Three youths nabbed by police while purportedly en route to join the banned ULFA (I) were injured when they attempted to escape from custody in Assam’s Tinsukia district, a police officer said on December 24. The incident happened late on Saturday night when the trio was being brought to Sadiya, which is a police district … Read more
The Thiruvananthapuram Excise Enforcement and Anti Narcotic Special Squad arrested four persons with alleged possession of 125.397 g of MDMA in separate cases during a district-wide drive that commenced Monday evening and extended till the wee hours of Tuesday. In the first case, the team led by excise circle inspector B.L. Shibu apprehended Sreejith Vettikkonam, … Read more
New Year Day celebrations in the city, despite intense campaigns against drunk driving by the traffic police authority, witnessed high number of violations. The Hyderabad Traffic Police (HTP) registered a whopping 1,413 drunk driving cases. Its counterpart in Cyberabad police commissionerate, during the 12-hour check between 6 p.m. on December 31 and 6 a.m. on … Read more
In the later analysis, 49% of participants — whose average age was just 25 — had developed diabetic retinopathy. While 39% had mild or very mild cases of the eye condition, about 4% had its most severe form. Compared with mildly affected patients, those with more extreme progression had higher blood sugar and blood pressure … Read more
Arkansas has become the first state to pass a law prohibiting doctors from giving gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender youths, CNN reported. Gov. Asa Hutchinson had vetoed the bill on Monday, calling it a “product of the cultural war in America.” But on Tuesday, the state House and Senate voted to override the veto, making … Read more