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Not an inch of forest land can be encroached: Madras HC

11:22 pm June 9, 2021

Chennai: Not even an inch of forest land can be allowed to be encroached upon, the first bench of the Madras High Court observed on Wednesday. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthil kumar Ramamoorthy made the oral observation while entertaining a writ petition challenging the alleged construction of a resort in […]

30-year-old constable commits suicide

11:19 pm June 9, 2021

Etah: A 30-year-old constable allegedly ended his life on Wednesday morning by hanging himself from a tree, police said. In a statement, police said around 4 am on Wednesday, Sachin Kumar, a constable of 2015 batch, ended his life by hanging himself from a tree using a cloth. Police said the constable was a habitual […]

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

11:10 pm June 9, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hailed the power of local languages and stressed the need to conserve each one of them. His remarks came over a media report which said that scepticism about COVID-19 vaccination among tribal villagers in Maharashtra’s Melghat forest is being reversed with advocacy in the local Korku language. […]

Five held for black marketing of black fungus drug

11:06 pm June 9, 2021

Pune: Five people, including a medical shop owner and a nurse, were arrested for alleged black-marketing of a key drug used in the treatment of mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ in Pimpri Chinchwad area in Pune district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday. The accused were selling a vial of Amphotericin B injection, used in the […]

Vaccinate stray animals: Madras HC

11:03 pm June 9, 2021

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Animal Husbandry department to vaccinate stray dogs and cats in the state. “When scavenging opportunities in and around the urban areas decreased, the department should now chalk out a holistic plan for the general treatment of stray animals in the State, providing for a scientific and […]