ID-19 pandemic outbreak in medicine, etc., and Dr Haza- After noticing no response CITY CORRESPONDENT the chain of the coronavirus the economy, which has been former MP Dr Arun Sharma, Assam were prepared by a rika will look after all matters from the Sonapur police, infection in the State. Sonow- badly hit by the pandemic. former ambassador to North distributed to committee of experts head- related to psychological sup- they again informed the Jo- GUWAHATI, May 10: al informed them that besides The personalities Sonowal Korea Binanda Kr Gogoi, jour- needy families ed by the head of the Psy- port including training, tele- rabat police about the issue. Chief Minister Sarbananda protecting and saving precious spoke to today include ex-prin- nalists Naba Thakuria and Ru- chiatry department of the counselling, etc. After reaching the spot, Sonowal today spoke to sev- lives from COVID-19, the gov- cipal of B Borooah College pam Baruah, businessman CITY CORRESPONDENT Gauhati Medical College and Moreover, Dr N Lalsim, the Jorabat police resorted eral eminent personalities, ernment is working whole- Ambikagiri Roy Chowdhury’s Krishna K Goenka, sports or- Hospital (GMCH) Dr additional director of health to lathicharge to disperse the sports organizers, social activ- heartedly to create a robust grandson Jagadindra Roy ganiser Manoj Mohanty, and GUWAHATI, May 10: The Suresh Chakravarty. services, has been entrust- crowd that gathered at the ists and journalists over phone healthcare infrastructure. Chowdhury, former head of the social activists Gauranga Roy, Vivekananda Sporting Club, An order issued by the ed to coordinate among all market and even outside and apprised them of the gov- He said the government is Assamese department of Pan- Dilip Basu and Swapnanil a socio-cultural club of Gu- H&FW department cited the stakeholders to address grocery stores. ernment’s strategies to break also working to strengthen du College BP Upadhaya, Madhukar. wahati, today distributed re- that the action plan and the the mental health concerns lief materials to 250 needy SOP will be implemented of the general public and the families of Kalapahar, Colo- under the aegis of National needs of those with psychi- ny Bazar area. Mental Health Programme atric illness in a proper way. Centre must help states in tiding over crisis: Gogoi Secretary of the club Bi- STAFF REPORTER different sectors in order to down was necessary, but add- were initially asked to bear MGNREGA schemes are not reswar Roy expressed his provide adequate financial ed that it was carried out their own expenses to travel being implemented properly. gratitude towards the State GUWAHATI, May 10: support. The economic advi- without proper planning. by train to their respective There are a total of 27 crore Excise Department and FLO Northeast new Former Chief Minister Tarun sory committee, formed un- “As a result, lakhs of poor states. Only after Sonia Gan- MGNREGA job cardholders Sailendra Pandey, PRO to the Gogoi has called for more der the chairmanship of re- people, including daily wage dhi raised the issue and in- in India, out of which 12 crore Excise Minister Parimal Su- Central assistance to Assam tired IAS officer Subhash earners, rickshaw-pullers, structed Congress units of job holders are active. How- klabaidya, for providing the committee formed and the northeastern states Das, should plan long-term handcart pullers, traders, various states to bear the ever, only 93 lakh job card- club with hand sanitizers GUWAHATI, May 10: The by the pandemic, FLO to tide over the economic and short-term measures small businessmen, farmers, expense of the railway fares holders have been provided which were being used to annual change of guard cere- Northeast will continue to crisis brought about in the and schemes to cope up with weavers, milk producers and did the Government of India jobs, while the rest of the sanitize all beneficiaries. mony of the North East chap- work and reach out in every wake of the COVID-19 pan- the declining economic situ- fishermen, among others, decide to bear 85 per cent of cardholders are yet to be giv- ter of FICCI Ladies Organisa- possible way, especially to demic. ation and also for a future have been adversely affect- the cost and leaving remain- en jobs under this scheme. I Blood camps tion was held on May 9, which empower women. “Substantial amounts of course of action. The com- ed,” said Gogoi. ing 15 per cent to the respec- urge the government to give saw Juhie Saboo taking charge The new executive board funds should be given to mittee should submit its re- He added that five-six lakh tive state government. The jobs to all MGNREGA active organised from Srutimala Duara as the members are Suruchi Agar- STAFF REPORTER new chairperson of FLO wal, senior vice chairperson; North East states, especially port to the government with- workers from Assam are be- whole expense should have cardholders. Importance Northeast, stated a press re- Meghali Das, vice chairper- to Assam, under the PM in a month. The recent hike ing stranded in different parts been borne by the Centre,” must be given to MGNRE- GUWAHATI, May 10: Na- lease issued here today. son; Shweta Jindal, secretary; CARES Fund,” said the sen- in VAT on petrol and diesel of the country and they have said Gogoi. GA scheme. Even town are- tional Medicos Organization The ceremony was con- Ramita Jhunjhunwala, treas- ior Congress leader. should be withdrawn imme- lost their jobs and livelihood. He said the condition of the as also should be covered un- (NMO) and Seva Bharati ducted on an online platform, urer; Santasree Malik, joint He said the austerity meas- diately as it affects all sections “It is most unfortunate Indian economy was deteri- der this scheme at this stage,” Purbanchal in collaboration along with other chapters secretary; and Geetika Jain, ures adopted by the govern- of society. Immediate steps that we have not seen any orating even before the on- said the three-time Chief with different hospitals across across India, in view of the joint treasurer. ment should be spelt out should be taken to support concrete steps taken by the set of the pandemic and add- Minister. Assam organised ‘Rakta present scenario created by On May 12, Jahnabi Phook- properly. “The Government and save the small industries government for providing fi- ed that COVID-19 has only Gogoi alleged that some Dhara’, a voluntary blood do- the COVID-19 pandemic. an will take charge as the na- of Assam should conduct a and traditional crafts,” said nancial assistance to help the made the situation worse. elements across India are nation camp, today to com- Juhie Saboo, while accept- tional president of FICCI La- detailed survey to make an Gogoi. affected poor people. Even “Every poor jobless per- trying to spread divisive- memorate the first war of In- ing the responsibility, pre- dies Organisation. She will be assessment of loss incurred He said the decision to im- those who are stranded in son should be given at least ness in the name of the pan- dian independence – Sepoy sented her vision for the term the first from the Northeast during the total lockdown by pose the nationwide lock- different parts of the country Rs 7,600 and 10 kg of . demic. Mutiny. 2020-21 and promised that to head the organisation, the A total of 13 camps were despite the hurdles created release added. organised across 11 districts of the State with a collection Pig farming facing hurdles in Assam of 441 units of blood. Anoth- AIR engaging people STAFF REPORTER tion, the policy said that in er blood donation camp was Assam there is a constraint organised at Dimapur under GUWAHATI, May 10: Al- of veterinarians and para- their banner where a total of through quiz though pig farming is a very veterinary staff which needs 14 units of blood were col- STAFF REPORTER in a positive direction. We lucrative livelihood option in to be addressed immediate- lected. This was informed by have received a very encour- Assam, it has been facing a ly. It also pointed out that NMO Assam secretary Dr GUWAHATI, May 10: The aging response,” News Edi- series of challenges includ- Assam needs adequate infra- Raktim Pratim Tamuli and Regional News Unit of the tor Manas Pratim Sarma ing the pig health issue. structure for ensuring bio- Seva Bharati Purbanchal All India Radio Guwahati has said. The pig health issue has got security, proper quarantine president Ramen Sarmah found a unique method to en- One such quiz was organ- immense attention in recent systems and services to pre- while expressing their grati- gage people positively and ised during the COVID-19 times, as the outbreak of Af- vent the ingress of diseases tude to all the blood donors constructively during lock- special Dristipat programme. rican swine fever has killed across the states and nation- and organisers for helping down. The , CID, more than 13,000 pigs in nine al borders. It is noteworthy them in the noble venture. Apart from airing news and NHM, ASDMA, Assam State districts – Dhemaji, Dibru- that the African swine fever Various eminent personal- special COVID-19 pro- Rural Livelihood Mission, garh, , Jorhat, La- originated in China last year ities donated their blood at grammes, the unit has adopt- Education Department and khimpur, Biswanath, , and later spread to Assam several locations. ed methods to connect to lis- the Sports Authority of As- and Kamrup Met- through Arunachal Pradesh. In another blood camp, or- teners through quiz. sam partnered with the All ropolitan – within just four number of infectious and by the State government last of these diseases have The policy further said cli- ganised by Marwari Hospi- “Love for quiz is univer- India Radio in this effort. months. metabolic diseases that are year but yet to be imple- zoonotic importance, the mate change and global tals since yesterday, altogeth- sal. Keeping this in mind, a The last episode of the quiz According to the Assam prevalent in Assam have se- mented by the department. policy suggested that there warming may have serious er 50 blood donors from JCI series of quiz programmes was broadcast on Sunday with Pig Breeding Policy, 2019, rious implications on pig pro- A senior official said that due is a need to strengthen the implications on the pig sec- Angels (Junior Chamber In- have been organised. Eight My Gov Assam. Over a thou- prepared by a panel of ex- ductivity, export potential to the coronavirus outbreak, prevention and control tor due to which changes ternational), Guwahati, and quiz events have been organ- sand quizzers and radio listen- perts under the aegis of the along with safety and quality they could not start the proc- measures along with diagno- may take place in case of the JCI Hunar, Guwahati, donat- ised during the lockdown to ers have been taking part in Animal Husbandry and Vet- of pig products. ess to implement the policy. sis, treatment and tracking. epidemiological pattern of ed blood. keep our listeners engaged the events. erinary department, a large The policy was approved By pointing out that many Apart from this sugges- vector-borne diseases. 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NATIONAL MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 Former minister Use internal assessment mechanism Ratnakar Rao Why did India, China dies at 92 HYDERABAD, May 10: instead of exams in schools: Sibal have a face-off in Sikkim? Congress veteran and NEW DELHI, May 10: The skirmish between the In- former minister Juvvadi Rat- NEW DELHI, May 10: Various universities will 2020-21 academic session in serting that it would save the for Class X. However, in dian and the Chinese soldiers along the border in north nakar Rao passed away at a With uncertainty looming also have to take a decision schools which are shut and students from the examina- 2018, the CBSE reverted to Sikkim is yet another indicator of a bilateral relationship hospital in Karimnagar dis- over the 2020-2021 academ- on whether or not to delay holding online classes, Sibal tion stress. the mandatory examination that has been in a tailspin for some time now. trict of Telangana on Sunday ic session of schools in the the academic session and said going forward there could He, however, cautioned for Class X. Ever since the coronavirus pandemic, which originat- due to age-related illness. wake of the COVID-19 pan- they have the autonomy to be two options that can be that internal assessment may Asked about pending class- ed in the Wuhan city of Hubei province, the relationship He was 92 and is survived demic, former Human Re- take a call and a decision can- considered for school students throw up problems of sub- es X and XII CBSE as well as between the two countries has been under strain. Though by three sons, a party lead- source Development Minis- not be forced on them, Sibal barring those in Class XII. jectivity and objectivity has other board exams, the Rajya unlike the Trump administration, the Modi Government er said. ter Kapil Sibal on Sunday told this news agency in an One way is to promote eve- to be ensured. Sabha member said, “I think did not blame China for the spread of COVID-19 infec- “He passed away at the said either all students bar- interview. The University rybody and take some extra It is finally up to the Hu- as far as Class X board exams tion, mainstream media and social media users in India hospital at around 6 am to- ring those in Class XII be pro- Grants Commission (UGC) classes when the pandemic is man Resource Development are concerned there should have been critical of the Xi Jinping government. day (Sunday). He was admit- moted or an internal assess- has issued guidelines to uni- over as well as ensure students (HRD) Ministry to decide on be a rethink. For Class XII Overlooking the public outrage in India, the BJP Gov- ted to the hospital on Satur- ment mechanism be put in versities that the new aca- complete their course in the such issues, he added. board exams, I think that in ernment went ahead with ordering COVID-19 rapid test- day evening,” senior Con- place to save children in Class demic session for freshers next class, Sibal said. Innovative ways should be the light of the pandemic, the ing kits from China. However, after several complaints of gress leader and MLC T X and other levels from ex- will begin from September, “The other way is that if found so that students are not university calendar for the fault in the kits, the Government cancelled orders for Jeevan Reddy said. Ratnakar amination stress. while for the existing stu- you are confident that your punished for what they are not year should change and in that about half a million kits, causing exasperation in Beijing. Rao had been suffering from The senior Congress lead- dents from August. teachers will make an objec- in control of, said Sibal, who context let us hope for the The negative view against New Delhi worsened when age-related health issues, er also suggested that cours- However, it has said the tive assessment of the student was the HRD Minister from lockdown to be over and then the Government last month changed the rules of Foreign Reddy added. es can be reduced both in guidelines are advisory in na- community which a majority May 2009 to October 2012 in the exams can be conducted.” Direct Investment (FDI). To check predatory business prac- Ratnakar Rao was elected schools and universities and ture and universities may of them might, then you leave the UPA-II Government. On competitive examina- tices during the coronavirus-related lockdown in the coun- to the Andhra Pradesh Leg- the teaching time lost in the chalk out their own plans ac- it to them and the school to As the HRD Minister, tions like the JEE and NEET, try, the Centre put all FDI proposals from countries sharing islative Assembly thrice in 2020-21 session due to the cording to the COVID-19 make the internal assessment Sibal had spearheaded a re- Sibal said the current situation border with India under the government approval route. 1989, 1999 and 2004 from the pandemic could be made up pandemic prevailing in their and promote those to Class forms process in the educa- of the pandemic has put the Ever since China has been outspoken about its dis- Buggaram Assembly Con- in the next year with extra areas. XI who have done well (or to tion sector under which it students from the poor and pleasure with India. Jayadev Ranade, a leading expert on stituency and served as a effort from both the teacher Asked about the uncertain- the next class for students of was decided to abolish com- marginalised sections of the China, said that though the face-off between the two pa- Minister for Endowments and student communities. ty looming large over the other classes),” he said, as- pulsory CBSE Board exams society at a disadvantage. – PTI trols, including fisticuffs and confrontation with weapons, between 2006 and 2009, have occurred in the past, the Reddy, who was his Cabinet latest skirmish is a result of Jayadev colleague, said. The funeral ‘60-70% people deterioration in relations. Ranade, a will be conducted in Ratnakar will get corona if The face-off occurred in leading expert Rao’s native village, Tim- Naku La sector, ahead of Mu- on China said mapur, he said. vaccine is not guthang pass, 5,259-metre- Telangana Chief Minister K high in the northern Sikkim that though the Chandrasekhar Rao ex- developed’ State along the border with face-off between pressed condolence over the JAIPUR, May 10: Health is Tibet. The area is where the two patrols, death of Rao and gave instruc- one of the most important China has been claiming that including tions to accord a state funeral. pillars of sustainable devel- a dispute exists. fisticuffs and Telangana Pradesh Con- opment, and India needs to “Within a year of having confrontation gress Committee president spend more on healthcare agreed with the then Prime with weapons, and MP N Uttam Kumar infrastructure as the corona- Minister Atal Bihari Vajpay- virus crisis will have a major have occurred in Reddy and several party lead- ee that Sikkim belongs to In- the past, the ers were among the others impact, public health strate- dia and China will have no who expressed their condo- gist Dr David Bishai has said. claim on it, a Chinese Vice latest skirmish is lences. – PTI In his address at the we- Foreign Minister told our a result of binar organised by the Indi- then External Affairs Minis- deterioration in 334 COVID-19 an Institute of Health Man- ter that the issue is not set- relations. agement and Research (II- tled,” Ranade said. China, he ‘super-spreaders’ HMR), Jaipur on “Effect of said, has been beefing up its forces and defence infrastruc- found in COVID-19 on Indian Econ- ture in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). “Around April omy: Policy and Program- 2, there were 300-500 People’s Liberation Army vehicles Ahmedabad matic Implications” attend- around Tashigong opposite Demchok-Koyul, relaying the AHMEDABAD, May 10: A woman sits inside a circle on the road carrying her child as she waits to board a special bus for ed by 722 participants, runway at the Gargunsa airport,” he pointed out. As many as 334 coronavirus Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, during the ongoing lockdown, in Patiala on Sunday. – PTI Bishai, a professor at the A professor of Chinese studies at JNU in New Delhi, ‘super-spreaders’ have been Bloomberg School of Public Srikanth Kondapalli argued that the face-off in Sikkim is found in Ahmedabad so far, Health, Johns Hopkins Uni- in accordance with the direction received from the PLA. and it is the main reason for versity, suggested focusing “China’s apex foreign affairs work conferences of No- the order to keep shops of on the health needs of the vember 2014 and June 2018 ordered the foreign minis- groceries and vegetables India needs ‘whole-of-govt approach’ to poor. He also raised the try and the embassies abroad to pursue the goals related closed till May 15, officials concern that the COVID-19 to border with India, as listed in the PLA white papers of said on Sunday. outbreak would not end un- 2015 and 2019.” ‘Super-spreaders’ are the confront strategic uncertainties: Army Chief til 60-70 per cent of the hu- The Naku incident, he said, is a follow-up to the direc- man population is immune infectious disease carriers who NEW DELHI, May 10: al Naravane said the Indian iban’s aim for a role in power fragile and dynamic situation tives which were also reflected in the Doklam incident in to the virus, as it may take could transmit the pathogen to The time has come for India armed forces are determined structure in Afghanistan and in Afghanistan after the US 2017 or the Pangong Tso incident in 2019 or the Asaphila between 18 and 24 months a large number of people. to adopt a “whole-of-govern- to “cement” the country’s China’s persistent efforts to sealed a historic deal with the incident in Arunachal. “As the directives are from the to develop a vaccine for it. They could be vegetable ven- ment approach” in decisive- reputation as a net security expand military ties with coun- Taliban providing for with- top, we should expect more of such incidents in future If a vaccine is developed in dors, grocery and milk shop ly confronting the “strategic provider in the region. tries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, drawal of American troops and take remedial measures,” he warned. the next two years, it will im- owners, petrol pump attend- uncertainties” looming on its “There is an entire spec- Myanmar and the Maldives. from the war-ravaged country. China’s relations with India depend on the dynamic pact Indian economy dramat- ants or garbage collectors who, horizon as well as non-tradi- trum of strategic uncertain- “In dealing with issues of The Army Chief said that that evolves between the US and China and separately ically, particularly the health by the nature of their job, car- tional threats like pandemics, ties that looms on the hori- global nature, the armed forc- India needs to broaden its un- between India and Pakistan. “Beijing’s ties with the US sector because there will be ry the risk of getting infected Army Chief General Manoj zon and a whole-of-govern- es with their inherent capabili- derstanding of national secu- are currently fraught, and India-Pakistan ties are also less money and the human and infecting others. Mukund Naravane has said, ment approach is the need of ties and capacities will cement rity and must examine non- tense. The skirmish could well be timed to keep us un- resource available to run the Till Saturday, Gujarat re- strongly pitching for broad- the hour to deal with them,” India’s reputation as a net secu- traditional threats like pan- der pressure, caution us not to do anything to upset the existing programmes will not ported 7,797 coronavirus ening the country’s national the Army Chief said. rity provider in the region, tak- demics “de-novo” as they CPEC, not back Taiwan on its admission to the WHO,” be enough, Bishai said. positive cases and 472 deaths. security doctrine. Though General Naravane ing security as a holistic con- have the potential to inflict se- Ranade said. “The immediate need is Of these, Ahmedabad alone Talking about complex ge- did not elaborate, his com- cept,” General Naravane said. vere damage on the country. Additionally, Ranade said there are signs of inner-party to recover small business has reported 5,540 cases and opolitical power play in In- ments came in the backdrop India is learnt to have been “We need to act and prepare factionalism in the Chinese Communist Party and differ- post COVID-19 by ensuring 363 deaths. – PTI dia’s neighbourhood, Gener- of the Pakistan-supported Tal- worried over the extremely ourselves accordingly.” – PTI ences with Xi Jinping in China. that the credit should reach Through aggressive actions amid a pandemic, China Wadhawans’ them regularly from banks may be seeking to remind its neighbours that they could Indian, Chinese troops ... SHGs contributing ... so that employment can be face further trouble by siding with the West in supporting created,” he said. bail plea rejected, (Contd from page 1) which even triggered fears of a war (Contd from page 1) an inquiry into the origins and spread of the coronavirus, Dr Narain Sinha, Profes- “Troops resolve such issues between the two neighbours. Not just in villages, women SHGs across the urban security expert Brahma Chellany wrote in a series of sent to judicial sor, University of Botswana, mutually as per established proto- The India-China border dispute landscape have also engaged themselves in various pro- tweets. talked about the Indian econ- custody cols. Such an incident occurred af- covers the 3,488-km-long Line of ductive ventures during the lockdown. In Morigaon dis- The forthcoming WHO assembly meeting will see a omy before COVID-19, the MUMBAI, May 10: A spe- ter a long time,” said a source. Actual Control, the de-facto bor- trict for instance, 31 SHGs and their registered cooper- push for such an inquiry, he alerted. ative federations of the Morigaon Municipal Board un- present situation, and the cial court here on Sunday It is learnt that a total of 150 sol- der between the two countries. The skirmish, Chellany said, comes after Chinese coast der the Assam State Urban Livelihoods Mission Society economy after COVID-19. rejected the interim bail plea diers were involved in the face-off China claims Arunachal Pradesh as guard ships, for a second day in a row, intruded into the (ASULMS) has extended every possible help and aid to His absolute focus was on the filed by DHFL promoter on Saturday. The sources said tem- part of southern Tibet, while India waters of Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. – IANS the needy families and homeless persons of Morigaon issue of migrant workers as Kapil Wadhawan and his porary and short duration face-offs contests it. town. brother, Dheeraj, arrested in occur due to differing perception Both sides have been asserting they are the most important This is in addition to their producing cheap cotton face connection with the Yes Bank of the border by both sides. that pending the final resolution of for Indian economy. masks to tackle mask shortage amid the contagion. Over scam, and sent them to judi- The troops of India and China the boundary issue, it is necessary “During lockdown, 92.5 Extension Notice of Advertisement No. 1/2020 26,000 masks have been collectively produced and dis- cial custody. were engaged in a 73-day standoff to maintain peace and tranquillity per cent of labourers have Advertisement for the post of Vice Chancellor, Assam tributed to different departments and pharmacies so far As the CBI custody of the in the Doklam tri-junction in 2017, in the border areas. – PTI lost one to four weeks of their Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam by 12 SHGs – Milijuli SHG, Gitamandir ALF, Mother Wadhawan brothers ended work. Therefore, the Gov- In reference to Advertisement No. 1/2020 for the post of Vice Teresa SHG, Apsara SHG, Suruj SHG, Nandini SHG, on Sunday, they were pre- Govt chalks out plan ... ernment should make imme- Chancellor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat published on Darpan SHG, among others. Karunamoyee Sarma, mem- 25th March, 2020 in (1) The Times of India- Mumbai Edition, (2) sented before the court, (Contd from page 1) diate policies according to lo- ber of Milijuli SHG, said, ‘‘We started producing two- The Hindu- Chennai Edition, (3) Hindustan Times–Delhi Edition, which sent them to judicial Meanwhile, commenting on the issue of bringing back people of As- cal demographic, social and and three-layer cotton masks with traditional (4) The Telegraph Kolkata Edition, (5) Nav Bharat Times- Delhi custody. sam stranded abroad, the Chief Secretary pointed out that the Govern- economic fabric,” he said. design and supplied to government departments and Edition, (6) The Assam Tribune, (7) Dainik Purvoday and (8) in ment of India has already started the process of flying such people back to Ujwal Thakar, ex-top bank- Later, they applied for a pharmacies at per unit price of Rs 20-40 on the advice of the website of Assam Agricultural University ( www.aau.ac.in ), temporary bail citing the India. About 1,700 persons from Assam stranded in different countries er and ex-CEO, Pratham In- the last date of submission of Application (both Hard Copy & ASULMS officials . Thus, we utilised the stock of unsold dia, and Board Member, Edu- coronavirus outbreak and the have applied through Indian embassies in those countries to return home. gamosa s and earned profits by selling over 2,100 masks.” Soft copy ) as per earlier Advertisement has been extended till cate India, said that COVID- 5:00 PM on 10th of June, 2020. risk it posed to jail inmates. But such people will have to stay in quarantine facilities in the places Responding to the call of City Mission Management 19 has forced the entire sys- However, the court rejected where they land before they are permitted to return to the State. Unit (CMMU) officials, a number of SHGs and their area- Sd/- Addl. Secretary to the Governor, tem to think about the biggest their plea. The Chief Secretary also said that a number of foreign tourists were level federations had also come out with their limited Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhavan disaster i.e. poverty. – IANS Janasanyog/DF/157/20 Guwahati-781001, Assam The Wadhawans’ lawyer stranded in Assam when the lockdown started and all of them have left. capacity to help out the poorest of the poor, maintaining argued that they are suscep- The Government provided them passes to proceed to the states from the norms of social distancing. They made people aware tible to contracting corona- where they could avail the special flights operated by their respective of the precautions to prevent spread of the coronavirus. No- SE/JRC/SOPD(G)/101 virus infection due to their countries to return home. The last foreign tourist to leave Assam was a Members of Darpan SHG and Pahi SHG of Ward No. 2, PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER health issues. Greek woman who was stranded in Majuli, he added. Morigaon, served free food to homeless persons and The Superintending Engineer, P.W.D. Jorhat Road Circle, Jorhat, Assam on behalf of the “After what has been re- poor families of Morigaon town. They also served free ported in the newspaper PM to interact with CMs ... Governor of Assam invite bids for 26 nos. of Packages for Roads and Bridge Projects under food to police personnel on duty and other essential serv- SOPD(G) for the year 2019-20 for the following LAC of Assam from approved and eligible with respect to the Arthur (Contd from page 1) fore the third phase of the ice providers. contractors with APWD amounting to Rs. 2284.285 Lakhs (Approx.). Road jail having coronavirus Several states have recently re- lockdown ends on May 17. At a “Altogether 20 SHGs and their cooperative federa- positive cases and Taloja Details of the bids may be seen at e-procurement portal website www.assamtenders.gov.in laxed labour laws to pump up in- meeting on Sunday, state chief sec- tions have provided relief and aid to nearly 673 poor Amendment/Addendum to the SBD if any and further notifications shall appear in this website (prison) saying that it will dustrial activities with staggered retaries told Cabinet Secretary families of the town. SHGs like Lakhimi, Pragoti, Nupur, and also in the office of the undersigned during office hours. The contractors/bidders must be take the accused inside only shifts or limited staff as a fresh spike Rajiv Gauba that while protection Dharitri, Shristi, Kanaklata, Bohagi and Cooperative fed- enrolled in www.assamtenders.gov.in for participating in the bidding process. after conducting tests, it in coronavirus cases could undo the is required from COVID-19, eco- erations namely Kanaklata, Manikanchan, Gitamandir, TABLE would be in their interest that gains so far. nomic activities also need to be Pranami, Paribartan, Puhor, Kadambari, Kuhipat, etc., Sl. Name of Scheme/LAC No. of works Approx. value of work they get bail for some time,” Monday’s meeting could also stepped up in a calibrated manner. provided essential foodstuffs to those families,” Rupjyoti No. (Rs. in Lakh) he told the court. discuss further relaxations as part With thousands of migrant work- Borah, City Project Manager, Morigaon Municipal Board, SOPD(G) Right to health is one of the of a graded exit from the lockdown, ers taking special trains to go back said. Kusumi Bala Sarkar, president of Paribartan Area 1 Majuli 11 1076.40 integral aspects of right to but all restrictions are unlikely to to their home states due to the Level Federation Cooperative Society, said that reaching life. Therefore, they should be withdrawn in one go, the lockdown, the restarting of indus- out to dozens of poor families and helping them with 2. Amguri 15 1207.885 be granted interim bail, he sources suggested. trial activities will prove to be a essential foodstuffs gave them immense satisfaction. “We Sd/- Superintending Engineer, P.W.D. added. – PTI The meeting comes days be- challenge for states. – PTI thank ASULMS officials for their guidance,” she said. Janasanyog/CF/209/20 Road Circle, Jorhat MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 NORTH E AST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7 Tripura COVID-19 tally rises to 132 CORRESPONDENT The State government is in close con- the high rate of coronavirus infection tact with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West among the BSF jawans and their kins. WEATHER AGARTALA, May 10: The spike in Bengal and Assam to evacuate its strand- Responding to the state government’s NORTHEAST COVID-19 cases continued in Tripura with ed people. As on today, around 33,000 peo- requests, the NCDC experts would study Forecast for North Eastern 17 more jawans of the BSF’s 86th battal- ple from Tripura are stranded in 11 States the cause of COVID-19 infection among States : Rain/thundershower is ion testing positive, raising the State’s tal- due to the lockdown. the central paramilitary force in Tripura,” very likely to occur at a few ly to 132. The government would bring back all Rakesh told IANS. He said that during a places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Barring a few, most of the COVID-19 the stranded people in a phased manner. discussion (through video conferencing) Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & patients in Tripura are BSF personnel “Among the stranded people, we are giv- with Union Health and Family Welfare Tripura. posted at Jawaharnagar in Dhalai district. ing priority to patients, students and pil- Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday, the Warning: Thunderstorm with As the situation is slipping out of con- grims,” the official said. issue was discussed and requests for addi- lightning and gusty wind with trol, the State government has decided to IANS adds: Meanwhile, the experts tional COVID-19 testing laboratory in speed (30-40) kmph is very likely to occur at isolated conduct intensive tests in certain BSF bat- from National Centre for Disease Control Tripura. places over Assam, talions and posts along the Indo-Bangla (NCDC) would study the huge coronavi- “Besides additional COVID-19 testing Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur border. rus infection among the Border Security laboratory, we have sought additional ven- & Mizoram. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind with Apart from the BSF installations in Ja- Force (BSF) troopers and their family tilators and testing kits. The minister was speed (50-60) kmph is very waharnagar, tests were also conducted at members as the positive cases already very positive towards our needs and prob- likely to occur at isolated BSF BOPs in Longthari Valley subdivision Sources said a decision has been taken said an official. climbed to 132, top officials said. lems,” the Additional Chief Secretary said. places over Tripura. today. An elaborate plan has been chalked to conduct COVID-19 tests at all vulnera- Till date, 8,809 samples have been col- In all 121 BSF men of two battalions – The Health Minister held several hours Temperatures : out to conduct tests in the BOPs manned ble BSF battalion headquarters and posts lected of which 8,340 have been tested and 138th and 86th – and 10 family members – long discussion through video conference Max (°C) Min (°C) by the force’s 31st battalion. in the wake of the outbreak at its two bat- results of 8,221 samples came out nega- five children and five women – and a BSF with the ministers and top officials of Aru- The jawans of the 31st battalion are de- talion headquarters in the State. tive. Two COVID-19 patients have recov- civilian mess worker were infected by the nachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Megha- Dibrugarh 34.3 20.0 ployed along the Indo-Bangla border in “In the worst-affected Dhalai district, a ered in the State. virus in eight days in northern Tripura’s laya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sik- Tezpur 34.9 22.4 37.1 23.9 South Tripura district adjoining Bangla- total of 276 swab samples have been col- Meanwhile, a special train carrying 1,200 Dhalai district. Additional Chief Secretary, kim and reviewed the status of COVID- 33.5 23.8 desh’s Ramgarh Upa Zilla, which has been lected today as part of the intensive sam- persons, who were stranded at various Health and Family Welfare, Sanjay Kumar 19 in the northeastern states along with Jorhat 34.2 18.4 declared as a contentment zone by the ple collection drive following the outbreak. parts of Karnataka, started its journey to Rakesh said that a high- level team from the measures being taken for its contain- N Lakhimpur 34.3 19.5 Bangladesh government. It will continue for the next few days,” Tripura today. NCDC would soon visit Tripura to study ment and management. Shillong 23.6 – Cherrapunjee 26.7 16.4 Aizawl 29.2 16.9 Kohima 24.8 15.7 Sikkim CM Pasighat 34.4 21.5 NPCC calls Rio’s Itanagar 36.2 21.9 NPF asks Nagaland to be cautious urges people Imphal 31.8 16.3 Agartala 35.8 26.0 not to misuse lockdown exit plan vague on stranded people relaxations CORRESPONDENT CORRESPONDENT a distinct possibility, especially renewal of expired inner line permit of Manipur CM A CORRESPONDENT DIMAPUR, May 10: The Nagaland Pradesh Congress considering that Nagaland is categorized non-indigenous people who are stranded Committee (NPCC) has suggested lockdown exit measures, inspects Ima DIMAPUR, May 10: The Naga under green zone and opportunists may outside the state and desire to re-enter GANGTOK, May 10: which primarily focuses on sustaining livelihood in the State. People’s Front (NPF) cautioned the seek to take advantage. the state should not be entertained till Sikkim Chief Minister Calling Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s lockdown exit plan Keithel Nagaland government that the process The Opposition party stressed that such time the entire country is Prem Singh Tamang has vague and directionless, NPCC president K Therie, in a CORRESPONDENT of bringing back the stranded people stringent and detailed verification of considered a green zone or a similar said the countrywide release, said, “We have to prepare to live with the coronavi- of the state may lead to a potentially documents should be undertaken before solution arrives. lockdown to tackle the rus for times to come.” IMPHAL,May 10: disastrous situation if it is done in a entry of the stranded people into the The whole process of screening and spread of COVID-19 has Therie said Rio in his exit plan ignored economic distress Manipur Chief Minister N haphazard manner.Welcoming the state, particularly in the case non-Naga isolating each new entrant into the state, come at an economic cost and suggested that the State Government address certain Biren Singh today inspect- decision of the government to bring indigenous persons. It said there is high quarantine and testing of suspected and impacted the State as issues on a priority basis to sustain livelihood. ed the ‘Ima Keithel’ back the stranded people, the party, in possibility that many illegal immigrants, persons must not be compromised at any well as the national Referring to the Chief Minister’s “distress letter” to Prime (mother’s market) in a release issued by its press bureau, under the guise of residing in Nagaland, cost, the party said. exchequer. Minister Narendra Modi for release of State’s share in Central Imphal on the occasion of said the government should be may claim their right to return without The party also reminded the Mother’s Day. This led to the Central taxes, the NPCC said when the State Government cannot even cautious enough while differentiating proper and valid documents. government of its appeal to pay heed to Government and many get its own share of taxes from the Centre, there is no question Visiting the Ima Keithel the stranded people returning to the “This may lead to population the price rise of the essential premises where repairing States, including Sikkim, of the Centre giving additional or special plan and non-plan state. explosion as well as the thread of commodities. Instead of paying more to ease restrictions to assistance to the State. “We cannot expect the BJP govern- works are in progress, he It urged the state government to spreading the dreaded pandemic in our attention to the generation of revenue, said, the market has been restore socio-economic ment to rescue the State’s economy saddled with huge deficit. exercise utmost caution as influx of state,” it cautioned. the government’s priority should be the balance, he said. We must plan for a self-content economy,” the NPCC said. playing a vital role. illegal immigrants and new migrants is It suggested, as a remedial measure, welfare of its people, it said. MLA Th Satyabrata of “But the number of The NPCC opposed sending away migrant workers from Yaiskul Assembly constitu- vehicles and people in the the State, saying this will further paralyse development ac- ency, Principal Secretary streets left me worried. I tivities. It said the government should facilitate resumption (MAHUD) Rakesh Ranjan appeal to everyone to avoid of work by migrant workers instead of sending them away, if and Director Th Hariku- misusing the relaxations they wish to stay back. Considering the economic impact on mar besides officials of and follow the guidelines each citizen and family after the lockdown, the NPCC said Imphal Municipal Corpora- issued by the government the government should provide free education as every fam- tion (IMC) were present for the safety of everyone. ily cannot afford online education. The State Government may think of having its own satellite channel or online learn- during the visit of the Chief Most of the people infected ing facilities for meeting this emerging necessity, it said. Minister. by the virus are The NPCC said the government should increase grant-in- Later speaking to asymptomatic and could aid to private schools and reduce admission and tuition fees. reporters about the traffic unknowingly spread the Some other measures suggested by the NPCC include congestion in the Thangal, virus. We need to be as health services and health insurance schemes for every cit- Paona, Khwairamband much careful as possible,” izen, stimulus to restructure the economy, resolution of the Keithel and Keishampat to he said. Naga political problem to get rid of multiple taxation, facili- Khoyathong stretch, the The State has started tation of loans from banks and other financial institutions for Chief Minister appealed to bringing back the stranded local entrepreneurs, declaration of all areas under town and the residents, shopkeepers people and around 80 municipal councils as cadastral areas, allocation of land for to park their vehicles Sikkimese people, including industries in the industrial zone, plan to create two lakh jobs, properly to avoid traffic 19 students from Kota, facilitation of agricultural growth and arrangement of mar- congestion. In this context, have reached Rangpo and keting channels, training of local workforce to replace mi- he gave a brief report on A senior CPI (M) leader distributing relief materials among villagers at Baganbari in Khowai district on Sunday. – Photo: sent to quarantine. Tripura Correspondent grant workers, compensation to hospitality sector, provid- the developmental works He added that they must ing stimulus to agriculture and farming and reduction of tax- carried out by the State stay in quarantine for at es, rent and utility bills. government for the people. least 14 days where they The Chief Minister also Mizoram doctors express concern over will be monitored and appealed to the people to tested at regular intervals. extend cooperation to the The State also issued State government in the sample collection in district hospitals fresh guidelines for them days to come. and following all necessary Key functionaries of the CORRESPONDENT Only ZMC has been designated as a want civil hospitals to remain precautions to ensure the women vendors’ body of COVID-19 hospital. A senior doctor of coronavirus-free and that collection of safety of the frontline Ima Keithel who were AIZAWL, May 10: Declaration of all Aizawl Civil Hospital said it is very risky samples be done only at the ZMC, which warriors and other people. present during the visit, district hospitals in Mizoram as COVID- to collect sample of a suspected COVID- is a designated hospital. “Unless there is a also thanked the authorities 19 sample collection centres by the 19 patient in a civil hospital as it could The State Government has made it vaccine for the virus we are concerned for taking up the State Government has left the doctors put many other patients at risk. mandatory for people who have all prone to it and the only repairing works. “The working there worried. “People with different types of returned from outside the State and remedy, for now, is to stay reparing works will help to According to the doctors, it is unsafe illnesses come to the civil hospitals. If a having COVID-19 symptoms to give at home and practise social a large extent,” a section of to collect throat swab samples at civil suspected COVID-19 patient comes their samples at their respective district distancing. I appeal to all senior members of the hospitals for COVID-19 test. here to give his sample and civil hospitals for testing. It has not gone the citizens, NGOs and body said. The State Government has recently subsequently tests positive, the entire down well with many doctors. political parties to stay It may be noted that the notified that civil hospitals in all 11 hospital would be exposed to risk. The doctors said they have spoken to united and request repairing works at Ima districts of Mizoram will be collection Normally, it takes at least two days to the Director, Hospital and Medical everyone to follow the Keithel were taken up by centres for nasopharyngeal swab. With get test result. The damage could be Education, about the risks involved in guidelines issued by the the IMC taking advantage this, there are now 12 collection centres, done in these two days,” a senior doctor, designating civil hospitals as sample government and avoid of the ongoing nationwide including the Zoram Medical College who chose to remain anonymous, said. collection centres and the State Gov- leaving homes,” the Chief lockdown since April 22. (ZMC) at Falkawn in Aizawl. He said all the doctors and nurses ernment’s response is awaited. Minister said. Mizoram’s corona-free status due to discipline of people: CM NEW DELHI, May 10: Mizoram’s corona- crisis and are determined to continue to do so Discussing the nationwide lockdown, in improve the state’s connectivity with free status can be attributed to the discipline in the future,” he said in a phone interview place since March 25 to curb the spread of the Myanmar to boost India’s trade with south- of its people and the combined efforts of the from Aizawl. disease, Zoramthanga said it will adversely east Asian nations has been suspended due church, NGOs and administration, says Chief However, the threat from “corona impact Mizoram since, like other northeastern to the lockdown. Minister Zoramthanga. carriers” looms large over the northeastern states, it too depends on the Central govern- “Our road projects will get hampered the While happy that his state has managed to state, which shares a 510-km border with ment for funds to run its economy. most. But this seems something where contain the spread of COVID-19, the chief Myanmar and a 318-km border with “Mizoram, like other states in the nothing much can be done. We can only wait minister told PTI he was worried about the Bangladesh, he said. northeast, is a centrally funded state and gets and watch,” Zoramthanga said. economic slump due to the lockdown and the “This is a great threat for us as there are 90 per cent of its funds from the Centre If the The Chief Minister also said his threat posed by corona carriers from neigh- high chances of people from Myanmar and country’s economy suffers, which is likely to government is in touch with the ministries of bouring Bangladesh and Myanmar. Bangladesh infiltrating into Mizoram due to be the case, the ripple effects will be felt more Railways and Civil Aviation to bring back over On Saturday, Mizoram became coronavi- the open borders. We are taking all measures here and will stay for long,” he said. 5,500 Mizos stranded in several parts of the rus-free with its lone COVID-19 patient to stop it.” he said. “The real effects would be felt once the country due to the lockdown. being discharged from hospital, officials in The 75-year-old former rebel leader, COVID-19 crisis is over This cannot be “We’ve brought back Mizos stranded in the state capital Aizawl said.The credit, serving his third term as chief minister of the ignored,” he added. neighbouring states in the northeast. But for Zoramthanga said, goes to the discipline of Christian majority state, said his government According to Zoramthanga, infrastructure the residents of the state who are stranded the people who allowed the state to execute is extra careful and has deployed Mizoram projects in his state will be impacted the most. far away in other states, we are in touch with all the provisions suggested by a special task Police personnel at all major checkpoints so Mizoram has the highest number of the Railways and Civil Aviation ministries to force constituted for the sole purpose to curb there is no possibility of any infiltration. pending road infrastructure projects in the get the matter resolved,” he said. the spread of the virus. While Bangladesh has reported 13,134 region.Work on more than 50 big-ticket road Mizoram shares its zero COVID-19 cases “Mizoram is a very disciplined state With cases of coronavirus with 206 deaths, projects launched by the Central status with four other states in the region — the help of the church, NGOs and Myanmar has 177 cases. Infiltration from both government owned National Highways In- Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal administration, we have so far survived this the countries into India is quite common. frastructure Development Corporation to Pradesh. – PTI 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI STATE MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 NEWS IN BRIEF ‘Fake’ farmers return over Rs 10 lakh to PM Kisan fund CORRESPONDENT fund under PM Kisan Samman Ni- Choudhury said that following com- It may be mentioned here that farmers. It has been alleged that lo- dhi but were not eligible to get the plaints from a cross section of peo- strong resentment has been prevail- cal BJP leaders, panchayat repre- NALBARI, May 10: Following Nal- benefits, have refunded more than ple, he ordered a magisterial inquiry ing among people of sentatives and corrupt officials of the bari Deputy Commissioner Bharat Rs 10 lakh so far. into the anomalies. The probe com- over the alleged nepotism and corrupt Agriculture department were in- Bhusan Dev Choudhury’s order for a Talking to this correspondent, the mittee headed by district develop- practices in the selection of beneficiar- volved in the selection of beneficiar- magisterial inquiry into the gross Deputy Commissioner said the per- ment commissioner Krishna Baru- ies for PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. ies from non-farming sectors. anomalies in the selection of benefici- sons who refunded the amount are ah has been asked to submit its re- The Union government, under The names of students, service aries for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan either from government service or port within 15 days. this scheme, deposited Rs 2,000 as holders, wives of service holders, Samman Nidhi (or PM Kisan) in Nal- from economically sound families. The Deputy Commissioner stat- the first installment of the yearly and financially sound businessmen bari district, many alleged ‘fake farm- Some of them included 3-4 mem- ed that as people pointed fingers grant of Rs 6,000 in the bank ac- and 3-4 members from the same ers’ have started refunding the bers from their own families to get towards panchayat representatives, counts of farmers to compensate families were part of the list of ben- amount in the district administration’s the benefit of the Central govern- he has asked the probe committee for the loss during the lockdown. eficiaries. Even the names of pan- account fearing legal action. ment scheme. to strictly verify the names of their However, gross anomalies came chayat representatives were found The ‘farmers’ who received the Deputy Commissioner Dev relatives in the list of beneficiaries. to light over the selection of needy in the list.

Paramaatma , an MSME craftsman, keeps himself busy during the lockdown with bamboo work at his 15 arrested for smuggling home at Gharmara village in Dhenukhona, in on Sunday. – Photo: Farhana Ahmed drugs from Nagaland Woman killed in mishap CORRESPONDENT Hussain, Hirokjyoti Chutiya, er leopard was released at the DOOMDOOMA, May 10: Rumi Saikia Lahon (45) of Bhaity Doley and Dhrubajyo- Joypur Reserve Forest in Di- Bishnu Nagar, Rupai Siding, was killed in a road SIVASAGAR, May 10: A ti Kalita, all from Dibrugarh brugarh district. mishap near Dr Bhupen Hazarika Setu under Dholla total of 15 drug peddlers – were arrested on April 26. Donation to Assam Aro- Police Station on Saturday. The deceased woman was were arrested by Nazira po- Police has appealed to all gya Nidhi: ONGC Retd returning home from Sadiya with Bandana Borah (55) lice from various places of the guardians to keep vigil on the Employees Association of Bijoy Nagar, Rupai Siding, in the latter’s car (AS-06- V-2889, which was being driven by Bandana’s son. The town following reports of movement of their wards and Sivasagar president Deva car fell into a roadside ditch when the driver lost smuggling of narcotics like asked them to inform police if Bharali and secretaries Lalit control over the wheels near Dholla Tea Estate on the brown sugar from neigh- they find anything suspicious. Kalita and Dilip Saikia hand- southern side of the Setu. Both the passengers and bouring Nagaland. Leopard captured: Forest ed over a cheque of Rs 75,000 the driver were taken to Dangari Community Health The arrested men have department officials captured to Sivasagar Deputy Com- Centre where the doctor declared Rumi Saikia Lahon been identified as Javed Rah- a leopard in a cage placed at missioner Lakhinandan Gogoi brought dead while Bandana Borah was referred to man, Nishant Baruah, Ganesh Moran Natun Nagar near the for Assam Arogya Nidhi as Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Civil Hospital, in a critical condition. – Correspondent Berma, Pranjal Gogoi, Arun- Tiloi Beat Office. The leopard their contribution to the gov- jyoti Bailung, Anis Akhtar Ali, with three cubs had been ernment in its fight against 6 shops sealed Bijay Kalita, Debabrat , roaming around the tea gar- coronavirus. The Sivasagar Frontline health workers trying to cross a bridge made of a single bamboo pole at Dhansirimukh in Bokakhat. In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Health NALBARI, May 10: The Nalbari district administra- Bidyut Ghashi, Chandan Bor- den areas, killing cattle. The Doul Unnayan Samiti also con- tion has sealed six business establishments of Ghogra- department workers like ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activist), MPWs (multi- gohain and Babu Mohan. Four three cubs have not been re- tributed Rs 1 lakh to the As- purpose worker), and ANMs (Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) are having to face several par area in Nalbari district following violation of the more persons – Washim covered yet, while the moth- sam Arogya Nidhi. problems, including risks to their own lives. – Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Hazarika lockdown norms. Following a written complaint from the Ghograpar Police Station about the violation, Deputy Commissioner Bharat Bhusan Dev Choudhury sealed OBITUARY five grocery shops and an electrical shop. Earlier, the Majuli-Jorhat administration also sealed eight other shops in Nalbari ferry service Siba Krishna Phukan: a tribute Gautom Deuri town due to lockdown violation. – Correspondent suspended of the State Bank of India, who wahati for a pretty long time. ates and friends for his cor- CORRESPONDENT Donation to Assam Arogya Nidhi passed away at his residence He served the State Bank dial and amiable nature. DOOMDOOMA, May 10: The teaching and non- indefinitely in the SBI Officers’ Colony at of India in various capacities Phukan leaves behind his MORIGAON, May 10: teaching staff of Makum College and Makum Junior STAFF CORRESPONDENT Ambikanagar, Guwhati on at different places. Earlier, in wife Nirmala Phukan and Gautom Deuri, a leading College in have donated one day’s businessman and citizen of salary to Assam Arogya Nidhi to fight against COVID- May 2 last. He was 86 at the his college days, he was an three sons, three daughters- JORHAT, May 10: The time of his demise. avid reader and had deep in- in-laws, two grandsons, one ward no.6 of Morigaon town, 19. Makum College acting principal Dr Pranita Neog, breathed his last on Saturday Makum Junior College principal Joykanta Chetia and administration Late Phukan, who was my terest in films as well. Later grand-daughter and a host of at Assam Medical College Makum College head assistant Nanda Baruah handed has suspended Majuli-Jorhat to youngest maternal uncle was after he retired, he contrib- relatives and friends. over a cheque of Rs 34,000 to Tinsukia Additional and fro passenger service from the youngest and fourth son uted much in the field of edu- On the occasion of his Hospital, Dibrugarh follow- Deputy Commissioner PK Das. – Correspondent today indefinitely in view of of late Rudra Nath Phukan cation and was closely con- adyashraddha today, I pray to ing a brief illness. He was 49. three Covid-19 positive cases and late Khiroda Devi of nected with a number of edu- the Almighty to grant eter- Deori was involved with JNV students return detected in Jorhat on Satur- several sociocultural organi- , May 10: As many as 13 students – Late Siba Krishna Phukan, Choladhora, Jorhat. He was cational institutions. As de- nal peace to his departed day night. a gentleman par excellence residing in his own house at tailed above, he was loved soul. sations. An engineering grad- eight boys and five girls – along with a male teacher, a uate, he was also an AASU female teacher, driver and handyman arrived at the An order passed by the was a retired Chief Manager the State Bank Colony at Gu- and respected by his associ- – Aswini Boruah activist during 1986-87. He Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) campus near Majuli District Magistrate to- Kalaigaon recently from some JNV schools in Jharkhand day stated that in view of the was also an executive mem- where they had gone under a student exchange threat posed by the potential Syeda Jamila Rahman Prof Ratan Barman ber of the Morigaon Cham- programme. The students were not allowed to enter outbreak of novel coronavirus bers of Commerce and Mori- Prof Ratan Barman was born on the JNV campus, and were told to go home. The four and to ensure all possible pre- Our mother, Syeda Jami- gaon Sadar Sanmilani. March 6, 1961 at Rongchongi, staff were allowed to enter the school campus. Their ventive measures to stop the la Rahman, left for her heav- All the organisations with bus from Jharkhand (JH-OL-W-9763) was kept outside Chabua, Dibrugarh. He was an virus from spreading as well enly abode on April 2 last which he was involved and the school gate. A medical team from Chamuapara Mini alumnus of the Department of as for protection and safe- after a brief illness. Ma was the Morigaon Press Club PHC arrived at the JNV campus for a medical check-up Commerce, Gauhati University. guarding public health in Majuli born on July 23, 1943 in Gu- condoled his death. Deori and sample collection. The medical team collected nasal He obtained his doctoral degree district, ferry services be- wahati to Dr Syed Latifur leaves behind his wife, a son swabs and data from the staff for COVID-19 tests. All from the Department of Com- the four staff members were stamped, and quarantined tween Majuli-Jorhat and vice- Rahman and Syeda Ana and a daughter. merce, Dibrugarh University. for 28 days. – Correspondent versa are suspended with im- Rahman. She and her three His work life began at Brah- Dr Ananda Sarma mediate effect. siblings grew up in various Pork sale banned maputra Board and he was posted The order mentioned that places like Lakhimpur, NALBARI, May 10: In view of the African Swine in Guwahati. Later, he joined only boat ambulances will be Jorhat and as Nana, Fever reported in many upper Assam districts, the Government College in allowed to ply between Majuli- our grandfather, who was Nalbari district administration has banned the sale of 1989. He spent nearly 30 years of his life at Diphu, spreading Jorhat and in case of goods ferry the civil surgeon at that time, was in a transferable post. pork and transport of pigs from one place to another, as education among the students. Prof Barman passed away sud- a precautionary measure. Additional District Magis- to ply, approval for the same He later moved to Shillong as the Joint Director of Health denly on April 27. trate Sanjib Kumar Bora, under section 144 of IPC, has to be obtained from Food under the and she passed her ma- Prof Barman, who is one of founder faculty of Assam Universi- strictly prohibited the sale of pork with immediate and Civil Supplies and Con- triculation from Shillong’s Laban Girls High School in 1960. ty Diphu campus, joined the Department of Commerce in 2007. affect. If a pig dies under any circumstances, the sumer Affairs department au- She went and attended Saint Mary’s College and graduat- district administration has also asked pig owners not to ed with a bachelor’s degree in 1965. She was a talented Besides, holding the office of the Head of the Department, he thorities of Majuli district. throw away the body or put it in an open place. – violinist and she took to playing violin from her school discharged other administrative responsibilities too. The order further stated Correspondent days in Jorhat. She continued playing her violin through Under him, many scholars were awarded doctorate and MPhil that the suspension of the pas- her college days, well into her golden years much to the degrees. Prof Barman was a member of various academic bodies GUWAHATI, May 10: Dr 9 labourers reach Saraibil senger ferry service between admiration of everyone. in Assam University, Silchar and other universities. Besides, he Ananda Sarma, a renowned GOSSAIGAON, May 10: A group of nine labourers Majuli-Jorhat will remain in She married our father, Syed Hasinur Rahman on Octo- was the life member of Indian Commerce Association and exec- eye specialist and sportsman stranded at Tura in Meghalaya arrived at the Assam- force until further orders. ber 31,1965 in Shillong and they together started their utive member of North East India Commerce and Management left for his heavenly abode Meghalaya border near here by a bus on May 8. Every It may be mentioned here one underwent thermal scanning and was examined life in Guwahati. A beautiful person inside and out, Ma was Association. on May 9 at Tezpur. He was that the Brahmaputra island by doctors and medical staff. They were allowed to gentle, patient, soft spoken and kind. It is an honour to write this tribute to Prof Barman – a mentor, 90. administration had allowed proceed towards Gossaigaon and arrived at Guru Fella She adored her family and her six grandkids were colleague, teacher, scholar, elder brother, friend, administrator Born on August 15, 1930, near Gossaigaon around 1 am on May 9. After getting resumption of daily ferry the light of her life. She kept her love of music alive and man of principles. In whatever role we knew him, from the third son of Late Kamala down from the bus, they moved towards Saraibil police service from two ghats of through her grandkids. Ma also enjoyed visiting places. whatever vantage point, he stood apart as someone special! His Kanta Sarma of Bamungaon, outpost on foot and reached there at 5 am. Members of Majuli to Nimatighat in Jorhat She enjoyed her trips to Shillong to meet her cousins special leadership abilities and charismatic personality were read- Tezpur, he completed his pri- the Seemanta Chetana Mancha, , to and fro under certain con- and loved her stay in Kolkata, where Baba was posted arranged food for the workers. Another medical team ily apparent! He was committed not only to focused research but mary education from Tezpur ditions on May 5 after the as the Trade Advisor in the early 1990’s. Today, as we also to overall academic excellence. Carmel and Tezpur Govern- arrived, and all the labourers were thoroughly third phase of lockdown came examined, before being sent for 14-day home quaran- observe her chalisa , we would like to pay our solemn His sudden demise is not only a loss of the Department but a ment Boys Higher Second- into force across the country tine. – ANN Service tribute to a wonderful human being. loss for the entire fraternity. May his soul rest in eternal peace. ary School and afterwards from May 4. – Syeda Nassera Yasmin Haque – Dr Joyjit Sanyal, Dr Subit Dutta from Cotton College in Gu- wahati. A graduate in medi- cine from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, he later KNP to get possession of three areas under 7th, 8th additions established himself as a re- nowned eye specialist. AJIT PATOWARY ilies. Forest is presently under Nagaon people called for dividing the above His contribution in sports, Later, a joint survey was conduct- Territorial Division of the Forest areas into three zones of activities specially to the first class Finally, it seems that the Kaziran- ed by the Revenue and the Forest Department. It is contiguous to the related with forestry, tourism and cricket and football of Assam ga National Park (KNP) will get Departments in these areas on Feb- KNP’s Burapahar Range. It is a nat- revenue administration. However, is commendable. He repre- possession of Deurchur Chang, ruary 11 and 12 this year. Simulta- ural highland. Wild animals take shel- persuasions from the Minister and sented the Assam Ranji Palkhowa and Banderdubi areas, neously, the boundary of the evict- ter here during the floods. It has nat- the officials of the Forest and Reve- team. For his performance in covered by its seventh and eighth ed areas was also demarcated. Dur- ural vegetation to feed the wild ani- nue Departments finally made first class football in the additions. For several years, the ing the joint survey, the re-en- mals. This proposed addition will them agree to the idea of KNP’s State, he is renowned as the KNP authorities have been trying croachment at Banderdubi area too facilitate the migration of the KNP acquisition of these areas, but with ‘White Horse’ of football. to get possession over these areas. was cleared. animals to the Karbi Anglong Hills the condition to apply effective During the Chinese ag- Things went to such a pass that However, the civil administration and will thus help in conserving the measures for saving their lives and gression in 1962, he single- the Gauhati High Court had to in- of Kaliabor subdivision was unable KNP’s endangered species. property from the depredation of handedly managed five gov- tervene in the matter and issue an to hand over these areas to the KNP In their bids to get possession of the wild animals. ernment hospitals in Tezpur, order to free these areas from en- authorities due to pressure from these areas, KNP authorities have The meeting decided that the for which he was awarded a croachment. The High Court or- some people of the neighbouring been dashing off letters to the rev- KNP authorities would submit a honorary membership of the der came in the wake of the suo localities. The proposal for notifica- The proposed seventh addition sequently dropped from the final enue authorities. plan to the Kaliabor civil adminis- Red Cross Society and re- motu PILs (66/2012, 67/2012) and tion of the KNP seventh and the of the KNP is part of the Deosur, notification. On May 5, 2020, Minister Kes- tration on May 10, 2020 for ensur- ceived a letter of apprecia- Writ Petitions (Civil) (648/2013 and eighth additions did not cover any Chirang and Amguri Animal Corri- The Ghorakati Range, Burapa- hab Mahanta, who also represents ing safety of the life and property of tion from the President of 4860/2013). Following the High human habitation or settlement ar- dors and contiguous to the KNP’s har, along with two anti-poaching Kaliabor as an MLA, held a meet- the people living in the localities India. Court order, the encroached areas eas. Only the evicted areas, Pro- first addition. This area connects camps and tongis of the KNP are ing with the belligerent people, who adjacent to these areas. KNP Di- He is survived by his wife of Deurchur Chang and Palkhowa posed Reserved Forests (PRF), KNP with the Bagser Reserve For- located in the USF land area. This are resisting the proposal for inclu- rector P Shivkumar exuded the Minu Devi, a retired lectur- were freed from encroachment on Un-classed State Forests (USF) and est and forested areas of Karbi An- area is located between the old and sion of these areas in KNP, in the hope that following submission of er of Darrang College, September 19, 2016. An amount of government land were there in the glong Autonomous Council. This new NH-37. KNP animals regular- presence of the Forest and Reve- this plan, KNP would be able to ac- Tezpur and three sons, Rs 14.7 crore was also distributed proposal, as these areas are prime region was initially proposed as part ly use it. nue officials. quire the above areas within a daughters-in-law and grand- among the around 300 evicted fam- wildlife habitat-cum-corridors. of the KNP’s first addition, but, sub- Deosur Proposed Hill Reserve In the meeting, the belligerent week’s time. children. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 BUSINESS & E CONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9 Hero MotoCorp reopens 1,500 FM to review credit offtake with PSB CEOs today outlets, sells NEW DELHI, May 10: Finance Minister come has been hit due to the lockdown. sector and corporates since the start of crore to borrowers during March and months, mostly by way of emergency or Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meet- The deployment of excessive funds by the lockdown. April, and disbursement will start soon top-up loans to existing borrowers. 10,000 bikes ing with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) banks under the reverse repo route may The Finance Minister had on Thursday after the lockdown is lifted. However, it expressed concern that NEW DELHI, May 10: on Monday to discuss various issues, includ- also come up for discussion on Monday, said as many as 3.2 crore borrowers have She said the banks sanctioned loans there is a possibility of shortfall of collec- Two-wheeler major Hero ing credit offtake, as part of efforts to prop up sources said. taken advantage of the three-month mor- worth Rs 77,383 crore between March 1 tions by over 30-40 per cent by Septem- MotoCorp said here today it the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Besides, progress under the targeted atorium scheme on repayment of loans and May 4 to provide sustained credit flow ber and a potential default by MFIs to their had revived retail operations The meeting, to be held via video-con- long-term repo operations (TLTRO) for the announced by the Reserve Bank. to non-banking finance companies lenders to the extent of 10 per cent. with reopening of over 1,500 ferencing, will also take stock of interest NBFC sector and microfinance institutions “PSBs complemented RBI on loan mor- (NBFCs) and housing finance companies. There is likely to be a surge in demand customer touch-points, in- rate transmission to borrowers by banks (MFIs), and sanctions under the COVID-19 atorium. Their effective communication Besides, under TLTROs, total financ- from microfinance borrowers, given that cluding authorised dealers and progress on moratorium on loan re- emergency credit line will also be reviewed. & proactive actions ensured that over 3.2 ing of Rs 1.08-lakh crore was extended, they urgently need credit to rebuild their and service outlets, in the payments, sources said. Under the emergency credit line, bor- cr a/c availed 3-month moratorium. Quick “ensuring business stability and continui- lives and stabilise their incomes. past few days. The RBI had on March 27 slashed the rowers can avail a maximum of 10 per cent query redressals allayed customer con- ty going forward”, she had said. However, field collections will be affect- The company in a regula- benchmark interest rate by a massive 75 of the existing fund-based working capital cerns. Ensuring responsible banking amid Meanwhile, MFI association Sa-Dhan, ed given the negative impact of the COV- tory filing said since the re- basis points and also announced a three- limits, subject to a cap of Rs 200 crore. #lockdown,” she had tweeted. in a communication to the Finance Minis- ID-19 crisis on clients’ incomes as well as sumption of retail services, month moratorium to be given by banks Public sector banks have sanctioned Sitharaman also said state-owned banks ter, said the sector expects to lend close uncertainty in operations post lockdown 10,000 motorcycles and to provide relief to borrowers whose in- loans worth Rs 42,000 crore to the MSME have sanctioned loans worth Rs 5.66-lakh to Rs 50,000 crore over the next six in many districts, Sa-Dhan said. – PTI scooters had been sold. The reopened outlets contribut- ed around 30 per cent of the company’s domestic retail Centre issues fresh guidelines sales, it said. “Keeping the safety and well-being of everyone as top for manufacturing units priority, the company has is- sued a ‘restart manual’ to NEW DELHI, May 10: As the restric- abnormal wobbling, irregular grinding, guideline, may be instructed to ensure dealers, service centres and tions are being gradually eased in some or other potentially hazardous signs that in such instance, the industries unit parts distributors,” it said. zones to bring the economy back on track, which indicate the need for an immedi- may be facilitated to run their end-to- Hero MotoCorp started ve- the Centre has issued fresh “guidelines ate maintenance or if required shutdown. end operations, in the overall interests hicle dispatches from manufac- for restarting manufacturing industries “Especially during the COVID-19 of all industrial security, it said. turing facilities for the current after lockdown”, advising them not to times, ensure all lockout and tagout pro- The guidelines were issued consider- financial year (FY21) on May 7. try to achieve high production targets. cedures are in place on a daily basis (not ing that some of the operators might not All Hero MotoCorp manufac- In order to minimise the risk and to have followed the established standard turing units across the globe encourage a successful restart of indus- Restarting of operating protocol (SOP) due to the clo- had halted operations since trial units, the guidelines advised the in- sure of industrial units during several March 22 as a precautionary dustries to consider the first week as the industries weeks of lockdown and it may result in measure against COVID-19. trial or test-run period while starting the post-lockdown some of the manufacturing units, pipe- “On May 4, Hero Moto- units and ensure all safety protocols. lines, valves having residual chemicals, Corp became the first two- The guidelines were issued on Satur- applicable for units running 24 hours),” which may pose risk. wheeler manufacturer in the day to all Chief Secretaries and adminis- the generic guidelines mentioned. The same is true for the storage facili- Labourers load salt bags onto trucks from a goods train, during the ongoing COVID-19 country to resume operations trators of Union Territories (UTs) as the The guidelines suggest inspection of all ties with hazardous chemicals and flamma- nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi on Sunday. – PTI as it reopened three plants – 14-day lockdown 3.0 is on and will end on equipment as per the safety protocols dur- ble materials, the guidelines mention. Dharuhera and Gurgaon in May 17. ing the restart phase. In case the industry Combustible liquids, containers with gas- Haryana and Haridwar in To minimise the risk, the Centre has has any difficulty in managing crucial back- eous substances, open wires, conveyor States for reviving Life insurance Uttarakhand,” it said. advised that employees who work on ward linkages that may be critical for their belts and automated vehicles make manu- policies Besides English and Hindi, specific equipment are sensitised and safe functioning, they should approach the facturing facilities a high-risk environment. economic activities the company has released the made aware of the need to identify ab- local district administration for specific “Improper enforcement of safety codes and IRDAI extends ‘restart manual’ in 10 region- normalities like strange sounds or smell, assistance, the guidelines suggest. improperly labelled chemicals can further al languages. It has proved exposed wires, vibrations, leaks, smoke, The District Magistrate, as per the pose serious health hazards,” it said. – IANS in calibrated manner grace period immensely helpful in rural and NEW DELHI, May 10: The State Chief Secretaries today till May 31 called for stepping up of economic activities in a calibrated interior areas. The manual has NEW DELHI, May 10: a lot of visuals that accurately Not offering manner considering the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand was raised at a meeting Union Cabinet Sec- IRDAI has further extended yet simplistically convey all Govt working on several the grace period for renewal crucial aspects to be followed. emergency retary Rajiv Gauba had with the Chief Secretaries and Prin- cipal Secretaries (Health) of States and Union Territories of life insurance policies Hero MotoCorp recently loans through whose premium was due in shared similar safety manu- initiatives to woo investors (UTs) through video link. They shared with Gauba informa- YONO tion on the situation during the lockdown. The lockdown, March till May 31 in wake of als with employees of its NEW DELHI, May 10: The government is in land acquisition law; power connection in one the extension of lockdown to three manufacturing facili- working on several initiatives, such as prepa- month and bank loan sanction within two months enforced on March 25, was to end on April 14. It was ex- platform: SBI tended to May 3, and then again to May 17. fight spread of coronavirus. ties. The manuals focused on ration of huge land pools, to attract potential can help in attracting overseas firms. On March 23 and April 4, safety and hygiene measures investors to India amid the coronavirus-trig- Sharing similar views, President of Inter- MUMBAI, May 10: State Reviewing the COVID-19 situation in States and UTs, the Bank of India (SBI) today Cabinet Secretary noted that over 350 Shramik special trains IRDAI had announced addi- to be followed within the gered turbulence, a senior official said. national Chamber of Commerce, Paris-India, tional grace period of 30 days clarified that it is not had ferried 3.5 lakh migrant workers. He urged them to co- plant. – IANS Due to disruptions in the global supply chain Vikramjit Singh Sahney said with stagnant for policies where premium offering any kind of operate with Railways in running more Shramik special trains. on account of the COVID-19 crisis, many for- economic activity, production coming to halt fell due in the months of RIL fixes May 14 emergency loans to Noting the cooperation of States and UTs in return of eign companies are looking to reduce their and cash flows drying up elsewhere, India March and April. customers through its Indians from abroad under the Vande Bharat Mission, Gauba dependency on China and set up manufactur- should present itself as the most viable desti- This was done to provide as rights issue YONO platform. said movement of doctors, nurses and paramedics should be ing facilities in other countries. nation for global companies looking at other “relief” to life insurance pol- record date Media reports have unhindered and steps be taken to facilitate and protect coro- “We are working on a lot of initiatives. investment destinations. icyholders in wake of the un- stated that the public sector na warriors. – IANS NEW DELHI, May 10: When it comes to land, States prepare their “Despite reduction of corporate tax rates, precedented lockdown situ- lender is offering emergen- Oil-to-telecom conglomer- land inventory and we aggregate those and especially for new manufacturing units, bulk ation as a result of global pan- cy loans of up to Rs 5 lakh ate Reliance Industries Ltd make available to all potential investors,” the of shifting from China is going to Vietnam, Tea prices continue demic COVID-19, the Insur- within ‘45 minutes’. The (RIL) has fixed May 14 as the government official said. Indonesia and Malaysia. ance Regulatory and Devel- loans will be given at an record date for determining According to Federation of Indian Export Or- “Apart from ease of doing business, Central to rise opment Authority of India interest rate of 10.5 per shareholders eligible to ap- ganisations (FIEO) President Sharad Saraf, and State governments will have to develop RITURAJ BORTHAKUR (IRDAI) had said. cent and EMIs will start ply for India’s biggest rights steps like fixing accountability on State and Cen- industrial parks and corridors on lines of China Now as the lockdown has after a period of six months, issue of Rs 53,125 crore. tral government officers to perform in a time- and ensure consistent policy framework for GUWAHATI, May 10: Due to low crop, prices of Assam been further extended up to the reports said. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s bound manner; deemed approval for all licenc- foreign investors, which is a matter of concern tea continued to see a strong demand, with most of the May 17, 2020, the regulator firm had on April 30 announced es and permits if not granted well in time; change for most of them,” Sahney said. – PTI “There is a news being produce selling at Rs 40-60 higher than previous year. has allowed extended grace fund raising of Rs 53,125 crore widely reported about ‘SBI “Even old season teas which are difficult to sale are now period up to May 31 for all by way of a 1:15 rights issue, Emergency Loan scheme selling with good demand and getting Rs 40-50 higher than life insurance policies whose the first such issue by RIL in via YONO’. We would like what it got before lockdown,” Secretary of the Guwahai Auc- premium was due in March nearly three decades. to clarify that SBI is not tion Buyers Association Dinesh Bihani told this newspaper. keeping in view the difficulty One share will be offered for offering any such loan at The decline in production of tea due to the lockdown is faced by some policyholders every 15 shares held at Rs present. We also urge our estimated at 32 million kg, with the loss incurred by the to renew the policies in time. 1,257, a 14 per cent discount to customers not to believe in industry believed to be about Rs 600 crore. “On a review of the recent the closing price for April 30. these rumours,” the bank At this week’s auction, old season teas were also readily situation of lockdown resulting RIL’s share price has since said in a statement. bought, with western India and North India buyers partici- from global pandemic of COV- risen to Rs 1,561.80 (Friday’s SBI, however, said it is in pating actively, Bihani added. ID-19 across the country and closing price), but rights is- the process of introducing a The State government has allowed the industry to func- representations received, it has sue price remains the same. pre-approved personal loan tion with full manpower from this weekend. been decided that for all life in- “We inform you that the offering through YONO to The government has also announced a waiver of the min- surance policies where the pre- Rights Issue Committee con- provide relief to its salaried imum fixed charge of supply of natural gas to the tea gardens mium falls due in the month of stituted by the board of direc- customers who are facing which were closed during the lockdown period. March 2020, the grace period tors of the company has, at its cash-flow problems due to The tea production in India during 2019 was 1,389.70 mil- shall be allowed till May 31, meeting fixed Thursday, May the COVID-19 crisis. lion kg. Tea production in Assam in 2019 was 715.49 million 2020,” it said in a release. 14, 2020 as the ‘record date’ YONO, or ‘You Only Need kg, i.e., 51.51 per cent of the total tea production in India. All policyholders are re- for the purpose of determin- One’, is a digital service Due to excess production of lower quality teas, the auc- quested to note that the ob- ing the equity shareholders platform of SBI which tion prices were down last season. Some teas were difficult jective of grace period allowed entitled to receive the rights provides its customers all-in- to sell even at Rs 50-55. is to pay all the premiums due entitlement in the rights is- A woman wearing face-mask amid concerns over COVID-19 sells hand-fans made with one solutions for banking, Recently, the Tea Board had decided to conduct random within that period so as to keep sue,” the firm said in a regu- palm leaves, in Agartala on Sunday. Hand-fans are in demand during the summer shopping, lifestyle and checking of auction teas to monitor quality and compliance of the policy coverage in force, latory filing. – PTI season. – PTI investment needs. – PTI FSSI norms. IRDAI further said. – PTI Banks find new ways to amuse & inform during lockdown NEW DELHI, May 10: At a time Unlock your creativity during the other lenders. PM-CARES Fund. to suit the times. when the spread of COVID-19 has lockdown & stand a chance to win “Fraudsters find new ways to tar- “This Akshaya Tritya, buy jewel- Union Bank of India informed its made social distancing a buzzword, exciting prizes!,” tweeted the bank, get innocent people. And this time, lery from the safety of your home, customers that for the time being AS per the latest auction sale (No banks have increased their reliance trying to engage its customers dur- they are targeting through banking with HDFC Bank credit cards! With there would be no charge on with- 15) of Guwahati Tea Auction Centre on social media to engage with their ing the lockdown. and other payments apps to steal every purchase above Rs 10,000, we drawal of funds from ATMs of other (GTAC) held on May 6, the total tea customers – may it be for dissemi- Punjab National Bank (PNB) has your hard-earned money. Be care- will contribute Rs 100 to the PM- banks. “To ease the lockdown bur- offerings were 6,546 packages, out of nating information or for dispelling come up with a contest on the Moth- ful and keep following the #PNB- CARES Fund and you earn 5X re- den, debit card ATM withdrawals which 93 per cent was sold. There was their boredom. er’s Day with a catchy slogan, “For KaFunda to learn the ways to avoid ward points,” HDFC Bank tweeted. from any other bank ATMs will be a strong demand for the limited quan- The government imposed a 21- her, you will always remain a child”. them,” PNB tweeted. Union Bank of India has offered free of charge till 30th June 2020,” tity of new season Assam teas. Prices day countrywide lockdown begin- Since the lockdown has made Another public sector major Ca- discount on purchase of medicine. the bank said in a tweet. were around 50 rupees higher com- ning March 25 to check the spread online banking more vulnerable to nara Bank warned its customers in “In this difficult time, it’s easy to Banks are also making sure peo- pared to last year. Old season teas of coronavirus, and extended it fraudsters, several banks are regu- a tweet, “Don’t get hooked by save some cash on your pharmacy ple in rural areas do not crowd the Dinesh Bihani were being readily absorbed. West- twice, prompting business entities larly warning their customers #Phishing! Always check before you bill. Just use #UnionBankofIndia branches for direct benefit transfers. ern India and north India buyers actively participated. The including banks to get innovative on against possible frauds. click on any links. Be cautious about cards at your nearest Apollo Phar- The country’s largest lender SBI auction average price for this week stood at Rs 269.03. social media. Among the notewor- “Beware of fraudsters who pose opening any attachments or down- macy Store to get up to 15% off,” informed that the second instalment thy initiatives by banks during the as bank officials and scam people loading files received via e-mail/sms, UBI said in a tweet. of Rs 500 had been deposited in the Top garden prices lockdown, HDFC Bank came out by gaining remote access to their if source is unknown. A few banks SBI gave a similar offer to its cus- accounts of female Pradhan Mantri BOP Price BOPSM/BP Price OF/PF Price with a scheme to help its custom- mobile phone screens through an have also come up with ‘lockdown tomers: “Get a health check from Jan Dhan Yojana account holders HALMARI 433 HALMARI 413 HALMARI 371 DUKLINGIA 340 HOOKHMOL 352 MADHUPUR 311 ers find their hidden artistic talent. app. Inform us when you identify a offers’ for their customers. the comfort of your home with Apol- under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kaly- KOPATI 302 MADHUPUR 340 KOPATI 305 “Tired of staying home and hav- scamster through e-mail: HDFC Bank offered discount lo 24/7. Earn great discounts on key an Yojana. It also provided a sched- MUKTABARI 302 DUKLINGIA 332 SUNDARPUR 301 ing nothing to do? HDFC Bank Fin- [email protected] & report.phish- on purchase of jewellery on Ak- lab tests via YONO SBI app.” ule for withdrawal of funds by them BEHALI 301 DECKIAJULI 326 MAHALUXMI 300 gage presents The Art Project, to [email protected],” tweeted SBI. Sim- shaya Tritya with a promise that Some banks are telling custom- so that social distancing norms are give you a #BreakFromBoredom! ilar warnings were issued by a few part of the money would go to ers how they are tweaking services not breached. – PTI Secretary, Guwahati Tea Auction Buyers Association (GTABA) MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI LEISURE & L IFESTYLE

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It is very important for your imagination to be deeply understood by another. If single, you search for that other — and may decide to keep on searching. If attached, you both exist in your own little world. Happy as clams, you both create beauty together. If not, you part ways amicably. AQUARIUS can be as eccentric as you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3- Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ### Complications are likely to be felt in the business realm. Unresolved problems from last fall are reactivated with bosses or other authority figures. Use today to get them straightened out once and for all. Tonight: Don’t be surprised if things have to be redone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) #### Spiritual books, tapes and lectures can be comforting. If you have been considering getting more education in order to THE PHANTOM ® By Lee Falk boost your income, today is the time to follow through. Transportation Across 29 Engage in espio- 13 An idiotic person delays can be a bit challenging. Tonight: Defer to a loved one on plans. 1 Nuclear re- nage (3) (3) GEMINI (May 21-June 20) straint accord 30 Not (3) 15 A snake-like fish #### Companions have different financial priorities than (4,3) 31 An enemy (3) (3) you. There might be some awkwardness involving an invest- 5 ___ low : keep- 32 Onward in time (5) 16 Affirmative vote ment or a loan. The dilemma can be solved tonight. Friends have ing a low profile, 35 Wading bird (5) (3) joyful announcements and interesting plans to share. Tonight: Direct in a way ? (5) 36 An explosive 18 Be unwell (3) feelings of anger toward creating positive changes. CANCER (June 21-July 22) 8 Contagious fear cocktail (7) 19 Obese (3) #### Today accents new cycles in partnerships and relation- (5) Down 21 Sportive (7) ships. Permit those closest to you to move forward and grow. This 9 Large weight (3) 1 Male sheep (3) 22 Epoch (3) will enhance the love you share. Your loved ones will be eternally grateful. 10 Lyricist Gersh- 2 Fall from grace (3) 23 Modern prefix (3) Tonight: You will enjoy living on the edge a bit. win (3) 3 Excavating ma- 24 Exhibition building LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 11 Colourful Japa- chine (7) (6) #### The lion wears a rich, beautiful mane. Likewise, the nese carp (3) 4 Formally advise 25 Hole-cutter (5) Leo-born are often blessed with thick, beautiful hair. Today, explore new coiffures or haircuts. By caring for your crowning glory, 12 Foam (5) (6) 26 As an Arab he is your overall wellbeing acquires additional sparkle. Tonight: Your en- 14 Obsequies (7) 5 First Soviet pre- rich and respect- ergy improves. Celebrate yourself. 17 Social blunders mier (5) ed (5) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) (6) 6 More chilly or 27 Like an elf (5) ### While you seem to be getting a lot accomplished, others 20 Ill humour (6) colder (5) 33 Large mouse (3) may be experiencing some romantic complications. Tread cau- 25 Highland (7) 7 Chalice (5) 34 Virus that causes tiously if you find yourself being drawn into a soap-opera-type sce- BLONDIE 28 Texas shrine (5) 12 Mist or smog (3) AIDS (3) nario. Issues around children may also arise. Tonight: Keep your plans flexible. Do not commit.

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Whoso, taunt, unduly, joyful. unduly, taunt, Whoso, service. I acted and behold, service was joy. Words: – RABINDRANATH TAGORE to be of a diagnostic nature. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11 Himanta visits Zonal Health Screening Centre at TU CORRESPONDENT kept and treated at the Isolation Ward of Tezpur Medical College and Hospital or TEZPUR, May 10: Minister for Health other dedicated COVID-19 hospitals iden- and Family Welfare Dr Himanta Biswa tified for the purpose. Sarma today visited the Zonal Health Dr Sarma assured him that the Gov- Screening Centre, quarantine facility set ernment will take all precautionary up within the Tezpur University cam- measures for the safety and security of pus and inspected the facilities made the residents of the campus. available for screening, registration and Later, briefing the media about vari- testing of all passengers returning from ous steps taken to deal with the current outside the state. situation prevailing due to COVID-19 He was accompanied by MP Pallab pandemic, Dr Sarma said that commu- Lochan Das, Minister of State, H&FW nity transmission has not happened in Pijush Hazarika, MLAs, senior officials Assam till date. of the Health Department, and Deputy “When more than 100 people are in- Commissioner Manvendra Pratap fected, then it will be known as commu- Singh, among others. nity transmission,” he said, adding that To contain the spread of COVID-19, general screening will not be done at and as per directions received from the He later had a brief meeting with sen- the quarantine centres from now on- state Department of Health, the Sonit- ior district and health department offi- wards. Only the swab will be taken from pur district administration had set up a cials along with top administrators of people coming from outside. He also said Zonal Screening Centre in Tezpur Cen- Tezpur Medical College and Hospital and that people stranded outside the state Extending blood bonds beyond kinship: Rakta-Dhara Statewide Voluntary Blood Donation Camp being held to mark tral University at Napaam to screen all issued necessary directives to ensure are in a very precarious condition for 163 years of Sipahi Vidroh, organised by National Medicos Organisation at North Lakhimpur, on Sunday. – UB Photos people belonging to the five districts fall- proper screening and registration and which as per the central government’s ing under the , ie., subsequent monitoring of all people who direction, the state is taking initiative to Udalguri, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhim- report at the venue. bring back them to their homes. Blood donation pur and Dhemaji districts who return The Minister also interacted with the On the other hand, he assured that camp held Red Cross, Thalassemia Day from outside the state. The Minister Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur Central Uni- more precautionary measures would be first inspected the screening centre set versity Dr VK Jain and informed him that taken in the quarantine centres. “It is to mark observed in Hailakandi up at the Community Hall being used the quarantine facility at KV will not be time to face the challenge and we will Sipahi Vidroh for screening of passengers and then the used to house any COVID-19 positive have to be more cautious. Uptil now, a CORRESPONDENT CORRESPONDENT Dr Rubeya Begum Maz- laboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya which has been used patient, but will only be used for screen- total of 126 people have been tested in umdar and Samsuddin Bar- Voluntary Blood Donors’ Fo- to set up an institutional quarantine fa- the TU Zonal Screening Centre,” he HAILAKANDI, May 10: ing and observation of all inbound people. NALBARI, May 10: The laskar also addressed the rum, Bajrang Dal and Jeevan cility with 250 people capacity. mentioned. Amidst the nationwide lock- All COVID-19 positive patients will be Assam branch of National gathering. Daan on Friday on the occa- down to break the transmis- Medicos Organisation in World Red Cross Day is sion of Thalassemia Day. sion chain of the dreaded coro- association with Seva observed on May 8 in sync The day is observed to navirus pandemic, World Red Bharati,Purbanchal, with the birth anniversary of honour patients suffering Cross Day was observed in Women SHGs doing brisk organised a voluntary blood Henry Dunant, who was the from this disease. People also on Friday donation camp at the Blood founder of the International express gratitude to all the last. Bank of Swahid Mukunda Committee of the Red scientists whose dedication The programme started business by selling masks Kakati Civil Hospital here Cross.The main aim of the and enduring efforts have with hoisting of the flag by today. Red Cross Society is basical- contributed to make life bet- CORRESPONDENT ment Commissioner district administration said the sale of masks the president of Hailakandi The blood donation camp ly to inspire, initiate and en- ter for the thalassemia pa- (DDC)-cum-Project has made wearing of is satisfactory as more district branch, Kshitish Ran- courage all kinds of humani- tients. HAILAKANDI, May was held to mark the 163rd Director of DRDA masks or face covers and more people are jan Paul. Maintaining social tarian activities at all times The president of the fo- 10: Fired by the zeal to anniversary of the historic Vikram Dev Sarma at mandatory. The DDC realising their impor- distance, members of the and under all circumstances. rum, Dr Paritosh Chandra make face masks Sipahi Vidroh (Sepoy Katilcherra Block on appealed to the public tance to save them- Red Cross distributed masks Further, a blood donation Dutta informed that altogeth- abundantly available, Mutiny) of 1857. Friday. to buy these products selves from the and sweets among the peo- camp was organised at the er 13 persons, including a women SHGs in The camp was inaugurat- Speaking at the from the women SHGs dreaded virus. ple and security personnel Blood Bank of Hailakandi’s woman, donated blood on the Hailakandi have lately ed by Ashok Sarma, MLA inaugural function, so as to support them The residents of present. SK Roy Civil Hospital in col- occasion. set up mask-selling Sarma said, “During financially and occupa- Hailakandi, Katlicherra of Nalbari LAC in the kiosks so as to cater to the coronavirus tionally. and other places across presence of Dr Numal the needs of the public. pandemic, the demand Sources said 72 the district sincerely Momin, MLA of Karbi Since the inaugura- for masks is increasing women SHGs under appreciated the Anglong district. Kishanganj returnees sent tion of the first mask- by leaps and bounds. To ASRLM in the district endeavour of ASRLM, In the blood donation selling kiosk in keep the highly have produced 1,41,898 Hailakandi to cater to camp, Dr Mriganka Hailakandi town under contagious disease at masks till date. Biplob the needs of the public Talukdar, present of district to quarantine in Cachar dist the Assam State Rural BJP, Dr Ramesh Chandra bay, wearing of mask is Kumar Nath, DPM of by making available STAFF CORRESPONDENT dents are now under quaran- ficult for the hospital author- Livelihood Mission essential. All these ASRLM, who is masks at reasonable Bhattacharya, Dr Kameswar Lahkar, Dr tine.” ities regarding admission of (ASRLM) on April 29, a masks have been made supervising the price at a time when SILCHAR, May 10: At Khanindra Mohan Saud and Further, Dr Gupta in- patients. Patients who are total of 18,320 masks by women self-help production of masks, they are being sold at least 14 students of Jawahar Dr Utpal Das were formed that there has been experiencing extreme health have been sold till date. groups under the said: “The two-leafed inflated rates owing to Navodaya Vidyalay in Cach- present. no COVID-19 positive result complications are only given Another mask-selling Assam State Rural mask prepared from acute shortage and ar district’s Pailapool, who A total of 30 units of the from the hospital in the last admission in the hospital, he kiosk was inaugurated Livelihood Mission.” cotton cloth is sold at unprecedented returned from a study tour life-sustaining fluid was 24 hours although results of maintained. by District Develop- In the meantime, the Rs 25 apiece”. Nath demand. in Bihar’s Kishanganj, were collected at the voluntary some of the samples are yet Asked about the health kept under quarantine. blood donation camp. to be obtained. condition of the COVID-19 Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice The SMCH Vice Principal patients at the hospital, Dr Concern over Principal of Silchar Medical added that even as the hospi- Gupta informed that all the mushrooming College and Hospital tal was catering to the medi- 11 patients, including six fe- (SMCH) said today, “swab cal needs of general patients, male and five male are sta- of ‘pharmacies’ samples of the students have the rising trend of COVID- ble and treatment is in STAFF REPORTER been collected while the stu- 19 cases has made things dif- progress.

GUWAHATI, May 10: Amidst the ongoing medical emergency in the backdrop Madina Khatun: a tribute of the coronavirus pandem- Septuagenarian Madina ra jojona, xathor, probad ityadi ic, the All Adivasi Tea Tribes Khatun of Bilasipara made a and participated by posting Jagran Association (AAT- remarkable footprint in so- various Assamese Jatua thas TJA) today alleged that a cial media at the age of 67 and xathor . Fighting against number of pharmacies, years till her last breath. She cancer since the last two years, having no registration wrote articles, poems and she finally breathed her last on certificate from the authori- limericks which were wide- April 20 at the age of 73 years. ty concerned, have been ly accepted. Her vast knowl- Before her death, she mushrooming in some tea edge was noticed in various wrote “Goodbye my friends” gardens areas of the State comments she made in dif- on her Facebook wall on since the past few days. ferent articles written by fa- April 9, which was her last According to a statement mous people in Facebook. message in social media. of the AATTJA, such She became popular day by The members of Axomiya pharmacies, which mainly day and became Madina di uation in the sixties, she joined Jatua-thas, khondo bakyo, foko- deal in contraband narcotics or Aita in social media. Assam govt service. She was ra jojona, xathor, probad ityadi tablets along with some Born at Bilasipara in Dhu- the first lady Chirastadar of As- were deeply shocked on her fake medicinal items, have bri district, she hailed from a sam, a post created in the Land sad demise and wish her de- been noticed in tea garden conservative Muslim family. and Revenue Department. parted soul eternal peace in areas of Sivasagar, Charaid- She always espoused causes A studious lady, she was an heaven. You will always be re- Alert today, alive tomorrow: Hailakandi DDC-cum-DRDA Project Director Vikram Dev Sarma inaugurating a eo, Golaghat, Tinsukia and which she felt were correct. active member of Axomiya membered Madina di. mask-selling kiosk run by a women’s SHG.– Photo: Hailakandi Correspondent. Darrang districts. Having completed her grad- jatua-thas, khondo bakyo, foko- – Pratul Barkataki Call to cancel coal mining project at Saleki in Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve ABHIJIT KHATANIAR mongoose, sambar, sun bear, binturong, bark- The NBWL standing committee had dis- On the other hand, for the unbroken area mining project at Saleki and the whole of De- ing deer, golden cat and marbled cat are some cussed and subsequently approved a proposal (41.39 hectares), the NBWL will consider the hing Patkai Elephant Reserve, stating that coal DOOMDOOMA, May 10: Nature lovers, of the animal species found here. for use of 98.59 hectares of Saleki land for a matter after the user agency submits a feasi- extraction will have a catastrophic conse- environmentalists and green NGOs have in- Further, Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve coal mining project by North Eastern Coal bility report for underground mining and com- quence for the entire ecosystem in the re- tensified their protest against the decision of is also home to around 293 different species Field ( NECF), which is a unit of Coal India pliance report regarding fulfilment of all the gion. the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) to of birds, besides rock python, king cobra, Asian Limited. The NBWL, it may be pertinent to other conditions recommended by the Due to the ongoing lockdown, various allow coal mining at Saleki in Dehing Patkai leaf turtle and monitor lizard are among the add here, is under the Union Ministry of En- NBWL. NGOs and environmental activists have Elephant Reseve. most common reptiles found here. vironment, Forest and Climate Change This recommendation for coal mining in the launched a protest campaign against this issue The Dehing Patkai Elephant Reseve, of Moreover, the forest is also home to 30 (MoFCC). forest by the NBWL has been strongly op- through social media. A few among them have which Saleki is a part, is the largest rain for- different species of butterfly which thrive in It may be recalled that the NBWL had in its posed by the nature lovers, environmental also embarked on a signature collection drive est in India. It stretches for 575 sq kms in the beautiful tropical vegetation along with 54th meeting constituted a panel with Prof. R activists and NGOs.The protesters opined too. Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar districts over 100 species of orchids. Sukumar, a member of NBWL as its head to that while offering recommendation for coal It may be mentioned here that the Dehing in Upper Assam. This virgin forest land is Amidst the nationwide lockdown in the visit the proposed Lekhapani open cast project mining in the forest, the NBWL has over- Patkai region is already threatened by high also referred to as the Amazon of the East. wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National under Lekhapani Range of Forest Di- looked the fact that this is a Protected Area polluting industries such as coal mines, oil The biodiversity of this forest is very rich Board for Wildlife (NBWL) in its 56th annual vision in Tinsukia district. and “should be conserved and protected from refineries and gas drilling adversely affecting and unique. meeting held on April 7 last through video As per the report submitted by the panel, any destructive activities in order to ensure the biodiversity in the region. Hoolock gibbon, slow loris, pig-tailed conferencing under the chairmanship of Pra- the Standing Committee of NBWL recom- the country’s ecological and environmental “Though the NBWL allowed the coal min- macaque, stump-tailed macaque, capped lan- kash Javedkar, Chairman of NBWL and Union mended the proposal for broken up area (57.20 security”. ing project on April 7, 2020, but illegal min- gur, Indian leopard, Asian elephant, Royal Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate hectares) for approval subject to submission The protesters urged the Prime Minister, ing has been going on covertly by the coal Bengal tiger, gaur, Chinese pangolin, Hima- Change approved a coal mining project in the of a rectified site-specific mine reclamation Union Minister of Environment, Forest and mafia in the forest for long, thereby affecting layan black bear, Himalayan squirrel, leopard Saleki proposed reserve forest, which is a part plan in consultation with the Forest Depart- Climate Change, Chief Minister of Assam and the biodiversity of this virgin forest land,” al- cat, clouded leopard, porcupine, crab eating of the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve. ment of Assam. the NBWL to stop any current or future coal leged the environmental activists. 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 Roland Garros could be behind Bundesliga restart on track despite closed doors: French tennis boss Dresden setback: DFL boss PARIS, May 10: French tennis chief York from August 31-September 13, is tween the US Open and Roland Garros. FRANKFURT AM the works. Bernard Giudicelli admitted on Sunday that also in question with a decision expected “I have regular discussions with And- MAIN, May 10: The Bundes- “It can reach a scale where Roland Garros, already controversially in mid-June. rea Gaudenzi (president of the ATP), liga restart is not at risk even it’s not feasible any more,” pushed back four months due to the coro- Close to 500,000 fans regularly attend Steve Simon (president of the WTA) after the entire squad of sec- he said. “It would depend on navirus, could be staged behind closed doors. Roland Garros every year. and David Haggerty (head of the ITF) ond-tier Dynamo Dresden how much time there is left Giudicelli, who said that the French and another call is planned next week to was placed under quarantine, to finish the season.” The federation (FFT) had “no regrets” over see how we have progressed. the head of the German Foot- Bundesliga season is slated its unilateral decision to move the clay “We are working well together, but it ball League (DFL) said. to end on June 30, he said. court Grand Slam from May 24-June 7 is still a bit early to precisely determine Dynamo were ordered to “A lot of player contracts to September 20-October 4, insisted all the schedule.” Giudicelli is adamant that self-isolate for 14 days on are running out so we want options remain on the table. the FFT was right to shift the tourna- Saturday after testing un- to play as many games as “We haven’t ruled out any option. Ro- ment back by four months with the death covered two new coronavi- possible before then,” Seif- land Garros is first and foremost a story toll from the coronavirus in France rus cases. ert said, adding that some of matches and players,” he told the Jour- standing at 26,310 by Saturday night. The blow came just days matches could also be post- nal du Dimanche . “Roland Garros is the driving force of after Chancellor Angela poned until early July. “There is the tournament taking place tennis in France, it is what feeds the play- Merkel’s government gave The quarantine means that in the stadium, and the tournament on Giudicelli ers in our ecosystem (260 million euros the green light for the Bun- Christian Seifert Dynamo, who are bottom of TV screens. in revenue, or 80 per cent of the turnover desliga season to resume on the second division, will not be “Millions of viewers around the world of the FFT),” added Giudicelli, describing May 16 following a two- able to play their fixture against are waiting. Organising it behind closed himself as the “good father”. month absence. be the first top European start, all teams must go into Hanover next weekend. doors would allow part of the business “We think of them first, protecting But DFL boss Christian league to restart matches a one-week quarantine train- As well as the players, model – television rights (which account However, an indication as to the think- them. We made a courageous choice and Seifert downplayed the Dy- since the outbreak of the ing camp. the club is isolating its en- for more than a third of the tournament’s ing around the 2020 edition came on Thurs- today, no one regrets it. A tournament namo setback. coronavirus forced lockdown There are still worries tire coaching and supervi- revenues) – to go ahead. This cannot be day when the FFT decided to reimburse without a date is a boat without a rudder “It’s not a reason to call the measures to be imposed that an outbreak of the coro- sory staff. overlooked.” all tickets bought for the original date of the – we don’t know where we’re going. entire season into question,” across the continent. navirus in the league could The German league said on The spread of the coronavirus has halt- tournament rather than transfer them. “We positioned ourselves as far in the he told German broadcaster Matches will be played halt the resumed season, this Thursday that it had record- ed all tennis since mid-March and will not Giudicelli admitted that the start of calendar as possible, anxious not to harm ZDF late on Saturday. behind closed doors and with time for good. ed 10 positive cases from resume until July 13 at the earliest. Wim- the rescheduled French Open could major events, so that no Masters 1000 “It was always clear to me a maximum number of 300 Seifert said that although 1,724 tests of players and staff bledon has already been cancelled for the even be pushed back a further week to or any Grand Slam would be affected. that this could happen. We’re people, including both teams, he saw no problem right at the top 36 clubs in the first first time since the Second World War. begin on September 27. The turn of events seems to have proved at the very beginning of the allowed at each game. now, further coronavirus cas- wave of testing, and two The US Open, due to take place in New That would allow a two-week break be- us right.” – AFP restart.” The Bundesliga will In the run-up to the re- es could throw a spanner in more in the second. – AFP Plans are in place to start Top-flight football returns outdoor training: Rijiju in the Faroe Islands NEW DELHI, May 10: ing, NIS Patiala, Delhi IG stadi- qualified for Tokyo Olympics TRSHAVN, May 10: The first official football to be played in Plans are in place to start out- um, SAI centres, premier or those who have to go for western Europe since March took place to little fanfare, be- door training in premier cen- sports centres will be opened Olympic qualifiers. He said hind closed doors in the Faroe Islands. tres in India later this month after lockdown,” he was quot- other athletes might have to Originally scheduled to start two months ago, the Faroese top flight belatedly kicked off its 2020 season this weekend and Sports Minister Kiren Ri- ed as saying by India Today . wait till at least September after being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. jiju said the government had to but added that this shouldn’t In the last of Saturday’s five games, three-time national tread a careful path to ensure make them sad as everyone champions Vikingur were held to a goalless draw by AB. that athletes remained free will come back to the field in a Vikingur captain Atli Gregersen, who has made 59 appear- from COVID-19. planned manner. ance for the Faroes’ national team, told AFP that he hopes Rijiju had already said that his “Players request to allow supporters can return to the grounds as soon as possible. ministry was devising a plan for them to play. But everyone can’t “We play for the fans, so it’s very hard to play a game a phased resumption of nation- be given permission together without spectators,” the 37-year-old said. al camps for Olympic-bound as it would be risky and so top “But with a little luck, it will soon be over and we can have athletes, starting with the ath- athletes who have qualified for our fans back again.” Under normal circumstances, around 10 per cent of the letes currently based at NIS Pa- Olympics or have to go for qual- 52,000 inhabitants of the islands, situated between Iceland tiala and SAI Centre in Ben- ifiers will be given preference. and Scotland, can congregate in the region’s largest stadium. galuru by the end of this month. “No need to be sad for other But despite not being allowed inside the grounds, several “A roadmap is being pre- Kiren Rijiju athletes. Federations are re- fans gathered outside to be close to the action. pared. If something happens to questing and I know how bor- “I really, really missed it. I play football myself, I played it top athletes it will be a setback ing it is without sports but this every day, but since the virus, there is nothing left,” AB and so we are careful and that’s challenge is for everyone and supporter Sverri Petersen said. why there are no positive coro- The coronavirus-forced na- we will have to wait. We are Faroese domestic football, semi-professional and affiliated navirus cases for our athletes tionwide lockdown, which has planning in that manner and the to FIFA since 1988, has never garnered so much attention. till now. Players are pride of been extended till May 17, road map is ready.” Norwegian television has even bought the rights to show the first 12 rounds of matches, which has given the clubs a our country and so we can’t risk forced the sports ministry to Rijiju also assured that all the significant financial windfall. anything,” Rijiju said. delay the resumption of the players and coaches will be “This is a great opportunity... Some players dream of play- “Medical experts, technical training camps at SAI centres. looked after and they would not ing full-time internationally. Now, all eyes are on them,” said committee are working to start Rijiju said preference will be left to suffer in these difficult Trondur Arge, a sports journalist at Sosialurin , the largest things. We have started prepar- be given to athletes who have times. – PTI Faroese newspaper. – AFP Assam Hockey officials distributing masks and sanitizers to health workers in Nagaon. Dutee distributes 1000 food packets Women T20 World Cup became bigger in her village amid lockdown than tournament itself: Perry NEW DELHI, May 10: Contributing in will take 2000 food packets,” she said. MELBOURNE, May 10: This year’s past players and all the effort that’s been Ellyse Perry the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, “I approached KIIT founder (and BJD T20 World Cup was a seminal event in the put into developing women’s cricket over top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand drove Member of Parliament) Achyuta Saman- women’s game as it touched a chord with the last little bit, it made that whole tourna- down nearly 70 km from Bhubaneswar to ta for help. I spent Rs 50,000 from my one and all while attaining unprecedented ment so much bigger than just the tourna- her village to distribute food packets. pocket and the rest was arranged by heights in increasing popularity, feels star ment itself. Dutee took special passes from the au- him,” she said. Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry. “It was more about the sport and wom- thorities in the state capital and took her Dutee is yet to qualify for the Tokyo Ol- Perry missed out on the business end of en’s sport in Australia and around the world. Mahindra XUV, donated to her by Anand Dutee Chand ympics and the qualification process has the tournament due to a hamstring sur- We all felt like that, whether you were play- Mahindra in 2016, to her village Chaka been suspended by World Athletics till the gery but she does not regret it as the event ing or not. This was so much bigger than Goopalpur in Jajpur district of Odisha. end of the year. was not just about her or her team-mates. just one game of cricket or one innings or “This lockdown has hit hard the people She had travelled to Patiala in March to “Personally, it was poor timing and I one spell of bowling from any one individu- in my village and I just wanted to help them The 24-year-old Dutee is now at the try and qualify for the Olympics in the Indi- would have loved to have played in the rest al. It was about the moment.” in whatever small way I could. So, I took Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology an Grand Prix Series but the worsening of the tournament, absolutely without a The final against India turned out to be special passes and reached my village on (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, where she had health crisis had led to the suspension of doubt. But at the same time, it’s not about absolutely incredible. Hopefully, what it does the most-watched women cricket match Friday. I distributed food packets to around pursued Business Administration degree. athletics calendar. me,” she told Cricket Australia website. for the sport has a flow-on effect.” with close to 90 lakh fans thronging the 1000 people,” Dutee, who has now returned The athletics track there has been named She said the smiling faces of her vil- “Sometimes I think about that tourna- Perry insisted that it did not matter who MCG to watch action unfold. to Bhubaneswar, told PTI. after her. lagers and the thought of making a small ment, and particularly about that final, and I played or who missed in the final because it It was completely different from the “My family and I had informed the vil- “I am planning to go back again and dis- contribution on her part has lessened don’t even think it was about our team. It was a huge moment for women’s cricket. matches the women cricketers have been lagers about my visit. People came to my tribute food to the villagers. We have around the anxiety of an athlete yet to qualify was just about the event, the moment in “And I think that was something the team accustomed to, playing before empty sta- house and I distributed food packets.” 5000 people in the village and next time I for the Olympics. – PTI women’s cricket that it created was just was really quick to acknowledge. All the diums. – PTI UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports SU DO KU JACKSONVILLE (Florida), May 10: Kicks, end because of travel restrictions. The stacked fight card saw 33-year-old Henry gon. It also included heavyweight contender Fran- punches and grunts echoed through the empty Gaethje flipped himself out of the octagon and Cejudo, with blood gushing from his forehead cis Ngannou pummel another opponent, former arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks back in after the victory and then screamed re- and running down his chest, defend his bantam- NFL defensive end Greg Hardy, to win for the resonated like never before. peatedly. “I want the real one,” he said as he weight title against Dominick Cruz and then an- sixth time in eight fights and former welterweight Blood, sweat, swollen eyelids and face masks threw down the interim belt. nounce his retirement in the middle of the octa- champion and fan favourite Donald Cowboy Cer- signalled the return of UFC, the first major sport- rone lose his fourth straight. ing event to resume since the coronavirus shut- Trump was part of the event as well. His taped tered much of the country for nearly two months. message was played during ESPN’s broadcast of UFC 249 ushered in a new look for sports, the undercard. “I want to congratulate (UFC too. One without fans and amid several safety President) Dana White and the UFC,” Trump precautions. It was definitely different – two fight- said. “They’re going to have a big match. We ers adjusted their approaches because of what love it. We think it’s important. Get the sports they heard announcers say and a welcome re- leagues back. Let’s play. Do the social distancing prieve for a sports-craved country that went nearly and whatever else you have to do. We need eight weeks without any live events. sports. We want our sports back.” Nearly five hours after President Trump con- UFC 249 was originally scheduled for April 18 Solution of last problem gratulated UFC for restarting the sports world, in New York, but was postponed in hopes of help- Originating from Japan, Justin Gaethje stunned heavily favoured Tony Fer- ing slow the spread of COVID-19. ‘su do ku’ is a mind game guson (26-4) in the main event, earning a TKO in The mixed martial arts behemoth will hold and a puzzle that can be the fifth and final round of the headliner that was three shows in eight days in Jacksonville, where solved with proper reasoning and logic. Fill deemed an interim lightweight title bout. state officials deemed professional sports with a the grid with digits in such It essentially gives Gaethje (22-2) the right to national audience exempt from a stay-at-home a manner that every row, fight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov next. Anthony Pettis (left) lands a kick on Donald Cerrone during a UFC 249 bout in Jacksonville, order as long as the location is closed to the pub- every column and every Nurmagomedov was unable to fight this week- Florida. – AP/PTI lic. – AP 3 x 3 box accommodates the digits 1 to 9 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. E-mail: repeating any. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Editor: Prafulla Govinda Baruah