Jaipur, May 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday directed officials to take strict action against those involved in illegal religious conversions and against government employees found participating in political activities.During a district-level review meeting in Banswara, CM Sharma also announced the development of sandalwood forests in the district, with 11,000 sandalwood saplings to be planted in each designated forest area under the Hariyalo Rajasthan campaign.He …
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Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The Pune Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), under the Mumbai Zonal Unit on Thursday seized prohibited wildlife species near Pune Railway Station and apprehended two persons allegedly involved in the illegal possession and sale of protected animals. Acting on specific Intelligence inputs, DRI officers launched a surveillance operation in Pune and intercepted one suspect at the identified location on May 20. During examination, officials recovered…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to send advance and consolidated proposals to the Centre for diversion of protected forest land required for future road widening projects, as part of an effort to speed up infrastructure works while maintaining environmental safeguards. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.Government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the Chief Minister had issued d…
Amaravati, May 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh fishermen arrived at Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Undavalli residence here after sailing in 100 boats in the Krishna River to express their joy over the release of financial aid by the state government for the second consecutive year. State minister for human resources development and information technology, Nara Lokesh, who is the son of the Chief Minister, welcomed the fishermen.Lokesh posted on X that the fishermen came on 100 boats to expres…
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology and Madikeri District In-charge Minister N.S. Boseraju on Tuesday directed the Madikeri district administration to strictly enforce guidelines at the famous Dubare Elephant Camp following the tragic death of a woman tourist during a clash between captive elephants in the camp.In a press release, the Minister expressed deep sorrow over the incident.“I have discussed the matter with the Madikeri Deputy Commi…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) A five-foot-long ‘Dhamin’ snake, also known as the Indian rat snake, was found slithering inside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s luxe Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai and was safely rescued from the premises. A snake wrangler was called to the spot to control the situation. In the evening, a police constable on duty informed snake rescue expert Vicky Dubey about the incident.As soon as he received the information, Dubey reached the spot and safely rescued the nearly 5-foo…
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reviewed a series of development, environmental and infrastructure initiatives linked to the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, including a large-scale afforestation campaign under which more than one crore saplings are proposed to be planted during 2026-27. Chairing a high-level meeting in Ahmedabad, Shah reviewed the ongoing ‘Green Lok Sabha – Gandhinagar Lok Sabha’ campaign and said tree plantation and pond reju…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) The legal troubles confronting Malayalam rapper and lyricist Vedan have deepened after forensic examination confirmed that the tooth he wore as a pendant was indeed a genuine tiger tooth, dealing a major blow to the artiste who has often courted both popularity and controversy in Kerala’s cultural space. The confirmation came from a laboratory in Kolkata, where the sample seized from Vedan was subjected to scientific examination.With the findings now establish…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Two persons lost their lives in separate incidents of wild elephant attacks in Assam’s Nagaon district on Friday, once again highlighting the growing human-elephant conflict in several parts of the state, officials said.According to local sources, the first incident took place at Bajiagaon in Samaguri, where a wild elephant attacked a man identified as Shariful Islam while he was working in a vegetable field. The elephant reportedly emerged from a nearby forested area a…
Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS) Considering the growing human-wildlife conflict in Karnataka’s Malnad region, which has become a major cause of concern due to frequent encounters with wild animals creating fear among the local population, authorities have now initiated action to relocate gaurs that pose an increasing threat, officials confirmed on Friday. The operation is considered the first of its kind in South India.The state government and the forest department have launched a first-of-its-kind o…