A 30-year-old mentally unstable man, Zaid, who had been chained for nearly seven years near Khajrana police station in Indore, was rescued by an NGO. The rescue operation was complicated by his mother’s panic attack. Despite challenges, the team freed him and took him to a mental hospital for treatment.
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Haryana government proposes a new tree felling policy for non-forest land that eliminates the need for permission on plots acquired for urban development. The policy focuses on preserving ecologically significant indigenous plants while exempting certain trees, like eucalyptus and poplar, from requiring permission if located outside forest areas.
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