PM greets people of Arunachal, Mizoram

NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Saturday greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their statehood days and heaped praise on their culture and traditions. Both states were created on this day in 1987. "Greetings to the wonderful people of Arunachal on the special occasion of their Statehood Day. The people of this state are known for their culture, courage and strong commitment to India's development. May Arunachal keep scaling new heights of progress,” Modi tweeted.

—AFP Lion cubs in their open enclosure at Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, which takes part in a captive breeding programme for endangered Asiatic lions, in Junagadh, 320 kms from Ahmedabad.