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Toxic Liquor Kills 29 In India’s Gujarat State
The police say 29 people died after consuming toxic liquor in India’s western state of Gujarat.
The victims were mostly villagers from the Botad district, officials at the police control room said.
Preliminary laboratory tests indicated that chemicals including methanol were present in the liquor mix, regional police official Ashok Kumar Yadav said.
Three people have been arrested so far and investigations are underway.
A large amount of suspected spurious alcohol has been seized in raids.
The tragedy first came to light when villagers who consumed the liquor on Sunday night were admitted into hospitals in the area early on Monday.
There were at least 30 people in serious conditions being treated, NDTV news channel reported.
Manufacture, consumption and sale of alcohol are banned in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.
There are some government-authorized liquor shops from where residents with special health permits and foreigners can buy alcohol.
This is the second major incident where spurious liquor has caused a large number of deaths in the past year.
No fewer than 30 people died in the eastern state of Bihar in November.
In Bihar, there was also an alcohol ban, which some critics said encouraged the peddling of illegal and often tainted alcohol that was brewed without any regulation.
The illegal liquor trade thrives in India because it is much cheaper than commercially produced alcohol.
Hundreds of people, mostly the poor, die every year after consuming such toxic alcohol.
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Pakistan Embassy In Nigeria Observes Kashmir Black Day on 27 Oct 2024
Joel Ajayi
The Embassy of Pakistan in Nigeria and Kashmiri community members residing in Nigeria observed Kashmir Black Day on 27 October 2024 and commemorate the act of aggression against innocent Kashmiris by the Indian security forces
Every year on October 27 Kashmiris observe what they call their “Black Day,” recalling India’s occupation of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 and the subsequent violence that erupted in the disputed area.
In a statement issued in Nigeria to commemorate by the High Commissioner of Islamic republic of Pakistan to Nigeria Mr Sohail Ahmad Khan expressed solidarity and support with Kashmiri people in their struggle for right to self-determination., According to the statement, Kashmir Black Day is an annual commemoration by Kashmiris across the world to mark October 27 as ‘Black Day’. Every year, the day is marked to express solidarity and support with Kashmiri people in their struggle for right to self-determination.
“Multiple UN Resolutions unambiguously declare that the final disposition of the State of Jammu and Kashmir will be made in accordance with the will of the people expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite conducted under the auspices of the United Nations. Numerous international, UN organizations as well as UN Special Rapporteurs have reported gross human rights violations Jammu and Kashmir.
*Jammu and Kashmir has been converted into world’s most militarized zone and the largest prison on earth. Kashmiris around the world demand that International community including United Nations and it’s relevant Human Rights Machinery, Civil Society Organizations, Media Houses and other defenders of Human Rights to fulfill their obligations towards besieged Kashmiris by playing their part to end the rule of tyranny and oppression.”
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