Deploying langur mimics among Delhi govt's plans to scare off monkeys during G20 SummitThe unchecked population of monkeys has led to their ever-increasing numbers across the city, including in New Delhi areas (Lutyens' Delhi)...
29 Aug, 2023, 04.36 PM IST
Delhi drops surgical sterilisation plan to control monkey populationThe plan to use an immunocontraceptive vaccine, which can make monkeys sterile, will remain off the table till there is enough concrete evi...
25 Nov, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
Monkeying around with the law? 'Langur-handler' tests positive for Covid-19, puts authorities in a fixHopefully, government officials are aware langurs cannot be legally hired.
19 May, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
Monkey menace at Vice President's House, Venkaiah Naidu seeks solutionsRam Kumar Kashyap of the Indian National Lok Dal raised the issue of monkey menace in the national capital through a zero hour mention in t...
24 Jul, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
Millet upma, paneer bhurji bao, ragi tacos with eggs - Bengaluru is giving a modern spin to breakfastBreakfast is now Brekkie in Bengaluru, and many offbeat cuisines are becoming part of the trend.
07 Jun, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
Should we ask monkeys not to procreate: High Court asks govtThe court pulled up the Centre for conducting sterilisation trails using oral immune-contraception vaccines on the simians without prior pe...
24 May, 2018, 07.09 PM IST
Why shouldn’t monkeys, nilgai and others demand elected representation?Little wonder then that real snakes, not merely their purported political approximations, make themselves at home in the Delhi Assembly bui...
11 Aug, 2017, 11.32 PM IST
MonkeyBox to offer fruit juices with RawKing buyThe startup is currently operational in Bengaluru, and is expanding to 115 schools, where it offers healthy meals for school children, offe...
30 May, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
These IIT graduates to start business with 'safety net'The eight are among those working on startups that have been deemed viable, a condition for students to be eligible for the "deferred place...
08 Nov, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
MHA, DoPT to split monkey menace billThe monkey handlers will work round the clock in shifts, on all days of the week. The job description is simple: to drive away or catch mon...
01 Oct, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
Monkey menace reached 'epic' proportions in the country: CSE reportCSE said monkeys have been causing extensive damage to agriculture in India which was already facing low productivity due to extreme weathe...
18 Aug, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
Olive Cafés South to open three outletsThis month, Delhi will see the third The Fatty Bao opening after Bengaluru and Mumbai and will be followed by three launches by the end of ...
03 Aug, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Monkey rains down Rs 1.5 lakh at Vrindavan templeIt rained in Vrindavan — what came down was not water, but 500-rupee notes, that a monkey was showering over the people. Rs 1.5 lakh in all.
20 Jul, 2015, 10.01 AM IST
Is the real menace the monkeys in human suits lurking among us?In due time, monkeys may decide to get up and leave when they come face to face with the most dangerous of species: monkeys in human costum...
02 Aug, 2014, 05.51 AM IST
When taxpayers shell out crores for monkey-meal schemesThe monkeys probably don’t give a hoot about food inflation, but someone should have asked whether so many taxpayer rupees should be spent ...
16 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Rs 6 crore spent on feeding monkeys in sanctuary by Delhi govtDelhi Government's forest department has spent a whopping Rs six crore in feeding over 16,000 monkeys at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuar...
15 Oct, 2013, 10.22 PM IST
Through the third eye: Govt extends subsidy to babus for playing golfThe new subscription rates have kicked in from January 1, making the course the most expensive to play at in the country.
08 Jan, 2013, 08.42 AM IST