The charm of the Elephant Festival has returned in Sauraha, a touristic town in the centre of southern Terai, as herd of tuskers has taken to the street after being halted for three consecutive years due to the COVID pandemic.
A herd of wild elephants in Malaysia trampled a car on a major highway after it collided with a young elephant calf, CNN reported, citing local authorities.
A herd of 10 wild elephants used to damage standing paddy in crop fields of the Maliata area in Kamrup district around the harvesting season causing hardship to the farmers.
According to Katghora Divisional Forest Officer, Nishant Kumar, "The cause of the unusual 'chakka jam' was an elephant calf that had fallen into a deep ditch next to the highway, prompting the herd of elephants to intervene."
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of the loss of animal’s life due to lightning in Unnao district and has given instructions to pay assistance amount to the concerned cattle herders as per the rules.
Herds of elephants were seen roaming in Rangappavalasa village, located in Therlam mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, according to forest officials.
In an effort to promote the breeding of indigenous cows and raise the income of cow herders, the Yogi government has decided to offer a grant of Rs 40,000 for the purchase of indigenous cows from other states under the Nand Baba Milk Mission.
This includes Rs 4.91 crore to rural cattle herders, Rs 8.98 crore to Gauthan committees and Rs 6.29 crore to self-help groups in lieu of cow dung purchased in Gauthans from May 16 to May 31, according to the statement released by the Chief Minister's office.
India's Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale displayed tremendous form and stormed into the semi-finals of the ITF Women's Open at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Raina, the fourth seed in the tournament, fought past Dea Herdzelas of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-5 while Bhosal
The incident occurred in Bhaludera village in the district around 6 in the evening. The youth has been identified as Durgesh Singh Sidaar. He has been undergoing treatment and his condition is said to be stable.