Day: May 31, 2020

Rare bandtail scorpionfish found in Gulf of Mannar

9:22 pm May 31, 2020

Kochi: Indian researchers have found a rare fish -capable of changing its colour- off the Sethukarai coast in the Gulf of Mannar, one of the world’s richest region from a marine biodiversity perspective. Camouflaged within the seagrass meadows, the bandtail scorpionfish (Scorpaenospsis Neglecta), a rare marine species well-known for the stinging venomous spines and the […]

Arunachal villagers build huts to quarantine returnees

9:17 pm May 31, 2020

Itanagar: Residents of a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district have built huts to quarantine locals returning to the settlement from other parts of the country. Fourteen bamboo huts, with piped water and electricity facilities, have been set up for the purpose by residents of Debing village in Ruksin circle, a village committee […]

Women among 10 injured in clash in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

9:09 pm May 31, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): At least 10 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups over a minor dispute at Miranpur town here, police said. Two neighbours — Umer Ahmad and Niraj — had an altercation over some issue. Later, their supporters also came in that turned into a violent clash in which stones, […]

Pvt bus owners in Bengal divided over resuming services

9:05 pm May 31, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has allowed inter-district movement of state transport undertaking and private bus services from Monday, but the private operators are divided over recommencing services with a lesser number of passengers owing to the social distancing norms. While the Bus Minibus Samannoy Samity on Sunday said that it will recommence services in […]

2 peacocks found dead in UP's Fatehpur district

Peacock swallowed by python in Yamunanagar

8:56 pm May 31, 2020

Yamunanagar (Haryana): A peacock fell prey to a giant python who swallowed it near a forest in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district, officials said on Sunday. People of Jhanda village in Sadhaura block saw that the peacock was caught by the python in the fields near the forest on Saturday and being dragged, the Forest Department officials […]