Eight Bangladeshi Nationals namely Md Nurnabi (14 yrs) P.S- Nageswari, Kurigram (BD), Ali Rabbani (15 yrs) P.S- Nageswari, Kurigram (BD) and Azab Ali (80) of Fulbari, Kurigram (BD) with his entire family comprising of his wife, 01 daughter and 03 sons from the border area of Seoti under Dinhata police station (WB) at about 0100 hrs today. It is learnt from the preliminary questioning that they had illegally entered into Indian Territory and had been working in a brick kiln at Sonepat (Haryana) for last one year. But as the kiln have shut down due to rains, they (BD nationals) planned to return to Bangladesh with the help of an Indian tout namely Hafiz Ali of Dinhata who himself had accompanied them from Haryana in lieu Rs. 3000/- INR/- per head. Accordingly, they were in the process of crossing the International Border to Bangladesh while they were apprehended by BSF troops of Guwahati Frontier. Later, the apprehended Bangladeshis were handed over to the local Police for further legal action.
New Delhi: India has emerged as the largest participant in the 9th annual City Nature Challenge (CNC), with 206 Indian cities among the 675 global participants. This collaborative citizen science event, running from April 26 to 29, is organized in India by WWF-India to encourage people to document and share images of wild plants, animals, and fungi using the iNaturalist app.
WWF-India is spearheading this initiative across several states, including Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and New Delhi. Neha Raghav, Director of Environment Education at WWF-India, highlighted CNC's importance, saying, "CNC is a great opportunity to engage people of all ages in citizen...
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