54 people died due to lightning, snake bites and drowning in a single day in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, the state relief commissioner's office said on Friday.All the deaths occurred between 7 pm on Wednesday and 7 pm on Thursday. He said most of the deaths on Wednesday were related to lightning...
At least 19 people have died in incidents of lightning, drowning and snake bites in various districts in the last 24 hours.Relief Commissioner's office said that 1,45,779 hectares of area and 30,623 hectares of agricultural land have been submerged in flood waters in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri...
Lucknow Enforcement Directorate summoned YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav on July 23 for questioning in a money laundering case related to alleged use of snake venom as a recreational drug at parties organized by him, sources said officials on Wednesday.The central agency had...
Earlier, the ED had registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the snake venom incident in May this year in view of the huge amount involved in the racket.Yadav was arrested on March 17 and sent to 14-day judicial custody.However, he was granted bail by a local court...
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday directed the state health director to publish the names of hospitals which have anti-snake venom facilities to treat people suffering from snake bites.The minister said the names of hospitals providing anti-snake venom should be...
AGRA (UP): A six-foot-long Indian rat snake was rescued from a toilet in the Agra Fort complex, an official said on Monday.He said the incident occurred on Thursday last week when Agra Fort staff found the snake coiled in the toilet seat and called an NGO to rescue it.Conservation Assistant...
Sangli, A small dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at a government-run 'Anganwadi' or nursery school in Sangli district of the western Maharashtra, prompting authorities to launch an...
Sangli (Maharashtra): A small dead snake was reportedly found in mid-day meal packets meant for children at an 'anganwadi' or government nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district.State Anganwadi Employees Union vice-president Anandi Bhosale said the alleged incident was reported...
Hapur (UP), A four-year-old child and his sister died due to snake bite in a village here. Police gave this information on Thursday.He told that the incident took place on Wednesday night in Nirodi village of Pilkhua police station area.Circle officer Stuti Singh said Shahid was sleeping...
Bengaluru: A couple from Bengaluru were shocked when they found a snake in their Amazon package.The couple, who ordered an Xbox controller from the online retail giant, said the snake, suspected to be a spectacled cobra, had become trapped in adhesive tape used for packaging.An IT...
Palghar: An eight-year-old boy died of snake bite in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Officials gave this information on Monday.Following the snake bite, the boy, a resident of Kondana-Satvipada area, was taken to the rural hospital in Manor town and after initial treatment, was referred to...
Atul Kambal, secretary, Wildlife Animal Protection and Rescue Association (WAPRA), said, "Around 11.50 pm, we received a call that a big snake was seen around the statue near the airport, after which we rushed to the spot."They also contacted Range Forest Officer Roshan Shinde and the local...
Bengaluru, To bring greater awareness about snakebite prevention as well as prevent snake harassment, a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot has been launched in Mysore, Karnataka.Incidentally, in February, Karnataka became the first state in India to declare snakebite a notifiable disease...
Pathanamthitta (Kerala): A drunken man who caught a python from a canal here and wrapped it around his neck landed in trouble as forest officials registered a case against him on Monday.On Sunday, a person left the local people stunned in front of a bar near Adoor in the district.Local...
Alibaug, a district health officer said 1,820 cases of snake bites were reported in Maharashtra's coastal Raiga district from January 2023 to April this year, resulting in five deaths.According to the district administration, cases of snake bites increase when farmers work in paddy fields...
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], A money laundering case has been registered against Bigg Boss OTT winner and popular YouTuber Elvish Yadav for using snake venom in his parties. The Enforcement Directorate has taken action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. PMLA) Based on the FIR and...
Lucknow, The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav and some others for suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug at parties organized by him. Official sources gave this information on Saturday.The central...
Kutch (Gujarat) [India], the newly identified snake, named Vasuki indicus, lived in the area of present-day Gujarat during the Middle Eocene period, about 4 million years ago. It belonged to the now extinct Madatsoidae snake family, representing a lineage unique to India. The discovery of a...
The snake fossil, named Vasuki indicus, named after Vasuki, the mythological snake often depicted around the neck of the Hindu god Shiva, lived in the present-day Gujarat region during the middle Eocene period.The team of researchers, led by Sunil Bajpai and postdoctoral fellow Debjit Dutta...
New Delhi: Fossils recovered from Kutch in Gujarat may belong to the spine of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, according to new research from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.At the Panandro lignite mine, researchers discovered the 27 "most well-preserved" bones making up...