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Indian girl's chance morning stroll pic lands her top photography honour

Shreyovi Mehta from Faridabad, India, captured a striking image of peafowl, which won the runner-up in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 contest.

Shreyovi Mehta is a Class Five student from Faridabad.(Instagram/shreyovi_mehta)
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 05:38 PM IST

Habitat blues for peafowls in Longowal village as green cover set to go amid stadium construction

The public works department (PWD) states that the trees will be translocated to another location, but as per environmentalists it will be of little help. They say the peafowl habitat in Punjab has been rapidly shrinking due to deforestation and it is now confined to only a few areas now. The latest move will only aggravate the problem.

Over 7 acres adjoining the Longowal police station has been home to peafowls for the past several decades. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 12:45 AM IST
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