82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 109 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020 p2 Extra USD 30-mn China p5 IndianOil assures consumers p11 Thunderstorm wreaks grant for WHO of LPG home delivery havoc in Dibrugarh 5 ULFA cadres New COVID-19 held, arms recovered DA put on hold STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI, April 23: case in Dhubri The Finance Ministry on GUWAHATI, April 23: Thursday decided to put on hold increment in DA State count rises to 35 Hours before Chief Minister for 50 lakh Central CORRESPONDENT Dhubri district related to the The next day, Tarafdar and Sarbananda Sonowal’s visit to government employees Guwahati event and overall his colleagues attended namaz Charaideo today, police has ar- and 61 lakh pensioners till DHUBRI, April 23: One the fifth positive case in the at Athgaon Masjid where they rested five hardcore ULFA(I) June 2021 due to the cadres and subsequently, based COVID-19 crisis. “The Matiur Rahman Tarafdar of district. came in contact with Al Haz Kathaldi Part-III village un- According to district ad- Jamal Uddin, who had attend- on their confession, recovered additional instalment of a huge cache of arms and am- DA and DR due from July der Bilasipara police sta- ministration, Tarafdar along ed the Nizamuddin Tablighi 1, 2020, and January 1, tion was today tested posi- with ten other persons went Jamaat congregation. Tarafdar munition. 2021, shall also not be tive for COVID-19, taking to Fakiragram from Bilasip- also met Rahim Uddin at the While the ULFA cadres paid,” sources said. – PTI the total number of infect- ara on March 11 for their mosque. Both Jamal Uddin were arrested yesterday, the III Also see page 9 ed cases in Assam to 35. onward journey towards and Rahim Uddin were later recoveries were done in the EC initiative The 62-year-old attended Guwahati. They arrived Ka- tested positive for COVID-19. wee hours today. Those ar- NEW DELHI, April 23: the religious congregation at makhya, Guwahati by train to After taking part in the Ath- rested have been identified as The Election Commission Athgaon Masjid in Guwahati visit Athgaon Kabarsthan gaon Masjid congregation, Apurba Gogoi, Simanta Gogoi, has taken note of changes recently. This is the third Masjid where they stayed for Tarafdar and his associates Biraj Asom, Lakshyajit Gogoi made by South Korea in COVID-19 positive case of the night. came back to Bilasipara by and Sidhartha Gogoi. procedures while holding train. On March 14, Tarafdar The seized arms and am- its parliamentary polls amid munition include MQ 81 As- the coronavirus outbreak COCOCO VID-19 sta tus in INDIA again met with Jamal Uddin sault Rifles, Magazines of MQ and said it will consider and Rahim Uddin at the Bi- Confirmed cases 21,700 modifications as required lasipara Jame Masjid. He 81, a 7.65 mm Pistol (Rus- sian Made) with magazine and and suited to the Indian Cured/Discharged 4,325 stayed at home from March context when polls need to 15 to April 6 after which he a 0.22 mm (Factory Made) be held in such pandemic Death 686 was put in quarantine at Bor- with magazine among oth- environment. – PTI Figures include foreign nationals ers. III Also see page 3 kanda Pupils Academy. As on 23/04/2020 at 5 pm “Acting on a tip-off about Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewing the COVID-19 situation, at Sadiya on Thursday. militants taking shelter in a HS promotion Source: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare GUWAHATI, April 23: – UB Photos (Report on Page 11) SEE PAGE 6 house in Tarai village at The Assam Higher Sapekhati police station area, Secondary Education a joint team of police and Council has confirmed Army led by Charaideo Su- promotion of HS first year Medical college hospitals to Arnab Goswami’s car perintendent of Police Anand students to HS final year in view of the COVID-19 Mishra had launched the op- outbreak. The council said eration,” sources said, add- HS first year students of open for general patients attacked in Mumbai, 2 held ing the security forces had academic year 2019-20, intensified operation along MUMBAI/DELHI, April alleged attack, Goswami said who had filled online forms, Rapid tests for COVID-19 begins the Assam-Arunachal 23: Two motorcycle-borne he was told by his security would be promoted to the Pradesh-Nagaland border. next class as a special STAFF REPORTER gives results in 15 minutes,” government hospitals. persons allegedly attacked guards that the attackers case. – Staff Reporter Sarma said. “The doctors will conduct journalist Arnab Goswami’s were allegedly Youth Con- SEE PAGE 6 Ambubachi GUWAHATI, April 23: “If all test results are neg- test on suspected patients, car in Mumbai and tried to gress workers. However, GUWAHATI, April 23: Health Minister Himanta ative, we might consider lift- which will be helpful in clear- break its glass window while there was no confirmation of BJP polarising The Ambubachi Mela at Biswa Sarma today said that ing of the containment zone ing their doubts. In the re- he and his wife were on their the same by either police or Kamakhya temple, after the final nod from ICMR, tag of the complex in the next cent past, doctors have been way home in the early hours the youth outfit. society: Cong scheduled from June 22, the State health department 48 hours,” he said. Rapid test apprehensive of treating pa- of Thursday, police said. Goswami has faced flak over NEW DELHI, April 23: will be observed only started rapid antibody tests for will also be conducted at the tients fearing COVID 19 in- The incident took place on his remarks aimed at Sonia through traditional The Congress on Thursday COVID-19 in the State start- city’s Aathgaon Kabarsthan fection,” the minister said. the Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Gandhi during a discussion on religious rituals and no The attackers were carry- expressed concern over the pilgrims, sadhu s and ing from Spanish Garden in Masjid containment zone in In case a person who test- while Goswami was return- ing a bottle of ink which they the Palghar incident in which BJP’s alleged attempt to po- sanyasi s should visit the the city - a containment zone. a day or two. ed negative in the rapid kit ing from a studio located in threw on his car, the official three persons, including two larise society and inflame shrine during the mela , Centre has given 9,600 rapid Meanwhile, the medical col- shows symptoms later, RT- Bombay Dyeing Complex in said. Goswami’s security sadhus, were lynched. communal divisions, with the temple committee antibody test kits to the State. leges and district hospitals will PCR test will be conducted Lower Parel area, a police guards, who were behind in In Delhi, BJP leaders, in- Sonia Gandhi accusing it of stated in a press release. Some hundred tests were open for general patients from for confirmation. People who official said. The attackers another car, caught hold of the cluding party president J P spreading the virus of hatred, – Staff Reporter conducted at the housing com- tomorrow. They were kept show positive for COVID-19 overtook Goswami’s car, two persons and handed Nadda, condemned the al- III Also see page 5 causing “grave damage” to plex. Sources said one repre- aside for COVID-19 treat- in the rapid tests will also have stopped it and one of them them over to the N M Joshi leged attack on Goswami and social harmony. Suspended sentative from each apartment ment, and other patients redi- to undergo the RT-PCR test allegedly tried to break the Marg Police, he added. Both targeted the Congress over The Congress held a mar- GUWAHATI, April 23: was made to undergo the test. rected to private hospitals. for confirmation, sources said. vehicle’s glass window by re- the attackers have been ar- the incident. athon meeting of its working Bhupendra Rawat, an SI “The test is non-confirmatory Rapid testing kits have peatedly hitting it with his rested, he added. committee in which it sug- (probation) of Assam Police yet useful for surveillance. It been made available to the hands, the official said. In a video posted after the posted in Misamari PS in SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 6 gested utilisation of the re- Sonitpur district was maining period of lockdown placed under suspension to prepare and publish a de- for uploading an unethical tailed ‘exit strategy’ and a video of punishment to Himanta seeks views from Have cut transmission, comprehensive ‘road-map’ common people during for the future. lockdown in social media. Top Congress leaders met – Staff Reporter VCs to minimise academic loss minimised spread: Centre through videoconferencing JOCOSERIOUS RITURAJ BORTHAKUR and innovations for the learn- suggested online classes for NEW DELHI, April 23: The government As on March 23, nearly 15,000 tests were for almost four hours and ing and teaching framework. students, it is learnt that a said on Thursday that it has been able to done across the country and by April 22 more suggested measures to sub- GUWAHATI, April 23: Official sources told The majority of the colleges and “cut coronavirus transmission”, minimise than 5 lakh tests were conducted, which is stantially ramp up health in- Amid doubts over regularity Assam Tribune that the vice universities have either not its spread and increase the doubling time of about “33 times in 30 days”, he said, adding, frastructure to deal with the of online classes in colleges chancellors have been asked introduced it or have been COVID-19 cases in the country during the “But we are conscious of the fact that this is COVID-19 pandemic and re- to submit their views and and universities, Education extremely irregular.