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Lakshadweep reports first case of coronavirus

On Tuesday, the Health Ministry said that Lakshadweep reported its first case of COVID-19 and that a team of experts was transferred to the Union territory to assist with containment activities. “The index case is a traveler who arrived in Lakshadweep from Kochi in Kerala on January 4 on a …

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Sea cucumber worth Rs 32 lakh found buried in Lakshadweep

Authorities have recovered a new shipment of 41 dead sea cucumbers (taxidermized), the protected marine invertebrates cultivated as delicacies and for traditional medicine throughout Southeast Asia, worth Rs 32 lakh from Agatti Island of Lakshadweep. Also read: 51.5 kg of sea cucumbers worth ₹ 1 crore seized in Lakshadweep Sea …

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