EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH SENIOR HAMAS COMMANDER CABINET NOD FOR MOU MANCHESTER CITY Max 25°c killed as Israel strikes Gaza, between ICAI & Qatar Financial CONQUER 5th Premier Min 20°c Palestinians fire rockets P 6 Centre Authority P 9 League title ` P 10 Humidity 80% VOL XII, ISSUE 357 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 SPOTLIGHT Crescent moon Veteran journalist and eminent litterateur Homen Borgohain no more not sighted, Eid AGENCIES COVID-19 . Borgohain was said daily Niyomiya Barta at the lynching. He made his decision be remembered for his rich last rites be performed with full to have been recovering at home time of his passing. public through a column in an contributions to Assamese state honours. celebrations on Friday GUWAHATI: Homen Borgohain but fell from his bed on Tuesday He had a stint in the Assam Assamese newspaper, saying literature and journalism. His He also said that the state — Assamese writer, jour- night and fell unconscious. He Civil Service before turning to that a 'silent protest was going works reflected diverse aspects government would take neces- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE nalist and Sahitya Akademi was rushed to a private hospital journalism and writing, with on inside him since the Dadri of Assamese life and culture. sary steps to preserve the late awardee — passed away at a in Guwahati where he breathed over 15 published works to his killing took place'. Saddened by his passing away. author’s creations and ideology. GUWAHATI: In view of the fact private hospital in Guwahati his last. name, encompassing fiction, Borgohain wrote that he was Condolences to his family and Born on December 7, 1932 in that no crescent moon sight- on Wednesday morning, aged Condolences came in from the non-fiction and poetry. returning the award also as a admirers. Om Shanti.” Assam a village in Lakhimpur district, ings reported from any part 88. His death occurred due to Assam government and from In 2015, he announced that way of expressing his anguish Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Borgohain left an Assam Civil of Assam or in India, Eid- cardiac arrest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. he would be returning the over the growing fascist tenden- Sarma also paid his respects, Services job to become a jour- ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Borgohain had been dis- Borgohain was the president Sahitya Akademi Award for cies in the country. Homen Borgohain, (1932-2021). describing Borgohain as an nalist in the early 1970s. Assam on Friday i.e. on May charged from hospital just ear- of Asam Sahitya Sabha, and the his 1978 novel “Pita Putra” Following his death, Prime his condolences on Twitter: “epochal figure in Assamese His career began at the 14. lier this month after a bout of chief editor of the Assamese in the aftermath of the Dadri Minister Narendra Modi paid “Shri Homen Borgohain will literature” and directed that his Assamese paper, Pg 5 The announcement was made by Maulana Fakhruddin Ahmed Qasimi, President of Ashok Saikia’s son Central Hilal Committee Aditya Saikia dies Assam and Imdad Hussain, Secretary on... Pg 5 Curfew from 2pm, all offices of Covid GUWAHATI: Aditya Saikia, the Covid infected mother younger son of former joint secretary in the Prime Min- gives birth to baby in ister’s Office (PMO) and IAS ambulance officer Ashok Saikia, passed closed for 15 days from today away on Wednesday due to Covid19. CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE AGENCIES rate in the urban and adjacent bazars were asked to remain with the presence of a maximum Aditya Saikia was 41 years old. areas have shown a signifi- closed for next 15 days too. of 10 persons while no reception He was undergoing treatment at AGARTALA: The smart am- GUWAHATI: In an attempt to cant surge. Besides, government has also parties will be allowed before or Medanta – The Medacity Hospital bulance service introduced curb the COVID-19 outbreak Assam government has ordered to close down all govern- after marriage. in Gurgaon. He is survived by a in Tripura under National in the state, The newly-formed decided to extend the curfew ment and private offices for the All religious places were boy, aged around 4 years. Aditya Health Mission came as a Himanta Biswa Sarma hours from 2 pm to 5 am from next 15 days. also asked to remain closed for was born on September 1, 1980. blessing for a Covid 19 in- government in Assam on Thursday. All public transport has been the next 15 days in the state. He did his schooling at fected expectant mother in Wednesday announced new All shops and commercial allowed to operate only with 30 However, the religious head or Sunflower, Kendriya Vidyalaya remote Mungiakami area restrictions and containment establishments were ordered to % of seating capacity. Pillion representatives were allowed Khanapara, GD Somani School, under Tripura’s Khowai dis- measures that would come shut down their operations at 1 riding has been banned except to perform minimal religious Camden Junior School and Gyan trict. With the help of local into force from May 13. The pm on all days from Thursday for women and children. prayers. Bharati School. health workers, the infected Assam government said that too. However, e-commerce and Assam witnesses stricter restrictions to contain coronavirus. File photo. Marriage, funerals and reli- Restaurants, dhabas and Aditya completed his gradu- mother gave... Pg 5 the Coronavirus positivity home delivery services were allowed before 1 pm also. All weekly markets and gious functions will be allowed other eateries... Pg 5 ation in... Pg 5 SC Justice DY Covaxin recommended 3-day Assam WHO blames religious, political for trial on 2-18 PM reviews availability and Chandrachud tests assembly session events for Covid-19 peak positive age group supply of oxygen, medicines to begin on May 21 NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech's AGENCIES NEW DELHI: Supreme Court COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin GUWAHATI: After the for- judge Justice D Y Chandra- was on Tuesday recom- AGENCIES that states are being provided mation of the new BJP-led UNITED NATIONS: The World chud has tested positive for mended by an expert panel medicines in good quantities. government in the state, the Health Organisation has said COVID-19, the apex court for phase II/III clinical trial NEW DELHI: Prime Minister The Prime Minister was also session of the Assam Legis- a recent risk assessment of the sources said on Wednesday. on those aged between two Narendra Modi on Wednesday apprised that the production of lative Assembly will be held situation in India found that The top court meanwhile to 18 years, official sources chaired a high-level meeting to all drugs including Remdesivir from May 21, 2021. "resurgence and acceleration" issued a notice which said the said. review availability and supply have been ramped up signifi- According to sources, the of COVID-19 transmission in scheduled hearing on Thursday The trial will take place in of oxygen and medicines to cantly in the last few weeks. Assembly session will be the country had several po- viruses in the B.1.617 lineage before a three-judge bench head- 525 subjects at various sites, tackle Covid. "India has a very vibrant held for three days. During tential contributing factors, were first reported in India in ed by Justice Chandrachud in including AIIMS, Delhi, He was informed that the gov- pharma sector and the govern- the session, a new State including "several religious October 2020. the suo motu case for ensuring AIIMS, Patna and Meditrina ernment is in regular touch with monitoring the supply of drugs ment's continued close coordina- Assembly Speaker will be and political mass gathering "The resurgence in COVID- distribution of essential supplies Institute of Medical Sciences, the manufacturers to enhance being used in the management of tion with them will ensure prop- elected. events which increased social 19 cases and deaths in India has and services during the COVID- Nagpur. Pg 5 production of medicines and Covid as well as mucormycosis. er availability of all medicines," Former Rajya Sabha mem- mixing". raised questions on the potential 19 pandemic stands deferred as extend all help needed. He was also informed about the the Prime Minister said. ber Biswajit Daimari, who The WHO, in its COVID-19 role of B.1.617 and other variants one of the judges of the bench has The Prime Minister was told current production and stock He also took stock of the situ- was elected to the... Pg 5 Weekly Epidemiological Update, (e.g, B.1.1.7) in circulation," the "tested positive" for coronavirus. Govt to preserve that the government is actively of APIs for each such drug and ation on oxygen... Pg 5 published Wednesday, said that update said. Pg 5 The top court... Pg 5 Homen Borgohain’s creations 71 more succumb At 4,205, India reports ‘Testing, tracking key CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE GUWAHATI: Chief Minister to Covid-19 in Assam to combat Covid’ Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma record C-19 deaths in a day said that the State govern- AGENCIES The overall positivity percent- AGENCIES Odisha, J&K, and Telangana, ment would take all neces- age of Assam stood at 8.85% on AGENCIES cases in country now stands at to review the progress of the sary steps to preserve the GUWAHATI: Assam reported 71 Wednesday. 2,33,40,938. NEW DELHI: Union Health Min- COVID-19 vaccination drive creations and ideology of more Covid19 deaths and 5,657 Sharing the Covid19 data, the NEW DELHI: India saw a record The active cases have reduced ister Harsh Vardhan has said and steps to accelerate it.