Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Rahul Gandhi said: I ve come here to give a message to those who think that they can run roughshod over Tamil people, can push aside Tamil language & Tamil culture."
Bird flu has not spread among chickens in Delhi, an official said on Thursday after all the 100 samples taken from Asia s largest poultry market in Ghazipur tested negative, following which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered opening of the mandi while all the three municipal corporations in Delhi lifted the ban imposed on sale, storage of poultry or processed chicken meat. Welcoming the Delhi government and civic authorities decision, Union Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh said that Delhi government s decision to open Ghazipur poultry market will send a positive message throughout the country. Earlier, samples taken from crows and ducks at parks and lakes in the national capital tested positive for the avian influenza.
The Sikkim government on Thursday banned the import of all poultry products from other states for a month in the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in various places across the country. A notification on the ban was issued by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department Secretary, S D Subba. In the wake of report of avian influenza outbreak in several states and to prevent possible ingress of avian influenza disease in the state, the Government of Sikkim hereby imposes ban on entry of poultry and poultry products from outside the state with immediate effect for a period of one month from the date of issue of notification, the notification said.
Read more about Ghazipur poultry market to reopen after samples test negative for bird flu on Business Standard. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday issued directions to open the Ghazipur poultry market after all 100 samples collected from there tested negative for bird flu."Samples taken from poultry markets have tested negative with respect to
Following the confirmation of avian influenza in Uttar Pradesh with the samples of a couple of dead birds in the Kanpur zoo found positive for the disease, the administration in Hamirpur, Chitrakoot and Banda districts in Bundelkhand are exercising extreme caution. Some herons and crows were found dead near the Bharua Sumerpur railway station in Hamirpur. Veterinary Officer Pankaj Sachan on Tuesday said the birds possibly died due to excessive cold, but even then the samples have been sent for examination . The carcasses of the birds were burnt and buried. He also informed that serum samples of hens from farms have been sent to the (IVRI) in Bareilly for testing. People consuming eggs and chicken have been advised to cook the food at a temperature of at least 70 degrees Celsius.