Speaking in the Assembly during a calling attention motion, the minister said the government was adopting a new approach to addressing human-wildlife conflict, recognising the severe difficulties faced by farmers in forest-fringe areas

Seven more students in Kerala's Wayanad district have tested positive for Shigella infection, raising the total cases to 16. Health officials have intensified surveillance and awareness efforts, while contaminated well water at a local school is suspected to be the source of the outbreak