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**1. Nizamuddin Markaz Participants: Report for test or face action, warns Assam Police - **The Assam Police, on Monday, appealed to those who either attended the religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in West Delhi or visited a State or country affected by novel, to immediately report at the nearest hospital or Primary Health Centre (PHC) by 6 am on Tuesday (April 7).
**2. State Government Release Rs 4.70 crore As initial relief for agriculture farmers - **The State government will release an initial amount of Rs 4.70 crore for the agriculture farmers affected during the lockdown so that they can go for small-scale farming at least on their respective household farming patches.
**3. Non-Hotspot Areas: PM Narendra Modi for graded plan to slowly open departments - **Prime Minister Narendra Modi has at hinted at partial lifting of on-going nationwide lockdown, imposed to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, after April 14,2020. He said on Monday that a graded plan to slowly open departments should be made where hotspots do not exist. Addressing a meeting of the Council of Ministers, PM Modi indicated that a graded opening up of the lockdown will be initiated.
**4. Union Cabinet: 30% salary cut for MPs; MPLADS suspended - **The Union Cabinet on Monday approved an ordinance amending the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 to reduce allowances and pension by 30% with effect from April 1, for a year, apparently to tackle the economic crisis due to the lockdown, imposed by the Union Government to check the spread of novel coronavirus pandemic.
**5. Coronavirus: One more tests positive in Assam, total reaches 27 - **One more people has tested positive for coronavirus in Assam, reaching the state’s total to 27 so far. Announcing this Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said on Tuesday the latest case is detected in Dhubri.
**6. State level committee constituted to take care of vegetable supply in Assam: Ag Minister Atul Bora - **State level committee constituted to take care of vegetable supply and essential food in Assam due to the on-going nationwide lockdown. Agriculture Minister Atul Bora in a press conference said this, on Monday. He added, “Rs 4,70,00,000 has already been given for the benefit of farmers.”
**7. Entry passes for stranded people: Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma - **Thousands of people from Assam are stranded in other States. When the lockdown will be withdrawn, such people will rush to the State in hordes. Since every such person has to be quarantined for 14 days, the available arrangements for quarantine in the State may be out of sync with the rush of people. To avoid such a situation, the State government is going to issue entry date-specific temporary documents in line with ILP (Inner Line Permits) to such people after the lockdown is withdrawn.
**8. Assam Gramin Vikash Bank donates Rs. 10 lakh to Assam Arogya Nidhi - **Assam Gramin Vikash Bank donated Rs. 10 lakhs to the Assam Arogya Nidhi on Monday as its commitment to stand by the people of Assam in their fight against novel coronavirus pandemic. The cheque of the said amount was handed over to Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Minister for Finance, Health and Family Welfare, PWD, Education, etc, by the Chairman of the Bank, Upendra Sabar at the office of National Health Mission, Guwahati.
**9. Dispur committed to check Assam fake news about Coronavirus - **Assam Government is gearing up for checking fake news about the novel coronavirus pandemic. As a part of it Media Advisor to the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Hrishikesh Goswami on Monday reviewed steps and measures taken by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Assam to check fake news.