Lumpy skin disease kills 101 cattle in MP so far; CM says state to vaccinate animals for free
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Bhopal (PTI): A total of 7,686 cattle have been found infected with the lumpy skin disease in Madhya Pradesh so far and 101 of them have succumbed to the infection, an official said on Wednesday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who held a meeting on Wednesday to review the situation, announced that the vaccination of cattle will be done free of cost.
He directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps to control spread of the disease and stop the movement of cattle into the state from outside, the official said.
He also asked officials to ensure killing of flies, mosquitoes and other insects by spreading insecticides and impose a ban on organising fairs for the sale/purchase of animals till the situation normalises.
The disease symptoms include light fever, swelling of lymph nodes and legs, decrease in milk production, too much of salivation and discharge of water from eyes and nose and formation of nodules on the body.
Thousands of cattle have died due to LSD in more than eight states, including MP, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.
Out of the total infected cattle in MP, 5,432 have recovered till now, as per figures shared by officials in the meeting chaired by CM Chouhan.
The CM said at present, the disease has spread in 26 out of the total 52 districts in the state and it is absolutely necessary to remain alert about it.
He directed officials to call gram sabha (village level) meetings to inform domestic animal owners about the disease and its prevention.
He asked them to ensure cattle are vaccinated, especially in gaushalas (cow shelters).
The vaccination will be done free of cost, the CM said in the meeting.
The government will work to save the animals in the same way as it fought against the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.
Chouhan also directed to keep the affected animals in a separate enclosure away from the healthy ones.
The state-level disease control room has set up a telephone line 0755-2767583 and a toll-free number 1962 for addressing any emergency, an official said.
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Goa nightclub fire: Owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra fled to Phuket after tragedy, say police
Panaji (PTI): Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the main accused and owners of the Goa nightclub where a massive blaze claimed 25 lives, fled to Phuket hours after the tragedy, Goa Police said on Monday.
"Goa Police have taken further steps to coordinate with the Interpol Division of the CBI to apprehend both Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra at the earliest," a senior police officer said.
A massive fire at the nightclub, some 25 kilometres away from Panaji, on late Saturday night killed 25 persons. The deceased comprised 20 employees of the nightclub and five tourists, including four from Delhi. Five injured people were undergoing treatment at the government-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
After registering an FIR against them, a Look Out Circular was issued against them by December 7 by the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) at the request of the Goa Police.
The Bureau of Immigration at Mumbai was contacted, and it was found that both the accused had taken the 6E 1073 flight to Phuket at 5.30 am on December 7, immediately after the fire incident, which occurred around midnight, the officer said.
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He said the Goa Police had immediately dispatched a team to Delhi to conduct raids on the addresses of the accused Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra.
"Since they were not available, a notice under the appropriate sections of law was pasted on the gate of their house. This shows their intent to avoid the police investigation", he said.
Goa Police have obtained transit remand of Bharat Kohli, an employee of the club, and are bringing him to Goa.
He also said that the postmortem on all 25 deceased has been completed and bodies handed over to their families.
