Tribal families spend nights outside due to wild jumbos
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 3 (IANS) For the last week, about a dozen tribal families in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district have been spending their nights in the open despite the chilly weather after ... Read more...
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Elephant dies at Chhattisgarh zoo
November 24th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 23 (IANS) Days after a tigress was found killed in a Chhattisgarh sanctuary, an elephant died at a zoo in Bilaspur district, forest officials said Wednesday.A post-mortem report ... Read more...
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Jumbos’ terror back to haunt Chhattisgarh tribals
September 26th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 26 (IANS) After giving sleepless nights for a week to tribals in forests of Chhattisgarh's Surguja district late last month, a herd of wild jumbos returned Monday to ... Read more...
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Wild jumbos gatecrash school to party
August 31st, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 31 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants brought down four tribal houses before gatecrashing into a government primary school and partying on foodgrain stored for mid-day meals to ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to provide free bicycles to girl students
August 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Human Resources Development (HERD) Baijnath Ram Monday announced that all girl students studying in Class 8 would be provided free bicycles."In the current financial year, ... Read more...
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Jumbo herd moves in, families flee in Chhattisgarh
July 18th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 18 (IANS) For about a week now, a herd of 16 wild elephants has made a forested hamlet of Chhattisgarh its home, running amok in the area and ... Read more...
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Tuskers trample couple to death in Bengal
July 11th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, July 11 (IANS) Elephants trampled to death a married couple in their sleep and damaged their mud house in West Bengal's Darjeeling district early Monday, officials said.The incident occurred ... Read more...
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Huge crowds at running of bulls in Spanish city
July 11th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Pamplona (Spain), July 11 (IANS/EFE) The fourth running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona drew huge crowds Sunday, with spectators thrilled ... Read more...
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Three wild tuskers electrocuted near Dudhwa sanctuary
July 8th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur-Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), July 8 (IANS) Three wild elephants were electrocuted on the periphery of the Dudhwa National Park Friday after high-voltage wires snapped from an electric pole and ... Read more...
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Explorer David Livingstone’s letter reveals he ate elephant
March 31st, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 31 (ANI): A letter that describes how famous Scottish explorer David Livingstone killed and ate an elephant during an African expedition has fetched 28,800 pounds at a London auction.The explorer ... Read more...
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GM ‘human’ milk ‘to hit Chinese shelves in 2yrs’
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 22 (ANI): An expert in biotechnology has predicted that genetically modified (GM) dairy products that are similar to human milk will appear on the Chinese market in two years.Li ... Read more...
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Elephants demolish a dozen houses in Chhattisgarh village
January 12th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 12 (IANS) In the second such incident within a fortnight, a herd of nine wild jumbos demolished 12 houses in a village in Surguja district, forcing 50 residents to flee ... Read more...
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Baby elephant in well, rescued
January 5th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 5 (IANS) A baby elephant which fell into a well on the outskirts of Ranchi was Wednesday rescued after 15 long hours - by pumping water so that it could ... Read more...
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Forest rangers capture wild elephant calf in Jalpaiguri
December 31st, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarJalpaiguri (West Bengal), Dec.31 (ANI): Forest Rangers of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary captured a two-year-old male elephant calf from the vicinity of Madarihat village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District.The elephant calf ... Read more...
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Review Of Thenmerku Paruvakatru: Celebrates Motherhood With Interesting Storyline
December 24th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Thenmerku ParuvakatruDirector: Seenu RamasaamyCast: Vijay Sethupathy, Aruldas, Stills Kumar, Saranya, Vasundhra, Kadhal Sukumar, Kambam Guna, Theepetti Ganeshan.Music: N. R. Rahnandan.Rating: ***Director Seenu Ramasamy has presented a simple story with interesting twists ... Read more...
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Visitors See Dead Deer And Stags At Whitworth Hall Country Park
December 21st, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It turned to be a nightmare for the families who had recently gone to visit the Whitworth Hall Country Park, located near County Durham. The families ... Read more...
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Eastern Washington Eagles Beats Villanova Wildcats To Reach FCS Final
December 18th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Friday night, it was a dream come true for the Eastern Washington Eagles after they defeated rivals Villanova Wildcats by a score of 41-31 in ... Read more...
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Severe winter forces Himachal’s tribal shepherds to migrate
December 16th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanMashobra (Himachal Pradesh), Dec.16 (ANI): With the arrival of the winter season, the tribal shepherds of the Gaddi community have begun to migrate from the hills to the plain areas ... Read more...
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Good grades lead to better health: Study
December 8th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 08 (ANI): Good grades do make you teachers' favorite whereas parents shower excessive love if you are their 'A' grader child. And now a new research has revealed that they ... Read more...
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Elephants wreak havoc in Siliguri’s tea garden
December 4th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec.4 (ANI): Over two-dozen wild elephants wrecked havoc in a tea garden in West Bengal's Siliguri district on Saturday.The wild herd entered the Kamala tea estate in Kerseong subdivision ... Read more...
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Wild elephants trample man to death in Jharkhand
December 3rd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants trampled a man to death in Jharkhand's Giridih district Friday, police said.The elephants raided a village of Giridih district, about 170 km ... Read more...
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Farmer Ian Rook Killed By Charging Bull
November 28th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Farmers Union has declared that a farmer named Ian Rook got killed yesterday by a bull. According to sources, the bull was his own ... Read more...
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Woman, son killed in tusker attack in Jharkhand
November 17th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 17 (IANS) A herd of wild elephants attacked a Jharkhand village Wednesday morning and trampled a woman and her son to death, police said.According to the police, the elephants ... Read more...
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Elephant calf found dead in West Midnapore
November 15th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Rik SundarWest Midnapore (West Bengal), Nov.15 (ANI): An elephant calf was found dead west Bengal's West Midnapore district over the weekend.The calf, estimated to be about five or six months old, ... Read more...
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World’s first robotic rotary dairy does the job of a farmer
November 12th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 12 (ANI): Leaving the bed at the crack of dawn could soon become a thing of the past for Oz dairy farmers-thanks to a new robotic rotary dairy that does ... Read more...
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Elephants raze houses, villagers flee
November 10th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 10 (IANS) Nine families of a Chhattisgarh village took refuge in a government school in Surguja district after a herd of wild jumbos demolished their houses, officials said Wednesday."Some 60 ... Read more...
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HP Pavilion dm4-1160us the lightest 14inch notebook in the market
September 27th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The boundary between notebooks and netbooks is clearly defined; the first provides performance while the latter is highly portable. This makes us wonder what if we could ... Read more...
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7 elephants killed in India by a speeding train
September 24th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a tragic incident, 7 elephants lost their lives when a speeding train mowed them down.According to Sumita Ghatak, a district forest officer, the herd was crossing the ... Read more...
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Speeding train kills elephants in Jalpaiguri
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarJalpaiguri, Sep. 23 (ANI): Five elephants killed and two critically injured after a speeding goods train rammed a herd in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District.The train's staff escaped unhurt."At around 11 ... Read more...
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World’s smallest cow enters Guinness Book of World Records
September 16th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): A Dexter cow from Cheshire has entered the 2011 Guinness Book of World Records for being the smallest in the world.Swallow, an 11-year-old cow, who is currently pregnant, ... Read more...
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Elephants spread havoc in West Bengal’s Bankura District
September 9th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonBankura (West Bengal), Sep. 9 (ANI): A herd of 90 elephants entered West Bengal's Bankura District on Thursday, causing loss of life and property.The elephants divided themselves into two groups ... Read more...
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One killed by elephant in West Bengal
August 9th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) One person was killed by an elephant in West Bengal's Bankura district early Monday - the second such incident in the district in two days, police said.
Bankura ... Read more...
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South African rhino’s horns to be poisoned to stop poaching
August 1st, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) A South African wildlife sanctuary plans to inject the horns of its rhinos with poison to prevent poachers from hunting the animal.
Ed Hern, owner of the Rhino and ... Read more...
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Angry villagers block road as jumbos run amok
June 28th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 28 (IANS) Dozens of villagers Monday blocked a key road in Chhattisgarh after a herd of wild jumbos trampled a woman to death, officials said.
Dozens of male and female residents ... Read more...
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Baby elephant rescued from well after 20-hour rescue operation in Kerala
June 5th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Palakkad, June 5 (ANI): A baby elephant that fell into a well on Friday has finally been rescued after a 20 hour rescue operation undertaken by forest officials and local villagers in ... Read more...
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