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Fire at 125-year-old heritage house, antique furniture burnt

A heritage house in North 24-Parganas caught fire, sparking accusations against the police administration as local people alleged alcohol and drug addicts made a den at that house. Several antique and historically valuable furniture were reduced to ashes.

Alcohol intake linked to 200 diseases: Psychiatrist

Dr. NN Raju, president of the Indian Psychiatrists’ Association, disclosed that death of 7.7 per cent of men and 2.6 percent of women worldwide was linked to alcohol while 13.5 percent of the total deaths involving people in the age group of 20 to 39 were attributable to liquor.