Kolkata: Bengal recorded 2,059 human-elephant conflict cases between 2000 and 2025, resulting in 1,761 human deaths and 298 human injuries. Also, 753 elephants died during the same period, according to a Wildlife Institute of India-Project Elephant study.As per the data, north Bengal’s Dooars remains the principal conflict belt, with Jalpaiguri division recording the highest number…
HSGMC expresses gratitude to CM Saini for helping settle the Panjokhra Sahib dispute. Kurukshetra: Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) president Jagdish Singh Jhinda on Thursday said the committee would soon express its gratitude to chief minister Nayab Singh Saini for his “significant contribution” towards resolving the Panjokhra Sahib issue.Jhinda said that after the release…
Majuli DC Ratul Chandra Pathak inspected the clearing and development works at Bhakati Beel and the Tuni river Majuli DC Ratul Chandra Pathak inspected the clearing and development works at Bhakati Beel and the Tuni river Majuli DC Ratul Chandra Pathak inspected the clearing and development works at Bhakati Beel and the Tuni river Majuli…
A search op was conducted in forest areas near the in Udhampur-Kathua border in Billawar forests. NEW DELHI: Security forces conducted a search operation in the forested areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday after locals reported suspected movement of unidentified persons, officials said.The search was launched in the Billawar forests near the…
The wreckage of an old steamboat, known as the Slovenian, is visible due to the low level of the Sava River The rusting hull of a century-old steam tug has emerged almost completely from the shrinking waters of Serbia’s Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica, about 45 miles north-west of Belgrade. Extreme heat and prolonged drought…
Looking back, it almost feels like ‘Awarapan 2’ was always going to succeed. The first film, released in 2007, became a cult favourite with fans who love it to this day. The sequel, which came out last week, is already Emraan Hashmi‘s highest-earning film. But things weren’t that clear at the start. Producer Vishesh Bhatt…
MIT researchers develop room-temperature quantum technology using magnetic film to enable secure communication. (AI Image) Quantum technology could transform the way information is transmitted, detected and protected. But there has been one major obstacle: many advanced microwave quantum systems require extremely low temperatures and bulky cooling equipment to function.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Swapna Barman (AFP Photo) Former Asian Games champion Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance.The 29-year-old athlete tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid, according to NADA’s latest list of provisionally suspended athletes.Barman made history at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games by becoming…
Yan carried out the research as part of his computational biology and bioinformatics project. 18-year-old Jonathan Yan, a student from Irvine, California sucessfully stopped spread of cancer cells by blocking the transsulfuration pathway in cancer cell lines. Yan studied 479 human cancer cell lines as part of his computational biology and bioinformatics project for the…
An FIR was registered against Shaheen PU College principal Abdul Hakeem for stopping Vande Matram slogans. This action led to protests by Hindu organizations BIDAR: An FIR has been registered against the principal of Shaheen PU College in Chitguppa, Karnataka’s Bidar district, after a student’s father alleged that students were stopped and warned for raising…
