Rahul Gandhi talks of OBC rights but fails to promote OBC leaders: BJPThe BJP has labeled Rahul Gandhi a hypocrite over OBC representation. They point to the recent Karnataka leadership change and the absence ...
28 May, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
20 Elephants rescued from the logging industry to find freedom in Anant Ambani’s Vantara, a chain-free sanctuaryVantara, initiated by Anant Ambani, will shelter 20 rescued elephants from Arunachal Pradesh's logging industry, ensuring their care under ...
22 Jan, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Animal campaigner seeks PM intervention against chariot festAnimal rights group has sought the immediate intervention of Prime Minister in stopping the alleged abuse of elephants during the ongoing c...
15 Nov, 2015, 02.12 PM IST
- Tusker found dead in Dooars
Villagers at Milanpalli on the outskirts of Baikunthapur forest, some 30km from Jalpapiguri, found a tusker lying dead in a paddy field.
19 Sep, 2015, 02.41 AM IST
Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Cruelty to elephants: Kerala Forest department warns of strong actionKerala Forest Department has warned of action against cruelty towards captive jumbos, in view of a recent SC order pointing out the need to...
29 Aug, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
- SC directs counting of captive elephants in Kerala
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Kerala’s chief wildlife warden to conduct counting of the captive elephants in the state and asked th...
18 Aug, 2015, 07.09 PM IST
Forest department plans to domesticate wild elephants in KolhapurThe territorial forest department of Kolhapur region has planned the domestication of wild elephants in Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts.
25 Jan, 2015, 02.43 AM IST
Case against parading of ailing elephantThe elephant, Thiruvambadi Shivasundar, was paraded in four major festivals, including Thrissur Pooram though it was suffering from a host ...
16 May, 2014, 02.43 AM IST
CEC directs Uttarakhand forest department to stop wall construction in Rajaji National ParkThe Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the Supreme Court has directed the Uttarakhand forest department to stop any construc...
07 May, 2014, 04.21 PM IST
- Environment ministry sets up panel to study legal cover for elephant habitats
The environment ministry has constituted a committee to review how elephant reserves and corridors across the country can get a higher leve...
12 Feb, 2013, 02.31 AM IST
Apex wildlife panel to have say only over parks, tiger reservesThe NBWL is the apex wildlife body headed by the PM. Under various provisions and Supreme Court orders, development projects falling in des...
20 Dec, 2012, 05.40 AM IST
- Follow rules, update records: Central Zoo Authority to Amar Circus
A high-level committee of Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on Monday directed the Amar Circus owner to maintain records and follow prescribed ru...
26 Jun, 2012, 01.54 AM IST
- Elephant Roopa to stay, get friend
Roopa, the only elephant in Kankaria zoo, may get to stay in the city after all. The elephant committee, currently visiting zoos all over t...
13 Jun, 2012, 06.35 AM IST
- Committee report yet to be implemented
A report by a special committee constituted to suggest measures to check the menace of wild animals, particularly elephants, is gathering d...
09 Jun, 2011, 10.43 PM IST
- Elephant gets national heritage tag
The elephant has been declared the national heritage animal by the government with an aim to step up measures for its protection.
23 Oct, 2010, 01.59 AM IST
- Committee to protect elephants in North Bengal
The MoEF has formed a seven-member committee to study and recommend steps to check the killing of elephants by speeding trains in Dooars ar...
15 Feb, 2008, 01.43 PM IST