Alert! Love chicken? You might be vulnerable to diseases

Alert! Love chicken? You might be vulnerable to diseases

Experts say the chicken you eat from these places, especially the broiler variant, is often pumped with large amounts of antibiotics Since the birds are tightly packed in cages, the threat of infection always looms. Nearly 70 per cent of antibiotics vital for fighting infections in humans are sold for use in meat and dairy production. Poultry injected with growth hormone despite ban imposed by Centre Even a bird’s-eye view of certain poultry farms in Haryana reveals a tale of cruelty and hazardous practices, was found. Experts say the chicken…

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Waqf Board imposed ban on priests from collecting offerings in Kashmir shrines

Waqf Board imposed ban on priests from collecting offerings in Kashmir shrines

The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board has imposed a ban on priests from collecting offerings from people in major shrines and mosques managed by the board. Priests and ‘peers’ (faith healers) were not allowed to sit and collect offerings in some shrines of Kashmir on Thursday which they would otherwise do at designated spots like windows and doors of the shrines. “We have put the ban into action…It was the demand of people. There were grievances by people. The ban is being enforced in every shrine,” said chairperson of J&K…

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Back-door Voters: J&K parties say ploy to alter region’s demography, Farooq Abdullah seeks all-party meet

Back-door Voters: J&K parties say ploy to alter region's demography, Farooq Abdullah seeks all-party meet

Chief electoral officer Hirdesh Kumar Singh told reporters on Wednesday that the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls is likely to add around 2.5 million voters The development comes after Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti earlier in the day requested Abdullah for the meeting to discuss the next course of action following the J&K administration’s announcement The proposed addition of 2.5 million names to the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir stirred a political hornet’s nest on Thursday, with local parties saying it was a ploy to alter…

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25 Lakh non-locals eligible to vote in J&K Assembly elections; Opposition slams move

25 Lakh non-locals eligible to vote in J&K Assembly elections; Opposition slams move

“The real aim is to continue ruling J&K with an iron fist to disempower locals,” tweeted PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. Jammu and Kashmir Union Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday said non-locals can now vote in the assembly elections in the Union Territory and about 25 lakh new voters are likely to be added to the voter’s list. “After the abrogation of Article 370, many people who were not enlisted as voters in the erstwhile J&K state are now eligible to vote and can be added to the…

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