Thane: A leopard was spotted during the 12-hour wildlife survey conducted in the Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on May 1, ending concerns about its absence from last year’s count. Activists, however, say the lone presence this year offers limited comfort, as overall the sightings remain significantly lower than what was recorded…
Kuki students’ organisation stage a protest at Jantar Mantar, marking three years of the outbreak of ethnic violence in Manipur New Delhi: In the last week of April 2023, Nenghoikim thought she was simply heading home to Churachandpur after work in Imphal. The schoolteacher remembers the roads feeling tense and unfamiliar. A drive that usually…
Chennai: Ashwin Saravanan, a visually challenged student, was in for double joy when the ISC results were declared on Thursday. Not only did he get 93%, scoring 99/100 in environmental studies, he achieved the feat without the help of a scribe.And all it took him was the use of a basic laptop and a non-visual…
Bettiah: JD(U) leader Nishant Kumar on Sunday began his ‘Sadbhav Yatra’ from West Champaran, marking his first major public outreach since entering politics and signalling a transition phase in the party after his father Nitish Kumar moved to the Rajya Sabha.The 45-year-old began the tour from Valmikinagar, a location repeatedly chosen by Nitish for key…
Dumka: Two friends were killed when their two-wheeler collided with a sand-laden truck near Gamharia on NH-133 in Godda district on Sunday, police said.The duo were reportedly out looking for one of their mobile phones which they had lost the day before, sources said.The deceased were identified as Satyam Kumar (22) of Nunajor and Vipin…
Dumka: Tourism minister Sudivya Kumar on Sunday chaired a review meeting of the upcoming Shravani Mela preparations in Deoghar, directing officials to ensure improved facilities, safety, and smooth stay for pilgrims.The meeting, held at the circuit house auditorium, was attended by tourism secretary Mukesh Kumar, Santhal Pargana commissioner Sanjay Kumar, and DCs and SPs of…
BENGALURU: When Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye placed its first commercial satellite, Drishti, in orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket Sunday, it marked more than just another launch for India’s private space sector. Drishti, being pegged India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite, and the world’s first OptoSAR satellite, also added a rare new capability to the…
Pune: The results of the Baramati and Rahuri assembly bypolls will be declared on Monday. NCP functionaries are hopeful of a record victory for party chief and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar from Baramati.“We are confident of a clear win and are expecting a record margin,” said Sandip Bandal, president of NCP’s Baramati unit. “Not…
Chennai: A 58-year-old woman with chronic knee pain was treated at a city hospital with a new meniscus — a C-shaped pad of tissue that cushions and stabilises the knee — from another patient, who underwent knee replacement surgery.Doctors at Rathimed Speciality Hospital said the patient’s meniscus was severely damaged and could not be repaired….
Patna: Two juveniles, including the main accused, have been detained in connection with the attack on a couple in Lalbagh locality of Patna under the Pirbahore police station area that led to the death of Nawaz Alam, 30, and left his wife Sadika Sana alias Nazia seriously injured. The incident took place on Saturday morning…
