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GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 131 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 p2 ‘Over 580,000 surgeries in p5 Machkhowa bank branch p11 2 hurt in accidental firing India may be cancelled’ sealed, staff quarantined in Nagaon market Rs 1.63 lakh cr No shortage of essential items EPFO penalty aaagggri pac kakaka gggeee NEW DELHI, May 15: Retirement fund body in NE States EPFO has decided not to announced impose any penalty for SPL CORRESPONDENT related feed-backs. delay in payment of One after the other, each of employees’ provident fund Centre to amend Essential NEW DELHI, May 15: Of- the Resident Commissioners contributions by firms ficials representing the north- conveyed to the minister that during the nationwide Commodities Act lockdown. – PTI eastern States on Friday told there is no shortage of essen- NEW DELHI, May 15: In commodities. the Centre that there is no tial supplies or medical equip- Trade strike the third tranche of the The minister said after shortage of essential supplies ment in their respective NEW DELHI, May 15: COVID-19 economic pack- the amendment, stock limit or medical equipment in their States and thanked the min- Ten central trade unions age, the government on will be imposed only under respective States to tackle ister’s office for continuous on Friday gave a call for a Friday announced a slew of very exceptional circum- COVID-19 cases. follow-up of their issues. They nationwide strike on May measures for agriculture stances like national calami- 22 to protest against the Union minister Dr Jitendra also spelled out how they suspension of labour sector, including a Rs 1.63 ties and famine when there Singh today held a video con- were effectively trying to laws by some States lakh crore outlay, and is a surge in prices. ferencing with the Delhi- streamline the movement of during the lockdown amending the stringent Further, no such stock based Resident Commission- migrant labourers and stu- period. – PTI Essential Commodities Act limit shall apply to proces- ers of the eight northeastern dents, official sources said. Rafale jets to remove cereals, edible sors or value chain partici- States, besides Jammu and oil, oilseeds, pulses, onions pants, subject to their in- Kashmir, to get COVID-19 NEW DELHI, May 15: A man repairing a boat ahead of the monsoon in Majuli on Friday. – UB Photos SEE PAGE 6 The first four of the 36 and potato from its purview. stalled capacity, or to any Rafale jets are expected to Also, a new law will be exporter, depending on the land in India by last week of framed to give farmers the export demand. CM for extension July as the coronavirus option to choose the market Sitharaman said farmers State incurring pandemic delayed their where they want to sell their currently are bound to sell of lockdown by scheduled delivery by produce by removing inter- agriculture produce only to WORLD around 11 weeks, official State trade barriers and pro- licensees in APMCs (Agri- two weeks Rs 1,000-cr loss daily sources said on Friday. – PTI viding e-trading of agricul- cultural Produce Market STAFF REPORTER Confirmed cases 4,569,379 STAFF REPORTER pegged the daily loss of the ture produce. Committees) while no such Cured/Discharged 1,724,919 JOCOSERIOUS Announcing the third restriction of sale applies for GUWAHATI, May 15: State at Rs 1,000 crore, the tranche of an overall package any industrial produce. Chief Minister Sarbananda GUWAHATI, May 15: Chief Minister said that the Death 304,798 of Rs 20 lakh crore to deal These restrictions hinder Sonowal today said the Chief Minister Sarbananda stimulus announced by the INDIA with the economic fallout of the free flow of agriculture State government is for ex- Sonowal today said that the Centre would bail the State the COVID-19 pandemic, Fi- produce and lead to lower tension of lockdown by at State is incurring a daily loss out of the current crisis and Confirmed cases 81,970 nance Minister Nirmala price realisation for farmers. least two weeks, about of Rs 1,000 crore during the also largely benefit the Cured/Discharged 27,919 Sitharaman said foodstuffs, To deal with the situation, a which it had informed the lockdown period, even as he MSME sector, which forms including cereals, edible oils, Central law will be formulated Centre. expressed optimism that the the backbone of the indus- Death 2,649 oilseeds, pulses, onion, and to provide “adequate choices “During the video confer- economic package of Rs 20 trial sector of the State. potato, will be deregulated to farmer to sell produce at an encing with the Prime Min- lakh crore announced by the “The MSMEs form 99.9 ASSAM after the amendment to the attractive price, barrier-free ister, we have recommend- Central government would per cent of the industries in Confirmed cases 85 six-and-half-decade old Es- inter-State trade and frame- ed to the Centre to extend get the State’s economy the State and the industrial sential Commodities Act. work for e-trading of agricul- the lockdown period by two back on track. sector contributes 39 per Cured/Discharged 41 The Act empowers the ture produce,” she said. more weeks. Referring to a survey cent of the State’s GDP. As with floods, we now have Death 2 government to regulate done by the Confederation of to learn how to co-exist with Data as on Friday coronavirus... price as well as stocks of SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 6 Indian Industry, which SEE PAGE 6 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 Tensions rise as A cautious New York begins limping back to economic life construction and manufacturing. gion meets seven benchmarks dem- Boutique clothing stores. Texas Guv readies In the largely-rural Mohawk Valley, onstrating that COVID-19 deaths and She already has signs telling cus- DANVANN Construction and Devel- hospitalisations are down and that tomers to stay in their cars while a to lift more rules opment is set to begin an excavation there are enough hospital beds if the worker brings packages to them. AUSTIN, May 15: Two Monday, including gyms job on Monday at a lake on the south- outbreak flares up again. Each re- She will be open for curbside pick- weeks into the reopening of cleared to reopen, a political ern edge of the huge Adirondack Park. gion must have a programme of test- up on Friday. But business is only Texas, coronavirus cases are confrontation is growing over “I’ve been lounging around the ing and contact tracing. about 25 per cent of what it was be- climbing. New outbreaks attempts by big cities to keep house a lot, and I’m ready to get The five regions of New York fore the pandemic, and she doesn’t still crop up. And at Guero’s some guardrails. busy,” said employee Justin Brown. poised to open on Friday cover a wide expect a rebound until customers Taco Bar in Austin, which of- The dispute underscores “I’d rather be working.” strip down the middle of the state. can browse the racks. fers the occasional celebrity the gulf between Democrats Job site rules will be different Excluded are New York City, Long “Sadly, the truth is if I don’t open, sighting, a log of every diner who run city halls and Grand next week, with workers keeping Island and the Hudson Valley on the we will close forever,” she said. and where they sat is be- Old Party (GOP) leaders who their hands disinfected and their fac- state’s east side, and the Buffalo re- “So, at some point we’re going to grudgingly in the works. call the shots in the capital in es covered, said company owner gion to the west. have to open.” If new COVID-19 cas- “It seems like a huge inva- Texas, where unlike in other Dan Roth, who has been paying his It might resemble a soft opening. es remain under control during the ini- sion of privacy,” said owner states, the Governor’s orders ALBANY, May 15: Shuttered sec- of upstate New York have been spared four idle employees. A lot of manufacturing, construction tial reopening, regions can open more Cathy Lipincott, who is none- supersede all local mandates tors of New York’s economy will be- the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak. They’ll also “have to stay 6 feet and retail deemed essential has con- types of businesses in a couple of weeks. theless trying to comply with during the pandemic. gin inching back to life on Friday with Govrenor Andrew Cuomo is allow- away from each other as best as you tinued in New York during the lock- The next phase will include office Austin’s local public health The renewed tensions more construction, manufacturing and ing many of those areas to gradually possibly can,” he said. down. And curbside retail pickup has jobs like professional services and in- guidelines by asking, but not come at a moment when Dr curbside retail pickups allowed in parts reopen first, industry by industry. Cuomo’s administration divided been available for food, wine and some surance, as well as retail. Restaurants requiring, customers to give Anthony Fauci, the nation’s of the state that are hours away from The first wave of businesses in- the state into 10 regions that will other retail goods. In Rochester, Tan- are included in the phase after that, their information. top infectious disease ex- pandemic-stricken New York City. cludes retail “though only for curb- reopen on different timetables. Re- vi Asher has been filling orders online and then finally arts, entertainment, Few states are rebooting pert, warned Congress this The smaller cities and rural regions side or in-store pickup” along with strictions can’t be eased until a re- for her Shop Peppermint and Salty recreation and education. – AP quicker than Texas, where week of “needless suffering stay-at-home orders expired and death” if the US moves on May 1. With cases still ris- too quickly. ing, including single-day highs Nevertheless, Wisconsin’s Meet ‘halfway’ in of 1,458 new cases and 58 courts tossed out the state’s deaths on Thursday, Repub- stay-at-home orders, throw- lican Governor Greg Abbott ing communities into chaos as has defended the pace by em- some bars opened immedi- fight against nCoV phasising steadying hospital- ately while strict local restric- isation rates and pointing out tions are kept elsewhere. BEIJING, May 15: China Reacting to Trump’s threat, There has been increasing that Texas’ 1,200 deaths are In Georgia, Atlanta Mayor on Friday reacted guardedly Chinese Foreign Ministry pressure on Trump from still behind similarly big Keisha Lance Bottoms has to US President Donald spokesman Zhao Lijian reacted American lawmakers to take states, including California also expressed unease with Trump’s threat to “cut off” the guardedly, saying that the rela- action against China. and Florida. the speed that Republican bilateral relationship between tionship is in the fundamental “There are many things we But on the cusp of even Governor Brian Kemp has the world’s top two econo- interest of the two countries. could do ... We could cut off the more restrictions ending on reopened the state. – AP mies and asked America to “To maintain the steady whole relationship,” Trump meet it halfway in the fight development of China-US re- said on Thursday in an inter- against the coronavirus. lations is in the fundamental view with Fox Business News. Relations between the two “You’d save USD 500 billion Urgently required retd. Bankers/ 1 Bigha myadi land (Lankeswar, countries nosedived after the China on if you cut off the whole rela- Govt. Officials for Guwahati. Jalukbari) Plottingwise 11 coronavirus outbreak, which tionship.” Trump said that his Earning 45000/month. Lakhs/Katha. #60018-25795. 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Zhao said. ter China on Tuesday released background, fresh/experienced, L&P/P/SP000060/2 Trump, who has been “At present, China and the a new list of US products which Nepal reports 9 knowledge on Tally, pressing China to agree for an US should continue to will be exempted from the ‘Over 580,000 M.S.Office, for a Private Ltd. Co. inquiry into the origin of the strengthen cooperation against second round of additional tar- new cases To handle accounts & official virus, including the allegation the epidemic, defeat the epi- iffs on American products. KATHMANDU, May 15: correspondences independently. 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It’s a bit hot, densely-populated districts where nar- tions continued over concerns Beijing Advertisements or 70860-44611 ment, and that I shouldn’t forget.” but we emphasise its aftertaste, which row streets are filled with small res- is eroding the civil liberties granted to The flavour is a sign of support for is a sensation of irritation in the throat. taurants and apartment blocks. the former British colony when it was from your doorstep ... the pro-democracy movement which It just feels like breathing in tear gas,” The protests began over proposed returned to Chinese rule in 1997. – AP SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 NATIONAL THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3 Calcutta HC relaxes dress ‘India must gear up to face code for lawyers KOLKATA, May 15: The Chief Justice of Calcutta High community transmission’ Court has allowed change in BENGALURU, May 15: India must es (AIIMS), said. the lockdown opens there will be much dress code of lawyers in view gear up to face the possibility of commu- But he said it should be recognised that greater mobility of people, there could of the medical exigencies due nity spread of the COVID-19, a promi- community transmission has occurred in be more widespread transmission of the to the COVID-19 outbreak, a nent health expert said today, cautioning virtually every country which experi- virus, so we have to maintain physical senior official said today. that there could be more widespread enced this pandemic in a major form and distancing as much as possible, continue On a recommendation of the transmission of the novel coronavirus due India should also be prepared for it and wearing masks and hand-washing as pre- committee for all COVID-19 to easing of the lockdown. act as though it is happening and take all cautionary measures, he said. related matters, Calcutta High On some experts suggesting that there precautionary containment measures. Things are going to be difficult in over- Court Chief Justice TBN Rad- is already community transmission (stage There is not only risk, but actually threat crowded areas, especially slum areas. hakrishnan directed that advo- 3) of the virus in the country, president of of community transmission, said Reddy, We will have to try and provide as much cates of the HC and the subor- Public Health Foundation of India, Prof. who presently serves as an Adjunct Pro- facilities as possible, particularly for elderly dinate courts will wear “plain K Srinath Reddy maintained that it is a fessor of Epidemiology at Harvard. people and to people with co-morbidities, white shirt or white salwar matter of definition. According to him, nations in South East whether they can be provided temporary kameez or white saree, with a Because, if one looks at the spread to Asia, including Malaysia, and India in par- shelter elsewhere with good social care. plain white neck band” during people without history of travel or histo- ticular, have kept the COVID-19 death Fortunately, he said, most of the infec- the hearings conducted ry of contact, certainly there are several rates per million of the population low tions are restricted to large cities and through video conference. such cases, he said. compared to countries where the pan- areas radiating around them. The direction came after “But most of them are concentrated demic broke out around the same time. Referring to return of migrant work- Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA around the original points of entry of the He said the low death rate in India could ers, he said care must be taken to see that Bobde had on Wednesday said foreign travellers or the travel routes of be the benefit of multiple factors such as they themselves do not fall victim to the the judges and the lawyers their contacts. So, these people who are younger age group, more rural popula- epidemic, and at the same they dont infect should not wear coat and gown describing it as stage 2 are saying this is tion, temperature and climatic conditions others. “But most important thing is to for the time being as they traceable local transmission, it is not un- as well as the benefits the containment protect the rural areas (from COVID-19) make it “easier to catch virus”. predictable community transmission, he measures which preceded lockdown, and because two-thirds of India is in rural are- The dress code will remain told this news agency. then got much more consolidated with as, and the transmission of the virus is low in force “till medical exigencies Therefore, we are avoiding the term the lockdown. there because mobility is low, Reddy said. exist or until further orders,” Teacher creates community transmission. It is a matter “Its quite possible that all of these fac- Several precautionary measures have Pune slum fights virus Calcutta High Court Registrar of definition and language; we need not tors have been helpful and we have seen to be taken in order to contain the virus COVID-19 General Rai Chattopadhyay debate that really, Reddy, who formerly that benefit, Reddy said. because the risk of transmission will cer- said in a notification. – PTI nursery rhyme with self-discipline headed the Department of Cardiology at But we need to continue to consolidate tainly increase with the lifting of the lock- AURANGABAD, May 15: PUNE, May 15: Even as sev- senior official said. Badrinath the All India Institute of Medical Scienc- that. There are some risk factors, when down. – PTI In a bid to create awareness eral congested areas in Mahar- A couple of doctors from the about the COVID-19 pandem- ashtra’s Pune city turned into civic body were active in the temple opens ic among children in slums, a COVID-19 hotspots, the slum area and were working tireless- DEHRADUN, May 15: The And now, interactive dashboard to curb community infection sacred portals of Badrinath were teacher in Maharashtra’s Au- pocket of Janata Vasahat has ly to detect persons suffering opened early today with only a NEW DELHI, May 15: Re- and transportation patterns Bhatia told this news agency. board is that it provides informa- rangabad city created a nurs- managed to fight the virus with from mild symptoms of COV- select group of priests and Dev- searchers at IIT Gandhinagar with state-of-the-art epidem- He noted that the team is tion to the stakeholders about the ery rhyme in Marathi to teach coordinated efforts of its resi- ID-19, he said. “So, early de- asthanam Board officials attend- have developed an interactive ic spread models, in addition discussing the project with dif- most critical intersections in the them the 20-second hand- dents and authorities. tection and tracking are crucial ing the low-key ceremony. COVID-19 dashboard that to testing and quarantining ferent government agencies city if it decides to implement washing routine. Situated along Sinhgad to the success we have achieved The gates of the Himalayan they say can help administra- rates, and contact tracing rates. who can utilise this dashboard “drive-through testing,” accord- While frontline workers tack- Road, Janata Vasahat is spread in this locality,” he added. temple were opened at 4.30 am tors, hospitals as well as pub- “MIR AHD Covid-19 is in- to handle different scenarios. ing to the researchers. le COVID-19 on a war footing, over a 2 to 3 km area and has a The coordinated efforts of by its chief priest Rawal Ish- lic in planning optimised test- tended to dissemi- The research- For the general public, the teachers like Sunita Nagkirti are total population of 60,000. The youth volunteers, corporators wari Prasad Nambudiri in the ing for the novel coronavirus, nate information to ers, including Pras- dashboard provides real-time in- locality has only reported two and the police in ensuring so- tasked with creating awareness presence of a limited number and containing community in- stakeholders and anna Venkatesh B formation on the number of cas- about the pandemic in hotspot cases of COVID-19 so far, and cial distancing had also paid off, of shrine board officials, who fection in various post-lock- the public that can from IITGN, noted es for all the districts, they said. areas, especially slums. the Pune Municipal Corpora- Gaikwad said. wore masks and maintained down scenarios. help them make that in densely pop- The dasboard can provide A video of Nagkirti teaching a tion plans to keep it that way. When coronavirus cases social distance through the The dashboard provides dif- research-backed ulated areas, intra- maps of the red, green and group of children the 20-second Pune Municipal Commis- started emerging from slums process, said media incharge of ferent epidemiological scenar- decisions during community and in- orange zone, and COVID-19 hand-washing technique using a sioner Shekhar Gaikwad at- in Pune, the local police in Ja- Devasthanam Board Harish io-specific information at a city- the time of crisis,” ter-community in- hospitals, according to the re- nursery rhyme was posted on tributed the success of control- nata Vasahat tightened vigi- Gaud. After the gates were scale, said the researchers from said Udit Bhatia, Assistant Pro- teractions become an important searchers, including Deep Twitter by state sports commis- ling the spread to containment lance and started creating opened, the first puja was per- the Indian Institute of Technol- fessor of Civil Engineering at accelerator in disease spread. Chakrabarti from King sioner Om Prakash Bakoriya. measures undertaken by the awareness as well. formed on behalf of Prime ogy Gandhinagar (IITGN). IITGN, and one of the lead re- For policymakers and admin- George’s Medical University, The teacher, who is associated civic body and the geographi- Self-discipline exercised by Minister Narendra Modi pray- It is aimed at helping various searchers of the project. istrators, they said, the dash- Uttar Pradesh. with the state’s scout and guide cal location of the slum. residents of the locality along ing for the welfare of mankind. stakeholders in optimised test- “This model relies on our board can simulate the rate of It also provides location of programme at Ravindra School “Nestled between a hillock with coordination among the lo- Though the crowd of devo- ing efforts and post-lockdown US patented technology that COVID-19 spread in various government testing laborato- here, has been travelling to called Parvati and a water body cal groups, police and civic staff tees was missing from the operations to contain commu- takes into account the travel zones of a city under different ries and an interactive slider slums to educate people about off Sinhgad Road, Janata Vasa- had kept the situation under con- opening ceremony, the temple nity infection, they said. preferences in the town and lockdown strategies that have to choose travel paths in case the pandemic and do’s and hat only has one entry and exit trol, said senior inspector Devi- was decorated with 10 quin- The dashboard called “MIR ranks different road segments been implemented or under the users want to avoid trav- don’ts they need to follow to point, restricting people’s das Gheware of Datta Wadi Po- tals of flowers and glittering AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” according to their relative im- consideration to apply. elling through a particular prevent it. – PTI movement in the area,” the lice Station in the locality. – PTI with lights, Gaud said. – PTI integrates the complex social portance in the network,” Another feature of the dash- zone, they said. – PTI 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020

MESSAGE FOR TODAY Live for each second without hesitation. – ELTON JOHN Too many cooks... Such briefings also occasionally you sifted through the propaganda, ceived. The author of that particular given the go ahead for its commer- expose the asinine character of most you could at least get some inkling of post advises that I perform every cial production so that millions of dos- politicians. For instance, it helps to the news of the day. But today the action, like turning a doorknob or es are available by then. reveal the idiocy of US President welter of channels appear to be mere- pushing the switch on a lift, with the But, to throw cold water on the ollowing the novel coro- Donald Trump when he suggests that ly platforms for ‘experts’ to indulge wrong hand, the inference being that hope this announcement had New normal navirus outbreak, desig- since surface cleaning disinfectants in slanging matches, with apparently if the virus is present on any of those roused, no less a person than Bill nated as the Covid-19 are effective against viruses, perhaps viewer ratings dependent on how items, it will transfer to that hand. Gates, whose foundation is funding In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which at this mo- pandemic, almost every- these can be injected into infected loud a channel is. Believe me, those The author assumes that I would be a number of Covid-19 vaccine re- ment has afflicted over four-and-a-half million people and Fone around me, known or un- patients to cure them! divergent viewpoint-wielders yell- using my right (or left for southpaws) search concepts, has asserted that caused over three lakh deaths, wherever feasible numer- known, have become doctors – ex- A great deal of ‘information’ ing at each other can hardly shed hand for unwittingly scratching my the Jenner vaccine is unlikely to ous companies across the globe have resorted to measures perts on what this affliction is and comes from ‘briefings’ by bureau- much light on the developments re- nose or touching my mouth, thus the work, and a viable vaccine is still at such as ‘work from home’ to maintain productivity during how it can be combated! I, and I crats too, which are invariably de- lated to Covid-19, though everyone suggestion of using the wrong hand! least 12 to 18 months away! lockdowns. Many private Indian companies too had taken am certain many others, are con- signed to bolster the ‘information’ in the all too many panels are osten- There is a saying, ‘too many cooks As for the methodology, we are this step, as had the Central and State governments. It may stantly being bombarded with ‘in- provided by the politicians. For in- sible experts on the subject. spoil the broth,’ which appears to being informed that tests are being be recalled that a couple of months back, at the commence- formation’ on what I should do to stance, government spokespersons Moreover, a bulk of the ‘informa- exactly describe the predicament of conducted by Indian Council of Med- avoid being infected, and what the assert that the number of individuals like me. The ical Research, dubbed as Project Plac- ment of the lockdown, the Indian Government had advised consequences would be if I do not. positive Covid-19 cases in implication of this saying id – Phase II Open Label Randomized private companies to implement ‘work from home’ policy for This ‘information’ comes every India were stabilizing and Believe me, those divergent is that too many sugges- Controlled Trial, to assess the safety their staff as part of encouraging ‘social distancing’ to curb day from a hundred and one direc- that the lockdown has suc- viewpoint-wielders yelling at tions, coming from differ- and efficacy of convalescent plasma. the spread of coronavirus infections, going as far as to ex- tions – for instance, from ‘daily brief- cessfully ‘flattened the ent directions is apt to Yet another source informs us that at amine relaxations under the companies law to facilitate such ings’ of politicians, faithfully trans- curve’, and that India was each other can hardly shed create confusion, there- least two different sets of research a measure. A similar step to keep government functions mitted by the idiot box, print media nowhere close to the kind much light on the by having an adverse im- are being conducted in Israel and the active with staggered work hours and partial numbers of and the internet, though they have of escalation of coronavi- pact on the outcome. To Netherlands, which have shown that employees attending office has been operative throughout to offer very little by way of en- rus cases that it witnessed developments related to Covid- say that, at this precise antibodies could play a vital role in the lockdown. Now, apparently, the Central Government lightenment. By now it has been during the pre-lockdown moment, I am confused curtailing the spread of Covid-19. Is- well established that, till the time phase. Yet, contradicting 19, though everyone in the all about many aspects of rael Institute of Biological Research plans to retain this measure even after the lockdown is an effective drug to fight the virus, such assertions, non-gov- too many panels are ostensible Covid-19 despite being (IIBR) has claimed that it has suc- lifted, with the Department of Personnel and Training com- or a vaccine to inoculate individuals ernment agencies simul- exposed to so much in- cessfully isolated one such antibody ing up with a draft framework to enable ‘work from home’ for against it, is discovered, the sole taneously assert that India experts on the subject. formation would be an that prevents the viral infection from the 48.34 lakh Central Government employees during the recourse of humanity is to maintain continues to show a rising understatement. spreading by attacking and neutraliz- foreseeable future. This has become apparent from the social distance from one another and trajectory and that the affliction tion’ directed at me comes from the I will give a solitary example of ing the virus inside the carrier. Department’s assertion that it is quite likely that for the near stay at home as much as possible. would peak somewhere between so-called social media, which to my just one confusing aspect of the Also, by now different sources future, the Central Secretariat will continue to go for stag- Yet politicians continue to spout June and July! mind is actually antisocial media. Al- Covid-19 pandemic. It has become are advocating the use of different gered attendance and variable working hours to maintain their pearls of wisdom either every Of course, a plethora of ‘experts’ though I do not subscribe to most of obvious by now that humanity’s sal- drugs to combat the virus. While social distancing at workplace. day, or sporadically, calling upon their on TV channels, both national and the platforms, confining myself for vation as far as combating Covid- some experts in the US are placing ‘brothers and sisters’ to observe the regional, day in and day out, also spout unavoidable reasons only to What- 19 is concerned will be our ability their bets on an anti-malaria drug Accordingly, a new set of standard operating proce- by now unforgettable mantras of forth their ‘information’ and advice. sApp and WeChat, my phone be- to find a vaccine or a drug as quick- called hydroxychloroquine, in oth- dures has been finalized for the employees to ensure ‘self-quarantine’, ‘stay at home’ and Truth to tell, I am not an aficionado of comes cluttered every day with a ly as possible. But different sourc- er places sepsivac, a drug to treat smooth functioning of the Government. While such pro- ‘social distancing’, even as they urge the electronic media, preferring to myriad of ‘forwards’. No doubt many es yield different time frames as leprosy, HIV drugs such as lopina- cedures might seem appropriate as long as the pandem- the populace to show from time to get my ‘information’ from the print of these do not have any relation to well as methodology as to how this vir and ritonavir, and other differ- ic last, it remains moot whether the ‘work from home’ time their resounding gratitude to media, and thus rarely depend on the Covid-19 and some of them are bril- will be attained. ent drugs such as Favilavir, Remes- strategy can be retained once ‘normalcy’ returns. One the ‘Covid warriors’ at the frontline idiot box for illumination. But, ever liantly witty, yet ever since the pan- For instance, scientists at the Jen- divir are being tried out by doctors must bear in mind that the world had seen pandemics in of the battle. They also utilize these since the pandemic sneaked into In- demic broke out, a majority of cur- ner Institute of Oxford University desperately clutching at straws. the past which had appeared to be game changers in the briefings to publicize the indefatiga- dia and to the Northeast, I have per- rent postings are on the virus. The claimed sometime back that they will Yes, too many cooks are spoiling way society functioned, yet life had ultimately returned ble manner in which they are en- force had to turn on TV news chan- ‘information’ provided is of very lit- be able to come up with a vaccine, the coronavirus broth! And, I sus- gaged in ‘serving the people’, while nels every now and again. tle help to me in getting better ac- designated as ChAdOx1, for the coro- pect, I am not the only one who is to normal and the usual path of development and change juggling figures to show that they This invariably takes me back to quainted with this unseen killer, more navirus by September this year. In totally befuddled for, because the had been taken. For one thing, the ‘work from home’ strat- are pouring in huge amounts from the time when India had only one often than not serving as outlandish fact, so confident were they that the Covid-19 so far has proved to be so egy is highly limited, with work that requires physical the exchequer to financially help channel, Doordarshan. No matter diversions. tests on humans being now conduct- unpredictable, the entire scientific presence being as intrinsic to economic well-being as those who are in economic distress that the solitary channel purveyed Let me just give a solitary exam- ed with the vaccine will yield posi- and medical community is as be- paperwork done in offices or through the internet. For due to the pandemic. the point of view of the State, yet, if ple from the hundreds I have re- tive results that they have already wildered as I am! another, it has been noticed that due to a number of fac- tors, such as lack of monitoring or the boost provided by office environment, productivity is reduced when em- ployees work from home. Moreover, it has also been seen Covid-19 outbreak and e-learning trends that prolonged work from home can induce psychological I Banasmita Sarma truth is that several students are it from anywhere they want. Apart dents, as no other option is easily problems amongst employees and lead to mental issues also deprived of their daily meals from that, they can indulge them- available. It has its own constraints. such as depression. Thus it is doubtful whether once the t present, the whole learning. Not only for higher stud- which they used to have during selves in learning at any time they It does not take into account the pandemic is over, as it most certainly would sooner or world is facing the se- ies but it is proved to be beneficial regular days at school. They are no want. There are no such time- issues like charismatic influences later, work from home would remain the ‘new normal’, as rious repercussions also for the school students. It has doubt subject to both economic and bound, restricted and formal envi- of the teacher or his/her teaching some prophets are foretelling! Man is essentially a social created by the out- been seen that even in primary social stress. However, it needs to ronments which are very much methods and styles which are of- A ten very crucial in the traditional animal and the traits associated with this would no doubt break of Covid-19. This pandem- schools, lessons are being impart- be mentioned here that keeping in essential in schools and colleges. return once the pandemic ceases to be a threat. ic has spread very fast covering a ed through online learning systems mind the increasing demand, vari- Sometimes it can be expected that learning pattern. Some students wide range of geographical areas using WhatsApp or other such ap- ous online learning platforms have such benefits can help in accelerat- may not be able to cope up with across the world. Within a very plications. But here the questions even offered free access to their ing the learning process. this new mode and may not be very Agri anomalies short period of time the disease come: Is it possible for schools and services and libraries, etc. These Some people believe that a sud- familiar with the technological op- Large-scale anomalies over the list of beneficiaries in has become a worldwide prob- educational institutions of remote steps have helped the students to den and rapid change to online tions as well. But in spite of hav- lem. Movement of people has areas or villages to use e-learning be in an advantageous position by learning has both negative and pos- ing some limitations in such tough the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) been largely restricted by the methods in an effective manner? bridging the gap. Some modes of itive impacts. As because it is un- times, e-learning has proved to be scheme in Assam has compelled the State Government to governments as it has been con- What about the proper network and e-learning include webinars, virtu- planned and ad hoc in nature, stu- a futuristic kind of challenge for all institute an inquiry into the matter and go for hundred per sidered very important to coun- internet access facilities in those al classrooms, video-based learn- dents as well as teachers are and gaining importance every day. cent re-verification of beneficiaries. The developments ter the threat. It is obvious that it areas? How will the students of ing, collaborative learning, mobile sometimes not very well trained It has made learning a seamless are all the more unfortunate, given the stalemate that had has ravaged the economy of the those educational institutions be learning, etc. in this regard which can directly process by integrating various hit the State’s agri sector in the wake of the Covid-19- whole world. Every sector is suf- able to adapt to such methods? How Learning is a cognitive process. affect the learning process. With- needs and desires of students. induced prolonged lockdown. The alleged anomalies widely fering from serious adverse im- far the online learning system is Cognition is the process of acquir- out proper training and proper Due to the outbreak of Covid- reported in the media go to show how even some basic pacts. The education sector is also going to be useful for those sec- ing knowledge. For learning, the access to technology, online learn- 19, governments are forced to things like selection of beneficiaries under a Centrally- facing tremendous challenges tions of our society? dissemination of knowledge is of ing and teaching may not always suspend the schools, colleges and during this time. This needs to be questioned utmost importance. During this prove to be very user-friendly. classroom teaching to counter the sponsored project get embroiled in irregularities due to E-earning is not a new word. while most of us talk about an egal- pandemic situation, it has become Moreover, it cannot be denied that threat. At this present state of af- the presence of unscrupulous elements in the depart- Students as well as teachers of this itarian society. It is true that only a important for all to disseminate in- face-to-face learning is very much fairs, e-learning is trying to fill the ments. One may recall that the re-verification of benefici- digital era are pretty much aware few numbers of private schools as formation so that we can help each effective and interactive. Face-to- gap as quickly as possible. In fact aries for the scheme had started in the State from Novem- of the term and its uses. But the well as colleges and some institutes other to stay abreast. Undoubted- face learning or teaching needs the whole education system is ber last year as per direction of the Centre. Initially the sudden outbreak of this trouble has have tried to offer online learning ly, online learning systems can proper planning while online trying to form a common platform Centre had directed the State to carry out 5% re-verifica- forced people to reap the benefits facilities and they are still giving it serve the purpose very well. learning most of the times be- so that the students do not suffer tion of the total beneficiaries in each State, but the magni- of e-learning as much as they can. to their students. But several oth- Therefore, it is high time that we comes a one-way interaction. The during this crisis situation. It can tude of the reported irregularities – with seven lakh fraud- Because of the lockdown, the stu- er low-income schools and colleg- should try to explore it as much as fact is that a number of people are be predicted that this online teach- ulent names already detected – has forced the State Gov- dents and educational institutions es, including both government and we can. Online learning also has already very familiar with this e- ing-learning system will definite- found themselves in a quandary. private, have completely closed it some other benefits too. It is not learning process while others are ly continue after the improvement ernment to cover cent per cent beneficiaries under the But now it has been seen that they for not having proper access to in- restricted to a particular environ- not. At this current phase, it seems of such daunting conditions for the drive. This is not the first time that selection of beneficiar- are increasingly opting for digital ternet facilities. Another bitter ment. Students can have access to that it is enforced upon the stu- human race. ies has come under a cloud in the State; rather, cutting across departments, this has been a conspicuous trend for years. Often, it is the undeserving supporters of the ruling Letters party that get the dominant share of the benefits to the to the Security threats on Zoom app deprivation of genuine beneficiaries. As reported in the concern over the security of the of people coming from different Corona warriors utmost care of these people and media, a large number of names, including family mem- EDITOR application and some countries places throng all the courts Sir, – The ongoing annihilation take necessary measures for their bers of government officials and political leaders, were have even banned the application. besides the presence of judges, by the novel coronavirus has safety as much as possible. Yours accommodated in the beneficiary list. Be that as it may, the In recent days, many cases of lawyers and other office staff. The become intractable day by day. It etc., JILMIL BORDOLOI, authorities must now do the needful to get to the roots of Sir, – Amid the lockdown Zoom app hacking and data leakage State secretariat, Deputy is evident from the fact that till Guwahati. the anomalies and fix responsibility on the guilty. period, the use of online video through the app have already been Commissioners’ offices, district today nearly 45,60,000 people Use of mask reported. Even then, many Zoom Given that agriculture plays a key role in the State’s conferencing apps has increased transport offices, supply offices, have been affected and more than Sir, – Through your esteemed app users are not much aware of manifold. People are using the etc., are also visited by a large three lakh deaths have been newspaper, I want to raise the economy and a large segment of the populace is engaged the advisory guidelines and video conferencing apps both for number people in normal recorded so far and still counting. issue of not complying with the with agriculture and allied activities, post-lockdown, the irresponsibly using the app without official and unofficial works. situation. Today after the relaxa- At this hour of crisis, the doctors, State Government directive of well-being of the sector will have a definite bearing on the following proper online security Among these kinds of apps, tion of lockdown, besides a nurses and the police have taken mandatory use of mask while general economy of the State. The current situation war- measures. Hence, it is time for Zoom app is getting huge percentage of officials, junior staff, the front seat to fight the battle venturing out in public. It has every Zoom app users to act rants the Government, the Agriculture Department in par- popularity due to its interesting government and other lawyers, against this pandemic. The media, been observed that many people responsibly and follow all the ticular, to come up with a pragmatic and innovative ap- features and easy handling. But, the top authorities of the institu- IT professionals, the employees still go out in public without online security measures so that proach to ensure that the farming sector quickly over- nearly a month ago, the Ministry tions are required to move to related to essential services are wearing masks or face covers. no user of the app becomes victim come the damage suffered during the shutdown. The of Home Affairs (MHA), their courts and offices. Lately, the also proved themselves to be the Especially the labourers who are of any cyber-attack or data leakage. Government of India, warned the State Health Minister cautioned corona warriors. But we also working at the roadside construc- State’s farming community needs a lot of interventions in Yours etc., PHANINDRA the form of technology, market linkage, institutional finance, Zoom app users that the video the residents of Guwahati city cannot forget the role of our tion sites like flyover construction conferencing app is not a safe BARMAN, Sandheli, Nalbari. about the lurking threat of the etc., where the Government has to play a major role. A cleaners who are actually putting and road divider construction are platform. This app has some Lurking threat coronavirus. Considering the their life at high risk so that the the serial offenders. I urge the vast segment of the agriculturalists are small and marginal security loopholes which make Sir, – After the relaxation of gravity of the situation, the general public should be saved police and civil administration to farmers and they have remained distanced from such in- the users vulnerable to cyber- lockdown, various public and minister has asked the city from coming into direct contact penalize the contractors of these terventions for years. The reasons behind this sorry state attack including leakage of private institutions have started residents to remain inside their with the virus. We should be sites with a fine of Rs 500 per of affairs are not hard to fathom. The anomalies in the sensitive information of the working in the State, maintaining house unless necessary. Now, all grateful to them, they are there offender, so that they are bound to selection of beneficiaries itself is a glaring example where users. Along with the warning, the norms of social distancing and the institutional heads in the where we the normal people keep a strict vigil over the issue. the fault-line lies. In view of agriculture’s role in our rural the MHA also issued some health hygiene. The Gauhati High capital city are duty-bound to hesitate to go. They are working Yours etc., ARUP SAIKIA, economy, a holistic approach through convergence of a advisory guidelines for the Zoom Court, State secretariat, banks, think over the matter seriously day and night so that our life is out Bhagaduttapur, Guwahati. app users to be followed for insurance companies, etc., are number of departments such as Agriculture, Veterinary, for the well-being of all those of any hazard. Therefore, through Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and having safe and secure access seen functioning with limited Fishery, Irrigation, etc., can be an ideal way to facilitate visiting the institutions. Yours the columns of your esteemed Letters to the Editor for publication in through the app. Many other number of lawyers and officials. In etc., PRASANTA KUMAR daily, I would like to appeal to the integrated and sustainable development. the editorial page may be sent to the countries have also expressed normal situation, a good number BARMAN, Rehabari, Guwahati. authority concerned to take email ID: [email protected]. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 Allahabad Bank branch Cong seeks help for Assam youths stranded in TN WEATHER sealed, staff quarantined STAFF REPORTER them to be at that place,” Saikia stated. He added, “As the space at Assam House, GUWAHATI STAFF REPORTER ately and the officials of the branch will RMRC Lahowal. The results are likely GUWAHATI, May 15: Leader of the Oppo- Chennai, is limited, the local police directed LOCAL FORECAST: be home quarantined till their swab test to be known by tonight or tomorrow. sition in the Assam Legislative Assembly some of the youths to Guru Nanak College/ Partly cloudy sky with GUWAHATI, May 15: The reports are done. Samples are being Meanwhile, Health Minister Himanta Debabrata Saikia today called upon the Tamil Institute who are staying there. They have one or two spells of Machkhowa branch of Allahabad Bank Biswa Sarma said the Gauhati Medical rain/thundershowers. Nadu government to provide assistance to now complained that they do not have enough Maximum and in Guwahati has been sealed and its staff College & Hospital (GMCH) will resume some youths belonging to Assam who are cur- food, etc., for all the people in both the places. minimum temperatures quarantined after it emerged that some its normal functioning from tomorrow. rently stranded in the southern state. As such, I request you kindly to provide re- are most likely to be of the COVID-19 patients detected in “I visited GMCH to discuss the reo- In a letter to Special Nodal Officer of the lief, shelter and other necessary items for 31°C & 21°C Fancy Bazar had visited the financial in- pening from tomorrow. We’ve taken 2,200 Greater Chennai Corporation, Saikia stat- these stranded youths, as per Government respectively on stitution for transaction. samples of doctors, nurses, staff and peo- Saturday. ed that some workers, hailing from Assam, of India’s guideline, till they can be transport- “Some COVID-19 positive patients ple in surrounding areas and all have test- TEMPERATURE: are stuck in Chennai. ed back to Assam. Further, I would request have recently transacted money at Al- ed negative. In view of this, we’re resum- Max 30.2°C “I have received telephonic request from you to assist for their transportation to As- Min 21.7°C lahabad Bank, Machkhowa Branch. ing operations. The surrounding contain- some youths of Assam that they have come to sam, whenever the train service is provided Hence, in the interest of maintenance ment zone has been freed,” Sarma said. Assam House, Chennai, anticipating Shramik from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to Assam.” of public hygiene and to prevent fur- The Regional Dental College Hostel Special train to be arranged by the govern- Saikia has urged the Tamil Nadu adminis- The Allahabad Bank Machkhowa NDRF conducts ther spread of COVID-19 virus, all kinds remains as containment zone as the re- ment. However, they are (sic) informed that tration to take up the matter on a priority Branch that was sealed. – UB Photos sanitization, of transactions as well as administra- sults of the second test of the boarders no such provision of Shramik Special train or basis. tive functions of the bank is hereby pro- collected from all the bank officials. are yet to arrive. On the other hand, one any other train has been planned by Tamil Nadu He has also sent copies of the letter to the feeds people hibited with immediate effect,” an ad- Sixteen persons had tested COVID- more COVID-19 patient, after testing government or Assam government. The Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, the Chief Sec- STAFF REPORTER ministration order said. 19 positive in and around Fancy Bazar. negative successively, has been dis- stranded youths are in (a) catch-22 situation retary of Assam, the District Collector of The branch head has been asked to Swab samples of around 390 of their charged from SMCH today taking the and many of them are camping at Assam Chennai and the Commissioner of Police of GUWAHATI, May 15: suspend all kinds of activities immedi- contacts were taken and sent for tests at total number of recovered patients to 41. House, Chennai, after Chennai Police allowed Greater Chennai area. Rescuers of 1st Battalion, NDRF Guwahati, today carried out a sanitization Shramik Special drive at the BSNL office Drive for online info on Draft Electricity Amendment here and the office of the train with 1,400 Council of Baptist Churches people reaches in North East India, COVID for PwDs Bill, 2020 strongly opposed MAMATA MISHRA sumed amid the lockdown. missioner for persons with Guwahati Guwahati. GUWAHATI, May 15: The (MoP) notified the draft Bill vatising the state-run power The academic content cre- disability, Assam’. It will be a STAFF REPORTER The teams sprayed out Coordination Committee of on April 17, 2020, initially distribution companies (DIS- GUWAHATI, May 15: At a ated by the teachers of both the resource centre for informa- disinfectants consisting of Electricity Employees, En- giving the stakeholders only COMs) and abolishing the time when access to informa- schools is also being uploaded tion of various kinds for the dif- GUWAHATI, May 15: A sodium hypochlorite. gineers and Pensioners 21 days’ time to submit their cross-subsidy system. This tion is most crucial to fight and on two separate YouTube chan- ferently able persons. At Shramik Special train from As part of its disaster (CCOEEE&P), a joint forum comments, objections etc, on will result in hike in power survive the crisis triggered by nels for the benefit of other such present, we have uploaded Chennai reached the Guwahati mitigation measures, the of the unions and associations it. But the Union Ministry tariff, making power con- COVID-19, the Commission- students across the State. videos of the standard operat- Railway Station this evening. NDRF is conducting a of the Assam State Electric- had to extend the time for sumption unaffordable for the er for Persons with Disabili- Kausar Hilaly, State Com- ing procedure, do’s and don’ts Around 1,400 persons from number of sanitization drives ity Board (ASEB) employ- the purpose, till June 5, 2020. low and lower income group ties, Assam has launched a missioner for Persons with during COVID situation, Assam and Meghalaya, who in several parts of the State. ees, engineers and pension- The committee has alleged consumers. Besides, the draft drive to develop online re- Disabilities told The Assam health department guidelines, were stranded in south India, Rescuers of 1st battalion of ers, has vehemently opposed that the draft Bill was noti- Bill has sought to create an sources for different- lockdown instruc- arrived by the train, officials said. NDRF also distributed food the draft Electricity Amend- fied ‘unethically’ taking ad- Electricity Contract Enforce- to more than 350 needy ly able persons. tions, etc,” he said. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was at the sta- ment Bill, 2020. vantage of the countrywide ment Authority with the de- people in Borgaon and Niz With a multi- “Moreover, to tion to receive the passengers The committee has also lockdown. The MoP has for sign to dilute the powers of Sundary Ghopa at Changsari pronged approach, the address the educa- and oversee the arrangements. submitted a memorandum to long been trying to amend the state and Central electric- in Kamrup district. The Office of the Commis- tion-related issues, The passengers were lat- Chief Minister Sarbananda the Electricity Act, 2003. But ity authorities. rescuers distributed food to sioner for Persons we are creating a re- er taken for screening and Sonowal urging him to op- its attempts at amending this On top of all the proposals, the people in collaboration of with Disabilities has source library sep- quarantine, as per the gov- pose the draft Bill as it goes piece of legislation have been the draft Bill has sought to cur- Amrit Bhog Bhandara, started its own arately for the visu- ernment’s Standard Operat- against the interest of the facing stiff resistance from tail the powers of the state gov- Guwahati. YouTube channel for ally challenged and ing Procedure (SOP). country’s people. the National Coordination ernments, going against the During the programme, providing COVID-19- the hearing im- Officials and health teams The committee said in a Committee of Electricity very essence of the Indian Con- the rescuers explained the related information, A screenshot of the online content. paired. All teachers from Meghalaya were also statement here today that it Employees and Engineers stitution, said the committee. importance of social notifications and stand- have been asked to there to make arrangement would fight the draft Bill (NCCOEEE) and most of the The committee has appealed distancing, hand washing, ard operating procedures Tribune that the initiative make video and audio lessons for taking the passengers tooth and nail. state governments have also to the people of the State to sanitizer use and adherence (SOPs) in sign language. launched with minimum for online classes. The les- from that state to their re- It needs mention that the been vetoing such attempts. resist the draft Bill in the great- to lockdown norms. Information on the pandem- available resources, is an at- sons will be a permanent re- ic is also being printed in Braille tempt to make information source at our hands that can spective destinations. Union Ministry of Power The Bill mainly aims at pri- er interest of the country. HOUSEFED for visually challenged persons. accessible to the target group. be accessed any time from Meanwhile, another It is also supporting the “The biggest challenge for any place. We plan to contin- Shramik Special train, origi- donates Rs 5L nating in Coimbatore, will Guwahati Blind School and the us was to make the State’s ue this exercise in future as Major reshuffle in police dept to CM’s fund BDS Government School for COVID response disability-in- well,” Hilaly said. reach Guwahati tomorrow Hearing Impairment in creat- clusive. We are regularly cre- Students can access the on- afternoon, sources added. CITY CORRESPONDENT Bir Bikram Gogoi, who was the Superin- STAFF REPORTER ing their audio lessons and ating video resources on COV- line content on two channels, tendent of Police of Dima Hasao, has been trans- sign language-based video les- ID in sign language and upload- Guwahati Blind High School’ Sanitizers, GUWAHATI, May 15: In a major reshuffle, ferred and posted as Commandant, 23rd AP GUWAHATI, May 15: sons for their students, so that ing them on our official and ‘BDS Govt School for HI the State government has posted Rosie Kali- (IR) Batallion, Karbi Anglong, with effect from HOUSEFED Chairman gloves, masks academic activities are re- YouTube channel titled ‘Com- Guwahati Official’. ta as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), the date of taking over charge against an exist- Ranjit Dass today handed distributed Guwahati, in place of Jayant Singh who has ing vacancy. over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh CITY CORRESPONDENT been transferred and posted as Superintend- Deputy Superintendent of Police (HQ), to Chief Minister Sarbanan- ent of Police, Dima Hasao. Dima Hasao, Surya Kanta Morang, has been da Sonowal as HOUSE- Man wearing six PPE kits GUWAHATI, May 15: The Meanwhile, Sumeet Sharma, Superintendent transferred and posted as Deputy Superin- FED’s contribution to the Panjabari Nabajyoti Yubak of Police, (Vigilance & Anti Corruption-1), Gu- tendent of Police, 21st AP (IR) Bn, Katlichera, Chief Minister’s Relief Sangha distributed hand sani- wahati, is allowed to hold the additional charge of Hailakandi, with effect from the date of as- Fund for its fight against the raises safety concerns tizers, gloves and masks to Superintendent of Police, (Chief Minister’s Spe- suming charge against an existing vacancy. coronavirus. Managing CITY CORRESPONDENT at Panikhaiti collects all COVID-related street vendors, shopkeepers cial Vigilance Cell), Guwahati, in addition to his Borkiri Terang, Assistant Commandant, 2nd Director of HOUSEFED waste from the hospitals of the city. and rikshaw-pullers of the city existing duties and until further orders. Rosie APBn, Makum, has also been transferred and DJ Borkotoki was also GUWAHATI, May 15: A mentally However, according to guidelines the PPE with the help of its members Kalita was holding this post prior to being posted posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police, present on the occasion, an challenged man was seen roaming on the kits should be disposed of (buried) by the and Satgoan police today. as DC, Police (Crime), Guwahati. (HQ), Dima Hasao. official release said. road wearing used personal protective hospitals at a proper place. Cotton Appeal to equipment (PPE) in Lokhra area on According to the Central Pollution Thursday night. The incident has created Control Board, there should be separate student body elderly persons much concern about public safety. colour-coded containers in wards for proper Some people claimed that the man had segregation of waste as per biomedical plea to VC on COVID collected the PPE kits from a dustbin. The waste management rules. CITY CORRESPONDENT STAFF REPORTER video of the incident went viral on social As a precaution, double-layered bags media immediately. (using two bags) should be used for GUWAHATI, May 15: GUWAHATI, May 15: A source at Basistha Police Station said collection of waste from COVID-19 The Cotton University President of Guwahati the unidentified person collected around six isolation wards for adequate strength and to Students’ Union on Friday Senior Citizens’ Association PPE kits from a dustbin. “But we are not ensure there is no leakage. sent a memorandum to (GSCA) DN Chakravartty sure whether these were used PPE kits or There is also a dedicated collection bin the Vice Chancellor of the has appealed to all the not. A team of health officials reached the labelled “COVID-19” to store COVID-19 university regarding elderly persons of Assam to spot after being informed. The person was waste which is kept separately in a tempo- online classes and observe all the rules as taken to hospital and is under observation of rary storage room prior to being handed examinations. enunciated by the Prime the health authorities.” over to authorised staff of CBWTF. The students appealed to Minister to remain free Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of In addition to mandatory labelling, bags/ the Vice Chancellor that from the scourge of the Kamrup (Metro) Biswajit Pegu said an containers used for collecting biomedical formal classes should be coronavirus. inquiry would be initiated into the incident waste from COVID-19 wards, should be held for two months before He said it would be as waste related to COVID-19 needs to be labelled “COVID-19 Waste”. This commencement of any advisable for all the elderly disposed following a laid-down protocol. marking would enable CBWTFS to examination as several citizens to remain confined An official in the Pollution Control Board, identify the waste easily for priority students are not being able to their homes till the Assam said the Common Biomedical Waste treatment and disposal immediately upon to benefit from the online NO COWING DOWN: A cow walks past security personnel on duty in a containment pandemic is over. Treatment Facility (CBWTF) of Fresh Air its receipt. system of learning. zone, in Guwahati on Friday. – UB Photos Gogoi for lockdown withdrawal except in hot spots Aaranyak, Legal Services Authority STAFF REPORTER lockdown millions of people lost their problems faced by the masses at this ers during the current lockdown. jobs and livelihoods and became poor. time of crisis. “Now questions have “The State government is blindly fol- provide face masks for use at Zoo GUWAHATI, May 15: Former Chief It has become extremely difficult for been raised as to whether the lock- lowing the directions of the Government STAFF REPORTER we have to face it with new The event was also attend- Minister Tarun Gogoi is in favour of them to meet their need of two square down is going to do more harm than of India even though the situation is quite ideas,” said Justice Singh. ed by Additional District withdrawal of the nationwide lockdown meals a day,” he said. He cited data good. While the Modi government different in Assam. That is why our de- GUWAHATI, May 15: “The time is very difficult. Judge Millikan Dutta, Depu- post-May 17, except in the “hot spots”. from the Centre for Monitoring Indi- could waive off the loans of defaulters mand has been that the states should be Aaranyak today joined However, we have to dis- ty Secretary of ASLSA Tripti “I am in favour of withdrawing lock- an Economy (CMIE) and alleged that to the tune of Rs 68,000 crore, it can- taken into confidence by Government hands with the Assam State charge our responsibility and Arie and Under Secretary Ay- down after completion of the third phase 110 million jobs had been lost across not spend even Rs 500 for each la- of India,” Gogoi said, calling for decen- Legal Services Authority continue with our designated ushree Shravan, Manas Bhat- on May 17, except in hot spot areas, in the country during the month of April. bourer and cannot provide free train tralisation of decision making to the grass- (ASLSA) to provide 500 activities in spite of the diffi- tacharjya, Manager of Legal strict compliance with prescribed “It is really disheartening to see la- journeys for the needy people to their roots level to tackle COVID-19 and the cotton homemade masks culties posed by the unprece- & Advocacy Division of Aaran- guidelines. Most of the countries in the khs of migrant labourers from differ- respective states,” Gogoi rued. lockdown’s economic implications. for use at the Assam State dented challenge of the global yak and Jayanta Pathak, Man- world are lifting lockdown,” he said. ent parts of the country walking hun- He said that protecting livelihood “The government has not yet start- Zoo by its team members. pandemic,” he further said. ager, Environmental Educa- He said though a month and a half dreds of miles with luggage on their of people is as important as protect- ed the survey to find out details regard- A brief ceremony was Nayan Sankar Barua, tion and Capacity Building have passed since the nationwide lock- back and head and with children in their ing lives. “We have to live with coro- ing the losses suffered by each individu- held in this connection at the Member Secretary of ASL- Division of Aaranyak. down was imposed, the number of arms. A few days back a goods train navirus as we have been living with al or group which is very necessary to Zoo through video confer- SA, Mitali Thakuria, District The ASLSA officials want- COVID-19 positive cases and the ran over 17 tired labourers who were floods, TB and other dangerous dis- provide financial help for survival of those encing this morning, which & Sessions Judge of Kamrup, ed to know the kind of legal number of deaths have gone up in the sleeping on the railway track at Au- eases. The role of the government people. Though the government has was attended by the Exec- and Dr Bibhab Talukdar, CEO challenges that zoo officials or country. Gogoi, however, admitted rangabad. It is really shameful for the has led to economic bankruptcy been engaging in discussions with vari- utive Chairman of ASLSA, of Aaranyak, handed over the wildlife officials face while that the recovery rate of COVID-19 country which is supposed to be one whereby millions of people are los- ous groups, we do not know which of Justice N Kotiswar Singh of masks to Tejas Mariswamy, exercising their duties. positive cases in India is better as of the economic superpowers as Prime ing jobs and livelihoods,” Gogoi said, the suggestions have been accepted and the Gauhati High Court. Divisional Forest Officer and They pledged coopera- compared to advanced countries and Minister Modi used to say,” Gogoi said. adding that daily wage earners, small how those will be implemented. Mere “The COVID-19 pandem- Dr Sankar Sarma, Forest tion with the Assam State the fatality rate here is also lower. He accused the Centre of failing to traders and self-employed people discussion is meaningless if follow-up ac- ic has thrown before us a new Veterinary Officer posted at Zoo and wildlife officials in “At the same time, because of the draw a proper roadmap regarding the have been among the worst suffer- tion is not taken up,” Gogoi said. world and new challenges and the Assam State Zoo. this regard. 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NATIONAL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020

‘Local epidemiology No. DPU/BLDG/01/2020/193 No. FAAMCH/PRGR/1584/2020/914 PRESS NOTICE INVITING REBID NOTICE INVITING TENDER should guide The Superintending Engineer PWD (R&B), Diphu Sealed tenders affixing non-refundable court fee stamp of action in new Circle- 1, Diphu on behalf of Governor of Assam invites Rs. 8.25/- (Rupees Eight and Twenty five paisa) only from Item Rate Rebid amounting to Rs. 80,89,761.00 the reputed & experienced Manufacturer/Authorized normal situation’ (approx) for the work "Construction of Stone Masonary Stockiest/Distributors or Authorized Dealers/Sub-Dealers are NEW DELHI, May 15: As Retaining wall cum brick boundary at back side of Circuit invited for supply of PROTECTIVE GEAR ITEMS at F.A.A. COVID-19 cases continue to rise House, Diphu" for the year 2019-20 in the district of Medical College Hospital, Barpeta. in South-East Asia, the WHO Karbi Anglong. Details may be seen in the website The tender documents containing detailed information/terms today cautioned countries in the www.assamtenders.gov.in and also in the office of the and conditions for the purpose can be obtained from the Office region to take “evidence-in- undersigned during office hours from 15.05.2020 to of the Superintendent, from 15.05.2020 to 03.06.2020 formed action” and conduct care- 29.05.2020. The contractors with registration for the year between 11 AM to 3 PM with non-refundable payment of Rs. ful assessment of the local epide- 2019-20 may participate in the bidding process. 1,000/-. The tender documents are non-transferable. miology before winding down Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (R&B) the health and social measures The last date and time of submission of tender is 4th Janasanyog/CF/343/20 Diphu Circle-1, Diphu June, 2020 upto 12:30 PM. and the tender will be opened on taken to combat the virus. the same day at 1.30 PM in presence of the intending suppliers The region has nearly or their authorized representatives. The tenders are to be 1,22,000 cases and 4,000 deaths No. CE/DEV/TB/722/2019-20/5 submitted in the office of the Superintendent, Fakhruddin Ali due to COVID-19. In India, the SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER Ahmed Medical College Hospital, Barpeta on all the working death toll rose to 2,649 and the The Chief Engineer P.W.D. (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, days during office hours. number of cases climbed to Guwahati-3 invites Bids online on behalf of Governor of Assam 81,970, according to latest data. for the following works under SOPD (TSP) for the year 2019- Sd/- Superintendent Migrants on a cargo vehicle on the Mumbai-Nashik highway on way to their native places, during F.A.A. Medical College Hospital Barpeta, Assam Countries in the region are the lockdown to break the chain of transmission of the virus, in Thane on Friday. – PTI 20 for Sonitpur District from approved & eligible Contractors Janasanyog/C/494/20 in various transmission scenar- amounting to Rs. 589.82 lakhs (approx) including GST & ios and the cases are increas- other Tax etc. ing. In every transmission sce- Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in No. FAAMCH/ICMR/Pathology (Project)/563/2019 nario, the core public health Can’t stop or monitor movement from 18.05.2020 and also at the office of the undersigned (Development Branch), Chandmari, Ghy-03. Amendment/ ADVERTISEMENT measures remain rapidly de- Interested and eligible candidates may walk-in for interview/written Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall tect, test, isolate, care and trace of migrant workers on roads: SC appear in this website and also at the office of the undersigned test for the temporary post under extramural projects sponsored by contacts, said Dr Poonam Khe- ICMR in Department of Pathology. FAA Medical College & Hospital, during office hours. The contractor/bidder must be registered trapal Singh, Regional Direc- NEW DELHI, May 15: The tinations, but they have to wait to native places in view of the Barpeta with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam Name of the project: (1) A PROSPECTIVE-ANALYTICAL STUDY ON tor of WHO South-East Asia. Supreme Court today said it for their turn rather than start recent incident at Aurangabad website www.assamtenders.gov.in THE ALTERATION OF IMMUNOCELLULAR AND Singh said moving forward is impossible for courts to walking on foot amid the coro- in which 16 workers were Name of Work:- IMMUNOMODULATORY FACTORS DURING ACTIVE AND REMISSION “we need to scale up these meas- monitor or stop the movement navirus pandemic. mowed down by a goods train. 1. Construction of sand gravel wearing road from PHASE OF PSORIATIC PATIENTS AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH ures”. She said the focus should of migrant workers across the A bench headed by Justice L The bench, which also com- Tenga Bill Borbill via Gaojeng bill to Urohilaga under SOPD DISEASE SEVERITY AND CLINICAL OUTCOME: A HOSPITAL BASED be on the local epidemiology of country and it is for the gov- Nageswara Rao refused to prised Justices SK Kaul and (TSP) STUDY COVID-19, to identify hot-spots ernment to take necessary ac- entertain an application seek- BR Gavai, asked Solicitor 2. Construction of Sand Gravel wearing road from Mainaoshree via Gerguajuli to Jugi Bill Center under SOPD Posts: Laboratory Technician (1 No.) and clusters, and the capacity of tion in this regard. ing a direction to the Centre General Tushar Mehta wheth- Essential Qualification: 12th pass in Science Subjects with 2 years (TSP). Diploma in DMLT systems and responders to find, The Centre told the top to ask all district magistrates er there was any way to stop Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), OR isolate and care for cases, and court that migrant workers to identify stranded migrant these migrants workers from Janasanyog/CF/335/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. 12th pass in Science Subjects with 1 year DMLT and 1 year required quarantine contacts. across the country were be- workers and provide shelter walking on the roads. experience in a recognized institution/organization “Countries in the region must ing provided transportation by and food to them before en- Mehta said states are provid- Salary: Rs. 18000/- per month (consolidated) continue to take evidence-in- the government to their des- suring their free transportation ing inter-state transport to the No. FAAMCH/MRU/Tender/285/2018/ Age: Below 35 years formed action and conduct care- migrant workers, but if the EXTENSION NOTICE FOR SHORT BID OF TENDER Applicants may walk in for the interview on 20.05.2020 in the Conference ful risk assessments while wind- people start walking on foot in- It is informed that the last date of the earlier tender no. Hall College Building at FAA Medical College & Hospital at 10:00 AM with Spike in corona cases as migrant stead of waiting for transporta- FAAMCH/MRU/Tender/285/2018/1922 Date: 17.03.2020 was bio-data and supporting documents in originals. No TA/DA will be paid for ing back public health and social attending interview. measures,” the WHO regional workers and others reach home tion, then nothing can be done. 31.03.2020, but due to some unavoidable condition the last He said authorities can only date will be extended upto 21.05.2020 with the same terms For details and any changes in the interview date please visit our director said. In the coming pe- NEW DELHI, May 15: ‘Coming home’ has acquired an edge request these people not to and conditions. The Manufacturer/Authorized Stockiest/ website: www.faamcassam.co.in. riod, all efforts should be made of anxiety since India went into lockdown with states recording start walking on foot as using Distributors or Authorized Dealers/Sub-Dealers are invited Terms and Conditions: to control and suppress spread a spike in COVID-19 cases each time there is an influx of peo- 1. The posts are purely temporary and co-terminable with the project. any force to stop them would for supply of the Supply, Installation & Commissioning of Slide of COVID-19, she said. ple, whether from cluster events or the return of migrants The Govt. of India/ FAA Medical College & Hospital, will not take be counter-productive. Centrifuge(LBC method) at Multi-Disciplinary Research Unit, The regional director, who getting back to where they once belonged. any guarantee for/will not be responsible for any confirmation / Mehta told the bench, which F.A.A. Medical College Hospital, Barpeta in sealed tenders held a virtual briefing with Clambering on to trains, packed into trucks and buses or regularization of the posts in future. was hearing the matter affixing nonrefundable Court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees 2. Age relaxation is admissible in respect of SC/ST/OBC candidates, health officials of the 11 mem- simply cycling, hitchhiking and walking, lakhs of exhausted mi- through video-conferencing, eight & twenty five paisa). The list of the items along with Retrenched Govt. Employees, Departmental Candidates (including ber-countries for the forthcom- grant workers have begun reaching home, more than 50 days detailed terms & conditions may be collected on payment of projects) and Ex-servicemen in accordance with the instructions that subject to the agreement ing virtual 73rd World Health after the lockdown that began on March 25. Rs. 500/- (Non-Refundable) only from the office of the issued by the Central Govt. from time to time. Age concession to the between state governments, Assembly session, said despite As people crisscross the country, eager to return to their Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent FAAMCH, Barpeta during extent of service rendered in other research projects will also be everybody would get a chance the region being the first to get homes, the cases have raced past 80,000 with at least 2,649 admissible for experienced and skilled persons. OBC candidates to travel to their destinations. office hours. an importation of COVID-19 on deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. While there is will have to produce “Non Creamy Layer” Certificate. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivas- The last date and time of submission of tender is 21st May January 13 in Thailand, early no exact count, this includes a large number of those who have 3. Candidates must possess the essential qualification as mentioned tava, who had filed the plea, re- 2020 up to 11.00 A.M. and the tender will be tentatively opened and aggressive measures have in the advertisement on the day of the interview/written test. returned to their states. Parallel to the large movement of ferred to recent incidents of on the same day at 11.30 A.M. in presence of the intending 4. Candidates should come with up-to-date bio-data, 2 copies of recent helped keep the number of cas- people, signalling reverse migration in Maharashtra, for in- Madhya Pradesh and Uttar suppliers or their authorized representatives. The tenders passport size coloured photograph and self-attested photocopies of es low as compared to other stance, are cases of people going back home from mass gather- Pradesh where migrant work- are to be submitted to the office of the Principal-cum-Chief certificates in support of age, educational qualifications, caste and parts of the world. – PTI ings such as the Tablighi congregation in Delhi. – PTI Superintendent, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College experience along with the original documents. ers were killed in accidents on highways. “How can we stop Hospital, Barpeta on all the working days during office hours. 5. The applicants must provide a valid Email ID and Contact Number. Sd/- Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent 6. Candidates must reach the Center and register themselves before Rs 1.63 lakh cr ... it?,” the bench observed, adding F.A.A. Medical College Hospital 10.00 AM. (Contd from page 1) food enterprises, cattle vacci- Programme for Foot and that states should take necessary Janasanyog/C/460/20 Barpeta, Assam 7. The candidate will have to stay and work in any other places of action on these issues. – PTI North East India wherever posted/transferred in connection with the Sitharaman also announced a nation, dairy sector, herbal Mouth Disease (FMD) and scheme/project work as deemed necessary. Rs 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastruc- plantation, beekeeping and Brucellosis will look at 100 per No. CE/BLD/ELECT/17/2015/118 8. No TA/DA etc. will be provided for attending the interview. ture Fund that will finance fruits and vegetables. cent vaccination of cattle, buf- 9. The decision of selection committee will be final in all regard. projects at farm-gate and aggre- The Finance Minister said the falo, sheep, goat and pigs PRESS NOTICE Canvassing in any form or bringing political or other outside influence gation point for efficient post- government will provide Rs 1 against FMD at an outlay of Rs The Chief Engineer P.W.D. (Buildings), Assam on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites fresh bid for the with regard to selection/recruitment shall liable for disqualification. harvest management of crops. lakh crore for the agri infrastruc- 13,343 crore. following project under P.W.D. (Bldg.), Assam from reputed national contractors having requisite experience in 10. The result of the interview will be uploaded in the office website The Essential Commodities ture fund while a Rs 10,000- Further, a Rs 15,000-crore similar nature of work. Details may be seen at e-procurement portal website i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in www.faamcassam.co.in Package Name of Approx. Time of Bid Bid Cost Sd/- Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent Act was enacted in 1955 to crore fund will support two lakh Animal Husbandry Infrastruc- check hoarding of essential Micro Food Enterprises ture Development Fund has No. Work value of Completion Security Security of Bid Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College & Hospital, work (Rs. drawn in (in Rs.) Janasanyog/D/575/20 Barpeta commodities. Offences under (MFEs) for promoting health been announced to support pri- in Lakh) favour of this Act are non-bailable. and wellness, herbal, organic vate investment in dairy ALA "Providing & Rs.297.14754 6 (Six) Rs.5,94,295/- E.E. PWD, 8900/- With India becoming surplus and nutritional products. processing, value addition and Installation of UPS Months for General Guwahati No. FAAMCH/ICMR/Physiology (Project)/564/2019 in a lot of commodities, the The government will also cattle feed infrastructure. decorative lights & Electrical ADVERTISEMENT relevance of continuing with launch a Rs 20,000-crore Prad- The government has and Networking Rs.2,97,147/- Division, stock and price limits imposed han Mantri Matsya Sampada launched a Rs 4,000-crore fund for E-Vidhan for Reserve Assam, Interested and eligible candidates may walk-in for interview/written Sabha at proposed Categories Chandmari, test for the temporary post under extramural projects sponsored by by the Act has often been ques- Yojana for development of ma- to promote herbal cultivation New Assam Guwahati-3 ICMR in Department of Physiology. FAA Medical College & Hospital, tioned. rine and inland fisheries to pro- in about 10 lakh hectares of Legislative Assembly Barpeta. The Rs 1.63 lakh crore agri- vide employment to over 55 area, Sitharaman said, adding Building Name of the project: (A STUDY TO EVALUATE IMPACT OF AMBIENT culture package, aimed at lakh persons and double ex- another Rs 500 crore has been Sd/- Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building), Assam AIR POLLUTION ON THE RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF SCHOOL strengthening infrastructure, ports to Rs 1 lakh crore. earmarked for beekeeping in- Janasanyog/C/476/20 Chandmari, Guwahati-3 GOING CHILDREN IN BARPETA DISTRICT, ASSAM, INDIA. logistics and capacity building, Besides, the ongoing Na- itiatives that will help two lakh Posts: Laboratory Technician (1 No.) also has schemes for micro tional Animal Disease Control beekeepers. – PTI Essential Qualification: 12th pass in Science Subjects with 2 years No. BN.64/2019/ Diploma in DMLT PRESS NOTICE OR State incurring ... The Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Buildings), Assam on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites fresh bid for the 12th pass in Science Subjects with 1 year DMLT and I year required (Contd from page 1) Abhiyan’ announced by the migrant workers who could following project under P.W.D. (Bldg.) Assam, from reputed national contractors having requisite experience in experience in a recognized institution/organization “The Centre, in its econom- Prime Minister will provide a permanently return to the State similar nature of work. Details may be seen the e-procurement portal website i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in Salary: Rs. 18000/- per month (consolidated) ic package, has allocated Rs 3 major boost to local manufactur- post-lockdown and is drawing Press Notice invited vide No: BN/64/2019/33 dated 28th April, 2020 is hereby cancelled. Age: Below 35 years Package Name of Approx. Time of Bid Bid Cost Applicants may walk in for the interview on 20.05.2020 in the Conference lakh crore for the MSME sec- ing, laying special stress on “pro- out a plan to engage them in var- tor of the country, which has duction, procurement and mar- ious sectors. “We are consider- No. Work value of Completion Security Security of Bid Hall College Building at FAA Medical College & Hospital at 10:00 AM with work (Rs. drawn in (in Rs.) bio-data and supporting documents in originals. No TA/DA will be paid for come as a timely succour,” he keting” of the local products. ing them as assets and not liabil- in Lakh) favour of attending interview. told media-persons here today. “The tea and the agriculture ities. We have a plan to enhance ALA "Construction of Main Rs.409.57804 6 (Six) Rs.8,19,156/- E.E. PWD, 12000/- For details and any changes in the interview date please visit our He informed that there are sectors will also be immensely their skills and engage them in Gate (Entry & Exit), Months for General P.C.C. website: www.faamcassam.co.in. over one lakh MSMEs in the benefitted by the announce- sectors that have been recom- front boundary wall & Building Terms and Conditions: and raising low site Rs.4,09,578/- Division, State, providing direct and in- ment made by the Centre vis- mended as possible employ- in front of the New for Reserve Dispur, 1. The posts are purely temporary and co-terminable with the project. direct employment to 40 lakh à-vis Provident Funds,” he said. ment generation sectors by an Assam Legislative Categories Guwahati-6 The Govt. of India/ FAA Medical College & Hospital, will not take people. Sonowal said that the State economic expert panel consti- Assembly Building any guarantee for/will not be responsible for any confirmation / Sonowal further pointed out government is still in the proc- tuted by the State,” the Chief depicting all regularization of the posts in future. Assamese Cultural 2. Age relaxation is admissible in respect of SC/ST/OBC candidates, that the ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat ess of assessing the number of Minister added. Heritage etc. at Retrenched Govt. Employees, Departmental Candidates (including Dispur, Guwahati-6 projects) and Ex-servicemen in accordance with the instructions Sd/- Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building), Assam issued by the Central Govt. from time to time. Age concession to the No shortage ... Janasanyog/C/479/20 Chandmari, Guwahati-3 extent of service rendered in other research projects will also be (Contd from page 1) ya Murthi of Tripura – fur- He said, the process of Shramik admissible for experienced and skilled persons. OBC candidates During the hour-long video nished their inputs. Special trains is continuing. will have to produce “Non Creamy Layer” Certificate. conference, the Resident Dr Jitendra Singh briefed the Dr Jitendra Singh said that 3. Candidates must possess the essential qualification as mentioned Commissioners – Jitendra representatives of the States his office is in regular touch with in the advertisement on the day of the interview/written test. Narain of Arunachal Pradesh, about the various arrange- all the State and UT govern- 4. Candidates should come with up-to-date bio-data, 2 copies of recent KC Samaria of Assam, PK ments made in the last two to ments and the Resident Com- passport size coloured photograph and self-attested photocopies of Singh of Manipur, Ajay Choud- three days for the movement missioners have been asked to certificates in support of age, educational qualifications, caste and experience along with the original documents. hary of Mizoram, Jyoti Kalash of people living in different follow up with his office and the 5. The applicants must provide a valid Email ID and Contact Number. of Nagaland, Ashwani Kumar parts of the country to reach Centre, issues related to their 6. Candidates must reach the Center and register themselves before Chand of Sikkim and Chetan- their respective native places. respective States. 10.00 AM. 7. The candidate will have to stay and work in any other places of CM for ... North East India wherever posted/transferred in connection with the (Contd from page 1) sion, relaxation and with- spread of novel coronavirus in scheme/project work as deemed necessary. “We have also submitted drawal of lockdown and ac- the country will end on May 17. 8. No TA/DA etc. will be provided for attending the interview. to the Centre our proposal cordingly we have submitted On the COVID-19 pandem- 9. The decision of selection committee will be final in all regard. Canvassing in any form or bringing political or other outside influence to implement the lockdown the same. The Prime Minis- ic, he said that these are un- with regard to selection/recruitment shall liable for disqualification. with necessary rules and re- ter will take a call keeping in precedented challenges that 10. The result of the interview will be uploaded in the office website laxations,” Sonowal said. mind the recommendations we are encountering. www.faamcassam.co.in “Prime Minister Naren- from all the States,” Sonowal “The challenge before us will Sd/- Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent dra Modi had asked all the said without divulging the de- increase. But we must not pan- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College & Hospital, States to submit their rec- tails of the proposal. ic and need to move forward, Janasanyog/D/587/20 Barpeta ommendations for exten- The third lockdown to fight with caution,” he added. Janasanyog/CF/347/20 SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 NORTH E AST THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7 833 stranded Mizoram residents return Meghalaya Cabinet nod CORRESPONDENT to agricultural reforms STAFF CORRESPONDENT which is scheduled to recon- AIZAWL, May 15: A vene on May 20, would take WEATHER Shramik Special train today SHILLONG, May 15: The up the Bill for consideration NORTHEAST brought back 833 stranded Meghalaya Cabinet today ap- and passage. The Cabinet also Mizoram residents from proved of a Bill to introduce held discussions on the Chief Forecast for NE: Rain/thunder- shower is very likely to occur Chennai, after traversing reforms in the agricultural Minister’s Economic Task at many places over Arunach- more than 30,000 km. sector by amending a 20- Force. The executive commit- al Pradesh, Assam, Megha- The train reached the Bair- year-old legislation. Deputy tee of the task force compris- laya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mi- zoram and Tripura. abi Railway Station in Kolas- Chief Minister Prestone ing Cabinet ministers will be Warning: Thunderstorm with ib district at 11 am. The pas- Tynsong said the Cabinet dis- headed by Chief Minister lightning is very likely to occur at sengers were received by cussed the 1980 Act on agri- Conrad Sangma. There will isolated places over Arunachal Kolasib DC Dr H La- culture and felt that vital as- be six working groups head- Pradesh. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind with lthangliana, other govern- pects were left out from its ed by senior officials. speed (30-40) kmph is very likely ment officials and police per- purview that need to be Tynsong said till Friday to occur at isolated places over sonnel in personal protective amended. evening, 2,712 samples were Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. equipment. The Meghalaya State Ag- sent for testing and 2,597 test Heavy rain is very likely to occur The passengers came ricultural Produce and Live- results have come out nega- at isolated places over Assam, stock Marketing (Promotion tive, while 102 results were Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, from Tamil Nadu and Puduch- Mizoram and Tripura. erry. The train had left Chen- and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 awaited. At present, there is Temperatures: nai at 11.10 pm on Wednes- will include livestock and one active case in the State. Max (°C) Min (°C) day. Though 975 people from aquaculture and facilitate On the other hand, 4,681 Dibrugarh 31.4 22.1 Mizoram are reportedly Kolasib, 48 from Lawngtlai, 48 were subjected to thermal unable to pay rent, and on a transported from the station their marketing. returnees to the State have Tezpur 28.6 22.4 He said the Assembly been quarantined. Silchar 33.0 23.8 stranded in the two States, from Lunglei, 76 from Mamit, screening. Officials said those few occasions, they also faced in an ambulance. Dhubri 28.6 23.6 833 have returned and the 28 from Serchhip and 127 from returning from the red zones discrimination due to their So far, over 9,000 Mizoram Jorhat 27.5 21.5 remaining 142 have chosen Siaha districts. would undergo rapid tests. facial features. Some of them, residents stranded in differ- N Lakhimpur 32.0 21.6 Shillong 23.5 – to remain there due to per- From the train station, they Most of the returnees are whose employers were kind, ent States and Union Terri- Cherrapunjee 24.6 16.0 sonal reasons. were taken to their respective students and workers em- received their salaries for the tories (UTs) have reported Aizawl 27.2 17.2 Among the returnees, 330 districts by buses where they ployed in private firms. They month of March, while oth- to the State Government. Of- Kohima 24.0 15.3 Pasighat 32.3 21.0 are from Aizawl, 75 from will be quarantined for 14 days. said they had landed in trou- ers had no such luck. ficials said stranded residents Itanagar 28.7 20.5 Champhai, 19 from Hnahthial, Before they departed from ble due to the lockdown as A cancer patient who ar- from other States/UTs would Imphal 30.4 17.8 12 from Khawzawl, 44 from the station, the passengers they became jobless and were rived on the special train was be brought back later. Agartala 34.5 25.7 Meghalaya Class Arunachal, Manipur XII exams NHRC seeks report from STAFF CORRESPONDENT welcome PM’s Haryana Chief Secy, police SHILLONG, May 15: The Meghalaya Government today economic package SPL CORRESPONDENT old girl from Manipur was tim’s statement was record- subjected to racial discrimi- ed for registration of an FIR. announced that the Class XII CORRESPONDENT N Biren Singh has welcomed NEW DELHI, May 15: nation, and brutally attacked The NHRC observed that examinations on the remaining the Rs 20 lakh crore economic Taking suo motu cognizance by some local people at Faiza- the media reports, if true, subjects, under the Meghalaya ITANAGAR, May 15: Aru- stimulus package announced of the attack on a girl hailing pur, Gurugram, in Haryana point towards a serious issue Board of School Education, nachal Pradesh has welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra from Manipur, the National while she was passing of violation of human rights of would be held from June 8. the Rs 20-lakh-crore econom- Modi aimed at uplifting the Human Rights Commission through the locality on Sun- the victim. Instead of initiating Education Minister Lahk- ic package announced by economy battered by the na- (NHRC) has issued a notice day afternoon. the requisite legal process, the men Rymbui said that the ex- Prime Minister Narendra tionwide lockdown and the to the Chief Secretary of police had asked the victim to aminations on Mathematics, Modi to overcome the chal- COVID-19 pandemic. lenges posed by COVID-19 In a video message which Haryana and the Commis- Attack on compromise. The Commis- Physical Education, Western sioner of Police, Gurugram, sion observed that it was dis- Music and Statistics would be pandemic in the country. was made available to the “This huge economic pack- media here, the Chief Minis- seeking a detailed report on Manipur girl gusting that a woman from the conducted on June 8, 9 and 10. the incident within four North Eastern part of her own age of Rs 20 lakh crore in the ter stated that it was a bold “I know these are trying weeks, along with the status NHRC sources said that country had been subjected to form of an Aatmanirbhar step taken by the Central times, but we have to move of the police investigation. the girl was saved by some racial discrimination and phys- Bharat Abhiyan Package or Government as the package on. No pandemic can thwart The NHRC also called for other people. Significantly, ical assault by a local family in Self-Reliant Movement Pack- is equivalent to 10 per cent the aspirations of students. records of registration of the police officials who reached the NCR region. age is one of the biggest eco- of India’s GDP. Follow the dos and don’ts,” FIR, and sought to know the the spot, reportedly asked Apparently, the police per- nomic reliefs announced in the Elaborating on the key Rymbui said. victim’s present health con- the victim to settle the issue. sonnel failed to take necessary world after the USA and Japan points announced by Finance The State Education De- dition and the status of the However, she called the action, the NHRC observed, amid the COVID-19 pandem- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman partment had postponed these medical treatment being pro- North East Support Centre adding that they should have examinations on March 22 ic,” Arunachal Pradesh Depu- in this regard, Biren Singh ex- vided to her. and Helpline (NESCH), realised the impact of trauma ahead of the nationwide lock- ty Chief Minister Chowna pressed the hope that the The suo motu cognizance whose members reached the and mental agony the woman down induced by the COVID- Mein said here today. State would also benefit in was taken on the basis of me- spot at 8.30 pm on that day. It was undergoing due to the 19 pandemic. These examina- In a press conference here, multiple sectors. Manipur has dia reports that the 20-year- was only then that the vic- tragic incident. tions were earlier scheduled Mein referred to the subse- the highest number of MS- from May 23 to 25. quent announcements made MEs in the North East region by the Union Finance Minis- and hence, it will benefit large- NSCN (I-M) ter and said, “These an- ly. Redefining the MSME Quarantine centre sealed nouncements will go a long sector will also create huge IMPHAL, May 15: A com- violating any of the containment lease said contact tracing of the militant held way in addressing the issues opportunities for the people munity quarantine centre in norms shall be deemed to have patient has already started. ITANAGAR, May 15: An faced by the businesses, MS- of the State as the investment Imphal East district was committed an offence punisha- Meanwhile, Manipur Po- NSCN (I-M) militant wanted MEs, small traders and en- limit has been revised up- sealed after a man who was ble under Section 188 of the lice has detained 870 persons in connection with the killing of trepreneurs, street vendors, wards to Rs 1 crore as com- lodged in the facility, tested Indian Penal Code.” People are and seized 696 vehicles for Khonsa West MLA Tirong farmers and migrant work- pared to Rs 25 lakh earlier. positive for COVID-19, an prohibited from entering the violating lockdown norms in Aboh and 10 others in Arunach- ers. It will also benefit the As the Centre has decided official said today . building, it said. the State. All the detained al Pradesh was arrested by se- people of our State.” on one-time liquidity infusion Imphal East DC Rangitaba- A 31-year-old man who had persons were produced be- curity forces from Longding The Deputy Chief Minister of Rs 90 crore for all power li Waikhom said the Jamia Gali- been quarantined in the cen- fore courts and a fine of Rs district, an official said. said that in the State, a high- distribution companies, the na Aziz Girls’ School, a desig- tre since May 13, tested pos- 1.03 lakh was imposed on Army personnel, in a joint level committee has been con- Manipur State Power Distri- nated quarantine centre, was itive for COVID-19 on them, a statement issued by operation with district po- stituted under the Finance, bution Company Limited is declared a containment zone Thursday. The patient is now Additional Director General lice, apprehended the rebel Planning and Investment De- likely to get a huge relief in and the building completely lodged at an isolation ward of of Police (Law and Order) L identified as self-styled ‘Ser- partment to look into the is- repaying dues, the Chief Min- sealed as per the Manipur Ep- the Jawaharlal Nehru Insti- Kailun said. geant Major’ Puman Wangsu sues faced by small business- ister said. He further said that idemic Diseases COVID-19 tute of Medical Sciences here. The ADGP said the police from a forest near Longphong es, traders and entrepreneurs as the Fisheries Department Regulations 2020. He had come from Mumbai would continue to take legal village in the district, Kohi- of the State, and to coordinate is being upgraded to a major The order issued by the DC along with four others in a action against lockdown vio- ma-based Defence spokes- with the Central Government. department as per the an- said “the said building is com- hired vehicle and reached the lators under the National man Lt Col Sumit Kumar Imphal Correspondent nouncement, Manipur can pletely sealed and any person/ State on May 13. Disaster Management Act Sharma informed. – PTI adds : Manipur Chief Minister reap benefits from it. institution/ organisation found A Health Department re- 2005. – PTI Campaign against COVID-19 in Dimapur CORRESPONDENT

DIMAPUR, May 15: The Christian Forum Dimapur (CFD) has initiated a COV- ID-19 campaign – Protect Yourself to Prevent Others – by launching car stickers and face masks, to be distrib- uted among frontline work- ers and needy people, at the Bishop’s House here today. Agricultural Production Commissioner Y Kikheto Sema, who is the Dimapur district in-charge for COV- Government officials and members of Christian Forum Dimapur displaying car stickers and face masks during the start of ID-19 related activities, a COVID-19 campaign in Dimapur on Friday. – Photo; Bhadra Gogoi launched the stickers and masks. Dimapur DC Anoop along with the available hu- pealed to the church leaders dation, food and other needs. religious institutions in edu- Kinchi, Commissioner of Po- man resources,” he said. to help the Government use Dimapur DC Kinchi said cating the people and offer- lice Rothihu Tetseo and Chief Expressing concern over the church infrastructure, that though a large number ing a healing touch at this crit- Medical Officer Dr Tiasunep the increasing number of especially church rest hous- of people would be arriving ical juncture. He said many Pongener were also present COVID-19 positive cases in es, to accommodate people in Dimapur, everything stranded people would be on the occasion. neighbouring Assam, Murry returning to Nagaland from would be fine if the people arriving without proper food CFD chairman Moses appealed to the authorities various States. were disciplined. He advised – depressed and worn out. Murry, in his welcome ad- concerned to conduct prop- Sema lauded the associa- the people not to panic. Spiritual healing through the dress, said that the forum er and stringent checking in tions of private schools and Appreciating the Commis- church would ease their would distribute 50,000 face the State borders. colleges of Dimapur for help- sioner of Police for success- emotional stress to some masks to frontline workers The diocese of the Kohi- ing the Government by fully implementing the odd- extent, he pointed out. and needy people, besides ma Catholic Church Bishop, opening their hostels for ac- even system in traffic regu- Chief Medical Officer Dr creating awareness on novel James Thoppil, donated commodation purposes. He lation, the DC said that the Pongener said that the only coronavirus. 25,000 face masks in the func- also praised the non-Nagas of traffic in Dimapur has been defence against coronavirus is “Our fight is against an tion. Dimapur, including the Mar- controlled to a large extent. to follow three rules – wear unseen virus and we have to Agricultural Production wari Samaj, for helping their Commissioner of Police masks, keep hand hygiene and fight with our faith in God Commissioner Sema ap- people in meeting accommo- Tetseo stressed the role of maintain social distancing. 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI STATE SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020

NEWS IN BRIEF Nagaon man Python at Assam varsity 46 stranded passengers reach gets Rs 77 lakh SILCHAR, May 15: A python seen strangulating a goat inside the Assam University Silchar campus on Thursday power bill triggered panic in the area. Prof Parthankar Choudhury of Barak Valley by Shramik Express A CORRESPONDENT the Department of Ecology and Environment Sciences said the goat was found dead after the python strangulat- STAFF CORRESPONDENT for passengers reaching by trains at age, employees of the closed paper mills to boost the economy and to make NAGAON, May 15: ed it near the the Girls Hostel No.1. The python strangu- different destinations, divyang per- are also hoping for some respite. the country self-reliant was the need How much electricity lated the goat and tried to swallow it, but on being SILCHAR, May 15: As many as 46 sons, minors, pregnant women and Responding to a question on will of the hour and they have welcomed could a domestic con- unsuccessful, it left the goat and moved away, Choudhury sumer utilise in a sin- said. – Staff Correspondent stranded passengers belonging to Bar- elderly persons above 75 years are to the mega package solve the crisis it with great expectations. ak Valley disembarked from the Chen- be sent for home quarantine after faced by the Cachar and Nagaon units “What the Prime Minister has an- gle month? Ban on tobacco nai-Bhairavi Shramik Express 06129 colelction of swab samples. of the Hindustan Paper Corporation, nounced is the need of the hour, espe- Abhijit Saikia, a resi- JORHAT, May 15: The Jorhat District Magistrate by an which reached Badarpur on Friday. Accordingly, out of the nine passen- Silchar MP Dr Rajdeep Roy said that cially after the body blows to the econ- dent of Lakhinagar area order passed on Thursday under Section 144 of CrPC and This is the first lot of passengers who gers, one divyang person was sent being a resident of Cachar district, he omy by the COVID-19 pandemic. We of Nagaon, was in for a Section 34 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, reached Barak Valley by train, after home while eight others have been was hopeful that the government also hope that the Prime Minister is rude shock when he re- prohibited the manufacture, sale and use of chewing being stranded outside the North East kept at institutional quarantine centres. would grant a survival package for the aware of his promise made at Kalina- ceived a monthly elec- tobacco in the entire district. The ban will remain in force since enforcement of the lockdown. Karimganj Deputy Commissioner two paper mills, which have been gar in 2016 to revive the mills and re- tricity bill of Rs until further orders. Violation of the ban will be dealt with 77,20,775 from APDCL, under Section 188 of the IPC. – Staff Correspondent While officials from the Cachar dis- Anbamuthan MP said swab samples closed since October 2015 and March start production. The heavy industry trict administration claimed that nine of the passengers belonging to Kar- 2017 respectively. provided employment to over two lakh Nagaon. The office of the Kokrajhar MP at Srirampur passengers were received and taken imganj district were being collected He urged local youths to chalk out in- people and boosted the rural economy. APDCL, Nagaon, had GOSSAIGAON, May 15: Kokrajhar MP Naba Kumar for swab sample collection at the ISBT and sent to the Silchar Medical Col- digenous business strategies and assured Before its closure, the Cachar Paper sent the bill of Rs Sarania visited the Assam-Bengal inter-state border at via bus from the railway station, the lege and Hospital (SMCH) for tests. that facilities have been smoothened for Mill was a mini-ratna industry and the 77,20,775 to Saikia as a Srirampur recently. Sarania expressed surprise that Karimganj administration received 37 MP hopeful of package for paper banks to offer loans and the government paper was exported worldwide earn- correction of his former though hundreds of people are entering Assam every passengers who came by the train. mills: At a time when small and me- would grant them guarantees. ing huge revenue for the government. bill that had a bill amount day, their health check-up is being done at Kokrajhar, 60 However, there were no passengers dium industrial units are hoping to get Manabendra Chakraborty, presi- We hope that with proactive initiative of Rs 3,000. km away. At Srirampur, he urged the local administration According to Saikia, to maintain cleanliness around the health camps. He also on the arrival list for Hailakandi dis- support from the government after dent of the Joint Action Committee of by the Prime Minister, the mills would visited the ITI Ballamguri quarantine camp, where 156 trict, sources informed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s an- Recognised Unions, said that the an- reopen and add to his vision of self re- he received an electric- persons have been kept. Sarania also visited the house of As per the new SOP on COVID-19 nouncement of Rs 20 lakh crore pack- nouncement by the Prime Minister liance,” Chakraborty said. ity bill where the Asan Ali Sheikh, the first COVID-19 infected youth of amount was Rs 3,000 Kokrajhar district. He met villagers of Palashguri under for consuming 509 Zamduar BTC constituency where some houses were 98 Delhi returnees units. But when he damaged in a storm. – ANN Service checked his digital me- Mahila Cong demands aid ter, he found that the quarantined at Tinsukia consumption was only NALBARI, May 15: Asom Pradesh Mahila Congress CORRESPONDENT Bhawan and Jyoti Hotel be- Committee president Nandita Das, who is also the MLA 107 units. Saikia imme- sides self-financed luxury ho- of Boko, has called upon the government to provide diately approached the adequate protective measures to doctors, nurses and DOOMDOOMA, May 15: tels like Royal Highness and Haiborgaon-based AP- other health workers fighting against COVID-19. Das As the first special train from Kiran Residency. DCL division office and alleged that there is shortage of PPE kits and requested New Delhi arrived at Dibru- Dr Sanjeeb Phukan, the lodged a complaint for the government to utilise the fund of Assam Arogya garh on Thursday morning, the Circle Officer of Tinsukia correction of the bill Nidhi. She said cleaners and ambulance drivers should Tinsukia district administration who is supervising the place- amount. The office as- also be provided PPE kits. Members of the Mahila has brought 98 Tinsukia district ment of passengers informed sured him that a new Congress later visited Darangipara in Nalbari district to bound passengers under strict that out of 64 passengers, SAI bill with correction distribute food items among poor potters of the village. – quarantine guidelines after ini- Complex accommodated 17 Correspondent would be issued soon. tial screening at Banipur (Di- persons, Jyoti Hotel 35 and But Saikia later re- brugarh) Railway Station. Royal Highness 12. The col- Nurses Day observed ceived his new bill, All the 98 passengers were lection of swab samples of all TIHU, May 15: International Nurses Day was observed where he was asked to brought to the Sports Author- the persons began today at the Piplibari Khudra primary health centre under the pay Rs 77,20,775 against Members of the Seemanta Chetana Mancha, Gossaigaon Nagar Committee, distributing ity of India (SAI) complex at from the respective quaran- aegis of the Piplibari Gaon Unnayan Samiti. Doctors, consumption of 99,999 nurses and health workers were felicitated at a meeting. masks and sanitizers among sanitation workers at a programme held at Sonari Patty in Borguri Tinsukia for subdivi- tine centres and these per- power units during the Dr Chiranjib Barua, three nurses and three health workers Gossaigaon on Friday. – Photo: Khanindra Nath Das sional wise segregation. Sev- sons have to remain in in- month of April. of the centre were greeted with a gamosa . Members of the en passengers from Sadiya and situ quarantine till the arriv- Meanwhile, another Pachim Nalbari Press Club and Nalbari Zila Karmachari 27 from Margherita subdivi- al of the reports. If tested division of APDCL, Na- Parishad were also present. – ANN Service Agri entrepreneurs shine sions were sent to their re- negative, the person may be spective quarantine centres. allowed to go for home quar- gaon, has allegedly is- Masked wedding! sued an electricity bill PATACHARKUCHI, May 15: Saranga Sarma, a groom The passengers belonging to antine for 14 days including during lockdown Tinsukia subdivision which in- the days of institutional quar- of Rs 1,67,000 for a sin- from Barpeta, tied the knot with Barasha Goswami of gle month to Prabal Gobindapur village here, observing all the norms of the STAFF CORRESPONDENT supply of quality vegetables by Ronhang are bought from cludes Doomdooma Revenue antine, stated Dr Phukan. Sarma, a resident of lockdown. Both the bride and groom wore masks and used have been Hazarika’s hall- local farmers who produce Circle also were given options The passengers bound Panigaon Chariali in Na- hand sanitizers while performing the religious formalities JORHAT, May 15: A few agri mark for success. pesticide-free products which to select government-sup- for Sadiya and Margherita gaon. In Samaguri too, with a limited number of relatives. There was no music entrepreneurs of the North Another incubatee of resulted in the goods of Fresh- ported quarantine centres will be quarantined at Dig- and party. After the wedding, the groom distributed the APDCL allegedly East Agriculture Technology NEATEHUB, Manoj Basu- do seeing a rise in demand. which included SAI Complex boi College, Margherita masks and relief items to around 100 people of the issued an electricity bill Entrepreneurs Hub (NEATE- matary, popularly known as The entrepreneurs are Borguri, Manab Kalyan Bha- College and Ledo College locality. – ANN Service of Rs 16,000 to a widow HUB), an Atal Incubation Cen- the “Pig Man” on social me- founders of agri-based start- wan, Manab Kalyan Prarthna for Margherita. Binu Borah. Houses gutted by lightning tre at Assam Agricultural Uni- dia due to his achievements ups and are supported by DIPHU, May 15: One person was injured and three versity Incubator at AAU, Bor- in pig farming, has supplied NEATEHUB through serv- houses were gutted in a fire following a lightining strike bheta, have shown their ability quality feed to farmers across ices such as business men- Rajeswar Sarma: OBITUARY on Wednesday at Mokoilum village in West Karbi Anglong to innovate and stay in business Assam dealing with livestock. toring, seed funding, market- district. The incident occurred around 10 am, leaving an despite the lockdown. Basumatary’s start-up Sym- ing support, access to tech- Udai Shankar elderly man, identified as Rowel Hanse, seriously a tribute A young entrepreneur, biotics Food Pvt Ltd has sup- nical experts, physical co- injured. The man was admitted to a medical sub-centre, Mahanta Alok Hazarika – an incubatee plied over 15,000 kg of feed working spaces, etc. Even though death is in- where his health was reported to be out of danger, said evitable but the loss of a dear CORRESPONDENT Prophetic Tisso, president of the Jirikinding Block at NEATEHUB – is supply- to farmers on a cost-to-cost NEATEHUB, established Primary Health Centre management committee. – ing a whopping 3,500 kg of basis during the lockdown. with financial assistance from one gives us colossal pain. Correspondent fresh vegetables daily to Gu- Nitin Ronhang, a farmer- NITI Aayog, and the Depart- Without the eldest member MORIGAON, May 15: wahati and Jorhat. Alok’s turned-entrepreneur from ment of Agriculture and Farm- of the family the house be- Udai Shankar Mahanta, a res- 4 held for cannabis smuggling start-up Mohabaahu Fresh Sonapur, has been ensuring ers Welfare Flagship scheme comes a ship without the ident of ward no.4 of Mori- UDALGURI, May 15: Four smugglers from Udalguri started receiving orders on- doorstep delivery of vegeta- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yoja- helmsman. On May 6, 2020 gaon town, breathed his last district were arrested by the 61st battalion of the Sashastra line through mobile-apps and bles, fruits, and fish in differ- na- Remunerative Approach- at the age of 84, my grandfa- on Thursday at Morigaon Seema Bal (SSB) for smuggling cannabis at Ten Kilo area of ther Rajeswar Sarma left for Civil Hospital following a car- West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on the night of portal, said NEATEHUB of- ent parts of Guwahati. Ron- es for Agriculture and Allied ficial Nibir Akash Baruah. hang’s products are sold un- Sectors Rejuvenation his heavenly abode. diac arrest. He was 68. May 13. The three have been identified as Nur Hussain He was born in a prominent Mahanta, a retired teach- (19), Mofik Ali (22), Karim Ali (20), all from Aminpara Hazarika recently received der the brand name Freshdo (RKVY-RAFTAAR), is one of village, and Haydar Ali (19) of Jhargaon village under an order for export of about and he has been selling 500 a kind institute in the North ‘pandit’ family of Jugurkuchi er of Monoha HS School, Rowta Police Station in Udalguri district. Two vehicles (AS- 20,000 kg of vegetables to kg of fruits and vegetables and East. At present, the incuba- to late Bhogdatta Sarma and more than 30 years. My was an exponent of Satriya late Damayanti Devi in 1936. grandfather was so lovable 27-C-5364 and AS-12-BC-4036), carrying 54 bags of Kuwait, the official said, add- about 1,000 kg of fish daily. tor has about 40 active entre- dance and music. He was Being a member of a respect- and full of humour. The lo- cannabis and also Rs 72,200 in cash, along with four mobile ing that trust and consistent The fruits and vegetables sold preneurs under its umbrella. associated with various cul- phones were also seized. – Correspondent ed joint family the qualities he cals of Borbori today realise tural activities under the received was visible in his that a humorous man like him Morigaon unit of the Asom Section 144 in Sivasagar good deeds and the way he are not found so easily today. Satra Mahasabha. After his SIVASAGAR, May 15: Sivasagar District Magistrate Golden jubilee Bihu progs cancelled served the society through- He got solace and satisfaction retirement in 2012, he was Lakhinandan Gogo has imposed Section 144 of the IPC, CORRESPONDENT pandemic. the committee, hoisted the out his life. He was a man who in helping people in need. banning pillion riding, except by persons above 60 years involved in the teaching of and below 12, women and persons from government and On Thursday, only flag flag while working presidents considered every person as He left behind his wife, Satriya music at Gajala security agencies. Any violation will invite penalty under DOOMDOOMA, May 15: hoisting and smriti tarpan Mrigen Saikia and Anuj Kali- his own family. daughter, son, daughter-in- Satra at Jajori. He leaves Section 188 of CrPC. The District Magistrate also banned The Golden Jubilee Cele- programmes were carried ta jointly initiated the smriti Initially, he started work- law, son-in-law and his grand- behind his wife, a son and a public demonstrations, meetings and gatherings of more bration Committee of the out at the Doomdooma town tarpan . Joint secretaries of ing at Badalmari ME School children with many dear ones. daughter. than five persons for an indefinite period till further Doomdooma Rajahuwa field by a few members of the the committee, Dhiraj of Goalpara district. But lat- Today, on the day of his orders. Fishing in the district has also been banned from Rongali Bihu Sanmilan has committee, following all Gohain and Rana Sonar felic- er he came back to his birth adyashraddha , we pray to Umakanta April 1 to July 15 under the Assam Fishery Act as it is cancelled all its programmes norms of the lockdown in- itated the distinguished place Jugurkuchi and in 1975, the Almighty to grant peace the breeding season. – Correspondent scheduled to be held this cluding physical distancing. guests present at the pro- joined Borbori High School to his departed soul. Mohan Indian gaur rescued year, due to the COVID-19 Arjun Baruah, president of gramme with a bihuwan . as a teacher and worked for – Luna Basistha CORRESPONDENT DERGAON, May 15: An Indian gaur was rescued after SIVASAGAR, May 15: being tranquilised and was later released at the Nambar Doigrong Wildlife Sanctuary in Golaghat district on Umakanta Mohan (90), Bid to make NTCA a non-functional entity flayed former principal of Ram- Thursday. The gaur, spotted at Trafat Gaon in Golaghat, was rescued by the Golaghat Forest Division and a team AJIT PATOWARY fice headed by the Deputy Director NTCA, is one of the most successful chandra Agarwala HS from the Wildlife Trust of India. Forest range officer General, Forest (DDGF) would re- conservation schemes of the coun- School, Moran, a former Pushpadhar Borgohain said as the gaur was heathy, the eading environment activist sult in better planning and coordina- try. Despite the shoestring budget, correspondent of Dainik animal was released into the wild. – Correspondent LRohit Choudhury has complained tion, the NTCA would not have been this scheme has been largely suc- Janambhumi and a sports Donation to Arogya Nidhi that a small but powerful coterie of created by the Government of India cessful in doubling the tiger popula- organiser, died of old-age ail- ments at his Moran GUWAHATI, May 15: The National Publishers Sales officials in the Union Ministry of En- in the first place, argued Choudhury tion of the country from 1411 in 2006 Team Association-North East (NPSTA) has contributed a vironment, Forest and Climate in his letter to the Minister, MoE- to 2967 in 2018. This can be attrib- Khatkhati residence on sum of Rs 60,506 to the Assam Arogya Nidhi to help the Change (MoEFCC), in collusion with FCC recently. uted to the science-based manage- Thursday. State government fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a press vested interest circles, is out to make He also reminded the Union Minis- ment inputs, monitoring, voluntary He was a social worker release stated. the National Tiger Conservation Au- ter that the Parliament of India felt the village relocation, ecotourism initi- and a distinguished teacher. thority (NTCA), a statutory body, which need of the specialised agencies to con- atives designed and implemented by Hundreds of students and is responsible for overseeing the agen- serve biodiversity and for fostering the NTCA in the tiger landscapes, wellwishers gathered at his da for tiger conservation in the coun- sustainable development. According- said Choudhury. residence to pay homage to try, non-functional. These lobbies are ly, the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 The reason behind the above move the departed soul. planning to merge the Regional Offic- was amended in 2006 and the statuto- to reduce the NTCA into a non-func- His body was taken to es of the NTCA, Wildlife Crime Con- ry bodies like the NTCA, Central Zoo tional entity, Choudhury said, is to Ramchandra Agarwala HS trol Bureau (WCCB) and Forest Sur- Authority (CZA) and WCCB were cre- make the NTCA officers ineffective School and principal Aru- vey of India (FSI) in the name of ‘bet- ated with well-defined mandates, pow- in matters of issuing the assessment nima Duwora led the trib- ter planning and coordination’. ers and authority. reports on matters related to conver- ute programme by offering The exercise undertaken at the The present reorganisation move made the tiger-related biodiversity cri- sion of the Tiger Reserve lands or ti- a floral wreath. Minister Directorate General of Forest (DGF) initiated by certain vested interest cir- sis turnaround by reintroducing the spe- ger corridors for non-forestry activi- Jogen Mohan, MLA level, is in fact aimed at scuttling the cles goes against the judgment and cies in Sariska and Panna Tiger Reserves, ties. The NTCA officers would lose Chakradhar Gogoi, former autonomy and independence of the will of the Parliament, he said. from where this majestic species had their power to independently assess MP Pawan Sing Ghatowar, NTCA and at reducing it into a non- He said further that today, India is locally gone into extinct. The NTCA such matters if they are placed under and office bearers of the functional entity, Choudhury alleged. considered a global leader in the field of took the overall tiger conservation agen- the control of the Deputy Director AAPCU, Moran Sports As- A farmer ploughs his field for planting Bao paddy in If the argument of this lobby that the tiger conservation mainly because of the da to a new height. Generals of Forest, Inspector Gener- sociation, ACMS, AASU, Damara Jaan Pathar at Mohemari village of merger of the above bodies and plac- pioneering leadership of the NTCA. The centrally-sponsored ‘Project als of Forest or Deputy Inspector ATASU, ATTSA have con- Dhakuakhana on Friday. – Photo: Farhana Ahmed ing them under a single regional of- Since its creation in 2006, the NTCA Tiger’ scheme implemented by the Generals of Forest, Choudhury said. doled his death. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 BUSINESS & E CONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9 World Bank okays $1-bn loan to India Tata Motors to consider NEW DELHI, May 15: towards immediate support ception to this trend. year 2020 (fiscal year start- of India, what I think will be raising Rs 1,000 crore The World Bank on Friday to India’s health sector. Of the USD 1 billion com- ing July 1, 2020) and a USD the 21st century system. approved a USD 1 billion The multilateral lending mitment, USD 550 million 250 million second tranche “It is in this context we MUMBAI, May 15: Tata worth up to Rs 1,000 crore. loan to support India’s ef- agency is also in discussions will be financed by a credit that will be made available for have put in USD 1 billion fol- Motors on Friday said that “We would like to inform forts for providing social as- with the government to pro- from the International Devel- fiscal year 2021. lowing USD 1 billion in health the concerned committee of you that the company is desir- sistance to the poor and vul- vide assistance to the coun- opment Association (IDA) the Ahmad further said the and in anticipation of a third its Board will consider issu- ous of offering Rated, Listed, nerable households, severe- try’s micro, small and medi- World Bank’s concessionary COVID-19 pandemic has also programme which will be ing rated, secured, redeem- Secured, Redeemable, Non- ly impacted by the COVID- um enterprises, said World lending arm and USD 200 put the spotlight on some of around the small and small able non-convertible deben- Convertible Debentures ag- 19 pandemic. Bank Country Director in In- million will be a loan from the the gaps in the existing so- enterprises...,” he said. tures (NCDs) aggregating to gregating Rs 1000 crores and The “Accelerating India’s dia Junaid Ahmad in a webi- International Bank for Recon- cial protection systems. Ahmad futher said the World Rs 1,000 crore. in this regard is holding a meet- CAPSULE COVID-19 Social Protection nar with media. struction and Development This platform draws on the Bank was in the process of dis- In a regulatory filing on the ing of its duly constituted Com- Response Program” will sup- The response to the COV- (IBRD), with a final maturity country’s existing architec- cussing a MSMEs programme company said that it is “de- mittee of the Board on May Biocon shares port the government’s efforts ID-19 pandemic around the of 18.5 years including a grace ture of safety nets the PDS, with the government. sirous” of offering NCDs 20, 2020,” it said. – IANS NEW DELHI, May 15: towards a more consolidated world has required govern- period of five years. the digital and banking infra- He said liquidity has come Shares of biotechnology delivery platform accessible to ments to introduce social dis- The remaining USD 250 structure, and Aadhaar while into the market through the major Biocon on Friday both rural and urban popula- tancing and lockdowns in un- million will be made available positioning the overall social monetary and fiscal policies fell 2 per cent after the company reported a 42 tions across state boundaries. precedented ways, he said. after June 30, 2020. The pro- protection system for the and “the challenge now is to per cent decline in its This takes the total com- These measures, intended gram will be implemented by needs of a 21st century India. take that liquidity and bring it consolidated net profit for mitment from the World to slowdown the spread of the the Union Ministry of Finance. “What COVID-19 had into the hands of the MS- March quarter. – PTI Bank towards emergency virus have, however, impact- In a release, the World done is that it has actually MEs... We will be coming in Filatex India COVID-19 response in India ed economies and jobs espe- Bank said the new support gotten the government to to support that. Where exact- MUMBAI, May 15: to USD 2 billion. cially in the informal sector. will be funded in two phases create linkages between the ly and how much is something Filatex India Ltd, a A USD 1 billion support India with the world’s largest an immediate allocation of system and begin to move that we are in discussion with leading player in was announced last month lockdown has not been an ex- USD 750 million for fiscal the social protection system the government”. – PTI manmade fibers, has resumed partial opera- tions at its Dadra plant to meet the urgent require- NIPER Guwahati ment of yarns that will be mainly used in produc- tion of face masks, develops new products personal protective clothing and some specific urgent require- to fight COVID-19 ment of fabrics. – PTI SPL CORRESPONDENT The second product is a Tech Mahindra 3D-printed antimicrobial NEW DELHI, May 15: NEW DELHI, May 15: face-shield to control the Makers Lab, the The Guwahati-based Na- spread of novel coronavirus. research and develop- tional Institute of Pharma- It was designed after a thor- ment arm of Tech ceutical Education and Re- ough study to understand how Mahindra, on Friday said search (NIPER-G) have de- virus spread through oral, it has leveraged Artificial Intelligence to conduct veloped two new products ophthalmic, olfactory and research and find to fight spread of the COV- other body cavities. potential therapeutic ID-19 virus. A meeting was held drugs for treatment of Official sources here said through video conferencing COVID-19. – PTI that the first product is a 3D- on Thursday under the DigitalOcean printed hands-free object that chairmanship of Dr P D NEW YORK, May 15: could be used to help open Vaghela, Secretary, Pharma- The US-based Cloud or close doors, windows, ceuticals to review NIPERS infrastructure provider drawers (both vertical and performance in research and DigitalOcean has closed horizontal), and refrigerator innovation activities, espe- a $50 million Series C handle, or press elevator but- cially with regard to the funding round led by tons, and laptop, desktop ways in which NIPERs have existing investors keyboards. The researchers and can contribute in coun- Access Industries Andreessen Horowitz came up with the design for try’s fight against COVID- (a16z). – IANS the fabrication of the 3D- 19 pandemic. India’s GDP growth rate pegged printed object after detailed Director, NIPER-Guwa- Manappuram analyses of several resourc- hati, Dr USN Murty, in- NEW DELHI, May 15: es for risk measurement and formed that the NIPER-G at 0.9-1.02%: Crediwatch Shares of Manappuram on how virus spread through endeavoured to help the Finance on Friday closed NEW DELHI, May 15: In- cent,” it said. be between 1 to 1.02 per cent, with over 3 per cent bare hands. It is also low-cost, country in fighting coronavi- dia’s GDP for the financial Several states have extend- I believe 1 per cent GDP gains after the company easy to wear, has good chem- rus through quick validated year 2020-21 is likely to grow ed the lockdown and Prime growth is what everybody is reported nearly 44 per ical stability, non-fragile and prototype development and in the range of 0.9 per cent Minister Narendra Modi in his looking at.” cent increase in net profit is easy to clean with the ex- deployment. He said that to 1.02 per cent, according address to the nation on Tues- The coronavirus pandem- for the quarter ended isting sanitizers or any alco- NIPER –G has also made a March 2020. – PTI to a report by Crediwatch. day hinted at a relaxed lock- ic and the nationwide lock- holic disinfectant. skin-friendly herbal sanitizer. “In case the lockdown gets down 4.0’. The third phase of down has brought the Indian extended till May end (which the nationwide lockdown ends economy to almost a halt and NOTICE FOR CANCELLATION OF Xiaomi to make is a more likely scenario in on May 17, Sunday. industry bodies and econo- EXPRESSION OF INTEREST some states), we will only be On the economic package mists has anticipate huge job No. AASCS(CA)1/2014-Pt-II/23 IoT products able to see any green shoots being announced by the gov- losses, shutting down of busi- EoI No. AASCS(CA)1/2014/PT/117 dated 21.12.2018 NEW DELHI, May 15: of recovery towards the end ernment, Meghna Suryaku- nesses in case adequate gov- Due to inadequate number of bids in the technical evaluation Chinese smartphone maker of Q3, the GDP will range mar, CEO of Crediwatch said: ernment support does not from 0.9 per cent to 1.02 per “If the stimulus works it will come in. – IANS for the Expression of Interest in connection with the Xiaomi on Friday said it empanelment of Chartered Accountant for Assam aims to manufacture Administrative Staff College Society, it is hereby cancelled. Internet of Things (IoT)- For further information please visit at website enabled products like robot WTO head quits www.aasc.assam.gov.in . vacuum cleaner in India Sd/- Director of Training UNITED NATIONS, May ference of the WTO next year. once the market is large Assam Administrative Staff College Society 15: Roberto Azevedo has The meeting is expected to Janasanyog/C/498/20 enough for consuming such suddenly announced that he be crucial to the future of the products. was quitting as the head of organisation during a time When it comes to IoT- the World Trade Organisa- when the global trade system No. CE/DEV/TB/504/2019-20/22 based products, Xiaomi tion (WTO) at a time when is showing signs of fraying. PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER TVs are quote popular global commerce is facing a A former Brazilian diplo- The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, along with smart bulbs, air crisis because of the COVID- mat and vice-minister for Guwahati-3 invites Bids on behalf of the Governor of Assam purifiers, water purifiers 19 pandemic and the organi- economics and technology, for 1 (One) no of Package for Road and Bridge Projects and smart bands. Apart under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 in Golaghat Legislative sation has come under in- Azevedo became WTO di- from TVs, rest of the IoT tense criticism. rector-general in 2013 and Assembly Constituencies of Assam, amounting to Rs. 10.00 products are currently Crs (approx) from approved & eligible Contractors enlisted Azevedo told a virtual assumed a second four-year being imported. with APWD. meeting of WTO members on term in 2017. Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in “Our TVs, smartphones Thursday that he was step- Amid the calls from vari- from 19.05.2020. Amendment/Addendum to the SBD, if any, and power banks are locally ping down as director-gener- ous sides for changing the and further notifications shall appear in this website and also produced in India. We have al on August 31, a year ahead WTO, Azevedo spoke of the at the office of the undersigned during office hours. The 35,000 employees working of the end to his second term. “new normal” that will contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic at our five factories. In a statement issued in Ge- emerge from the pandemic Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website Similarly, we will start neva, he said that he was leav- and in facing it the organisa- www.assamtenders.gov.in manufacturing our IoT ing office early to give his suc- tion has “to be able to re- Note:- N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST, Labour cess etc. products in India once we cessor ample time to prepare spond to members’ needs Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), are ready and the market is for the 12th Ministerial Con- and priorities.” – IANS Janasanyog/CF/339/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. also ready for the same,” Raghu Reddy, Chief Business Officer, Xiaomi India, told India’s merchandise Xiaomi showcased its Mi Robot Vacuum Mop-P’ last exports plunge month in the India market NEW DELHI, May 15: 17.53 per cent and 0.25 per for Rs 17,999. The company The COVID-19 global out- cent respectively, all other will start shipping the robot break heavily dented India’s commodity or commodity vacuum cleaner from merchandise exports in groups have registered neg- September 15, and will offer April, as they plunged by ative growth in April 2020 no-cost EMI for as low as over 60 per cent on a year- vis-a-vis April 2019. Rs 2,999 per month. – IANS on-year basis to $10.36 bil- “Similarly, imports de- lion from $26.07 billion re- clined by 58.65 per cent to ported for the corresponding $17.12 billion in April from period of the previous year. $41.40 billion reported for “The decline in exports the corresponding month has been mainly due to the of 2019. ongoing global slowdown, “Oil imports in April 2020 which got aggravated due to were $4.66 billion, which was the current Covid-19 crisis. 59.03 per cent lower in Dol- The latter resulted in large lar terms, compared to scale disruptions in supply $11.38 billion in April 2019,” chains and demand resulting the statement said. in cancellation of orders,” the Consequently, India’s trade Ministry of Commerce and deficit narrowed to $6.76 bil- Industry said in a statement. lion on a year-on-year basis in “Except for ‘Iron Ore’ and April from $15.33 billion re- ‘Drugs & Pharmaceuticals’ ported for the corresponding which registered a growth of month of last year. – IANS SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI LEISURE & L IFESTYLE

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PRESS NOTICE / IFB NOTIFICATION No. CS/EGTRD/SOPD(G)/2019-20/717/ I Family of four tests negative It is for general information of all Class-I (C) registered The Superintending Engineer, PWD, (Roads), Guwahati Contractors under the Additional Chief Engineer (PHE), Lower ARIASP Circle, Ghy-21 on behalf of the Governor of Assam Assam Zone, Bamunimaidam, Ghy-21, that a database of all invites 2 (two) nos. item rate Bids from approved and eligible Class-I (C) registered Contractors need to be prepared for Contractors registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for the works. for COVID-19 in Dibrugarh taking up various works for implementation of Jal Jeewan Details may be seen at website http://assamtenders.gov.in and Mission (JJM). For preparing the database, some particular also at the office of the undersigned during office hours. Another 7 passengers diagnosed with fever symptom information about each registered contractors are required in Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads) prescribed format. The prescribed format can be obtained Guwahati ARIASP Circle, Guwahati-21 STAFF CORRESPONDENT garh Railway Station, Banipur have been screening at their respective health from the office of the undersigned in any working day upto Janasanyog/CF/322/20 diagnosed with symptoms of fever. camps set up on the station campus. 29.05.2020. The filled up format along with all necessary DIBRUGARH, May 15: The four Among the seven, three are from Di- Thirty-three passengers of Dibru- enclosures shall be received by the office of the undersigned PRESS NOTICE / IFB samples collected from a family of four brugarh, another three from Tinsukia and garh have been sent for quarantine in upto 08.06.2020. No. CS/DTRD/SOPD(G)/2020-21/53 I/Pt./ 10 who arrived here yesterday via special one from Charaideo districts. They were the designated city hotels namely – All the Class-I (C) registered contractors are requested to The Superintending Engineer, PWD, (Roads), Guwahati train from Delhi have tested negative taken to the quarantine centre at Jokai Khyati, Nandini and Maurya – while two submit the information within the stipulated time frame or their ARIASP Circle, Ghy-21 on behalf of the Governor of Assam for COVID-19. The family members for COVID-19 test. others have been home quarantined. name./Farm shall not be considered for empanelment of invites 9 (nine) nos. item rate Bid from approved and eligible were diagnosed with symptoms of fe- Among those who arrived here today, Further, the 14 Dibrugarh-bound pas- implementation Support Agency (ISA) in JJM. Contractors registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for the ver and therefore, they were rushed 24 are from Arunachal Pradesh. The dis- sengers who arrived in Guwahati yes- Sd/- Addl. Chief Engineer (PHE) works. Details may be seen at website http:// to the quarantine centre at Jokai Mod- trict-wise number of passengers from terday via Shramik Express train were Janasanyog/C/458/20 Lower Assam Zone, Ghy-21 assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the el Hospital for further examination other districts include Tinsukia (74), Di- brought to Dibrugarh by bus. They were undersigned during office hours. yesterday. brugarh (38), Biswanath Chariali (2), screened at temporary health screen- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads), Guwahati SHORT QUOTATION NOTICE Janasanyog/CF/331/20 ARIASP Circle, Guwahati-21 Another seven passengers from Charaideo (6), Dhemaji (24), Lakhimpur ing centre at Victoria Girls’ HS School among 184 passengers who alighted from (15) and Sivasagar (1). and moved to Jironi lodge here for quar- Sealed quotations affixing court fee stamps of Rs. 8.25 the special train this morning at Dibru- All the passengers underwent health antine. (Rs. eight & twenty five paisa) only in plain paper are No. SE/NRC/TB/NIT/44/2019-20/55 hereby invited from intending Firms/ Suppliers/ PRESS NOTICE INVITING RE-TENDER Wholesalers/ Mills for supply of the items which may be The Superintending Engineer, PWD, Nagaon Road Circle, 2nd batch of required for the distribution amongst the flood affected Nagaon on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites bid from 29 returnees people and other natural calamity in the year 2020-21. Assam PWD registered contractors for construction / 2 hurt in accidental firing The quotation will be received during office hours in the improvement of roads under SOPD(G) for the year 2019-20 reaches Relief Branch, O/O Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Gohpur for 3(Three) Nos. of works of Raha LAC in Nagaon District of Mariani in Nagaon market Sub-Division, Gohpur up to 2.00 pm on 20.05.2020 and Assam amounting to Rs.280.09 Lakhs (approx.). Details may will be opened on the same day at 3.30 pm by the be seen at website http://assamtenders.gov.in and also at STAFF CORRESPONDENT A CORRESPONDENT patrolling unit was deployed at Borbazaar committee chaired by Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil). The the office of the undersigned during office hours. Chariali to monitor the social distancing intending traders or their representative should remain Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD JORHAT, May 15: The sec- NAGAON, May 15: In an unexpected norms in the entire market area. When present at time of opening of the said quotation with Janasanyog/CF/345/20 ` Nagaon Road Circle, Nagaon ond batch of 29 people coming melee with on-duty patrolling police at some of people violated the lockdown from outside Assam alighted Nagaon Borbazaar area, a dreaded drug norms in the area this afternoon, the on- their sample. from the special train carrying mafia was injured by bullet. The duty patrolling police officer along with Detail of the notice including items of GR may be obtain No.NIT/ACE/EZ/SOPD(G)/113/2018/45 them at Mariani Railway Junc- PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER incident took place when the drugs his unit tried to make them aware of the from the office of the undersigned. Additional Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Eastern Zone, Dibrugarh on tion under Titabar Civil Sub- mafia tried to snatch away the service guidelines. Sd/- Additional Deputy Commissioner I/C behalf of Governor of Assam invites bid from the approved and eligible division of the district today. pistol from the on-duty patrolling police It was then the drug mafia came Janasanyog/C/501/20 Gohpur Sub-Division, Gohpur contractors [Class I (A & B)] registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for A senior Jorhat district admin- Construction of Roads under SOPD(G) for the Year 2019-20 for 3 (Three) officer and accidentally a bullet hit the forward and tried to snatch on-duty SI Nos of road work amounting to Rs.742.24 Lakhs (Approx. inclusive of istration official informed that leg of the drugs mafia. In the melee, Bonia’s service pistol. Amidst the melee, GST & Labour Cess). Details may be seen at website https:// among the 29 returnees 15 were Sub Inspector Pradeep Bonia was also a bullet went out accidentally which finally No. CE/DEV/TB/572/2019-20/5 assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the undersigned during of Golaghat, three of Sivasagar office hours. injured. hit one of Ali’s legs, Dutta further said. PRESS NOTICE and 11 from Jorhat district. Table I According to police sources, the Meanwhile, senior police officials of the The Chief Engineer P.W.D. (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, All the people were asymp- SI. Name of LAC Nos of works Appx . Amount injured drug mafia has been identified district rushed to the spot and started Guwahati-3 invites Bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for No. Rs. in Lakhs tomatic and have been sent to as Arjul Ali, who was a police constable investigation. 2 (Two) nos of Packages for Roads projects under Signature 1 Mahmora LAC 1 205.000 home and institutional quaran- and was dismissed from service During the investigation, police Scheme of SOPD-G-(State Priority Scheme) for the year 2 Amguri LAC 1 265.340 tine, the official stated. 2019-20 in Abhayapuri North & Abhayapuri South LAC of 3 Majuli LAC 1 271.900 recently due to involvement in various recovered some samples of highly Total Rs 742.240 It may be mentioned here anti-social activities during his short intoxicated drugs in Ali’s small shop at Assam from approved & eligible Contractors enlisted with Sd/- Additional Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads). that from May 6 till date 663 period of service with the Assam Borbazaar area. Immediately, police APWD amounting to Rs. 20.00 Crs (approx) including GST.LC Janasanyog/CF/324/20 Eastern Zone, Dibrugarh people who arrived by own ve- Police. He was admitted to Nagaon BP raided his house situated near the market etc. hicles or ambulances have Civil Hospital and was undergoing area from where police recovered other Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in from 20.05.2020. Amendment/Addendum to the SBD, if any, NOTIFICATION been screened at the zonal treatment. samples of banned drugs, the sources screening centre for six dis- and further notifications shall appear in this website and It is for general information of all Class- I (C) registered Speaking to this correspondent here, further claimed. also at the office of the undersigned during office hours. The tricts of Upper Assam set up Contractors under the Additional Chief Engineer (PHE), Lower the newly-appointed officer-in-charge of Meanwhile, the injured drug mafia contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Assam Zone, Bamunimaidam, Ghy- 21, that, a database of all at Kakodunga (bordering Nagaon Sadar PS, Inspector Ashok Arjul Ali fled with the aid of some Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website Class- I(C) registered Contractors need to be prepared for Golaghat district) on the west- Kumar Dutta said that like the other days members of his gang from the hospital on www.assamtenders.gov.in taking up various works for implementation of JAL JEEWAN ern outskirts here. during the lockdown period, a police a car late this evening. The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/572/ MISSION (JJM). For preparing the database, some particular 2019-20/3 Dated 28.02.2020 is hereby cancelled due to information about each registered contractors are required in Shops start lockdown for COVID-19 Pandemic. prescribed format. The prescribed format can be obtained Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), from the office of the undersigned in any working day upto reopening in Janasanyog/CF/337/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. 29.05.2020. The filled up fomat along with all necessary Dhubri district enclosures shall be received by the office of the undersigned CORRESPONDENT upto 08.06.2020. No. CE/Commn/42/2019-20/Pt-III/11 All the Class- I(C) registered contractors are requested to PRESS NOTICE RE-INVITING TENDER submit the information within the stipulated time frame or their DHUBRI, May 15: Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Anant The Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Roads), Assam on behalf name/ farm shall not be considered for empanelment of of the Governor of Assam re-invite bid from approved Implementation Support Agency (ISA) in JJM. Lal Gyani on Thursday al- and eligible contractors registered with Assam PWD Sd/- Addl. Chief Engineer (PHE) lowed a majority of shops to Janasanyog/D/580/20 Lower Assam Zone, Ghy- 21 start functioning on rotation (Roads) for the work “Construction of SPT Bridge at basis but with restrictions in Gagalmari Road from Sildubi Gagalmari Pt. II under SOPD-FDR for the year 2019-20 for PMGSY Package No. CE/DEV/TB/417/2019-20/5 the district from Friday. PRESS NOTICE FOR INVITING TENDER (RE-BID) The Deputy Commissioner No. AS-17-149 for the year 2008-09 (Bridge length = in his order said, “The Orange 100.00m)” under SOPD-FDR for the year 2019-20 in The Chief Engineer, PWD, (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, Ghy-3 on behalf of Governor of Assam invites Bids online Zone tag on Dhubri district by Morigaon district of Assam. Details may be seen at from approved and eligible registered Contractors of A.P.W.R.D. the Ministry of Health Affairs, website- assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of for 3 (three) Nos. of Packages amounting to Rs. 1104.06 lakh Government of India has been the undersigned in the “Communication branch”, from only (approximately) under SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 withdrawn with immediate ef- 18.05.2020 to 25.05.2020 during office hours. The under Rangapara LAC under Tezpur Sootea and Rangapara fect and Dhubri district is now earlier press notice published vide letter No. CE/ Road Division, Tezpur. coming to normalcy. Normal Commn/42 /2019-20/Pt-III/8, Dt. 16.03.2020 may be Details can be seen at website- www.assamtenders.gov.in life has resumed in the district. treated as cancelled due to nationwide lockdown in from 18.05.2020 and also at the office O/o the undersigned Business establishments can view of Corona Virus pandemic. (Development Branch), Chandmari, Ghy-03. remain open until 4 pm every Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (Roads), The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/417/ State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visiting the Changsari-based potato godown, day.” Janasanyog/CF/326/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 2019-20/3 Dated 21.03.2020 is hereby cancelled due to The order further stated on Friday. – UB Photos lockdown for COVID-19 Pandemic. that the standalone shops, gro- Note:- The approximate N.I.T. Value is inclusive of GST, cery shops and pharmacies in- L.C. etc. SHORT NOTICE TENDER NO. 01 OF 2020-21 Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), cluding veterinary clinics will Kaziranga hotels, resorts to Sealed tender affixing fee stamp (non-refundable) purchased in Janasanyog/CF/333/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. remain open every day, while Assam worth Rs. 8.25 (Rupees eight and paisa twenty five only) are shopping complexes, cinema invited from the Regd. Class- I (C) category contractor having renewal halls, shopping malls, salons, be used as quarantine centres under the Addl. C.E. (PHE), Lower Assam Zone and Class- II category No.NIT/ACE/EZ/SOPD(G)/113/2018/47 beauty parlours, restaurants, contractors/ firms having renewal under Nalbari (PHE) Circle, for different PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER gymnasiums, hotels and lodg- CORRESPONDENT ellers arriving Golaghat district coming from works of PWSS under Barpeta/ Belsor (PHE) Division, under Nalbari Additional Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), Eastern Zone, es, etc., will remain closed un- outside the State. (PHE) Circle as mentioned in the list annexed with the detailed NIT. Dibrugarh on behalf of Governor of Assam invites bid from KAZIRANGA, May 15: In view of arrival of According to information received from The tender will be received up to 2.00 PM of 22.05.2020 and will be the approved and eligible contractors [Class I (A & B)] til further order. The remaining category of many people from outside the State, hotels Kohora Model Hospital, eight persons who opened on the same date in the presence of the tenderer or their registered with Assam PWD (Roads) for Construction of Roads authorized agents who would like to be present. For any unforeseen shops will remain open on a and resorts in Kaziranga will be used as quar- arrived from Chennai are currently being put under SCSP for the Year 2019-20 for 1 (One) No. of road antine facilities to accommodate the people for up in Bonashree Tourist Guest House owned reason if tender could not be received and opened on the day, then the work amounting to Rs. 235.3 Lakhs (Approx. inclusive of GST rotation basis, stated the or- a mandatory 14 days. by Assam Tourism department at Kohora. same will be received and opened in the next working day at the same & Labour Cess). Details may be seen at website https:// der which also said the presi- State Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Another 13 people are expected to arrive time and venue for which no separate communication will be made. assamtenders.gov.in and also at the office of the undersigned dent/secretary of the Cham- No tender will be accepted unless tender papers are duly purchased Sharma had already announced that hotels and Kohora tonight by 10 pm. during office hours. bers of Commerce will ensure from the office of the undersigned. Detailed tender paper maybe obtained Table I regulating the shops. resorts in Kaziranga would be used for accom- A few days back, three persons were kept up to 2.00 PM of 21.05.2020 during working hours from the office of the modating the people coming from outside As- in a private hotel in Kohora for quarantine. Sl. Name of LAC No of works Appx. Amount Gyani also ordered that the undersigned against application and on payment of Rs. 200.00 (Rupees No. Rs. in Lakhs owners of the shops must ar- sam as mandatory 14 days quarantine in Gola- Sources said that security personnel are two hundred) only in cash. ghat district. remaining alert to ensure that those who The undersigned reserves the right to issue the tender papers to the 1 Dibrugarh LAC 1 235.300 range handwashing and all the workers of their establish- Informing this correspondent, Shantanu are quarantined follow all forms of medical tenderer and to accept or reject any or all tender without assigning any Total Rs. 235.300 ments must wear face masks Gogoi, Magistrate, Bokakhat subdivision, said rules. reason thereof and does not bind himself to accept the lowest tender. 2% Earnest Money will be deposited against each work in the form Sd/- Additional Chief Engineer P.W.D (Roads), while selling items or work- that hotels and resorts in Kaziranga will be Private tourist lodges are also being used Janasanyog/CF/318/20 Eastern Zone, Dibrugarh used to its capacity for accommodation of trav- for quarentine facility said the sources. of deposit at call and to be drawn in favour of the Superintending ing in the establishments and Engineer (PHE), Nalbari Circle, Nalbari. (1% for SC/ ST/ OBC). social distancing should also be The Original copy of following documents shall have to be produced No. CE/DEV/TB/504/2019-20/24 maintained by the staff and cus- by the intending tenderer along with the application for issue of tender PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER tomers. 36-hour Dima Hasao bandh paper. Tender papers shall only be issued after satisfactory of the said The Chief Engineer P.W.D. (Roads), Assam, Chandmari, original documents by the office of the undersigned. Guwahati-3 invites Bids on behalf of Governor of Assam for OBITUARY G Original copy of PAN Card. 5 (Five) nos of Packages for Road and Bridge Projects under passes off peacefully G Original copy of up-to-date Labour License. SOPD-G for the year 2019-20 in Sivasagar & Nazira Sukumar Singha G Original copy of Contractor's/ Firms registration Renewal. Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam, amounting GUWAHATI, CORRESPONDENT tation of the memorandum of Jayanta Hojai, the wife of G Original copy of GST registration certificate. to Rs. 109.49 Crs (approx) from approved & eligible May 15: Suku- settlement (MoS) signed Santosh Hojai along with some G Original copy of Caste Certificate. Contractors enlisted with APWD. mar Singha (pop- HAFLONG, May 15: The among the Government of In- neighbours, went to the Ha- G Original copy of GST return of last month. Details may be seen at website www.assamtenders.gov.in ularly known as Halali Progressive Welfare dia, Government of Assam and rangajao PS to lodge a com- Rates should be quoted on percentage basis at per/ above/ below from 19.05.2020. Amendment/Addendum to the SBD, if any, Abele), a social Society called 36-hour Dima both the factions of Dima Ha- plaint against the incident soon the APWD (Building) Schedule of rates for 2013-14, Sanitary- 2013-14, and further notifications shall appear in this website and also worker, passed Hasao bandh from 5 am of May lam Daogah. after it happened. (Roads & Bridge 2013-14), electrical- 2013-14, PHE-15-16 & Deptt. Estt. at the office of the undersigned during office hours. The away at his Naba Santipur res- 14 to 5 pm of May 15 passed It may be mentioned here Surprisingly, the officer-in- Rates. Tendere should clearly mentioned the name of work, Gr. No. etc. contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic in the body of the tender otherwise the tender will not be treated as valid idence in Dolidohor on Thurs- off peacefully. that on April 24 at around 6 charge of the Harangajao PS Tendering System (ETS) of PWD, Assam website tender. Tender papers without the contractor's signature and Registation www.assamtenders.gov.in day at 8.45 pm. He was 43. The bandh was called by pm, Santosh Hojai was kid- refused to accept her written No. will not be accepted. The earlier press notice invited vide No. CE/DEV/TB/504/ He leaves behind his par- Halali Progressive Welfare napped from his house at Ha- complaint for two times by Rates quoted exceptionally below the schedule and non-schedule 2019-20/08 Dated 23.03.2020 is hereby cancelled due to ents, two brothers, two sis- Society, which includes ex- rangajao and on April 30, his stating that her husband would items should be technically justified with supporting documents along lockdown for COVID-19 Pandemic. ters and a host of relatives and DHD cadres, demanding im- body was recovered along NH- return. After she moved the with the tenders. Note:- N.I.T. Value is inclusive of GST, Labour cess etc. admirers. mediate arrest of the culprits 27, around 100-km from his high court on April 26, then UNSEALED TENDER WILL SUMMERILY BE REJECTED. Sd/- Chief Engineer PWD (Roads), His sudden demise was deep- involved in the Sontosh Hojai home at Lailing under the only her FIR was accepted by Sd/- Superintending Engineer (PHE) Janasanyog/CF/341/20 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. ly mourned by the locality. killing and proper implemen- Langting Police Station. the officer-in-charge. Janasanyog/C/485/20 Nalbari Circle, Nalbari 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 Ganguly has political skills Kane wants assurances before to lead ICC: David Gower Premier League returns NEW DELHI, May 15: We all know Gower said ahead of “Q20”, Gower finds his fellow left- LONDON, May 15: Eng- tion was needed. ed going to the training Former England skipper about the a unique chat show for the fans hander ticking all the boxes. land captain Harry Kane says “I don’t think anyone ground, we were allowed to David Gower feels Sourav immense presented by ‘GloFans’. “He is a very, very good players are waiting for safety knows the right answer at the have one-on-one training with Ganguly has the right “politi- following for Gower reckons being pres- man and has those political guidance from the Premier moment,” he told ITV’s one member of staff on one cal skills” to lead the ICC one ident of the BCCI is the tough- skills. He has the right atti- League after the government ‘Good Morning Britain’ pro- pitch, self-distancing from day and he has already dis- cricket in est job imaginable in world tude and can keep things to- said it was “opening the door” gramme. everyone,” he said. played that as BCCI presi- India. So it cricket. gether and will do good job. for the return of football next “I think the majority of play- “We had tests on Monday, dent, which is a “far tougher is indeed a “And of course, you need And if you do a good job as month. ers are looking forward to all the players and staff had job”. wonderful to be responsible for a game BCCI chief in the future, who Culture Secretary Oliver playing again as soon as possi- tests, and everyone came The elegant left-hander is thing to that is followed by, I mean, knows? Dowden said during Thurs- ble but we know we want it back negative, which was very impressed with Gangu- behold. should we say a billion people “But I would actually say day’s meeting with the Foot- to be as safe as possible too. great.” ly’s leadership abilities and Sourav has here in India,” he said. the more important job, to be ball Association, Premier “From what I have heard – Kane said Liverpool’s 25- believes that he has what it the “We all know about the im- honest, is running BCCI. Be- League and English Football obviously I haven’t seen too point lead would make them takes to head the global body toughest mense following for cricket in ing head of ICC is an honour, League had “progressed plans much of my team-mates – at worthy champions however in the future. task India. So it is indeed a won- there is a lot that can be done for the resumption of the pro- the moment everyone is OK. the 2019/20 campaign ends, “One thing I have learnt “ derful thing to behold. Sour- by ICC, but actually look at fessional game in England”. We want to see how the Pre- with the absence of their fans over the years is that if you imaginable av has the toughest task im- the rankings, look at where The Premier League hopes mier League gives us a plan from the conclusion to the are going to run BCCI, you in charge of aginable in charge of BCCI, the power is heading up. for a return to action on June and what that looks like.” season a necessary evil be- need to be many, many things. BCCI, but but so far I would say the signs BCCI is definitely the bigger 12, with matches played be- Kane confirmed that he, cause of the pandemic. Having a reputation like he so far I are very good. job,” he said. hind closed doors. along with the rest of the “Liverpool deserve to lift (Ganguly) has is a very good would say “He has listened, given his On the cricketing front, Tottenham striker Kane is Spurs squad, had taken initial the title and with their fans start, but you need to be a very the signs own opinion and has pulled Gower believes World Test willing to take the next step, tests for coronavirus, with no missing it will be a strange deft politician. are very strings gently,” he said. Championship has given the moving from individual train- positive results following situation. But we’ve not been “You need to have control good. Political skills are a must in format much-needed con- ing to small group sessions, their return to training. through a time like this in our of a million different things,” – David Gower administration and that’s where text. – PTI but suggested more informa- “About a week ago we start- lifetimes,” he said. – AFP Messi accepts ‘risk’ of possible Don’t reduce women USTA planning for New York La Liga return domestic games: Healy US Open, mull alternatives MADRID, May 15: Lionel tion. Going back to training es worth millions of dollars. LOS ANGELES, May 15: The United of speculation regarding the USTA’s plan- Messi says he is comfortable is a first step but we shouldn’t The women matches in States Tennis Association is pressing ahead ning for the 2020 US Open,” he added. with footballers returning to get complacent and we must the domestic women com- with preparations to stage the US Open in “We would like to clarify that while we play again as La Liga prepares continue taking all the nec- petition Marsh Sheffield New York this year but is “aggressively” are exploring every possibility around the to restart the season in Spain essary precautions and as- Shield and the Women Big drafting alternative plans for the tournament, US Open, the potential to shift the event next month. sume we have to start play- Bash League (WBBL) are a spokesman said. location or date is not at the forefront at this La Liga president Javier ing games but behind closed not lucrative compared to With New York the epicentre of the coro- point in time.” Tebas has circled June 12 as doors.” the men’s cricket but host- navirus pandemic in the United States, the Widmaier added, however, that because the ideal date for matches to Messi also spoke about In- ing them still burns a hole in US Open’s apparently precarious place on of the “uncertain and rapidly-changing envi- resume. ter Milan striker Lautaro Cricket Australia’s pocket. the sporting calendar has faced increasing ronment” caused by COVID-19, the USTA Barcelona sit top of the ta- Martinez, whom Barcelona However, Healy says cut- speculation in recent weeks. had been “aggressively modelling many oth- ble, two points ahead of Real are reportedly keen to sign ting the games for women Multiple reports have suggested that er contingencies, including scenarios with Madrid. this summer. Alyssa Healy would not be prudent. USTA officials are mulling a possible no fans.” Players in Spain have start- Martinez is viewed as a “(Playing less games) ob- switch of the August 31-September 13 A final decision on plans for the US Open ed working individually at long-term replacement for MELBOURNE, May 15: viously doesn’t sit great. tournament to either Indian Wells or would be taken next month, in “mid-to-late training grounds as part of a the 33-year-old Luis Suarez. A cash-strapped Cricket We don’t want to lose any Orlando in an effort to evade the clutches June”, Widmaier said. strict and staggered pro- “If I’m honest I’m not sure Australia must not sacrifice cricket. It would be a real of COVID-19. “Paramount with all our decisions regard- gramme, with five players al- if there were or are negotia- the number of matches for shame,” Healy, who is a However, USTA spokesman Chris Wid- ing the US Open will be the health and safe- ready put into quarantine af- house the risk is already tions right now for him, I have women to cut costs when it board director of the Aus- maier said in an email to AFP on Thursday ty of all those involved, in any capacity, with ter testing positive for coro- there, so I think you can’t no idea,” Messi said. restructures the domestic tralian Cricketers Associa- that the organisation’s sights remained firmly the tournament,” Widmaier said. navirus. think about it too much be- “Lautaro is an impressive schedule, feels star wicket- tion (ACA), told The Un- set on staging the Open at its regular venue USTA officials are in constant contact with “The risk of contagion is cause otherwise you’ll not striker, especially because I keeper-batter Alyssa Healy. playable Podcast. and date. New York State and City agencies regard- everywhere,” Messi said in want to go out anywhere. think he is very complete – A shortened season is be- “Especially the WBBL, “The USTA’s goal is to hold the 2020 US ing coronavirus. an interview with Mundo “But we also understand he is strong, he dribbles well, ing speculated with CA it’s such a great tournament Open in New York on its currently sched- COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with the Deportivo , published on Fri- it is essential to comply with he has an eye for goal, he struggling to stay afloat in for us and it’s the bulk of uled dates,” Widmaier said, describing plan- international tennis calendar, which has day. protocols and take all the knows how to protect the the wake of the coronavi- the cricket we get to play.” ning for the tournament as “ongoing.” ground to a standstill since the crisis “When you leave the possible measures of preven- ball.” – AFP rus break and is facing loss- – PTI “We understand that there is a great deal erupted. – AFP Liverpool boss Klopp Amit requests Rijiju ‘IPL with 5-6 teams will be pokes fun at Neville to revamp awards great for women’s cricket’ I didn’t good-natured jibe at Nev- selection process NEW DELHI, May 15: learn a lot in ille when asked what his Swashbuckling Indian open- Smriti Mandhana lockdown experience had NEW DELHI, May 15: er Smriti Mandhana feels a lockdown, been like. Repeatedly denied the Arju- full-fledged women’s Indian other than “I didn’t learn a lot in lock- na award for an “inadvertent” Premier League (IPL) can Gary down, other than Gary Nev- dope offence back in 2012, make a difference in tapping Neville has ille has an opinion about ab- Asian Games gold-winning the talent which would help an opinion solutely everything. It is in- boxer Amit Panghal on Fri- the national team do well at about credible,” Klopp told the day requested Sports Minis- the global level. absolutely BBC’s Football Focus pro- ter Kiren Rijiju to revamp The 23-year-old opener “ gramme. the selection criteria for the also acknowledged the efforts everything. It is Liverpool were two wins national sports awards, call- the BCCI is putting in to away from winning the Eng- ing the current process “dis- make it a reality. incredible. lish title for the first time in criminatory”. “The BCCI has put in a lot – Jurgen Klopp 30 years when the Premier In a letter to the Minister, of effort, first we had an exhi- LONDON, May 15: Liver- health crisis. League was postponed on Panghal, who became India’s Amit Panghal bition match kind of women’s cricket specially for the World tween competition between pool manager Jurgen Klopp The former England inter- March 13. first male boxer to win a IPL two years ago then there Cups,” she added. international and domestic has joked that his biggest les- national has criticised Pre- The league hopes to world championship silver Award selection is also based was a very successful IPL with The southpaw hopes the circuit which I think will be son from the coronavirus mier League chiefs for being resume in mid-June and play- last year, said that athletes on discriminative decision of three teams. And this year it gap between the domestic bridged in 2-3 years.” lockdown is just how outspo- slow to give updates on their ers are already returning to should not have to plead their sports committee members was supposed to be four and international cricket that The Indian women’s team ken former Manchester restart plans. training while observing case for an award by nomi- who hold no accountability,” teams,” Mandhana said on the exists in women’s cricket in has taken huge strides since United defender Gary Nev- He also took issue with the strict social-distancing rules. nating themselves. he said in the letter. BBC podcast ‘The Doosra’. the country right now will be entering their maiden final of ille can be. government’s call for players Klopp has been in touch “The current process is Panghal has been nominated “I’m sure a lot of IPL style bridged soon. a World Cup in 2017 and In his role as a television to take wage cuts during the with Liverpool’s squad, but that a sportsperson has to twice for the Arjuna award but matches will take place for a “Women’s cricket in India coach WV Raman feels the pundit, Neville has vented on pandemic and let rip on a host he admitted it had been hard send application and then has not been considered be- year or two. A five or six- is growing massively, special- side has the potential to be- a range of issues related to of other subjects. to go so long without seeing sports committee selects on cause of the past dope violation team IPL for women will be ly the domestic circuit. But come the best team in three the Premier League and the Klopp could not resist a them in person. – AFP the basis of these applications. in 2012. – PTI great for Indian women’s there’s still a lot of gap be- years. – PTI ICA is there to extend a helping hand SU DO KU ery often, those who have former players who, in the midst of As a body, the ICA represents number of former players we’ll be included, who are contributing. served the game are forgot- this never-ending pandemic, are in retired cricketers, including former able to help. Both men and women More than the amount, it’s the Vten once away from centre desperate need of resources. India internationals. It came into stand to benefit. I haven’t sounded thought that matters. To be honest, stage. They could, sadly, struggle “Generally, this is a tough peri- being less than a year ago and al- out the current lot, but I intend ap- this is a time when people are look- to make ends meet or may develop od for all of us. But the ones most ready has 1,750 members. pealing to them too. This cause, af- ing at their own financial health, yet an illness which drains their bank affected are either those without The Welfare Fund has raised ter all, is worthy,” Malhotra so many have come forward… balance. a job or those who have retired around Rs 55 lakh and contributions maintained. “A clutch of former India captains Everybody, af- from service but don’t receive a are coming in. Soon, Malhotra and The ICA has two representatives have also pitched in, following the ter all, does not pension... his team (secretary Hitesh Maj- in the Apex Council of every state lead taken by Mohammad Azharud- make it big and all “Besides, many former players mudar, treasurer V Krishnaswamy) association. Anshuman Gaekwad (‘a din,” Malhotra informed. are not lucky either run their own academy or will short-list the ones most in need big help’) and Shanta Rangaswamy Gaekwad, who has worn many enough to get se- are employed at such facilities. The and effect the transfer of funds. are its representatives in the Apex hats, was most appreciative of the curity-providing lockdown has put a stop to their in- Beneficiaries could include Tilak Council of the BCCI. initiative: “That non-cricketers too employment. So, come and they’re looking for help… Raj, whose small business has fold- According to Malhotra, the ICA have contributed just goes to show Lokendra when the hard “Our initiative will, to an extent, ed up, and diabetic Krishna Dey, who representatives in the states are the the goodwill players enjoy. The re- Pratap Sahi times come, they provide succour to those in a cri- one gathers is in urgent need of help. ones mostly forwarding names of sponse has clearly been over- Solution of last problem get hit the most. sis,” ICA president Ashok Mal- Raj played quite a bit of cricket with the needy. whelming. Personally speaking, the Originating from Japan, When that happens, that lot needs hotra, a former India batsman, told Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal. To set the ball rolling, the ICA ICA has given me a platform and ‘su do ku’ is a mind game monetary relief, a reality quickly this columnist. Contributions permitting, the gave Rs 10 lakh to the Welfare Fund, I’ve done what I could. It is my duty and a puzzle that can be grasped by the Indian Cricketers’ Of course, the Board of Control ICA will reach out to 10 former play- which has received handsome con- to try and help.” solved with proper Association (ICA). for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a ers, men and women, in each of the tributions from former players set- The ICA intends to keep the Wel- reasoning and logic. Fill Accordingly, the ICA has launched pension scheme, but only for those five zones. The beneficiaries may tled overseas. Like Rajinder Singh fare Fund going even after this pan- the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, a first of its kind initiative, a Welfare who have played a minimum of 25 include widows as well. Ghai, who resides in the US. demic phase in our lives gets over. every column and every Fund, purpose being to reach out to First-Class matches. “More funds we raise, more the “We’re indebted to all, corporates That, indeed, is more good news. 3 x 3 box accommodates the digits 1 to 9 without Printed and published by Ganesh Ch. Das on behalf of Assam Tribune Pvt. Ltd. at the Tribune Press, Tribune Buildings, P.O.- Assam Tribune, M.R.D. Road, Chandmari, Guwahati-781003. Tel. 0361-2660102 (EPABX), 0361-2661360, 0361-2668807 (News Desk), FAX 0361-2666396. E-mail: repeating any. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Editor: Prafulla Govinda Baruah