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Monday, February 20, 2006, Chandigarh, India
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Bird flu claims one life
Two more persons hospitalised
Gandhinagar, February 19
Gujarat is on high alert with cases of bird flu reported in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, bordering the southern part of the state. According to the state Animal Husbandry and Health authorities, provisional checkposts have been set up all along the Gujarat-Maharashtra and Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh border to monitor the movement of humans as well as poultry and meat products.
Veterinarians wearing protective gears arrive at an empty poultry farm which was affected with bird flu in Navapur village, about 400 km north of Mumbai, on Sunday.
Veterinarians wearing protective gears arrive at an empty poultry farm which was affected with bird flu in Navapur village, about 400 km north of Mumbai, on Sunday. — Reuters photo

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New Delhi, February 19
In a multi-pronged drive to contain the spread of the deadly “N5H1” virus of bird flu detected in the tribal Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, the Centre has sounded a countrywide alert to keep a close watch on poultry even as the National Disaster Management Authority has quickly swung into action. In video (28k, 56k)

Maharashtra culls 8 lakh chickens
Mumbai, February 19
The Animal Husbandry Department of Maharashtra today said more than eight lakh chickens had been culled in Navapur tehsil of Nandurbar district where bird flu was detected. The government had given orders to exterminate all chickens in the tehsil. All fowls, including broilers and country chicken, are being exterminated.

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DGP fears threat to Sukhi’s life
Chandigarh, February 19
Officially admitting to the “operational secret” of using militants to counter other militants, the Director-General of Punjab Police, Mr S.S. Virk, today admitted to the existence of Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, a former militant, who was earlier declared dead in an encounter with the police.
The DGP, Punjab, Mr S.S. Virk, and the former DGP, Punjab, Mr K.P.S. Gill, address a press conference in Chandigarh on Sunday.
The DGP, Punjab, Mr S.S. Virk, and the former DGP, Punjab, Mr K.P.S. Gill, address a press conference in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
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Seven soldiers convicted of cowardice
Chandigarh, February 19
Seven Army personnel have been convicted for cowardice for lapses which killed a Brigadier and nearly annihilated the Northern Command top brass during a terrorist attack at an Army camp near Akhnoor in July 2003, it is learnt.

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New Delhi, February 19
The Defence Ministry has asked the CBI to probe “war room leaks” of the Naval headquarters that led to the sacking of three senior Naval officials.

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Ambala, February 19
A student was raped by her school teacher Rajesh Kumar at Chudiala village last evening. The girl was again raped by a youth who witnessed the earlier incident. According to Mr K.K. Khandelwal, Director General, Secondary Education, Haryana, Rajesh Kumar has been suspended.

DAV institutes lose “minority status”
Amritsar, February 19
In a significant development, the Coordination Committee of Vice Chancellors, has decided to enforce UGC/state government's norms while selecting Principals, lecturers in all the DAV Colleges, thus ending their 'minority status', enjoyed by the management in Punjab for the last about 35 years.




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