elephant

Meditated murder: Ratan Tata on pregnant elephant’s death

MUMBAI: Industrialist Ratan Tata on Wednesday termed the killing of a pregnant elephant in Kerala a “meditated murder”, and sought justice for the animal. The elephant allegedly ate a pineapple filled with…

Even elephant death is used to spread hatred: Ahmed Patel

NEW DELHI: After two persons were taken into custody for the death of an elephant in Kerala, Congress treasurer Ahmed Patel has lashed out to people who want to take advantage of…

B’wood wants stricter laws after the death of pregnant elephant

Mumbai: Several Bollywood celebrities took to social media to express shock over the inhuman incident where a pregnant elephant was fed with pineapple stuffed with firecrackers in Kerala. The brutal incident of…

Pregnant elephant dies after eating cracker stuffed pineapple

Palakkad: The Kerala Forest Department has launched a ‘manhunt’ for those responsible for the death of a 15-year-old pregnant wild elephant, said an official. The elephant had died after being seriously injured by…

Govt warned of another COVID-like zoonotic disease from elephant

New Delhi: In the wake of growing threat from emerging zoonotic diseases, like the deadly coronavirus, an animal right organisation has urged Union Minister Giriraj Singh to ban elephants from being exhibited or…

Annual elephant race held at Thrissur’s Guruvayur Temple

Thrissur: The annual elephant race was held at Guruvayur Temple here on Friday. Twenty-four elephants participated in the race, which marks the beginning of the 10-day annual festival of the Guruvayur Temple.…

Two killed, two injured by elephant in Odisha

Jajpur: Two people were killed and two others injured by an elephant in Sankhachilla village on Thursday. The deceased were crushed by an elephant when they were trying to drove it away…

Tamil Nadu: 5-year-old elephant trapped in fencing, dies

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): A 5-year-old male Elephant was found dead on Saturday after getting it got trapped in a solar power fencing at a farm in Kalkothi here. Officials from the forest…

10-yr-old male elephant dies at Nandankanan Zoological Park

Bhubaneswar: A 10-year-old male elephant named Chandan allegedly died due to Herpes virus infection at Nandankanan here today at 3.40 am. After suddenly falling ill on Friday afternoon with reduced appetite, nasal…

Elephant rehearses for Moharram procession

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Nishan-e-Mubarak Hazrat Ghouse-e-Azam Procession at Charminar

Bonalu to be taken on Karnataka elephant ‘Gaja Lakshmi’

Roshan Bint Raheem Hyderabad: Since the year 1999, the procession of Bonalu was taken on an elephant named ‘Hashmi’ of Nizam Trust, which was allowed by Mukkaram Jah. Later, the procession was…

PIL in Gauhati HC against move to transport four elephants to Ahmedabad

Guwahati (Assam): A PIL has been filed in the Gauhati High Court against the decision of Assam Forest Department to send four elephants through train from Tinsukhia to Ahmedabad to take part…

Rs 1 cr elephant tusks, ivory seized, two held

Kolkata:The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized Rs 1.03 crore elephant tusks, ivory and sculptures made out of ivory, said an official here on Tuesday. A father and his daughter has…