Mumbai: A total of 11 baby crocodiles were rescued from a water tank located near Vihar Lake in Mumbai’s eastern suburb of Bhandup, a civic official said on Saturday.Pre-monsoon cleaning and maintenance were carried out at the water tank, he said.Workers spotted a few crocodiles and immediately informed the forest department.Rescuers from Resqink Association for…
At Jantar Mantar, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has launched an indefinite fast New Delhi: Climate activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday began an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar, saying he was compelled to return to protest after negotiations with the Centre over Ladakh’s long-pending demands failed to make progress and promises made to the…
Waste is burnt at Kolathuvanchery water body near Iyyappanthangal Metro station in Kancheepuram Chennai: Tonnes of plastic, meat waste and household refuse are being dumped and burnt at the Kolathuvanchery water body near Iyyappanthangal Metro station, exposing thousands of residents to toxic smoke and causing health issues.Kolathuvanchery, a village panchayat near Iyyappanthangal in Kancheepuram district,…
Patna: With over 70% of women in India engaged in agriculture, their role in policymaking and technological advancement remains negligible, Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU) vice-chancellor P S Pandey said on Monday, stressing that treating women as agents of change is essential to achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat.Addressing the valedictory session of the…
Chatra: Two men were arrested with 21.1 grams of brown sugar under Sadar police station limits of the district late on Sunday. An SUV and two mobile phones were also seized from them. The seized contraband is priced at Rs 4 lakh.The accused were identified as Vikas Kumar Dangi and Ravi Kumar, both aged 24,…
Hazaribag: The body of 12-year-old boy, who had reportedly died of snakebite at Rainbow Karma village under Debo panchayat in Chauparan block of Hazaribag district, was allegedly kept in a pit filled with cow dung, cow urine, and water for nearly 12 hours as a quack from Koderma attempted to revive him through rituals that…
Champat Rai resigned as the trust’s general secretary amid allegations of large-scale embezzlement of devotees’ donations NEW DELHI: As allegations of embezzlement linked to donations for the Ram Temple continue to generate political and legal controversy, the brother of former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has come out in his…
Kolkata: The Thakurpukur police has registered an FIR against former cabinet minister Partha Chatterjee, former Trinamool councillor Ghanasree Bag, Tilak Bhattacharjee and Sudip Ghosh on charges of assault, extortion and criminal intimidation over an alleged 2020 incident involving a former Behala BJP functionary who died in judicial custody months later.The case has been registered under…
The calf was buried at Versova beach Mumbai: A blue whale calf, about 25ft long, died after being stranded along the rocky Bandra coast on Saturday morning.Veterinarians, officials from the forest department’s mangrove cell and the civic body, and other rescue teams attempted to save it but failed. The carcass was recovered with the help…
First Tripura Global Pineapple Festival 2026 celebrated in Delhi The Government of Tripura inaugurated the Tripura Global Pineapple Festival 2026 on June 27, a three-day international exhibition celebrating the state’s GI-tagged Queen Pineapple, at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. Organised by the Department of Horticulture & Soil Conservation under the Agriculture &…
