Bhima Bhoi Govt High School for the Blind Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has launched an inquiry into allegations that the hostel superintendent of Bhima Bhoi Govt High School for the Blind harassed visually impaired inmates of its hostel.According to students, hostel superintendent Chandrasekhar Pradhanphysically assaulted them in an alleged…
Coimbatore: Officials from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) have intensified efforts to trace the accused behind a suspected elephant poaching incident. An elephant tusk was found abandoned in the Ayirangal forest beat near Sethumadai, within the Pollachi forest range, on June 2.Based on a tip-off from tribal residents, a team including a forester and a…
Imphal: The Manipur high court on Thursday directed the state government to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the abduction of six Naga villagers from Leilon Vaiphei village in Kangpokpi district, whose whereabouts remain unknown more than three weeks after the incident.The direction came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking…
A male elephant pet named ‘Chillikomban’ died after it drowned in the Contour Canal near Pollachi. A male elephant pet named ‘Chillikomban’ died after it drowned in the Contour Canal near Pollachi. A male elephant pet named ‘Chillikomban’ died after it drowned in the Contour Canal near Pollachi. A male elephant pet named ‘Chillikomban’ died…
Chitradurga: Shamla Iqbal, secretary to Karnataka’s minority welfare, haj & waqf department, confirmed serious financial and execution-related irregularities in several state-sponsored infrastructure projects, after the state govt relieved senior official Gilani Mokashi of his duties as director with immediate effect over alleged irregularities in Rs 600 crore earmarked for minority welfare.The action followed a show-cause…
