9-year-old girl injured in dog attack in UP's Ballia
Ballia (UP) (PTI): A nine-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by her neighbour's dog in the Bairia area, a health department official here said on Friday.
Medical Officer at the Community Health Centre (CHC) Sonbarsa, Dr Ashish Srivastava, said the incident occurred on Thursday morning when Pratiksha, a resident of Wajidpur village, was attacked by her neighbour's German Shepherd.
The Class 5 student was clicking photographs of the dog on a mobile phone when it suddenly pounced on her. She sustained facial injuries in the attack and had to undergo multiple stitches, Srivastava said.
CHC Superintendent Dr Rajesh Saroj said incidents of dog and monkey attacks have increased in the area, with around 10 to 12 patients regularly reporting for treatment.
Bairia Sub-Divisional Magistrate Alok Pratap Singh said a strategy is being formulated in coordination with the gram panchayat, nagar panchayat, forest department and animal husbandry department to address the issue.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
