Farmers Movement Archive

Three booked for attack on couple

Farmers demand vet’s appointmentAmritsar: After four milch animals in Dhariwal Kaler village in Ajnala tehsil died of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), farmers have sought appointment a veterinary doctor. Harjinder Singh said his four animals — two buffaloes, one cow and a calf — died of FMD on Wednesday. Though the village has a veterinary dispensary, the post has been lying vacant for long. "If a doctor is appointed at the dispensary, it will be of great help to dairy farmers in the area. At present, farmers have to call in private doctors for immunisation as well as for other problems and they charge heavy fee," said Amrik Singh, another farmer. After the death of animals, a team of veterinary experts visited the village and gave medicines to farmers. As FMD is a contagious and fatal viral infection, the Veterinary Department immunises animals routinely. However, some farmers in the area said as the post of veterinary doctor had been lying vacant, animals had not been immunised. TNSTwo booked for violationsAmritsar: The police have booked two residents for violating home-quarantine instructions given to them by the Health Department. They were identified as Ajimoshaan and Madho Shankar of Faizpura and Medical Enclave, respectively. They were booked under Sections 188 and 271 of the IPC. The police said they got the information that the accused was advised home quarantine. However, they came out and started roaming in the area. Meanwhile, the police challaned 198 persons for not wearing face mask and 77 vehicles were challaned for violating lockdown restrictions. According to the police, five vehicles were impounded on Saturday as the people came out without any valid reasons. TNS

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2020-06-14