Castors for corgi

LONDON: The queen mother's favourite Corgi which at 14 is the canine equivalent of a nongenarian, has been provided with castors so he can accompany his mistress despite his failing hindlegs, the Sun reported on Saturday, says AFP.

Rather than have rover put down. Queen Elizabeth the queen mother who herself is 96. has arranged for the dogs rump to be fitted with a frame with two small wheels.

Last year, the queen mother took to a wheel-chair to help her get around after undergoing hip surgery.

The Sun said rover, who is renowned among palace staff for his bad temper, was still getting used to the system. The paper said the main difficulty was preventing the device tipping over when it went round corners.

Ritual murder for treasure

NEW DELHI: Four men and a woman were arrested in Western India after they allegedly sacrificed a five-year-old girl in a bid to find hidden treasure, the United News of India (UNI) said, on Saturday, reports AFP.

The five murdered Ayeshabi Saudagar on January 26 near Aurangabad town, UNI said. The girl's body was found after villagers saw a dog carrying a human limb at a village devastated by an earthquake four years ago.

The assailants said they had been told they would discover treasure if they sacrificed a child.

Ritual murder of children is widespread in rural India. In the Eastern Indian Hills of Chotanagpur. tribes people try to abduct children each year, believing their blood, if sprinked on fields, guarantees a good harvest.