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Rajkot: Early on Saturday morning, a young male lion estimated to be one to two years old was rescued in the Grofed area of Junagadh city. The animal suffered an injury when its hind leg got trapped in an iron gate during an attempt to jump over it.A team from the Junagadh forest department and Sakkarbaug zoo swiftly arrived at the location after receiving an alert. Junagadh deputy conservator of forests (DCF) Akshay Joshi noted that by following established safety protocols and employing expert rescue techniques, the teams successfully freed the lion without causing any further injury. The lion cub…
Dumka: Acting on the complaints of sale of meat and fish despite being banned during the month of Shravan in the temple town, Deoghar Municipal Corporation (DMC) has sealed a meat shop in Jasidih on Saturday for violating the prohibition order and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 7,500 on it and few other violators.A special team conducted inspection across various areas in Koriyasa, Jasidih, Barmasia and Baidyanathpur.Officials said the crackdown is intended to maintain the sanctity of the annual Shrawani Mela, when millions of Kanwariyas and pilgrims undertake sacred journey to offer holy water at the Baba Baidyanath Temple.During…
Residents being rescued in a flood affected area of Navsari Surat: Heavy rain continued across South Gujarat on Saturday, a day after extreme rainfall in the catchment areas of rivers flowing through Surat, Bharuch and Navsari triggered flooding in several urban and rural pockets. Officials said flooding on Saturday was being driven not only by local showers but also by heavy upstream inflows that swelled rivers and creeks.The Kim river flooded parts of Surat and Bharuch districts, inundating villages and farmlands as water spilled over its banks. Officials said the current remained strong even as floodwaters flowed through villages and…
Vadodara: Rescue operations for 150 students and workers from a flooded hostel were among the largest emergency responses triggered by heavy overnight rain in Vadodara district. Flooding and waterlogging prompted the administration to evacuate at least 350 people, distribute over 4,000 food packets, deploy hundreds of health teams and close 20 roads as a precaution.At Laxmi Hostel of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth near Waghodia, floodwaters rose to waist level, forcing authorities to evacuate 100 girls, 40 boys and 10 workers. They were shifted to safer accommodation. Pumps were deployed to drain floodwater from the campus.In Dabhoi taluka, the swollen Dhadhar river inundated…
Devotees and kanwariyas have started arriving in Kashi ahead of the first Shrawan Monday Varanasi: Traffic restrictions and elaborate crowd management plans for the Shrawan Somvars came into effect in Varanasi from Saturday evening, while major traffic diversions, including on highways across almost all surrounding districts, will be enforced from Sunday to manage the expected rush of devotees and Kanwariyas.ADCP (Traffic) Anshuman Mishra said traffic restrictions, diversions and no-entry zones were enforced in view of the expected rush of devotees and kanwariyas at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and other major Shiv temples during Shrawan. The no-entry order, enforced from Saturday…
T’puram: Search operations intensified on Saturday for four fishermen who went missing in two separate boat capsize incidents off the Thiruvananthapuram coast as rough seas, strong winds and heavy rain lashed the district amid the southwest monsoon. The accidents occurred at Muthalapozhi and Vizhinjam on Friday night, while several other fishermen were rescued in time.At Muthalapozhi, two fishermen were swept away after their fishing boat was hit by powerful waves near the harbour mouth around 9pm on Friday. The missing men are Shijin, 32, of Anchuthengu, and Freemon, 26, of Kochumethankadavu.The boat, carrying four fishermen from Anchuthengu, Jose, Smith, Shijin…
Kolkata/Burdwan : Police on Saturday arrested suspected Jaish terrorist Hamim Mondal’s girlfriend, Arpita Sarkar, from Jharkhand’s Sahibganj and said they are probing the duo’s alleged plan to foment trouble at Jantar Mantar, the site of last month’s students’ protest. Hamim, who was allegedly tracking CM Suvendu Adhikari, was arrested from Burdwan on Friday.“Hamim was working under instructions received over social media and encrypted messaging apps from Pakistani handles and phone numbers. He was instructed to buy police uniforms and head to Jantar Mantar with a group of men and women to create disturbance. We are yet to ascertain if he…
Srinagar, Aug 1: Residents of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have urged the Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) to immediately restore the direct bus service between Uri and Srinagar, saying its suspension has caused immense inconvenience to scores of daily commuters.The direct JKRTC bus, which used to depart from Uri at 8:00 am and return from Srinagar at 1:30 pm, was a lifeline for patients, students, government employees and other commuters travelling to the summer capital. However, locals said the service has remained suspended for nearly two months, forcing them to depend on multiple modes of transport…
Rubin Observatory stacked hundreds of images from its 3.2-billion-pixel camera; the final view contains over half a million galaxies and 50,000 stars. (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory:NOIRLab:SLAC:AURA) Astronomers have just got their clearest look yet at one of the most studied patches of sky in the world. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, based in Chile, has released a single stacked image containing more than 500,000 galaxies and over 50,000 stars, captured using the largest digital camera ever built. Here’s all the information on how the photo has been captured and the significance of this cosmic milestone.How the image was madeThe…
The building came down sometime between 11.20pm on July 30 and 5pm on July 31, trapping several residents under the debris as they slept Thane: Poor quality construction spanning 13 years and unauthorised repair work that damaged the building’s structural pillars led to the collapse of a wing at Kohinoor Apartment in Gangaramwadi, New Tavare Compound, Bhiwandi, killing 10 people and injuring three others, following which police booked the building owner and the repair contractor for negligence. The building came down sometime between 11.20pm on July 30 and 5pm on July 31, trapping several residents under the debris as they…