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Wildbuzz | It is time to say goodbye

A counterpart to the Ruddy shelduck (Surkhab) in terms of an ‘airborne early warning system’, the redshank is an alert and excitable bird, and the first to take flight and issue an alarm call while in a mixed flock

Common redshanks on the Sukhna stones. (Lalit Mohan Bansal)
Published on Mar 16, 2025 08:22 AM IST
ByVikram Jit Singh

Chandigarh: 20-year-old woman’s body found in Sukhna Lake; suicide suspected

Preliminary investigations reveal that the victim left home around 10 pm, telling her family that a friend had met with an accident; she then travelled to the lake from Manimajra and allegedly jumped in around 11.30 pm

A police team rushed to the spot and pulled her out of the lake, but doctors at GMSH-16, declared her dead on arrival. (iStock)
Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:34 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Wildbuzz | Of frosty hues & skies not so blue

It was a cobra of intimidating girth and length --- an adult of experience as indicated by having survived so long to attain peak physical attributes while inhabiting fields, dodging farmers, horticulture labour and dogs, and defying weather

The heron steals the crow’s fish catch.  (Lalit Mohan Bansal)
Updated on Jan 12, 2025 07:46 AM IST
ByVikram Jit Singh

Wildbuzz | A prettier window dressing

A statement released by the UT administration on November 26 claimed that the annual de-weeding exercise had been upgraded with the induction of a machine (an “aquatic plant harvester”) hired from a New Delhi-based firm, Cleantec Infra

The “aquatic plant harvester” at work, Sukhna lake. (Vikram Jit Singh)
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 07:12 AM IST
ByVikram Jit Singh

Chandigarh Lit Fest ends with promise to make 'City Beautiful' literary hub

Chandigarh Lit Fest ends with promise to make 'City Beautiful' literary hub

Chandigarh Lit Fest ends with promise to make 'City Beautiful' literary hub
Published on Nov 24, 2024 08:02 PM IST
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