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Anthrax strikes Orissa's Koraput, kills five

     Koraput (Orissa): Five persons have died and fifteen others have been affected with Anthrax in Koraput district. While district officials have confirmed only one death on account of Anthrax, locals said five people have died of the disease. "Earlier a few head of cattle had died here due to anthrax. The people who consumed their meat have been affected by anthrax. Now about five people have died because of it," said Gundu, a resident of Similigude village. SH Reddy, Chief Medical Officer of Koraput district, said a team of doctors was already working round- the-clock in the affected areas. A fast-spreading spore-borne disease, Anthrax mainly affects wild and domestic lower vertebrates like cattle, goats and other herbivores but can also infect humans. When anthrax affects humans, it is usually due to an occupational exposure to infected animals or their products. Those infected will have nausea, vomiting blood, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhoea and weakness. Death occurs in 25-60 percent of these cases. Anthrax, usually a disease of farm animals, is spread by spores. Doctors say unless immediate antibiotic treatment is given, people can die by simply inhaling the spores.

No more NSCN (IM) camps in Manipur (Go To Top)

     Imphal: The NSCN (IM) has finally agreed to vacate all camps from Manipur. The Manipur government and the army and Assam Rifles are trying to convince the NSCN(IM) that the cease fire with the government is limited in Nagaland , hence they cannot open any camp at Manipur. Tension at Marao, Ukhrul district led to vacation of the village by the villagers. Now the NSCN(IM) has vacated Marao (Maphitel) camp that it had attempted to establish. This can be attributed to the ceaseless efforts put in by all the social organisations, NGOs and religious authorities under the leadership of Ramthing the TNL President and the common people of Marao and around who effected influence to get them out of the camp according to Assam Rifles personnel. This was the fourth attempt by NSCN(IM) to establish a camp after its three earlier unsuccessful attempts at T M Kasom, Hungdung and Langdang Khunou. The camp at Marao was occupied by NSCN(IM) in May this year, and most of the camps were found vacant a few days ago. The main concern to Assam Rifles was the welfare of Marao villagers who had moved out apprehending violence. They were assured of their security and brought back to their hearths and enabled to till their land. The situation at Marao has returned to normal with the villagers having returned to their homes.

Pataudi sent to one-day police remand (Go To Top)

     Jhajjhar (Haryana): Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who surrendered in a court here today in connection with the black buck hunting case, has been remanded to police custody for one day. Pataudi surrendered a day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed his plea for anticipatory bail. Pataudi reached the court with a few of his workers, and was not accompanied by any member of his family. On Friday, the Haryana Police had decided to constitute more teams and intensify raids to apprehend Pataudi and his co-accused in the black buck poaching case in the event of him deciding not to surrender before the law. the case in the court.

      Pataudi and seven others have been booked under various sections of the Wildlife Act following the recovery of the carcasses of a black buck and two rabbits from their vehicle near a wildlife sanctuary in Jhajjar on June 6. If found guilty they face a jail term up to seven years and a fine of Rs 25,000. Animal rights activist Naresh Kumar Kadyan against whom the Haryana police had registered a case for exhuming the carcass of black buck was present in the court.

Cabinet expansion in a week (Go To Top)

     New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to reshuffle and expand his cabinet next week after discussing the options available to him with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other leaders. Informed sources said that a few ministers could be asked to take on party work in view of the ongoing reorganisation of the party. The core group of the Congress party reportedly met on Friday to decide on the composition of the Cabinet, but conclusive decision was reached. The group is expected to hold further discussions before coming out with the final list. If party sources are to be believed, the names of former Kerala Chief Minister A K Anthony, party spokesperson Ambika Soni and Giridhar Gamang are doing the rounds as Cabinet berth frontrunners. JMM leader Shibu Soren is also expected to make a comeback. Dr Singh will also need to fill the vacancy created by the recent demise of Sports Minister Sunil Dutt. Kerala, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh do not have a representation in the Union Cabinet. At least one Cabinet berth is expected to go to Kerala. At present, the UPA government has 65 Ministers -- 27 of Cabinet rank, 10 Ministers of State with independent charge and 28 Ministers of State. Dr Singh has the option of including 16 more ministers in his cabinet without violating the existing ceiling on the size of the government. The law restricts the size of the government at the Centre at 81, which is 15 per cent of the strength of the elected members of the Lok Sabha (543).

Bin Laden hiding near Pak-Afghan border: Musharraf (Go To Top)

     Auckland: Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that terror mastermind and Al Qaeda supremo Osama Bin Laden is hiding somewhere in mountainous Pak-Afghan border. "Probably, yes. Most likely that is the case, that he is somewhere around the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan," the Dominion Post quoted him as saying. The mountainous and tribal Wana region bordering Afghanistan is regarded as a hotbed of jihadi activities, with Al Qaeda militants and remnants of the Taliban militia holing up in the mountains following the US led offensives in neighbouring Afghanistan. Local sentiments run deep against the Musharraf led military government which has been cracking down on the jihadis, as part of the US led 'War on Terror'.

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