Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf
Two of the woolly mammoth's extinct Ice Age cohabitants have already been brought back by Colossal Biosciences, the genetic engineering company attempting to do so. One of these is the dire wolf, which has been extinct for 13,000 years, CNN reported.
They also promoted initiatives to revive extinct species like the Tasmanian tiger and the woolly mammoth using comparable state-of-the-art genetic procedures.
As per zoologist Philip Seddon of the University of Otago in New Zealand, the creatures are "genetically modified grey wolves". Meanwhile, researchers have pointed out significant biological distinctions between the wolf on the cover of Time and the dire wolf that roamed and hunted during the last ice age, according to CNN.
Romulus and Remus are genetically engineered modern wolves, with approximately 20 genes modified to successfully resemble dire wolf characteristics.
Compensation provided to 143 affected people of conservation area
The Api Nampa Conservation Area Office has decided to distribute financial compensation to 143 people for the damage caused by wildlife in the conservation area.
Information Officer at the office, Manoj Awasthi said the amount will be provided to the people of the conservation area as compensation for the loss of life, livestock and crops due to wildlife.
In the current fiscal year so far, 105 people have been provided the compensation amount while 38 others have been recommended for the same, he informed.
The office had distributed Rs 1.5 million as compensation to 142 persons in the last fiscal year.
Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 79
At least 79 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo, officials have said, BBC reported.
A provincial governor and former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel were among the victims. Dotel, 51, died on the way to hospital after being pulled from the debris.
The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday at a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Perez at the Jet Set nightclub. He was reported among those trapped in the rubble.
Hundreds of people were inside the venue and some 400 rescuers are still searching for survivors. There are fears the death toll will rise further, according to BBC.
Narayangadh-Butwal road expansion: Daunne section to be closed for four hours daily
The Narayangadh-Butwal road project has decided to halt vehicular traffic for four hours daily from today.
Information Officer at Narayangadh-Butwal Road Construction Project, Shiva Khanal informed that the Daunne section will remain closed from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm today.
The timetable will be effective till April 13. The road will remain closed from 11.00 pm to 5.00 am from April 14.
