Australian cat-proof fence protects endangered species

Australian cat-proof fence protects endangered species

Melbourne : Feral cats are a huge threat to native animals in Australia but one region wants to stop their destruction by physically shutting them out. The world’s longest cat-proof fence has been built in central Australia to help bring endangered species back to the area. The 44km (27 mile) electric fence borders a wildlife […]

Tiahleigh Palmer: The 12-year-old murdered by her foster father’

Tiahleigh Palmer: The 12-year-old murdered by her foster father’

Sydney : Australian schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer was 12 years old when she came home from dance class and was murdered by her foster father. Hours earlier, Rick Thorburn had learned that that his teenage son, Trent, had sexually assaulted her. They feared she might be pregnant. So the Queensland man killed Tiahleigh and dumped her near-naked […]

5-min boil that wreaked environmental havoc

5-min boil that wreaked environmental havoc

Kiri Afghana (Gurdaspur) : A few minutes past the midnight of May 15-16, Munesh Pal, unit head of Chadha Sugars and Industries Private Limited, was jolted from his sleep with the news that “things were getting out of hand as thousands of quintal of molasses had got overheated and was threatening to spill over in […]