82 years of service to the nation LATE CITY PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 135 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020 p2 Wuhan conducts over 1mn p5 17,000 stranded people reach p9 Govt may raise FDI cap nucleic acid tests NE by 13 spl trains in insurance cos to 74% AASU 42 new COVID-19 opposes coal mining in Arnab case NEW DELHI, May 19: cases in State Dehing Patkai The Supreme Court today STAFF REPORTER refused to quash the initial Highest in a day so far FIR against Republic TV GUWAHATI, May 19: The STAFF REPORTER turned from Kolkata and a quarantine due to physical editor-in-chief Arnab All Assam Students’ Union Goswami over his news 20-year-old woman from Na- problems. The patient has (AASU) today strongly op- show on the Palghar mob GUWAHATI, May 19: gaon had returned from Ra- been brought to Guwahati,” posed the National Board for lynching but gave some As many as 42 new COV- jasthan. Minister of State for Health Wildlife (NBWL)’s decision to relief by setting aside ID-19 cases were report- The wife and daughter of Pijush Hazarika said. allow coal mining in the Deh- related FIRs holding they ed on Tuesday – the high- cancer patient Gopindra Health Minister Himanta ing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary “stifle” the freedom of est in a day so far – taking Chandra Malakar who died at Biswa Sarma today visited expression. – PTI and urged the government to the total novel coronavirus the GMCH on Monday have the residence of Amulya Ka- III Also see page 3 immediately roll back the de- cases in the State to 154. also tested positive for COV- lita who had died at the cision in order to save the De- Cremation A total of 29 persons cur- ID-19. Malakar was also pos- GMCH and was later found hing Patkai, which is also known NEW DELHI, May 19: rently under quarantine at the itive for the virus. to be COVID-19 positive. as the Amazon of the East. The body of Ajit Saikia, a Sarusajai camp in the city have The other patients are from “He was 65 years old and had Criticizing Prime Minister COVID-19 casualty, was tested positive for the virus. Karimganj (2), Jorhat (2), come to GMCH in bad con- Narendra Modi-led Union gov- cremated here on One among the latest positive Golaghat (2) and Kokrajhar (1) dition. Due to his symptoms Tuesday. Saikia, who ernment for completely ignor- cases is a two-month-old baby and Nagaon (1). The patients we conducted swab tests af- hailed from Bokakhat in ing the catastrophic conse- boy of Hojai who had returned from Jorhat had returned from ter death and it was found to Assam, passed away on quences of the decision, the from Mumbai with his parents. Chennai and Darjeeling, and be COVID-19 positive,” Sar- May 7 and his body was students’ body said that the traced at LNJP Hospital Eight persons – six from were in quarantine. ma said. Union government only wants here only a couple of days Kamrup district and two “All of them were in the Kalita’s source of infection the resources of Assam and back. – Spl Correspondent from Biswanath Chariali – quarantine system and hence is not known. His village – has no genuine compassion to- had returned from Haryana. we feel the virus has not Na Satra – has been declared JEE-Main wards the people of the State. Two others from Hojai had a spread further from them. as containment zone. NEW DELHI, May 19: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visiting a farm at Maloibari in Kamrup Metro district “Dehing Patkai Wildlife Mumbai travel history, one One positive patient from Ja- Students whose plans to on Tuesday. – UB Photos Sanctuary, which also is a rain- from Chhaygaon had re- munamukh was in home SEE PAGE 6 study abroad got affected forest, is a hub of biodiversi- due to COVID-19 will get ties in the entire region. a fresh chance to apply for the JEE-Main, the HRD NBWL permission to Coal In- Minister said today. The Centre anticipated spike in Truncated curriculum for dia Limited to carry out ex- application window for traction in 98.59 hectares of the them for the July 18-23 rainforest’s land, will com- entrance exam opened on number of COVID-19 cases higher institutions mooted pletely destroy Dehing Patkai. Tuesday. – PTI Inter-state movement of people Online exams on cards Illegal mining has already dam- aged the rainforest,” AASU Nepal stand R DUTTA CHOUDHURY have managed to quarantine the British rulers were more con- RITURAJ BORTHAKUR all levels of academic institu- ing the note learning por- president Dipanka Kumar KATHMANDU, May 19: people coming from outside, cerned about maintaining pub- tions,” the guidelines said. tions,” the guidelines stated. Nath and general secretary Prime Minister KP GUWAHATI, May 19: The thereby reducing the risk of lic order rather than the health GUWAHATI, May 19: In The educational institu- The universities have been Lurinjyoti Gogoi stated. Sharma Oli today asserted Government of India anticipat- spreading of the disease. How- of the Indian people. Though, the wake of COVID-19 pan- tions are closed since mid- asked to formulate truncated that Lipulekh, Kalapani AASU also criticized the ed a spike in the number of ever, the testing facilities are fully India faced outbreaks of differ- demic, the Assam government March and classes are being syllabus and initiate award of and Limpiyadhura belong Union government’s decision COVID-19 cases as soon as the stressed because of the large ent epidemics from time to has asked colleges and univer- held through online modes in grades, marks and promotion to Nepal and vowed to to give eight oil fields of As- inter-state movement of scale movement of people. It time, the outbreaks were con- sities to take up appropriate many of them. based on continuous evalua- “reclaim” them from India, sam to private parties. as his Cabinet endorsed a stranded people was allowed may be mentioned here that the fined to certain pockets of the awareness programmes The guidelines further said tion and online MCQ (multi- new political map showing and that is exactly what is hap- Assam government has re- country and there was no need among students, including that once the situation per- ple choice questions). Dibrugarh killer the three areas as pening in different states of the ceived requests from more than to impose a country wide lock- classes on basics of virology. mits conducting of classes for All the institutions have Nepalese territory. – PTI country including Assam. 5.40 lakh people, who are keen down, sources pointed out. The recommendations two to four weeks, both the- been asked to set up a ‘Stu- gunned down J&K gunfight Highly placed sources in the to return home. Official sources said that the came in a new set of guide- ory and practical, the semes- dents Academic Grievance STAFF CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, May 19: Government of India told The Sources pointed out that for COVID-19 pandemic was un- lines issued to institutions of ter-end examination of the Redressal Cell’ during the Two terrorists, including Assam Tribune that despite the first time, India is facing a precedented in nature and higher education. ongoing semester should be pandemic. DIBRUGARH, May 19: Junaid Ashraf Khan knowing the risks involved, the lockdown of such nature as the though the death rate is not “Appropriate awareness ensured. “Online exams, on- The guidelines further said Sanjay Das, the former SSB ‘Sehrai’ whose father is Government of India was forced disease has spread to all over very high, the disease is high- programmes, classes on ba- line evaluation and assess- immediate measures are es- personnel who had fled after chairman of the separatist to allow inter-state movement the country. During the Brit- ly contagious and faced with sics of virology, management ment, and also online admis- sential to ensure continuity killing his wife, son and ma- conglomerate Tehrek-e- of stranded people and migrant ish period, India faced major such a situation, there was no of viral bases of epidemic, sion, etc., may be preferred. of learning in colleges and ternal uncle yesterday, was Hurriyat, were killed labourers on humanitarian epidemics, but no such coun- way out to impose a lockdown. usefulness of sanitization and Also, truncated curriculum for universities. gunned down during a pre- today in a gun battle with grounds. On the positive side, trywide lockdown was im- physical distancing may be the adversely effected semes- dawn encounter today by po- security forces in SEE PAGE 6 downtown Srinagar, some states including Assam posed apparently because the formulated and taken up at ters may be drawn by remov- SEE PAGE 6 lice at Hukanpukhuri here officials said. – PTI (near Natungaon) under Bor- borooah PS. China quake Das was hiding inside an BEIJING, May 19: A Trump asks WHO to display Dist admins authorised to abandoned government magnitude 5 earthquake has struck China’s Yunnan structure in the area with his province, killing at least ‘independence’ from China decide on transport needs pistol and ammunition. After four people and injuring 24 he was located in the area, others, officials said, Warns quitting of UN body Govt step over plight of migrant workers the police reportedly tried to adding rescue and relief WASHINGTON, May 19: dence from China.” SPL CORRESPONDENT states and inter-state borders.