Saving Bengaluru, One Lake At A Time

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Why is Modi gymming in Meerut?

Date: January 2
Location: Meerut

Fit hai toh hit hai seems to be a popular Modi mantra.

This time, he moved away from yoga and decided to try his hand at fitness equipment instead.

Before laying the foundation stone for the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut on January 2, he tested out some fitness equipment.

A baby shower for cats

Date: January 3
Location: Coimbatore

If you don't love animals, this might shock you.

But do remember many pet parents love their animal family members as much as parents love their offspring.

And they like to celebrate every event in their pet child's life.

Which is why a pet parent in Coimbatore held a baby shower for her cats.

The felines wore new clothes and were treated to special cat food while the guests were offered sweets and other delicious treats.

72 vehicles cross Zoji-La... and it's a record!

Date: January 3
Location: Ladakh

Zoji La. Literally translated, it means the mountain pass of blizzards.

A vital Himalayan pass that links Ladakh and the Kashmir valley, it is often shut in winter due to heavy snowfall.

But, this year, the Border Roads Organisation managed a miracle. For the first time ever, 72 vehicles crossed Zoji La on January 2; this pass, incidentally, is also the second highest pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway.

It's not been an easy task for the BRO, which has been fighting difficult weather conditions -- including temperatures as low as -19 degrees and heavy snowfall -- to keep this historic pass open.

Train driver saves man's life

Date: January 4
Location: Mumbai

Yet another tale of railway tracks, one man's carelessness and another man's quick reflexes.

An alert train driver spotted a man lying on the railway tracks at Mumbai's Sewri station and hit the emergency brakes.

The prone man escaped death by a mere few inches.

Bengaluru techie ditches job to revive dying lakes

Date: January 5
Location: Bengaluru

Garden City.

Lake City.

These are just two of the many names by which the capital of Karnataka is known.

Did you know Bengaluru used to have close to a thousand lakes? And that more than 50 per cent of these lakes have succumbed at the altar of development?

And more continue to die.

But Anand Malligavad is determined not to let that happen.

He is determined to save the city's lakes. And has quit his job as a mechanical engineer in order to do so. In fact, he has already revived 12 lakes.

He hopes that his cost-effective method will soon be implemented across the country.

He has 11 COVID vaccine shots. Or so he claims.

Date: January 6
Location: Madhepura

It's a strange, strange, tale in these strange, strange, times.

An 84-year-old man claims to have received the COVID-19 vaccine 11 times.

Brahmadev Mandal, a resident of Puraini in Bihar's Madhepura district, says the vaccine helped him fight many diseases and has relieved his body pain to a great extent.

"I never fell ill since I started taking the vaccine and my health has started to improve," he says.

Brahmadev claims to have registered himself for vaccination on a single phone number and Aadhaar card.

"We are looking into the matter; medical records will be cross checked. If the claim is true, then a complaint will be lodged," said Dr Amarendra Pratap Shahi, civil surgeon, Madhepura.

Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com