News Reading Practice #26

(100 Day Challenge)



VILLAGERS RIDE ON SICK LEOPARD: MP

RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | DC BHOPAL, AUG. 30


A sick leopard on Wednesday strayed into a Madhya Pradesh village and became a source of entertainment for the locals who took selfies with the wild animal, besides enjoying a piggyback ride on it.
A farmer in the village of Ilkera under Tonkhurd tehsil in Dewas district spotted the two-year-old leopard roaming in the cattle grazing field and raised alarms leading other villagers to rush to the spot, Rajesh Pattidar, a local said.

The villagers then surrounded the leopard and some of them even gathered courage to go near the wild animal when they found it unwell. Some youths took video of the incident and made it viral on social media.

In the videos that have surfaced on social media, a group of men, some of them holding sticks, are seen either sitting or standing near the leopard. Some of them try to click pictures with the spotted feline, while some others touch the animal who is not resisting their attempts. One video shows a man trying to ride on the animal when the latter is walking.

The animal, suspected to be suffering from some brain disorder, was admitted to a Zoo in Indore city on Wednesday in a critical condition, and is battling for life, an official said

"The leopard was found wandering in a dizzy condition by some villagers. A rescue team of the forest department rushed to the spot from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after being informed of the incident. The people were dispersed and the leopard was rescued by the forest team", the forest guard of Dewas range Jitendra Singh Chouhan told this newspaper. "This is for the first time we saw that despite being harassed by the villagers, the leopard neither roared at them nor resisted their attempts", said Dr Uttam Yadav, incharge of Indore's Kamla Nehru Zoo.

Screengrab shows villagers riding piggyback on a leopard and clicking selfies in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

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Strayed - Moved away from the correct path or location. (à´•ൂà´Ÿ്à´Ÿം à´ªിà´°ിà´ž്à´ž, വഴിà´¤െà´±്à´±ിവന്à´¨.)

Source of Entertainment - Something that provides enjoyment or amusement. (à´µിà´¨ോദത്à´¤ിൻ്à´±െ ഉറവിà´Ÿം)

Piggyback - Carried on someone's back or shoulders. (à´¤ോളത്à´¤െà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ു à´•ൊà´£്à´Ÿു à´ªോà´µുà´•)

Spotted - Noticed or observed. (à´¶്à´°à´¦്ധയിൽപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´•)

Cattle Grazing - Cows or other domesticated animals eating grass in an open field. (à´ªുà´²്à´²ുà´®േയൽ)

Surrounded - Encircled or enclosed on all sides. (വളയപ്à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿ)

Incident - An event or occurrence, often notable or unusual. (à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿെà´¨്à´¨ുà´£്à´Ÿാà´•ുà´¨്à´¨ à´¸ംà´­à´µം)

Viral - Quickly and widely circulated or shared, especially on the internet. (à´…à´¤ിà´µേà´—ം à´ª്à´°à´šà´°ിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨ à´µിവരങ്ങളെ à´¸ംബന്à´§ിà´š്à´š)

Surfaced - Came to public attention or became known. (à´µെà´³ിà´š്à´šà´¤്à´¤ുവരുà´•)

Feline - Relating to or resembling cats. (à´®ാർജ്à´œാരവർഗ്à´—à´¤്à´¤ിൽപ്à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿ)

Latter - Refers to the second of two things or the second mentioned in a sequence. (à´°à´£്à´Ÿെà´£്ണത്à´¤ിൽ à´°à´£്à´Ÿാമത്à´¤േà´¤ാà´¯)

Disorder - A lack of order; confusion or chaos. (à´°ോà´—ം, à´…à´¸ുà´–ം.)

Battling - Engaged in a fight or conflict. (à´ªോà´°ാà´Ÿ്à´Ÿം)

Wandering - Moving about without a clear destination or purpose. (അലഞ്à´žുനടക്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨)

Dizzy Condition - Feeling lightheaded or unsteady. (തലചുà´±്à´±ുà´¨്à´¨ അവസ്à´¥.)

Dispersed - Scattered or spread out. (à´ªിà´°ിà´š്à´šുà´µിà´Ÿുà´•.)

Roared - To make a long, loud, deep sound (ഉച്à´šà´¤്à´¤ിൽ അലറുà´•)

Resisted - Opposed or withstood. (à´Žà´¤ിർക്à´•ുà´•)

Attempts - Efforts or tries to do something. (à´¶്à´°à´®ം)

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