82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 143 www.assamtribune.com Pages 12+8 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 p2 US nears 100,000 deaths p5 Cyclotron at State Cancer p9 PM-CARES Fund donations in COVID-19 pandemic Institute now operational to be CSR expenditure COVID-19 cases in State go up to 774 Nepal map KATHMANDU, May 27: Nepal has delayed a Air passenger, Sarusajai staff among new positive patients discussion in Parliament to STAFF REPORTER amend the Constitution for updating the country’s Cured patient map showing Lipulekh, GUWAHATI, May 27: Kalapani and Limpiyadhura A flight passenger and a under its territory as laboratory technician de- tests positive again, Prime Minister KP Sharma ployed at the Sarusajai Oli has decided to seek quarantine centre were national consensus on the among the 92 persons ICMR to study issue. – PTI who tested positive for STAFF REPORTER/CORRESPONDENTS Scam probe COVID-19 during the day, GUWAHATI, May 27: taking the State’s corona- DERGAON/MANGALDAI/GUWAHATI, May 27: Bonti The Gauhati High Court has virus tally to 774. Saikia, a cancer patient from Mahmaiki Gaon in Bokakhat, directed the Deputy The COVID-19 positive who was infected by the COVID-19 and was believed to Commissioner of Police flight passenger – a female have been cured, tested positive for the virus again while on (Crime Branch) to take over from Guwahati – had arrived the investigation into the quarantine at Bokakhat. Rs 270-crore scam in the here from Ahmedabad. She She had returned from Delhi on May 22. She was admitted State irrigation department has been admitted at the at JMCH on Wednesday. But her companion Kankan Bora has that took place during the MMCH. All her co-passen- tested negative. erstwhile Congress regime. gers are in quarantine now. Saikia who along with her husband Ajit Saikia (60) and neigh- – Staff Reporter Pushpa Kalita, a laboratory bour Kankan had gone to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality technician of Maloibari PHC, Hospital, Delhi for her treatment in the second half of March. Flying Bullets Two new COVID-19 patients being transferred to Diphu Medical College, at Bakaliaghat on Wednesday. – UB Photos who was deployed at the Sa- COIMBATORE, May 27: In Delhi, the trio got infected by COVID-19 virus and Ajit The Indian Air Force on rusajai quarantine centre, also The Mahendra Mohan Around 119 patients are un- rika visited the hospital and GMCH is expected to be Saikia died at a hospital on May 7. Wednesday inducted the tested positive for COVID-19. Choudhury Hospital and the der treatment at the MMCH supervised shifting of first nine ready in a couple of days. The Dibyajyoti Dutta, general secretary of Assam Association, had first light combat aircraft Originally from Chhaygaon, Kalapahar TB Hospital in Gu- while 121 are admitted at the patients here,” Health Min- government is also planning to receive Saikia’s body from the hospital on May 19. Bonti (LCA) Tejas FOC (final Kalita had visited his rented wahati exhausted their capaci- TB Hospital in Kalapahar. ister Himanta Biswa Sarma to convert the Jalukbari Ay- Saikia and her neighbour were on quarantine at a Delhi hotel. operational clearance) accommodation at Lakhitari in ties to admit further patients. “The Sonapur District said. There are 108 beds at urvedic College hospital into In Guwahati today, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma standard and Khetri yesterday, prompting The State health department Hospital, which has been read- the Sonapur hospital. a Covid treatment facility. said Saikia’s test results may be “false positive”. operationalised its Squadron the administration to declare has shifted the new patients to ied, is functional now with 108 The new 200-bed Covid 18 ‘Flying Bullets’ at the Air Force Station at Sulur in the area as containment zone. the Sonapur District Hospital. beds. I and MoS Pijush Haza- hospital being set up at SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 6 the city’s outskirts. – PTI III Also see page 3 Board exams 11 dists hit by floods Trump offers to Blowout at NEW DELHI, May 27: Class X and XII students STAFF REPORTER Dhemaji, Majuli, Hojai, bari, Goalpara and Tinsukia. who moved to a different Sonitpur, Chirang, Karim- Till Wednesday, floodwaters mediate between Baghjan oilfield state or district when GUWAHATI, May 27: The ganj, Nagaon, Barpeta, Nal- have submerged 2,678 hectares RON DUARAH er, a few fire tender vehicles schools were closed ahead first flood fatality of the year bari, Bongaigaon and Dima- crop land and affected 28,253 have been stationed near the of the COVID-19-induced India, China lockdown, can appear for was reported from Goalpara Hasao districts a number of big animals, 16,078 small ani- DIBRUGARH, May 27: In rig to meet any eventuality. the pending board exams on Wednesday where one roads were also damaged in mals and 9,350 poultry. a major oilfield mishap today, Baghjan located near Ma- at their current places of Sanjit Das (21) drowned in floods along with a number Chief Minister Sarbanan- Border standoff there was a blowout at Bagh- kum falls in Tinsukia district. stay, HRD Minister floodwaters at Rongjuli area of bridges and culverts in da Sonowal today reviewed jan rig No. 5, where worko- The civil administration has WASHINGTON, May 27: ry tone by saying that the sit- Ramesh Pokhriyal of the district. Chirang and Baksa districts. the flood situation in the ver operations were con- taken steps to evacuate the In a surprise move, US Presi- uation at the border with In- ‘Nishank’ said today. – PTI According to the Assam The flood report issued by State at a meeting with the ducted by a private operator immediate vicinity of the oil- dent Donald Trump on Wednes- dia is “overall stable and con- State Disaster Management ASDMA stated about flood- officials of ASDMA and top named John Energy. This well site, as the air is heavy day offered to “mediate or ar- trollable,” and both the coun- Authority (ASDMA), alto- triggered erosion at different officials of various other company was working under with leaked natural gas, and bitrate” the raging border dis- tries have proper mechanisms gether 11 districts – Dhema- locations of Majuli, Sonitpur, departments at the Assam a contract of Oil India Limit- causing substantial air quality PLANET Y UNG pute between India and China, and communication channels ji, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Ho- Tinsukia, Chirang, Baksa, Administrative Staff Col- ed (OIL). Baghjan 5, as the degradation. In simple terms, a saying he was “ready, willing to resolve the issues through M y 28, 2020 jai, Darrang, Barpeta, Nal- Biswanath and South Salma- lege here. rig is known, is a high pres- the air is unfit for human res- and able” to ease the tensions, a dialogue and consultation. Q Focussing on the bari, Goalpara, West Karbi- ra districts. Jia Bharali river In the meeting, Sonowal sure gas well of OIL. piration in the vicinity, and will amid the continuing standoff good side Anglong, Dibrugarh and Tin- in Sonitpur district, Puthima- directed for ensuring all The blowout occurred at remain so till Thursday after- b S s a between the militaries of the y hre th Dey sukia – were reeling under ri river in Kamrup district COVID-19 protocols like so- around 10-30 am, according to noon, before the breeze dis- two neighbours. Q I, Me, Myself: flood affecting a total popula- and Brahmaputra in Jorhat cial distancing, hand washing, eye witness accounts. OIL perses the gas to become safe Trump previously offered Bony a Gogoi tion of 2,71,655 in 321 villag- were flowing above the dan- wearing of masks etc. at the sources said the “Christmas for man and animals once again. to mediate between India and Tree” on top of the gas well OIL’s Deputy General Q Is this the new es under 21 revenue circles. ger level. flood relief camps so that Pakistan on the Kashmir is- normal? In the past 24 hours, eight Around 16, 720 flood-af- community spread of COV- got blown out due to high pres- Manager of Public Relations, b u a sue, a proposal rejected by y T lip Dek incidents of embankment fected people are taking shel- ID-19 cases can be contained sure. The exact cause of the Tridiv Hazarika stated in a New Delhi which maintains mishap is a matter of investi- statement today as follows: Q Know your world: breach and damage were re- ter in 57 relief camps set up during the flood season. that there is no role for any Law ported from Goalpara, Barp- by the district administration gation. However, negligence “At around 10.30 am this Neelotpal Deka third party in bilateral issues. on the part of the contractor is morning (27/05/2020) the eta and Nalbari districts. In in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Nal- SEE PAGE 6 “We have informed both cause for initial suspicion. No producing well of Baghjan 5 Q Book Nook, Picture Cro ss word . India and China that the Unit- worker has been injured due under Baghjan Oilfield of Oil ed States is ready, willing and India has said the Chinese to the mishap. Till the time of India Limited in Tinsukia dis- us s Delimitation Q Pl Quiz, Poem , able to mediate or arbitrate military was hindering normal reporting, no fire has been re- trict suddenly became very My Viewpoint, Little panel members Hearts, Comic s and other their now raging border dis- patrolling by its troops along ported due to the mishap.