Eight people, led by habitual offender Rajesh, were arrested for digging in forests of Sirpur (T) mandal, Asifabad, in a treasure hunt. Their unauthorized excavation damaged wildlife habitats and disturbed animal movement, forest officials said.
Extreme weather events have become the norm in Kerala which has been bearing the brunt of heavy rains and floods with unfailing regularity. After suffering massive losses in 2018, which saw the worst flooding in a century, and again in 2019 and 2020, the State is now in the grip of Nature’s fury again resulting […]