Mysuru: Inter-State fodder transportation banned

Mysuru: Inter-State fodder transportation banned

With all nine taluks in Mysuru district declared drought-affected, the authorities are in the process of ensuring sufficient availability of fodder for the livestock until the next monsoon. Given the possibility of fodder scarcity in the coming weeks, the Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Mysuru has stated in a press release here that the Deputy … Read more

Friday prayers banned at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid over Gaza

Friday prayers banned at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid over Gaza

No congregational prayers have been allowed for six consecutive Fridays at Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid over apprehensions of protests in reaction to the situation in Gaza, with the mosque’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest.  A spokesman for the Anjuman Auqaf, the mosque’s caretaker body, said the grand mosque was being targeted and … Read more

Banned cigarettes worth ₹32.50 lakh seized 

Banned cigarettes worth ₹32.50 lakh seized 

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sleuths of the Commissioner’s Task Force (West) arrested two persons, Sri Ram and G. Venkatramana, managers of VRL Logistic Ltd Transport, Basheerbagh, for reportedly transporting banned cigarettes for a commission. The police seized banned cigarettes worth about ₹32.50 lakh from their possession. The duo, … Read more

Banned tobacco products seized

Banned tobacco products seized

Kollam Excise special squad on Sunday seized banned tobacco products worth ₹5 lakh during an inspection held in Karunagapally range. A case was registered against Nizam, a 48-year-old Kulasekharapuram resident, under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), after the team led by Circle Inspector Tony Jose recovered 15,000 packets of tobacco products from his … Read more

If Abortion Becomes Banned, Women Still Have Some Options

If Abortion Becomes Banned, Women Still Have Some Options

Emma, 29, Texas. Elizabeth Nash, state policy analyst, Guttmacher Institute. Jessica Arons, JD, senior policy counsel, American Civil Liberties Union. Guttmacher Institute: “Medication Abortion Now Accounts for More Than Half of All US Abortions.” World Health Organization, Abortion care guideline: “Medical management of induced abortion: Recommendations 27-30 (3.4.2).” Diane Horvath, MD, OB/GYN, Baltimore. Meera Shah, … Read more

Hymen repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK

Hymen repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK

But Dr Dheeraj Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban. He says he has never done a virginity test and does not agree with them, but does perform hymenoplasty. On average, he says it can cost between £3,000-£4,000 and takes up to 45 minutes. Source … Read more