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Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging transfer of elephant to Vantara
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after Bombay High Court's Kolhapur bench had earlier allowed the temporary relocation, citing the elephant's safety and public concerns.
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CITES highlights high standards at Vantara and strong Indian regulations
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent report by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has highlighted the world-class standards of animal care and treatment at Vantara in Jamnagar.
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Tamil Nadu: Temple elephant Akhila celebrates 23rd birthday in Trichy
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Born in 2002, Akhila was brought to the temple in 2011 during the tenure of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to assist in temple rituals and ceremonies. Since then, she has been an integral part of the temple's daily activities.
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Anant Ambani's Vantara wins prestigious National 'Prani Mitra' award for E
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Anant Ambani's Vantara has been conferred with the prestigious 'Prani Mitra' National Award, India's highest honour in animal welfare, by the Government of India under the 'Corporate' category. The award recognizes the exceptional contributions of Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust
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Tamil Nadu: 54-year-old temple elephant succumbs to fire injuries in Sivag
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Though Forest Department officials and a veterinarian from the Animal Husbandry Department gave treatment to the elephant, it breathed its last on Friday morning.
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Madurai bench of Madras HC issues notice to govt on petition seeking rehab
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court issued a notice to the government for their response to a public interest petition seeking an order to the authorities to conduct rehabilitation camps for the temple, mutt, and other captive elephants once in a year.
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Tripura High Court's intervention saves elephant, calf from cruelty
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The intervention of the High Court of Tripura paved the way for the rescue of a female elephant and its calf allegedly facing cruelty at the hands of the owners.
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Guwahati HC asks Tamil Nadu govt to allow Assam team inspect temple elepha
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing spate between Assam and Tamil Nadu, the Gauhati high court on Friday while hearing a petition filed by the Assam government directed the TN government to allow the Assam team to inspect the Srivilliputhur temple elephant Joymala.
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Elephant custody case: Tamil Nadu refuses to return temple elephant Joymal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 16 (ANI): War of words erupted between Assam and Tamil Nadu on Thursday after the latter refused to return the leased elephants to Assam including temple elephant Joymala.
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No need of formal documentation for a privately owned elephant in need of
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 14 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court in its order held that there is no need for formal documentation for a privately owned elephant, especially which is in need of rescue or adoption and said that the law does not require any documentation.
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Trichy temple elephant Akila gets exclusive mud bath ground
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Trichy (Tamil Nadu) [Indaia], March 31 (ANI): With the onset of summer, Akila, the temple elephant, in Trichy city is being given a mud bath to ward off insect bites as well as help the mammal to regulate the normal body temperature.
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TN ministers, veterinary experts visit Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 18 (ANI): PK Sekar Babu, the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, along with Minister of Commercial Taxes, P. Moorthy and Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, Palanivel Thiagarajan visited Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai on Friday to examine
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