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GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 124 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 p2 End ‘tsunami of hate’ over p3 Over 400 stranded Indians p8 23 arrested for not wearing pandemic, says UN chief flown back home masks in public places GMCH, BBCI closed for new patients Permission to STAFF REPORTER G Around 386 staff of GMCH including Superintendent placed under quarantine industries GUWAHATI, May 8: G COVID-19 tests for 1,500 patients and staff of GMCH G Three containment zone declared GUWAHATI, May 8: The Gauhati Medical Col- The ASDMA today lege and Hospital (GMCH) allowed all industries in and Dr B Borooah Cancer the State, including tea COVID-19 cases gardens and tea Institute (BBCI) have manufacturing indus- been closed for new pa- tries, to operate with tients and three areas in in State reach 58 full capacity including Guwahati were declared personnel, except in containment zones as the STAFF REPORTER containment zones, State health department subject to maintenance went on an overdrive to GUWAHATI, May 8: Five more persons tested positive of social distance and for COVID-19 in Assam today, taking the tally to 58. hygiene as detailed in trace the contacts of the four patients who tested The latest patients were those travelling in the bus which various guidelines of arrived in on Wednesday from Ajmer. the health department. positive for COVID-19 in The head of the the city. Of the total 45 people travelling in the bus, so far 8 have organisation will be held Three of the patients in tested positive for the virus, including a 9-year-old child. All responsible for violation Guwahati – including a 16- the passengers have been quarantined and tests are being of any COVID-19 year-old girl who died a day conducted on them. protocol,” the ASDMA before – did not have any “Thirty three tests have been negative. We have sent some release said. – Staff samples for repeat tests and two results are awaited as there travel history, while the Reporter were problems in collection of swab from two passengers,” fourth, Debraj Acharya, had Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, adding that the CBSE exams returned from Medinipur viral load in one of the positive patient was very high, which NEW DELHI, May 8: near Siliguri. Resident of might be the reason for infection of so many passengers. Pending CBSE class 10, Changsari, Acharya, along The administration has declared several ar- 12 board exams, which with two others, had reached were postponed due to eas in Silchar as containment zones. However, as the passen- Guwahati on May 6 and their the COVID-19-induced gers did not come into contact with too many people after samples taken at the Sarusa- The gates of the B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati being closed on Friday. – UB Photos lockdown, will now be arrival, the chances of the virus spreading from them is low. conducted from July 1 to jai quarantine camp. The oth- But over 150 people have been quarantined in Silchar follow- 15, Union HRD Minister er two have tested negative. to rope in a private lab to con- CONTAINMENT ZONES and her husband were quar- ing the detection of the new cases. Ramesh Pokhriyal Around 386 staff of duct COVID-19 tests on antined. Her samples tested The total number of active cases in the State now stands at 23. Nishank announced on GMCH, including the super- 1,500 patients and staff of GMCH HOSTEL positive for COVID-19. Friday. – PTI intendent, were put under GMCH. “We need the re- Boundary: North - Bhangagarh-Kacharibasti Road, Pointing to the cases which MiG-29 crash quarantine after a PG stu- sults in one or two days, that South - Hill Top Road, East - GMCH auditorium did not have any travel histo- NAWANSHAHR dent, Dr Litikesh VS, hailing is why we will do it through boundary, West - PWD(B) SDO office boundary. ry, the Health Minister said (Punjab), May 8: A MiG- from Andhra Pradesh tested a private lab,” the Health BBCI STAFF COLONY it appears that there is a trace 29 multi-role fighter positive for the novel coro- Minister said. Boundary: North - Arjya Bidyapeeth College field, of coronavirus in the city and WORLD aircraft of the Indian Air navirus yesterday. He was on The patient who died, 16- South - LGB Chest Hospital complex, East - fish- people need to be extreme- Confirmed cases 3,967,808 Force crashed in screening duty at the hospi- year-old Nath is a ery dept plot, West - BBCI hospital building. ly cautious. Cured/Discharged 1,367,337 Chuharpur village near tal since May 4, but Health resident of Lokhara and was AMIYO NAGAR “We have noticed viola- Jalandhar in Punjab on Minister Himanta Biswa suffering from leg pain and Boundary: North - boundary of Joypur, South - tions of the lockdown guide- Friday after it developed Death 273,534 a technical snag, officials Sarma suspect he got infect- mild fever since April 27. Of Holy Child High School, East - Piyali Phukan Na- lines. Pillion riding is going said. The pilot of the jet ed much before as he was late, she was staying with her gar, West - Nagar Indradhanu Club. on, the number of shops open ejected safely, they said. showing symptoms since grandmother at the BBCI is much more than what was Confirmed cases 56,342 – PTI April 27. Tests are being con- colony and had also visited the one doctor, three nurses and for patients till May 10 as it allowed. Children are seen on Cured/Discharged 16,539 BSF patients ducted on the hospital staff OPD of ESI Hospital before 12 of her family members would be sanitized during the roads travelling with their and the results are expected she passed away on May 7 were put under quarantine,” next three days. parents. These need to stop. NEW DELHI, May 8: Death 1,886 Thirty more Border by tonight. evening. He grandmother is the Health Minister Sarma The fourth patient in Gu- Unless it is very important, Security Force The district administration an employee of BBCI. said. However, the Central wahati is a housewife, who people should not come out ASSAM personnel, including has declared his hostel area “On the advice of the government would decide if hails from Kharguli area but if they want to save the State Confirmed cases 58 two posted at its as a containment zone. GMCH doctors, the BBCI au- Deepika would be catego- was staying with her daugh- from further damage,” Sar- headquarters in Delhi, While the GMCH will be thorities collected her sam- rized as COVID-19 casualty. ter at Amiyo Nagar near ma said. Cured/Discharged 34 have tested positive closed for new admissions for ples before the last rites. Con- He asked people showing The BBCI staff colony has Chandmari. Identified as Bar- Death 1 for COVID-19, taking the next three days, the tact tracing is being done in been declared as containment oda Das, the patient com- symptoms to immediately the overall infections in health department is planning the BBCI staff colony area and zone and the institute closed plained of cough and both she consult doctors. Data as on Friday the force to 223, officials said on Friday. – PTI Govt warning GUWAHATI, May 8: 16 migrant workers crushed Assam hikes liquor Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today warned landlords to death by goods train tax by 25 per cent harassing medical practitioner tenants that they may be booked AURANGABAD, May 8: Sixteen Changes in labour laws under non-bailable migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks Section of law for while returning to Madhya Pradesh STAFF REPORTER down. Revenue collection employees for implementa- obstruction of duty of were crushed to death by a goods train for the month of April fell tion of Factories Act from essential services. – in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra GUWAHATI, May 8: The to Rs 193 crore as com- 10 to 20 (with power) and Staff Reporter on Friday, police said. Assam government today pared to Rs 932 crore in the from 20 to 40 (without pow- The Railways announced a compre- increased the excise duty on corresponding month last er). Those factories having JOCOSERIOUS hensive probe into the accident which liquor which will see their year. From tax on foreign lesser number of employ- took place at 5.15 am near Karmad, prices go up by 25 cent. The liquor, the State got Rs 6 ees will not require regis- around 30 km from Aurangabad. move will earn the fund- crore in April as compared tration. A viral video clip from the scene of starved State exchequer an to Rs 65 crore in March. The minimum number of the tragedy shows the bodies of migrant additional Rs 1,000 crore. The State Cabinet also workers for implementa- workers lying on the tracks and nearby The decision was taken okayed some labour re- tion of Contract Labour Act with their meagre personal belongings by the State Cabinet today, forms with an idea to in- has been increased from 20 scattered around. Police personnel inspect the spot after a goods train ran over a group of migrant days after increasing the crease the scope of employ- to 50. workers in Aurangabad district on Friday. – PTI District police chief Mokshada Patil taxes on fuel. The Cabinet ment, which included intro- The shift hours during told PTI that three of the four survivors The workers, who were walking to They were sleeping on rail tracks due to meeting was held through duction of fixed term em- COVID-19 period for work- had tried in vain to wake up their col- Bhusawal from Jalna along rail tracks, exhaustion when they were run over by video conference. ployment. ers has been increased from leagues who had slept on the track after were returning to their home State the goods train coming from Jalna, he said. There has been 80 per As part of the reforms, 8 to 12. Air pollution is down while a overnight walk from Jalna, around 40 Madhya Pradesh, an official at the Kar- cent drop in revenue collec- the government increased water pollution is going up! km from the accident spot. mad Police Station said. SEE PAGE 6 tion in April due to the lock- the number of minimum SEE PAGE 6

Babri Masjid COVID-19 recovery rate in demolition case CM invites companies to India improves to 29 pc verdict on Aug 31 NEW DELHI, May 8: The set up ventures in State SPL CORRESPONDENT The official said that cumu- some States have witnessed a adding that these coaches will Supreme Court on Friday lative number of COVID-19 rise in cases during the last few be used for treatment of very extended by three months the Power surplus of 350 MW in State NEW DELHI, May 8: The cases in the country has days and that there is a need mild and mild COVID-19 cas- time for completion of trial in Centre on Friday said that re- climbed to 56,342, while the to strengthen containment ef- es. Maximum of two persons the 1992 Babri Masjid demo- STAFF REPORTER Company Limited (APDCL), companies to invest in Assam covery rate of COVID-19 pa- death toll stands at 1,886, and forts to stop the rise in those will be housed in one cabin. lition case involving BJP vet- Assam Power Generation and set up their units to ex- tients has improved in the 37,916 people are under ac- States. He said Project PLACID - erans LK Advani, MM Joshi GUWAHATI, May 8: Seek- Corporation Limited (APG- plore the business-friendly country as at least 16,540 peo- tive medical supervision. The Indian Railways has Phase-II Open-Label Ran- and Uma Bharti and said that ing to reverse the sluggish CL) and Assam Electricity ambience including availabili- ple have recovered till now In the last 24 hours, 3,390 converted 5,231 coaches into domised Controlled Trial of judgement should be deliv- growth of the COVID-19-hit Grid Corporation Limited ty of energy. pushing up the recovery rate new cases have come up and COVID Care Centres, which ICMR has received approval ered by August 31. State’s economy, Chief Minis- (AEGCL) at his office in Janata Chief Minister Sonowal also to 29.36 per cent. 1,273 people have recovered. will be placed at 215 identified of COVID-19 National Ethics The top court asked Spe- ter Sarbananda Sonowal made Bhawan today, Sonowal said hailed the role of every per- Briefing newsmen, a health According to the official, railway stations, the official said Committee. Under it, the In- cial Judge SK Yadav to con- an open invitation to companies that though the State has been sonnel of power department ministry official said that 216 dian Council of Medical Re- trol the proceedings in ac- to set up their business ven- hit hard by the coronavirus and the power companies in districts have not reported any search (ICMR) will conduct cordance with law so that in- tures in Assam as the State has pandemic, the unrelenting en- maintaining their high stand- case till date, while 42 districts trial in 21 hospitals to assess ordinate delay that is beyond a power surplus of 350 MW to deavour of the government’s ard of professionalism and pro- have reported no fresh cases Wash HANDS safety and efficacy of convales- the time-frame is no longer cater to their electricity need. power companies has yielded viding uninterrupted supply to in the last 28 days and 29 dis- cent plasma. breached. Chairing a meeting to assess into a power surplus of 350 the State. tricts have no fresh cases in Ward off VIRUS the impact of COVID-19 on MW (mega watt). The Chief the last 21 days. SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 6 Assam Power Distribution Minister, therefore, invited SEE PAGE 6 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 1st batch of Required Businessman, VRS, In Memory of stranded Indian Amid pandemic, the world’s working poor hustle to survive Housewife work from home DUBAI, May 8: From Kenya to Ar- because of restrictions on move- digitally 50k Monthly. Contact- students leaves gentina, untold millions who were al- ment, so they can’t afford her serv- 8638269613. ready struggling to get by on the eco- ices. Even if they could, they don’t SV/P/AC000073/8 for home DHAKA, May 8: The first nomic margins have had their lives want her handling their laundry due B.P. CHALIHA COLLEGE, batch of 168 Indian students, made even harder by pandemic lock- to virus concerns. NAGARBERA stranded in Bangladesh due to downs, layoffs and the loss of a chance “I haven’t had a good day for the In continuation to our the coronavirus-linked global to earn from a hard day’s work. last two weeks,” Andeka said. advertisement in the Assam travel restrictions, left for home More than four out of five people in She’s been forced to send all five Tribune and Dainik Asom on Friday on board a special Air the global labour force of 3.3 billion have kids to live with relatives who are dated 19/03/2020 for the post Late Dr. D. N. Patowary India flight, officials said here. been hit by full or partial workplace slightly better off: “I had no choice, of Assistant Professor in On your 15th Death The evacuation flight car- closures, according to the Internation- because how do you tell a 2-year-old Statistics, the last date for Anniversary, we fondly al Labor Organisation, which says 1.6 you have no food to give them?” submission of application is rying the students from here remember you. billion workers in the informal econo- tling to find a way to sell, clean, drive The 33-year-old mother of five lost In Argentina, Rosemary P’ez Cara- hereby extended up to Mrs. Jamini Patowary will land in Srinagar directly. 20.05.2020 due to the ongoing and all family Members More such flights are also my “stand in immediate danger of hav- or otherwise work, despite the risk. her husband two years ago and was bajal pushed a coffee cart on the Pandemic crisis. Those who being readied by the authori- ing their livelihoods destroyed.” How the world’s poor get through left to make ends meet on just $2.50 streets of Argentina’s capital, until the CD/In Memo/P/SP000024/1 have applied earlier need not ties to facilitate other Indians The toll for families is hunger and this pandemic will help determine how to $4 a day from washing clothes in lockdown forced her to stop. apply again. as part of the Prince Charles poverty that are either newfound or quickly the global economy recovers Nairobi’s Kibera, one of the world’s P’ez Carabajal, her blacksmith hus- Sd/- Principal & Secretary and wife Camilla Operation even more grinding than before. Hun- and how much aid is needed to keep biggest slums. band who’s also out of work and their B.P.Chaliha College, Vande Bharat – A homecom- kering down at home to ride out the countries afloat. But things were never as tough as two children rent a single room in a Nagarbera ing , India’s massive repatria- crisis isn’t an option for many, because In Kenya, Judith Andeka has seen they are now. two-storey brick building for the CD/SV/BL000026/1 tion operation to bring home securing the next meal means hus- tough times before. Neighbours aren’t going to work equivalent of $119 a month. – AP its citizens stranded abroad. Company payroll job, S.M., The High Commission of In- , Sibsagar, Marioni, NLP, Tributes to 2 Dibrugarh, S(16-20)K + dia launched a dedicated link on Incentive. # 786newjob@ its website for the “registration End ‘tsunami of hate’ over Indian-origin gmail.com for Indians wishing to return to SV/P/AC000085/6 India”. High Commissioner RG doctors killed Das interacted with the students Required retired persons & by COVID-19 Late Nripendra Narayan Das at the airport as they prepared pandemic, says UN chief NEW YORK, May 8: Two Entrepreneurs for MNC. Earning DOD : 25/04/20 to complete the formalities to Rs. 45,000/-. Work from home. With grief too deep to be fly back home. – PTI UNITED NATIONS, May other distinction. We need eve- “contemptible memes” that cational institutions to focus on Indian-origin doctors, a father Contact: 9678180856. expressed and memories too 8: UN chief Antonio Guterres ry ounce of solidarity to tackle have emerged suggesting that digital literacy at a time when and daughter, who died of SV/P/AC000087/8 strong to be suppressed we has voiced concern over the it together. Yet the pandemic older persons, among the billions of young people are COVID-19 after contracting offer our silent prayers to the “tsunami of hate and xeno- continues to unleash a tsunami most vulnerable, are also the online, and when extremists the deadly disease while treat- Almighty for the eternal peace Plot on rent: 2.5 katha at phobia” unleashed by the of hate and xenophobia, scape- most expendable. are seeking to prey on captive ing infected patients, have of your noble soul in heaven. Boragaon, 2 katha at Amsing COVID-19 pandemic and ap- goating and scare-mongering,” Journalists, whistleblowers, and potentially despairing au- been hailed by New Jersey We remember you with Jorabat. Contact No. 87528- pealed for an all-out effort to the Secretary- said in health professionals, aid work- diences. 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Estate -Petitioner leased by the country’s Civil which marked the end of ing with Indian forces during the Coronavirus restrictions 99549-95356, 97070-50449. -Versus- H&F/P/AC000072/7 Sri Mahadeo Jalan & 4 others Protection Department. World War II, including trib- Second World War. The CWGC have seen major VE Day OS/P/SP000035/8 To, Residential 2/3 BHK flat/ There were 1,401 new in- utes to an estimated 87,000 works to ensure that those who commemorations and street 1) Sri Mahadeo Jalan, S/o Sri Murliedhar fections over the past 24 hours, commercial space at Noonmati Jalan, Indian martyrs who fought as parties cancelled, (Opp. Axom Jatiya Bidyalay, Ph. 2) Sri Murliedhar Jalan, S/o Surajmal bringing the total number of part of the British Army. moving to more so- 98640-10641. Home Nursing care, Baby care, Jalan, infections, fatalities and recov- With 2.5 million men, the In- cially distant forms of 3) Smt. 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Case patients compared to Wednes- monwealth and the world time to honour serv- 9707077762. No. 3/2020-21 day) and 15,174 are hospitalised WHEREAS the petitioner has filed the served in the British armed icemen and women Nursing/P/AC000083/2 captioned case against you and other with symptoms (down by 595 forces during the Second during the war, with persons praying for the grant of order of patients). The number of active For rent Hoarding space 40 ’ x mutation of their name in the record of rights World War, and hundreds of Queen Elizabeth II cases decreased by 1,904 com- 20 ’ in Bhangagarh. Contact : of Tinsukia Revenue circle. You are hereby thousands gave their lives set to address the 99549-95356. summoned to appear in this court in person pared to Wednesday, taking the 2500 to 98,000 sq.ft. Industrial or by a pleader duly instructed, and able to serving on land, at sea, and in nation later on Fri- nationwide total to 89,624, down Hoarding/P/SP000036/8 Shed/Warehouse, Godown at answer all material questions relating to the the air,” said the Common- day evening. Khanapara, Beltola, Lokhra, case (or who will be accompanied by some from 91,528 a day earlier. There wealth War Graves Commis- The pre-recorded Amingaon, Changsari, Mirza. person able to answer all such questions) were also 3,031 new recover- on the day of 30th May/2020, at 11.00 a.m. sion (CWGC), which has message from the 94354-03986. to answer the claim. Further you hereby ies, bringing that total to 96,276. 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British Prime Minister Take notice that default of your world, including India and On May 8, 1945, Nazi Ger- Boris Johnson thanked the VE appearance on that day before mentioned, “We will have to live with (the For pick up of case will be heard in your absence. virus) over the next several Burma; Malaysia, Singapore many formally surrendered, Day generation, saying “Our Ph: 97060-43680 Given under my hand and seal in this months (because) realistically and Hong Kong; the Middle ending the Second World War gratitude will be eternal” and Classified court on this 5th Day of May/2020. Advertisements or 70860-44611 Circle Officer it will be very difficult to ob- East and North Africa; in Europe. The British peo- called for a similar spirit of “na- Tinsukia Revenue Circle tain a vaccine before the be- Greece and Italy. They served ple had been at war for 2,075 tional endeavour” to combat the from your doorstep ... CD/LN/...... /1 ginning of next year.” – IANS at sea and in the air, as well days by then and endured war against COVID-19. – PTI SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3 Over 400 stranded Indians flown back home NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, May 8: through screening and triaging to find out The students are enrolled in medical col- Over 400 stranded Indians, including any infection of coronavirus. leges in the country. We were in constant medical students, were brought back After immigration and customs formal- touch with them and their colleges have home today from Bangladesh and Singa- ities, they headed towards paid quaran- also taken good care of them,” she said in pore in two Air India aircraft as part of tine facilities where they will spend 14 Dhaka prior to the departure. the government’s mega repatriation mis- days, before going home. She further said that a total of seven sion Vande Bharat. Officials in Srinagar said the 167 med- flights will be operated from Dhaka. The first flight from Singapore landed ical students underwent screening at the Strict precautionary measures were at the Delhi airport around 11.45 am with airport before they were sent to admin- taken to ensure social distancing when 234 passengers, senior officials said. istrative quarantine for a period of 14 days the Indians arrived at the IGI airport. The Within a couple of hours, the second as mandated under the guidelines issued returnees waved, smiled and gave special flight with 167 students arrived at for curbing the spread of COVID-19. thumbs-up to waiting mediapersons as the Srinagar airport from Dhaka. Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Sha- they were taken to quarantine facilities The Indian government on Monday had hid Iqbal Chaudhary expressed his grati- in buses. announced phased repatriation from May 7 tude to the Indian High Commission in “Those from Delhi will stay at 8-10 of its citizens stranded abroad. It said Air Dhaka for the “tremendous efforts” in hotels that have been readied in New India will operate 64 flights till May 13 to getting these students home. Delhi, South and South East Delhi as well bring back around 15,000 Indians stranded “Profound gratitude to Indian High as Aerocity, as paid quarantine facilities,” abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown. Commission @ihcdhaka for tremendous said a government official. India imposed a nationwide lockdown efforts. More to follow. For convenience Nearly 20 buses, including of DTC and to curb the spread of coronavirus in the of students -- bulk tickets next,” Chaud- neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, country, grounding all domestic and in- hary said in a tweet. Haryana and Punjab, were deployed at ternational flights since late March. The High Commission of India in Bang- IGI airport for carrying people to the After the returnees reached IGI airport, ladesh had launched a dedicated link on its quarantine facilities. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said website for the registration for Indians wish- According to the standard operating pro- all arrangements have been made for the ing to return home. High Commissioner cedure of the government, for Indians ar- Indians coming from other countries. “Del- Riva Ganguly Das interacted with the stu- riving at IGI airport, resident commission- hi govt has made all arrangements for the dents at the airport as they prepared to ers and nodal officers will take care of peo- A pregnant Indian woman who was stranded in the UAE due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on her arrival at Calicut International Indians arriving from abroad,” he tweeted. complete the formalities to fly back home. ple of their respective states regarding Airport from Dubai by a special Air India Express flight, in Kozhikode on Friday. – PTI All the arriving passengers were put “It (the flight) is carrying only students. transport and quarantine facilities. – PTI ICMR to study asymptomatic Rahul asks Modi Rajnath inaugurates strategic road to devolve power, PITHORAGARH, May 8: Hirak, Vimal Goswami, said. the Indian side of the border, challenges and took much virus-infected people take states into Defence Minister Rajnath “After commissioning of the have become accessible. time, BRO officer Goswami Singh today through video- road, the Kailash-Mansarov- Union Road Transport said. NEW DELHI, May 8: Amid were infected by the virus and for the study is yet to be decid- conferencing inaugurated the ar Yatra from Lipulekh Minister Nitin Gadkari The construction of the a spurt in COVID-19 cases, were able to fight it off. They ed. The study will only make confidence strategically important Gha- pass has become more had announced last road began in 2008 and was apex health research body did not know they had contract- sense if it has a decent sample NEW DELHI, May 8: tiabagar-Lipulekh motor road convenient for pilgrims year that the road will scheduled to be completed in ICMR has decided to conduct ed the disease as they had no size,” another official said. Claiming that the fight against that connects the last Indian who can now return to be completed by April 2013, but it got delayed due to a study in 75 affected districts symptoms,” an official explained. The modality of testing is COVID-19 cannot be just across the country to identify The exercise will also help yet to be decided, but accord- from the PMO, Congress lead- post on the Indo-China bor- India in one day after 2020. the tough terrain in the por- people who were exposed to ascertain if there has been ing to sources, either an ELI- er Rahul Gandhi today asked der in Uttarakhand’s Vyas having the sacred dar- “While 51-km long tion between Nazang to Bundi the novel coronavirus infec- community spread of the dis- SA antibody test, which is a the Prime Minister to de- Valley. shan ,” he said. portions beyond village. tion and yet showed mild or ease, the official said. Commu- kind of blood test or pool sam- volve power and make the Singh flagged off a caravan With the in- Bundi “The 15-km long most chal- no symptoms. nity spread is a stage where pling with RT-PCR test could states partner in decision- of nine vehicles from Pithora- auguration of were con- lenging portion of the road The study can help ascertain the source of the infection can- be used for the study, the offi- making. garh to Gunji to mark the open- the strategi- structed from Nazang to Bundi was out- whether there has been com- not be traced. cial sources said. Gandhi said there will be a ing of the 75.54-km road. cally vital much ear- sourced in 2015 to a private munity transmission of the res- Scientists at the Indian Coun- The ELISA (enzyme-linked “calamity” if the fight against The caravan included four road, over 80- lier, fol- company under technical guid- piratory disease in those areas cil of Medical Research immunosorbent assay) test kits coronavirus is centralised. small vehicles and some load- km of tough lowed by a ance of BRO engineers, which or not, official sources said. (ICMR) aim to begin the study are awaiting ICMR’s validation, Addressing a press confer- ed vehicles of the Border Himalayan terrain, between 23-km long portion from Ta- completed the portion despite The death toll due to COV- at the earliest. which is expected soon, they said. ence through video mode, he Roads Organisation (BRO) and the Mangti camp near Tawa- waghat to Lakhanpur, the all odds before the set date by ID-19 rose to 1,886 and the Districts with high population The ELISA test is similar asked the government to the Indo-Tibetan Border Po- ghat and Gunji in the Vyas Val- most tough portion between the minister last year,” said the number of cases climbed to and heavy inter-state movement to rapid antibody tests as it adopt transparency in its ac- lice, Chief Engineer of Project ley, and the security posts on Lakhanpur to Bundi posed BRO officer. – PTI 56,342 today, registering an in- of people will be selected for the looks for antibodies in the tions to tackle coronavirus and crease of 103 deaths and 3,390 study to represent the respec- blood to ascertain if one has work together with states. cases in the last 24 hours since tive state, the sources said. been infected with the coro- His remarks came after Thursday morning, according According to a study, around navirus infection or not. complaints by Congress-ruled to Union Health Ministry data. 80 per cent of coronavirus in- A pooled testing algorithm states that they were being “As a part of the study, peo- fected people show mild or no involves the PCR screening of pushed into fiscal distress in ple from red, orange and green symptoms of the illness. a specimen pool comprising the absence of the Centre pro- zones in a district will be test- Officials said the study would multiple individual patient viding them resources to fight ed for COVID-19 at random have started earlier as it was specimens, followed by indi- the pandemic. to check whether they have planned to be conducted with vidual testing only if a pool developed antibodies against the rapid antibody test kits screens positive. Gandhi also called upon the the infection even though they brought from China. But after At present, efforts are being government to immediately remained asymptomatic or those test kits showed inaccu- made by the government to put money into the hands of showed mild symptoms.” rate results in some places, the identify asymptomatic people the poor and provide a finan- “The presence of antibody in study had to be postponed. through contact tracing and cial package to the industry to them will establish that they “The quantum of sampling community surveillance. – PTI help revive the economy. He said the lockdown is not an on/off switch, but is a tran- sition which requires cooper- Death of 16 migrants on rail ation of all - Centre, states, dis- trict magistrates and the peo- ple of India. track is murder, claims Jaleel “We need to decentralise AURANGABAD, May 8: goods train in Aurangabad dis- (Uddhav Thackeray) the video power in dealing with the vi- Aurangabad MP Imtiaz Jaleel trict today. Four other migrant footages of migrants either walk- rus. If we keep this fight in of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- workers survived the accident, ing or cycling all the way to their PMO, we will lose. The PM Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Fri- which took place at 5.15 am near respective states of Uttar must devolve power. If we day termed as "murder" the Karmad, around 30 kms from Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal or centralise, there will be a ca- death of 16 migrant workers, Aurangabad, police said. Jharkhand. But they were com- lamity. PM has to trust chief who were run over by a goods “The death of 16 migrant pletely ignored,” he said. ministers and chief ministers train in Maharashtra. workers is a case of murder,” “The government has been a have to trust district magis- He also demanded that crim- Jaleel alleged in a statement mute spectator to the sufferings West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attending a birth anniversary celebration of Rabindranath Tagore at Rabindra trates,” he said. Sadan in Kolkata, on Friday. – PTI. inal cases be filed against the issued here. of the poor, who just wanted to Gandhi also asked the gov- Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), “Criminal offences should be go back to their families,” he said. ernment to tell the people the Railway Ministry and the registered against the PMO, the “If the government can what criteria it would use to Maharashtra government for Railway Ministry and the state prepare airline schedules to open the lockdown or contin- “ignoring the plight of thou- government for ignoring the bring back the stranded Indi- Novel cloud-based web interface ue it post May 17 as the tran- sands of stranded workers”. plight of thousands of stranded ans from abroad, then why sition out of it is a serious chal- Sixteen migrant workers workers,” he said. can’t it arrange either trains sleeping on rail tracks while “I had personally tweeted to or buses to ferry its own peo- lenge before the country. detects COVID-19 from CT scans He said the government returning to Madhya Pradesh the PMO, the railway ministry ple in the country?” the MP NEW DELHI, May 8: Researchers isation (WHO), the novel coronavirus “Several experts from around the needs to work on a psycholog- were crushed to death by a and Maharashtra Chief Minister asked. – PTI have developed an easy-to-use cloud- causes respiratory illness resembling vi- world have strongly recommended the ical change and if it has to open based web interface powered by artificial ral pneumonia, resulting in fever, cough use of CT scans for quick diagnosis of lockdown, it has to convert intelligence (AI) that they say can detect and shortness of breath. COVID 19. We are proud to have come people’s fear of the disease COVID-19 quickly from radiology re- A study published in the journal Radi- up with a solution that can rapidly scale into confidence, as it is not ports such as CT scan or X-Rays. ology found that chest X-ray scan features these tests,” Lovi Raj Gupta, Executive deadly for most of them. The system may enable doctors and can aid in the early detection and diagno- Dean of Science and Technology at LPU Noting that the country is medical staff even in remotest villages of sis of the virus. told PTI. facing an emergency situation, the country to get quick results on the The interface developed by research- He said the team is in touch with the the Congress leader said the COVID-19 status of a patient, the re- ers at LPU is cloud-based, and does not Indian Council of Medical Research idea of injecting immediately searchers said. need any high-tech device or technicians (ICMR) for further evaluation, and is also a sum of Rs 7,500 directly into AI technologies that study CT scans to operate. in talks with industry partners to collabo- the hands of poor is critical. and X-rays are being deployed as part of It can be accessed by an authorised rate by providing the most promising He also called for provid- global efforts to tackle the coronavirus healthcare professional any where in the medically-certified AI models which can ing a financial package soon pandemic, according to the researchers world via a basic mobile device with in- be used for diagnosis of COVID-19. to protect the industry which from Lovely Professional University ternet connectivity and a web browser, This, Gupta said, will help doctors to provides jobs. “We have to (LPU) in Punjab. they said. segregate patients and make decisions to protect the job creators and However, one of the biggest roadblocks The researchers noted that the user triage, isolate or put a patient on a venti- have to build a wall for them in their adoption has been the need for a will have to upload a patient’s scan on the lator, in order to use the available re- to protect jobs and wages of high-tech device or computer to support website and it will return the diagnosis sources efficiently. workers. We have to give the software, and a qualified technician result “within a few seconds”. The images uploaded on the interface them financial support,” Gan- for operating it, they said. The interface is connected to an AI will be AES encrypted ensuring complete dhi said. “The unavailability of resources in our model at a centralised server which proc- privacy for the patient, according the re- The former Congress pres- healthcare system is a big hindrance in esses the image received from the web searchers. ident said the economic pack- COVID-19 detection and treatment, es- portal and sends the results back to the It took the team, including B. Tech stu- age is being delayed as the pecially in the remote areas of the coun- web portal, they said. dent Biswajyoti Roy, and professors government feels India could try,” Prabin Kumar Das, a B.Tech stu- The researchers said no extra techni- Rajesh Singh and Anita Gehlot, around be downgraded by internation- dent at LPU said. cal skills are required to use the portal, one month to develop the framework, al agencies. “We wanted to build a cloud-based sys- except for uploading the images. they said. “We need to start our do- tem which could be accessed at minimal The portal is capable of hosting any AI The AI model that the team built for mestic economy soon, the costs even from the remotest possible model that is preferred by a hospital, and testing the framework was trained and more time we lose, the locations in the country while ensuring will accordingly be able to detect the in- tested over more than 13,000 chest radi- worse impact it will have,” high quality results,” Das said. fection as well as the extent to which it ography images, according to the re- he noted. – PTI According to the World Health Organ- has affected the patient, they said. searchers. – PTI 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY In order to write about life first you must live it. – ERNEST HEMINGWAY Key questions on Covid-19 numbers I Jagdish Rattanani, T Jacob John ic in Italy and India were more or tive, the picture looks very differ- the correct numbers or have an less the same but India is a bit faster. ent. According to the WHO, data for open discussion on what the num- he Indian health man- more than once previously. This observation would indicate that Covid-19 to date suggests that 80% bers are telling us. This is not to agement system has An important concern that needs we are sitting ducks and will be of infections are mild or asympto- suggest that there is a deliberate never been known to be an open and frank discussion is the swamped as the numbers rise. matic, 15% are severe infections, re- attempt at a cover up, although bi- Tragic accident T good at recording num- number of Covid-19 cases and the Which brings us to another part of quiring oxygen and 5% are critical ased counting cannot be ruled out bers, with an unstated bias towards puzzle they represent. On the one the puzzle of numbers reported in infections, requiring ventilation. either. It could be a fragile system In an eerie replay of the industrial disaster which took under-reporting of cases, over the hand, we have a reported death toll India. On May 4, the Union Health These fractions of severe and critical crumbling under pressure and fail- place in and around the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal in years and for a range of diseases. that is low relative to India’s popula- Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan noted infection would be higher than what ing to carry reports cleanly, mixed December 1984, a styrene gas leak from a multinational There are indicators that this flaw tion. This can lead to the argument that “Outcome ratio (recovered vs. is observed for influenza. The WHO up with a resource crunch, stress chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of May continues in the midst of the Cov- that, even if under-reported, the death) for all closed cases, which in- points out that while the true mor- and anxiety and confusing signals 7 killed 11 persons and affected hundreds more. Reported- id-19 pandemic. In Telangana, for death toll cannot be way off the mark dicates the clinical management sta- tality of Covid-19 will take some time from official circulars on what the ly, the death toll from the accident could go up since around example, six doctors organized as and that India is therefore doing well tus in the hospitals, has improved”. to fully understand, data so far indi- hospitals should do and what they 20 people are on ventilator support and over 300 people ‘Doctors for Sewa’ have come out in adjusting its systems to cates that the crude mor- should avoid. tality ratio (the number of A simple rule would be to encour- with health complications are undergoing treatment for le- in writing on how the Covid-19 the pandemic. We are not deaths are not reported in the as bad as some of the de- India increased its number of reported deaths divided age the State governments to open- thal gas exposure. The factory in which this tragic accident State’s total tally. This is one illus- veloped nations, it might by the reported cases) is ly, freely, frankly report numbers. occurred belongs to LG Polymers, a unit of South Korea’s tration of the loose protocols on appear, for reasons we infections from 257 on March between 3% and 4%. In- Those who report more can call for biggest petrochemical maker, LG Chem. The Seoul-based reporting Covid-19-related deaths. don’t know or understand. 24 to 34,863 on April 30 – the dia’s death toll stands at more help, more support, even more company’s plant makes polystyrene products for use in fan There have been concerns about Could it be some protec- 1,568 as of May 5. When funds rather than be pulled up, stig- blades, cosmetic containers and other plastic, and was being how the Centre itself records tion acquired from the uni- period from before the counting backward, it matized or shown in poor light, irre- reopened after India began to relax a nationwide lockdown these numbers, given that the offi- versal BCG vaccination? lockdown began to the end of means these patients took spective of party affiliation. Let the some three weeks to floodgates to honest, transparent data imposed on March 25 to contain the spread of Covid-19. cial narrative is that the epidemic One advantage that may the last month. This represents Although the casualties in the Vizag mishap might not com- curve will now be headed down- play a part is that a far reach the stage when they open up. That will help us fight the passed away – say a week pandemic better. For example, there pare with the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in ward. The weekend of April 24, younger demography a doubling of seven times. Italy the Government Empowered weathers the virus better for the incubation, a week is a circular highlighted by ‘Doctors Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, which has been considered to be Committee on Medical Manage- than other nations with increased its numbers from for the symptoms to take for Sewa’ of April 20, 2020 that asked the world’s worst industrial disaster when over half a million ment predicted the end of the epi- more senior citizens. 1,694 on March 1 to 205,463 hold and a week in hospi- doctors not to test samples from people were exposed to the deadly methyl isocyanine gas, demic by May end. Further, for On the other hand, con- tal as conditions worsened those who have died with clinical yet as far as culpability is concerned, there can be little some unknown reason, the Gov- sider that India’s doubling on April 30, a doubling of about and death followed. So, if Covid-19 symptoms. They were difference. It may be recalled that at least 100,000 people ernment announced on Tuesday rate at this stage might ap- seven times. In short, Italy had 1,568 is 4% of cases, the previously not tested and died in hos- living near the Union Carbide plant continue even today to (May 5) that the Covid-19 num- pear to be faster than what total should be 39,200 pital. That means those deaths will be victims of chronic illnesses, respiratory and kidney prob- bers would be updated on the Min- was reported in Italy. The seven doubling steps in eight (1,568 X 25). But three be reported under some other clas- lems, psychological afflictions and cancer. istry of Health and Family Welfare numbers tell us this sim- weeks ago, which is April sification and the Covid-19 numbers weeks; India had seven 14, we had only 11,487 re- will be lower, but why? The conse- It may also be noted that the top management of the website only once a day instead of ple tale. India increased its twice a day. “All concerned may number of infections from doubling steps in five weeks. ported cases, which is quence will be the spread of the in- Bhopal tragedy was not held accountable and lesser per- please note,” it said, without offer- 257 on March 24 to 34,863 only 30% of 39,200. How fection because all those that the pa- sonnel were made scapegoats. Moreover, the kind of com- ing any reasons. This comes along- on April 30 – the period then do the numbers add tient came into contact with, includ- pensation that Union Carbide had owed to the affected side some carefully crafted politi- from before the lockdown began to He said the data analysed since April up? If the reported cases were cor- ing doctors, nurses, family members, people was not made, despite thousands of families having cal positioning and sometimes one- the end of the last month. This rep- 17 showed that “there is an improve- rect, then the mortality figure for associates will not be tested or quar- been ruined. The adverse physical and psychological ef- upmanship (as seen in Maharash- resents a doubling of seven times. ment in the country compared to that India would be alarmingly high at 14% antined and will not receive early fects on innocent people around the Vizag plant will no tra and West Bengal) playing its Italy increased its numbers from prior to April 17, 2020 (outcome ra- (i.e., 1568/11487). alerts to seek medical advice. There doubt continue well into the future, because experts are own role in the fight against the 1,694 on March 1 to 205,463 on April tio was 80:20) while as of today it is Clearly, there is something amiss has to be a clear understanding that a unanimous that exposure to styrene, or vinyl benzene, for pandemic. The Air Force display, 30, a doubling of about seven times. 90:10.” This might indicate a signifi- somewhere in the way the num- pandemic is no time to twiddle with cant improvement within a fortnight bers are coming through. This is numbers – let us treat the disease a short duration can have an acute and immediate impact dropping flowers on hospitals on In short, Italy had seven doubling Sunday, May 3, was an unwanted steps in eight weeks; India had sev- or so, and needs further scrutiny. alarming, not merely because the and let the numbers reflect the true on health if concentration of the toxic gas was high. Thus digression from the core and burn- en doubling steps in five weeks. In- What precisely has changed, if any- toll would be incorrectly reported nature of the disease. That’s the best both the Centre and Government of Andhra Pradesh must ing issues of the day. Such deliber- dia was under lockdown from March thing? We don’t know. but the epidemiological response way forward. ensure that history does not repeat itself and all powerful ate digressions have occurred 25. The growth rates of the epidem- Looked at from another perspec- will be impacted if we do not count ([email protected] ) multinational companies cannot get away with merely pay- ing compensation for deaths and injury, but also keep long- term adverse effects in mind. Moreover, the top manage- ment too has to be held accountable for the mishaps and Covid-19 and local economic development of NE exemplary punitive measures imposed on it as a lesson national capital flows, international of capacity of the governments of clustering and efficient use of resourc- not merely to LG Polymers, but to other corporations across I Moloy Bora labour migration and worldwide the NE to spend the allocated funds es should be developed and whether the country which deal with hazardous industrial material. he often-asked question of States remained in isolation from value change happened rapidly in is also responsible for lesser fund these industries can be made func- As the Bhopal tragedy had earlier shown, in India human why the Northeastern such positive influences, alienating the West and in countries like Chi- flow leading to lower levels of gov- tional by attracting appropriate in- life is considered to be cheap by multinational corporate States, particularly As- the local inhabitants to be discontent, na. Nationally the foreign direct ernment investment in the region. vestors is to be relooked and hard giants. While no amount of money can compensate for the T sam, fail to attract invest- resulting in unrest for more than investment which is an important Now the situation regarding the decisions taken on their viability or misery heaped on many due to this tragic accident, if it ment while other States like Gu- three decades. In the Northeast, the impetus for growth continued in dynamics of economic development otherwise. The gains from the In- serves to prevent future mishaps it can be construed to be jarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka markets that were expected to come those areas only while the natural will undergo a sea of change with the vestors Summit in February 2018 a positive outcome. attract big investors from among the up after the structural adjustment flow on these investment got con- global crisis of Covid-19 pandemic. needs to be properly assessed and local industrialists as well as MNCs didn’t happen spontaneously, the centrated in the metro cities like The migrant labourers of Assam dialogues started with the industries, may have a few answers. The es- Central and the State governments Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ban- and the Northeast who have been few of which are sure to get out of Lockdown lapses tablished industries of tea, oil and tried to offset the lack of economic galore; towards the East, it was working in the metros are coming the metros and move to newer safer With the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the State coal are the basic legacies of the development by giving special gov- confined to Kolkata. The Northeast back. These migrants, who are areas. The Government of India is rising to 54 – and the disturbing revelation that three of the British era which are successful busi- ernment grants for infrastructure de- remained outside these invest- from the Northeast are mostly working towards creating a Rs ness enterprises while at the same velopment as well as concession in ments. The inward investment in from the service sector, the IT sec- 40,000-crore corpus to provide spe- affected had no travel history – the situation is taking a time, other plantation industries like the North East Industrial Policy and the metros increased exponential- tor and some of them in the con- cial guarantee funding to MSMEs definite turn for the worse since most of the lockdown norms sugarcane, horticulture, dairy, fish- other such fiscal instruments. The ly because of favourable investment struction sector, will be an oppor- which in case of Assam and the were eased a few days back. The emerging developments ery or manufacturing, etc., have not Government grants into the region climates and these cities of India tunity as well as a challenge for the Northeast falls under the informal lay bare several lapses on the part of the Government, not done well in an organized manner led to infrastructure being created were linked to other such cities of local Micro Small and Medium sector. There is also a plan of Rs 1 the least being the rush to allow stranded persons from on a large scale. The only industry to some extent which did not syn- the world, such as London, Paris, Enterprises (MSMEs) to employ lakh crore fund for MSMEs for the other States to enter Assam in large groups despite the that has come up well is the cement chronize with the economic devel- Berlin, New York, Tokyo, etc. them. They are bringing with them revival. The Mumbai region has al- inadequacy of the existing quarantine facilities. Even more industry to some extent due to the opment required for the region while This brings to the question of the the knowledge of exposure to ready taken steps for receiving this shocking is the fact that the required protocols vis-a-vis trav- local availability of limestone. the economic and fiscal incentives for role of decentralization and how ef- newer technologies for govern- revival package. The Chief Minister, elling during the coronavirus epidemic and facility quaran- Thus there is a need to have a hard industrialization was limited to few fective regional governments are ment development. The govern- Assam had a discussion with the lead- look at the dynamics of the econo- firms and groups of people who read- to attract investments through the ment machinery in the works de- ing industries and it’s time to take it tining of all such people were not followed. The bus from mies of the Northeast. The prism ily took these concession but did not route of the Department of Eco- partment as well as builders and forward in a uniform fast-paced man- Rajasthan carried 45 people – a clear violation of the number through which it can be viewed clear- translate these concession for creat- nomic Affairs of Government of In- the service sectors (when they ner. Dialogues between government of persons that can be allowed inside a bus amid the conta- ly is by understanding the local eco- ing industrial base as in other parts dia. The functions of the govern- open) should take the opportunity and MSMEs will have to be broad- gion. Among the passengers was one who had visited the nomic development. The local eco- of India. The government-built in- ment are of three types: allocation for their gainful employment. based and continuous. Ajmer Sharif congregation and it is hardly surprising now nomic development study deals with dustrial estates were set up haphaz- of resources through infrastructure As pointed out by our Prime Min- The Covid-19 virus is here to stay. that four persons from among the bus passengers have the question of why economic de- ardly without proper logistical and development, extending delivery ister in his speech, there is an urgent How we can go ahead despite the tested positive. The fact that the passengers were sent for velopment takes place within a coun- infrastructure support leading to their services and empowering of peo- requirement of self-sustaining smart new threat is crucial. The opportu- home quarantine only and brought to facility quarantine only try or within a region and not in oth- remaining defunct and not becoming ple. The government also collects cities and clusters of villages. These nity presenting itself for the North- after four tested positive has been a big blunder and it is ers. The structural adjustment poli- economic nucleus for local economic resources through custom duties, smart enclaves made by private in- east region cannot be allowed to go cies of the 1980s and 1990s brought development of the area. cess, etc., notwithstanding the fact vestors are to be encouraged fully as waste both in encouraging MSMEs likely that some of their family members might have ac- about great economic benefits to the Meantime, the globalization af- that the Government of India has the government may not have suffi- of the region and getting a share of quired the infection too. Another ominous aspect of the lat- States of western as well as south- ter structural readjustment in the the policy of 10% of fund allocation cient funds in the short term. The the direct foreign investments for est Covid-19 positive cases in Assam concerns the vulner- ern India while the Northeastern last two decades relating to inter- of the various ministries. The lack industrial park which was built for infrastructure development. ability of the supposedly safe confines of hospitals. A GMCH junior doctor and a cleaning staff of B Borooah Cancer Hos- pital have been found positive and this can have a cata- Letters strophic fallout, given the large presence of patients, doc- Unemployment scenario tors, paramedics and cleaning staff in hospitals. Apparently, to the under MGNREGA have been up the vigil so that the spread of although the Government has put APSC as well. Being a citizen, I can not all hospital inmates are provided with adequate PPEs increased under Pradhan Mantri Covid-19 can be arrested effective- up some serious restrictions understand the gravity of the and this has probably caused the transmission. Consequently, EDITOR Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Also, ly. Else, there is a huge possibility against the sale of addictive present Covid crisis and the the GMCH – the State’s biggest hospital – has been closed several States like Jharkhand are of quick spread of this virus in commodities, but none of them has lockdown concerned. However, for new patients and two hostels have been declared as Sir, – Through the columns of launching schemes to further boost Assam. Yours etc., ASHIM shown any positive consequences. the subsequent delay of results of a containment zones. your esteemed daily, I would like such measures. Around 5.8 million BHUYAN, . There are many reasons behind prestigious exam as this discourag- farmers have returned to work this, one of them being the sale of es the youth who are engaged in The easing of curbs on inter-State travel will bring in to put my views regarding the data Addiction woes released by the Centre for after April 20, 2020. Also, the Food addictive commodities by preparation for the upcoming civil people in large numbers into the States during the next Sir, – Through the columns of Monitoring of Indian Economy on Corporation of India (FCI) and the shopkeepers to consumers without service exams. This would few days. We have seen how carelessness on the part of your daily, I would like to highlight unemployment. According to the National Agricultural Cooperative the issue of addiction as an consulting their age. Today, eventually disturb the equilibrium the Government has resulted in a noticeable spike in the data, 121.5 millions are without Marketing Federation of India increasing problem among the addiction has become a humanitari- that should be maintained in terms number of Covid-19 positive cases from just one bus. The job. The data says that 91.3 million (NAFED) were engaged in their teenagers. Youngsters nowadays an crisis throughout the world with of demographic dividend and the authorities now need to be extremely careful and vigilant daily wage labourers were out of full potential to procure the rabi seem to fall in the trap of addiction millions of people losing their lives youth contributing to the urgent in strictly maintaining the protocols for such travellers. their jobs due to the Covid-19 crops. This includes rice, wheat, easily which has posed a big threat every year. If this trend of needs of the society at large. Putting travellers from red zones in home quarantine will crisis. Also, 18.2 million entrepre- pulses and cotton. Yours etc., to our current generation as well addiction continues at the same Moreover, such delays affect the BHASKARJYOTI rate as it is now, then I fear this not be enough and the situation warrants every such trav- neurs are without work as there is as to the society, leading to a age criteria of candidates who are BHATTACHARJYA, Rangiya. would be another pandemic that above 30 to an extent which is an eller to be put in facility quarantine centres. Many such a lack of labourers. Around 17.8 number of social, psychological and Lockdown relaxations the world will have to face in times important prerequisite for any kind travellers could be asymptomatic as was the one from Ra- million salaried workers are also health problems like anxiety, affected due to Covid-19. The Sir, – A host of relaxations are depression, memory loss, heart to come. Yours etc., DIBYOJYOTI of government recruitment. jasthan and hence mandatory institutional quarantine and report generated by CMIE had the made during Lockdown 3.0 with problems, etc., especially among BRAHMA, Cotton University. Therefore, I beseech the authori- screening for all travellers should be a must now onwards. following findings. The ongoing effect from May 4, 2020. However, the teenagers. Although, govern- APSC CCE Mains ties concerned to do the needful Another imperative for streamlining the entry and quaran- lockdown considered the biggest in one can make out that in Assam, ments in various countries have Sir, – The delay in the declara- and reassure the candidates with tine process of inter-State travellers is to allow people to world history has generated a and more specifically in Guwahati, taken some serious steps over the tion of the APSC CCE Mains 2018 the faith that they have firmly come in batches only – given that we do not have adequate jobless rate of 27.1%. Both urban people are violating the lockdown recent years but those have not results is bringing a spirit of placed on the machinery of the institutional quarantine facilities. While permitting strand- and rural unemployment rates norms, and thronging to markets, shown any benefits. This may be despair among most of the present Government. Yours etc., ed persons from others States to return is a humanitarian have increased. Rural unemploy- roads and public places, as they due to the lack of consciousness aspirants in this pandemic RASPUTIN NATH, Lakhimpur. compulsion, the process must not be allowed to ride rough- ment has increased from 20.88% were doing prior to the lockdown among the masses, especially in situation. It has been eight months Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and shod over Covid-19 protocols, failing which the situation to 26.16%. To help the rural that started on March 24 midnight. the developing nations, or due to since we sat for the CCE Mains Letters to the Editor for publication in This is unfortunate. The law the lack of serious efforts by the and 14 months in case of the AFS can worsen manifold. population, the Centre is strength- the editorial page may be sent to the ening MGNREGA. The wages enforcement agencies should step authorities concerned. In India, exam which was conducted by the email ID: [email protected]. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 Rabindra Jayanti observed NFR selects 20 stations GUWAHATI, May 8: Bri- hottor Guwahati Rabindra Jay- WEATHER anti Udjapan Samiti today ob- for COVID care centres GUWAHATI served Rabindra Jayanti here STAFF REPORTER da, Chief Public Relations Of- thorities,” he said. in the presence of a few mem- ficer of NFR. As per the MoHFW guide- LOCAL FORECAST: bers of the committee. GUWAHATI, May 8: The “In the NFR zone, these lines, the state governments Partly cloudy sky to gen- erally cloudy sky with In the programme held at Maligaon-headquartered coaches are ready for place- will have to send the requisi- one or two spells of rain/ Rabindra Bhawan, the lighting Northeast Frontier Railway ment at 20 stations – Guwaha- tion to the Railways. thundershower is very of the ceremonial lamp was in- (NFR) has identified 20 sta- ti, Kamakhya, Dibrugarh, New “The Railways will make likely to occur. Maximum itiated by the working presi- tions across the zone for place- , Rangiya, Silchar, the allocation of these coaches and minimum tempera- dent of the committee Debash- ment of COVID care centres. New Tinsukia, Rangapara to the concerned state or Un- tures are most likely to ish Sengupta, while its chief be 35°C & 21°C respec- “The Ministry of Railways North, Lumding, Mariani, ion Territory. After allocation tively on Saturday. patron Mrigen Sarania gar- has converted 5,231 coaches Murkongselek, Agartala, Ali- by the Railways, the train, with TEMPERATURE: landed the statue of Rabind- into COVID care centres. purduar Junction, Ambasa, a number of such coaches, shall Max 33.3°C ranath Tagore. These coaches can be used in Badarpur, Katihar, New Cooch be placed at the required sta- Min 19.0°C Earlier, the committee dis- areas where the State needs Behar, New Jalpaiguri, New tion with necessary infrastruc- tributed meal among the needy to augment capacities for iso- Alipurduar and Siliguri – as and ture and handed over to the at the Sukreswar Ghat and in lation of both suspected and when such requests are re- District Collector or District NDRF, NGO Bishnupur area covering more confirmed COVID-19 cases. ceived. The guidelines issued Magistrate or any person au- feed starving than 200 people. Rajib Das, gen- The Indian Railways has kept by the Ministry of Health and thorised by them. Wherever eral secretary of the commit- 158 stations ready with water- Family Welfare (MoHFW) re- the train is placed, watering, street dogs tee, and member Sankar ing and charging facilities and garding the use of such coach- electricity, repairs, catering STAFF REPORTER Chakraborty distributed masks, 58 stations with watering fa- es will be strictly followed by arrangements and security sanitizers and gloves to police cility for these COVID Care both the Railways and the con- shall be taken care by the Rail- GUWAHATI, May 8: Res- staff at various city police sta- centres,” said Subhanan Chan- cerned State government au- ways,” said Chanda. cuers of 1st Battalion of NDRF tions. The programme was sup- Guwahati (Assam) under su- ported by Jurismita Dutta, pervision of Dr Tej Bahadur Satyajit Das, Debraj Dey, Ani- Online training Singh, Deputy Commandant Heavy traffic at Fancy Bazar following relaxation of lockdown guidelines, in Guwahati on rudh Chakraborty and others, Concern over (Veterinary), have extended a Friday. – UB Photos stated a press release. being imparted helping hand in feeding street Akhil Gogoi’s to librarians dogs, which are facing starva- STAFF REPORTER tion due to the countrywide lockdown. The street dogs are SGBG seeks steps to stop prolonged detention GUWAHATI, May 8: The completely dependent on hu- STAFF REPORTER Assam College Librarians’ As- mans for their survival. sociation (ACLA) has taken an The NDRF teams fed more corona spread from red zones GUWAHATI, May 8: Voicing concern over the ‘unfair’ treat- initiative to enhance the capac- than 150 street dogs at Bor- STAFF REPORTER should be very strict in en- ter to the district administra- the orange and green zones,” ment meted out to anti-CAA activist and peasant leader Akhil ity building of the college li- bari, VIP Road, Sixmile, Kha- forcing the law,” SGBG pres- tions to screen each and eve- the NGO stated. Gogoi, who has been under detention in connection with a NIA brarians of Assam through on- napara, Jayanagar and Beltola GUWAHATI, May 8: Ex- ident Krishno K Borooah told ry person entering the State Citing the example of the case since last December, several distinguished citizens have line training during the COV- areas of Guwahati city in co- pressing concern over the The Assam Tribune . through Srirampur and Box- Great Plague of Marseille appealed to the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court to ID-19 pandemic. ordination with Puppy Rescue steady increase in the number Questioning the State gov- irhat (Chagolia). In this re- (France) in 1720, SGBG stat- facilitate early hearing of the case. Online training was provided Crew Foundation India, Gu- of COVID-positive cases in ernment’s decision to let the gard, the government should ed that the administration In a statement addressed to the Chief Justice, the citizens recently to college librarians on wahati. the State, including Guwaha- overcrowded bus from Rajas- be very strict,” he added. should learn from history. termed it a matter of serious concern that a person should be in recent the developments in the Sanitizers ti, NGO Save Guwahati Build than enter the State and lack The organisation pointed “Because of the wrong deci- jail for four months in a case where the NIA had not been able N-LIST facility of MHRD-IN- Guwahati (SGBG) has asked of specific measures to isolate out that according to experts sion of the Mayor of Marseille to file a chargesheet and now he is not being heard promptly. FLIBNET through the Zoom distributed the government to be ex- the Ajmer Sharif returnees, the COVID-19 curve has re- to withdraw the quarantine “We understand that because of the pandemic all procedures software, where the users can GUWAHATI, May 8: With tremely strict in checking the the organisation stated that mained relatively flat till now period to move the goods into are affected. However, delayed hearing in this case amounts to access more than 31 lakh e- the demand for hand sanitiz- transmission of the virus from utmost care should be taken because of the lockdown. the city to save the economy, depriving a citizen of his fundamental right to liberty, merely books and over 6,000 e-journals. ers rising in the wake of the the red zones. as the State has now entered However, it will take an up- they moved the infection also. on suspicion, because the investigating agency has not been The ICT cell team of the COVID-19 outbreak, the NSS “The State government a volatile situation. ward swing following relaxa- “Now, our government is able to file a chargesheet even in four months’ time. In the Association under its conven- unit of city-based Girijananda should not have allowed mi- Vice president of SGBG tions given by the State Gov- doing the same thing by interest of justice we respectfully urge the honourable Gauhati er Dr Birender Pal, librarian, Chowdhury Institute of Phar- grant workers to return to Ajoy Dutta stated that the gov- ernment. bringing in all stranded peo- High Court to facilitate an early hearing of the case,” the Kaliabor College, is working maceutical Science has made the State now. We should ernment must take utmost “As pointed out by the Di- ple and allowing immigrant statement signed by Dr Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, relentlessly to impart the on- hand sanitizers at its laborato- keep in mind that the number precautionary steps and what rector of AIIMS, the infection workers to travel to their re- Kumar Bhuyan, Dr Apurba Kumar Baruah, Haidar Hussain, line training. ry and distributed those among of cases is steadily increasing happened with the Ajmer could reach its peak in the spective states. We urge the Deben Tamuli and Prashanta Rajguru, said. Dr Prasanta K Deka, librar- the people of Azara area. and it is a cause of concern. Sharif returnees must not be coming months. Therefore, government to close down all Gogoi has been under detention from December 16, 2019 in ian of the KC Das Commerce The hand sanitizers were We have to be vigilant to re- repeated. we should be careful that no liquor shops and continue connection with NIA Case No.13/2019/NIA-GUW under Sec- College and general secretary made as per the World Health duce the number of cases. In “We appreciate the direc- further transmission takes night curfew for three tion 120B, 253A, 153B of IPC and Sections 18 and 39 of the of ACLA, informed that the As- Organisation guidelines with this regard, the government tion given by the Chief Minis- place from the red zones to months,” it added. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. sociation has purchased the li- the help of faculty members, cenced version of the video stated a press release. conferencing software Zoom. During a programme organ- 1.25 lakh MT rice On May 11, 2020, Yatrik Pa- ised at the institute on Thurs- Rice research station okays tel, scientist, INFLIBNET cen- day, Principal Dr Gouranga Das tre, will take an online session and other faculty members for State under on college library management spoke about the precautions to 10 new varieties for farmers software (Soul 3.0 – upcoming version of the existing Soul 2.0) be taken to prevent the spread PMGKAY PRANJAL BHUYAN high protein varieties), CR bio fortified rice variety with tions of Assam. However, at of the coronavirus and distrib- and ‘Institutional Repository’ STAFF REPORTER Dhan 801, CR Dhan 802 (both high protein content of 10.3 this moment we do not have system from 2.30 pm. uted 200 bottles of hand sani- GUWAHATI, May 8: climate smart varieties), CR per cent and zinc content of extra seeds of those six varie- tizer to the local people and Already 90 per cent of col- GUWAHATI, May 8: Around 1.25 lakh MT of rice (per Gerua-based Regional Rainfed Dhan 909 (which is an aromat- around 20 parts per million ties. But if we get advance or- the staff of the Azara Police lege libraries of Assam are us- month) has been allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Lowland Rice Research Sta- ic high yielding variety), CR (ppm). It was developed by ders we can develop their Station. ing the Soul software for their Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for three months from April to June tion (RRLRRS) of the Indian Dhan 307, CR Dhan 506, CR cross between the popular rice seeds for next year. Anybody automated library services. Drug peddlers for free distribution among 2.49 crore NFSA beneficiaries in Council of Agricultural Re- Dhan 601 and Chandrama (all variety Naveen with interested can place the order Online training will also be the State. search-National Rice Research four high yielding varieties ARC10075 of Assam and is now and we will be ready to provided on Massive Open On- arrested The total expenditure to the tune of about Rs 1462 crore for Institute (ICAR-NRRI) has suitable for lowland situation). moderately resistant to leaf deliver seeds of the other six line Courses (MOOC) by the STAFF REPORTER providing free foodgrains to the is borne by recommended 10 new rice While CR Dhan 601 and blast, brown spot, sheath rot, varieties next year. If we get Association. It is also going to the Central government. varieties for farmers of Assam. Chandrama are suitable for stem borer, leaf folder and gall orders we will produce spe- conduct more training pro- GUWAHATI, May 8: The The Food Corporation of India, Assam region, has so far These varieties have been cultivation in all seasons, the midge biotype 1. cifically for the party which re- grammes for the college librar- Criminal Investigation De- issued 1.75 lakh MT foodgrains valued at Rs 683 crore to the found suitable for lowland rice other eight varieties are basi- CR Dhan 909 is semi-dwarf quests as per the quantity and ians on ICT initiatives of MHRD partment (CID) of Assam Po- Assam government under this scheme up to May 7. ecology and for the climatic cally for planting only in the having a strong aroma and is the variety they seek and they like Swayam, Swayam Prabha, lice has arrested five persons According to DV Prasad, CMD, FCI, 1.34 lakh MT foodgrains condition of Assam after tests kharif season. suitable for rice flakes and con- can collect it next year,” Dr National Digital Library, etc. and seized around 1,000 bot- has also been issued to the State government under the NFSA. and field trials. Dr Bhagawati said that fectionary products. The yield Bhagawati said. More sessions would be tak- tles of psychotropic substanc- The total quantity of foodgrains supplied by FCI, Assam re- “We have carried out tests RRLRRS has some quantities of the new varieties ranges RRLRRS is involved only in en by eminent international es (cough syrup) from differ- gion, in the State during the lockdown period for distribution at our centre. We have stand- of paddy seeds of these 10 va- from 4.5-5.5 tonnes per hec- production of breeder seeds. experts from Sri Lanka, US, ent locations in Guwahati and under various schemes is about 4 lakh MT. He said that the ing crops of these varieties in rieties available with it for dis- tare for CR Dhan 909 and 4.7-5 “That is our mandate. We do etc, on different emerging is- Nagaon in the last 24 hours. Centre is ensuring adequate availability of foodgrains not only our own fields. The results tribution. tonnes per hectare in case of not produce foundation seed or sues and challenges of library Police also seized two ve- in the State but also throughout the country to achieve the have been very good. We have “We can provide the seeds Chandrama to 6.5-8 tonnes per certified seed. That is done by and information science. hicles which were allegedly objective that it would not allow anybody, especially poor fam- found the varieties suitable for on a first-cum-first-serve ba- hectare for CR Dhan 307. the Seed Corporation, compa- The ICT cell of the Associa- used to transport the banned ilies, to suffer on account of non-availability of foodgrains. the climate of Assam and have sis to interested parties,” he “In addition to these ten va- nies or others like NGOs,” tion has been continuously substances. The arrested To reach the poor migrant labourers/vulnerable groups dur- recommended these varie- said, adding that sale of paddy rieties, we have another six added Dr Bhagawati. hosting different educational have been identified as Md ing the lockdown, FCI is encouraging the NGOs/charitable or- ties,” Dr Rupankar Bhagawa- seeds for kharif or sali rice is other varieties – BINA 17, He added, “Advance plan- videos on its official YouTube Abdur Rahman, Md Iman Ali, ganisations to purchase rice/wheat at Rs 22/21 per kg respec- ti, Officer In-charge and prin- going on at the RRLRRS’s of- BIRRI 75, CR Dhan 508, CR ning and booking of suitable channel on online e-resourc- Md Nazrul Ali, Pankaj Mishra tively for undertaking relief operations amongst these groups. cipal scientist of RRLRRS, fice during working days. Dhan 505, CR Dhan 501 and rice variety is the best strate- es, N-List facility, Google class- and Jiten Dutta. While taking care of the needy people through regular supply of ICAR-NRRI, Gerua, told The Each of the ten recommend- CR Dhan 500 – which are sim- gy of successful agricultural room, Zoom software, etc, so Two other accused – Prad- foodgrains, equal attention is also being given to protect the Assam Tribune on Thursday. ed varieties has certain specif- ilarly suitable for lowlands and production. We have kept open that the academic community ipTalukdar and Md Ruful interests of farmers by undertaking procurement of paddy in the These are CR Dhan 310, CR ic features. For example, CR perfect for planting and har- booking for next year’s deliv- may get much practical expo- Khan – are absconding. State during the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season 2019-20. Dhan 309, CR Dhan 311 (all Dhan 310 is the world’s first vesting in the climatic condi- ery till May 25.” sure to these ICT facilities. Cancer grid project crawls as key professionals exit entity RITURAJ BORTHAKUR said the three-tier network of tre and Prince Aly Khan Hospital ble way. sukia, they would offer diagnosis Prasad Annam, and palliative care (BBCI) and the other at the SCI (of which Dr Tapan Saikia was hospitals would be operational- in Mumbai. “They need freedom as they and treatment of cancer cases. experts Dr Naveen Salins, Dr at GMCH. one member) and three others GUWAHATI, May 8: The ised in two years’ time. Official When contacted, Dr Saikia ad- are no less experienced or com- Another five will be adjacent to Nandini Vallath and Dr Gayatri Under the ACCF project, con- from the State government. much-hyped Rs 2000-crore can- sources, however, said that work mitted that “the progress has mitted than the Tata Trusts ad- the district hospitals. Located at Palat, etc. Also, Dr Nirmal Haza- struction has started in 10 sites Sources alleged that instructions cer care grid project in the State on the hospitals had begun just a been slow for a number of rea- visors. Respect is earned and loy- Darrang, , , Ha- rika, Medical Advisor of ACCF, from October 2019 but due Cov- from the two foundations were – a collaboration between the few months back, and the sons”. alty is returned. We must take flong, and Sivasagar, they will of- was not given extension of con- id-19 and anti-CAA protests often contradictory and work-re- Assam government and Tata progress so far has been just a “There is no clear understand- advantage of administrators and fer diagnostic and day care serv- tract without citing any reasons. progress is further slow. Pallia- lated orders that have created Trusts leading to the Assam Can- mere 20 to 30 per cent. ing on the part of the Tata Trusts doctors of the State Cancer Insti- ices, including chemotherapy. “What was needed in ACCF is tive care service has started in confusions for the staff to improve cer Care Foundation (ACCF) – In the meantime, over the last people how to go about the job. tute (SCI) at GMCH. My feeling The Assam Medical College and better administration and man- three places (AMCH-Dibrugarh, work efficiency and perform to which had an April 2020 target few months, several top medical They are not taking experts in is that, in a much shorter time, Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh, will agement at the local level, which JMCH-Jorhat and SCI-GMCH), their ability, resulting in poor for operationalisation, has been a professionals roped in into the Assam into confidence. There is they will be able to bring up a few be upgraded to an apex cancer were only found on paper. The with one doctor and two-three execution. nonstarter, with key names as- project have made their exit due excellent expertise available in very effective hospitals in As- centre with education and public people at Mumbai office of ACF nurses in each location. Chemo The sources further alleged sociated with the project, includ- to reasons that have shown the Assam. There are some very ex- sam,” he said, asserting that blam- health research capabilities. The (Alamelu Charitable Foundation, unit was to start in AMCH in mid- that there has been undue inter- ing the country’s noted oncolo- tie-up in poor light. perienced and skilled people in ing the monsoon for the develop- State Cancer Institute (SCI) at a branch of Tata Trusts) have been March this year but due to “some ference at microlevel execution gist Dr Tapan Saikia, exiting the One of the key persons who Assam who have developed can- ment does not hold water. GMCH will be expanded to a 500- trying all the time to keep ACCF hitches” it is yet to take off. of the planning making it diffi- Foundation allegedly due to loss left the project is Dr Saikia, who cer centres in the State and else- People who have left the enti- bed South Asia Research Centre, under remote control. Any deci- Sources said a Section-8 com- cult for ground level employees of respect and dignity. was brought in by Tata Trusts and where,” he said, without elabo- ty say at least two to three hos- says the Tata Trusts website. sion made at ACCF have been pany by the name of Alamelu to work constructively. Lack of coordination between assigned many responsibilities by rating. pitals should have come up by As far as progress on the rejected or just kept pending for Charitable Foundation was float- “The hierarchy in the ACCF the two entities in the collabora- the Assam government to steer Dr Saikia said the project is now. ground is concerned, initiation of months, or never taken to any ed by Tata Trusts to initiate and has been completely fractured tion, remote control from Mum- the project and implement strat- not taking advantage of the According to the project, of the patient-centric services is still a constructive solution,” Dr Haza- implement its Cancer Care Pro- due to misguidance from the bai, corporate governance issues egies to create an unparalleled State employees already roped proposed 19 facilities, 12 were far cry. rika said when contacted. gram. Assam Cancer Care Foun- top,” the sources alleged, calling and refusal to take into confidence model of cancer care and deliv- in. “They are extremely com- to be comprehensive cancer care Among the big names who In Assam, there are about dation was started also as a Sec- the attention of the government local expert advice have been cit- ery across the State of Assam. mitted as opposed to scratchy centres on the premises of gov- have exited are Dr Aarnie Pu- 55,000 cancer patients at any tion-8 company (who work to- which has allegedly been a mute ed among the reasons for the work He is one of the seniormost on- commitment of the Tata Trusts ernment medical institutions in rushotham, Medical Director– given point of time. For these wards the objective of social wel- spectator so far to the issues on the grid progressing at a cologists in the country with an advisors,” Dr Saikia said, urg- the State. Located at Barpeta, Tata Trusts Cancer Programme, cancer patients, there are only fare, without any intention to get plaguing the project. Notably, the snail’s pace. experience of over 35 years in ing the State government to , , Jorhat, , Dr Tapan Saikia of the Board of two centres where government any kind of profit). The Board of head of operations of ACCF has On May 21, 2018, Health Min- renowned apex institutions of the utilise the currently employed Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Directors, ACCF, Elizabeth Prag- collaboration is involved – one at ACCF is represented by three been camping at Delhi since the ister Himanta Biswa Sarma had country, like Tata Memorial Cen- senior staff in the best possi- Nalbari, Silchar, , and Tin- er, Director Strategy, CEO Vara Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute chosen members of Tata Trusts lockdown. 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NATIONAL SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020

CORRIGENDUM 16 migrant ... No.CE/PMGSY/01/2019-20/Pt-1/1 SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER In pursuance of the earlier Tender Notice vide No. (Contd from page 1) NSDM-2/2020/1 dtd. 05.05.2020 and due to “The labourers, working The Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), Assam on behalf of Governor of Assam invites the item rate bids in unavoidable reasons, the last date for submission of in a steel factory in Jalna, left electronic tendering system for construction of roads Tender papers alongwith related documents by the for their home State on foot under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana II, 2019-20, Suppliers has been extended to 18.05.2020 upto 3.00 last night. They came till Batch-I, for 121.330 km and 3 nos. of RCC bridges with PM in place of 12.05.2020 upto 3.00 PM. Karmad and slept off on the estimated cost totaling to Rs. 9102.69 Lakhs (Approx.) Sd/- Sub-Divisional Officer (C), tracks as they were tired,” including their maintenance for five years from Janasanyog/C/276/20 North Salmara, Abhayapuri another police official said. approved and eligible contractors registered with Three of the four survi- Assam Public Works Department (Roads) or contractors vors were sleeping some registered with other State/Central Government PRESS NOTICE/IFB distance away from the rail Departments, institutions, Undertaking and Authorities. tracks, police said. Date of release of Invitation for Bids may be seen No. CS/EGTRD/SOPD(G)/2019-20/719/R/4 through e-procurement. Retender has been invited by the Superintending Engineer, The migrant workers, Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) PWD, (Roads), Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Ghy-21 on behalf of rendered jobless due to the the Governor of Assam invites 1 (one) no. item rate Bids from coronavirus-enforced Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. approved and eligible Contractors registered with Assam PWD lockdown and desperate to Janasanyog/CF/182/20 (Roads) for the works. Details may be seen at website http:/ go to their native places, /assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the were walking along the rail undersigned during office hours. tracks apparently to escape No. ASULMS(SMMU)/F&A-16/167/2018/3197 Sd/- police attention. NOTICE INVITING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads), Residents wade through waist-deep water after heavy rains flooded Nagercoil in Kanyakumari Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Guwahati-21 The survivors had district, on Friday. – PTI NIT No. ASULMS (SMMU)/F&A-16/167/2018/3197 frantically raised alarm to Janasanyog/CF/199/20 Request for Proposals are invited from C&AG alert their group members empanelled CA firm (Partnership/Sole Proprietorship sleeping on tracks about the Firm/Company) having office at Guwahati for conducting PRESS NOTICE/IFB approaching freight train, NGT slaps Rs 50-cr penalty police said. Statutory Audit of accounts of DAY-NULM implemented No. CS/DTRD/SOPD(G)/2020-21/532/3 Chilling details emerged in the state of Assam through Municipal Boards as per The Superintending Engineer, PWD, (Roads), about the tragedy as survi- on LG Polymers India terms of reference in this regard. Intending bidders may Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Ghy-21 on behalf of the vors recounted the events. download the bid document from the website Governor of Assam invites 1 (one) no. item rate Bid NEW DELHI, May 8: The and the extent of the damage functioning of the committee “A group of 20 stranded from approved and eligible Contractors registered with National Green Tribunal caused,” the bench said. using available technology. www.nulmassam.in . The last date for submission of bid labourers started walking Assam PWD (Roads) for the works. Details may be seen slapped an interim penalty of The NGT issued notices to CPCB will bear the initial cost documents is 1:00 PM, 22nd May 2020 at the office of from Jalna. They decided to at website http://assamtenders.gov.in and also at the Rs 50 crore on LG Polymers the Ministry of Environment of functioning of the commit- the State Mission Director, Assam State Urban take rest and most of them office of the undersigned during office hours. India and sought response and Forests, LG Polymers In- tee to the extent necessary. Livelihoods Mission society , Guwahati-6. lied on rail tracks. Three of Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads), from the Centre and others dia, Andhra Pradesh State Pol- The committee will be at lib- Sd/- State Mission Director, Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Guwahati-21 them were taking rest in a today in the gas leak incident lution Control Board, Central erty to take assistance of such nearby plain area. After some Assam State Urban Livelihoods Mission Society, Janasanyog/CF/203/20 at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pollution Control Board, Visha- experts, individuals and insti- time, these three saw a goods Pradesh, saying “there ap- khapatnam District Magistrate tutions as may be considered Janasanyog/CF/187/20 Dispur, Guwahati-06 train coming and immediately pears to be a failure to comply and sought their response be- necessary,” the bench said. NO.NRR-1/2020/18 raised the alarm but it went with the said rules and other fore May 18, the next date of The committee may visit and unheard,” Patil said. statutory provisions”. hearing. inspect the site at the earliest No. ACE/T/NIT/Pt-I/96/82 Extension of Notice Inviting Tender RE PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER Notice Inviting Tender was floated vide No NRR.3/2020/17 “I had a word with the A bench headed by NGT The committee comprises and give its report before May Dated 07.03.2020 for supply of GR items during flood/natural survivors. They started Chairperson Justice Adarsh former AP High Court judge 18 by email and the site visit The Additional Chief Engineer, P.W.D. Road Tezpur calamities/other disturbances and last date for receiving walking from Jalna and tried to Kumar Goel set up a 5-mem- Justice B Seshasayana Reddy; may be initially conducted by Zone, Tezpur invites bids for Road Works on behalf of tenders was fixed on 31.03.2020 up to 2.30 PM. However due reach Bhusaval on earlier night ber committee to probe V Rama Chandra Murthy, members available locally in Governor of Assam for 6 (six) nos of Packages for Road to lockdown declared on 23rd March 2020, the process for which is around 30-40 km away Thursday’s gas leak incident in Former Vice Chancellor of consideration with outside Projects under SOPD(G) for the year 2019-20 in tendering was temporary suspended. Keeping all the terms & Jagiroad, Hojai, Lumding, Morigaon and Laharighat condition same with the earlier NIT, the last date for submission from the place of the accident the chemical factory, in which Andhra University, Vizag; Pro- members online, the NGT said. of the said quotation is extended up to 15th May 2020. (near Karmad near Auranga- 11 people were killed and fessor Pulipati King, Head of The committee has to sub- LACs of Assam from approved & eligible registered Contractors enlisted with APWD in the category of The quotation will be opened on 15th May 2020 at 3 PM. bad),” the IPS officer said. 1,000 exposed, and submit a Chemical Engineering De- mit its report on the sequence Class-I (A and B) amount to Rs. 13,45,63,871.00/- lakh Sd/- Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman, “The three survivors, who report before May 18. partment, Andhra University; of events, causes of failure and District Disaster Management Authority, Nalbari (approx), including GST, LABOUR Cess etc. were resting a little away, “Having regard to the pri- CPCB Member Secretary, persons and authorities re- Janasanyog/CF/205/20 Note: Value of work is approximate and may be differ tried to wake up the people ma facie material regarding the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chem- sponsible, extent of damage to in the detail bid document for which no claim will be sleeping on the tracks by extent of damage to life, pub- ical Technology Director, and life, among others. entertained. frantically shouting, but that lic health and environment, we head of NEERI in Vizag. The NGT said that styrene Details may be seen at website– PRESS NOTICE/ IFB provide futile as the train ran direct LG Polymers India Pvt The NGT directed Visha- gas is a hazardous chemical as www.assamtenders.gov.in from 11.05.2020 No. CS/WGTRD/SOPD(G)/2020-21/356/3 over them,” the police Ltd to forthwith deposit an in- khapatnam DM and regional defined under Rule 2(e) read Amendment/Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further itial amount of Rs 50 crore with office of State Pollution Con- with Entry 583 of Schedule I to The Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads), Guwahati officer said. notification shall appear in this website and also at the the District Magistrate of trol Board to provide logistic the Manufacture, Storage and office of the undersigned during office hours. The ARIASP Circle, Ghy- 21 on behalf of the Governor of Assam Prime Minister Narendra Vishakhapatnam, which will support to the committee to Import of Hazardous Chemical contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic invites 1 (one) no. item rate Bids from approved and eligible Modi expressed anguish abide by further orders of this enable their fact-finding and Rules, 1989 and the Rules re- Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website Contractors registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for the over the death of 16 migrant tribunal. The amount is being reporting. quire on-site and off-site emer- http://assamtenders.gov.in works. Details may be seen at website http:// workers in the train accident. fixed having regard to the fi- “The Chairman of CPCB gency plans to ensure preven- Sd/- Addl. Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the undersigned He said all possible assist- nancial worth of the company may steer and facilitate the tion of damage. – PTI Janasanyog/CF/180/20 Tezpur Zone, Tezpur during office hours. ance is being provided. Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads) President Ram Nath Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Guwahati- 21 Kovind said he was saddened CM invites ... No- SMC/46/2020/3 PRESS NOTICE Janasanyog/CF/201/20 beyond words over the (Contd from page 1) The Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Buildings), Assam, on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites deaths of 16 migrant Sonowal took stock of the progress of ongoing power projects bids for the following work having experience of similar nature of work from APWD Registered workers, while Vice Presi- like 120 MW Lower Kopili Hydro Electric Project, 70 MW Am- contractors, No ASOM. 52/2019-20/46/17 dent M Venkaiah Naidu said guri Solar Power Project, 20 MW Namrup Solar Power Project, CANCELLATION OF NOTICE INVITING TENDER Details of the bid may be seen at e-procurement website i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in he was deeply saddened to 100 MW Namrup Replacement Power Project. He also took stock and also in the office of the undersigned during office hours from 15.05.2020 to 02.06.2020. NIT issued for “Cleaning of Govt. Farms/Centres/VGRs/ECCs vide No ASOM. 52/2019-20/4/80 Dated 21st August/2019 under learn about the loss of lives of the issues coming in the way in expeditious completion of the The bidders must be enrolled In www.assamtenders.gov.in Assam Silk Outreach Mission Society is hereby cancelled due to in the accident. – PTI projects and asked the functionaries concerned to redress them. Name of Work Approx. Time of Earnest Money E.M.D. to Tender the ground mentioned below. He also asked APGCL to start work on the 24 MW Borpani value of completion Deposit be drawn in Cost 1. The component strengthening of Govt. Farms/Centres/VGRs Work favour of by maintaining of existing plantation have two separate parts COVID-19 Middle-II SHEP, 22.5 MW Borpani Middle-I and 100 MW Bilas- i.e. (a) cleaning of jungles of the existing plantation area and ipara Solar Power Project at the earliest. “Construction of Girl’s Hostel Under RUSA 2.0 Rs. 221.07 Rs. 4,42,000/- E. E., PWD, Rs. (b) after cleaning of jungles application of manure in the plants recovery ... Taking stock of the AEGCL, Sonowal asked the company to Component (Equity Initiatives)” (Construction Lakh 18 (for General) Sivasagar 7000/- after making trench around the individual plants. Both are (Contd from page 1) strengthen its fundamentals to augment the load handling capacity. of Women’s Hostel in Sibsagar College, (Eighteen) Rs. 2,21,000/- Building simultaneous process. But the NIT issued only for the cleaning Moreover, an inter- Joysagar, Dist.- Sivasagar). months (for reserved Division. of jungles and no NIT for procurement of manure has been He also reviewed the ongoing projects of AEGCL which primari- Category) floated simultaneously. Hence only cleaning of jungles of the ministerial coordination ly consist of setting up of new sub stations and augmenting the N.B. – Value of work may vary according to final BOQ which may be seen in the detail NIT. existing plantation without application of manure to the plants committee, comprising existing sub-stations along with network of grid. He also asked does not fulfill the very purpose of the component. officials of ministries of health, APDCL to ensure energy security and cater to the retail electric- Sd/- Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building), Janasanyog/C/270/20 Sd/- Mission Director. external affairs, home affairs, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. Assam Silk Outreach Mission Society, ity demand of around 58.78 lakh consumers of Assam. Janasanyog/CF/194/20 Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22. civil aviation, armed forces and Sonowal also asked the companies to sustain their professional- Air India, has been constituted ism and ensure uninterrupted power supply to all the consumers No.LMC/02/2020/51 to implement the standard during the forthcoming Monsoon season also when the different CORRIGENDUM NOTICE No. CE/PMGSY/01/2019-20/Pt-I/1 operating procedures for parts of the State will be reeling under flood. He also asked the top This is for information of all concerned that in reference to the Advertisement No. Janasanyog/ SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER evacuation of stranded people functionaries of the companies to fill up the existing vacancies and D/445/20, Dated: 08.05.2020 (The Assam Tribune) the SI. No. 1 of the advertisement shall read as under: The Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), Assam on behalf of to and from India. create more vacancies wherever possible to make the companies Governor of Assam invites the item rate bids in electronic Various actions have been consumer friendly more than ever before. Sl. Name of Minimum educational qualification Scale of Total Category No. Post Pay No. of Reservation tendering system for construction of roads under Pradhan collectively taken by the Centre and States for Babri Masjid ... Vacant Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana II, 2019-20, Batch- I, for 121.330 post km and 3 nos. of RCC bridges with estimated cost totaling to prevention, containment and (Contd from page 1) 1 Staff B. Sc. Nursing/ GNM Course passed 14,000- 201 UR-83, Rs. 9102.69 Lakhs (Approx) including their maintenance for management of COVID-19 It indicated to the Special Judge to avail the facilities of Nurse from any nursing school/ institution 60,500+GP OBC/MOBC-54, five years from approved and eligible contractors registered and these are being regularly video conferencing to complete recording of evidences and recognized by Indian Nursing Council 6,800 SC-14, STP-20, with Assam Public Works Department (Roads) or contractors reviewed and monitored at hearing of applications that are filed during the course of trial and have registered with the Assam STH-10, registered with other State/ Central Government Departments, the highest level. proceedings. Nurses. Midwives and Health Visitors EWS-20 institutions, undertaking and Authorities. Meanwhile, official A bench of Justices RF Nariman and Surya Kant, hearing the Council (PwD-8) Date of release of invitation for Bids may be seen through spokesperson of the home matter through video conferencing, passed the orders on re- Further, SI No.2 of the Advertisement for the post of Nursing Sister hereby stand cancelled. e-procurement. ministry said that Indian ceiving a letter from the Special Judge seeking extension of Other parts of the original advertisement shall remain same. Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) Railways has run 222 Shramik time granted to him for completing the trial in the politically Janasanyog/CF/196/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati- 3 Sd/- i/c Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent Special Trains for movement sensitive case. Janasanyog/D/469/20 Lakhimpur Medical College & Hospital, . of stranded persons and more Having taken the letter dated May 6, 2020, into considera- than 2.5 lakh people have tion, we extend the period to complete evidence and deliver No. GMC 6/2020/4 Government of India made use of this facility so far. judgment till August 31, 2020. We are cognizant of the fact that Ministry of Human Resource Development She said the process for Shri Yadav is making all efforts in order that the trial reaches a PRESS NOTICE (EOI) Department of Higher Education return of Indian nationals just conclusion. However, given the original time frame and The Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Building), Assam, Invites Bids from Architects/ Architectural (Language Division) stranded abroad through non- the extended time frame, the effort must now be to complete consultants empanelled under Assam P.W.D (Building) and other reputed Architects/ Architectural Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001 scheduled commercial flights the proceedings and deliver judgment latest by August 31, consultants registered with Indian institute of Architects/ Council of Architecture and having and Indian Navy ships has 2020, the bench said in its order. extensive experience In the relevant field of work for the following work : CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR begun from Thursday. On July 19 last year the top court had asked the special judge Sl. Name of Work Approx. value PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS- 2020 to deliver the verdict within nine months, which was to end No. of the project. Adv. No. CSU/DAVP/02/2020 Date: 09-05-2020 Assam hikes ... this April. – PTI 1 Consultancy Services for Construction of proposed new Medical Rs. 500.00 Cr. College at Sivasagar (Charaideu) District, Assam Ministry of Human Resource Development, (Contd from page 1) No. CE/PMGSY/01/2019-20/Pt-I/1 2 Consultancy Services for Construction of proposed new Medical Rs. 500.00 Cr. Department of Higher Education, Language Division, The Cabinet also cleared SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER College at Biswanath District Assam, Government of India, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi invites the Assam Agricultural Produce and Livestock The Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), Assam on behalf of 3 Consultancy Services for Construction of New Medical College Rs. 500.00 Cr. nominations/recommendations for Presidential Awards Governor of Assam invites the item rate bids in electronic attached with District/ Referral Hospital at Goalpara, Assam. of “Certificate of Honour to eminent scholars in , Marketing (Promotion and tendering system for construction of roads under Pradhan 4 Consultancy Services for Establishment of New Medical College Rs. 500.00 Cr. Pali, Prakrit, Arabic, Persian, Classical Oriya, Classical Facilitation) Ordinance Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana II, 2019-20, Batch-I. for 121.330 2020, repeal of the Assam attached with existing District/ Referral Hospital at Karimganj, , Classical Telugu and Classical km and 3 nos. of RCC bridges with estimated cost totaling to Assam. Agricultural Produce Rs. 9102.69 Lakhs (Approx.) including their maintenance for languages and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for • The details may be seen in e-procurement portal website i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in . young scholars in the same fields”. The last date for Marketing Act 1972, five years from approved and eligible contractors registered with Assam Public Works Department (Roads) or contractors • The validity period of the Bid shall be 180 days from the date of submission. nominations for these awards is 15th June, 2020. For restricting the collection of registered with other State/Central Government Departments, • The Bidders must be registered with the E-tendering system (ETS) of the Govt. of Assam. more details and nominating proforma, please visit cess by the board to certain areas. The State govern- institutions, Undertaking and Authorities. (website http//assamtenders.gov.in ) websites “ www.mhrd.gov.in ” under “Advertisements” or ment will release the Date of release of Invitation for Bids may be seen through • The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Building), Assam reserves the right to accept or reject any or all “www. sanskrit.nic.in ”. salaries of marketing board e-procurement. proposal without showing any reasons what so ever. Under Secretary (Sanskrit) employees if required, an Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Bldg.), Assam, davp 21212/11/0002/2021 Language Division, MHRD. official note stated. Janasanyog/CF/207/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. Janasanyog/C/251/20 Chandmari, Guwahati-3. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 NORTH E AST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7 Tripura COVID-19 scene worsens as 24 more BSF jawans test positive CORRESPONDENT respective headquarters lie in containment zones, in which quartered at Jawaharnagar. close proximity. The develop- public movement has been “The facilities which have AGARTALA, May 8: The ment has put the State on the completely banned. been put in place to treat COVID-19 pandemic scenar- edge as the number of COV- Official sources said that COVID-19 patients at the GB io has worsened in Tripura ID-19 patients in the State has the newly-infected BSF ja- Pant Hospital are adequate. It with 24 more jawans of the shot up all of a sudden. How- wans were taken to the GB is certain that the novel coro- 86th Battalion of the BSF test- ever, there has been no out- Pant Hospital from Ambassa navirus will not disappear ing positive last night. The break of the disease among this evening. from the State immediately. headquarters of the 86th Bat- the local villagers so far. At present, 85 BSF person- We have to battle against it talion of the BSF shares a plot But the possibility of com- nel are admitted to the COV- and ensure its defeat,” he said. of land with the headquarters munity transmission cannot ID-19 unit of the GB Pant The Chief Minister was of the 138th Battalion of the be ruled out in view of the Hospital. One patient – a child speaking to media persons border guarding force at Jawa- sudden spike in the number – is being treated in the BSF on the sidelines of a Rab- harnagar under the Ambassa of positive cases, informed Frontier Hospital at Salbagan. indra Jayanti programme at subdivision of Dhalai district. sources said. With the latest count, the the Vivekananda Udyan Tripura Chief Minister Bi- Meanwhile, the Tripura State has so far registered 88 here today. plab Kumar Deb, in a Face- Government has declared COVID-19-positive cases. “I have already spoken to book post, confirmed the de- the Kamalpur subdivision ad- Out of them, two have al- Union Home Minister Amit tection of 24 more COVID- jacent to Bangladesh as a ready been discharged from Shah and Union Health Min- The deserted Ima Keithel, the mothers’ market complex, during the ongoing lockdown in Imphal, on Friday. 19-positive cases on Thurs- containment zone as a COV- hospital after treatment. ister Dr Harsh Vardhan and – Photo: Sobhapati Samom day night. ID-19-positive BSF jawan Meanwhile, Chief Minister briefed them on the State’s It is suspected that there attached to the 86th Battal- Deb claimed that Tripura is situation in the aftermath of has been a transmission of the ion, was posted at the Dhalai well equipped to handle the the COVID-19 outbreak. virus from infected jawans of BOP recently. With this, four situation arising out of the They assured me of giving full the 138th Battalion to those locations within Dhalai dis- COVID-19 outbreak in the support in the battle against War of words between MNF, of the 86th Battalion as their trict have been declared as two BSF battalions head- the pandemic,” Deb added. Cong over COVID-19 donations CORRESPONDENT basic pay to the Chief Minis- intluanga, asking him where Meanwhile, to counter this, Nagaland Cong ready to pay ter’s Relief Fund, Congress he was, and when his fellow the Mizoram Pradesh Youth AIZAWL, May 8: The rul- Legislature Party leader Zod- legislators would sit to dis- Congress Committee said in train fare of migrant workers ing Mizo National Front and intluanga argued that the cuss “taking the lead” as he a press release that it appre- the Opposition Congress in MLAs should have taken the (Zodintluanga) had earlier ciated the Assembly Speak- WEATHER CORRESPONDENT Task Force for COVID-19 migrant labourers wishing to Mizoram are engaged in a lead in this regard. suggested. er’s prompt action to discuss NORTHEAST and NPCC general secretary return home. war of words over govern- However, when the MLAs “After Zodintluanga made an MLAs’ contributions and at- DIMAPUR, May 8: The Capt GK Zhimomi in this “It is indeed heartbreaking ment employees’ decision to sat for a meeting on Thurs- urgent appeal in the media, the tributed this to the Congress Forecast for NE: Rain/thunder- Nagaland Pradesh Congress connection on the phone that their return journey, which showers is very likely to oc- “donate” part of their sala- day to discuss donation of part Assembly Speaker immedi- Legislature Party leader’s ur- cur at many places over Aru- Committee (NPCC) today number, 9436002345, or e- could have been handled with ries to the Chief Minister’s of their salaries to the Chief ately convened a meeting to gent appeal in this regard. nachal Pradesh, Assam, Meg- requested State Chief Sec- mail at [email protected]. ease and grace, has been al- Relief Fund to fight against Minister’s Relief Fund, all the discuss the matter. Whereas “The Mizoram government halaya, Nagaland, Manipur, retary Temjen Toy to provide Therie said that his party lowed to escalate to such lev- Mizoram and Tripura. COVID-19 in the State. five sitting Congress MLAs Zodintluanga was supposed to being so ardent about collect- it a list of all needy migrant is also identifying such indi- els due to the mercantile and Warning: Thunderstorm with A day after a meeting of were conspicuously absent. give priority to the meeting, ing funds, in the form of con- lightning and gusty wind with workers who are currently viduals on its own and reach- apathetic attitude of the Cen- representatives of 75 serv- MNF, ZPM and BJP legisla- he and his colleagues skipped tribution, to the CM relief fund speed (30-40) kmph accompained staying in the State and who ing out to them. However, tral Government as also the ice associations, chaired by tors took the decision to do- the same for something that from government employees by hail is very likely to occur at wish to return home, and most migrant workers have Railways,” the letter said. State Chief Secretary Lal- nate 30 per cent of their basic looked less important,” the and MLAs is, on the other isolated places over Arunachal details of the train fare. applied to the SDOs or dis- The NPCC said the party Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya. nunmawia Chuaungo, decid- pay to the Chief Minister’s MNF said in a statement. “The hand, a proof that chief minis- Thunderstorm with lightning and “We shall deposit the nec- trict magistrates to help fa- is committed to ensuring the ed that Groups A, B and C Relief Fund in the absence of one who sounded (in) so hur- ter Zoramthanga’s claim of a gusty wind with speed (30-40) essary amount with you di- cilitate their return journeys, payment of the train fare for employees would donate 10 the Congress members. ry to donate to the CM relief pool with overflowing funds kmph is very likely to occur at rectly,” NPCC president K he added. all workers and migrant la- per cent and Group D em- Immediately thereafter, fund has turned out to be not holds no water,” the Youth isolated places over Nagaland, Therie said in a letter to Toy. The NPCC chief said that bourers. “It is the duty of Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. ployees 5 per cent of their the MNF fired a salvo at Zod- so,” it added. Congress said in the release. He hoped that the Chief Sec- he wrote the letter in fur- every Indian to stand by our Temperatures: retary would extend neces- therance of Congress presi- workers and migrant labour- Max (°C) Min (°C) Dibrugarh 27.6 19.6 sary cooperation in this regard. dent Sonia Gandhi’s decision ers, who are nation builders Tezpur 33.0 23.4 The NPCC urged Toy to on May 4 to pay for the rail and the ambassadors of In- Meghalaya’s lone COVID-19 Silchar 33.8 22.8 contact the chairman of the fare of all needy workers and dia’s growth,” it added. Dhubri 30.1 21.2 Jorhat 28.7 20.0 N Lakhimpur 27.8 18.2 patient tests positive again Shillong 24.0 – Cherrapunjee 23.7 14.4 Chamling hits out at Sikkim Govt STAFF CORRESPONDENT other North Eastern States cent to generate funds for the The Chief Minister said Aizawl 26.2 16.9 Kohima NA 15.2 A CORRESPONDENT Centre, the SDF chief said, quarantine centres, should be stood at 2,080 till this evening. State exchequer amid the nov- that the increase was likely Pasighat 27.7 18.8 adding that every PHC should designated as containment SHILLONG, May 8: The These people are being el coronavirus-induced crisis. to generate an additional rev- Itanagar 30.4 18.7 GANGTOK, May 8: Sikkim have this testing facility. zones, Chamling maintained. only active COVID-19 pa- screened and some of them Announcing the price hike, enue between Rs 120 and Rs Imphal 30.7 17.6 Democratic Front (SDF) su- “The Government has “We welcome the decision tient of Meghalaya has once have been tested before be- Chief Minister Conrad Sang- 130 crore. The Meghalaya Agartala 33.5 20.7 premo Pawan Chamling has wasted the lockdown period, to bring back students and again tested positive for the ing quarantined at home and ma said that the 25 per cent Excise Department has been termed the Sikkim Krantikari and is not taking the crisis too other residents, but there disease. However, he re- in institutional facilities. increase would be effected on one of the largest revenue 10 Bangladesh Morcha Government “a total seriously. In fact, the ap- should not be any discrimina- mains in a stable condition. These stranded people are the maximum retail price. “A collectors for the State after failure” in handling the novel proach has been very casu- tion in this regard like in the Deputy Chief Minister entering the State through hike of 25 per cent on the the Mining Department. nationals held coronavirus crisis in the State. al,” Chamling further alleged. recent case at Kota, where six Prestone Tynsong said that four entry points located at maximum retail price of liq- In the last fiscal, revenue in Tripura Sikkim does not have a test- He pointed out that the quar- poor students were left be- the patient had tested posi- Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district, uor has been approved of by generated by the Excise De- tive after the latest test. Sam- Ratacheera in East Jaintia Hills the Government effective partment stood at Rs 260 AGARTALA, May 8: Ten ing laboratory, and lies at the antine centres for stranded hind,” said the former Sikkim ples will be sent for a retest district, Bajengdoba in North from midnight of May 8 in crore, apart from the VAT on Bangladesh nationals were bottom as far as COVID-19 Sikkimese who are being Chief Minister. after three days as per the Garo Hills district and Tikrikil- order to generate additional liquor. A rush of buyers has arrested from Rajnagar tests are concerned, Cham- brought back, should not have Only politics is being Health protocol, he added. la in West Garo Hills district. Excise revenue to meet the been witnessed in the liquor village near the Indo- ling, former Chief Minister of been put up in the middle of played in the name of collec- On the other hand, the to- Liquor price hike : The unexpected financial burden shops which have been reo- Bangladesh border today the State, alleged. Truenat residential areas or public plac- tion of donations and distri- tal number of stranded peo- Meghalaya Government has and expenditure arising out pened in the State after re- for entering the country test kits were brought in, 25 es, but remote places. Village bution of relief sent by the ple who have returned from hiked liquor prices by 25 per of COVID-19,” he said. laxation of lockdown. without any valid docu- days after the clearance of the and urban areas which have Centre, Chamling alleged. ments, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a house in the village and arrested Relief for daily wage earners in Dimapur MLAs’ disqualification case the 10 Bangladeshi citizens on Friday morning. CORRESPONDENT lines of the Nagaland State dima, 600 at Medziphema of chilli powder. als since April 29. State Director General of Disaster Management Au- and 450 at Dhansiripar. The The district administration Supply of vegetables to Manipur Speaker’s Police Rajiv Singh said that DIMAPUR, May 8: The thority. The first consignment relief packages included 10 kg has appreciated the Western frontline workers : BoonFi, the arrested persons District Disaster Manage- of relief packages was distrib- rice, 1 kg lentils, 1 kg Naga Sumi Hoho, Red Cross vol- a home delivery firm based Tribunal reserves verdict ment Authority, Dimapur, in uted to 450 beneficiaries at dal, half-a-litre of mustard oil, unteers, Dimapur Chamber in Kohima, supplied organic revealed during interroga- CORRESPONDENT der for disposal of the same coordination with the district Khuhuboto on May 6. 1 kg sugar, 1 kg salt, 200 gm of Commerce and Industries, vegetables to the Dimapur tion that they had entered has been reserved, the administration, has been dis- A bigger consignment was tea, two pieces of bathing Naga Council Dimapur and Deputy Commissioner’s Of- the Indian territory in IMPHAL, May 8: The Ma- sources added. tributing relief packages to distributed on Friday, cover- soap, two pieces of deter- the Food and Civil Supplies fice, Commissioner of Police search of jobs about six or nipur Legislative Assembly It may be mentioned here cover 11,000 daily wage earn- ing 1,000 beneficiaries at gent, 100 gm masala, 1 kg of Department for helping in Office and the Chumukedima seven months back. Speaker’s Tribunal today re- that the disqualification case ers in the district as per guide- Niuland, 1,000 at Chumuke- onions and garlic and 100 gm packaging the relief materi- Town Council Office on Fri- One of the arrested served the verdict on the dis- was filed by the opposition day for distribution among Bangladesh nationals, who qualification of seven Con- Congress against MLAs O frontline workers in the dis- was identified as Md Masud gress MLAs who have been Lukhoi of Wangoi, Ksh Biren trict. The vegetables were Rana, told reporters that supporting the BJP-led coali- of Lamlai, P Brojen of brought from the hills of Jap- after the lockdown was tion Government in the State. Wangjing-Tentha, S Bira of fu town in Kohima district. announced, they could not The Speaker’s Tribunal, Kumbi, Ngamthang Haokip The firm ferries essential manage to get any jobs which has been constituted of Saitu, Ginsuanhau of Sing- items from Dimapur to Ko- here. So they were trying under the 10th Schedule of hat and Y Surchandra of hima and on the return jour- to return to their country. the Constitution, heard the Kakching constituencies, ney, brings vegetables for Meanwhile, the Public case and the preliminary ob- who have been supporting free distribution among the Relations Officer of the jections raised by the MLAs the BJP Government in Ma- frontline workers. Border Security Force, at the Assembly premises nipur, after the 2017 Assem- Meanwhile, Dimapur Ad- Tripura Frontier, today here, sources said. The or- bly elections. claimed that border ditional Deputy Commission- smuggling and infiltration er V Lovitoly Sema has had come down drastically thanked the BoonFi mem- during the lockdown Dimapur DC Anoop Khinchi (third from left) and other officials, along with the relief materials, at Holy Cross HS Schoool in bers for their service for the period. – PTI Dimapur on Friday. – Photo: Bhadra Gogoi frontline workers. Grateful workers paint Arunachal school that sheltered them ITANAGAR, May 8: As a Pare district, and they want- do Rumi, said the mainte- mistress said. they painted the building. Papum Pare SP Jimmy mark of gratitude, a group of ed to paint the building that nance of the building was due. “We are habituated to hard “We ensured that social Chiram said adequate securi- migrant workers painted, was their home for several “It is an unbelievable mo- work and happy to keep our- distancing protocol and health ty arrangements were made without charging a paisa, a days, he said. ment for the institution. I am selves busy with activities in safety guidelines were fol- for the stranded workers, and school building in Arunachal “Within a couple of days, very thankful to the workers these tough times. It was our lowed while they were regular physical training ses- Pradesh that sheltered them the school building, which and the district administra- gratitude to the local admin- working,” Ligu pointed out. sions were arranged to keep during the lockdown, an offi- was not in a good shape, was tion for their support and co- istration that was taking care The district administration them fit during their stay in cial said today. given a new look,” Papum operation in this crisis peri- of us,” one of the migrant had arranged two relief camps the relief camps. The workers, mostly from Pare Deputy Commissioner od,” she said. workers said. – one at the school and anoth- The administration, along Dhemaji and North Lakhim- Pige Ligu said. The migrant workers The Deputy Commissioner er at the UD Shopping Com- with the police, also helped pur districts in neighbouring Expressing her happiness, also cleaned the school said the authorities were con- plex – to provide shelter to all migrant workers reach Assam, took shelter in the the headmistress of the up- premises and repaired the tinuously monitoring the health more than 145 workers dur- their respective destinations school in Yupia area of Papum per primary school, Obbi Zir- wooden benches, the head- condition of the workers while ing the nationwide lockdown. safely. – PTI 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI STATE SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020

NEWS IN BRIEF 7 KLO militants nabbed ‘Declining quarantine cases may jump up in Darrang’ KOKRAJHAR, May 8: In a joint operation, Army and CORRESPONDENT were kept under home isolation and isolation has been decreasing with ure remaining constant with no en- district were suspected to have been Kokrajhar police on Thursday night arrested seven among them 3429 have already com- each passing day since May 3 last try of any fresh case. However, the exposed to coronavirus and subse- hardcore militants of the Kamtapur Liberation Organi- MANGALDAI, May 8: Even pleted the 28-day period without any with the figures being recorded as district is not likely to be complete- quently 334 swab samples were sent sation (KLO) and seized a huge cache of arms and though the overall number of quar- symptoms. Another 39 have com- 51, 23, 20 and 19 respectively in ly free from mass quarantine cases for test till Wednesday. Among these ammunition from them at Chakrasila Reserve Forest, Kokrajhar Superintendant of Police Rakesh Roshan said antine cases in have pleted the first phase of quarantine the last four days. Similarly, the fig- as one of these cases is of recent samples, 322 have already tested neg- on Friday. The arrested cadres were identified as registered a gradual decline over period of 14 days leaving 734 in ure of mass quarantine is stated to inclusion following the Bongaigaon- ative and results of the remaining 12 Lankeshwar Koch alias Lambu, a Myanmar-trained self- the last few days, it may jump up at home isolation waiting for the com- be even more satisfactory with Sarbhog connection and the other are awaited till the filing of this re- styled second lieutenant and area commander of lower any moment with the arrival of peo- pletion of the quarantine period. only two persons being kept un- one is a mentally-ill lady from Bihar port. Each of the ten persons related Assam; Sukit Barman, Sanjit Barman, Mamin Ray, ple from other States in the days to However, this figure may jump up der mass quarantine. This figure abandoned in the district by anti-so- to Athgaon Kabarsthan incident were Biplob Barman, Panchanon Ray and Gautam Ray. Police come, observed senior health offi- at any time with the entry of fresh has remained the same for the last cial elements. Happily enough, so far tested four times while each of the also seized seven pistols with live ammunitions and cials here. returnees from other States.” three days. both of them have tested negative”, another 47 related to Nizamuddin war-like stores. – Correspondent Talking to this newspaper on As per statistics of the district “With ten persons being dis- said Sujata Gogoi, epidemiologist of Markaz were tested twice but all came No ASF in Hailakandi Thursday, Dr Nirmal Kr Beria, Health department on May 6 last, charged from hospital on May 4 last, the district IDSP who has been as- out negative. There was a time just HAILAKANDI, May 8: No case of African Swine Fever spokesperson of the district Health the district has recorded only 19 the figure of mass quarantine for the sociated with the quarantine proc- after the lockdown declaration when has been reported in so far, said District department for COVID prevention new cases of home isolation while first time since the last one and half ess since its beginning in the third the district recorded nearly 350 new Veterinary Officer RA Laskar. He said though no case has said, “Till the report compiled last the cumulative figure on that day months has decreased to two from week of March. cases of home isolation and 39 sam- been reported, the authorities are not taking any chances evening, altogether 4163 persons stood at 734. This figure of home the overall total figure of 75, the fig- During this time, 63 persons of the ples were sent for the COVID-19 test. and have taken up a slew of measures to prevent any outbreak. A meeting of the task force headed by District Development Commissioner Vikram Dev Sarma took stock of the situation on Thursday after the death of over 2,900 23 arrested for not pigs in different parts of Assam. Laskar said 575 pigs have been vaccinated in the past several days. The department has placed a requirement of 2,500 vaccines, and 700 have wearing masks in been provided. Laskar said that as there is no case of ASF in the district so far, the administration has not banned sale of pork. – Correspondent public places CORRESPONDENT been partially opened for in- Embankment repaired coming people of Assam af- PATACHARKUCHI, May 8: The people of Bongaon HAILAKANDI, May 8: ter thorough medical recently repaired an embankment along the Kaldia river near the Anchalik College. The villagers came out Police have arrested 23 per- screening,” he added. together and repaired the embankment with funds from sons for not wearing masks Movement of people and the Bongaon Development Samiti. Earlier, Phani Pathak, or covering their faces, and vehicles, except for emer- state executive member of the BJP, informed the Chief registered a case of lockdown gency services and exempt- Minister about the matter, and accordingly, the Barpeta violation since Thursday. ed categories, has been fully Deputy Commissioner sanctioned Rs 10 lakh under Altogether 48 cases have restricted from 6 pm to 6 am, MNREGA through the Tihu Dekhata Gaon Panchayat for been registered and 233 ar- Nath said. repair of the embankment. However, the release of Shops in North Lakhimpur opened during the lockdown on Friday, even as the shop-owners maintained a gap of two rests made since the en- Wanted criminal ar- money is still pending and since the rainy season is closed shops, as notified by the government. – Photo: Farhana Ahmed approaching, the villagers themselves began repairing forcement of the lockdown, rested: Kamrul Islam Bar- the embankment. – ANN Service Only takeaway, Superintendent of Police bhuiya alias Lekhoi, a mas- Donations pour in to ‘Sarathi’ Pabindra Kumar Nath said termind of many criminal Food for daily-wage earners home delivery on Friday. activities, including a dacoi- GOSSAIGAON, May 8: The Chimanta Chetana Mancha, ANN SERVICE Rs 10,000, ICI Skill Academy Chariali High School princi- Nath said 13 motor vehi- ty at in Hailakandi Gossaigaon district committee, distributed food items to Rs 3,000 and social worker pal Deben Gogoi contributed from Jorhat dist cles have been seized for vi- district, was arrested by a 313 families living below the poverty line. The beneficiar- DHEMAJI, May 8: An or- Birajranjan Boruah contribut- Rs 5,000 to Sarathi. olating the lockdown since team of Hailakandi district ies included rickshaw pullers, hand cart pullers, e- eateries ganisation, Sarathi, was set ed Rs 10,000. The Ghilamara Senior Citi- Thursday. A total of 219 ve- police at Silchar in Cachar rickshaw drivers and labourers of areas like main market, up recently at Dhakuakhana Social worker Kushal Go- zens’ Association donated Rs STAFF CORRESPONDENT Sitalapara, Dalgaon, Uttarpara, Padmabil, Banpara, hicles – 171 two-wheelers, district on Thursday night. under the aegis of the subdi- goi gave Rs 50,000, Dhakua- 5,000, Dhakuakhana Mahila 15 three-wheelers and 33 Acting on a tip-off, a joint Hasraobari, Amjhora, Ghughujhora, Padmapukhuri, JORHAT, May 8: The Telipara, Satyapur in Gossaigaon town. Activists of the visional administration in co- khana District OBC Samiti Rs Samiti contributed Rs 5,000, four-wheelers – have been police team from Hailakandi administra- Mancha delivered the food items door to door and operation with the people of 25,000, Dhakuakhana Kend- Guna Hazarika Rs 10, 000, pro- seized so far. A sum of Rs and Cachar districts arrest- tion has allowed restau- appealed to the people to obey the norms of the lock- Dhakuakhana and Ghilamara riya Rangali Bihu Sanmilan Rs fessor Amiya Kumar Das Rs 1,85,900 has been realised by ed the dreaded dacoit who is rants, sweet shops and down, maintain social distancing, wear masks and wash to help poor families in this 25,100, Dhakuakhana Senior 3,000 and Mahesh Sarma, Di- way of fines. wanted in several cases in the hands frequently. – ANN Service bakeries to open and time of crisis. Citizens’ Association Rs ganta Gogoi and Purnananda Besides, police arrested three districts of Barak Val- operate takeaway and AMSU foundation day Many individuals and organ- 12,000, Dhakuakhana College Dutta donated Rs 5,000 each. three persons and regis- ley in the past few years. isations have extended con- professor Sewak Chutia Rs Debajit Phukan, CRCC home delivery services on DOOMDOOMA, May 8: The All Moran Students’ Union tered eight cases against Hailakandi police was on tribution to Sarathi. The 15,000, Red Cross Society Hemanta Boruah and social a daily basis during the (AMSU) observed its 52nd foundation day at its head ongoing third phase of the misuse of social media and the lookout for him after he office at Borguri in Tinsukia on Tuesday. Due to the Dhakuakhana Lekhika Sa- Dhakuakhana unit Rs 15,000, worker Bipul Bora and Rajib lockdown. However, the spreading rumours. masterminded a daring daco- ongoing lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandem- maroh Samiti contributed Rs trader Raj Sarma Rs 10,000, Boruah and Ghilamara Trade administration imposed The district police chief ity at a residence of an ex- ic, the celebration was brief and solemn. AMSU president 10,000, Beenapani Foundation Dhakuakhana Girls’ High Union contributed Rs 1,000 said that security along the CRPF jawan under Katakhal Arunjyoti Moran hoisted the flag, which was followed by certain conditions on the contributed Rs 10,000, School assistant teacher Na- each, while Tapan Dutta of- inter-district border has outpost in Hailakandi district swahid tarpan by secretary Naba Moran. A total of 52 Dhakuakhana Bar Association banita Gogoi and Jamuguri fered Rs 2,001 to Sarathi. three types of food shops earthen lamps were lit on the occasion. The AMSU to operate. been strengthened following on April 29. members later distributed essential food items among An order by the Jorhat COVID-19 positive cases in A case under various 200 poor families of Borguri. – Correspondent District Magistrate on neighbouring Cachar dis- sections of the IPC and Massive protest against trict. “Following detection of Arms Act has been regis- Academic plan lauded Thursday (May 7) stated that restaurants, sweet COVID-19 positive cases in tered against Barbhuiya KAZIRANGA, May 8: The teaching community here shops and bakeries will only Cachar district, we have and his gang at Panchgram have supported the idea of continuing the school academ- killing at Harangajao beefed up security along the Police Station. ic session till March 2021 and start the new session from be allowed to operate neighbours, rushed to the Ha- April 2021 as envisaged by Education Minister Himanta takeaway and home inter-district border. Prop- Search operations are on Biswa Sarma. Teachers said it will help make up the loss rangajao PS to lodge an FIR. delivery services. er checking and medical in many places in Cachar dis- of classes which could not be carried out due to the The officer-in-charge of the The shops will operate screening of people coming trict, and Hailakandi SP Pab- COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Manju Borthakur Harangajao PS allegedly re- with a bare minimum staff from outside are being con- indra Kumar Nath termed Pujari, retired headmistress of Kaziranga National Park fused to accept her complaint, of up to 50 per cent of the ducted. Also, the inter-state the arrest as a major break- High School at Kohora, and Herambo Barukial, principal of stating that her husband total number of employees border with Mizoram has through for the police. Bokakhat HS School, said it will help bring uniformity at would return by night. On the from 10 am to 5 pm. par with other states where an academic session starts next day, when she again tried Shopkeepers will have to from April. Rekha Sharma, retired headmistress of Kohora to lodge a complaint, the of- ME School, and Udayan Phukan, headmaster of Kaziranga ensure strict compliance of Kumar Ramendra High School, said that extending the academic session till ficer-in-charge allegedly again social distancing and proper March 2021 will help students as they will be able to refused. When she moved the hygiene practices of Narayan Dev: a tribute complete their syllabus properly. – Correspondent CORRESPONDENT the Harangajao auto-stand and Gauhati High Court on April handwashing and sanitising shouted slogans like “Police hai 26, then her written com- frequently among staff Kumar Ramendra Naray- Aid during Ramzan HAFLONG, May 8: Protest- hai”, “We want CBI inquiry”. plaint was accepted. members and customers. an Dev, one of my most dear- PATACHARKUCHI, May 8: Phani Pathak, state ing against the killing of San- On April 24, Santosh Ho- The Civil Organization of Wearing of masks and est friends affectionately executive member of the BJP, recently distributed food tosh Hojai and demanding the jai was kidnapped from his , Assam, handgloves by the shop- known as Timu left for his packets to villagers at Dubi Malipara village and greeted arrest of DSP (HQ) Surya Kan- house at Harangajao. On has urged the suspension of keepers and staff is heavenly abode around 1 am the Muslim community during the month of Ramzan. He ta Morang, members of vari- April 30, his body was found the officer-in-charge and de- compulsory and spitting is April 29 at a private hospital appealed to the community to strengthen the bond of in Guwahati. Timu was a de- age-old unity and also appealed to them to maintain social ous organisations and the pub- along NH-27, around 100 km manded a compensation of Rs strictly prohibited. If the scendant of the Koch Raj distancing and wear masks. – ANN Service lic of Harangajao staged a mas- from his home, at Lailing un- 1 crore for the family. administration finds any sive protest on Friday and de- der Langting Police Station The protesters also burnt violation of the restric- family of Mangaldai in Dar- Essential items distributed manded a CBI inquiry. in Dima Hasao district. the effigy of DSP Morang, tions, then the licences of rang district. TIHU, May 8: Dr Mringka Talukdar, president of Hundreds of people took Jayanta Hojai, wife of San- whom they accused to be in- such shops will be can- On completing his BA at Nalbari the BJP committee, distributed food items to 50 part in the demonstration at tosh Hojai, along with some volved in the killing. celled immediately. St Edmunds College, Shil- players of the of the Pub Nalbari Coaching Centre who long, Timu got admitted for people respected him for his belong to poor families. Food items like rice, dal, his Master’s Degree in Eng- amiable disposition. My potato, onion, mustard oil, salt, etc., were distributed lish at Gauhati University, friend left a mark in the jus- among the families who are facing hardship due to the Concern over deplorable condition of NH-8 where I met him. On com- tice delivery system and will third phase of the lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak. – ANN Service ANN SERVICE pletion of our courses, both be remembered for the in- of us got admitted at Gauhati numerable judgments and 45 stranded at Simultapu NILAMBAZAR, May 8: Since the on- University Law College, and orders delivered by him. In GOSSAIGAON, May 8: As many as 45 people have set of pre-monsoon rains, the condition we got our LLB degrees. We course of time, my friendship reached Simultapu and Srirampur on the Assam-Bengal of the NH-8 has further worsened. The applied to the Bar Council for with Timu turned into a rela- border, including 23 from Dibrugarh and Guwahati who are residents of are ex- licenses to join the legal pro- tionship, with his daughter residents of Bihar, and 22 from Itanagar who are residents tremely upset over the pathetic condi- fession, and Timu started his marrying my son. of West Bengal. They said that when they tried to enter tion of the Assam-Tripura Road (Nation- practice at Mangaldai after On February 19, 2020, he the neighbouring state, police pushed them back to Assam. The stranded people who work as labourers have al Highway-8) from Kanaibazar (Ashim- becoming a junior to a lead- suffered a massive stroke and alleged that they have not received any humanitarian aid ganj) to Mundamala near Patherkandi and ing criminal lawyer, late was admitted to hospital. Af- from the Assam or West Bengal governments. Later, a South Karimganj LAC. Binoy Kumar Ghosh. ter undergoing medical treat- contractor named Marjit Basumatary offered them food National Highway-44 whose new Timu later joined the As- ment for about two months, and water. – ANN Service number is NH-8 has been assigned as sam Judicial Service and he was released and was slow- the National Highway which goes from served in various courts ly recovering at home. But Ratacherra in Meghalaya upto Agartala across Assam in different ca- again on April 29, he was ad- in Tripura through the Cachar and pacities. He was elevated to mitted to a hospital, and later Hailakandi districts. The road is vital for the coveted post of District passed away despite all med- Tripura and . and Sessions Judge and after ical support. He leaves behind The road under reference is mostly rendering valuable service, his wife, a daughter and a son used by the residents of Tripura and my friend retired in 2003 as and a granddaughter. His eld- Karimganj to reach Guwahati and other District and Sessions Judge, est son, who was working in districts of Assam and Meghalaya. Goalpara. Even after retire- Bengaluru, died in an accident Though the entire road from Puamara The truck drivers carrying essential who staged a demonstration and shouted ment, he served as Member in 2012. to Ashimganj is in a sorry state, but the items have to face serious problem due slogans, demanding early repairing of the of the Foreigners’ Tribunal, Late Kumar Ramendra condition of the stretch from Batoiya to to the deplorable road conditions. Kanaibazar-Ashimganj stretch of the road. Morigaon and Karimganj. Narayan Dev, my best friend, Moina covering a length of 26 km is sim- “Though the government has been It may be mentioned that a few years As a judge, he tried his best was a man of repute and a ply beyond imagination. harping on ‘parivartan’, but in practice back, an Orissa-based construction com- to render justice, as a result gentleman par excellence. It The entire road is akin to a dirt track no action has been forthcoming,” Prabir pany ARSS started renovation work on of which he earned a good will be difficult to fill up the which is dotted by crater-sized water- Bhattacharjee, a senior resident of Kar- the said road, but due to political interfer- reputation. Even today, vacuum created by his death. The 159th birth anniversary of Rabindra Nath Tagore filled ditches. Some of the ditches are so imganj lamented. ence and continuous agitation the compa- members of the legal profes- On the occasion of his adyas- being observed at Sishukalyan Siksha Mandir ME School large that small vehicles find it extreme- The Executive Engineer Karimganj ny failed to complete the task at hand. sion acknowledge the serv- raddha today, we pray to the under the aegis of the Nikhil Bharat Bango Sahitya ly difficult to negotiate. As a result, traf- NH Division BK Nath while on a visit to Not surprisingly, they completed only 33 ices rendered by Kumar Ra- Almighty to grant eternal Sanmilan, Gossaigaon branch, on Friday. – Photo: fic jams are frequent on the road, be- Ashimganj on the NH-8 along with the per cent work. In this connection, a case mendra Narayan Dev. peace to the departed soul. Khanindra Nath Das sides occasional mechanical breakdowns. SDO, was confronted by the local people is sub judice in Gauhati High Court. He was soft-spoken and – Nabin Chandra Das SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 BUSINESS & E CONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9 Pradhan hints at new gas policy Samsung resumes NEW DELHI, May 8: ture, India’s viewpoint is the to around USD 30 per barrel. ing – were from April 1 cut prolific Krishna Godavari ba- limited operations With current pricing formu- price should be reasonable On longer-term energy poli- to USD 2.39 per million Brit- sin is in the range of USD NEW DELHI, May 8: at their premises to check the la making natural gas pro- and responsible. Very low cy priorities following nation- ish thermal unit – a rate 4.99 -7.30 per mmBtu. The South Korean electronics gi- spread of coronavirus. duction economically unvia- prices are not the answer. al lockdowns, he said, “We are about 37 per cent lower than same for other basins is in ant Samsung has resumed “Employee safety and ble, Oil Minister Dharmen- Reasonable prices are the moving towards a new gas the cost of production. the range of USD 3.80 -6.59 limited manufacturing oper- well-being remain our abso- dra Pradhan on Friday hint- answer,” he said. policy, a new tariff policy. We Pradhan did not elaborate on per mmBtu, he had said. ations at its Noida plant and lute priority. We have en- ed at bringing in a new gas Speaking in the latest edi- are planning for a gas ex- the policy reforms planned. “We are very much fo- will scale up the production sured that all hygiene and policy as well as launching a tion of the CERAWeek Con- change very soon and we will The BJP-led government cussed, after relaxing this gradually, a company official social distancing measures gas exchange very soon as versations series, he said, be liberalising our distribution had in October 2014 evolved lockdown, on the job of im- said on Friday. are maintained at the premis- part of reforms to promote “Oil prices should give some mechanisms.” a new pricing formula using plementing the city gas dis- The Uttar Pradesh govern- es, as per government guide- CAPSULE greater use of environment- space to the producer coun- Natural gas prices in India rates prevalent in gas surplus tribution network expansion. ment has permitted limited lines, Ghosh said. friendly fuel in the world’s tries. It should be profitable have fallen to their lowest in nations like the US, Canada It will give two things. One, Cain pact manufacturing operations, The state government has third-largest energy-con- for them; it should be viable more than a decade, leading and Russia to determine the it will create a long-term fu- which according to industry given permission to various NEW DELHI, May 8: suming nation. for them.” The transcript of to producers like ONGC in- price in a net importing coun- turistic energy infrastructure players is 25-30 per cent of a companies, including Sam- Privately-held real estate Pradhan also said that In- his address was provided by curring losses in businesses. try. Prices using this formula in the majority of the coun- plant’s capacity, in the state. sung, to start operations with investment firm Cain dia favours reasonable pric- the organiser, IHS Markit. Prices of natural gas – that is are calculated semi-annually. try. Two, at this juncture we International has signed We have received requisite a maximum of 3,000 employ- an agreement with the es that give some space to His views come days after used to produce fertilisers, He had in a written reply need more job opportunities, permissions to restart pro- ees in a manufacturing unit. Oberoi Group for the the producer countries. international oil prices plunged generate electricity and gets to a question in the Lok Sab- more employment genera- duction at our Noida factory. According to industry players, operation of 23 serviced “We have to have a reasona- to USD 18.10 a barrel, its converted into CNG for use ha on March 20, 2017, had tion and this is a perfect plan On Thursday, the factory most of the companies have residences in Mayfair in ble price. India is a major lowest since November 2001. in automobiles and piped nat- stated that the cost of pro- for our gas expansion story,” started limited operations, started operations with lesser London. – PTI consumer. But at this junc- Rates have since rebounded ural gas for household cook- duction of natural gas in the he said. – PTI which will be scaled up over employees and will gradually India Cements a period of time,” Samsung deploy the permitted strength CHENNAI, May 8: JK Tyre resumes Southwest Asia, head for cor- once the housekeeping ar- Cement manufacturer porate communications rangements are complete. India Cements on Friday partial operations Partha Ghosh said in re- The government has al- said it has resumed MYSURU, May 8: Lead- sponse to a PTI query. Sam- lowed sale of non-essential partial operations at its sung claims to have the products, including mobile facilities and in grinding ing tyre maker JK Tyre & In- dustries Ltd partially re- world’s largest mobile facto- devices, in the orange and units which remained ry in Noida. Assault green zones to support the shut following the sumed operations at its glo- COVID-19 induced bal research and develop- Mobile phone factories locat- manufacturing cycle. lockdown. – PTI ment (R&D) hub in Karnata- ed in UP account for more than Samsung announced phased ka’s Mysuru, following Cov- 60 per cent of the total devices reopening of its exclusive Adani Gas produced in the country. brand stores Samsung Smart id-19 induced guidelines, an NEW DELHI, May 8: The UP government has Cafes and Samsung Smart official said on Friday. Adani Gas Ltd on Friday asked companies to follow Plazas across the country “We partially resumed op- reported a 61 per cent standard operating proce- starting this week in compli- rise in standalone net erations at our global R&D dures to ensure health safe- ance with norms that are ef- profit to Rs 122 crore for hub, christened Raghupati ty of employees and hygiene fective from May 4. – PTI fourth quarter ended Singhania Centre of Excel- March 31. The company lence at Mysuru after the eas- had posted a net profit of ing of lockdown norms for the Rs 76 crore in the year- ago period. – PTI manufacturing sector,” the of- Net inflow to ficial said in a statement here. Caspian Debt The R&D centre houses equity MFs dips NEW DELHI, May 8: the latest technologies and MUMBAI, May 8: The net 2020, driven by positive flows Caspian Debt on Friday techniques to put India on the investments into equity mu- in to liquid schemes, corpo- said it has received an global innovation map. tual funds schemes fell around rate bond fund, banking and investment of USD 20 The Hari Shankar Sing- million (over Rs 150 46 per cent to Rs 6,212.96 PSU fund, overnight fund hania Elastomer and Tyre crore) by US International crore in April 2020, com- and gilt fund, as compared Research Institute along with Development Finance Stranded trucks during the lockdown in Kolkata on Friday. – PTI pared to March. to negative flows preceding Corporation (DFC) as the R&D centre focuses on The month-on-month month, March 2020 at Rs long-term debt. – PTI competitive technologies for slump comes in the wake of 1.94 lakh crore, as per the Biocon tyres and polymers for cater- the coronavirus crisis and the industry body. ing to the emerging needs of nationwide lockdown. In As per AMFI data, redemp- NEW DELHI, May 8: customers. Biotechnology major CII urges govt to provide stimulus March the inflow stood at Rs tions for retail schemes in- Biocon on Friday said it The company has also 11,485 crore. cluding equity, hybrid, solu- has received the commenced graded produc- Data from the Association tions-oriented as on April establishment inspection package to save economy tion at its Chennai (Tamil of Mutual Funds in India 2020 stood at Rs 16,868 crore, report (EIR) from the US Nadu), Kankroli (Rajasthan) showed that inflow into equi- lower by Rs 50,076 crore as NEW DELHI, May 8: recommends the govern- addition to the Rs 1.7 lakh limits to be provided by banks, health regulator for its and Laksar (Uttarakhand) ty schemes registered a year- compared to Rs 66,944 crore With the battle against coro- ment to announce an imme- stimulus already announced. equivalent to April-June wage facility at Bengaluru. – PTI plants through its Cavendish on-year growth of 34 per cent. in the preceding March 2020. navirus looking long-drawn diate stimulus package of at “A key fall out of this eco- bill of the borrowers, backed Industries subsidiary. Total assets under manage- SIP AUMs stood at Rs while the lockdown contin- Rs 15 lakh crore, which trans- nomic slowdown would be by a Government guarantee, “The plants will operate ment of the mutual fund in- 2,75,982.88 crore in April, high- Tata Motors ues to severely cripple the lates into 7.5 per cent of the human cost in terms of at 4-5 per cent interest. with restricted manpower to dustry rose by 7.5 per cent to er by Rs 36,096.75 crore as economy, industry body CII GDP,” Vikram Kirloskar, loss of jobs and livelihoods, To support the estimated 63 withdraws plan to ensure safety, sanitisation and Rs 23.93 lakh crore in April compared to Rs 2,39,886.13 raise Rs 1,000 cr has urged the government to President, Confederation of which need urgent govern- million MSMEs which have social distancing. Except the 2020 as compared to Rs 22.26 crore as on March 2020. Fur- immediately announce a Indian Industry (CII), said. ment intervention,” said been battered by the pandem- essential staff, all other em- lakh crore in April 2019. ther, SIP contribution for April MUMBAI, May 8: Tata stimulus package of Rs 15 The government imposed Chandrajit Banerjee, Direc- ic, CII has suggested a credit ployees will work from home Net flows for debt schemes 2020 stood at Rs 8,376.11 crore Motors announced the with- lakh crore focusing on sup- a lockdown to arrest the tor General, CII. protection scheme for MS- till further notice,” said the return to positive to Rs as compared to Rs 8,641.20 drawal of its plan to issue non- port to the poor and the in- spread of the contagion but it It should be ensured that MEs whereby 60-70 per cent statement. – IANS 43,431.55 crore as on April crore in March 2020. – PTI convertible debentures (NCD) dustry, especially MSMEs. has come at a huge economic the migrant labourers are of the loan should be guaran- of up to Rs 1,000 crore on a “With economic activities cost. By the time the third kept within the purview of teed by the government, i.e. private placement basis due to being restricted for over 50 phase of the lockdown ends, the proposed cash transfers, if the borrower defaults, the tight money market conditions. days now, the negative im- the country would have lost he added. government should repay the KVIC turnover touches In a regulatory filing, the pact on the economy is ex- almost two months of output. Further, in order to provide bank upto the amount it has company said that it contin- pected to be even more sig- Giving the breakdown of its enterprises the immediate guaranteed, so the risk to the ues to have sufficient liquidi- nificant than what we had ear- demand for a Rs 15 lakh crore support to pay salaries to its lender is limited. This will nearly Rs 90k crore ty and would consider issu- lier anticipated. This needs stimulus, CII has said that this workers and avoid any job encourage the banks to lend ance of NCDs at appropriate to be offset by a large fiscal should include cash transfers losses, CII has suggested a to the ailing sector so that NEW DELHI, May 8: The crore, which no FMCG com- The turnover of Village In- time and under normalised stimulus so that jobs and live- amounting to Rs 2 lakh crore provision of Rs 2 lakh crore their working capital needs Khadi and Village Industries pany can match”, KVIC said. dustries products reached to Commission (KVIC) has an- While the production of Rs 84,675.39 crore in 2019- market conditions with nec- lihoods are protected. CII to JAM account holders, in for additional working capital are met. – IANS Khadi, the most eco-friendly 20, registering a growth of essary approvals. nounced that its turnover for 2019-20 reached Rs 88,887 product of sustainable devel- over 19% from the previous “The company has decided crore, “which no FMCG opment, has more than dou- year, i.e. 2018-19, which was to withdraw the issue for pri- company can match”, pow- bled in the last five years, since at Rs 71,077 crore. vate placement of unsecured ATM industry seeks lower GST rate ered by the appeal of Prime 2015-16; the sale of khadi has Khadi’s unprecedented NCDs in view of the higher Minister . gone up by nearly three times growth during the Modi era cost expectations from the NEW DELHI, May 8: The the CATMi stated. tomers at other bank ATMs. ures such as bringing down This is the biggest success during the same period. can also be gauged by the fact market participants due to the ATM industry has pitched for “Specifically, in the battle CATMi said it is leaving no GST rates from the current story of KVIC ever script- Similarly, the village indus- that Khadi production since tight money market condi- a stimulus package along with against COVID-19 pandemic, stone unturned in its efforts 18 per cent to 12 per cent, ed, it said. try (VI) sector has also seen 2015-16, has grown at the several relaxations, including we form a critical link in the to keep ATMs up and running, increase in contract terms by tions,” the company said. “The last five years under a phenomenal growth in the average of 19.45% per annum lowering of the GST rate, distribution of the vital suste- the economic slowdown due public sector banks for two Interestingly, the develop- the leadership of Prime Modi era with production and which was merely 6.25% saying the current lockdown nance subsidies (direct bene- to coronavirus pandemic has years to recover costs as well ment comes just two days Minister Narendra Modi, sale going up by nearly 100 during the previous govern- due to the coronavirus infec- fit transfer) which the Govern- worsened the financial issues as compensation to brown after the company’s board- has seen the widest accept- % in the last five years. ment from 2004 to 2014. tion has hit transactions and ment of India under your lead- the industry has been facing constituted committee ap- label ATMs (BLA) with an av- ance of “brand Khadi” in In- Looking at the performance Similarly, Khadi’s sales proved the offer for subscrip- posed severe challenges. ership has been kindly extend- over the last five years be- erage transaction of last six dia”, it added. in the last one year, the turn- grew exponentially during tion on a private placement In a letter to Finance Minis- ing to the financially disadvan- cause of increasing cost on months post-COVID may “The total Khadi and vil- over of Khadi registered a the Modi government at the basis up to 10,000 rated, list- ter Nirmala Sitharaman, the taged sections of the society,” operations and compliances. help the industry to a great lage industries turnover in growth of 31% from Rs annual rate of 27.6% which ed, unsecured, redeemable Confederation of ATM Indus- CATMi said in the letter. “The ATM industry today extent as there has been a the year 2019-20, has 3,215.13 crore in 2018-19, to remained as low as 6.65% NCDs of face value Rs 10 lakh try (CATMi) mentioned that it It has urged the govern- badly needs a stimulus pack- huge drop in transaction vol- reached whopping Rs 88,887 Rs 4,211.26 crore in 2019-20. from 2004-2014. – IANS each at par aggregating up to has been recognised by the ment for an increase in ATM age to keep afloat and aug- umes post the pandemic. Rs 1,000 crore in three government as a crucial player interchange rates, citing rec- ment the banking system in CATMi has also asked for tranches, of Rs 500 crore, Rs to further the financial inclusion. ommendations by a commit- the country and we seek incentives to deploy cash dis- 300 crore and Rs 200 crore. The COVID-19 situation tee submitted to the Re- your kind support on the pensers/cash recyclers for On April 28, the company has caused a sharp decline in serve Bank in December same,” the body said. ATM operators to increase had announced to issue the ATM transactions and has 2019. A bank pays ATM in- Seeking for an urgent in- penetration in line with the NCDs worth Rs 1,000 crore posed severe business chal- terchange charges for trans- tervention by the finance RBI scheme of incentives for to raise liquidity. – IANS lenges to the ATM industry, actions done by its card cus- ministry, CATMi said meas- banks. – PTI ‘Caring for your workforce more essential than ever’ NEW DELHI, May 8: need to know” highlights what safe and well. Asking early and often what tial healthcare issues. With COVID-19 dramatical- workers need from leaders in “Each organisation will people need or are con- “Managers have to evolve ly changing the way people three basic areas: physical, have its own nuances. In a cerned about will help your work rules for more flexi- live and work, it is now more mental and relational. company with people mainly leadership team to deter- bility, based on emotional in- important for managers to “These needs apply at all in physical locations, concerns mine your best actions,” said telligence and people’s indi- lead their workforce with times, but they are magni- might include no-contact serv- the report. vidual needs. Educating compassion and care than fied in crisis. Leaders who ice and wearing protective In terms of mental health managers on this sooner ever, said a report from Ac- rise to the challenge will help equipment,” said the study. issues, the research pointed rather than later can help centure. their people develop human The insights shared in the out that amid the changing empower their teams to As people find themselves resilience – the ability to report are based on the Ac- working conditions due to adapt,” said the report. in an unfamiliar, fast moving adapt and engage through dif- centure workforce research COVID-19, consecutive With regard to the rela- global environment, “Re- ficult times,” said the study. spanning over 15,600 global hours of uninterrupted work tionship needs of workers, sponsible Leadership” has In terms of physical needs, workers in 10 countries and may not be feasible as many leaders should strive to pro- taken on an even deeper people require help feeling 15 industries. people deal with disrupted vide them with a sense of meaning, it said. they are empowered to do “Everyone might be wor- elder care and childcare, dif- connection and of belonging The report titled “Human what is necessary to keep ried about employment and ficulties securing essential to something bigger than Resilience: What your people themselves and their families a paycheck during the crisis. supplies at home, and poten- themselves. – IANS SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI LEISURE & L IFESTYLE

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: Troll, holey, unlike, carper. unlike, holey, Troll, : the autonomy to make their own decision. Words to be of a diagnostic nature. – DENIS WAITLEY SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11 Man from Thermal No. SBM(U)218/2020/91 Lanka tests screening Re-Tender Notice In reference with earlier Notice on e-bidding no SBM(U)218/ COVID-19 under way in 2020/08 Dated: 27.04.2020 for “Supply & Delivery of Cloth Masks, Hand Gloves, Manual Spraying Machines and Water positive Karimganj proof Full Jackets with Trousers & Caps through Assam Govt. e-procurement portal http://assamtenders.gov.in ” stand in Dubai district cancelled and Re-Tendered inviting from eligible bidders. A CORRESPONDENT ANN SERVICE Detail of Tender document may be seen in the Assam Govt. e-procurement portal http://assamtenders.gov.in NAGAON, May 8: Amidst the NILAMBAZAR, May 8: Sd/- Mission Director, heightened COVID-19 fear across The district administration Swachh Bharat Mission (U), Assam the globe, a man from Fultoli vil- has deputed 59 medical Janasanyog/CF/191/20 Dispur, Guwahati-6 lage under Lanka police station in teams to conduct door-to- Hojai district reportedly tested door thermal screening of No. CE/Maint/A.D./404/2019/14 COVID-19 positive in Dubai and people and create was stable at a hospital there. awareness on COVID-19 PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER According to sources, the man outbreak in Karimganj. The Chief Engineer PWD(Roads), Assam, on named Nazmul Haque Laskar, Deputy Commissioner behalf of Governor of Assam invites bids amounting who has been working in Dubai Ambamuthan MP informed to Rs.1451.73 Lakh (approx.) for Improvement / for the last couple of years, had reporters that under a pilot Construction of roads under SOPD (G), Asom already contacted his family project, the administration Darshan for the year 2020-21 in 06 (Six) nos. of members over telephone and with the help of Health packages in the district of Morigaon. Details may ensured his COVID-19 infection. department has decided to be seen in the website assamtenders.gov.in and As per information given by conduct thermal screening also in the office of the undersigned in the family members of the COVID- in villages. “Maintenance Cell” during office hours from 19 patient, Nazmul was under- “The medical teams will 13.05.2020 to 01.06.2020. going treatment at a hospital in Disinfectants being sprayed at a street in Gohpur, on Friday. – UB Photos screen all members of Dubai and is now stable. every family and check Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads) The family members also in- their body temperature. Janasanyog/CF/185/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. formed that Nazmul had visited Cachar admin on edge after They will also maintain a them at his native village in the list of the travel history of No.CE/REC/35/2017/Pt./11 first half of February last and, there- people to trace their PRESS NOTICE after, he went back to Dubai. contacts. If anyone is found detection of more COVID-19 cases It is for general information to all concerned that the bid invited Drug peddler symptomatic, he or she will earlier vide Press Notice No.CE/REC/35/2017/Pt./9 Dtd. STAFF CORRESPONDENT newly detected positive pa- from Pechador Ramnagar area sam, issued on Friday, Keerthi be tested for COVID-19,” 16.03.2020 is hereby cancelled and fresh Bid is invited on arrested, tients have taken the tally to in the district, have been tak- Jalli, IAS, the Deputy Com- he added. behalf of the Governor of Assam with Bid Price Rs. SILCHAR, May 8: Three nine positive patients in the en to the Jawahar Navodaya missioner of Hailakandi, has “Each medical team 8,85,85,896.00 for the work “Construction of 3rd & 4th cough more persons who returned district, he added. Vidyalaya quarantine centre been transferred and posted as consists of one ASHA floor in the New RCC Judicial Court Building under from Ajmer have tested “We are taking measures and the three new positive the new Deputy Commission- worker and one ANM staff Construction at Silchar, Cachar” with a validity period of 180 (one hundred eighty) days from the date of opening of the syrup seized COVID-19 positive in Cach- to put in place 2,000 beds for patients, who shared the same er of Cachar district. member, besides doctors. A CORRESPONDENT ar district. While this was tender from registered PWD Contractor/Firm/Pvt. Limited institutional quarantine imme- bus from Ajmer with the per- Jalli who joined as Hailakan- ASHA and ANM workers Company of Class-I(A) category. confirmed by a tweet from diately and up to 6,000 beds son from , will di Deputy Commissioner in have already been given Details of the bids and Detail Notice Inviting Bid may be seen NAGAON, May 8: In a joint Health Minister Dr Himanta for facility quarantine if cases be shifted to the COVID-19 January 2019 will replace the training and medical kits in the P.W.D. portal assamtenders.gov.in search operation by a team of Biswa Sarma at 3.45 pm to- blow up in the district. We are ward at Silchar Medical Col- outgoing Cachar Deputy Com- have been provided to The Bidders must be registered with the E-tendering system CID from Guwahati and the day, Silchar MP Dr Rajdeep also contemplating that the lege and Hospital by tonight. missioner Barnali Sarma, ACS them,” Ambamuthan (ETS) of the Govt. of Assam. local Morikolong police, one Roy said the district is gear- district is likely to be taken in “From the contact tracing who has been transferred and informed. All terms and conditions will be as per the Bidding Documents. The Press Notice will be a part of the Bidding Documents. drug peddler, who is a resident ing up to put in place as many the Orange zone bracket. history of the positive patients, posted as the director, Employ- “There are 237 sub- of Morikolong Charikhuti area, as 6,000 beds for quarantine, Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Bldg.) However, there is nothing to over 180 persons have been ment and Craftsmen Training. centres under Health Janasanyog/C/255/20 Assam, Guwahati-3. was arrested along with a huge if the situation gets worse in panic,” Dr Roy told mediaper- listed for quarantine,” Choud- Megha Nidhi Dahal, IAS, department. All the amount of banned cough syrup the next few days. sons here. hury added. who has been rendering du- panchayat members have bottles this morning. So far, the Silchar Medical Suman Choudhury, district Keerthi Jalli to join as ties as staff officer to the Chief requested to cooperate with No. CE/REC/09/2020/5 The arrested peddler has College and Hospital have six media expert, NHM, said 14 new Cachar DC : In an order Secretary, will join as the new the medical teams in their PRESS NOTICE been identified as Nekib Ahmed. COVID-19 positive patients members from the families of from the Department of Per- Deputy Commissioner of respective jurisdictions,” It is for general information to all concerned that the bid Police recovered a huge amount undergoing treatment and the four positive contacts, who are sonnel, Government of As- Hailakandi, the order said. the DC added. invited earlier vide Press Notice No. CE/REC/09/2020/3 Dtd. 03.03.2020 is hereby cancelled and fresh bid is invited on of banned cough syrup from his Meanwhile, Karimganj house. behalf of the Governor of Assam with Bid Price Rs. MP Kripanath Mallah has 2,12,34,021.00 for the work, “Chief Minister Special Cell for Subsequently, based on his Ensure Visakhapatnam like mishaps handed over 20 thermal Women & Children (ICPS) for the financial year 2018-19” with statement, the police and CID screening test machines a validity of 180 (one hundred eighty) days from the date of team again jointly raided the and Axis Bank, Karimganj opening of the tender from registered PWD Contractor/Firm/ Pvt. Limited Company of Class-I (A & B ) category. house of one Jakir Hussain situ- don’t take place in State, govt urged branch donated 10 Details of the bids and Detail Notice Inviting Bid may be ated in the same area and machines to the Deputy STAFF CORRESPONDENT Given the critical nature of “Negligence and lackadaisi- trained, updated and equipped seen in the P.W.D portal assamtenders.gov.in . recovered more than 537 Commissioner in a meeting the industry, All Assam Stu- cal attitude must not become also needs continuous review The Bidders must be registered with the E-tendering system bottles of banned cough syrup held at the Deputy DIBRUGARH, May 8: Fol- dents’ Union (AASU) has a factor for calamity. The au- so that all sorts of apprehen- (ETS) of the Govt. of Assam. from his possession. However, Commissioner’s lowing the chemical leak trag- asked the government and the thorities must do continuous sions among the people sur- All terms and conditions will be as per the Bidding Hussain managed to escape. conference hall on Monday. edy at Visakhapatnam in concerned industry authorities monitoring of the plants and rounding the industries are Documents. Sources said the CID sleuths The Press Notice will be a part of the Bidding Documents. have brought Nekib Ahmed to Andhra Pradesh, which to ensure that Visakhapatnam seek to improvise the machin- dispelled,” said Lurinjyoti Go- Condensate claimed several lives and like mishaps do not take place eries time to time. They must goi. While referring to Assam Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Bldg.) its Guwahati-based Janasanyog/C/263/20 Assam, Guwahati-3. headquarters for further inter- caused illness several others, here. Referring to both chem- frequently conduct survey of Petrochemicals Limited (APL) oil worth rogation. apprehension among the ical and gas-based industries in all vulnerable areas and ensure and the Rs 8.5 lakh Huge quantity people around Brahmaputra the State, AASU general sec- maintenance and safety stand- Fertilizer Corporation (BVF- SHORT TENDER NOTICE Cracker and Polymer Limit- retary Lurinjyoti Gogoi has ards. The authorities must also CL), the AASU leader also seized Seal Quotation affixing Non refundable court fee ed (BCPL) site at Lepetkata asked authorities concerned to review its strength and pre- asked the government to en- Stamps of Rs. 8.25 ( Rupees eight & twenty five paise) of PDS rice STAFF CORRESPONDENT here is obvious as it houses a ensure that precautionary paredness to neutralize any sure that the plants do not out- only are hereby invited from the intending Firms/ major petrochemical com- measures are in place to pre- contingency. How far emer- live its utilities and that they Wholesalers/Suppliers of North Salmara Sub-Division seized DIBRUGARH, May 8: CORRESPONDENT plex. vent any untoward incident. gency response teams are are revamped timely. for supply of items in connection with relief works for the Acting on a tip off, a police year 2020-21 under North Salmara Sub-Division. The team led by Additional BARPETA, May 8: A huge rate should be quoted against each item inclusive of all Superintendent of Police Taxes. The interested parties may submit quotation will quantity of rice meant for public Assam students in Andhra, Telengana Padmanabh Baruah today be received in the office of the undersigned on distribution system (PDS) and raided the house of one Jadu 12.05.2020 up to 3.00 PM which will be opened on the a rice-laden truck were seized Borah of Senchowa Pukhuri same day at 3.30 PM in presence of the Tenders. during a raid by the officials from urge govt to bring them back home under Khowang PS and The sample of each items should be produced by the Anti Corruption Cell in CORRESPONDENT have also run out of cash. the Central government is mull- The order said that the recovered about 15,000 the bidders during the opening time of Tenders. The association with the police at Sunita Daimari, a student of ing to take us back home via Ministry of Railways will des- litres of condensate oil worth undersigned is not bound to accept the lowest rates Kahibari near here today. UDALGURI, May 8: Stu- of Assam, special trains but we are yet to ignate nodal officers to coordi- around Rs 8.5 lakh in the and right to accept or reject any Tender without According to available dents from Assam, who are said: “I am pursuing nursing receive any official communica- nate with the respective States black market. One XUV assigning any reason thereof. information, a joint team led by studying pharmacy and para- course here at St Ann’s School tion. So we request the Assam and the UTs for movement of vehicle and one DI van Details of GR items, terms and condition may be obtain Pinaki Prasad Mishra and Pratim medical courses in Andhra of Nursing in Warangal district government to adopt similar these trains. “The Ministry of besides two electric motors from the office of the undersigned . Gogoi, both inspectors of Anti Pradesh and Telangana, have of Telangana, where there are measures like they took for the Railways will issue detailed were also seized from his Sd/- Sub-Divisional Officer(C) Corruption Cell, DSP Samiran appealed to the Assam gov- 96 students of Assam and we students of Kota, Rajasthan.” guidelines for sale of tickets, possession, police informed. Janasanyog/C/281/20 North Salmara Abhayapuri. Baishya and Barpeta circle ernment for help in bringing are struck here and are des- Another Monisha Boro, and for social distancing and officer Nabajit Pathak conducted them back to their homes. perate to go home. Please al- echoing the woes of students, other safety measures to be the raid in a warehouse at According to information low us to go to Assam. We ap- said that she hoped that the As- observed at train stations, train Kahibari and found 840 bags of available, a total of 183 stu- peal to Assam Health and Fi- sam government would sure- platforms and within the rice meant for PDS stored ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION dents of Darrang, Udalguri , nance Minister Dr Himanta ly help them. trains,” the order stated. illegally there. The warehouse Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022 Sonitpur and Baksa districts Biswa Sarma to help us by fa- It is to be noted that the Min- On the other hand, the wor- was sealed following the raid. No. 17PSC/CON/Exam-27/2018-2019 Dated Guwahati, the 8th May, 2020 of Assam are stranded in these cilitating our travel and we are istry of Home Affairs had also ried parents of the students too The team also seized a rice- two South Indian States. ready to pay for our travel issued an order allowing the hoped that both the Union and NOTIFICATION laden truck there, bearing reg- The students said that they expenses.” movement of migrant work- State governments would be The Assam Public Service Commission hereby declares today, the 8th May, 2020, the result of istration no. AS 01 GC 3136. were stuck in their college Another student, Rwmwi ers, tourists, students and oth- instrumental in getting their the Written Examination for the post of Assam Finance Service (in the cadre of Finance & Apart from rice bags, a scooter hostels. Apart from facing Daimari said, “We have been in- er persons stranded at differ- children back to their homes Accounts Officer/Treasury Officer) (Class-I Grade-III) which was conducted by the Commission was also seized from the truck. food shortage, they said they formed by various sources that ent places, by special trains. in this critical situation. w.e.f. 20.01.2019 & 27.01.2019 . Candidates bearing the following Roll Numbers are declared to have qualified for the interview (Viva-Voce). The date of interview (Viva-Voce) will be notified separately. Serially, in order of Roll Numbers only (horizontally): 100129 100240 100563 100673 100895 101040 101799 One trampled to death by domestic elephant 101872 102142 102250 102269 102360 102362 102452 102531 102740 102751 102782 102808 102818 102831 CORRESPONDENT mahout on its back, where it was later since a long period of time. pur and Bisabari. On April 28, the wild 102958 103014 103088 103098 103171 103223 103248 chained after a long struggle. The offi- It may be recalled that rural areas jumbo was pushed towards the hills 103302 103404 103418 103489 103882 103883 103917 NORTH LAKHIMPUR, May 8: A cials from the Pathalipam Forest Beat of bordering Aru- in Letekujan area from Nojpur village 103947 104000 104009 104041 104048 104050 104052 person was trampled to death by a reached the spot along with police nachal Pradesh have been severely hit in Shimaluguri after an 11-hour oper- 104089 104107 104116 104122 104159 104195 104268 domesticated elephant in Bogeenadi from the Bogeenadi Police Station and by movement of wild elephants since ation conducted jointly by the police 104272 104350 104353 104363 104384 104397 104428 in Lakhimpur district on Wednesday. Chawul Dhowa Police Outpost and last week of April. A lone wild jumbo and Forest department. However, the 104454 104455 104470 104767 104934 104939 105127 The tragic incident took place on NH- sent the victim’s body for post-mor- has been creating panic among the vil- wild jumbo returned to the domestic 105209 105383 105440 105514 105869 105880 105914 15 near the Padumoni Forest camp tem to North Lakhimpur. lagers near Harmutty under Bogolee one on the very next day and dam- 105954 105980 106123 106152 106177 106216 106235 under Pathalipam Forest Beat of La- The inter-State boundary area in Reserve Forest and Wildlife Sanctu- aged a tractor used for carrying food 106237 106251 106299 106321 106322 106347 106350 khimpur district which falls under Bo- Lakhimpur district with Arunachal ary and was first seen visiting resi- to the domestic mother-calf duo by 106668 106905 106986 107035 107067 107073 107118 geenadi Police Station. Pradesh stretching from Dullung-Ka- dential areas. After that, the same jum- their mahout. 107265 107342 107346 107372 107381 107385 107453 The victim has been identified as koi-Zoihing-Ronga-Bogolee-Durpnag bo was seen in Rajgarh area in Shi- Earlier on April 25, a large herd of 107568 107581 107633 107637 107715 107734 107750 Manoranjan Pegu (35) of Paken village to Sesa is an elephant corridor where maluguri, which had reportedly come wild elephants crossed the village of under Gohpur Police Station of Biswa- man-elephant conflicts take place in down from the Sesa hills from Aru- Bhitoripam-Nepali in Phulbari in 107796 107887 108250 108289 108340 108455 108563 nath district. Pegu was stuck with his regular intervals often leading to trag- nachal Pradesh. Interestingly, the wild Nowboicha and moved to Bogolee 108626 108645 108710 108754 109336 109536 109667 domesticated elephant inside Arunc- edies. elephant was roaming around the area Reserve Forest. The area, earmarked 109689 109781 109808 109932 109954 109979 110020 ahal Pradesh in Dullungmukh during On March 11 this year, a teenage because of the presence of a domesti- as an elephant corridor, has not been 110476 110543 110659 110663 110717 110766 110779 the lockdown and was returning home girl was trampled to death in Zoihing cated female elephant and her calf. properly maintained by the district 110829 110932 111158 111182 111230 111347 111559 along with a group on that day. The Tea Estate on Assam-Arunachal Though the wild jumbo was pushed Forest department as alleged by some 111696 111869 111875 111890 111955 112150 112247 group consisted of two domesticated boundary in Lakhimpur. This elephant back by the Forest personnel from La- local villagers. Therefore, the cross- 112254 112308 112495 112529 elephant and suddenly one of them corridor zone has been badly affected khimpur towards the hills of Arunachal ing of more than 100 wild elephants N.B.: The Commission will not be responsible for any typing/printing mistakes. turned violent and trampled Pegu to by unplanned and unauthorized human Pradesh, it came back soon for the through the village created panic Sd/- Principal Controller of Examinations, death. The charging elephant then settlements, plantations of encroached domestic elephant roaming in the vil- among the people as houses were de- Assam Public Service Commission, entered the nearby jungle with the forest lands and other illegal activities lages of Madhupur, Shankarpur, Ram- stroyed by them on earlier occasions. Janasanyog/D/480/20 Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 South African ‘Sports without fans possible cricketer Nqweni Son Heung-min earns tests positive for but magic will be missing’ COVID-19 military accolade JOHANNESBURG, May 8: NEW DELHI, May 8: In- Solo Nqweni, a South African SEOUL, May 8: Tottenham dia skipper Virat Kohli be- I know it will be played at a first-class cricketer who has Hotspur striker Son Heung- lieves cricket in empty stadi- been battling multiple health min was named one of the top ums is a real possibility in a very good intensity but that issues, has tested positive for five recruits in his unit as he post COVID-19 world and feeling of the crowd connecting coronavirus. finished three weeks of com- though it is unlikely to have a with the players and the tension The 25-year-old all-round- pulsory military training in bearing on the intensity of of the game where everyone er is also being treated for South Korea on Friday. players, he feels the magic goes through it in the stadium, Guillain-Barre Syndrome – a South Korea’s marine would certainly go missing. “ condition in which the immune corps posted pictures of Son Cricket boards across the those emotions are very difficult system attacks the nerves. He wielding an M-16 assault ri- globe are exploring the op- to recreate. is currently in Aberdeen, Scot- fle and saluting on their Fa- tion of resuming the sport in – Virat Kohli land and shared the news of cebook page as he complet- empty stadiums. There is him contracting COVID-19 on ed his stint at a boot camp. In this handout image provided by Republic of Korea Marine speculation that fans could be Twitter. All able-bodied South Ko- Corps’ official Facebook page, Tottenham Hotspur forward kept away from stadiums in a “I know it will be played at Nqweni is the third cricket- rean men are obliged to serve Son Heung-min salutes during the completion ceremony at a Marine Corps boot camp in Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea. bid to salvage the T20 World a very good intensity but that er known to have contracted in the military for nearly two Cup in Australia, which is cur- feeling of the crowd connect- the disease after Pakistan’s Za- years, making up the bulk of The Spurs star broke down He was judged among the rently under threat due to the ing with the players and the far Sarfraz and Scotland’s Ma- Seoul’s 600,000-strong forc- in tears of joy after the 2-1 ex- five best recruits out of 157 global health crisis. tension of the game where jid Haq. es – who face off against North tra-time win over Japan, which on his course, a spokesper- “It’s quite a possible situa- everyone goes through it in “So last year I got GBS, and Korea’s army of 1.3 million. meant he could fulfil his obliga- son for the Republic of Ko- tion, it might happen, I hon- the stadium, those emotions have been battling this disease But Son – the top Asian goal- tions with just three weeks’ rea Marine Corps told AFP. estly don’t know how every- are very difficult to recre- I doubt that one will feel that will be difficult to come by,” for the past 10 months and I’m scorer in Premier League his- basic training and around 500 “Son did exceptionally one is going to take that be- ate,” he added. magic happening inside be- he said. only half way through my re- tory, and the Asian Football hours of community service. well in all areas of training, cause we all are used to play- Kohli said the many mo- cause of the atmosphere that Cricketers such as Ben covery. I got TB, my liver failed Confederation’s reigning inter- In April he reported to a including military ethics and ing in front of so many pas- ments which are created be- was created. Stokes, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler and my kidney failed. Now to- national player of the year – marines camp on the island security education,” he add- sionate fans,” Kohli said in cause of the passion brought “We will play sports how and Pat Cummins have day I tested positive for coro- was in the South Korean team of Jeju for the basic training, ed. Likes poured in for the Star Sports’ show ‘Cricket in by fans, would be missing. it is supposed to be played, backed the idea of playing be- navirus. I don’t understand that earned an exemption by which involved lengthy Facebook pictures, with fans Connected’. “Things will still go on, but but those magical moments hind closed doors. – PTI why all of this is happening to winning gold at the 2018 Asian hikes, as well as tear-gas posting messages of con- me,” Nqweni tweeted. Games in Indonesia. training and rifle practice. gratulation. – AFP This diagnosis is the latest in a long line of health issues BCCI to form panel PL yet to have ‘green for Nqweni, who spent four weeks in an induced coma last S Korean football kicks off with to run Delhi cricket light’: Minister year. – AFP new audience, safety measures NEW DELHI, May 8: With- Customs Act. LONDON, May 8: Britain’s But those at risk of relega- Chinese Super out a president and its secre- Most of the DDCA’s Apex Culture Secretary Oliver tion argue that the integrity of SEOUL, May 8: South Korean football also be livestreamed on YouTube and Twit- tary in jail, the controversy and Council members have been Dowden warned on Friday the competition would be League could will reach new international TV audiences ter with English graphics and commentary. corruption-ridden Delhi and suspended by state body’s that the Premier League does compromised by the neutral- kick off without as it leads the way by restarting after the Last year rights were sold to only six Districts Cricket Association Ombudsman for their alleged not yet have the “green light” venue plan. coronavirus on Friday, but there will be no countries, all of them in Asia. (DDCA) is set to be directly involvement in financial impro- to resume but restated the Brighton chief executive foreign stars crowds or wild goal celebrations – and even “Because we had limited exposure to governed by the BCCI priety with regards to some government’s hope that the Paul Barber is opposed to the SHANGHAI, May 8: The talking is discouraged. international fans, it is true that the K- through an ad-hoc committee. renovation work. season can be completed. idea, with the Seagulls hover- coronavirus-delayed Chinese With most leagues worldwide sidelined League was largely unknown globally de- The BCCI has already Apart from these allega- Premier League clubs are ing two points above the drop Super League could kick off by the pandemic, the K-League is the first spite its competitiveness,” said league stopped DDCA’s annual grant tions, there have been allega- next month but without some competition of any standing to come back spokesman Lee Jong-kwoun. and there has been a discus- tions of compromising merit leading foreign stars includ- to life, watched by sport-starved fans in a “2020 will be the first year the league sion to put an ad-hoc body in in selection matters from age ing Paulinho and Marko Ar- swathe of foreign countries. will be recognised and assessed on a glo- place during a tele-conference group to Ranji team. nautovic, the country’s foot- It will provide the first glimpse of post- bal level.” between Apex Council mem- “There is no president at ball president has warned. virus football, with teams under orders to Defending champions Jeonbuk Motors bers a couple of days back. the moment and a secretary The CSL became one of the stick to stringent safety guidelines to pre- – managed by Jose Mourinho’s former as- “There are endless com- who is in jail and he can’t come first sporting victims of the vent any contagion. sistant Jose Morais – face Cup-holders plaints of corruption at all lev- back and take over the admin- pandemic in January when its Players have been told to avoid exces- Suwon Bluewings in the season-opener in els as far as DDCA is con- istration even if he gets bail. due to meet on Monday to dis- zone. Brighton were sched- February 22 start date was sive goal celebrations, handshakes, close Jeonju, a host city for the 2002 World Cup. cerned. Most of the Apex Just like we did in Rajasthan, cuss the latest plans for uled to play five of their re- indefinitely postponed. talking and blowing their noses, while the The K-League’s progress will be Council members feel that till we can form a body that looks “Project Restart” – a day af- maining nine games at home. It could now begin in late stadiums will be devoid of spectators. watched closely by other leagues includ- a proper set up can be put in after cricketing as well as ad- ter an expected minor easing Despite extensive contin- June but might have to do so But with fans around the world long de- ing the giants of Europe, where Germa- place, an Ad-hoc body should ministrative matters,” the of coronavirus lockdown meas- gency planning, Secretary of with numerous foreign coach- prived of live sport, the K-League has signed ny’s Bundesliga is the only competition so be put in place,” a senior BCCI senior official said. ures. State for Digital, Culture, es and players missing be- rights deals with broadcasters in nearly 20 far to set a date to return, on May 16. official told PTI on conditions Asked whether the appoint- Clubs are understood to Media and Sport Oliver Dow- cause of temporary restric- countries including Germany, Switzerland Players and coaching staff will have their of anonymity. ment of an ad-hoc committee have been told that the use of den warned the Premier tions on entering the country, and Australia who will be showing games temperatures checked before each game The DDCA is already with- can happen only after the lock- a limited number of neutral League was yet to get the go- Chinese Football Association live. The K-League, whose start was de- and anyone at 37.5 C (99.5 F) or more will out a president since senior down ends, another senior venues is the only way to com- ahead, with testing and player president Chen Xuyuan said. layed two months by the pandemic, will be isolated and tested. – AFP journalist Rajat Sharma re- Apex Council member said: plete the campaign, to limit the welfare major hurdles. “This is truly a dilemma signed while general secretary “You never know, it could hap- strain on essential services and “They’ve not been given because as we know, one third Vinod Tihara is in a Meerut pen even before the lockdown discourage gatherings of sup- the green light,” Dowden told of the foreign players and even jail for alleged violation of the ends.” – PTI porters near stadiums. BBC Radio on Friday. – AFP some coaches haven’t come ‘India will not win in Australia if they back yet,” Chen told state Bhaker gets electronic target installed at home broadcaster CCTV. – AFP can’t dismiss Smith, Warner early’ Arjuna awardee’s MUMBAI, May 8: India will The 76-year-old added, “It ices of the swashbuckling bat- NEW DELHI, May 8: Pis- down enforced to contain the not win the Test series in Aus- will be a bit harder this time ting duo of Warner and Smith, tol ace Manu Bhaker has got a COVID-19 pandemic. death condoled tralia later this year if they fail (for India) with Smith and who were serving bans for new electronic target installed “I was facing a lot of issues GUWAHATI, May 8: The to dismiss seasoned run-ma- Warner in the Australian side. ball-tampering. at the makeshift shooting with the old machine as it was president of the Assam Pow- chines Steve Smith and David But India are well equipped to “Australia are pretty hard to range at her home in Haryana manual. The thread would er Lifting Association Kailash Warner early, the great Ian handle Australian conditions.” beat at home and particularly in place of an archaic manual come off and often it would Sarma and secretary Kishore Chappell said on Friday. with the attack that they have machine that was breaking break down on and off. Now Baruah, on behalf of the or- Should the much-anticipat- got at the moment, it is a very, down frequently and hamper- it’s very different with the new ganisation condoled the death ed series goes ahead as sched- very strong attack. ing her Olympics preparation. machine,” the 18-year-old of Subrata Dutta who was the uled with the COVID-19 pan- “The batting last time In- The old machine was caus- Bhaker said. only power lifter of India to demic being brought under dia were here wasn’t so ing her “immense irritation”. “Since I feel there is unlike- be conferred with the pres- control in the best case sce- good. If India can keep get- Delighted by the reboot in ly to be any outdoor action and tigious Arjuna Award. nario, the duo’s presence will ting Warner and Smith out her training, the teenaged star competitions for another three- Dutta, apart from being an put the hosts at an advantage, cheaply, then India could win. has got down to preparing four months, I thought it will eminent powerlifter of the according to the former Aus- If they don’t get Warner and with renewed vigour, sure in be useful to get this installed at country with national and Asian tralian captain. Smith cheaply, Australia will her mind that the Olympics this point of time.” gold medal, was also the sec- “I am certainly looking for- Ian Chappell win,” said Chappell. will take place next year de- ficial in my training,” Bhaker Authority of India (SAI) and A medallist at ISSF World retary general of the Asian ward to it (the India-Australia Under Virat Kohli, India cre- Chappell heaped praise on spite the uncertainty in the told PTI from her home at Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), Cup, Commonwealth Games Powerlifting Federation and series). It will be a very inter- ated history when they earned current India skipper Virat world of sports due to the Goria village. the organisation that manages and the Youth Olympics, Bhak- Indian Powerlifting Federation. esting one. India will come their maiden Test series tri- Kohli, saying he is the best at COVID-19 pandemic. Her father set up the range her, for promptly getting the er was primed for success at Dutta breathed his last at his with the confidence of having umph Down Under in 2018- the moment when it comes to “I have recently got the ma- after she showed exceptional machine – an avant-garde tar- sport’s grandest and biggest Jamshedpur residence yester- won last time they toured 19, after trying for seven dec- playing all the three formats, chine installed at my home and skills in the precision sport. get – delivered at her home stage in Tokyo which was to day after a massive heart at- Australia,” Chappell said on ades. However, at that time, reiterating a point he made re- this will be surely more bene- Bhaker thanked the Sports despite the nationwide lock- happen this year. – PTI tack. He was 79. the ‘Sony Ten Pit Stop’ show. Australia did not have the serv- cently. – PTI Ibrahimovic keeps busy in Sweden, fuelling talk he will stay SU DO KU STOCKHOLM, May 8: been more flexible. There have been reports almost normal for the former pires at the end of the season. AC Milan was on Friday The start of the Swedish that he was waiting for a clear- Swedish international, who In Swedish football, many awaiting the belated return of league, scheduled for April 4 er picture of how training and returned home with his fam- believe the pony-tailed giant Zlatan Ibrahimovic from a has been postponed, but train- Serie A will resume. On the ily after the break in the Ital- will return to his homeland. protracted and productive ing has continued as long as other hand, some media say ian championship. “It feels like Hammarby as coronavirus exile in Sweden players avoid close contact, he is poised to leave for Italy, “If you look at Zlatan it’s an option in the future isn’t that has fuelled speculation in unlike Italy where individual where Serie A hopes to obvious that he gets com- completely out of the picture,” his native country that their training only resumed this resume in June. pletely different possibilities said Petersson. biggest star was coming week. “If we start on May 4, I will to stay in shape compared to “He’s still missing one tro- home for good. On Tuesday, only Ibrahi- return on May 3. If we start the Serie A players that are phy, apart from Champions While most of his AC Mi- movic and Ivory Coast strik- on May 9, I will arrive on May still in Italy,” Martin Peters- League, and that’s the one lan team-mates have had to er Franck Kessie were ab- 8,” the player was quoted by son, a football journalist with given to the champions of sit idle because of the pan- sent at the Milanello centre Swedish public television as privately-owned TV4, told Sweden. Maybe that’s tempt- demic, Ibrahimovic was busy for medical tests AC Milan saying in April. AFP. ing for him?” training in Sweden with play- had asked players to take, ac- The Italian government has His presence has fuelled In an interview with Dplay, ers at Hammarby, a first-divi- cording to La Gazzetta dello not yet agreed to a plan for the idea that the pandemic will an online video service, Ibra- sion club which he part owns. Sport . clubs to resume group train- precipitate Ibrahimovic’s re- himovic said earlier in the Solution of last problem Unlike much of the rest of But on Friday morning, the ing on May 18 and this week, turn to the Swedish league, spring that he had “a contract Originating from Japan, Europe, where containment same newspaper reported Italian sports minister Vin- where it all began for him 20 with Milan and (would wait ‘su do ku’ is a mind game and a puzzle that can be has limited or prevent- that the Swede was expected cenzo Spadafora warned that years ago in Malmo. and see) how it ends. solved with proper ed athletes training, later in the day. it was “impossible to set a Ibrahimovic’s contract, “I said: ‘I want to play foot- reasoning and logic. Fill in Sweden restric- In Sweden, reports on Ib- definite date” for Serie A to signed with Milan in Decem- ball for as long as I can, you the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, tions to contain rahimovic’s immediate inten- restart. ber after a two-year stint in never know what might hap- every column and every COVID-19 have tions are contradictory. In Stockholm, life has been the USA with LA Galaxy, ex- pen’.” – AFP 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 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