82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 223 www.assamtribune.com Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 p2 18 dead, 21 missing in p5 Cut-off marks for degree p8 Low-key I-Day celebrations massive Nepal landslip courses soar in colleges due to COVID-19 Clause 6 panel report implementation will make CAA inapplicable in State R DUTTA CHOUDHURY ble in the areas covered under the Inner Clauses 5.1 to 5.9 are the key clauses of Assam should be strengthened by apply- If all the recommendations of the Com- Flood scene Line Permit system. On the other hand, the Accord, which pertain to detection and ing the same procedure for detection of mittee are accepted it will not be possible GUWAHATI, Aug 16: GUWAHATI, Aug 16: The controver- the Committee on Clause 6 of the Assam deportation of foreigners living in Assam. foreigners applicable in the entire country. to implement the CAA in Assam as the The flood situation of sial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 Accord, headed by Justice (Retd) Biplab As per Clause 5.7 of the Accord, the for- The report said that the Government recommendations clearly stated that As- Assam remained will not be applicable in Assam if the Sarma, has recommended that Inner Line eigners who came to Assam on or after should pursue diplomatic initiative with the sam should not be given the burden of for- unchanged in the past 24 Government of India implements all the Permit system should be introduced in March 25, 1971 would be detected and Government of Bangladesh for deportation eigners who came after 1971. hours although the number recommendations of the Committee Assam. If the Government implements this practical steps would be taken to expel them of post 1971 foreigners. It may be mentioned here that the Un- of flood-hit people has come down from 13,382 to formed to implement the Clause 6 of recommendation, the CAA will not be ap- from the country. Implementation of that The Committee further suggested that ion Home Minister Amit Shah had assured 11,812. The Brahmaputra the Assam Accord. plicable in Assam. clause will negate the CAA, which aims to till such deportation is completed, as an the Parliament that the Government would and its tributaries Dikhow, As per the provisions of the CAA, the Moreover, the Committee recommend- provide citizenship to certain sections of interim measure, the post 1971 migrants implement the recommendations of the Dhansiri and Jia Bharali are Government proposes to give Indian cit- ed implementation of all the clauses of the foreigners who came up to 2014. should resettled outside Assam. After ac- Committee immediately after receiving it, flowing above red mark. – izenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Assam Accord. The Committee, in its re- It may be mentioned here that the Com- cepting the foreigners who came between while, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also Staff Reporter Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghan- port, said, “complete implementation of all mittee recommended that the Accord 1951 to 1971, it is not possible for Assam made such promise in public meetings. The Arms recovery istan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and who clauses of Assam Accord, especially Claus- should be fully implemented without any to shoulder the burden of post 1971 mi- report was handed over to Chief Minister KOKRAJHAR, Aug 16: entered India on or before 31 Decem- es 5.1 to 5.9 and Clauses 7,10 and 11 are further delay by drawing up a time bound grants and there should be equitable dis- Sarbananda Sonowal on February 25 and Acting on a tip-off, police ber 2014. essential for the safeguards to be provided action plan. The Committee said that the tribution of such persons in the entire coun- till date, the Centre has not officially made this afternoon recovered a However, the CAA will not be applica- under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.” The procedure for detection of foreigners in try, the report said. its stand clear on the issue. huge cache of arms and ammunition from Katlibil and Belguri forest areas near the Indo-Bhutan border. It included an MMG, COVID-19 cases in State five AK-56 rifles and three pistols. – Correspondent NCC plan NEW DELHI, Aug 16: cross 75,000, toll 182 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the STAFF REPORTER ment would be able to con- tients stood at 53,286. providing pulse oximeters to proposal to expand the tain the cases to below 65,000 Health Minister Himanta patients opting for home iso- National Cadet Corps GUWAHATI, Aug 16: by that timeframe. Biswa Sarma said the health lation across the State from (NCC) in 173 border and The COVID-19 cases in Health officials said the department was watching August 20. This facility is coastal districts from the State reached 75,558 more number of cases was due the trend and on August 19 it being provided only in Gu- where one lakh new cadets on Saturday, much higher to the ramping up of the test- will make a fresh assessment wahati now. will be inducted. – PTI than what the Central gov- ing. “The more the number on the status. Meanwhile, two more Ex-cricketer ernment had predicted. of tests, the more the number “At GMCH, the mortality Covid care centres – a 40-bed NEW DELHI, Aug 16: The Centre had predicted of cases,” they said. is going down after we start- facility for women and chil- Former cricketer and UP that the novel coronavirus The positivity rate in the ed working on plasma. We dren at MMCH and a 850-bed cabinet minister Chetan cases in Assam might cross State continued be around feel if other hospitals follow facility at Nehru Stadium – are Chauhan died on Sunday due to COVID-19 related 71,000 by August 15. Minis- the five mark. Seven more suit, the mortality will go being set up and are expect- complications. Chauhan, who ter of State for Health Pijush deaths in the State on Satur- down further,” he said. ed to be functional soon. Also, played 40 Tests for India, Hazarika had, however, in- day took the toll to 182. The He informed that the a 704-bed Covid care centre was 73. – PTI sisted that the health depart- number of discharged pa- health department would be will be functional at Mirza. III Also see page 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his second death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal in New Delhi on Sunday. – PTI India’s COVID case fatality rate Relaxed lockdown from today STAFF REPORTER while inter-district move- ming pools, amusement The campus buzz... declines to 1.93 pc Campus goes online ment of people will be allowed parks, theatres, auditoriums, Dhoni inspired a whole NEW DELHI, Aug 16: GUWAHATI, Aug 16: The between Monday and Friday. assembly halls and similar The popular career sup- plement ‘Campus’ of The Continuing the downward lockdown imposed by the The inter-district movement places will continue to re- Assam Tribune will resume trend, India’s COVID-19 State government to check the of vehicles will be allowed main closed. its journey online from generation: ICC case fatality rate on Sunday spread of COVID-19 will be with 50 per cent capacity. Persons above 65 years of Monday, 17th of August. It dropped to 1.93 per cent, partially relaxed from Monday. City buses will also oper- age and children below ten DUBAI, Aug 16: Tributes continue to pour the Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) in the 2011 can be accessed online at which is one of the lowest However, the weekend ate but they will have to fol- years have been advised to assamtribune.com as an in for Mahendra Singh Dhoni with the game’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final is etched globally, the Union Health lockdown will continue in the low the COVID-19 protocols, stay indoors except for un- e-paper. It will be published governing body International Cricket Coun- in the memory of cricket lovers around the Ministry said. entire State. The night cur- including 50 per cent capacity. avoidable health reasons. every Monday. cil (ICC) saying that the world,” said ICC Chief Execu- This is a result of coordi- few timing will be from 9 pm Social, cultural, political, Not wearing masks at pub- former India skipper “in- tive Manu Sawhney. nated efforts of the Centre to 5 am. sports, entertainment, aca- lic places will invite a fine of spired a whole generation and Sawhney was referring to JOCOSERIOUS and state and UT govern- The restriction on opening demic and religious functions Rs 1,000. will be sorely missed”. the six which Dhoni hit off Sri ments, it said. of shops on one side of the will continue to remain pro- These new guidelines will Dhoni announced his re- Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara to “The USA crossed road has been withdrawn, hibited. Cinema halls, swim- be effective till August 31. tirement from international win the ODI World Cup title 50,000 deaths in 23 days, cricket on Saturday evening. at home. Brazil in 95 days and Mexi- A terse post on his Insta- “He has inspired a whole co in 141 days. India took gram page read, ‘consider generation and will be sorely 156 days to reach this na- me retired’. missed. On behalf of the ICC, I tional figure,” the Ministry The 39-year-old is the only congratulate him for an out- underscored as the number captain to have won all ICC tro- standing cricket career and of fatalities due to corona- phies – T20 World Cup in 2007, ODI World Cup wish him all the best for the future,” Sawh- virus infection in the coun- in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013.