Scientists discover new cockroach species in India
PUNE, March 23: Zoological Survey of India scientists have discovered a new cockroach species in the farm areas of the Deccan Peninsula, especially around Nathachiwadi area in Maharashtra’s Pune.The new species has been named Neoloboptera peninsularis.The discovery is significant as it marks the first use of modern DNA technology in India to identify a cockroach species, ZSI said in a statement on Monday.The research was carried out by scientists from ZSI’s Pune and Chennai centres and researchers of Professor Ramkrishna More Arts Commerce and Science College in Pune using an integrative taxonomic approach, combining multiple methods to confirm the species. Before this discovery, only two species from this genus were known in India, identified in 1865 and 1995. (PTI)
Official’s suicide: Ex-minister Laljit Singh Bhullar arrested
CHANDIGARH, March 23: Former Punjab minister and AAP MLA Laljit Singh Bhullar, accused of abetting the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, was arrested on Monday, said sources.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar, allegedly ended his life by consuming poison early Saturday. A video appeared in which he purportedly claimed harassment by Bhullar, who resigned as minister later in the day.The police on Saturday night booked Bhullar, his father Sukhdev Singh Bhullar and personal assistant Dilbag Singh under Sections 108 (abetment of suicide), 351 (3) (criminal intimidation) and 3 (5) (common intention) of the BNS.The family of Randhawa issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Punjab government to arrest him. (PTI)
