Locals pledge to end wildlife offences in Odisha village infamous for poaching
The locals identified the poachers who had fled during a crackdown by an anti-poaching squad and later forced them to surrender, forest officials said.
The locals identified the poachers who had fled during a crackdown by an anti-poaching squad and later forced them to surrender, forest officials said.
Man-made obstacles like irrigation canals, railway lines, and highways meandering through their habitats and traditional migratory paths are hindering the giant animals’ migration and movement for food. All
The MLAs will stay in a luxurious resort in Shamirpet on the city's outskirts till the floor test in their state is slated to be held after ten days.
On September 22, World Rhino Day shines a spotlight on the triumph of Assam’s relentless rhino conservation efforts, which have safeguarded these creatures from the grave threat of poaching, driven by the lucrative international market for their horns.
With the electoral fortune of the Telangana BJP in doldrums there was a speculation that Reddy will return to Congress after Rahul Gandhi’s call to former Congress leaders.
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.
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.
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.
The 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly has 114 Congress MLAs and 107 from BJP.
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.
