Gujarat: Two lions kill 17-yr-old girl at farm in Junagadh village
The DCF said the forest department was trying to catch the two lions after their “very unusual behaviour”. Unless provoked, Asiatic lions rarely attack humans. Updated: December 22, 2020 6:10:22 pm
Of the total number of Asiatic lions that perished between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020, a majority 152 were cubs, 90 were lionesses and the remaining 71 were male lions, forest minister Ganpat Vasava said in reply to a question by Congress MLA from Lathi, Virji Thummar.
(Representational)
TWO SUB-ADULT lions allegedly attacked and killed a 17-year-old tribal girl outside her cottage on an agricultural field in Dhanfuliya village of Vanthali taluka of Junagadh district when she stepped out to answer nature’s call on Monday night, forest officers said.
(Gujarat Forest Department)
A pride of 10 lions entered a gaushala and preyed on 10 cows in Arab Timbadi village of Jetpur taluka of Rajkot district early on Tuesday. A team of forest department that was tracking the pride, however, reached the spot and saved 25 other cattle heads in the gaushala.
This is the third instance of lions being spotted in Rajkot district in a month. Seven lions were found camping in Thanagalol village of Jetpur taluka, 10 km north of Arab Timbadi last month, and three lions killed 14 cattle earlier this month in Jasdan taluka.
Arab Timbadi is some 10 km from the border of the Gir Wild Life Sanctuary (GWLS). Spread across Junagadh, Bhesan and Visavadar talukas of Junagadh district, GWLS is home to a few dozen Asiatic lions. However, over the past few years, lions have been dispersing out of the protected forest areas to densely populated revenue areas.
Harsh Vardhan
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said Monday the number of MBBS seats in government-run institutes across the country has gone up to 42,495 with the recent additions and the plan was to further increase it to 80,000 to meet the ratio of one doctor per 1,000 people as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“The health ministry is striving to achieve the WHO target of the doctor-patient ratio of one (physician) for every 1,000 by 2021. Our government has been making an honest endeavour to increase the overall availability of MBBS seats to 80,000 with the urgent aim to bridge the gap in requirement of doctors,” Vardhan said. He was addressing a ceremony to mark the beginning of the first academic session All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rajkot, to run from a temporary campus for now, through video-conferencing from Delhi.
Radadiya and Dhanani attend Leuva Patel meet at Khodaldham
Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Minister Jayesh Radadiya and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani, held a meeting on Sunday at Khodaldham temple, near Gondal in Rajkot district to chalk out plans for further development of the temple complex and the community. December 21, 2020 2:07:56 am
The Leuva Patels dominate the politics in Saurashtra region and the mobilisation of the community around the temple project is the largest in recent history of the community.
Prominent members of Leuva Patel community, including state Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Minister Jayesh Radadiya and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani, held a meeting on Sunday at Khodaldham temple, a religious place for the community, near Gondal in Rajkot district to chalk out plans for further development of the temple complex and the community.
Gujarat: BSF apprehends Pakistani fisherman at Sir Creek area
Troops of 108th Battalion of the BSF, while patrolling in the Sir Creek area on Saturday evening, found a Pakistan fishing boat had intruded into the Indian territory taking advantage of (the) rough sea state and restricted visibility , stated a press release. Updated: December 21, 2020 2:26:09 am
The BSF patrol seized the boat along and a Pakistan fisherman, identified as Khalid Hussain, a resident of Shahbandar in Sindh province of Pakistan, it stated. (Representational)
A Pakistani fisherman, who allegedly crossed over to the Indian side of the border at Sir Creek in Kutch, has been apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF), defence officers said Sunday.