Two Nepalese women found hanging from tree in Bengaluru
Two Nepalese women, Srijana (22) and Rita (23), were found hanging from a tree on a deserted plot along Jakkur Main Road in north Bengaluru early Thursday, police said. The women had…
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Bengaluru sees August’s strongest spell of rain
Bengaluru recorded its strongest spell of rain this August on Thursday, with sudden showers sweeping across central, north, south and northeast parts of the city, Deccan Herald reported. The rain was brief,…
Gurumurthy Says Indian Civilisation Guides India’s Future
S. Gurumurthy, editor of Thuglak and chairman of the Vivekananda International Foundation, said Indian civilisation still guides the country’s future at a lecture in Chennai on Thursday. Speaking at the Dr. (Mrs.)…
IMFA Foundation launches mobile digital education unit in rural Cuttack
IMFA’s Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation has launched the e-Shikshya Express, a mobile learning vehicle for students in rural Cuttack. The unit will travel through villages in the Tangi-Choudwar region, offering computer…
Kuttanad’s Wetland Crisis Demands Rethinking Human Intervention
Kuttanad’s ecological crisis follows decades of interventions that have altered its natural hydrology, fisheries, flood regulation and wetland ecology, according to a commentary published by Mongabay-India. Kerala’s below-sea-level rice fields, canals and…
Eurasian Lynx Photographed At 5,250 Metres In Sikkim
A camera trap has recorded a Eurasian lynx at 5,250 metres on Sikkim’s Tso Lhamo plateau, providing the first confirmed photographic evidence of the species in the state. The image was captured…
Survey finds evidence of over 1,000 smooth-coated otters in Salem
A recent survey found evidence of a large smooth-coated otter population around Mettur dam and stretches of the Kaveri in Salem district, Tamil Nadu. Local fishers and residents reported more than 1,000…
The Hindu page lists centenarians from 2012-13
The supplied The Hindu page is titled “Centenarians of 2012-2013”. It contains no accessible report, names, locations, ages or explanation of how the centenarians were identified. The page text consists largely of…
Gujarat’s Kerala village lives beyond the model debate
A small village named Kerala, about 10 km from Wankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, has become an amusing footnote to the long-running Gujarat model versus Kerala model argument. Its residents know little…
Nagpur police rescue minor, arrest man in alleged sexual assault case
Nagpur police arrested 19-year-old Nirmay Madhav Pakhare after rescuing a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly held captive and sexually assaulted. Hindustan Times reports that police found her tied on a bed in…
