City zoo eyes pork and chicken for big cats, hyenas as abattoir supply dries up

Kolkata: Faced with a rapidly shrinking supply of beef, zoo authorities are scrambling to find alternative food sources for carnivorous animals, with chicken and pork emerging as temporary substitutes amid fears of a prolonged supply disruption.Officials said the crisis has already forced authorities to alter feeding plans for some of the zoo’s largest carnivores, including…

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Jakhar flays AAP govt over rejection of nominations

Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday accused the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP govt of undermining democracy by “rejecting nomination papers” of BJP candidates in large numbers during the ongoing local body elections in the state.Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Jakhar said the BJP would move court against the rejection of nomination papers and…

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Underground electricity wiring project launched on pilot basis in CM Mann’s native village

SANGRUR: An underground electricity wiring project was launched by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on a pilot basis in his native Satoj village here, calling it a first-of-its-kind initiative to transform the state into the country’s first state with pole-free villages.Mann said this project will prevent crop fires, fatal accidents and frequent power disruptions caused…

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