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Indore, April 7 Residents of the Bhagirathpura area in Indore, who lost loved ones due to contaminated drinking water, stormed the civic body's budget conference on Tuesday, where they vehemently pointed out that they had yet to receive any compensation from the government despite promises...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to assess the damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be compensated."We have ordered 'girdawari', and after conducting it, those who...

Koderma, April 5 A man, who was severely injured in an attack by a wild elephant in the Koderma district of Jharkhand, died on Sunday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Upendra Saw, also known as Chhotu Kumar (35), a resident of Markacho.He was critically injured after being...

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 2 An official in the Forest Department has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced allegedly showing him demanding a bribe from a farmer who lost areca nut and banana crops in an elephant attack.The video, now widely circulating on social media, purportedly...

New Delhi, March 31 – Indian President, Droupadi Murmu, expressed deep sorrow on Tuesday over the stampede deaths at a temple in Nalanda, Bihar, and conveyed her condolences to the families of the eight victims. Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, also expressed grief over the incident...

Bengaluru, March 26 Karnataka Minister Eshwar B Khandre clarified in the Assembly on Thursday that there is no provision to offer government jobs to the legal heirs of persons killed in wildlife attacks, as per existing government orders.Responding to a question by Sringeri MLA T D Rajegowda...

Bengaluru, March 20 A veterinarian at the Tavarekoppa Lion and Safari Zoo in Shivamogga died after being attacked by a hippopotamus while providing medical care to the animal inside its enclosure.The deceased, Dr Sameeksha Reddy (26), had recently been appointed on a contract basis, according...

Bahraich (UP), March 7 An eight-year-old boy was killed in an attack by a leopard near the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, prompting protests by angry villagers, forest officials said on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday evening in the Karikot village, under the Nishangarha forest...

Amaravati, March 1 – The death toll from the explosion at a firecracker unit in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, rose to 21 on Sunday as one of the injured succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.Darsipathi Lavaraju (40), one of the injured, died at Kakinada Government General Hospital (GGH)...

Dehradun, February 12 The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to increase the pension for activists who fought for the creation of the state, officials said.Activists who were jailed for seven days or injured during the protest have had their compensation increased from ₹6,000 to...