Viral video shows cattle with lumpy skin disease in Bhatkal, officials says nothing to worry
Bhatkal: The first case of lumpy skin disease in local cattle was detected in Bhatkal on Saturday, although veterinary officer Dr Shivakumar has assured that there is no reason to panic.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati over telephone on Saturday night, the officer said that a cow in the taluk was found on Saturday evening, suffering from the viral disease that has caused serious worry among people rearing cattle. He added that the cow is also being treated for the disease.
“There is no cause for worry among the people, as the virus infects only cattle, not human beings. People can also consume the milk produced by cattle suffering from the disease without danger of falling ill,” the doctor assured.
He admitted that, the disease was first detected in North Indian states, but is now spreading in Karnataka too. “The disease spreads through mosquitoes and is also airborne. The disease can also be cured,” Dr Shivakumar added.
A video of an infected young bull is going viral on Whatsapp, giving rise to questions among the people as well as rumours.
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Body of Bihar Police personnel found hanging in barracks in Patna
Patna (PTI): The body of a Bihar Police personnel was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in his barracks here, a senior officer said on Sunday.
Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Kartikeya Sharma said a havildar with Bihar State Armed Police-1, popularly known as "Gorkha battalion", died allegedly by suicide as he had been suffering from some ailment.
The deceased left behind "two suicide notes", one in Hindi and the other in his native language Nepali.
"From the suicide notes, it appears that Navraj Sunar, the deceased havildar, had been suffering from some ailment which had caused him much mental anguish and may have driven him to take the extreme step," the SSP said.
The body was being sent to the native village of the deceased in Nepal after a post-mortem examination, while further investigations were on, with forensic experts inspecting the site of the incident.
