7 killed as bus plunges into gorge in Himachal’s Chamba
Seven people were killed and 11 injured on Saturday when a private bus skidded off the Bairagarh-Tissa road near Chamba in Himachal Pradesh and fell 100 feet into a gorge. The bus,…
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Silent reading parties offer quiet socialising in Punjab cities
In Chandigarh and Ludhiana, book lovers are turning solitary reading into a social ritual through silent reading parties and book clubs. Chandigarh Reads, founded in 2023, follows an anti-gatekeeping policy with free,…
Continuous rains trigger secondary apple scab in Shopian
Continuous rainfall over the past two weeks has triggered an outbreak of secondary apple scab in several orchards across south Kashmir's Shopian district, raising concerns among growers about the health and quality…
Auto driver tip leads to arrest of Kerala history-sheeter Ayanki
Arjun Ayanki, the history-sheeter who had been on the run for days and openly challenged the police, was arrested in Kannur early Sunday. Police took him into custody at 2 am from…
Nandurbar police arrest salesman for abusing 13 minors
Nandurbar town police have arrested a 22-year-old salesman, Chetan Koli, for allegedly sexually abusing and blackmailing at least 18 victims, including 13 minors, since 2022. Police seized his mobile phone containing nearly…
Odisha villagers detain police for 3 hours over tree felling
Villagers in Biramunda, Odisha’s Bolangir district, detained a police team for nearly three hours on Saturday after a Forest Department crackdown on alleged illegal tree felling. The Forest Department had raided the…
Assam STF seizes 4 kg elephant ivory, two held in Tamulpur
The Assam Tribune reports that the Special Task Force arrested two men in Assam's Tamulpur district near the Bhutan border on Friday night and recovered two elephant tusks weighing about 4 kg.…
Congress leader Neelam Madhu Mudiraj booked for animal sacrifice
Patancheru police in Sangareddy have registered a case against Congress leader Neelam Madhu Mudiraj for performing an animal sacrifice during Bonalu festivities at Chitkul on Thursday. A buffalo was taken in procession…
Digital amnesia: Is your phone making you forget?
A recent incident where a friend could not recall a single phone number after leaving her phone at home highlights a growing phenomenon called digital amnesia, writes Sharada in The Hindu. Researchers…
Bhopal retains green cover, but tree felling threatens birdlife
Bhopal still hosts cuckoos and bulbuls in the city centre on Jail Road, a rarity among Indian metros. Unlike Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru, which have lost their natural beauty to concrete,…
