Missing Laxmi found after two months

New Delhi: A 47-year-old elephant that had gone missing two months ago and a countrywide alert was issued to trace it has been found, a Delhi forest department official said on Wednesday. The elephant, Laxmi, was traced to Yamuna Khadar area. Its mahout, Saddam, has been arrested. “We launched a search operation, requesting patrolling in the Yamuna Pusta area as we suspected the elephant was being kept there. The Shakarpur police detained the mahout early this morning,” said police sources here. PTI

Now, prisoners to run fuel stations in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: After their success in dishing out delicious and cost-effective food items, prisoners in Kerala are now gearing up to manage fuel stations, thanks to an innovative government initiative. Drawing inspiration from their counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Punjab, the Prison Department is all set to open fuel stations in the outer campuses of three central jails in the state, envisaged to be run by selected inmates. The Indian Oil Corporation is setting up the stations on land identified by the prison department. PTI

Horror filmmaker Shyam Ramsay no more 

Mumbai: Shyam Ramsay, one of the seven Ramsay Brothers known for cult horror films such as Puraani Haveli and Tahkhana, died of pneumonia in a hospital here on Wednesday, said a family member. He was 67. He also made the country's first horror series, The Zee Horror Show, that went on to become a hit. pti