Rajasthan polls: Rahul sets up 9 Cong panels
New Delhi: Gearing up for the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Congress president Rahul Gandhi set up as many as nine committees with former CM Ashok Gehlot chairing the coordination panel and state party chief Sachin Pilot heading the State election committee.
Lion which sired 26 cubs, dies of old age
Hyderabad: A 19-year-old male Asiatic lion died on Thursday at the Nehru Zoological Park here due to old age complications, the zoo said. “Atul”, a veteran member of the zoo, was off feed and unable to walk. “Atul has been an important part of our family and has sired 26 cubs which are presently accommodated in zoos in India and across the world,” it said.
TMC worker’s wife shot dead
Kalyani (WB): A woman was shot dead at her home in Nadia district on Thursday by gunmen while resisting them to enter her house allegedly in search of her husband who is a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker, police said. The family members alleged that the incident was the result of a factional feud of the TMC, Nadia Superintendent of Police Rupesh Kumar said a dispute over irrigating land was behind the killing.
Sec 144 invoked for 2 months in GB Nagar
Noida: Ahead of the festive season, the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration on Thursday announced imposition of Section 144 of the CrPC, prohibiting assembly of four or more people at one place, for the next two months. The decision has been taken in order to maintain law and order during upcoming festivals, a senior administration official said.
Two safari parks to accommodate Gir Lions
Ahmedabad: In the wake of the death of 23 Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest in the last 20 days, the State Government on Thursday announced setting up two safari parks near here and in Narmada district to accommodate growing population of big cats.