A man Saturday succumbed to injuries after being attacked by an elephant in Wayanad. In his letter, Congress leader highlights spate of such attacks that cause damage to lives, livelihoods.
About 30-40 trains traverse the Kamakhya-Azara section, also known as Deepor Beel corridor, on a daily basis. In the 5 km stretch, 3.5 km is designated as an elephant corridor.
The jumbo was gifted to Sri Lanka in 2001 and carried Buddhist relics in processions until last November when he was moved to a zoo after complaints from animal welfare activists.
Every video of him — whether napping, eating, or lolling in grasslands — goes viral. His social media fame has led to a renewed debate on human-animal conflicts.
The Army swung into action after Union Minister General V.K. Singh (retd) reached out to them to rescue the elephant that has been lying down for the last two weeks.
Experts have raised objections over the clause allowing transfer or transport of a captive elephant for “religious or any purpose” by anybody having a valid certificate of ownership.
Ahead of Parliament’s winter session, animal rights group is pushing to include certain provisions in Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022 to curb illegal trade of elephants.
Assam govt planning to move court for the elephant’s ‘return’ after video of ‘mistreatment’ at a Tamil Nadu temple went viral last month. The southern state has claimed all is well.
Delhi HC has ordered an inspection of the living conditions of Shankar, the elephant who was a gift to India from Zimbabwe in 1998, and has since lived in Delhi zoo.
Even without entering the debate on marriage equality, India’s laws are already punishing same-sex couples in small and large ways that are rarely discussed.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
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