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Kolkata: 50-year-old Ajanta Circus returns after Covid hiatus
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Ajanta Circus, one of the most famous circuses in India, which has been entertaining the audience for the last 50 years, has resumed its shows after a long, Covid-induced break.
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Delhi HC directs Animal Welfare Board of India to undertake survey of de-r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to undertake a survey of all de-registered circuses whose registrations have not been renewed and to report the status with regard to the animals held by each one of them.
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File report on whereabouts of animals in circuses; be present during next
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Secretary of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to be personally present before the Court on the next date of hearing and asked the board to file a status report on the whereabouts of all the wild animals or
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Delhi HC directs Animal Welfare Board to disclose status of animals in cir
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Animal Welfare Board to disclose the status of animals circuses that have closed down.
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Environment Ministry seeks to be removed from parties on plea to ban anima
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Federation for Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), which has filed a plea seeking to ban the use of animals in circuses, on an application of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chang
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Delhi HC allows PETA, FIAPO representatives to participate in circuses' su
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed that the representatives of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and the Federation for Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) be allowed to participate in the survey of the circuses con
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Delhi HC pulls up Animal Welfare Board for not conducting physical survey
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has pulled up Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for merely undertaking correspondences from registered circuses and instead of conducting physical surveys for knowing exact conditions of animals kept in the circuses amid pandemic.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeking ban on use of animals in circuses transferred to
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The petition filed before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to impose an immediate ban on the use of animals in circuses across the country was on Monday transferred to another bench for hearing.
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Delhi HC asks Animal Welfare Board to conduct survey on animals in circuse
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to carry out a nationwide survey to find out whether the circuses, which are unable to perform during the COVID-19 lockdown, can sustain the animals.
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PETA approaches Delhi HC seeking ban on animals in circuses
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, an animal rights organisation, has approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to impose an immediate ban on the use of animals in circuses across the country.
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Maneka hails Centre's move for animal-free circuses
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 01 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Saturday welcomed the Centre's proposed move to ban all animals in circuses, saying the decision has been "long overdue."
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PETA India hails Centre's proposal to ban all animals in circuses
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has extended support to the central government over its proposal to "prohibit use of animals for any performances or exhibition at any circus or mobile entertainment facility."
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