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Kerala Forest Minister assures strict action against those behind death of
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], June 4 (ANI): Kerala Forest Minister K Raju assured that strict action will be taken against those involved in the killing of the pregnant elephant in the state and also clarified that the incident had taken place in Palakkad, and not Malappuram.
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Maneka Gandhi tears into Kerala govt over elephant's death, says no action
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): After a pregnant elephant died of eating cracker stuffed pineapple allegedly fed to her by a local in Kerala's Mallapuram, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi slammed the State government for not taking animal cruelty
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SC to hear today plea over migrant labourers' miseries, difficulties amid
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a petition filed by human rights activist Medha Patkar over the "miseries and difficulties" being faced by migrants labourers across the country during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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SC advocate Radhakanta Tripathy turns 'corona warrior' for Odisha's Bhadra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], May 25 (ANI): Supreme Court advocate Radhakanta Tripathy who is also a seasoned human rights activist has taken up the task of creating awareness about coronavirus among rural residents of Bhadrak district in Odisha.
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Living under the yoke of Pakistani imperialism
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], May 11 (ANI): Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has a population of just fewer than two million spread over 28,174 square miles.
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Killing of Pashtun rights activist Arif Wazir shows worst form of state te
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 3 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has expressed grief over the killing of Arif Wazir, first cousin of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader and member National Assembly (MNA) from federally administered tribal area (FATA), Ali Wazir, in an arme
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Swedish authorities must investigate Baloch journalist's death, ask activi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Vancouver/London, May 2 (ANI): Stunned by the mysterious killing of Baloch journalist Sajid Hussain in Sweden on April 30, political and human rights activists have demanded proper investigations by Swedish authorities as they allege Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, to be behind the incident.
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Pakistan mulling massive army deployment in Gilgit Baltistan at COVID-19 p
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Glasgow, [UK], Apr 06 (ANI): A human rights activist has said that the Pakistan Army is considering a massive deployment of troops in the illegally-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (GB).
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In wake of Kabul gurdwara attack, activist says no peace until religious t
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], Mar 27 (ANI): In the wake of the recent barbaric attack on the minority Sikh community in Afghanistan by Islamic State terrorists, a Scottish human rights activist has opined that there can be no peace until religious terrorism is totally defeated and annihilated.
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Animals can't transmit coronavirus, do not create panic: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJP lawmaker and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi on Friday said the coronavirus can neither affect animals nor be transmitted through them and advised concerned ministries to not bring out "fake ads" in this regard.
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Pakistan using religious extremism to counter Baloch nationalism, say acti
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Baloch and other human rights activists from Pakistan held a protest outside the United Nations office here to draw the attention towards growing human rights violations and the spread of religious extremism in Balochistan.
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India, Afghanistan victims of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan: Experts
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 9 (ANI): Political experts and human rights activists have accused Pakistan of promoting cross-border terrorism in India and Afghanistan, during an event held in Geneva.
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