Special Stories

MUMBAI: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez stars in a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India campaign encouraging her fans to adopt cats and dogs from shelters and never buy them from pet shops or breeders. Wearing a beautiful faux-fur coat, a winged Fernandez appears alongside her own adorable rescue dog, Yolo – the namesake of the actor’s Yolo Foundation – with the message “Be an Angel for Animals: Adopt! Don’t Shop.” The image, which was donated by Fernandez, was shot by ace photographer Suresh Natarajan with styling by Chandini Whabi.

AMRITSAR: The movement of Skill Sikhya Langar started by Dr. Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Punjab is spearheading to the remote villages in Punjab, one such centre was inaugurated at Village Pahuwind the birthplace of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh on his birth anniversary on Sunday.

NAIROBI: The population of both Savannah and forest elephant species has declined sharply in the past half a century across the sub-Saharan African region, according to a research report released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.

MOGA: Stubble burning continues to pose serious environmental and health hazards, especially in agriculture-centric states like Punjab and Haryana. The severity of the issue was highlighted recently by the Moga Deputy Commissioner when he issued show-cause notices to SDMs, PCS officers, SHOs, block development and panchayat officers, following reports of stubble burning on November 4, 2024. According to news reports, FIRs have been filed against nearly 61 individuals in the district.

CHANDIGARH: In a historic first, two-year-old Kenyan boy Prosper became the youngest pancreatic donor in India, granting two terminally ill renal failure patients a renewed opportunity for health and happiness through simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant in one and solo kidney transplant in another.