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Thiruvananthapuram: Forest department is planning to set up a dashboard of smart solar fences meant to prevent wildlife, especially elephant, intrusions to detect and assess voltage drop and damage, said forest minister Shibu Baby John.There is a plan to allow panchayats also to access the dashboard so that they can check if a stretch of fence is working or if there is a voltage drop at any time and maintain the fences, he said, while recently interacting with representatives of panchayats that border forest areas.Forest department wants panchayats to monitor and maintain the fence, strengthen vigilance committees and cooperate with…

The complaint was lodged on Tuesday by Gunadhar Patra, proprietor of Parboti Store in Bangur Avenue Kolkata: Lake Town Police have registered a criminal case against four alleged Trinamool Congress supporters after a local grocer accused them of extorting supplies and cash worth over ₹3 lakh through intimidation, assault and political pressure spanning over three years.The complaint was lodged on Tuesday by Gunadhar Patra, proprietor of Parboti Store in Bangur Avenue. Based on his written complaint, police registered a case under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including extortion, criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint.The accused…

Entrepreneurship is often described as exciting, glamorous and full of promise. Elon Musk described it very differently. “Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death,” he said, letting out his trademark cackle right after. He was not joking around for effect. He said this only months after taking Tesla public, during one of the hardest stretches of his own career, so the words came from real, lived experience rather than a rehearsed soundbite. It is one of the most honest lines ever said about starting a company, precisely because it skips the usual encouragement…

Britain’s canal network was never designed with nature in mind. Built more than two centuries ago to move coal, clay and cotton across an industrialising country, these engineered waterways were about as far from a natural habitat as a landscape could get. Yet today, nearly 8,000 kilometres of canals crisscrossing the country have quietly become something else entirely, a refuge for some of Britain’s most threatened wildlife. From water voles clinging on after a catastrophic population crash to otters returning to cities they vanished from decades ago, these industrial relics are now doing ecological work nobody originally intended, offering a…

Amrit Bansal-McNulty / Image: X Former Queens Park Rangers midfielder Amrit Bansal-McNulty has partially won his employment tribunal case against ex-Crawley Town manager John Yems after the tribunal found that he had been subjected to racial harassment during a loan spell at the club. The 26-year-old former Northern Ireland Under-21 international is now pursuing compensation reportedly worth around £12 million after claiming the abuse he suffered caused psychiatric damage and effectively ended his professional playing career. Tribunal finds John Yems guilty of racial harassment The case was heard over 30 days at the London Employment Tribunal and involved claims against…

The Hundred women’s competition, Utilita BowlSouthern Brave 127-6 (100 balls): Wolvaardt 45* (36); Graham 4-19Welsh Fire 118-8 (100 balls): Voll 52 (39); Molineux 3-14Southern Brave won by eight runsScorecard. TableSouthern Brave produced a remarkable fightback to begin their Hundred campaign with a hard-fought eight-run win against Welsh Fire in Southampton.Fire were on course for a comfortable victory after reaching 109-3 in their chase of 128, with opener Georgia Voll in good nick and unbeaten on a half-century.But 18-year-old left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman sent back the Australian batter for 52 and sparked a dramatic collapse as the visitors lost five wickets…

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh took to social media and had a message for the Indian government and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protestors. Pressure has been growing on the Indian government, with thousands of CJP supporters continuing to protest in the national capital despite heavy rainfall.Yuvraj Singh picked the player who will be crucial for India (REUTERS)The protestors are seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. On Monday (July 20), thousands of protestors flooded central Delhi after the CJP called for a march to the Parliament as the monsoon session began.Also Read: Agarkar vs Rohit isn’t…

Sarvesh Kushare finished third at the Diamond League in Monaco. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu He became only the fourth Indian to finish in the top three of a Diamond League event after javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and former discus thrower Vikas GowdaNational record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history by becoming the first Indian high jumper to finish on the podium at a Diamond League meet, claiming third place on his debut in Monaco and joining an exclusive four-member club of Indian achievers.The 31-year-old Kushare sailed over 2.26m to take the third spot in…

Aeon Flux, Ensky and Marius caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Monday (July 13) morning.Inner sand:600m: Skandha (T.S. Jodha) 41. Easy. Born To Shine (S.J. Sunil), Saffron Glow (Peter) 40. Former ended two lengths in front. Marlboro Man (app) 42. Easy.800m: Simola (app) 55, 600/41. Moved fluently. Ashwa Brazil (Peter) 54, 600/40. Moved freely. Miami Vice (P. Dhebe), Shamara (Parmar) 57, 600/42. Both were easy. Come September (Nazil) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Believe (Mosin) 56, 600/41. Easy. Regal Warrior (C. Umesh), Katame (Merchant) 56, 600/42. Former ended four lengths in front. Golden Axl (J. Chinoy), Son…

Victoria’s decision to pull out of hosting the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in July 2023, citing unsustainable costs, plunged the multi-sport event into uncertainty.There were fears that the 2026 Games might not be held at all. For nearly a year, the search for a replacement host went on.Gold Coast, the 2018 host, along with Singapore and Malaysia, figured prominently before Glasgow officially stepped up to host the event in September 2024, returning after its successful staging of the 2014 Games.Realising the spiralling organising costs, Glasgow tactfully cut the number of disciplines to 10 across four venues, a considerable reduction from Birmingham…