NEW DELHI: 34 school girls in hospital after being thrashed
At least 36 girls were hospitalised after an unruly mob barged into a residential girls school in India’s eastern state of Bihar and thrashed the students, officials said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday evening in Triveniganj of Supaul district, about 267 km northeast of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. “At least 30 schoolgirls […]
FDA Governing Board tours Volta Regional borders
The Governing Board of the FDA has expressed concern about the existence of illegal land routes through which some unregulated products are brought into Ghana. This call follows a tour to the Volta Region by members of the Governing Board to familiarise themselves with activities at the Aflao and Akanu borders as well as some […]
Minerals Commission recruits mine guards to police mining areas
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Mr Addae Antwi-Boasako, says the Commission is embarking on the recruitment of mine guards to help deal rapidly with the issues of illegal mining. He said the mine guards would be stationed at the hotbeds and hotspots in the mining fields so they could police those areas […]
Voltic, Jaldhaara Foundation to provide water for schools
The Management of Voltic Ghana Limited, in partnership with Jaldhaara Foundation, has provided support to the Adeiso SDA Basic School under the ‘Water for Schools’ Programme. The support will enable Voltic and its partner to provide treated drinking water to school children on daily basis of between 10 and 15 gallons depending on the number […]
