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Karnataka: Koramangala Traffic Cop Pushes Car For 100 Meters With Bare Hands, Netizens Praise

A Twitter video shared by Karthik on February 3 shows a Koramangala Traffic Cop pushing a vehicle for about 100 meters with bare hands while also attempting to clear the traffic on the route. Another man joins in and assists in pushing the car.

Netizens appreciate the noble deed. We should always be grateful for such unsung heroes, as they deserve eternal gratitude!

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‘They’re Our Heroes’: Man Spots Specially-Abled Delivery Agent Driving Unique Wheelchair

All those stories are massively inspirational, and adding to that precious genre is this video of a Zomato delivery agent spotted by a biker in the middle of traffic.

The video shared on Twitter by Himanshu shows him following up on the man sitting in a motorized wheelchair. The delivery agent flashes a bright smile when he realizes he is being recorded. He also says that one should never lose hope in life.

Zomato also took note of the video and commented with a ‘They’re our heroes’.

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Andhra Pradesh: Nearly 25 Students Suffer Food Poisoning After Having Breakfast In BC Hostel

As many as 25 students of BC Girls Hostel in Kothavalasa of Vizianagaram district fell sick and unconscious due to suspected food poisoning on February 7. The girl students began experiencing complications after eating jaggery-based peanut bars and tamarind rice for breakfast. While some students suffered from vomiting, others fainted on their way to the school. They were quickly shifted to the nearest Government Primary Health Centre.

As per available information, out of the 25 students who fell sick, seven girls became seriously ill, prompting the authorities to shift three to Srungavarapukota Primary Health Centre and the remaining four to Pendurthi Primary Health Centre.

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Lakshadweep To Get Telecom Connectivity As Optical Fiber Cable Laying Ship Reaches Kavaratti

Lakshadweep will soon be eligible to get amenities like telemedicine, distance learning, and other benefits of connectivity as the Optical Fiber Cable laying ship reaches Kavartti from Kochi.

Currently, the medium for telecom connectivity to Lakshadweep is through satellites, which offer bandwidth limited to 1 Gbps. The government has taken the initiative to provide ample bandwidth through dedicated OFC to improve the telecommunication facility at the Islands. This project is in line with the national objective of strengthening e-governance services and achieving the vision of Digital India.

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Maharashtra: Toxic Effluent Foam Drowns Pune’s Mula River, Poses Health Hazards

The ancient river, Mula-Mutha, has turned into a sewer and a dumping site over the years. The neglected river is heavily polluted and filthy. The foam formation is due to industrial discharge by industries in various areas under the jurisdiction of Maharashtra industrial development corporation (MIDC), inside PCMC limits.

Dr. Nitin Mokashi, medical officer at Yashwantrao Chavan memorial hospital, said, “If the water that contains foam comes in direct or indirect contact with humans, it can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, skin problems, headaches, and several respiratory illnesses. These industrial effluents are oncogenic and responsible for cancer, especially in small children.”

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Major Concern For Assam: Rampant Deforestation Alarmingly Shrinks Green Cover In The State

Deforestation has been a major concern for the state of Assam, for its environment has led to multiple problems like pollution and health hazards in the past decades.

During the past years, Assam has lost a large area of green cover due to deforestation caused by various factors, such as agriculture, pasture expansion, flood and erosion, forest products consumption, export, population pressure, encroachment, aggression from across the inter-State Border, activities like illegal timbering, poaching, wildlife trafficking. According to the Global Forest Watch Report 2022, Guwahati lost over 1050 hectares of tree cover from 2001 to 2021.

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Maharashtra: Garbage Burning By Squatters At Thakur Village Poses Health Risks To Residents

The indiscriminate garbage burning by squatters dumped at Thakur Village Kandivali, Mumbai, has caused concern among the residents and road users, who urge the corporation to intervene immediately so that garbage is disposed of properly.

Residents said that burning plastic waste in residential areas led to the release of toxic gasses affecting all, particularly elders and children.

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More Bats Than Leaves Seen On The Branches Of Tree In Assam

A Twitter video shared by Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi on February 10 shows a tree in Numaligarh, Assam, has become a place of refuge for endangered bats who have made it their home.

Although these bats have been driven close to extinction, they have found shelter in the mighty tree they have made their own. Passersby cannot help but stare at the clusters of bats dangling from the branches of the mighty tree. A rare sight indeed!

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Ladakh: Itchoo Villagers Carry Patient On Foot Due To Lack Of Road Connectivity & Medical Facilities

People of the remote and far-flung village of Itchoo, Kargil, carried a patient named Yasin (24) on a bed & walked 8 km on foot to provide him with medical facilities. Itchoo residents have been demanding road connectivity to the village.

Itchoo needs transportation services as there is no road to this village, and one has to take a trail from Barsoo village after reaching Barsoo from Sankoo by the Barsoo Road and NH 301. There is no rail or air connectivity to Itchoo, and the nearest airport is Leh, located at a distance of 300 kilometers.

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Telangana: Fall In Cotton Prices Spark State-Wide Farmer Protests

With cotton prices ruling lower than last year, cotton farmers in Telangana have decided to hold State-wide protests, demanding ₹15,000 a quintal. The discontent over low prices is widespread, and hundreds of farmers engage in dharnas.

Farmers stocked thousands of quintals of cotton in their homes across villages in the hope it would fetch higher prices in the near future.

The central government has announced Rs.6,380 as MSP for cotton. Farmers hope the cotton prices will be increased soon by the central government.

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