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Wildlife Protection Act: News

30 Jan 2025
Randeep Hooda

Randeep Hooda criticizes Kerala government's move to control tiger population

The Kerala State Assembly's recent suggestion to amend the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 has sparked a controversy.

02 Sep 2024
Farmers

Chhattisgarh: 17 monkeys shot dead, forest department orders probe

The Chhattisgarh Forest Department has initiated an investigation into the reported deaths of 18-19 monkeys in Belgaon village, Bemetara district.

12 Aug 2024
Telangana

Telangana YouTuber arrested for cooking, eating 'peacock curry' in video

A YouTuber from Sircilla, Telangana, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly promoting the consumption of peacock meat through a video.

10 Jul 2024
Elvish Yadav

ED summons Elvish Yadav in snake venom money laundering case

Elvish Yadav, a social media influencer and winner of Bigg Boss OTT 2, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning related to a money laundering case.

20 Mar 2024
Haryana

Snake venom case: Elvish Yadav transferred to a high-security cell

YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner, Elvish Yadav, has been relocated from an isolation unit to a high-security cell following his arrest in the snake venom case, according to a report by India TV.

18 Mar 2024
Noida

YouTuber Elvish Yadav confesses crime in snake venom case: Report

On Sunday, controversial YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav was arrested by Noida Police due to his alleged role in supplying snake venom to underground parties.

05 Nov 2023
Noida Police

Best in business, claimed accused arrested in Elvish Yadav case

One of the accused in the Elvish Yadav case said he brought snakes from other states due to tight security in Delhi.

03 Nov 2023
Noida

FIR against Elvish Yadav for organizing parties with snake venom

The Noida Police has apprehended five individuals for allegedly organizing rave parties with snakes and snake venoms. The police also filed an FIR in the case, which included the name of Bigg Boss OTT Season-2 winner Elvish Yadav.

23 Oct 2023
Bigg Boss

'Bigg Boss Kannada' contestant arrested on set over tiger-claw locket

Bigg Boss Kannada Season 10 participant Varthur Santhosh was reportedly arrested by the Karnataka Forest Department for wearing a "tiger claw" pendant on the reality TV show.

03 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

World Wildlife Day 2023: Role of CITES and India's contribution

Let's raise a 'roar' to this occasion!

27 Feb 2023
Biology

This man is on mission to save world's biggest frog

The goliath frog, which is the largest frog in the world, is listed as an endangered species.

26 Sep 2022
Kaziranga National Park

Assam: Sadhguru, CM Himanta Sarma's Kaziranga night safari triggers row

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's purported night safari at Kaziranga National Park has triggered a major row.

11 Sep 2022
Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Unique 'curfew' in Srinagar as bears keep residents indoor

Fear gripped locals in Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir's capital city, as a black bear and her cub, were found roaming in the posh localities on Sunday.

01 May 2021
Environment

Rare white-bellied heron spotted in Arunachal Pradesh

The white-bellied heron, a rare and elusive bird, was spotted at Walong in the Anjaw District of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

09 Mar 2021
Gujarat

Gujarat: Seven jailed for harassing lioness in Gir forest

A court in Gir, Somnath district of Gujarat convicted seven people, including three tourists from Ahmedabad, and awarded different jail terms for harassing a lioness in Gir forest in 2018.

08 Jan 2021
Uttar Pradesh

UP: Three arrested for killing endangered Gangetic dolphin

Days after a Gangetic dolphin was beaten to death in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, three men have been arrested for the crime.

05 Nov 2018
Maharashtra

Rahul Gandhi, Harsh Vardhan spar over killing of tigress, Avni

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for slamming Centre over the killing of tigress Avni (T-1), Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said that no previous government has worked with the kind of "depth and seriousness" this dispensation has.

02 Aug 2018
Jharkhand

Members of this tribe pay liquor as fine for crimes

Last week, when Dalu Birhor engaged in a brawl with a neighbor, he was fined two bottles of Hariya (a locally-brewed liquor).

08 May 2018
Delhi Police

Tricolor burial for peacock? Delhi Police claims it's 'protocol'

Delhi Police took 'honoring' the national bird to a new level.

23 Jun 2017
Delhi

Delhi firm shells out Rs. 16lakh for car number '0001'

A Delhi-based firm paid Rs. 16 lakh to the transport department for a vanity plate bearing car registration number '0001' in an e-auction last week.

01 May 2017
Meerut

Forest dept searches for national level shooter over illegal-wildlife recovery

The Forest Department is on the lookout for Prashant Vishnoi, a national level shooter, after they recovered illegal wildlife trophies from his father's house in Meerut.

09 Feb 2017
Shiv Sena

Third 'sabotage' incident on railway tracks in 15 days

In the third such incident in 15 days, a seven-foot-long metal piece of an overhead equipment mast was found on the tracks of the Panvel-JNPT line in Panvel.