World Elephant Day: Odisha faces growing challenge of human-elephant conflict

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s elephant population has remained largely stable, but the state is facing a growing challenge in providing enough habitat for the animals and reducing human-elephant conflict.The 2024 summer elephant census recorded 2,098 elephants in Odisha. The number increased slightly to 2,103 during the winter census, indicating that the state’s elephant population has remained stable.However,…

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SC closes contempt case against Andaman L-G & chief secretary, asks them to comply with HC order

New Delhi, 14/8: The Supreme Court on Monday closed the contempt proceedings initiated by the Calcutta High Court against Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt Governor D K Joshi and Chief Secretary Keshav Chandra for not complying with an earlier order on releasing monetary and other benefits. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and…

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Kangana Ranaut ‘sorry’ as actor-BJP MP withdraws 3 farm laws statement

New Delhi: Kangana Ranaut of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday withdrew her comments calling for bringing back the controversial three farm laws that were repealed in 2021, and said those were her personal opinion and not the party’s.Kangana Ranaut added that she might have disappointed many with her statement on the contentious laws which…

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UP mosque survey violence: Three dead; mob torches vehicles, pelt stones

Lucknow, 24/11: Three persons were killed and several others, including cops, were injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal town, on Sunday. A mob pelted stones and torched vehicles prompting the police to fire tear gas shells during a court-ordered survey of a famous mosque . The survey was ordered after some Hindu plaintiffs claimed that the…

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Rahul Gandhi new age Mir Jafar’: BJP targets Congress leader with Nishan-e-Pakistan barb

New Delhi,20/5: Upping the ante against Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Indo-Pak conflict, the BJP on Tuesday called the Congress leader “new age Mir Jafar” and asked if he was aiming for Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award of the neighbouring countries by echoing Islamabad’s narrative. A day after Gandhi launched a fresh attack…

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