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Massive loss of life in Brazil night club fireFirefighters work to douse a fire at the Kiss Club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Firefighters say that the death toll from a fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil has risen to nearly 250./
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LONDON: Indians have overtaken the Irish to become the largest foreign-born ethnic group in England and Wales.
The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS)'s latest census has revealed that the number of Indians went up by over 52%, from 4.56 lakh in 2001 to 6.94 lakh a decade later. In comparison, the number of the Irish dipped to just 4 lakhs in 2011, against 4.7 lakh 10 years back.
The overall foreign-born population increased from 46 lakh to 75 lakh. The highest overall increase has been among Poles, whose numbers increased nearly 10 fold, from 58,000 in 2001 to 5.79 lakh.
Oxford University's Migration Observatory deputy director Scott Blinder described the increase in foreign-born population from 9% to 13% in 2011 as "a very noticeable change'' and said the rise in the numbers of Poland and Indian-born people has particularly driven it. "These two countries alone account for more than a quarter of the increase in the size of England and Wales' migrant population."
The ONS data identified 10 countries, where migrants are most likely to have been born, as India, Poland, Pakistan, Ireland, Germany, Bangladesh, Nigeria, South Africa, US andJamaica.
The number of Pakistan-born people increased by over 56%, from 3.08 lakh to 4.8 lakhs. The Bangladeshi origin people have increased by 39% to 2.1 lakh.
The number of Germans increased by 12%, Nigerians 120%, Americans 23%, South Africans 45% and Jamaicans 10%.
Blinder pointed out that over half of the foreign-born population has arrived in the past 10 years and described it as other notable findings. "By country of birth, the number of people born in the Republic of Ireland has fallen by more than 10% and that the population of Nigerian-born people in England and Wales has more than doubled - making Nigerian-born people the seventh largest group."
He said it is worth noting that the distribution of the foreign-born population in 2011 is broadly similar to that of 2001, with the largest group - around 40% - in London. "However, those born in Poland were proportionally less likely to be in London with only 27% living in the capital."
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21 / 21N.K. Vasu, director of the Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, said that a female rhino was found killed at the Kukurakata range inside the park, with its horn chopped off by suspected poachers.
"We have launched a massive manhunt along with the police in and around the national park to nab culprits," Vasu said, expressing concern that incidents of poaching have continued.
Located about 240 km from Assam's main city, Guwahati, the park hit headlines last month after several poaching incidents were reported, leaving at least 12 rhinos dead since January this year. The park, famous also for the highest density of tigers in the world, is recognised as an important bird area by Birdlife International.
"There have been continuous attempts by poachers to kill rhinos. Our men and the additional security forces have been working hard to prevent attempts by poachers," said Vasu, adding that the joint operation by the forest department and police had led to the arrest of over 50 poachers in the past two months.
After the spate of rhino killings last month, security at the park had been heightened. There are now about 235 security personnel, including the CRPF and the elite Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF), deployed in the park, Vasu said.
-IANS
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