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The lion had been ailing for weeks and his condition deteriorated despite close monitoring.The cause of death was attributed to age and cardio respiratory failure.Prithvi had been at the zoo since 2015 and had four cubs with lioness Vasundhara. The zoo currently houses three lionesses.Prithvi had been unable to use his hind legs since June 14 and his health had been steadily deteriorating. The lion had stopped eating solid foods and was relying on intravenous fluids for nutrition.The zookeeper and veterinarians were monitoring him closely, but his condition did not improve, according to the zoo update.After the post-mortem examination was…

The district administration was informed on Saturday evening that the group was stranded between Gramphu and Chota Dharra in Lahaul subdivision. They were travelling in two vehicles.A rescue team, comprisingpolice, Home Guard and the Border Road Organisation (BRO) personnel, was deployed for the rescue operation, a bulletin by the state emergency operation centre here said.It said flash floods and landslides blocked the NH 505 (Sumdo Kaza-Gramphu) at different locations between Gramphu and Dharra. “Man and resources will be deployed after the clearance of weather,” it said.Owing to heavy rain with possibility of snowfall in high altitude areas, the government on…

With almost 1200 elephants killed in the last 10 years across India — 245 of them in the past three years in Odisha alone — the gentle giants are at a grave risk, with just 27000 left in the country at present.”We humbly request the Government of India to do everything possible to protect the elephants of India, and impose stringent penalties that would deter the senseless killings of the gravely endangered elephants,” states the letter, initiated by Tory MP Henry Smith.After the overwhelming success of two historic bills related to trophy hunting and animal protection passed at the UK…

“NH-44 is still closed, Mughal road again blocked due to landslide at Ratta Chamb. People are advised not to travel without confirmation from Traffic Control Unit (TCU)…,” Jammu and Kashmir traffic police said.The traffic police further said that the clearance work is in progress.The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.Kashmir-bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway and fruit carrying trucks from Kashmir head for the rest of the country through this road.–IANSzi/sha

“While strengthening our relations with Ukraine, we did not allow our relations with the Russian Federation to deteriorate,” Erdogan said at a rally in the eastern province of Bayburt on Saturday, after his meeting with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.”Hopefully, we will meet with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin in August as well,” he added.Speaking of the negative effects of the conflict on the Turkish economy, the Turkish leader said “every event happening around us has reflections on the economy,” adding energy and food prices have reached record levels all over the world.This was Zelensky’s…

Rae Bareli Superintendent of Police (SP), Alok Priyadarshi, said that all the victims — including four girls and a boy — would often play in the pond. However, on Saturday, they slipped into deep water in the pond, which was overflowing due to rain spells.The SP said that their identities have been ascertained as Vaishali, 12, Sonam, 10, Rupali, 9, Ritu, 8, and Amit, 8, — all residents of Mangta Dera village under Gadaganj police station of Dalmau circle.He said that he visited the spot to examine the situation and sent the bodies for postmortem examination.“I have asked the officials…

The incident occurred on July 6 when the youth was trying to check the electric wiring at a relative’s residence and the lineman reached the spot. However, an FIR was filed over a complaint after a video of the incident surfaced online.In the video, the complainant is purportedly seen licking the footwear of the accused and doing squats in front of him.The police spokesman said that the accused Tejbali Singh Patel, has been booked under section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation). SC/ST Act was also invoked against…

The Prayagraj Mela Authority and the seers of the 13 Akharas of the country have said that the Paush Purnima Snan will be held on January 13, 2025, Makar Sankranti on January 14, Mauni Amavasya on January 29, Basant Panchami on February 3, Maghi Purnima on February 12 and Maha Shivratri on February 26, 2025.The three Shahi Snans (royal baths) by the 13 Akharas of the country will take place on January 14 (Makar Sankranti), January 29 (Mauni Amavasya) and February 3 (Basant Panchami), officials said.Mela Adhikari, Maha Kumbh Mela, Vijay Kiran Anand, highlighted the proposal to construct seven different…

A total of 158 MPs voted in favour of the new administration led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while 142 voted against during the roll call vote in the 300-member strong assembly, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Greek national broadcaster ERT.Addressing the plenary shortly before the vote, Mitsotakis said: “We are determined to move forward on the path shown to us by the citizens with a series of 10 national goals over the four-year period.”He reiterated his confidence that Greece will achieve investment-grade status this year, after about 13 years in the so-called “junk status.”The government’s main priorities also include…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees organised a tour on Saturday that lasted for several hours for the delegation of 30 diplomats, most of whom represented European countries, Xinhua news agency reported.On July 3, the Israeli army launched a two-day large-scale military operation in the Jenin area to crack down on Palestinian militants. The raid left 12 Palestinians and one Israeli army officer dead and dozens of others wounded.The diplomats toured the refugee camp and looked at the houses and infrastructure that were destructed during the Israeli raid.The representative of the European Union in Palestine, Sven…