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New Delhi, Oct 24 : The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated its 46th raising day here today.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who attended the celebrations as the chief guest, said: “We want to send the message to all our officers that the government promises help in creating centres for the new battalions."

Patil also presented medals for gallantry and meritorious service to the personnel of ITBP.

The force has commended the initiatives of the government for its expansion and believes it will have a positive effect on the cadre.

“With the concurrence of the Indian Government, the force has been allocated 20 more battalions and has been granted the permission to open six sector headquarters, and two zonal headquarters,” said V K Joshi, Director General, ITBP.

Karachi, Oct 24 : The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has announced that it would confer the second Dorab Patel Award on Pakistani lawyers for their "contribution to public recognition and acceptance of the essential values of the rule of the law, independence of the judiciary and the restoration of ‘true democracy’.

"The HRCP has decided to award the lawyers of Pakistan the Dorab Patel Award for the promotion of the rule of law," said Iqbal Haider, Secretary-General of the HRCP.

He said that the HRCP acknowledged the contribution and role of a large number of lawyers, particularly the young activists among them, and the various bar associations and councils throughout the country, not only in the major cities but also in the districts and the towns.

Nauwa (Rajasthan), Oct 24 : The villagers of Nauwa in Rajasthan are alleging that lackadaisical attitude of the ill-equipped forest department officials led to the death of a leopard, who in spite of being rescued from a 25 feet well died here on Tuesday.

The rescuers had tied a rope around the leopard’s body, which later slipped and formed a noose around its neck that proved fatal for the big cat.

However, the Forest Department justified tying the leopard with the rope.

"The leopard fell into the well which had water. So we did not tranquilise it. Had we done so, it might have drowned. So we tied a rope around the body and pulled it out," said Chaman Singh, Official of the Forest Department.

Washington, Oct 24 : Scientists in Spain claim to have discovered a previously unknown population of the Iberian lynx. They say the find raises hope that one of the world’s most endangered cat species is not that close to extinction.

“We are excited and amazed by this discovery,” said Luis Suarez, head of WWF’s Species Program in Spain.

“However, we are a long way from saving the Iberian lynx from imminent extinction,” Suarez said.

According to a WWF report, the new population was discovered in the previously un-surveyed estates in Castilla - La Mancha (Central Spain).

This Iberian community is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities.