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KOZHIKODE: G S Sharanya, the Kerala-based IT professional who survived four days in a dense forest after losing her way during a trek to Tadiandamol near Madikeri in Karnataka, said the ordeal hadn't shaken her love for trekking and she would continue to pursue her passion for the wilderness.Speaking from her house in Nadapuram, Sharanya (36) described the forest not as a place of fear, but of striking beauty and quiet companionship.Despite the ordeal, Sharanya remains undeterred. She said she h ...Read More >
To mitigate the problem, the government has proposed a series of measures, including clearance of caves, bushes and undergrowth in coordination with the revenue department and the Panchayati Raj Institutions, the minister said. The measures also include installation of deep-set mesh barriers (up to 1.5 metres underground) around vulnerable fields, protection of orchard trees using aluminium wrapping and reflective coatings, plantation of naturally repellent species such as iris, wormwood and wi ...Read More >
Srinagar- A growing porcupine menace is damaging saffron fields in Pampore, raising concern among farmers in Kashmir's famed saffron belt, even as the government acknowledged the scale of the problem and outlined steps to address it. The issue came up in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after National Conference MLA Hasnain Masoodi moved a calling attention notice, flagging damage to the high-value crop in the south Kashmir town. Responding in the House, Forest Minister Javed Ahmad Rana said fie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday paid tribute to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his 346th death anniversary, saying that he kept a strong sense of self-respect while keeping the flame of religion ignited. Taking it to X, the Chief Minister recalled Shivaji Maharaj's commitment to protect the religion, governance, and unparalleled valour, setting examples for millions. "On the death anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ji, the ...Read More >
The incident came to light earlier this week after residents of the nursing staff quarters in the EWS-1, 2, and 3 blocks complained of foul-smelling and contaminated water supply. When workers were called to clean the overhead tanks, they found three decomposed monkey carcasses. A video of the discovery soon circulated on social media, with resident staff alleging negligence in maintenance by the hospital. During the initial checks by the residents after the foul smell, one monkey carcass was ...Read More >
A monkey in Karnataka was filmed mourning and hugging an elderly woman who cared for it. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A monkey was filmed grieving and hugging an 85-year-old woman in Karnataka after her death * Parvatamma regularly fed and cared for monkeys near her home, forming a strong bond with them * The monkey stayed close to her body during funeral rites, showing visible signs of sorrow Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A he ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: A poignant video capturing a monkey's grief at the funeral of an 85-year-old woman has gained widespread attention across social media, highlighting a years-long bond between the wild animal and its human caretaker. The woman, identified as Parvatamma, passed away on Monday, March 30, due to age-related illnesses. During her final rites, one of the monkeys she had spent years feeding appeared to openly mourn, hugging her body and refusing to leave her side. Punch the Monkey Vir ...Read More >
Golfer Rory McIlroy and his Ryder Cup teammates are playing at the historic Delhi Golf Club. This unique course in New Delhi features ancient Mughal tombs and monuments. Wildlife like peacocks and monkeys roam the grounds. The tournament marks a significant moment for Indian golf. Players find the blend of sport and history special. Rory McIlroy and centuries of history blended beautifully as the Ryder Cup winner tackled a "special" golf course this week in the Indian capital, teeming with wild ...Read More >
Kolkata: The city has relived its connect with Jane Goodall, a British primatologist and conservationist known for her work on chimpanzees in East Africa, who passed away on Wednesday. Goodall, the pioneer of primate ethology, had visited Alipore zoo in Jan 2007. While some of her suggestions, that she had documented in the Jane Goodall Institute report after a visit to the zoo on Jan 19, 2007, were later implemented by the zoo, in some cases, wildlife campaigners believe, the zoo has a lot of g ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 29 (PTI) The Shimla Nagrik Sabha on Monday held a protest against the growing menace of stray dogs and monkeys here, demanding that the municipal corporation frame an effective and concrete policy to address the issues. The Sabha members called for the capture and sheltering of dangerous and ferocious stray dogs and gradual reduction of the monkey population through scientific culling. They further demanded the promotion of adoption of stray dogs by animal lovers and strict action ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Shimla Citizens' Forum on Monday staged a protest outside the office of the Shimla Deputy Commisioner, highlighting the increasing threat posed by stray dogs and monkeys in the city, particularly to children. Addressing the media, Jagmohan Thakur, President of the Shimla Citizens' Forum, said the protest was part of a continuing effort to ensure immediate action from municipal authorities. Also Read | Zubeen Garg Ambulance Video Moment ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi government and local authorities to capture stray dogs from all areas of the capital and keep them in shelter homes, citing the growing menace as a serious and urgent issue. The court also warned of strict action against anyone obstructing the drive. However, BJP MP and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi has slammed the order, calling it impractical, costly, and environmentally dangerous. Logistical and Financial Concerns Maneka Gandhi poin ...Read More >
Bengaluru, August 4: A shocking incident has come to light from Karnataka, where the deaths of 20 peacocks have rocked a village. It is reported that carcasses of three male and 17 female peacocks were allegedly found in Hanumanthapura village. Notably, the carcasses were found near a stream by local farmers and were allegedly scattered across a farmland this morning, August 4. That said, the cause of the death of the peacocks, the country's national bird, is yet to be ascertained. According to ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Odisha, Assam and Delhi after being branded as illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, the Special Intensive Review (SIR) and the necessity of Opposition unity on these issue are likely to be the important matters that would be raised by the Trinamool Congress in the meeting of the INDIA Bloc this evening. The meeting will be attended virtually by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha membe ...Read More >
Shimla, July 19 (UNI) This Raj day Town once celebrated as the cleanest city in Himachal Pradesh, has slipped to third place in the state and plummeted to 347th position nationally in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings. The Queen of Hills, renowned for its scenic beauty, has been overtaken by Theog and Nadaun, exposing persistent civic issues, unplanned construction activities, and mismanaged waste disposal. The city's fall in rankings is attributed to the lack of vision among successive g ...Read More >
PNN New Delhi [India], July 15: In a world where education increasingly resembles an assembly line, one Indian startup is quietly but fundamentally challenging the system. Debsie, founded by Adhip Ray, who is also the founder of a digital consultancy called WinSavvy, is on a mission to dismantle the outdated, test-centric, memorization-driven approach that defines most schooling -- and replace it with a learning model rooted in curiosity, critical thinking, and joy. "Children aren't machines. ...Read More >
Pune, July 15 (PTI) As many as 14 deer have died over the last four to five days in the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune due to unidentified reasons, officials said on Tuesday. A Pune Municipal Corporation veterinary officer said authorities are examining various possibilities including infection through the deer feed to identify the cause behind the fatalities. Also Read | UP Custodial Death: 65-year-old Man Dies in Police Custody in Sant Kabir Nagar, Family Alleges Foul Play. He said me ...Read More >
Pilibhit (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A day after a farmer was killed by a tiger in Fulhar village of Pilibhit district, forest officials said on Tuesday that their team was tracking the animal and it would be captured as soon as the conditions are favourable. Dayaram, 39, was mauled to death by the tiger in his field in Bari Phulhar village, the sixth tiger attack in two months in the region. According to the forest team engaged in tracking the tiger, the animal also attempted to attack its personnel, ...Read More >
Pune, July 15 (PTI) As many as 14 deer have died over the last four to five days in the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune due to unidentified reasons, officials said on Tuesday. A Pune Municipal Corporation veterinary officer said authorities are examining various possibilities including infection through the deer feed to identify the cause behind the fatalities. He said medical reports are awaited to understand the details. "Bucks are drying every day since the last four to five days. On ...Read More >
Mysuru: Mysuru district has seen a significant rise in dog bite cases in the last six months. The district reported 9,428 dog bite cases from Jan to June this year. The department of health has stepped up efforts to raise awareness against dog bite cases like rabies, a notified fatal viral disease that poses a serious public health concern.According to sources, of the 9,428 dog bite cases reported in the district, 1,763 cases were children between 1 and 12 years old, 840 were adolescents between ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) Every day for the last six years, promptly at noon, 37-year-old 'Protein' Prabhu has sat with a basket of bananas at the entrance of the sprawling Indian Institute of Statistics campus, adjacent to the Bangalore University campus, feeding the monkeys that live in and around the area. Prabhu also feeds about 30 dogs in the vicinity, but he waits until nightfall to avoid agitating neighbours who object to feeding strays. He is happy that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pa ...Read More >
Puri: One devotee died, and more than 70 others were injured and hospitalised in various incidents in Puri where lakhs of people gathered to witness the 'Suna Besha' (golden attire) ritual of the Rath Yatra festival Sunday, officials said. The 52-year-old deceased, identified as Babaji Behera of Jagatsinghpur district, fell and suffered head injuries after he was disturbed by a monkey near the 'Singha Dwar' (Lion's Gate) of Srimandir. Accompanied by his wife, Behera was witnessing the Suna Besh ...Read More >
KOCHI: Elephants are known to be herbivores, but pachyderms in Kerala have begun consuming chicken! Yes, you heard it right. Elephants in the state have developed an appetite for cooked food like chicken curry, egg masala, chappathi, and Kerala porotta. And, the increasing trend of food waste from restaurants being dumped along forest fringes has ensured a steady supply. According to Raman of Allimooppan tribal settlement in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, elephants have been flocking to forest fri ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh Friday claimed China used the four-day Pakistan-India conflict in May like a "live lab" to test various weapon systems and was providing all possible support to Islamabad in line with its ancient military strategy of killing the adversary with a "borrowed knife". The senior Indian military officer claimed while Pakistan was the "front face", with China extending all possible support to its all-weather ally, Turkiye was also playin ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Did you know that stones pelted by women don't scare away monkeys or that bears that return to a spot three-four times suggest that they are feeling threatened and are likely to attack? That one can read elephant behaviour from the manner in which it folds its trunk or sways its ears? That rotten sardines can keep animals away? Such seemingly obscure nuggets of information have long been part of tribal wisdom. Cashing in on this, a rich repository of traditional tribal wisdo ...Read More >
MYSURU: Just a week after the poisoning deaths of five tigers, a mother and her cubs, in MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, over 20 monkeys (Bonnet Macaques) were found poisoned and dumped near Melkammanahalli, bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district, on Wednesday. The monkeys were discovered stuffed into two bags and discarded along the Koandegala-Kodasoge Road around 6.30 am by passersby. Forest officials rushed two surviving monkeys to the Government Veterina ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Unidentified persons allegedly poisoned as many as 20 Bonnet Macaques and stuffed them into two gunny bags before dumping them on a roadside linking Kandegala-Kodasoge in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district on Wednesday. Of the 20 poisoned macaques, 18 died while two survived. The surviving monkeys have been treated by veterinarians. A wildlife activist in Gundlupet suspects that some villagers might have poisoned the Bonnet Macaques due to their frequent crop raids and nuisan ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 2: Close on the heels of five tigers, including a mother and her four cubs, were poisoned in the Malai Mahadeshwara Hills wildlife reserve, the bodies of about 20 bonnet monkeys have been found dumped in the buffer zone of neighbouring Bandipur Tiger Reserve. While 18 of the 20 monkeys were found dead, two of them were still breathing and the forest officials have shifted them to Gundlupet and are treated at the local veterinary hospital. The forest officials suspect that the m ...Read More >
AGRA: In a bizarre incident at Vrindavan's Banke Bihari temple, a monkey pulled off a 'heist' by snatching a bag filled with diamond jewellery worth over Rs 20 lakh and led police and locals on an eight-hour chase before the loot was recovered from a bush.Abhishek Agarwal, a resident of Aligarh, was returning from the temple with his family on Thursday when the monkey sprang out of nowhere and grabbed his wife's purse. Inside the purse: a diamond-studded necklace, two diamond rings, three silver ...Read More >
Itanagar, Jun 7 (PTI) The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh improved on Saturday with water levels of most rivers receding, even as 33,000 people in 24 districts remained affected, officials said. Twelve people lost their lives and one person went missing in rain-related incidents, including landslides, after the monsoon set in, they said. In its daily report, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said 33,200 people in 215 villages remained affected due to floods and landslides in the ...Read More >
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