Illegally stored wheat recovered
April 26, 2021
MUZAFFARGARH: Police on Sunday recovered 10,000 maunds of illegally stored wheat from different areas of the district.
DSP Special Branch Muhammad Ibraheem Dareshak constituted special teams to identify and recover illegal stocks of wheat.
The teams conducted raids at various locations, including Rangpur, Juwana Bangla, Bhuttapur Bypass, Chowk Qureshi and Shah Jamal, and recovered 10,000 maunds of wheat and handed it over to the Food Department.
CONCERN: Farmers have expressed concern over closure of Talery Canal and demanded the government open it as early as possible.
The canal was under closure for the last seven months and the farmers had spent huge amounts to manage irrigation to wheat crop through tube-wells. The farmer said that mango crop was facing issue of water shortage.
Vitamin D: Hundreds of babies could be saved from horrific respiratory illnesses
25 Apr, 2021 09:28 PM
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A study suggests babies with low levels of vitamin D twice as likely to end up in hospital with chronic respiratory conditions. Photo / 123RF
A study suggests babies with low levels of vitamin D twice as likely to end up in hospital with chronic respiratory conditions. Photo / 123RF
Emma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand Heraldemma.russell@nzherald.co.nz
Hundreds of babies could be saved from horrific respiratory illnesses each year if vitamin D supplements were easier to access.
Auckland mansion stabbing: Champagne flute used as weapon at Westmere house, host saved victim
19 Apr, 2021 02:33 AM
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The hallway of the Rawene Ave mansion in Westmere that attracted police and ambulance callouts on Friday. Photo / File, Getty Images
The hallway of the Rawene Ave mansion in Westmere that attracted police and ambulance callouts on Friday. Photo / File, Getty Images
A party at a mansion in the Auckland suburb of Westmere descended into bloody chaos when a guest suffered critical injuries after being apparently stabbed by a champagne flute. The event on Friday night was at a property in Rawene Ave that was crowned NZ Home & Entertaining Home of the Year in 2007. One of the attendees told the Herald it was a beautiful occasion, with wonderful catering - but shortly before 8pm it took a dark turn.