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The leakage of styrene gas, which causes nausea and dizziness, occurred from LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd when the plant was preparing to resume production after easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

The case was registered against the former director general of police (DGP) and the other persons at the Mataur police station in Mohali on Wednesday evening, according to the first investigation report (FIR).

In a place where the average lifespan of a jihadist is around two to three years, his success in spearheading Pakistan’s agenda in Kashmir since June 2012, when he picked up the gun, was remarkable.

As an alternative prayer, the plea has sought introduction of a token system at liquor shops that will help in crowd management. The petition is likely to come up for hearing on May 11.

Protestors pelted stones at the security forces when they were withdrawing from the encounter site at Beighpora in Awantipora area of Pulwama district.

In separate statements, Guongzhou Wondfo Biotech and Livzon Diagnostics said their products were being used by various countries and that ensuring strict quality control has been a focus area for them.

Customers formed serpentine queues even before the shops opened as the government allowed sale of liquor at more than 2,000 shops across the state with guidelines implemented.

Amdavad Municipal Corporation also decided to designate nine private hospitals with aggregate capacity of 1,000 beds as Covid-19 hospitals under the Epidemic Diseases Act.

Sanitisers are used as disinfectant to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Kapoor, former MD and CEO of Yes Bank, was arrested by the ED on March 8 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is accused of sanctioning loans to certain firms against kickbacks.

Three naval ships, which have also joined in the evacuation process, left for Maldives and UAE on Tuesday to bring back Indian citizens.

The three men who have been sentenced include Indian Bar Association national president Nilesh Ojha, its Maharashtra and Goa state unit chief Vijay Kurle and Human Rights Security Council national secretary Rashid Khan Pathan.

The government has appointed Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj as a director on the central board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Bajaj replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on April 30.

The incident occurred at Japthi Shivanur village when Anitha Bai developed labour pains. With no vehicle available to shift her to the hospital, the women accompanying her helped her deliver the baby by the roadside.

In a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Patkar, who has been fasting since Monday, opposed the state's decision to open liquor shops at a time when economic activities had been suspended and people rendered jobless.

These quantities are sufficient to meet the requirement of the country in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in the near future, the Group of Ministers (GoM) was informed on Tuesday.