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Reporter: Salil TiwariLast updated: August 21, 2024 5:10 pm (IST)Since the defense could not raise any new grounds, the court held that the defendant's second bail application lacked basis. (File photo)Justice Piyush Agrawal noted that film evidence and the medical report of the Chief Veterinary Officer corroborated the alleged conductThe Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man accused of having unnatural sex with a cow in a cow shed. The video of the incident went viral on WhatsApp.Justice Piyush Agrawal noted that video evidence and the medical report of the chief veterinary officer corroborated the alleged conduct. Since…
Ninety-one years ago this week, a powerful storm plunged much of Ocean City into chaos and left deadly consequences elsewhere in the mid-Atlantic, but it made its way between West Neptune Bay and the Atlantic Ocean An inlet was formed, bringing a glimmer of hope to this fishing and resort town. Before entering the sea, fishermen use horses and ropes to drag the boat into the sea Courtesy of Ocean City Lifesaving MuseumThis 1895 rendering for the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railroad simulates a bird's-eye view of Ocean City from the southeast. The nearest east-west road is S. 2nd Street,…
For 20 years, Ken Nedimyer has been strapping on his diving gear and diving into the waters off the Florida coast in a desperate effort to restore coral reefs destroyed by climate change and pollution. In 2019, he launched his newest venture, Reef Renewal USA. The group's YouTube channel shows Nedimyer and other members carefully attaching nursery-grown coral underwater to structures designed to build healthy reefs. “We are working under pressure to innovate, speed and efficiency to repopulate our coral reefs,” the narrator says. Scientists say diving conservationists like Nedimier will lose the race against time unless humans act quickly…
Last updated: August 21, 2024 4:32 pm ISTThe incident occurred in a remote area and caused no loss of life or property. (representative picture)The Indian Air Force said it had ordered an investigation into the incident. However, it did not reveal the exact nature of the “store in the sky”.An object fell from an Indian Air Force fighter jet in Pokhran area of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan on Wednesday.Authorities said the incident occurred in a remote area and caused no damage to life or property.”Due to a technical glitch, an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet inadvertently released air reserves…
Corner shops, day care centres, car mechanics… small businesses provide vital services to the community. But as the climate warms, many people are vulnerable to increasingly extreme weather. Moritz-Chapelliquen: “As more and more disruptions end up happening… they have to face reality that this is only going to get worse as time goes on.” That's Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen of Local Initiatives Support Inc., a national nonprofit. To help businesses cope with climate impacts, the organization has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce to provide a free online toolkit. He said it's important for business owners to understand the climate risks they…
West Bengal, one of the states with the highest utilization of Nirbhaya funds, ranked 11th with 1,111 rape cases reported in 2022, according to data collated by NCRB. (Photo: PTI Files).The Nirbhaya Fund was initially established in 2013 after the 2012 Nirbhaya Gangrape case to improve the safety of women across India.The RG Kar rape and murder case in Kolkata has sparked a much-needed and serious discussion about women's safety in India, focusing on the alarming number of sexual assault cases reported in the country.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also pointed out during the Suo-moto hearing on the Kolkata…
Last updated: August 21, 2024 3:06 pm (IST)Police and other officials are probing the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (Image credit: PTI/File)The order was issued after Sandip Ghosh's family members told the Kolkata HC that they felt unsafe in their houses as a large number of people gathered outside.The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (August 21) said authorities should provide “appropriate” security cover at the residence of Dr Sandip Ghosh. He is being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the rape and murder of a trainee…
From the Daily Skeptic Chris Morrison Earlier this month, the Met Office declared the UK's hottest day so far this year, with temperatures reaching 34.8C in Cambridge. The Met Office claimed it was the eleventh time since 1961 that temperatures had reached this level, with six of those recorded in the past 10 years. Needless to say, a note missing from the account is that the station at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) in Cambridge is just meters away from a large thermal power station complex. Substations release large amounts of heat into the surrounding atmosphere, and there…
Publisher: Surbhi PathakLast updated: August 21, 2024 2:20 pm (IST)Apni Party General Secretary Rafi Mir launched the party's manifesto along with other senior leaders. (Picture: X)In its manifesto, the Apni Party said that four LPG cylinder refills will be provided free of charge to every BPL and AAY household every year.The Apni Party on Wednesday released its assembly election manifesto promising to urge the Center to provide constitutional safeguards to protect the culture and special identity of Jammu and Kashmir and work to restore statehood to the union territory.The declaration was released by party general secretary Rafi Mir and other…
Last updated: August 21, 2024 1:38 pm (IST)KOLKATA: Police were deployed at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata after the emergency room was vandalized by gangsters on Thursday, August 15, 2024. On Wednesday, personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) visited and inspected the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, a day after the Supreme Court ordered the deployment of central paramilitary forces in state-run medical institutions.A day after the Supreme Court ordered the deployment of CISF at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a team of central paramilitary forces on Wednesday visited the…