New Delhi, April 2 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday stayed an order of the Assam government seeking the deployment of around 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force personnel for the April 9 Assembly polls in the northeastern state.The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolkata, comprising...
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Lucknow, March 31 – A CBI court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced six individuals to two years in prison along with a fine of Rs 10,000 each in a case involving the smuggling of tiger and leopard body parts, an official statement said on Tuesday.The convicted individuals – Mumtaj Ahmad...
Bilaspur (HP), March 12 Eight leopard claws were recovered from a scooter driven by a woman during a routine traffic check near the Barmana area here, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when a team from the Barmana police station was conducting inspections at...
Malkangiri (Odisha), March 11 The Odisha forest department seized 631 Indian flap shell turtles near the state's border with Andhra Pradesh during a special operation in Malkangiri district, an official said.Acting on a tip-off, personnel from the Motu range under the Malkangiri forest...
New Delhi, March 9 The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force, in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, has arrested Tarak Nath Ghosh, the kingpin of a reptile smuggling racket from Kanpur, officials said on Monday.The accused, who was wanted in three cases of transnational...