Articles for Department Residents

Drive to remove encroachments from a portion of Kolathur tank stopped following protest by residents
1 year, 4 months ago

Drive to remove encroachments from a portion of Kolathur tank stopped following protest by residents

The Hindu  

The drive to remove encroachments from a portion of Kolathur tank was stopped on Friday following protest by residents. Officials said that additional space of one acre could be added to the lake once the residents were rehabilitated and encroachments were cleared from the lake area. The department removed commercial and residential encroachments along Inner Ring Road and neighbouring areas …

Tank Ring Encroachments Kolathur Inner Ring Road
Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says
1 year, 6 months ago

Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says

Associated Press  

— A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court, her attorney says. Jill Collen Jefferson is the president of JULIAN, the civil rights organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year against the Lexington Police Department on behalf of a group of …

Jefferson Carr Lexington
4-Foot-Long Crocodile Enters Madhya Pradesh Village, Rescued By Officials
1 year, 8 months ago

4-Foot-Long Crocodile Enters Madhya Pradesh Village, Rescued By Officials

News 18  

Residents of a village in Madhya Pradesh were left terrified when a 4-foot-long crocodile entered a village in Shivpuri district after emerging from a nearby dam. According to reports, a four-foot-long crocodile entered Suda village after emerging from Mohni Dam, three kilometres from Narwar. Following this, a team of officials, including deputy ranger Satish Maurya, forest guards Sunil Kushwaha, Kapil …

Village Madhya Pradesh Crocodile
Covid claims another life, Chandigarh health dept advises caution
1 year, 8 months ago

Covid claims another life, Chandigarh health dept advises caution

Hindustan Times  

A day after an 88-year-old man became the latest Covid-19 fatality in Chandigarh, the health department came out with an advisory on Monday, cautioning residents to strictly adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour to avoid another surge in cases. Chandigarh reported five fresh Covid-19 infections on Monday, pushing the active cases to 33. Eight-fold rise in active cases in three weeks In …

Health Cases Chandigarh Covid Department Residents
‘Everything is full’: L.A. shelters turn away animals, residents complain
2 years ago

‘Everything is full’: L.A. shelters turn away animals, residents complain

LA Times  

Dogs in a cage wait to be adopted in June at the Chesterfield Square Animal Services Center in Los Angeles. The criticism heated up again last week, when members of the commission that oversees Animal Services pressed department officials to answer complaints about shelter staff turning away people seeking to surrender animals. At Tuesday’s meeting, commission President Larry Gross said …

Animals Animal Services Los Angeles Department Told Person
$212m PFAS payout for property value loss and distress, but residents' contamination fears linger
3 years, 9 months ago

$212m PFAS payout for property value loss and distress, but residents' contamination fears linger

ABC  

Federal compensation has finally reached communities with PFAS-contaminated drinking and groundwater, but the ongoing clean-up and lingering health concerns are far from over. Key points: Compensation from a landmark class action over PFAS contamination has finally reached affected communities Some landowners still living with contamination face water insecurity and health concerns The Department of Defence says there is no way …

Health Action Defence Water Department Katherine Contamination