Arecanut growers in Karnataka have written to the Central government, asking it to convince the World Health Organization (WHO) to re-categorise betel nut’s ‘carcinogenic’ label.
Compensation assistants will help Patwaris inspect crop damage due to unseasonal rain. Dy CM Chautala says assessment of damage, reported on 16 lakh acres so far, to be ‘finished in 7-10 days’.
Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
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