A tiger with its cubs clicked during the latest exercise Kolkata: The latest camera-trap survey in the Sundarbans has offered an encouraging sign for tiger conservation, with the Bengal forest dept recording images of at least 12 female tigers with cubs and sub-adults. The sightings, as per officials, have raised hopes that the mangrove landscape…
Chirag Yadav won 111 points, the fourth-highest tally overall, at Nations Cup Panaji: Chirag Yadav remembers the loss against Indonesia in the semifinals, more than any other game in the AVC Nations Cup at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad.The national volleyball team strung together five wins against New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei, Australia and Bahrain…
Varanasi Municipal Corporation is setting up 12 free Kanwariya camps and three cloakrooms across the city Varanasi: With lakhs of devotees, including a large number of women kanwariyas, expected to arrive in Varanasi during the holy month of Shrawan for ‘Jalabhishek’ at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, the Yogi govt has made special arrangements to ensure…
Ahmedabad: A 17-year-old college student was robbed of a gold chain worth about Rs 1 lakh by two bike-borne snatchers while he was out for a walk near his house in Chandkheda, police said. An FIR was registered on Monday.According to the complaint, the robbery occurred around 10pm on July 21 when the teenager was…
Mahendragarh: Behind para-athlete Sharmila Dhanakhar’s 9.81-metre gold medal throw in the Commonwealth Games F57 shot put lies a trail of sacrifices: selling her house, driving an auto-rickshaw and overcoming childhood polio to reach the top of the podium.“There is no substitute for hard work,” said the 39-year-old, who was raised in Chhithroli village in Haryana’s…
The release from the Khadakwasla dam into the Mutha river was stopped completely in the afternoon and resumed late in the evening at 1,700 cusec Pune: Dam discharges were reduced on Tuesday with rainfall easing across the catchment areas. Officials, however, remained on high alert, saying flood warnings for low-lying areas along the Mutha, Mula…
Agartala: City-based classical musician Joyanta Sarkar has secured a patent for ‘Tripureswari Veena’, a string instrument that “combines the traditional principles of the veena with local craftsmanship, folk music, and the artistic heritage of Tripura”.Sarkar said, “Tripureswari Veena blends Indian classical music with Tripura’s artistic heritage, science, and philosophical influences. Inspired by Mata Tripureswari, the…
ACB arrested Patwari Narendra Meena who had been evading arrest Jaipur: The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Tuesday arrested a former patwari who had been absconding for nearly 10 months in connection with a Rs 30 lakh bribery case registered last year.The accused, Narendra Meena, was posted as patwari in Hathoj Patwar Circle under Kalwar tehsil…
As NEET protests spur crowd control debate, Kashmir’s scars resurface SEDOW(SHOPIAN): Behind a mesh screen, Insha Mushtaq sits in a mustard headscarf, offering a faint smile. She cannot see the camera or the daylight filtering through her window. She only senses. Ten years after pellets took her eyes during J&K’s 2016 unrest, she still carries…
Punjabi man Moti Johal stopped his van and rushed to save an autistic toddler amid heavy traffic in Surrey. Moti Jahal is overwhelmed as his video of saving a child at a busy Surrey crossing in Canada has gone viral and everybody is praising him for his split-second decision to stop his car and pick…
