Focus

Five elephants electrocuted in India's Jharkhand

22 Nov 2023 09:25am
Photo for illustrative purposes only. AFP FILE PIX
Photo for illustrative purposes only. AFP FILE PIX

NEW DELHI - Five elephants including three calves were electrocuted after they came in contact with a live high-tension electrical wire in India's eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday night in the Musabani forest area of East Singhbhum district, about 174 km southeast of Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand.

According to forest department officials, the villagers reported the incident to them Tuesday after spotting the carcasses inside the forest.

Officials said they have made arrangements for the autopsy of the carcasses. A case has been registered and an investigation ordered into the incident. - XINHUA

Related Articles:
Animal
Elephant
electrocuted
Wildlife
More Like This
TikTok on Thursday began letting all marketers on its platform use an artificial intelligence-powered tool for generating marketing clips, becoming the latest platform to let advertisers tap into the technology. AFP FILE PIX
TikTok on Thursday began letting all marketers on its platform use an artificial intelligence-powered tool for generating marketing clips, becoming the latest platform to let advertisers tap into the technology. AFP FILE PIX
World TikTok makes AI driven ad tool available globally
The news came with word that Getty Images will make its stockpile of pictures and video available to TikTok's AI powered video generation tool -- called Symphony Creative Studio.
Photo for illustration purpose only - 123RF
Photo for illustration purpose only - 123RF
World WHO issues warning as measles cases surge globally
Almost 110,000 people died, most of them children under 5 years, which was about 8 per cent less than the previous year, the health agencies said.
This combination of pictures created on November 14, 2024 shows X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk (L) on September 13, 2023 and Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani on October 2, 2024. - Photo by AFP
This combination of pictures created on November 14, 2024 shows X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk (L) on September 13, 2023 and Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani on October 2, 2024. - Photo by AFP
World Musk met Iran UN ambassador on defusing tension under Trump - Report
The report quoted anonymous Iranian sources as describing the meeting between the world's richest person and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani as "positive."
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Israel's Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka look on ahead of the UEFA Nations League League A, Group A2 football match between France and Israel at The Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, in the northern outskirts of Paris, on November 14, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Israel's Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka look on ahead of the UEFA Nations League League A, Group A2 football match between France and Israel at The Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, in the northern outskirts of Paris, on November 14, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
World Macron attends France-Israel match amidst diplomatic tensions
Videos taken by spectators and posted on the X social media platform showed fans, some with Israeli flags, running along the rows of seats at the stadium while other supporters whistled and booed.