Four wild elephants, including two calves, which entered a plantation in search of food, have accidentally slipped and fallen into a pond at Ajjavara village in Sullia taluk.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 114MTs of Areca Nuts worth Rs 8.61 crores smuggled into the country through Tuticorin and Chennai ports.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai announced on Sunday the release of Rs 10 crore for preventing the spread of pests which were attacking the areca plants.
A Congress MLA has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for help in stopping areca nut smuggling from Myanmar, which has affected farmers in Mizoram.
Guam residents who chew betel nut without tobacco and lime can earn up to $50 participating in a study led by the University of Guam Cancer Research Center.