
Rare species of cuckoo wasp spotted in State
The Hindu
Maiden spotting of Chrysidea falsa in the country
A rare species of cuckoo wasp has been spotted in the county for the first time, from two sacred groves in Kasaragod district and from Vadakara in Kozhikode district.
Researchers of the Shadpada Entomology Research Lab (SERL), Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, have reported spotting ‘Chrysidea falsa’ from the sacred groves of Koyithatta Sree Dharmashastha Kavu and Edayilakkad in Kasaragod and from Vadakara in Kozhikode.
Aswathi P.G., research scholar, and Bijoy C., assistant professor and Research Supervisor of the SERL, are behind the discovery. The study has been published in the latest issue of the international journal, Taprobanica. The study was funded by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












