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Addressing media persons, Conservator of Forests, and Field Director, MTR, D. Venkatesh, said: “The Nilgiris landscape, including MTR, Sathyamangalam, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Wayanad has the third highest tiger population anywhere in India, which is spilling over into the surrounding Nilgiris division. As a result, we have decided to conduct yearly monitoring of the population, similar to monitoring of the population in MTR.” He said that other than the death of a tiger in Emerald Village in Kundah, suspected to be due to poisoning, the other tiger deaths were due to natural reasons including fights. “While we suspect that all six…

The boxing events at the Asian Games are scheduled to start on September 24.Below are the profiles of Indian men’s boxers participating in the Games, as shared by BFI.Deepak Bhoria (51kg)Date of Birth: 09/06/1997Hometown: Hisar, HaryanaStance: OrthodoxIn 2008, when Deepak was just an 11-year-old he started boxing at the insistence of his uncle. His father was a constable and his mother, a homemaker, who also worked in the farms. Life was never easy. In 2009, due to dire financial constraints, young Deepak was forced to quit boxing as he couldn’t afford the expenses on diet and training which were a…

As per sources, the end objectives of both Rinda and Landa are to execute the tasks which may lead to a resurgence of terrorism in Punjab, for which Pakistan’s ISI is backing them with highly-explosive Chinese grenades, AK-47 and MP-5 rifles and loads of ex-Chinese Army stock Star Pistols.“Landa is based out of Canada, while Rinda is suspected to be in Pakistan,” said the sources.The NIA had also announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh each for information on three associates of these terrorists, namely Parminder Singh Kaira a.k.a Pattu, Satnam Singh a.k.a Satbir Singh a.k.a Satta, and Yadvinder…

His remarks came after Rahul Gandhi while speaking on the Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha demanded for caste based census.He shared a data of 90 union government ministries’ secretaries, informing that it was “shocking and shattering” to know that only three of them belonged to the OBC community.”This is an insult to the OBC community. Out of 90 secretaries in the government, only three are from the OBC community. They control only 5 per cent of the country’s budget,” the Wayanad MP said amid chants of “Shame!” by Congress MPs.Shah said that among the people who run the country,…

The deceased, who was identified as Gangasaran, was on patrolling duty in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area at the time of incident.The accused identified Siddharth Sharma is a resident of Sector 82, Gurugram.The official said that on the day of the incident Sharma was driving his Honda Amaze car at high speed coming from Meerut.“He confessed that under the influence of liquor while over speeding, the vehicle has caused a fatal accident. He is working in a private company at Gurugram . He is is married and has two children –a son and a daughter,” the official added.According to police,…

While speaking to the media persons in Patna, Yechuri said: “We have been waiting for this bill for the last 25 years. The Modi government has been in power since last 10 years but he is only making promises. I doubt that he will implement this bill even in 2029.”“The way they are saying that after the census, the women reservation bill will be implemented. It will take a long time. I don’t think it will be implemented in the next five years as the census will not take place,” Yechuri saidOn OBC reservation, Yechuri said that such things are…

Kochi, Sept 20 (IANS) The Kerala High Court has held that courts should not direct DNA tests to determine the paternity of a child in every case where the paternity is disputed.It pointed out that a mere dispute on the paternity of a child is not enough to warrant an order to conduct a DNA test, and there has to be a “specific denial of paternity”. Justice A. Badharudeen held that it is only in rare and exceptional cases of deserving nature where such tests are indispensable to resolve the controversy, that DNA tests or other scientific tests can be…

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPPIB) portfolio stocks, including Kotak Mahindra Bank, Zomato, Nykaa and Indus Towers, fell as much as 2.4 per cent. On the other hand, Delhivery was in green, up 0.5 per cent, as per media reports.According to data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), foreign investments into India from Canada rank among the top 10.Canadian foreign institutional investors (FIIs) hold around Rs 46,306 crore worth of Indian equities, data showed, media reports said.Stock-wise, CPPIB holds a 2.68 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank, 2.3 per cent in Zomato, 1.47 per cent in Nykaa, 2.18 per…

The event also saw the official launch of the Chevening application process for 2024-25.Chevening is the UK government’s international award scheme and India receives the largest number of awards in the world — benefiting over 3,700 scholars and fellows since 1983.The Chevening Scholarship offers full financial support for a one-year master’s at any UK university.Supriya Chawla, Acting Deputy High Commissioner and Head of Chevening Scholarships, India, expressed her optimism about the forthcoming application cycle, saying: “We are delighted to celebrate 40 years of the Chevening Awards in India. The programme has empowered individuals to make a significant impact on their…

Keeping in view the problem of mental stress among the people, including the police force, he expressed the need to take mental health seriously.Mishra said this while addressing a workshop on mental health organised at the Police Headquarters on Wednesday under the guidance of Dr. Vimal Sharma (of Rajasthan origin), working at Manchester University, UK.Mishra said that amid the complexities of life, this problem is increasing not only in the urban but also in the rural areas, amongst the youth.In the circumstances of increasing competition and lack of proper guidance from parents, children become victims of mental stress and even…