Afternoon News - 29 April, 2020
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**1. Assam Coronavirus positive cases rise to 37; nine active cases in State - **The total number of new Coronavirus positive cases in Assam on Tuesday rose to 37 with a case each reported from the districts of Bongaigaon and Goalpara. Of the 37 cases, nine are active cases in the State.

**2. Time-bound roadmap to revive Assam’s economy must: CM Sarbananda Sonowal - **As part of his efforts to reach out to various sections of the society, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday held an interactive session with the leading economists of the State at the Assam Administrative Staff College here and sought their suggestions to revive Assam’s economy in the post Coronavirus scenario. the Chief Minister highlighted the need to prepare a time-bound roadmap for achieving short and long term goals to rejuvenate the economy which has been hit by Coronavirus pandemic.

**3. Pigs’ death toll rises to 2,226 in Upper Assam; Minister Atul Bora hints at Chinese link - **The death of 2,226 pigs across six districts of Upper Assam has a Chinese link, suspects State Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Minister Atul Bora. The Minister told media persons that the infection in the Piggery sector might have originated in China and then affected Arunachal Pradesh. He pointed out that such deaths were first reported in Arunachal Pradesh where pig carcasses were disposed of in the rivers of the Himalayan State.

**4. Inter-district transport services arranged for stranded people in Chirang district - **Along with other districts of the State, the Chirang district administration also arranged for movement of those stranded persons in the district who had already applied for passes to go to their home districts within the State.

**5. Coronavirus update: Drones to be used for strict lockdown enforcement - **Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have become vital tools in the fight against Coronavirus across the country with law enforcement agencies using such flying gadgets to monitor public gatherings, ensuring social distancing, spraying disinfectants over villages, overseeing cargo, among others. Assam with 37 Coronavirus positive cases is also not lagging behind. The Assam Police has been using drones to ensure strict enforcement of the lockdown to prevent spread of the dangerous coronavirus in the State.

**6. Duo held for selling illicit liquor by Excise Department in Guwahati - **There seem to be no end to the menace of illicit liquor in the region. In this regard, the officials of Excise Department, on Tuesday, held two people from Birubari Tiniali. The accused – Akash Thapa and Bikash have been sent to judicial custody. The officials have seized 60 bottle of IMFL and 15 litres of country-made liquor.

**7. Assam Police arrested 3,344 people across State for violating lockdown guidelines - **As many as 3,344 people have been arrested across the State for the violation of lockdown and Rs. 1,44,28,400 has been realized as fine, stated Assam Police in its daily report. The department has seized a total of 20,896 vehicles till Monday.

**8. NDRF distributes food packets, masks to more than 650 needy passengers in Guwahati - **The rescuers of 1st Battalion NDRF Guwahati under supervision of Commandant Randhir Singh Gill distributed food packets, biscuit packets and masks to more than 650 needy passengers at Machkhowa Bus Stand, Paltan Bazar Bus Stand and ISBT, in Guwahati on Tuesday.