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Begin the Process of Retiring Elephants in Jaipur, says World Animal Prote
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11: On the occasion of World Elephant Day, World Animal Protection is renewing calls for the retirement of the eighty odd elephants that are still kept in captivity in Amer Fort and Haathi Gaon in Jaipur and Rajasthan. For more than two decades, activists have been
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Haryana CM Khattar plays snake charmers flute, Vice Prez Dhankhar tries ha
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Khattar and Dhankhar inaugurated the 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad on Friday. The Mela will continue till February 19.
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Uttar Pradesh election: Snake charmers seek caste recognition to avail gov
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Uttar Pradesh election, the snake charmers of Uttar Pradesh's Sirsela village, who are finding it difficult to earn a livelihood, sought the government's support for civic amenities and asked for caste recognition to avai
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Jharkhand: With belief of venom immunity, snake charmers observe unique ri
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): In a bizarre tradition, Snake charmers in a village in Jamshedpur district get themselves bitten by the serpent with a belief that it will immune them from its venom.
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UP: Inmate dies of snake bite in Lucknow jail, snake charmers called in
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Prisoners at Lucknow jail heaved a sigh of relief after venomous snakes, which entered the facility following rain and waterlogging, were captured on Monday.
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India portrayed as 'land of snake charmers' even after decades of independ
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], May 3 (ANI): Taking a swipe at Congress' general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Congress of portraying India as a 'land of snake charmers' even after decades of independence.
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Rae Bareli: Priyanka's unusual encounter with snakes, snake charmers
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 2, (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi had an unusual encounter while on the campaign trail in the Rae Bareli constituency of Uttar Pradesh here on Thursday. She met snake charmers and even petted and held snakes in her hands.
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Quashed hopes of a village in Mainpuri rekindle during every election
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 20 (ANI): The parliamentary constituency of Manipuri in Uttar Pradesh is considered to be a VVIP seat, for being the stronghold of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family for decades.
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India's 'snake-charmers' rendered jobless
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jogi Dera(Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27(ANI): An ancient tribe of snake charmers in Uttar Pradesh's Jogi Dera area, is these days struggling to earn a livelihood, thanks to increased urbanisation and punitive regulations imposed by the animal rights groups and institutions
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