Bird Flu in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Hens at a chicken stall in Bengaluru have contracted Bird Flu. Even the NIHSD Laboratory has confirmed H5N1 virus in the dead hens causing some amount of panic among members of the general public.
Several hens had died at a chicken stall at Dasarahalli in Yelahanka in Bengaluru on December 25. Samples of these birds were then sent to the Bhopal NIHSD lab which has now confirmed the virus strain.
A team of officials immediately visited the chicken stall and also ordered shutting down of nearby chicken stalls as a precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, the area in the one km radius of the Dasarahalli Bhuvaneshwari Nagar has been declared an infected area while the area within the radius of one to 10 kms has been kept on alert.
BBMP Health officials have said that there was no need for panic as things were under control.
Precautionary measure : As a precautionary measure general public should not consume chicken which is not boiled at a temperature above 70 degree Celsius. Even half baked chicken or eggs should not be consumed.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
