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Maneka Gandhi targets Rahul for 'no action' against elephant death in Kera
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Demanding removal of the forest secretary and resignation of the minister for wildlife protection, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, asking why he has not taken any action against the death of a pregnant elephan
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Odisha: Pangolin rescued from quarantine centre to be tested for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 27 (ANI): A female pangolin, which was rescued from a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Odisha's Athagarh area by forest department officials, will be tested for coronavirus.
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India to take lead role in promoting 'green economy': PM Modi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Mentioning that India has a population of almost 2,970 at present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country would take a leading role in promoting green economy including conservation of mountain ecology with people's partic
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Elephants run for beauty contest in southwest Nepal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 30 (ANI): Nepalis on Monday took part in the 16th edition of Elephant Festival which aims to bring humans closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region.
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Assam: Pangolin seized, accused taken into custody
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sonitpur (Assam) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Forest department officials on Sunday took a man in custody and seized a pangolin from his possession in Majgaon area in Assam's Sonitpur.
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Gujarat: Python burnt alive in Banaskantha, four persons booked
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Banaskantha (Gujarat) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Four persons from Bodal village in the district have been booked for burning alive a python on Friday and circulating the video of the incident on the social media platform TikTok.
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Gujarat: Women perform Garba with snakes in Junagarh, five held
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Junagarh (Gujarat) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Five persons including a minor girl have been arrested after women were seen performing 'Garba' with snakes including a cobra at a function in Shil village.
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K'taka: 3 held for poaching elephants for tusks
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Three persons were arrested in connection with poaching elephants for their tusks near Surya Road in Belthangady taluk, Karnataka police said.
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Pakistani popstar lands in legal trouble after threatening PM Modi with sn
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 16 (ANI): A Pakistani pop star Rabi Pirzada, whose video of threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Kashmir issue with snakes and crocodiles went viral, has been fined for keeping exotic animals at her beauty salon.
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Krishna: Forest dept recovers 50 iguanas
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 08 (ANI): Around 50 iguanas were recovered by Forest department officials on Monday from a person in Machilipatnam fish market. The iguanas were trapped in two cages and kept for sale.
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U'khand: Police arrest two smugglers, seize leopard skins worth Rs 20 lakh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bageshwar (Uttarakhand), [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Two people have been arrested for smuggling wild animal parts in Bageshwar on Thursday, police said.
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Police arrest two men, seize endangered pangolin worth Rs 40 lakh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra), [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Thane Crime Branch Unit has arrested two persons and seized a pangolin worth Rs 40 lakh from them, an official statement stated.
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