Forest Dept. to probe killing of monkeys

 In Mandya district 30 wild monkeys were found dead near a temple.   With the concerned departments and agencies Forest department says it plans to investigate the matter.  On Sunday morning 30 wild monkeys including many babies were found near the Konive Borappa temple at Kere Thonnur,Pandavapura taluk.  Locals…

Family see shark kill 17-year-old daughter off Australia

Family see shark kill 17-year-old daughter off Australia A 17-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a shark in full view of her parents on Australia’s southwest coast, authorities said Tuesday. Laeticia Brouwer was on holiday and went surfing with her father near Wylie Bay late Monday afternoon, police…

Swachh Bharat a part of preventive healthcare in India: PM

Swachh Bharat a part of preventive healthcare in India: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi today indicated that his government may bring in a legal framework under which doctors will have to prescribe generic medicines, which are cheaper than equivalent branded drugs, to patients. Modi said his government brought in a…

Sasikala faction has formed committee to discuss AIADMK merger: OPS

Sasikala faction has formed committee to discuss AIADMK merger: OPS Rebel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader O Panneerselvam on Tuesday said the Sasikala faction of the party has formed a committee to conduct talks on merger of the two factions. NDTV reported that Chief Minister E Palanisamy would…

Nepal president leaves for India, first foreign visit after assuming office

Nepal president leaves for India, first foreign visit after assuming office Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari left for India on Monday on her first foreign visit, during which she will hold talks with the top Indian leadership to strengthen bilateral ties. She left for New Delhi in a special Nepal Airlines flight…

BJP will bring revolutionary socio-economic change in 2022: Modi

BJP will bring revolutionary socio-economic change in 2022: Modi Pitching the formula of a ‘pro-active and pro-people’ governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exuded confidence about the NDA Government coming to power yet again, adding that his party will in 2022 bring about a social economic…

FIR against Dhinakaran for offering bribe for AIADMK ‘Two Leaves’ symbol

FIR against Dhinakaran for offering bribe for AIADMK ‘Two Leaves’ symbol Delhi Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against AIADMK deputy general secretary and Sasikala nephew TTV Dhinakaran for allegedly offering a bribe to the Election Commission for ownership of the ‘Two Leaves’…

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC

 This month a sixth instance of ceasefire violation took place today.  Automatic weapons and shelled mortars were fired by Pakistani troops on forward posts along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.  “Pakistani Army fired indiscriminately from small arms and automatic weapons and…

Telangana: Girl helps stop child marriage

Telangana: Girl helps stop child marriage A school student who had participated in an awareness programme to prevent child marriages helped the police rescue her minor friend from getting married. Elsewhere, locals tipped off the police who foiled three other child marriages and rescued two 16-year-old students in…

10 killed in Colombo from collapsed garbage mountain

10 killed in Colombo from collapsed garbage mountain The death toll from a collapsed garbage mountain in Colombo has risen to 10 after four children died in hospital overnight from the disaster, authorities said on Saturday. Colombo National hospital spokeswoman Pushpa Soysa said two boys and two girls were among the…