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More rain on cards for Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Even as Odisha witnessed untimely rains for two consecutive days last week, the IMD on Sunday notified that isolated places in the state are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Tuesday. It is likely to move west-southwestwards and reach southwest Bay of Bengal near north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts around Tuesday. The regional met office has …

Odisha Rain Met Office Bay Of Bengal

15 hours, 28 minutes ago

Animal intrusion continues to trouble Ramanathapuram farmers

New Indian Express

RAMANATHAPURAM: Despite flagging the menace of animal intrusion during the grievance redressal meetings every month, the issue continues to remain unresolved in Thiruvadanai and Paramakudi, alleged the farmers of the region. Though the forest department has installed trap cameras on the migratory paths to map the movement of deer and wild boars in Ramanathapuram, the farmers demanded a permanent fix …

Paramakudi Ramanathapuram

15 hours, 28 minutes ago

Notorious goon facing charges under UAPA held in Thrissur

New Indian Express

KOCHI: A notorious goon, who is also facing charges under the anti-terror law UAPA Act), 1967, was apprehended by the police on Sunday. Shamnad, 35, a native of Veliyangode, Perumbadappu in Malappuram, was arrested by the Thrissur City police with the help of Kerala Anti-Terrorism Squad. Based on a tip-off received by ATS DIG Putta Vimaladitya, Shamnad was arrested from …

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Godavari-Penna project will be game changer: Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu

New Indian Express

KADAPA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has accorded top priority to the Godavari-Penna river interlinking project to transform Rayalaseema into a fertile region, said Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu. Slamming the previous YSRCP regime for pushing the State into Rs 14 lakh crore debt, he said, “They mortgaged collectorates, tahsildar offices and TIDCO houses, yet failed to build proper …

Water Rayalaseema Project Minister Nda Godavari Gandikota

15 hours, 28 minutes ago

China slams Philippines’ decision to acquire US Typhon missile system

Al Jazeera

The Philippines has announced plans to buy the United States’ Typhon missile system, triggering China to warn of an impending “arms race” in the Asia Pacific region. Philippine military chief Lieutenant-General Roy Galido said on Monday that the country would acquire the mid-range missile system, already deployed by the US army on its territory for annual joint military exercises, “for …

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Sudden brake by car in front caused Bengaluru car crash killing 6: Truck driver

India Today

The driver of the truck involved in a fatal accident in Bengaluru Rural district, which killed six members of a family, claimed on Monday that a car ahead of him suddenly braked, forcing him to swerve and lose control. Speaking to reporters from the hospital, the Jharkhand-based truck driver Arif stated he was traveling at 40 kmph when the car …

Bengaluru

CM Siddaramaiah Unveils Rs 327 Cr Cardiac Institute in Kalaburagi

Deccan Chronicle

KALABURGI: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasized the government's commitment to eradicating regional disparities across Karnataka, irrespective of areas such as Kalyana Karnataka, Mumbai Karnataka, Coastal Karnataka, or Mysuru regions. Speaking at the inauguration of the new building of the 371-bed Kalaburagi branch of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, constructed at a cost of Rs 327.17 crore, the Chief Minister …

Kalaburagi

22 hours, 55 minutes ago

Tigress from Odisha’s Similipal strays into West Bengal’s Purulia

The Hindu

A three-year-old tigress has strayed into the Bandwan area of West Bengal’s Purulia district from the Similipal Reserve Forest in Odisha. A senior State government official said the West Bengal Forest Department was trying to drive the tigress back to Similipal by the same route. Efforts are also being made to capture the animal and release it into a wild …

West Bengal Forest State Similipal Purulia

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Durai Vaiko meets Ashwini Vaishnaw, submits a list of demands for Tiruchi region

The Hindu

Durai Vaiko, MP, has placed a few demands to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pertaining to Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency. One of the demands was to provide a stop at Tiruverumbur railway station for the Cholan Superfast Express, Rameswaram Express, Tiruchendur Superfast Express and Ernakulam-Karaikal Express. People residing in the area had to travel 20 km to Budalur or Tiruchi Junction …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy

The Hindu

Panchabati Baske, 50, does not mind snakes in paddy fields. “There are 118 women farmers here who are growing organic paddy,” she says. Freedom from control Rekha Sinh, 42, a farmer who has been instrumental in getting 102 women farmers at her village, Biriberia, to join Aamon, says organic farming has been about breaking barriers. The lyrics go: “Keetnasake desh …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow’s military. Other key war-related developments from Ukraine and Russia: — Russian President Vladimir Putin …

Ukraine Region Man Drone Ukrainian Russian Forces Kyiv

1 day, 3 hours ago

Kharge urges Siddaramaiah to open NIMHANS branch in Kalaburagi

Deccan Chronicle

Kalaburagi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge has called on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to prioritise education and healthcare in the Kalyana Karnataka region by establishing branches of NIMHANS and the Institute of Diabetology in Kalaburagi. Kharge also urged the government to support Gulbarga University with funds, staff recruitment, and new departments to enhance higher education …

Kharge Kalaburagi Urges Siddaramaiah Establishing Branch

1 day, 13 hours ago

India's forest and tree cover grows by 1,445 sq km

Deccan Chronicle

India's total forest and tree cover rose by 1,445 square kilometres since 2021, reaching 25.17 per cent of the total geographical area in 2023, according to the latest government data.The forest cover grew by just 156 square kilometres while tree cover expanded by 1,289 square kilometres. Most of the gain in forest cover occurred outside the Recorded Forest Area, which …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.

LA Times

Beaumont, Calif., resident Nicole Vela, 45, was kept waiting so long at Loma Linda University Medical Center that her husband, Jorge, drove her to another hospital. In recent years, patients have typically spent roughly seven hours at the Loma Linda emergency department before leaving, data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show. That has piled more pressure on …

Medical Emergency Mental Illness Patients Care Hospital California

1 day, 15 hours ago

Possible rain, high surf forecast for Los Angeles region this holiday week

LA Times

Surfers silhouetted against the sunset as they head in from surfing at low tide at the pier in Huntington Beach last week. High surf and possible rain are forecast for the L.A. region this holiday week, with conditions expected to improve by Christmas Day. “By Christmas Day, we’re not going to see any rain,” said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist at …

Lewis Ventura Christmas Day High Surf Surf Forecast

1 day, 15 hours ago

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

New Indian Express

ASSAM: Dr Birphung Narzary is a born leader. The joint registrar of the Bodoland University is a household name in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region, thanks to his continuous efforts to help those in need. In 2004, Narzary and his friends – by then, all of them educated young men – converted BRANSTHU to an NGO called Northeast Research and Social …

Ngo Bodo Narzary Friends Birphung

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Pak-trained terrorist arrested in Bengal, sent to J&K Police custody till Dec 31

India Today

A joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and West Bengal Police's Special Task Force led to the arrest of a suspected terrorist from the Canning area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. Munshi, a resident of Srinagar, was hiding at a relative’s home in Canning after arriving in the region a few days ago, sources told India …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Delhi's air quality turns severe, experts warn of no immediate respite

India Today

Delhi residents are having to grapple with winter chill clubbed with hazardous air to breathe as the city's Air Quality Index registered an unhealthy 406 at 3 pm on Sunday afternoon, official data showed. Despite a slight improvement in Delhi's air quality on the night of December 20, when pollution levels momentarily subsided, the smog and pollution surged back to …

Delhi Quality Air Severe Aqi

1 day, 15 hours ago

Delhi may get rain for 3 days next week, relief from pollution likely

India Today

Delhi and its neighbouring states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan will likely see rainfall after Christmas from December 26 to 28. Western disturbance refers to a storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of India and its neighbouring countries. The interaction of the two wind systems is expected to facilitate …

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The Colombian coffee growers protecting the spectacled bear

Al Jazeera

South America’s only native bear is under threat. “Bearing in mind that 70 percent of Colombia’s human population is concentrated in the Andes, it just wasn’t possible.” Instead, We Conserve Life partnered with farmers willing to free up some of their land to form biological pathways to link forests and protected areas like Tatamá, Fallarones and Munchique National Natural Parks, …

Farmers Land Colombia Project His Family Bravo Vela

1 day, 15 hours ago

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Al Jazeera

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000km from the frontier. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin’s threat comes as Russia claimed new advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. Russia has accelerated …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Anil Khadse breaking barriers, inspiring change

New Indian Express

MAHARASHTRA: Anil Khadse, the first person from the Mang community in Vidarbha region, a Scheduled Caste, to crack the civil services exams, now serves as the deputy director in the Income Tax Department in Nagpur. The Mang or Matang community traditionally engaged in occupations such as rope and broom-making, cattle castration, and leather work, has long faced social and economic …

Khadse

1 day, 15 hours ago

Gaps in emergency response highlighted after teen's drowning in Amsterdam

NL Times

A report by the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region, obtained by NH Nieuws, reveals serious shortcomings in emergency coordination following the drowning of a 14-year-old British boy in July at Buiten-IJ near IJburg. Raymi Saldaña Rojas fell from a motorboat on July 28 and was found an hour later by fire brigade divers, but rescue efforts were delayed by communication failures. Coordination …

1 day, 21 hours ago

Rains destroy paddy over 400 hectares in N. Andhra; depression moves northeast

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Incessant rainfall over the past three days has inundated at least 400 hectares of paddy fields in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, causing distress among farmers. Stagnant water has discoloured both harvested and ready-to-harvest paddy even as rainfall continued in north Andhra region on Saturday, with the depression over west central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh …

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More rain on cards for Odisha

Animal intrusion continues to trouble Ramanathapuram farmers

Notorious goon facing charges under UAPA held in Thrissur

Godavari-Penna project will be game changer: Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu

China slams Philippines’ decision to acquire US Typhon missile system

Sudden brake by car in front caused Bengaluru car crash killing 6: Truck driver

CM Siddaramaiah Unveils Rs 327 Cr Cardiac Institute in Kalaburagi

Tigress from Odisha’s Similipal strays into West Bengal’s Purulia

Durai Vaiko meets Ashwini Vaishnaw, submits a list of demands for Tiruchi region

The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Kharge urges Siddaramaiah to open NIMHANS branch in Kalaburagi

India's forest and tree cover grows by 1,445 sq km

Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.

Possible rain, high surf forecast for Los Angeles region this holiday week

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

Pak-trained terrorist arrested in Bengal, sent to J&K Police custody till Dec 31

Delhi's air quality turns severe, experts warn of no immediate respite

Delhi may get rain for 3 days next week, relief from pollution likely

The Colombian coffee growers protecting the spectacled bear

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Anil Khadse breaking barriers, inspiring change

Gaps in emergency response highlighted after teen's drowning in Amsterdam

Rains destroy paddy over 400 hectares in N. Andhra; depression moves northeast