Prime Wildlife Habitats Given to Coal India for Opencast Mining

82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 207 www.assamtribune.com Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 p3 4-year BEd must for p7 Nagaland CM’s residential p9 Protest against teaching by 2030 complex sealed CAA intensifies Prime wildlife habitats given to 3 Assam Rifles COVID-19 tests NEW DELHI, July 30: Coal India for opencast mining men killed in India is currently conducting around five lakh COVID-19 SIVASISH THAKUR serve of Digboi Division. The tests every day and the plan Lekhapani forest landscape forests in the study area sup- Manipur ambush is to double the number in DIGBOI/MARGHER- port rich wildlife and many next one-two months, Union CORRESPONDENT Science and Technology ITA, July 30: Even as the Schedule I and II mammals, Minister Harsh Vardhan said issue of illegal mining in butterflies and threatened IMPHAL, July 30: Three Assam Rifles personnel were on Thursday. – PTI the Dehing Patkai rainfor- orchids,” the ministry notes killed and five others injured in an ambush in Manipur’s Vaccine ests – both by Coal India in a minute. Chandel district near the Indo-Myanmar border, sources and the mafia – continues According to the Assam said on Thursday. LONDON, July 30: A forest department, while no COVID-19 vaccine to rage, more forestlands A patrol party of Assam Rifles was ambushed by candidate developed by comprising prime wildlife extensive scientific survey suspected militants by triggering an IED explosion followed Oxford University elicits habitats are being brazen- has been done in the Le- by firing at Khongtal area under Chakpikarong police station an immune response and ly handed over to the coal khapani area, a census con- around 6.30pm on Wednesday. reduces the viral load in major for further mining. ducted during 2009 found 12 The three Assam Rifles personnel who were killed in monkeys exposed to Conservationists have hoolock gibbons and another the ambush have been identified as Havildar Pranay Kalita, SARS-CoV-2 virus, as per a questioned the rationale be- Ministry of Environment khapani reserve forest, which tions for final clearance, itself census a year before had re- Rifleman Methna Konyak and Rifleman Ratan Sapam, study published in the hind allotting such biodiver- and Forest vide No. 8-5/ forms part of Dehing Patkai acknowledges the varied corded 15 elephants. according to the sources. journal Nature today. – PTI sity-rich forests for highly- 2012-FC on March 28, 2013. Elephant Reserve, compris- wildlife of the area where Significantly, the Lekhapa- Their bodies have been sent to a mortuary for necessary Flood pledge destructive opencast mining. The Tikak extension open- es 235 hectares of core forest- opencast mining is proposed. ni river flows at a distance of formalities while the injured personnel have been taken to MUMBAI, July 30: Actor A case in point happens to cast project had also re- land with thick vegetation and “The project is adjoining just 500 metres from the a military hospital, the sources said. Anushka Sharma and Indian be Coal India’s Lekhapani ceived Stage-I Forest Clear- varied wildlife. the State of Arunachal mining area and joins the Ti- Meanwhile, Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF), Rev- cricket skipper Virat Kohli opencast project that was ac- ance vide No. 8-61/2012-FC The Union ministry, while Pradesh. The entire lease rap river. olutionary People’s Front (RPF) and United Liberation today announced that they corded Stage-I Forest on March 28, 2013. granting in-principle clear- falls in Lekhapani RF and Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) have claimed have pledged their support to the people of flood Clearance by the Union The site in question in Le- ance with a number of condi- forms a part of Elephant Re- SEE PAGE 2 responsibility for the ambush as a “joint military offensive.” ravaged Assam and Bihar. PTI report adds: Condoling the killing of three Assam They also called upon their Rifles personnel in an ambush by suspected militants in fans to help the people of Manipur, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday these two states. – PTI Restrictions in said that militancy does not solve any problem, but Trump charge complicates matters further. WASHINGTON, July 30: Out of the three slain jawans, one hailed from Barpeta US President Donald State will continue district, a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said. Trump has alleged that “It is really shocking to know the loss of the life of a India, China and Russia do brave jawan of our State who became an innocent victim of not take care of their air, in Unlock 3 the dastardly attack of the militants. Militancy is not a while America does, noting solution to any problem rather it complicates the situa- STAFF REPORTER Saha (45) of Darrang. The that he withdrew from the tion,” Sonowal said. number of recovered pa- Paris climate accord as it “This is a testing time for the family of slain jawan Pranay was one-sided and energy- GUWAHATI, July 30: Not- tients has also increased to Kalita, as I express my heartfelt empathy with the be- destroying. – PTI withstanding the guidelines is- 27,832 with 1,214 discharg- reaved family members and pray to God for eternal peace sued by the Centre for the Un- es during the last 24 hours, War heroes of the departed soul,” Sonowal added. NEW DELHI, July 30: lock 3 phase in the country, As- while the death toll is at 94. The names of 20 Indian sam government will continue “We will not implement all Army personnel, who were with its own set of guidelines guidelines of Unlock 3 at least Report on Clause 6 killed after valiantly fighting prohibiting a number of activ- for the time being,” Health Chinese troops in Galwan ities now allowed under the Minister Himanta Biswa valley in eastern Ladakh on Central norms in order to ef- Sarma said. Govt silence irks June 15, will be inscribed on fectively control further “We will be following the the National War Memorial, officials said today. – PTI spread of COVID-19. guidelines specified by the The State’s overall tally of State government at least till panel member A vendor sells vermicelli ahead of Id-Uz-Zoha in Guwahati on Thursday. – UB Photos Sonia Gandhi coronavirus cases stood at August 15. The situation is R DUTTA CHOUDHURY lence of the Central and State NEW DELHI, July 30: 36,295 with detection of 1,348 showing slight signs of im- Governments even after five Congress president Sonia new COVID-19 positive cas- provement. We cannot lose GUWAHATI, July 30: Sen- months of submission of the Gandhi was admitted to Sir India sidesteps es in the last 24 hours. the work done and achieved ior advocate Nilay Dutta is dis- report is unfortunate in a dem- Ganga Ram Hospital here Flood situation at 7 pm today for routine Bangladesh view Two more deaths due to so far with our restrictions appointed over the silence of ocratic country. He pointed out tests. “Her condition is on Ram temple COVID-19 infection have to check the spread of COV- the Central and State Govern- that though Chief Minister currently stable,” the improves, death been reported today – ID,” Sarma said. ments on the recommenda- Sarbananda Sonowal received hospital said in a health SPL CORRESPONDENT Aolepshi Jamir (57), of tions of the the report bulletin. – PTI Kamrup (M) and Swapan SEE PAGE 2 committee I am of the view on behalf of CBI search toll 108 NEW DELHI, July 30: In- formed by the the Union dia on Thursday sidestepped Union Home that without Home Min- NEW DELHI, July 30: STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh’s disapproval to The CBI carried out Ministry for ister five laying of foundation stone of indefinitely waiting searches at 28 locations GUWAHATI, July 30: The flood situation in Assam Assamese to be implementa- months after registering a case the Ram temple in Ayodhya. tion of Clause for the Government back, the showed further signs of improvement on Thursday even as Responding to Bangladesh against four Navy officers the death toll has touched 108 with one new case reported compulsory in schools 6 of the Assam to make the report Centre is for allegedly siphoning off Foreign Minister Dr AK Ab- from Morigaon district. Accord. public, we should yet to even Rs 6.76 crore for purported dul Momen, Ministry of Ex- Talking to acknowledge supply of IT hardware, Till this evening, the total flood-affected population has come ternal Affairs spokesman An- from next year The Assam do it on our own. the receipt officials said today. – PTI down from 16,54,984 to 12,01,382. Meanwhile, the number of urag Srivastava said India and Tribune , of it. flood affected districts has increased to 22 which include Dhe- Bangladesh are extremely RITURAJ BORTHAKUR The people have Dutta, who Dutta, maji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Darrang, Baksa, Barp- close. The External Affairs the right to know JOCOSERIOUS GUWAHATI, July 30: The Assamese Language Learning was a mem- who is also eta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Minister recently said Bang- Act, 2020 will come into force from January 1 next year, ber of the what we the advo- Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Morigaon, Nagaon, ladesh is a role model of good committee, cate general Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar and Dibrugarh. neighbourly relations. according to a government notification. recommended: which was of Arunach- Today the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Gu- Reacting to reports in a According to the Act, schools which are not teaching Assa- headed by Nilay Dutta al Pradesh, wahati in its update predicted heavy rainfall in some isolat- section of Bangladesh media mese as MIL or first language or second language or elective Justice (Retd) said that the ed places of the State in the next 48 hours.

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