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Mumbai, April 6 A six-foot-long crocodile was rescued from a dry pit after a 15-hour operation by the Forest Department in a village near Murbad in Thane district on Monday, officials said.The reptile had been sighted multiple times in the past few months in and around Masle Talao, an ancient...

Chatra (Jharkhand), April 4 A 58-year-old veterinarian was found dead in a forest in the Chatra district of Jharkhand on Saturday morning, police said.Police suspect that the veterinarian was murdered, as there were injury marks on his face.The deceased, identified as Yogendra Yadav, was a...

Itanagar, March 29 A one-month-old Himalayan black bear cub was rescued by the Deomali Forest Division, an official said on Sunday.Deomali Forest Division range forest officer (RFO) Diwang Lowang said the bear cub was spotted near an agricultural field on Saturday.One Pongpong Ruttum of...

Shivamogga, March 28 – The death of a young veterinarian in Shivamogga, Karnataka, has taken a new turn, with her family alleging a larger conspiracy behind the incident and evidence pointing to lapses at the Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari facility on Saturday.Sources confirmed that...

Shivamogga (Karnataka), March 23 – The Karnataka government has decided to honor trainee veterinarian Dr. Sameeksha Reddy, who died in a hippopotamus attack last week at the Shivamogga Zoo, by naming a newborn elephant calf after her.Chairman of the Karnataka Zoo Authority, N. Rangaswamy, made...

Bengaluru, March 21 – The family of a young veterinarian who died while treating a pregnant hippopotamus in Shivamogga has alleged negligence by the authorities and demanded action in connection with the tragedy.Dr. Sameeksha Reddy (27) died after being attacked by a hippopotamus at the...

Shivamogga (Karnataka), March 20 – A 27-year-old veterinarian died after being attacked by a hippopotamus at the Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari in Shivamogga on Friday, while receiving treatment at the zoo hospital.Dubbing the incident as "unfortunate," State Minister for Forest, Ecology...

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...

Kodagu (Karnataka), March 13 The wild elephant that caused the death of a 49-year-old coffee farmer was captured on Friday by the Forest Department in a coordinated operation, officials said.Ganapathi was trampled to death by the same wild elephant on Thursday afternoon when he went to his...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 13 A stray dog that allegedly fatally attacked an 84-year-old bedridden woman in Vellarakad here was found to be rabies-infected, which was revealed after the animal's postmortem on Friday, police said.The bedridden Karthiyani and her son Devadasan, who also has health...

Srinagar, March 7 Jammu and Kashmir celebrated a moment of pride as a visually impaired JNU graduate, the son of a labourer, and a serving JKAS officer passed the prestigious UPSC Civil Services Examination-2025, showcasing determination and inspiring many.Irfan Ahmad Lone, who lost his eye in...

Gondia, Feb 22 A leopard died after it was hit by an unidentified vehicle on a national highway in Maharashtra's Gondia district in the early hours of Sunday, a forest official said.The incident occurred around 1:30 am on the Nainpur-Duggipaar Road on NH 53, under the Sadak Arjuni forest...