Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs 25.80 Lakhs
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PANAJI: Anti-narcotics cops in Goa on Thursday arrested a Nigerian with 860 grams of cocaine worth Rs 25.80 lakh in the Indian market.
A team led by PI Ashish Shirodkar intercepted the Nigerian, Friday Onyeacholem, near the Mapusa bus stand at 8.30am when he was on his way on foot from Mapusa to Arpora. He was carrying a handbag and started running on seeing the approaching cops.
The police team—also constables Mahadev Naik and Nagesh Parsekar— chased the Nigerian for about 90 metres before nabbing him. A search of his bag revealed a packet containing cocaine hidden among his clothes. He has been booked under the NDPS Act.
The Nigerian arrived in Mumbai on August 20, 2009. Police suspect he might have come to Goa with the narcotics on Thursday morning itself. With the tourist season beginning, drug traffic is picking up, said ANC sources.
9 October 2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
Friday, October 09, 2009
DHS declares water at BITS campus `fit for consumption'
DHS declares water at BITS campus `fit for consumption'
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PANAJI: The directorate of health services (DHS) has declared the water at the Zuarinagar-based Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Goa campus, as "fit for drinking". The institute recorded 47 cases of Hepatitis A in late September and has suspended classes ever since. "Classes will restart from October 12," institute PRO, R P Pradhan, told TOI on Thursday.
With the laboratory reports in hand, BITS authorities now feel that the students could have contracted the jaundice after consuming food from outside campus.
Following the news of students being sent home owing to the outbreak of the water-borne disease, the DHS collected water samples for chemical testing while the PWD conducted bacteriological examinations on the campus water. The latter department has found the campus water "free from coli and e-coli organisms", said sources, while the DHS has found "no contamination", officials said. The microbiological examination report is awaited, they added.
"Culture plates have been sent for microbiological examination and the report is awaited. But chemical tests on the samples collected from the institute have ruled out water contamination," said a health services' official.
The microbiological examination done by the institute in its campus, incidentally, has ruled out "any water contamination", said sources. In all 15 samples were tested at BITS.
Institute authorities said that they have also conducted a detailed survey of the campus and verified all pipelines to check for leakages. "We have so far found nothing," said BITS sources, adding that they have started chlorinating the water from the borewell as well.
"Those who work in the hostel mess kitchen have also been screened and everyone has been issued health cards," said sources.
Meanwhile, state health authorities advised remedial measures check water pipelines for contamination with sewage, check food, hygiene in the kitchen etc.
"At our end, we have taken all necessary steps. We have also decided to conduct microbiological examination of water samples every two months," said Pradhan.
9 October 2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
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PANAJI: The directorate of health services (DHS) has declared the water at the Zuarinagar-based Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Goa campus, as "fit for drinking". The institute recorded 47 cases of Hepatitis A in late September and has suspended classes ever since. "Classes will restart from October 12," institute PRO, R P Pradhan, told TOI on Thursday.
With the laboratory reports in hand, BITS authorities now feel that the students could have contracted the jaundice after consuming food from outside campus.
Following the news of students being sent home owing to the outbreak of the water-borne disease, the DHS collected water samples for chemical testing while the PWD conducted bacteriological examinations on the campus water. The latter department has found the campus water "free from coli and e-coli organisms", said sources, while the DHS has found "no contamination", officials said. The microbiological examination report is awaited, they added.
"Culture plates have been sent for microbiological examination and the report is awaited. But chemical tests on the samples collected from the institute have ruled out water contamination," said a health services' official.
The microbiological examination done by the institute in its campus, incidentally, has ruled out "any water contamination", said sources. In all 15 samples were tested at BITS.
Institute authorities said that they have also conducted a detailed survey of the campus and verified all pipelines to check for leakages. "We have so far found nothing," said BITS sources, adding that they have started chlorinating the water from the borewell as well.
"Those who work in the hostel mess kitchen have also been screened and everyone has been issued health cards," said sources.
Meanwhile, state health authorities advised remedial measures check water pipelines for contamination with sewage, check food, hygiene in the kitchen etc.
"At our end, we have taken all necessary steps. We have also decided to conduct microbiological examination of water samples every two months," said Pradhan.
9 October 2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
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