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New Delhi, Jun 19

(IANS): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in association with RR Animal Healthcare Ltd and Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), has developed low-cost diagnostic kits for COVID-19. These are Viral Transport Media kits, RT-PCR kits, and RNA isolation kits.

The large-scale production of all these kits has commenced to meet the requirement of Assam and will be made available across the country soon.

The VTM kits are the first-stop source used to collect nasal and oral swab specimens from an individual source to a laboratory safely for culture and Cong appoints Maken as observer for Manipur Around 20 members of Voice of Northeast, an organisation working for the people of the region, staged the protest at Teen Murti Marg, they said. They shouted slogans against China and left after 15 minutes. They had masks and maintained social distancing. No one was detained, a senior police official said. On Monday night, 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in Galwan testing.

During this period, the virus, if present, in the sample specimens should remain intact until the testing procedure is completed.

The kit consists of a comprehensive solution specially formulated for the collection and transport of SARS-CoV-2.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma launches the kit.

“To bring down the cost of kits, we have used material that is available in the local market and they are as per the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation. We have handed over two batches of these kits to the National Health Mission, Assam, and GMCH. We are making them in bulk to make it available to a larger population,” said Professor Parameswar Krishnan Iyer, lead researcher, IIT Guwahati.A

These kits comprise two transport media, one for nasopharyngeal and the other for oropharyngeal specimen collection swabs. Both of these are safe to use as they are recommended and validated by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well.

The complete package is suitable for the collection, transport, maintenance, and long-term freezer storage of viral specimens.

The unique formulation of the transport medium helps in preserving the viability of viruses for up to 72 hours (at refrigerated temperatures).

The swabs have been designed ergonomically with a pre-molded breakpoint on their shaft for enabling secure sampling.

These sterile VTM kits comply with the CDC-recommended configurations for viral specimen collection for COVID-19 and are packed in user-friendly individual packs.

“These kits will spur development of affordable and high-quality healthcare products in Assam and provide access to world-class kits and career opportunities to healthcare professionals and students,” said Prof Iyer.

In addition to the sterile VTM kits, the Institute has also developed RNA isolation kits and RT-PCR kits jointly with RR Animal Healthcare Ltd.

The isolated and purified RNA is then converted to DNA by an enzyme Reverse Transcriptase (RT), which is used to confirm the presence or absence of COVID-19. body adjacent to the blowout well at Baghjan.

Kalita had a detailed discussion with OIL Director (E&D) P Chandrasekaran, other senior officials from the company and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the statement said.

“Materials sent from Misamari for construction of bailey bridge by 3 Corps, Indian Army have been unloaded from 11 trucks at Baghjan and unloading of remaining four trucks is underway,” the OIL statement said.

Guwa hat i, Jun 18

(PTI): One more COVID19 fatality was reported in Assam on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine, while the total tally of cases rose to 4,904 with 209 people, including 25 from an Army camp, testing positive for the viral infection, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The fresh death was reported from Diphu Medical College and Hospital and this is the second COVID-19 fatality in Karbi Anglong district. Of the nine deaths reported so far, four were in the last week and three of them were cancer patients.

Meanwhile, 194 patients have been cured of the disease and discharged from various civil, district and model hospitals on Thursday. The state’s recovery rate has improved to over 58 per cent as the total number of discharged patients reached 2,848, higher than the number of active cases, Sarma said.

There are 2,044 active cases in the state while three persons have migrated out, he said, adding over 11,000 tests were conducted on Thursday in 12 laboratories.

So far, 2,46,590 swab samples have been tested in the state for COVID-19, the health minister said.

“We are pursuing the strategy of active tracing and testing in our bid to contain any further spread of coronavirus,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Assam Targeted Surveillance Program (ATSP), aiming to conduct more than 50,000 random tests during a week, continued for the second day on Thursday.

“We aim to conduct more than 50,000 random testings in a week’s time, targeting vulnerable areas,” he said.

Under ATSP, swab samples of people working in locations such as truck parking areas, loading and unloading centres, godowns, weigh bridges, dhabas will be collected and tested. Staff of hotels used as institutional quarantine will also be tested along with frontline officials like police personnel, Sarma said.

ATSP will also cover the family members and co-residents of homes of persons who have been released from the institutional quarantine, he said, adding the future course of action for containment of the pandemic in Guwahati will be based on these test results.

The entire exercise was expected to be finished by June 27 and shall see involvement of deputy commissioners of each district who will ensure the availability of adequate facilities, the health minister said.

In order to facilitate people to get themselves tested without having to visit hospitals, some facilities have been identified by the health department where collection of swab samples would be done free

Auctioning of coal in a week’s time: Sangma Top Army brass visits Baghjan gas well site; monitors capping of well

Shillong , Jun 19: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has said that the process for auctioning of coal in the State would start in about a week. “We already had a meeting with the MSTC Limited (Metal Scrap and Trade Corporation), and the entire procedures for auctioning have been finalized with MSTC and Coal India Limited,” Sangma said.

“Now that MSTC has cleared the entire process on how to be done, I hope we can initiate the actual auctioning process in about a week or 10 days time,” he informed.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) appointed committee had earlier approved auctioning of 2 lakh metric tons of extracted coal in Meghalaya out of 32,56,715 lakhs metric tons of extracted coal.

There are 75,000 MT in East Jaiñtia Hills district, 50,000 MT each in West Khasi Hills and South Garo Hills districts, and 25,000 MT in South West Khasi Hills district.

In its order passed on July 3, 2019, the Supreme Court had directed that the entire extracted coal stocks already identified be handed over to the Coal India Limited for the purpose of disposal/auction as per the rules the CIL and mode and manner formulated by the NGT appointed committee. The NGT committee has approved auctioning of only 2 lakh metric tons on a pilot basis.

Mnp records 75 COVID-19 cases in a day

IMPHAL, Jun 19: Manipur reported the highest single-day spike of 75 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, official sources said on Friday.

With the 75 fresh cases, the total of persons infected in the state stood at 681, including 218 recovered. The active case now stands at 463.

A total of 1617 samples were tested during the last 24 hours (from 6.30 pm of June 18 till 6.30 pm of June 19), out of which the 75 samples tested positive for the virus. Including samples tested on Friday, a total of 32,093 individuals have been tested for the virus in the state.

Of the total active cases, 64 are currently treating at the Covid care facility of RIMS hospital, 129 at JNIMs hospital, 33 at Bishnupur district hospital and 237 at the recently established COVID care facility at UNNACO School, Meitram in Imphal West district. As per status update report of the state health department, 19 more patients were discharged after recovering from the disease. All infected persons, except a nurse from Churachandpur district , were all returnees from outside the state.

Of the 75 fresh cases confirmed on Friday, 30 were from Ukhrul, 29 from Tamenglong, 7 from Senapati, 4 from Churachandpur , 3 from Chandel district and 2 from Kamjong district.

Analysis of the district-wise data showed Churachandpur district having the highest number of infections with 94, including the three fresh cases confirmed on Friday. With 84 cases, Ukhrul is closely behind Churachandpur district. With only 2 confirmed cases so far, Jiribam district recorded the lowest number of infections.

GUW AHATI, JUN 19

(PTI): General Officer Commanding of 3 Corps Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita along with other senior officers of the Army visited the site of the gas well fire tragedy at Baghjan in Assam on Friday to monitor the progress of the work to cap the well.

The Army is part of a multi-agency effort to cap the Oil India Limited’s well in Assam’s Tinsukia district.

Gas is being spewed from a well for about three weeks now and fire is raging there for over a fortnight.

The production by the PSU major has been hit in the face of public ire and the company has so far lost 7,042 MT of crude oil and 9.23 MMSCM of natural gas output in the last 24 days due to bandh and blockades, the company said.

“Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita, General Officer Commanding of the 3 Corps with other senior officials from 3 Corps, Indian Army visited blowout area today at Baghjan to monitor the progress of work at ground zero,” Oil India Ltd (OIL) said in a statement. The Army is constructing an around 150 m long bailey bridge over a water

NEW DELHI , JUNE 19 (IANS):

The Congress party has appointed Ajay Maken as an observer to supervise the political situation in Manipur after the BJP government was reduced to minority there following the withdrawal of support by MLAs.

Ajay Maken and party’s state in charge Gaurav Gogoi will reach Imphal on Friday.

The Congress has staked claim to form the government in the state and has sought the removal of the speaker. The latest political development comes a day after the three-yearold BJP-led coalition government in Manipur headed by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh was on Wednesday night pushed into a political crisis as three BJP MLAs quit the party and joined the Congress and six Legislators -- four of National People’s Party (NPP), one Trinamool and an independent -- withdrew support.

“We have told the Governor that the Congress, in alliance with the other parties and Independents, is now capable of forming a secular government headed by three-time Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. We have handed over a letter signed by Okram Ibobi Singh to the Governor.” After the latest political development, the strength of the BJP-led alliance government has been reduced to a minority in the Assembly, effective strength of which is 59 after Shyamkumar Singh, who had defected to the BJP from Congress, was disqualified.

It said 34 heat shields for Indian Army personnel have been handed over and Army jawans of Mountain Division work to construct a new bridge near Baghjan gas well site, in Tinsukia district, Friday. (PTI) fabrication of additional numbers of heat shields are in progress at OIL’s engineering workshop. The PSU said assembling and testing of the blowout preventer is on to douse the flames. “Testing of other equipment mobilised from ONGC is on by an expert team of Alert, Singapore at OIL CMT yard and equipment yard in association with CMT-ONGC team and OIL technical team,” it added. On production loss due to the agitation by locals and some groups, OIL said there was an output cut of 504 MT of crude oil and 0.62 MMSCM of natural gas as reported on Thursday on account of disruption in 33 oil and five gas wells. “Cumulative production loss since May 27, 2020 due to bandh and blockades is 7,042 MT crude oil, 9.23 MMSCM of natural gas,” it added. Referring to the company’s outreach to the affected villagers, OIL said mosquito repellent cream and other essential items were distributed to around 9,000 people lodged in 13 relief camps. It said as part of the effort to douse the flames, AFFIDAVIT Regd. No. 34/2020 Date : 18-06-2020 I, Shri LONGSA KHIAM, S/o PASHING KHIAMNIUNGAN, resident of Aniashu village, Tuensang District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:- 1. that I am bonafide citizen of India. 2. that my correct name is LONGSA KHIAM. however, in my service book my name has been inadvertently recorded as LONGSHA KHYAMANGON which is a clerical error. Hence, LONGSA KHIAM and LONGSHA KHYAMANGON refers to one and the same person. K-1109 vehicles carrying the second load of heavy equipment from ONGC’s Rajamundry and Vadodara facilities are on the way to Assam. Various assessments and impact studies of the blowout as well as the blaze in villages and nearby forest areas are being conducted by multiple agencies such as ERM India, TERI, CSIR-NEIST and Assam Agricultural University, the PSU said. Well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district of Assam has been spewing gas uncontrollably since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9. The fire claimed the lives of two of OIL’s firefighters at the site. 3. That henceforth, my name will be LONGSA KHIAM for all official purpose

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Whereas application has received from Smti Vinitoli U/s 372 of Indian Succession Act, resident of Laghilato Colony, Zbto for Succession of Pension benefits, debts & securities & SBI Ac/No. 31457693754 of Late Z. Hetoi Zhimo. NO.ADCT/JUD/SC-1/2009/PT-IV Tseminyu, Dated the 11 th June 2020 OBJECTION-NOTICE Whereas Smti. Ronsenle Seb, W/o Late Yhunthonlo Seb (No. 2272 UBC, DEF Kohima) who expired on 18/04/2020 has applied for issuance of Succession Certificate to Draw/Operate/Transfer her Notice is hereby issued for filing objections to all who has interest in the said claim/s within thirty days from the date of publication to this notice. late husband Pension/GPF/GIS/FBF/Gratuity/GIS/FBF/Commutation/ Leave Enchashment and SBI Account No. 20028269166 (Tseminyu Branch) under Section 375 of the Indian Succession Act 1925. Public are hereby asked to file any claims/ objection within 30

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People from North East protest against China

of cost, Sarma added. Valley, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 12 th NAP BN (INDIA RESERVE)

CHINGTOK : LONGLENG

NO.12BN(IR)/RO-10/2020-21/ Dt. Chingtok, the th June’ 2020

SHOW CAUSE NOTICE

To,

No 12678 Rank : C/N Name : CHIMTONG.

Son of Shri. LT. KHUNYU.

Village : NOKLAK.

P.O. TUENSANG.

P.S. TUENSANG.

Dist:. TUENSANG.

Whereas, you have been found absent from bonafide Govt. duty with effect from 02-06-2020 without any leave or permission from the competent authority till date. And whereas, Calling Notices was issued to you through concern P.S vide order No.12BN(IR)/RO10/2020-21/1891 Dt. 11/06/2020.

No 12678 Rank : C/N Name : CHIMTONG is hereby directed to report to the undersigned within 7 (seven) days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which he will be declared as deserter without further notice.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 12 th NAP BN (INDIA RESERVE)

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To, No 12372 Rank : C/N Name : MHONLUMO. Son of Shri. WOZAMO NGULLIE. Village : NIROYO. P.O. WOKHA. P.S. WOKHA. Dist:. WOKHA.

Whereas, you have been found absent from bonafide Govt. duty with effect from 02-06-2020 without any leave or permission from the competent authority till date. And whereas, Calling Notices was issued to you through concern P.S vide order No.12BN(IR)/RO10/2020-21/1891 Dt. 11/06/2020.

No 12372 Rank : C/N Name : MHONLUMO is hereby directed to report to the undersigned within 7 (seven) days from the date of publication of this notice, failing which he will be declared as deserter without further notice.