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Households should stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather as the strongest El Niño event in a generation develops over the Pacific Ocean, a government minister has warned.Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle told the Guardian the powerful natural climate phenomenon will lead to “more extreme storms in this country”.Her comments came as the National Audit Office (NAO) warned Britain’s food supply chain is at risk given the growing threat of cyber-attacks and the climate crisis.The NAO said the government was too reliant on the private sector to deal with food supply disruption. The government is due to unveil…

Police have invoked BNS section against the accused that prescribes punishment for committing rape on a female under 12 years of age, along with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Navi Mumbai: A 30-year-old driver of a school bus has been arrested by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old school girl inside the vehicle. She was the last student to be dropped at her home on Wednesday afternoon.The arrested accused worked as a driver on the private bus hired by the school for ferrying students. Police have invoked BNS section against him that prescribes punishment for committing…

India’s food regulator FSSAI has ordered CG Foods India to stop producing veg bhujia NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed CG Foods India Pvt Ltd to stop production of its ‘Veg Bhujia Namkeen’ after an inspection at the company’s facility in Rajasthan found multiple food safety and hygiene violations.The food regulator said on Thursday that enforcement action had been initiated against the company over “unsafe processing, unlicensed bhujia manufacturing, and predated packaging”.During an inspection at the company’s unit in Roopangarh, Ajmer, officials found floor-collected and broken noodles being reprocessed into bhujia without heat…

BENGALURU: “I won’t miss school or playing anymore,” says 10-year-old Mohin from Peenya 1st Stage, five months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant (BMT). Diagnosed with a serious blood disorder three years ago, Mohin endured repeated transfusions, fatigue and itching, with the illness also disrupting his schooling.His father recalled that Mohin was returning from his LKG annual day when the family, hailing from Tumakuru, first noticed black spots on his body. Initially mistaken for a skin rash, the symptoms were ignored for a day before multiple tests, transfusions, and treatment followed.“There were times when he was irritated and would yell…

Hyderabad: Congress disciplinary committee chairperson Mallu Ravi on Thursday said Konda Surekha and Chinna Reddy were removed from their posts as the party high command felt their continuation could harm both the Congress and the govt.Describing the action as part of party discipline, Ravi said he had prepared and submitted reports on both cases after examining all aspects of their conduct. He said the reports highlighted several serious issues, which were brought to the attention of the high command.Ravi said the high command subsequently conducted an inquiry into both cases and made a decision based on the reports he submitted.Responding…

HC flays HR&CE; orders immediate eviction of temple land encroachersKesavaperumal temple land encroachmentHC flays HR&CE; orders immediate eviction of temple land encroachersKesavaperumal temple land encroachmentHC flays HR&CE; orders immediate eviction of temple land encroachers Chennai:Madras high court on Thursday censured Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department for permitting 18 encroachers — of the land belonging to Sri Bashyakara Adi Chenna Kesava Perumal Temple, West Mambalam — to continue stating that they had agreed to pay rental arrears.Refusing to accept the department’s argument, a division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice E Manoharan directed officials to evict all encroachers…

Ahmedabad: A UPSC aspirant who fought a year-long legal battle to secure a chance to appear for the civil services mains and personal interview has now approached Gujarat High Court seeking disclosure of his marks and permission to inspect his answer books.Jaymin Patel, an aspirant for Indian Forest Service (IFS), filed the petition after Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) informed him that he had not been recommended for selection. The commission, however, did not disclose his marks in the mains examination or personal interview.Patel then invoked Right to Information Act seeking details of his scores and performance in mains examination,…

Ex-collector (right), ex-PD DRDA (middle), contractor (left) Bhubaneswar: Twenty-five years after a district collector and another govt official, both now retired, allegedly colluded with a transport contractor and misappropriated Rs 9 lakh govt funds, an Odisha vigilance court in Dhenkanal district on Thursday sentenced all three of them to one year of rigorous imprisonment.The convicts were identified as former Dhenkanal collector Nityananda Mohanty (79); former project director (PD) of district rural development agency (DRDA), Dhenkanal, Suryanarayan Das (77) and transport contractor Satyananda Balasamanta (74).According to the Odisha vigilance directorate, the case dates back to 2001-02, when Mohanty, a former IAS…

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Dhubri: Habitat destruction, poaching, illegal wildlife trade, captivity and animal experimentation are posing serious threats to primate species, conservation experts said at a seminar held recently at Bodoland University.The seminar was organised by the Centre for Wildlife Research & Biodiversity Conservation (CWRBC) in association with the university’s department of zoology. It focused on habitat protection, conservation research and the need to increase scientific and public awareness about the challenges facing primates.The issue is particularly significant for Assam and the wider northeast, which form an important part of India’s primate-rich landscape. Experts stressed that sustained research, protection of natural habitats and…