82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 130 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 p2 Wuhan begins COVID-19 p5 4 new containment zones p11 Assam migrant workers in testing of its 11 mn people declared in Guwahati Tamil Nadu in dire straits Seven more test Govt to reverify all beneficiaries UV ray system COVID-19 positive GUWAHATI, May 14: A UV ray system brought from in State Canada is being installed at in State GMCH so that the facility STAFF REPORTER Nilakantha Deb, Mina Rani PM-KISAN scheme remains disinfected from Bania. After arrival, all were STAFF REPORTER vember last year as per direc- COVID-19 virus. It will be GUWAHATI, May 14: Sev- quarantined at Raddison Blu tion of the Union government. commissioned in about ten en persons, including a 13- hotel and their samples taken GUWAHATI, May 14: Initially the Union govern- days. The hospital will open year-old child, who had re- for test. The Assam agriculture de- ment had directed to carry out for general patients from tomorrow. – Staff Reporter turned from Mumbai in bus “Seven of the returnees partment is aiming to carry five per cent reverification of and reached here on Tuesday have tested positive. We have out 100 per cent reverifica- the total beneficiaries in each Vijay Mallya have tested positive for COV- taken them to GMCH where tion of the Pradhan Mantri State, but later Assam has de- LONDON, May 14: In a ID-19, taking the total number they will be admitted. The Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM- cided to cover 100 per cent major setback, embattled of cases in the State to 85. child will be given a separate KISAN) scheme’s benefici- beneficiaries under the drive. liquor baron Vijay Mallya today lost his application The seven new COVID-19 room where her mother, even aries in the State. The statement of the min- seeking leave to appeal in cases include three cancer pa- though she is not infected, can Revealing this, Agriculture ister came after a section of the UK Supreme Court, tients, three of their attendants also stay. The others will be Minister Atul Bora today said the local media had widely re- setting a 28-day clock on and a child with heart ailments. admitted at the COVID ward,” Assam will be the first state ported the anomalies that took extradition process. – PTI The adults were identified as Health Minister Himanta Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visiting of the country to do hundred place during the beneficiary Road mishaps Manoranjan Saha, Pradip Ku- Biswa Sarma said. COVID-19 quarantine facilities at Sarusajai in Guwahati on Thursday. – UB Photos per cent beneficiary reverifi- selection process for the LUCKNOW, May 14: mar Bania, Gopindra Chandra cation for the specific scheme. scheme in different parts of Fourteen migrant workers Malakar, P Basudev Patowari, SEE PAGE 6 The reverification of benefi- Assam. were killed and nearly 60 ciaries for the scheme was injured in two road started in the State from No- SEE PAGE 6 accidents today while they Centre announces free were on the way to their homes in Uttar Pradesh and WORLD Rlys cancels regular Bihar, police said. – PTI foodgrain to migrant workers III Also see page 3 Confirmed cases 4,383,360 III Farmers to get concessional credit tickets till June 30 JOCOSERIOUS Cured/Discharged 1,565,606 III Working capital loan to street vendors NEW DELHI, May 14: Railways has also made it Death 298,392 NEW DELHI, May 14: The grains and 1 kg of pulses free emergency working capital Bookings made before and mandatory for its passengers INDIA government on Thursday an- for two months, while 50 lakh funding for farmers through during the lockdown period to give their destination ad- nounced a Rs 3.16 lakh crore street vendors rendered job- rural cooperative banks and for journeys to be taken till dresses for contact-tracing, if Confirmed cases 78,003 package of free foodgrains for less by the lockdown would regional rural banks. June 30 on regular trains have needed. been cancelled, the Railways While earlier, the regu- Cured/Discharged 26,234 migrant workers, concession- be given a working capital Sitharaman said the Cen- al credit to farmers and work- loan of Rs 10,000 each. tral government will bear Rs said on Thursday, indicating lar train passenger serv- Death 2,549 ing capital loan for street ven- As many as 2.5 crore farm- 3,500 crore cost of giving free that normal passenger serv- ices were cancelled until dors as part of the second ers will be provided Rs 2 lakh foodgrain and pulses to mi- ices are unlikely to resume “further advice”, the Rail- ASSAM tranche of fiscal stimulus to heal crore of concessional credit grant workers. State govern- by that date. ways’ Thursday order in- Confirmed cases 85 an economy hit hard by coro- through Kisan Credit Cards. ments will be responsible for However, Shramik Spe- dicated that there would be navirus lockdown. Also for post-harvest implementation, identifica- cials introduced on May 1 no resumption of these Cured/Discharged 40 At a news conference, Fi- (Rabi) and current Kharif crop tion of migrants and full dis- and special train services that services at least till the end Our Sir is always self-reliant. Death 2 nance Minister Nirmala Sith- requirements in May and tribution. started on May 12 will con- of June. He is seldom bothered araman said 8 crore migrant June, NABARD will provide tinue, the national trans- about the salary! Data as on Thursday workers will get 5 kg of Rs 30,000 crore additional SEE PAGE 6 porter said in an order. The SEE PAGE 6 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 Trump targets Urgently required retd. Bankers/ 1 Bigha myadi land (Lankeswar, Govt. Officials for Guwahati. Jalukbari) Plottingwise Voice of America Wuhan begins Earning 45000/month. 11 Lakhs/Katha. #60018- WASHINGTON, May 14: Contact : 87249-67620, 97062- 25795. 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