Video of auto-rickshaw spotted in California leaves Internet in frenzy

Video of auto-rickshaw spotted in California leaves Internet in frenzy

Auto-rickshaws, also known as tuk-tuks, are a common sight on the streets of India, serving as a popular mode of transportation for millions of people. Whether it’s commuting to work or navigating through crowded city lanes, these vehicles play a crucial role in everyday life. However, encountering an auto-rickshaw outside of India is a rarity. … Read more

Forest officials arrest three on the charge of hunting spotted deer

Forest officials arrest three on the charge of hunting spotted deer

The officers of Umblebailu Range Forest in Bhadravathi division have arrested three people on the charge of hunting a spotted deer, listed in Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. The arrested are Hanumanthappa, Anjanappa and Rama. All are residents of Umblebailu village. Acting on a tip-off, the officers arrested them on February 11. The … Read more

One of world’s highest flying birds spotted near Chennai

One of world’s highest flying birds spotted near Chennai

In Vedanthangal, one can spot the open-billed stork, spot-billed pelican, black-headed eagle, Eurasian spoonbill, cormorants, grey heron and darter this season, says expert. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The bar-headed goose, considered one the world’s highest flying birds, recently visited the Muttukadu backwaters. Nearly seven bar-headed geese made a temporary halt at Muttukadu on December … Read more

Two persons flee after poaching spotted deer in Tiruvannamalai

Two persons flee after poaching spotted deer in Tiruvannamalai

Initial inquiries revealed that two youth from Polur taluk near Tiruvannamalai were involved in the poaching, Forest officials said  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two persons fled after poaching a two-year-old male spotted deer in the Kowthimalai reserve forest (RF) in Tiruvannamalai, on Saturday. Forest Department officials said a country-made gun, explosives, gun power, a … Read more

Squash Spotted Lanternflies On Sight, Experts Urge

Squash Spotted Lanternflies On Sight, Experts Urge

Aug. 25, 2022 – If you see one, squash it. Stomp on it until it’s dead. This is the advice agricultural organizations across the Northeast United States are giving when it comes to the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that has spread rapidly across the country, including into dense urban centers like Philadelphia and New … Read more

More Destructive Variant of HIV Spotted in the Netherlands

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the pandemic taught the world nothing else, it’s that viruses can mutate, potentially giving rise to new and more harmful variants. Now, new research reveals that’s exactly what has happened with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Called VB (for virulent subtype … Read more