Rotten body of monkey found in Ujire: Monkey fever menace?
Mangaluru, Jan 11: Fear triggered among residents as a monkey found dead at Ujire in Belthangady taluk. The monkey's body was found in rotten state and it is suspected that the monkey might have died four days ago.
The monkey was burnt and buried as it was not in state to be taken to conduct the post mortem.
Informing this, the District Health Officer Dr Ramakrishna Rao, said it was not possible to learn the reason behind the monkey's death. The body was not in the state so as to send for post mortem. Necessary safety measure have been taken as there are rumors of monkey fever.
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Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list
New Delhi (PTI:) India's Deepavali -- the festival of light -- was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The decision was taken during a key meeting of UNESCO being hosted at the Red Fort in Delhi.
This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
The 20th session of the panel is underway from December 8 to 13 at the Red Fort.
Chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as UNESCO announced that the Deepavali festival has been added to the coveted list.
India currently has 15 elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and these include the Kumbh Mela, Durga Puja of Kolkata, Garba dance of Gujarat, yoga, the tradition of Vedic chanting and Ramlila - the traditional performance of the epic 'Ramayana'.
