25 persons injured in jallikattu in Pudukottai village
The Hindu
Among the injured, 21 were treated as out-patients at the event venue
Twenty-five persons were injured in the jallikattu organised at Manganampatti village in the district on Thursday.
A total number of 574 bulls were released during the event which lasted a little over six hours. The number of tamers who participated were 300.
Police sources said 21 injured persons were treated as out-patients at the event venue and the remaining four were referred to hospitals. Among the injured 11 were spectators; seven bull owners and seven tamers, said police sources.
One dies, eight hospitalised after inhaling HCL fumes at pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. About 400 litres of HCL leaked from the reactor-cum-receiver tank at Unit-III of the company, which affected nine workers, says Collector. While the condition of six of them is stable, two are on ventilator support. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directs authorities to provide advanced treatment to the victims. Home Minister Anitha expresses anger over repeated such incidents.