A 700-year-old Banyan tree was essentially brought back to life with the help of a drip in Telangana. According to news agency ANI, one of its branches was infected by termites. Desperate to save the tree, officials put up drips filled with diluted pesticides to kill off the insects. The majestic tree, in the state’s Mahabubnagar district, spreads across three acres and is believed to be the second biggest Banyan tree in the world.

A major tourist reaction, the tree is popularly referred to as “Pillalamarri” or “Peerla Marri” in Telangana. However, it has been shut to the public since last December, after one of its branches came crashing down due to the rampant termite infestation,
Alarmed officials put up drips of the diluted chemical Chlorpyrifos for every two metres of the giant banyan tree in an attempt to get rid of the wood-destroying insects. Photos show the chemical being administered to the giant tree much in the way a saline drip would be administered to a patient in hospital.

We diluted the Chlorpyrifos chemical and started pushing it into the stem by keeping holes, but it didn’t work out. The solution was coming back instantly. Later we started injecting solution like a saline drip. This process has been effective. Secondly, we are watering the roots with the diluted solution to kill the termites. And in a physical method, we are building concrete structures to support the collapsing heavy branches,” Mahabubnagar District Forest Officer said Mr Chukka Ganga Reddy

“The tree’s health is stable now. We are hoping it will become normal after a few days. We are also planning to open the site to the public after discussion with the higher officials, but this time people have to see it from a distance away from the barricades,” the official added.

A massive fire broke out in a village near Shimla leading to the destruction of over 40 houses. reports say that there have been no casualties so far and the cause of the incident is being investigated. The people who have lost their homes in the fire have been taken to another place to provide them with some relief.

The fire reportedly broke out at a time when occupants inside the houses were asleep. Local authorities rushed fire tenders to the spot and the flames were doused after several hours. While no casualties have been reported so far, the cause of the fire is being investigated. Those displaced have reportedly moved to a different location to provide them with relief.

This is the second major incident of fire in areas around Shimla in two days. On Tuesday, a two-storied residential building caught fire and was completely destroyed before fire department officials could douse the flames.

Four elephants were killed after a train hit them on a railway track in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Monday.

The incident occurred near the Bagdihi forest range, said a forest department official.

A herd comprising three elephants and a calf were crossing the tracks when they were hit. All of them were killed instantly, said Batakrushna Sethi, Ranger of the Bagdihi forest range.

Sethi said the railway department had been asked to reduce the speed of trains while crossing the forest range.

BALDWIN WOMEN’S METHODIST COLLEGE
Rang De 2018 conducted on 7th April ’18 by B.Sc FAD Department of Baldwin Women’s Methodist College was an eventful day for the students and staff filled with Vibrancy, Scintillation and Elegance as they witnessed the Annual Fashion Show. The show portrayed the designs of the budding designers of 3rd year B.Sc FAD . This also provided the students a platform where they could showcase their talent in designing, constructing and embellishing their vision into perfection. There were 12 theme based collections that was exhibited. The external jury was held on 4th april 2018. The Eminent Jury Members were Mrs. Leela Mohan- Senior Professor, Apparel Technology and Management, Bangalore , Mrs. Preeti Sarna, Fashion Designer and Ms. Shazia Tasneem, Design Head, Scotts Garments, Bangalore.

Rang De 2018 witnessed an array of collections namely Barbie Runway by Ankita Aggarwal, Royal Ambrosia by Daniya Fathima, Camaride Aglow by Divkar Mitalee Minnath, Ash Track by Divya Saxena, Flimsonic Vibrance by Heena.A , Chromatic Credence by Kushbu.P.Parmar, Soulful Mystiqueness by Lumbini.R , Cascading Deluge by Memooda Rumana, Phantonic Illusion by Nisha Bhandari, Crimsonic Spectrum by Pushpanjali.G , Unfurling Spell by Sehba Nahin Sheriff, Venturous Vagaries by Veena.H.R.

Kushbu.P.Parmar won the ‘Best Accessorised Collection Award’, Daniya Fathima won the ‘Most Practical Collection Award’. The ‘Best Conceptualized Collection’ was given to Pushpanjali.G and ‘Best Non-wearable Award’ was given to Ankita. The ‘Jury Special Award’ was shared by Mehmooda and Divkar Mitalee Minnath. The ‘Most Creative Collection‘ and the ‘Best Design Collection Award’ was bagged by Nisha Bhandari.

Five people, including two minors, died in separate fire incidents in Delhi today, taking the toll in such cases to eight over the past 72 hours in the national capital.

The Delhi Fire Services received a call around 6.30 am about the first blaze in Rajapuri area of Sultanpuri. Over two-dozen workers were sleeping in the first and second floors of the three-storey building when the blaze started. All, but four, escaped, an officer said.

At least 10 fire tenders rushed to the spot, but the narrow alleys posed a great challenge before they could reach the site, the officer said.

The fire fighters struggled for a couple of hours to douse the fire. It was running without permission in the residential area, a senior police officer said. Police took the injured ones to a hospital where they were declared dead.

The deceased have been identified as Razi Mohammad (20), Shan Mohammad(17), Ayub (17) and Mehboob (18). They all belonged to Asmada village in Uttar Pradesh Hardoi district. Ayub and Mehboob were siblings, the police official said.

The unit was run by a person named Veeresh Gupta, who lived in the same locality. The building was used for manufacturing shoes and housed around 25-30 workers, he said. A case has been registered and investigation has been launched, he added.

The second incident was reported around 12.55 pm at Kamal Building in Kucha Mahajani of Old’s Delhi’s Chandni Chowk area, the police said. The fire in the building, housing several jewellery shops, spread to all three floors. Twenty-two fire tenders were rushed to contain the blaze, a police official said.

The youth, who was rescued from the spot, was declared dead at a hospital. Preliminary investigation suggest that Rohit, a resident of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, died due to suffocation, the official added.

Earlier, two persons had died in a fire at a footwear-manufacturing unit in Narela on Saturday, while a 62-year-old shopkeeper died in a pre-dawn blaze at his shop in Sarita Vihar area yesterday

The driver lost control on a sharp curve due to which bus slipped into gorge and came to rest in the middle of hillside.
27 students were among the 30 killed when a school bus fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district.

“Thirty, including 27 children, die as school bus falls into gorge in Kangra district,” Himachal Transport Minister Govind Singh Thakur told news agency.
According to reports, the driver lost control on a sharp curve due to which the bus slipped into the gorge and came to rest in the middle of the hillside.

Some children are still trapped inside the mangled bus, news agency IANS reported.

The students are from Wazir Ram Singh Pathania Memorial Public School. Many of the students in the bus were in Class 5 and below, IANS reported.

According to news agency ANI, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has announced Rs 5 lakh each for the family of the accident victims.

“Rescue operation underway with the help of locals. I’ve ordered for magisterial probe,” the Chief Minister added.

(IANS)

Four labourers were killed in a fire that broke out in a shoe factory here on Monday, said a fire officer.

The blaze started at the Raja Park factory in Sultanpuri at around 6.35 a.m. There were around a dozen labourers inside the factory when the fire broke out, the Delhi Fire Service officer said.

Nine fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

“Four labourers, who were trapped inside it, died due to suffocation and burnt injuries. They were rushed to the Sanjay Gandhi hospital. Efforts are on to identify the deceased,” he added.

The fire which broke out due to a short circuit, was doused at 9.50 a.m., the officer added.

Nine individuals from a family including four kids, suffered serious burns after a fire blazed as a result of cylinder gas leak in Kalyan Nagar in Peenya on Thursday.

The injured have been identified as Devaraj (38) a security guard at a private company, his better half Lakshmama (35) and their two children Niranjan (10) and Devika (4), alongside five of their relatives Venkatesh (38), Maheswari (33), Alavelu (9), Somashekar (16) and Sangeetha (15). Seven casualties are out of danger while Somashekar and Lakshmamma who managed 70% consumes, are in a critical state, said Basavaraj Naik, a family companion.

The police said that five of Devaraj’s and Lakshmamma’s relatives from Pavagada including two children (Somashekar and Sangeetha), had gone to their home on Wednesday to go to a relative’s wedding. They were staying at the Chickanjanappa Building in Kalyan Nagar fourth Main.

On Wednesday night, the family and relatives ate and rested while Devaraj left for his night duty. Lakshmamma neglected to turn off the gas regulator after cooking and wen to sleep. Toward the beginning of the day around 4.30, when Devaraj came back from work and thumped at the door, Lakshmamma woke up and switched on the light. The spark from the switch ignited the leaked gas from the cylinder. “The room had no ventilation and the cylinder was kept in their room adjoining the kitchen due to vaastu,” Naik said.

Hearing the screaming, the neighbors rushed to their help and called an ambulance. Every one of the casualties were moved to ESI Hospital at Rajajinagar at first after which the women and the severely injured Somashekar were moved to Victoria Hospital for treatment. Bagalgunte police went by the spot and enlisted a case.

With Salman Khan’s conviction in the blackbuck case, Jodhpur DIG (Jail), Vikram Singh said that the jail has made adequate arrangements for the actor’s stay in prison. Salman will likely spend the night in jail in a high security ward where godman Asaram is also staying. He will be served the same food as is served to the other prisoners in the jail. Recalling Salman’s previous complaints regarding dirty bathrooms, the DIG said, “It’s a high security ward, the bathrooms are of good quality.”

The court has announced the quantum of sentencing: Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in jail. The actor has also been fined Rs 10,000, and will spend the night in jail as he will not be able to immediately get bail. Salman will have to approach the Rajasthan High Court to seek bail.

Following the sentencing, Salman Khan was taken into custody by the police inside the court premises in Jodhpur. An arrest warrant has already been prepared. Salman will soon be sent to the Jodhpur Central Jail.

Salman Khan has been convicted in the two-decade-old blackbuck poaching case. The other accused – Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam – have been acquitted. A local named Dushyant Singh, who was also an accused, has been acquitted as well.

After almost 20 years, actor Salman Khan has been found guilty of poaching a blackbuck in 1998, during a shoot for a film in Rajasthan. Salman has been sentenced to five years in jail and fined Rs 10,000. Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre have been acquitted in the case. The trial of the case has been in progress for the last 20 years. Judge Dev Kumar Khatri had reserved the order after the final arguments on March 28. Arguments for sentencing are underway. Salman’s counsel is asking for a minimum sentence. “The court has convicted Khan under section 9/51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. All other accused have been acquitted of the charges that they faced,” said a counsel involved in the case.

A court in Jodhpur on Thursday convicted Salman Khan after finding him guilty of poaching two black bucks in a case dating back to 1998 and sentenced him to five years imprisonment along with a monetary fine of Rs 10,000. All other accused, including actors – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre – were acquitted of the charges they faced by the court of the chief judicial magistrate, Jodhpur Rural.
“The court has convicted Khan under section 9/51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. He has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment along with a monetary fine of Rs. 10,000. He will be taken to the Jodhpur Central Jail directly from the court,” prosecution counsel Mahipal Bishnoi told reporters.
The case against Salman Khan dated back to October 1998, when he was accused of killing two blackbucks in Kankani village in Jodhpur. Khan was charged under Section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act and other actors – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam – were charged under section 51 read with section 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Salman Khan blackbuck verdict LIVE Updates
The final arguments in the case were completed on March 28 in the court of the chief judicial magistrate, Jodhpur Rural, Dev Kumar Khatri and the judgment was reserved for Thursday. Khan has earlier been acquitted in two poaching cases of chinkaras by the Rajasthan High Court in 2016. Last year, he was acquitted by the court of the chief judicial magistrate in Jodhpur on January 2017 in another case in which he was charged under the sections 3/25 and 3/27 of the