North Kolkata Calling !!

The Rudraprayag District is well known for  leopards . We have heard of the famous Jim Corbett who after many failures finally succeeded in shooting the man eater of that area-I mean Rudraprayag. Man-eaters still roam in the area and incident still happens. On saturday night a toddler named Rishika was snatched away by a leopard from her front yard. No trace except a drop of blood was found near her home. The villagers demanded it to be declared as a man-eater and hence either trap or eliminate the big cat. Vaibhav Singh the DFO of Rudraprayag said as the villagers were scared and worried we have to either trap or kill it. In this respect two shooters Joy Hukki and Zahir Baksh are deployed.

The Tokyo Games will loose many features of an  Olympics. It will probably be noted in history as the weirdest Games played  with empty stands and devoid of all glamours. There will be changes in the making of medals too. Recycled materials from used consumer electronic goods- such as- digital cameras, laptops, games consoles etc. will be used. General public, electronics shops, schools too donated in yellow donation boxes set up in Post Offices & Street corners. The Japanese public themselves donated around 6,21 millions old mobiles.

Finally China built the world's fastest train that could travel at a speed of 600kmph. Its a maglev train and was  manufactured in the city of Qingdao. Chief Engineer Ding Sansan says it can travel with 2 to 10 carriages.Each carriage is capable of accomodating 100 passengers. The train makes no contact between its body and rail since electro-magnetic  force has been used. It takes 2.5 hours to complete a journey from Beijing to Shanghai which is more than 1000 km.

A farmer accumulated Rs2 lakes by selling vegetables on  his two-wheeler. He sweated out with the sole purpose for saving money for his abdominal surgery. Redya Naik the farmer from Vemunur village in Mahabub- Abad district kept his hard earned money in a cotton bag. He further kept the bag in his almirah which he thought was safe. He even had to borrow cash from his relatives for the said surgery. All the money was of Rs500/- notes as that was the only way he could think of. He was shocked to find all that money shredded to pieces by rats. Finding no other ways he took all the pieces to the bank for replacement.  The bank unfortunately refused !!

He is around 26/27 years old , tall and stout with a good figure. He is wearing a blue jeans but without any dark glasses. I could see him from my balcony clearly and distinctly standing on the opposite footpath. He is a handsome young man and there is no doubt  about it. Handsome elegant and well composed wearing  a red shirt which along with the jeans looked terribly attractive. But for whom has he been waiting for ?  After half an hour he suddenly seems uncomfortable for some reason unknown to me. Was he waiting for his fiancee ? Perhaps he is been kept waiting for reasons only known to her ! For few moments I moved away from my balcony to come back again. My sight of course fell on the same spot where the young man stood impatiently. There was no one and I thought she must have come and they together went to their  chosen  place. My heart leapt up to see once again the same young man but little upset - standing on the same spot. He took out a cigarette from his packet and vehementl

18 passengers along with the crew disappeared from a Russian Antonov An-28. It completely vanished from the radar creating panic to the near ones. It went missing while flying from Kedrovy to Tomsk. After a thorough search the plane was found in Siberia. The survivors were all found near the damaged plane in a wooded area. It was an emergency landing due to engine failure though not clarified yet.

The Badan Singh Chauhan gang of Chambal recently kidnapped a Doctor and demanded Rs5 crore ransom. There was practically few activities in the ravines of the Chambal for quite some time. The kidnapping of Dr. Umakant Gupta raised once  again the eyebrows of the concerned authorities.He went missing from Agra. 50cops from UP& Rajasthan gave chase for 30 hours and scoured few dozens villages before the doctor was found.  They also went through deep ravines and  crossed gharial infested Chambal  River. A woman from the Badan Singh's gang  was responsible for the abduction of the doctor. She tricked the doctor and handed  him over to Badan Singh and his men who were waiting with their bikes.

Trayvon Bromell is perhaps the most favorite for the Olympic Games 100 metres.    At the final Diamond League he delivered a dominant gun-to-tape perfo- rmance to win in 9.98 seconds. He will be seeking to reclaim the Olympic crown for  US after 13 years in the possession of Usain Bolt.

The scary incident happened on a a link road that passes  through the Pilibhit forest in UP. Three bike- born young  men were returning after meeting with some relatives in Jalalpur village in Shahjahanpur. They were in an inebriated state and the forest guard warned them about tigers in the area. Three tiger movement were recorded a few moments ago. They  however  went on their way .  Finally a tiger attacked  and two of them were killed. The third named Vikas somehow climbed a nearby tree. The tiger made several attempt but failed.Big scratch marks were still to be seen on the tree. One of the victims was partly eaten by the tiger. The deputy director however said that it was rather unusual since tigers rarely attacked moving vehicles ! s

Olympics without any spectators ? Without any deafening walls of noise ?  Yes it has almost become unimaginable. But thanks to the prevailing Covid situation everything seems possible.    Thanks however to Japan for declaring Covid emergency in its capital. No wonder the participating Countries will be missing the overcrowded stands and ovations. Roger Federer, Simon Biles,PV Sindhu , Bajrang Punia & others will find it a trying time without all the cheers of  their supporters.

It has been quite for a long time that online classes are held. The reason is well known to all. Covid-19 has compelled us to adapt ourselves according to the  changed situation.     So we parents including our children too have to stay at home to avoid the virous. In other words our house became our 5 years old kid's classroom. And we are to be very cautious of our steps. Especially we grandparents as our children too are busy with their online work from home.    Today all of a sudden my granddaughter complained. She was embarrassed as classroom friends were  laughing while I was opening the door behind to go out. They went on saying " Funny Dadu ...funny Dadu ...." She gave me the supreme order not to be seen in her classroom !!       

Tigers in Telangana's Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district are  desperate to get back their territory -presently encroached by the villagers. Increasing migration of tigers from Mahashtra hàve been seen  looking for greener pastures. Tribal youths including cattles are the favorite targets of these tigers. Places such as Digida Kondapalli & Lodpalli villages of the district have often witnessed their presence !

A mangalsutra is used by women as a symbol of her marriage and a  sacred commitment made during the  ritual. Never is one expected  to pawn it or use it in any other commercial manner. A woman who was facing trouble with her land issue hung her mangalsutra to the door of the tahsildar's office. It was hung there with the purpose of bribing the official.  Collector Krishna Bhaskar however asked officials to investigate the matter and submit a report immediately.