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Python brings traffic to standstill
Bumper-to-bumper traffic is a common sight in most Indian cities and can cause the most patient of people to get impatient.
However, there are also instances where people display patience when required. A great example of patience and humanity was visible recently when a nearly 6.5-foot-long python slithered out of a roadside bush and made its way across a busy street.
Commuters stopped their vehicles to allow the Indian rock python, a non-venomous snake, to cross the road in peace. The incident occurred on the busy Seaport-Airport Road in Kochi last Sunday, according to The New Indian Express.
A video of the incident on YouTube featured a number of cars and motorcycles parked in the middle of the road so that they would not run over the snake while it was crossing.
A few people could be seen standing quietly, watching the snake cross the road as it vanished into the bushes on reaching the other end of the road. –ndtv.com
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NCA clamps down on 62 defaulting stations
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed non-
compliant FM Broadcasting Stations to immediately suspend operations on their respective frequencies for various infractions.
According to the NCA, the enforcement action has become necessary due to persistent violations of regulatory requirements, specifically Regulations 54 and 56 of the Electronic Communications Regulations, 2011 (L.I. 1991) and the Conditions of their FM Broadcasting Authorisations.
This action follows a directive issued by the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, mandating the NCA to enforce applicable sanctions on stations found to be in violation of the regulations in the recent audit conducted by the NCA to ensure full compliance with licensing and operational requirements in the broadcasting sector.
Following this directive, the NCA has commenced enforcement of regulatory sanctions against defaulting entities identified in the Frequency Audit Report in phases.
The categorisation of infractions under the first phase is as follows:
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Loose goat evades pursuing police in Georgia
Police in Georgia are hot on the trail of a ‘hoofed Houdini’ — an escaped goat spotted running loose in Duluth.
The Duluth Police Department said on social media that numerous calls came on Tuesday, reporting a loose goat ‘trotting’ on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard ‘like it had somewhere very important to be.’
“Officers responded and attempted to corral the hoofed Houdini as it made its way toward Albion Farm Road, where it hopped a few fences and outsmarted us by disappearing into backyards,” the post said.
Police suspect the goat might be the same animal seen running loose recently in Suwanee.
“Apparently, it had unfinished business in Duluth,” police wrote.
