Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 24: J&K skipper Shubham Pundir slammed a magnificent ton, while wicketkeeper batsman Kanhaiya Wadhawan and all-rounder Lone Nasir Muzaffar scored valuable fifties but that was not enough to save J&K from conceding a vital first innings lead to Bengal, which is all set to gain it in the ongoing CK Nayudu Trophy match at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi today. Earlier, resuming from an overnight score of 121/3, skipper Pundir and Wadhawan played sensibly […]
‘Iconic’ birds killed during hunting festival One Indian pitta, six black francolins fall prey in West Midnapore
A hunting festival in West Midnapore has killed birds of two species described as “iconic” by birdwatchers among a wide range of other wildlife.
At least one Indian pitta was killed in the Gopegarh forest in Chandra beat, around 5km from Midnapore town, alleged animal activists. Around six black francolins were killed in Tamakbari forest in the same beat, around 15km from Midnapore town, they alleged.
April 21 was one of the several dates of ritual hunting in the southwestern districts of Bengal West Midnapore, Bankura, Jhargram and Purulia. The calendar started from April 3.