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260 people from Assam who were rescued from the jungles of Meghalaya reached Guwahati on Thursday.The people had taken refuge in jungles and police station to escape the clashes in Meghalaya that had left three people dead. Most of them were residents of western Assam’s Dhubri, Goalpara and Kokrajhar districts and were working in unorganized sectors in the region.BJP MLA Ashok Kumar Singhi said that the number of people who need to be rescued from violence hit areas happen to be some 1,500 people.Assam’s Inspector-General of Police Deepak Kedia said, “We are in constant touch with the Meghalaya police to bring back more stranded people. Some among the rescued said there are many who have taken refuge in police stations and Border Security Force camps in the hill State.”
A NDRF team consisting of Dr. Gouse-Ea- Azam T Senior Medical Officer, 1st Battalion NDRF along with Surendra Kumar, Assistant Commandant, Paramedic staff and NDRF rescuers organized an awareness program on Coronavirus at LGBI Airport Guwahati. The subjects which were covered during the awareness program were symptoms and complications, prevention, the transmission of Coronavirus and the use of personal protective equipment, face masks, etc. Officials and representatives of different airlines including Air India, cargo staff and workers attended the program.
With the situation improving, authorities in the State relaxed curfew for a few hours on Wednesday even as the security forces continue to maintain a strict vigil for the past six days in different areas of the hill state following clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Inner Line Permit. However, after the relaxation, the curfew was back and would continue till Thursday.
Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been arrested. Hussain whose name was linked to the death of Ankit Sharma had been absconding for a while now. A Delhi high court dismissed Hussain’s plea where he wished to surrender. Soon after the police came and arrested him. Hussain maintained that he was innocent and that the charges were false. Ankit who used to work for the Intelligence Bureau was brutally killed by rioters and his body was recovered from a drain near his house. An FIR had been filed against Hussain after a complaint was filed by Ankit’s father.
The four convicts accused in Nirbhaya rape case will be hanged on March 20 at 5:30 am. The new death warrant has been issued a day after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Gupta. It has taken more than 7 years for parents and well-wishers of Nirbhaya to finally arrive at this conclusion. The convicts were about to be hanged on March 3 at 6 am.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while giving a briefing on coronavirus preparedness in Israel said that one of the best ways to prevent the infection is to avoid a handshake at any cost. The best way is to do a Namastey which is the Indian way. He also demonstrated at the press conference how Indians do ‘Namaste’.
Sunil Karmakar of Ramnagar village in Murshidabad was in for a shock when he went to collect his voter ID. He was issued a voter ID card with a picture of a dog."Yesterday I was called at Dulal Smriti School and this voter ID card was given to me. I saw the photo. The officer there signed and gave it to me but he didn't see the photo. This is playing with my dignity. I will go to the BDO office and request that this should not happen again," he told media. Rajarshi Chakraborty, BDO said that the error will be corrected very soon.