Dead Goose

Punjab has reported its first case of avian influenza with samples taken from a dead bar-headed goose testing positive for the flu's H5N1 strain, forest and wildlife preservation department officials said on Wednesday.

Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday.

Sukhna Lake, regarded as the 'lifeline' of the city of Chandigarh, has been thrown open to visitors after a month. The tourist spot was shut in the wake of the avian flu threat, that came to light after a sample of dead goose tested positive for the deadly virus on December 16.

The discovery of a 25-year-old man's body seated in an upright position in a tempo near Motilal Nagar junction on Tuesday led Goregaon cops to a day-long wild goose chase. At the culmination of their investigations, it was revealed that the deceased - Golu Devidas Gawai - had been run over by a motorcyclist and a tempo driver, who were then told by...

Punjab has reported its first case of avian influenza with samples taken from a dead bar-headed goose testing positive for the flu's H5N1 strain, forest and wildlife preservation department officials said on Wednesday.

Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday.

Sukhna Lake, regarded as the 'lifeline' of the city of Chandigarh, has been thrown open to visitors after a month. The tourist spot was shut in the wake of the avian flu threat, that came to light after a sample of dead goose tested positive for the deadly virus on December 16.

The discovery of a 25-year-old man's body seated in an upright position in a tempo near Motilal Nagar junction on Tuesday led Goregaon cops to a day-long wild goose chase. At the culmination of their investigations, it was revealed that the deceased - Golu Devidas Gawai - had been run over by a motorcyclist and a tempo driver, who were then told by...