Current Affairs

In just a year, State of Unity caps the footfall at the 133 year old Statue of Liberty in the United States (US), as per the data, over 15,000 tourists visits the monument daily in Gujarat. The height of the statue is 182 metres and has entered the list of world's tallest statues and is located near the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in Kevadiya colony in Gujarat. For the rise of footfall, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd said in a statement that the additional tourist attractions such as cactus garden, butterfly garden, river rafting etc helped in the rise.



In the wee hours of Friday, the four rapists were shot dead by the police in Hyderabad. These rapists were arrested four days back and were in custody. Early on Friday, around 3, they were taken to NH44 to recreate the crime scene. As per the police, during the enactment, one of the accused snatched the pistol from the policemen and tries escaping. Hence, the police shot them down around 4 am today. Some are raising questions that scene reenactment happens during daylight, but since there are several protests going on, the police decided to take them during early hours of the day.

A two and half year old Tiger, dubbed T1-C1 made a journey of 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) in search of food and a mate. As per the wildlife researchers, this was the longest walk recorded by a tiger in India. The tiger began to move in late June from the Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western state of Maharashtra. Later crossed the southern state of Telangana and got back to the park of Maharashtra several times. From that the tiger made its way to the Dnyanganga Wildlife sanctuary in Maharashtra which is approximately 186 miles northwest. The tiger is currently being monitored by officials at Dnyanganga sanctuary through a tracking collar.