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Pema Khandu calls on the Arunachal Pradesh Governor

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Pema Khandu calls on the Arunachal Pradesh Governor

Itanagar, Aug 1: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday called on Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar.

They discussed developmental issues, including the status of COVID19 pandemic management in the State.

The Governor and Chief Minister shared ideas to mitigate the challenges in managing the pandemic which is causing devastating effects on the socio-economic front.

They considered measures to boost the economy of the state, which has been facing derailing consequences due to the COVID 19 pandemic and also the excessive rains, flood this year.

Arunachal Pradesh Governor and the Chief Minister discussed the necessary steps to address the damages caused by the recent floods and landslides in different locations in the state.

He emphasised that for the welfare of the people, road communication must be kept open and other vital infrastructure must be kept functional.

The Governor, who recently as a step towards ‘Aatma Nirbharta Bharat’, distributed saplings of lemon and black pepper appreciated the Chief Minister and his cabinet for initiating the cluster farming and the nutritional kitchen garden schemes to lessen our dependence on other states for vegetables and livestock.

The Chief Minister briefed the Governor about his recent tours in the border areas and shared his interactions with local population and security forces stationed in various parts of the state.

Assam Government plans to reopen schools-colleges from September 1

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Assam Government plans to reopen schools-colleges from September 1

Assam government to form a 40-member committee to implement National Education Policy soon: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati, Aug 1: Assam government will form a 40-member high-level committee by aiming to implement the new National Education Policy in the state.

Welcoming the new National Education Policy, Assam Education Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said while addressing a press conference held in Guwahati that, the state government is going to constitute a 40-member committee under the leadership of the Principal Secretary of Education department.

“The committee will be divided into various subgroups and it will give recommendations as to how to implement the National Education Policy in Assam. We will quickly prepare a blueprint on how to implement the new education policy in Assam by December 31 this year,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

He further said that a government order will be issued for constituting the committee soon and the committee will be functioned within a week.

On the other hand, the Assam government is planning to reopen the schools and colleges in the state from September 1.

“This is a preliminary assessment and the final decision will be taken on the basis of the Union government’s guidelines and the COVID-19 situation in the state. But we are planning to reopen the schools and colleges in the state from September 1,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The Assam minister also said that, by aiming to provide better education facility to the students of the tea garden areas of the state, the Assam government has decided to construct 119 high schools in 119 tea garden clusters.

“The state government has sanctioned Rs 142.50 crore – Rs 1.19 crore for each high school construction. The construction works of all 119 high schools will be started at a time on October 2 and our target is to complete the construction works within 7 months,” Sarma said.

He also said that the state government is going to appoint more than 4000 teachers on August 15.

Assam COVID19 state tally crosses 40,000 mark

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Assam COVID19 state tally crosses 40,000 mark

Guwahati, Aug 1: While the central government in its Unlock 3.0 had announced and it has come into effect from August 1, the number of positive cases for COVID19 is increasing in Assam at an alarming rate.

Assam has so far registered 40,269 positive cases for the deadly virus and nearly 26 per cent cases have been reported in the last 7 days.

According to the Assam state health department, in last seven days, the state has reported 10,348 COVID-19 positive cases and it is accounted 25.69 per cent of the total cases detected in the state so far.

The state has registered 1165 cases on July 25, 1142 cases on July 26, 1348 cases on July 27, 1371 cases on July 28, 1348 cases on July 29, 2112 cases on July 30 and 1862 cases on July 31.

Assam Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that, in last 24 hours, the state has reported 1862 positive cases for COVID-19 and out of these, 281 cases have detected in Kamrup (Metro) district, 202 cases in Kamrup (Rural) district, 140 cases in Cachar district, 129 cases in Sonitpur district, 117 cases in Dibrugarh district, 114 cases in Nagaon district, 105 cases in Jorhat district.

He tweeted – “1862 #COVID cases detected out of 38324 tests in 24 hrs. Positivity rate- 4.85%. Kamrup (M): 281 Kamrup (R): 202, Cachar: 140, Sonitpur: 129, D’garh: 117, Nagaon: 114, Jorhat: 105. Total cases 40269, Recovered 29080, Active cases 11088, Deaths 98.”

With increasing the COVID-19 positive cases, the state has also witnessed the rise of death cases.

The state health department report stated that, in the last seven days, 21 persons have died due to COVID-19 infections.

In last 24 hours, the state had reported four death cases taking the death toll to 98.

On the other hand, out of the total cases, 30,357 patients have discharged from hospitals in the state so far.

Assam has so far tested over 9.17 lakh samples for COVID19 at 14 laboratories and screening centres in the state.

Manipur CM pays last respects to martyred soldiers

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Manipur CM pays last respects to martyred soldiers

Manipur, July 31: Manipur CM N. Biren Singh today paid last respects to the three Assam Rifles soldiers, who were martyred in a militant attack at Khongtal village in Chandel District on July 29. He attended a wreath-laying ceremony organised in their honour at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport.

Speaking to media persons, the Chief Minister said that there is no place for violence in a democratic country like India. Strongly condemning the incident, the Chief Minister asserted that the Government would not remain as a silent spectator, and the perpetrators would be definitely hunted down.

N. Biren also appealed to the armed groups to shun hostilities and come out for a political solution. Stating that the State Government would provide suitable assistance to the families of the martyred Central forces personnel belonging to Manipur, the Chief Minister said that the matter would be put up in the State Cabinet for discussion.

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Responding to a query regarding casualties of COVID-19 patients, the Chief Minister said that all the persons, who had died so far had pre-existing ailments. As such, it was hard to save their lives, he informed. However, the Government has been trying its best to save every single life, the Chief Minister stated.

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Earlier, N. Biren Singh led others in laying wreaths and paying last respects to the deceased Assam Rifles personnel. Khurai AC MLA Shri L. Sushindro, DGP Shri L.M. Khaute, other high ranking civil, military and police officers and family members also attended the ceremony.

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Later, the Chief Minister met the family members of Ratan Salam, who was one of the three Assam Rifles slain soldiers, and expressed his deep condolences. Sharing their grief, Manipur CM said that attaining martyrdom for the country is like entering heaven alive.

Assam government to start testing drive among tea garden workers

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Assam government to start testing drive among tea garden workers

Guwahati, July 31: As the number of COVID-19 positive cases rise in the state and fearing of a possible transmission of the new virus, the Assam government has decided to start an extensive COVID-19 testing drive among the tea garden workers in the state.

For this, Assam Labour department has issued an order and directed all districts of the state to carry out testing drive of the tea garden workers as soon as possible.

State Labour Commissioner Ghanashyam Das said in the order copy that – “The current prevailing situation of COVID Pandemic has moved from bad to worse in all the districts of Assam. In this situation, the danger of its spread in the labour lines is highly probable. Thus steps need to be initiated to prevent the spread of this pan Jamie in the tea gardens of Assam.”

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“If due to any reason there is community spread of COVID-19 in the labour lines it will lead to a major catastrophe as the present medical facility available is not sufficient to cater to a pandemic situation in the present day scenario. Thus this might lead to high mortality. So all officers are directed to do the needful in coordination with the district administration and convince the tea garden management and unions to carry out testing drive of the tea garden workers as soon as possible, so that if there is an infection it may be contained at the earliest,” said in Assam government order copy.

According to the reports, at least 30 tea garden workers have been tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.

Assam has so far reported 38407 COVID-19 positive cases and 94 patients died due to the new virus infection.

There are a total of 803 registered tea gardens and more than 10,000 small tea gardens in Assam and around 45 lakh daily wage labourers are working in the tea gardens.

According to the Tea Board of India report, Assam had produced 715.79 million kg tea last year.

Mortal remains of Assam Rifles jawan reached at Guwahati airport

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Mortal remains of Assam Rifles jawan reached at Guwahati airport

Terrorist attack in Manipur

Guwahati, July 31: The mortal remains of Assam Rifles jawan late Pranay Kalita hailing from Bajali area in Assam’s Barpeta district arrived at Guwahati airport on Friday.

Pranay Kalita and two other Assam Rifles jawans martyred in terrorist attack in Chandel district of Manipur on Wednesday evening.

Senior officials of Assam police, Assam Rifles had paid befitting tribute to the martyred jawan at the airport before taking the mortal remains at his native village for last rites.

Three Assam Rifles jawans were killed and six others injured a terrorist attack in Chandel district.

Banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I), People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur and Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) had jointly claimed responsibility for the attack.

Meghalaya hospital denies admission to a pregnant woman

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Meghalaya hospital denies admission to a pregnant woman

Shillong, July 30: The Meghalaya government has issued a show-cause notice to a Shillong based hospital after a pregnant woman was denied to admission at the hospital who came from a containment zone following which a newborn baby died due to lack of medical care.

According to the reports, Ganesh Das Hospital, Shillong had allegedly denied admission to a pregnant woman on Tuesday as she had come from Mawlai Mawtawar area – a COVID-19 containment zone in the capital city of Meghalaya.

After an intervention by some locals, the hospital authority had allowed the pregnant woman to deliver the child at the hospital, but the newborn baby died.

Following the incident, the Meghalaya government on Wednesday has issued a show-cause notice to the hospital.

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the state government has asked the health department to issue a show-cause notice to Ganesh Das Hospital.

Dr Aman Warr, Director of health services of Meghalaya government on Wednesday said that, as per COVID-19 protocol since the woman came from a containment zone, the hospital authority had to take up a step.

“We have discussed the matter with the authorities of the hospital, Mawtawar Dorbar Shnong and asked the hospital authority to submit a report,” Dr Aman Warr said.

Meghalaya has so far reported 572 active positive cases for COVID-19 including 281 cases from BSF and armed forces.

Sikkim: Authorities not reaching out for help complain locals

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Sikkim: Authorities not reaching out for help complain locals

Sikkim, July 22: As the number of Covid-19 positive cases are on an alarming spike in Sikkim, complaints of local authorities not reaching out for help are coming from places across Sikkim.

In East Sikkim’s Duga village, locals have been putting out such allegations against local authorities.

“Sikkim authorities is not being able to provide ambulances and other support and we are managing vehicles on our own to take primary contacts for test”,  said Bharat Kumar Chettri, member of panchayat Member of the Cheuribotey ward in the village.

As the total number of cases has reached 14 in the area, it seems that authorities are finding it a challenge to meet the demands of the needy and trace down the primary and secondary contacts of coronavirus infected patients.

“Till now as many as 14 patients have been reported positive from the area and as per the rule the concerned authority is supposed to trace the primary contacts and send ambulances but no action is being taken. So we are disappointed.”, shared Bharat Kumar Chettri. So it seems that all is not well in Duga, and health authorities are failing to reach out to the common man in the hour of need.

Locals further informed that most of the cases reported from Duga are those of workers of an alcohol manufacturing company named Sikkim Distilleries residing in the area.

They have also demanded proper sanitisation in the village, deployment of police and healthcare services, ambulances and to declare the area as a containment zone.

Sikkim records highest single-day spike as 108 patients test positive for COVID19

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Sikkim records highest single-day spike as 108 patients test positive for COVID19

Sikkim, July 22: Sikkim saw its highest single-day spike of positive cases on Wednesday as more than 100 people test positive for COVID19.

At least 108 new positive cases were reported COVID positive in the state in 24 hours according to the state health bulletin.

Among the infected include 19 patients from Rangpo, 33 from Chanatar, 37 from Mamring, 1 from Rongli and Timburbong each, 5 from ITBP, Sang and 3 from Singtam.

One of the cases from Singtam is that of an electrician working at the Singtam District Hospital, which has put patients and employees working there at risk of contracting the disease. Contact tracing of all those people who came in touch with him is underway.

All the newly positively tested patients from Rangpo and Chanatar have been taken to quarantine centres at the Himalayan Pharmacy Boy’s Hostel in the East Sikkim district, while patients from Mamring have been shifted to the Sikkim State Cooperative Union for treatment.

With this, the total number of positive cases has risen to 420 with 319 active cases and 112 discharged.

The Sikkim cabinet had recently decided to go for a complete shut down for about a week from 21st till 27th of July following the rising trends in the number of positive cases.

As cases show an alarming rise in the state which contracted the virus last, the extent to which the only one COVID19 hospital of Sikkim, the STNM hospital will be able to contribute in fighting the disease and provide the proper infrastructure required, remains a matter of concern, as the government has not yet decided upon another COVID hospital in the state.

Assam: Another explosion at Baghjan oil field, three foreign experts injured

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Assam: Another explosion at Baghjan oil field, three foreign experts injured

Guwahati, July 22: Three foreign experts who were engaged in the capping of gas well number 5 of Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district, were injured in an explosion at the gas well on Wednesday.

The incident happened at the Baghjan gas well number 5 of Oil India Limited where fire is raging since June 9 after the gas blowout.

A top official of Oil India Limited said that the blast occurred when the experts were on their way to open the spool of the well before putting up the blow out preventer (BOP).

Three experts from Singapore based firm Alert Disaster Control – Anthony Steven Reynolds, Doug Dallas and Craig Neil Duncan were injured in the blast.

They are part of the six-member expert team engaged in efforts to douse the fire at the well.

The injured persons were rushed to Assam Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh.

It is to be mentioned that, two firefighters of Oil India Limited died in the fire incident at the Baghjan Oil field gas well on June 9.

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