One hiker was killed while 137 others, stranded after a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest, were rescued, local Chinese officials said Monday. They said the search is on for missing climbers. A 41-year-old male hiker died from hypothermia and acute altitude sickness, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local officials. So far, … Read more
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Monday trapped police constable Bhukya Rambabu, 34, attached to Aswapuram police station in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a man for doing an official favour. He allegedly demanded and accepted the bribe from the complainant B Jampanna, 26, a native of Yelakalagudem in … Read more
Lokayukta sleuths on Thursday caught red-handed the District Forest Officer (DFO) of Madikeri range, Poornima, while she was allegedly accepting a bribe from her junior officer. Based on a complaint from the Range Forest Officer, the sleuths caught Poornima while she was accepting ₹50,000 from Mayura Udaya Karavekar. She was arrested under the Prevention of … Read more
The big cat has preyed on at least six goats and a few pet dogs in the recent past The big cat has preyed on at least six goats and a few pet dogs in the recent past The Forest Department is to fix camera traps at Kalaiyanur village, near Coimbatore, to monitor a leopard … Read more
When Orion Lyonesse is getting depressed, she turns into a hermit. She doesn’t want to leave the house (not even to pick up the mail), and she cuts off contact with her friends and family. “The more I’m alone, the deeper the depression gets,” Lyonesse, an artist and writer in Lake Stevens, Wash., tells WebMD … Read more