HOME AND ABROAD

Good Riddance, Pests

Lalmonirhat. A number of farmers in Lalmonirhat cover their vegetable fields with mosquito nets. The method has been proved effective to protect the plants from vermin and insects, without the use of any harmful chemicals.

Wildlife Murder

Munishiganj. A child carries a dead egret on his bike at Sirajdikhan near Dhaka-Mawa highway on December 21. The hunting of wild birds increases in the country during the winter.

The Right to Vote

Jammu and Kashmir, India. Indian women display their voting card as they queue to cast their ballots at a polling  station in Satritan border village, some 30 kms from Jammu.

Flipping Over

Lorient, France. Nantes' French forward Yacine Bammou flips as he celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match Lorient vs Nantes in Lorient, France

Cable Santa

Hunan, China: This picture taken on December 21, 2014 shows a man dressed up as Santa Claus hanging from a cableway as he delivers Christmas gifts to visitors in a gondola at a scenic area in Yueyang, central China's Hunan province.

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