Tag: Poaching

Jumbo Jeopardy: 270 elephants lost to electrocution, poaching, accidents in 3 years

Even as the government has increased the focus on conservation of wildlife, instances of human-animal conflict have resulted in loss of life of both humans and animals over the years. A large number of elephants have lost their lives due to various reasons ranging from electrocution, poisoning to accidents.

March 19, 2023

Now, AAP alleges BJP bid to poach its councillors with Rs 100 cr

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh alleged that a person named Yogesh called Ward No. 88 Councillor Dr Runakshi Sharma saying the BJP State President Adesh Gupta wants to talk to her. Adesh Gupta and BJP leaders, he said, mentioned about a budget of Rs 100 crore to trade councillors.

December 10, 2022

Himachal Election 2022: Fearing poaching, Congress MLAs in Himachal to be shifted: Sources

Independents, all BJP rebels, are Hoshiyar Singh from Dehra, Hiteshwar Singh from Banjar in Kullu and Ashish in Hamirpur Sadar, once the stronghold of two-time Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.

December 8, 2022

MLA poaching case: Telangana HC orders 3 accused to surrender before police

The High Court was hearing the plea by Cyberabad Police seeking the arrest and remand of the three accused in the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA poaching case.

October 29, 2022

After cross-voting by MLAs, Gujarat Cong fears poaching of Assembly candidates

Few leaders strongly believe that the only solution is that the party nominates genuine and original Congressmen with a clean slate sans any criminal cases.

July 24, 2022

Leopard poaching goes unabated in Odisha

The poaching of these protected animals has shot up in Odisha with the seizure of around 50 leopard skins in the last two years. Of the seizures, the STF alone has accounted for the seizure of 28 skins. AS per official estimate, the leopard population in Odisha stands close to 800.

May 6, 2022

Gujarat Congress shifts MLAs to resorts after three leaders resign ahead of RS polls

With the resignations of Akshay Patel and Jitu Chaudhary on June 3 and that of Brijesh Merja on June 5, the Congress strength in the 182-member House has been reduced to 65.

June 7, 2020

Crisis over ‘poaching’ of Congress MLAs in MP has ‘blown over’, says Digvijaya Singh

The 15-month-old Congress government in Madhya Pradesh led by Kamal Nath was pushed to the brink after eight MLAs, including four Congress, two Bahujan Samaj Party, one Samajwadi Party and one independent, went missing from the state.

March 4, 2020

Madhya Pradesh MLAs poaching charge true says Kamal Nath, assures stable govt

The 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly has 114 Congress MLAs and 107 from BJP.

March 4, 2020

Amid poaching fears, Shiv Sena shifts MLAs to Mumbai hotel, refuses to budge from CM demand

The development comes as a BJP delegation comprising Girish Mahajan, Chandrakant Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwar and Ashish Shelar met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today to discuss the legal options.

November 7, 2019

Resort politics in place as Karnataka parties shift MLAs to hotels to prevent ‘poaching’

The shifting of the MLAs came after the 11-day monsoon session of the Karnataka legislature began on Friday where CM Kumaraswamy sought a floor test.

July 13, 2019

Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on poaching charges in UP’s Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

Randhawa was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009.

December 26, 2018

After audio clip alleges ‘Karnataka coup bid by BJP’, Congress to file complaint

The audio clip, purportedly contained conversation between a confidante of BJP legislator B Sriramulu and a Dubai-based businessman discussing that at least 10 to 11 MLAs from the Congress and JD-S were ready to switch sides.

December 5, 2018

So, what is the tiger count?

The number of tigers in the wild plunged 97 per cent to 3,000 in the last century due to poaching and habitat loss. In 2010, heads of state and government from tiger range countries agreed to make efforts to double the tiger population in the world by 2022. Nepal conducted a tiger census in 2017,...

August 5, 2018

Man-elephant conflict hits Dhenkanal worst

The man-elephant conflict has come to sharp focus here again with the death of a farmer and injuries to two others last week . Sixteen elephants die last year due to various reasons like poaching, electric shock and others while 20 people had died in elephant attacks. Crossing Gengutia overbridge on Brahmani river has become dangerous...

January 23, 2018

Poaching-related tiger deaths in India at all-time high

Tiger deaths related to poaching has reached an all-time high in India, according to a recent report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Following it, the WWF has called upon tiger-range governments to crackdown on wildlife poaching and snaring that is threatening wildlife across Asia, especially the world’s remaining wild tigers, which number only around 3,900.  “Snares are...

August 7, 2017

Four held with skin of tiger and leopard in Chhattisgarh

Four persons were arrested on Sunday and skin of a tiger and a leopard, worth lakhs in international market, were seized from them in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Mahattam Dahivele (50), Puneet Ram Nagwanshi (45), Chainlal Yadav (25), and Santosh Dhruv (26) from Bhanuprtappur police station...

May 29, 2017