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Mizoram COVID update 29th september

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Mizoram COVID update 29th september

Mizoram September 29: Mizoram has reported 50 new COVID cases. 18 BSF jawans have tested positive for COVID in Mizoram. This takes the state’s total count to 1958.

Out of the 50 new positive COVID-19 cases, 42 cases are ZMC RT-PCR positive, 7 are TrueNAT positive cases and 1 is Rapid Antigen Test positive case.

The number of sample testes at ZMC by PT-PCR is 807, the number of Rapid Antigen tests administered are 523 and the number of sample tests at TrueNAT labs in the district hospital is 94.

Out of the positive ZMC RT-PCR cases, 23 positive cases (9 males, 14 females), 19 cases (all males) from quarantine centres which include 14 CRPF personnel. Out of the TrueNAT positive cases, 7 cases in Lunglei district (6 BSF and one AR personnel), all males and out of the RAgT positive cases, 1 case from Aizawl district.

So far Mizoram has 499 active COVID-19 cases, while 1459 patients have recovered from the disease with no deaths till date.

Assam flood: Nearly 3.20 lakh people of 13 district effect

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Assam flood: Nearly 3.20 lakh people of 13 district effect

Guwahati, Sep 29: The flood situation in Assam is still grim as nearly 3.20 lakh people of 13 districts of the state have been affected in third wave of flood this year.

The fresh wave of flood has claimed two lives in the past 72 hours.

A person drowned in floodwaters at Raha area in Nagaon district on Monday.

According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 3.20 lakh people of 13 districts – Nagaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Kamrup, Morigaon, Hojai, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, West Karbi Anglong have been affected in the current spate of deluge.

Over 1.98 lakh people have been affected in Nagaon district alone followed by 36,000 people in Morigaon district, 25,000 people in Kamrup, 14,000 people in Dhemaji, 12,500 people in Lakhimpur, 10,600 people in Dibrugarh district.

The floodwaters have submerged 13,463 hectares of agricultural land of 389 villages.

Several relief camps have been set up by the administration in the flood-affected districts and many people have been forced to take shelter on roads and higher lands.

On the other hand, the water levels of Brahmaputra river are flowing above danger level at Neamatighat in Jorhat district and Tezpur in Sonitpur district, Jia Bharali river at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur district and Kopili river at Dharamtul and Kampur in Nagaon district and rising in many other places.

Owing to rise of the water level of Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration has suspended the plying of all types of boats, ferry services in the district from Monday till further orders.

Assam: Police seized 5 kg heroin worth Rs 25 crore

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Assam: Police seized 5 kg heroin worth Rs 25 crore

Guwahati, September 29: Police had seized a large quantity of heroin worth over Rs 25 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.

Police had also arrested the driver of a truck where the illegal drug was recovered.

Police said that the illegal drug was transported from Manipur.

Police had seized a large quantity of heroin worth over Rs 25 crore in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district. Police had also arrested the driver of a truck where the illegal drug was recovered.

Based on intelligence input, a police team of Karbi Anglong district had intercepted a truck bearing registration number AS-01KC-4951 at Lahorijan area in the hill district and the truck was coming from Dimapur side in Nagaland heading towards Guwahati.

During search operation, the police team had recovered 5.05 kg heroin which were kept hidden in the truck.

The market value of the seized illegal drug heroin is estimated to be over Rs 25 crore.

Police had arrested the driver of the truck identified as Ismail Ali and recovered Rs 50,000 cash in possession from him.

Earlier on September 25, Karbi Anglong district police had arrested three persons and seized brown sugar, yaba tablets worth over Rs 5 crore at Manja area in the district.

Last rite of Lt. Col Mayank performed with full Military Honour

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Last rite of Lt. Col Mayank performed with full Military Honour

Assam, September 28: Last rite of Lt Col Mayank Bora, a serving Indian Army Officer who expired on September 26 at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, was performed at his residence at Panjabari in Guwahati with full Military Honour.

Last rite of Lt. Col Mayank performed with full Military Honour

The mortal remains were brought from Delhi via flight and received at the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport by the Army.

The Mortal remain was then brought to his residence in Panjabari, Six Mile where the Army paid befitting tributes to the officer.

Last rite of Lt. Col Mayank performed with full Military Honour

Veterans from the state also paid tributes to the Officer. Lt Col Mayank Bora is the son of Col Beren Kumar Bora (Retd).

He left behind his wife Mrs Ankita Bora and Daughter Drishi Bora. After the rite wreath Laying ceremony, it was taken to Navagraha Crematorium in Chandmari for his final journey and was finally consigned to flame with full Military honour in presence of family members, relatives, and large crowd.

Last rite of Lt. Col Mayank performed with full Military Honour

Assam Police SI recruitment exam paper leak

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Assam Police SI recruitment exam paper leak

Guwahati, September 28: Assam Police have arrested 19 persons so far in connection with the Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination paper leak.

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Monday said that, 19 persons were arrested so far and Assam police will announce bounties to catch an Ex-DIG and a BJP leader for their alleged involvement in the entire question paper leak matter.

Ex-DIG PK Dutta and BJP leader Diban Deka are absconding since September 20.

“Both PK Dutta and Diban Deka are now absconding and the Assam police have decided to announce a reward for catching them,” the Assam DGP said.

The Assam Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination was scheduled on September 20 and the examination was cancelled after the question paper was leaked through WhatsApp.

Addressing a press conference held in Guwahati in presence of senior police official, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said that, the CID has so far arrested four persons while the crime branch of Guwahati city police has nabbed nine persons and Nalbari district police have arrested six persons.

Meanwhile, Assam police have issued a lookout notice against Ex-DIG PK Dutta so that he can’t leave the country.

On Sunday, State Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB) Chairman Pradeep Kumar had resigned from the post by taking moral responsibility for the irregularities.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed DGP to take appropriate action against those persons who involved in the irregularities.

Police arrested two ATM card fraudsters in Guwahati

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Police arrested two ATM card fraudsters in Guwahati

Guwahati, September 28: Police had arrested two ATM card fraudsters at Jalukbari area in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.

The arrested persons were identified as Md. Asif and Junaid Khan and both are hailing from Haryana.

Police had also recovered 40 ATM cards and Rs 32,000 cash in possession from the arrested fraudsters.

Following a tip-off, a team of Guwahati city police had launched operation at Maligaon area under Jalukbari police station on Sunday and apprehended two persons.

The police team had recovered 40 ATM cards of different banks from a room of a lodge where they were staying.

Later, police had arrested the ATM fraudsters.

During interrogation, the arrested persons confessed that they had committed the crime.

Later, police had arrested the ATM card fraudsters.

A police official said that they had visited many areas of the city and committed the crime.

A case has been registered at Jalukbari police station against the persons.

Assam: 2.25 lakh people affected in current flood

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Assam: 2.25 lakh people affected in current flood

Guwahati, September 27: Nearly 2.25 lakh people of nine districts of Assam have been affected in the fresh wave of flood.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1.51 lakh people have been affected in Nagaon district followed by 32,700 people in Morigaon district, 17,000 people in Dhemaji district, 11,000 people in Dibrugarh district.

The water levels of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are flowing above danger level at many places in the state following incessant rain in the past few days.

The floodwaters have submerged nearly 10,000 hectares of agricultural land in the flood-affected districts.

The flood report of ASDMA stated that, 219 villages have affected in the current spate.

Over 57 lakh people of 30 districts of the state have affected in this year’s flood and 118 persons have lost their lives in the deluge.

Tabi-Ripo bereft of communication facilities

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Tabi-Ripo bereft of communication facilities

Itanagar, September 25: From the month of May to November, Tabi-Ripo village lying in the foothills of lower Siang is cut-off from the rest of the world since the hanging bridge built-in 1980 has become unsafe for use.

In 1947, in order to facilitate the establishment of a government-run school, villagers of Tabi and Ripo moved from their original settlements to a middle ground and named the merged village as “Tabi-Ripo”. Seventy years later, it has over 300 people.

Bereft of any modern facility like road surface and telecommunication, the villagers go to the nearest town, Koyu for administrative purposes which is just 15 kilometres away. Distance is not the challenge, it is the absence of a 100-metre span bridge across the Hinge river that poses the biggest challenge for this sleepy hamlet.

Till a few years back, the hanging bridge at “Pike “ connected Tabi-Ripo with the next village, Saku Kadu en route to Koyu town “The villagers stopped using this bridge since wire-ropes are precariously holding up and can snap anytime,” said a villager. He added that there has been no repair and maintenance of the hanging bridge. ‘Instead of falling off from the height, we rather risk ourselves wading across the Hinge river even in the monsoon,” he said.

Innumerable petitions and proposals for a bridge have been served to various authorities without any success. Ignored by the government and its representatives, the villagers haven’t seen any senior government functionaries in its village for decades.

It is not only the border villages that are facing the connectivity challenges, but even the villages in the foothills, bordering Assam are also majorly challenged.

Grand projects like Trans-Arunachal Highway, East-West Corridor and SARDP-NE remain a farce if a village such as this one is left out of developmental agenda.

Young Arunachali teacher open free library for students

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Young Arunachali teacher open free library for students

Arunachal, September 27: A young female Arunachali teacher from Itanagar, opened a street library to nurture the habit of reading among students. The library is accessible to the students at absolutely no cost. She gathered books that belong to her and initiated this noble cause.

During Meena, the Arunachali teacher who started the library hails from a small town called Nirujli in Arunachal Pradesh. Her father, the late Ngurang Pinch, thrived despite his poverty. He was an avid reader and an inquisitive learner. He was always reading, learning, inquiring. His resilient attitude made him an excellent orator and social worker. Talking about her father, she said, “I admired his spirit and passion. I wanted to be just like him. He introduced me to non-fiction books during my school days as he was travelling for his political work then. He was an MLA from the Doimukh constituency of the state, and this had introduced him to various books.”

Meena said, “due to lockdown, students are opting for online classes and are always stuck to their smartphones for reading also. This is causing a lot of health hazards, including sleeping disorders. The habit of reading improves grammar and improves the power of imagination, which the younger generation is forgetting.” The library opens throughout the day. It has one rack loaded with books and a couple of wooden benches for the readers. The wooden benches are placed along the roadside. There are autobiographical books, scientific books and books for all age groups. Meena also permits students to borrow books from the library for a maximum of fifteen days.

Books are kept open on the streets, even at night. Regarding the fear of stealing the books, she said that people here are very honest and so far no books have been missing. She also said “I will be glad even if it’s stolen as the book will be of some purpose to the thief. What can a person do with a book other than reading? I believe, thieves don’t read and readers don’t steal.”

The library is under the Arunachali Ngurang Learning Institute and is entirely funded by Ngurang Meena. She wants to extend the library into every village and town of Arunachal Pradesh, which has more wine shops than bookstores. Considering the positive effect of this street library, many volunteers have come ahead to donate books. Some have provided monetary help. Children under ten and working women are the most frequent visitors to the library. One student and a visitor to the library said that the library helps him to read knowledgeable books free of cost and he is happy about it.

Meena said, “We hope our humble initiative will encourage other youth leaders in every district to start one in their own villages to infuse a taste for reading in the people of Arunachal Pradesh.”

Amit Shah inaugurates “Destination North East-2020” Festival

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Amit Shah inaugurates “Destination North East-2020” Festival

Guwahati, September 27: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the “Destination North East -2020” through video conferencing.

The Union Home Minister is also the Chairman of the North-East Council. On this occasion, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Development (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pension, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Chief Ministers of the eight North Eastern States were also present.

In his address, Amit Shah said that “North East, rich in natural beauty, folk culture and art, is fully capable of becoming a major centre of world tourism”.

Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the North East region will emerge as one of the favourite tourism and business destinations of India.

The Union Home Minister also said that the ‘Destination North East-2020‘, which runs till 30 September, aims to introduce various cultures of the country to each other along with the tourist destinations of the North East and through this the whole of India will also get familiar with the vibrant and diverse culture of the North East.

Amit Shah further said that he has seen the tourist places of many states and countries but the beauty of the North East is unparalleled. Northeast is the jewel of India; without it the Indian culture is incomplete.

While inviting the next ceremony to be held in his constituency Gandhinagar, Amit Shah said that, this will make the people of Northeast familiar with the culture of Gujarat and the people of Gujarat will be introduced to the culture of the North-East.

“Peace in the North East is very important for the economic development, promotion of tourism and employment in the region. The Northeast, which was once in the news due to terrorism, blockade, violence but now it is known for development, tourism, organic farming, industry and start-ups. This has been possible due to PM Narendra Modi Ji’s leadership in the last 6 years. A lot of work has been done to establish peace in the Northeast under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Land Border Agreement with Bangladesh, Manipur Blockade, Bodo Agreement and the surrender by 641 cadres of 8 militant groups are among the notable achievements of the Modi government. After becoming Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has visited the North East more than 30 times, most by any Prime Minister since Independence. Development is not possible without proper funds. Earlier, plans were made for the development of North-East but the amount allocated for them was very less. The 14th Finance Commission increased the allocation for the Northeast by 251 per cent to Rs 3,13,375 crore, whereas previous government in 13th Finance Commission had earlier given only Rs 89,168 crore,” Amit Shah said.

He also said that, adopting an all-inclusive and all-encompassing model of development, Modi Government has decided to spend 21 per cent of the budget of the North-East Council on the backward districts, villages and deprived communities.

The Union Home Minister said that the Modi govt has made a huge effort in the direction of linking the North-Eastern states amongst themselves and connecting the region with the rest of India by rail, road & air links. Under this, 6 railway projects worth Rs 15,088 crore have been completed. Also, Rs 553 crore will be spent on the development of airports and about Rs 10,000 crore on 19 road projects of 869 km length.

“During the Corona era, the Modi govt has provided all health facilities to the people of North-East, including medicines and treatment through teleconference by AIIMS doctors. During this time the government provided 7.7 lakh metric tons of food grains to 3.09 crore people. Also, Rs 533 crore under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi and Rs 1,707 crore under Jan Dhan Yojana were directly deposited in the bank accounts of poor people. After Independence, the Northeast used to have 20 per cent share in the GDP of the country but now it has come down drastically,” Shah said.

He called for making the Northeast a tourism and industry hub and an IT and organic farming hub to increase the Northeast’s participation in the country’s GDP by 2024 and make it an important part of the Government of India’s Act East policy.

He also said that “under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, eight states of the North East region are moving forward on the path of development and North-East will soon become a new engine of development for the country“.

Destination North East is a calendar event of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region conceptualized with the objective of taking the North East Region to other parts of the country and bringing them closer together in order to strengthen national integration.

For Destination North East 2020, the theme is “The Emerging Delightful Destinations” which speaks of the tourism destinations emerging stronger and more attractive when the Sector picks up momentum.

The four-day programme will feature Audio-Visual presentation of the tourist spots of the states and the region, messages from state icons and achievers, introduction to prominent local entrepreneurs and virtual exhibition of handicraft/ traditional fashion/ & local products.

There will be special messages from the state Chief Ministers and Tourism Ministers as well as cultural items of individual states and medley performances combining cultures of all the eight states.

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