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"Not Here To Deal With Micromanagement Of Issues": Chief Justice
There may be a thousand issues meriting attention but everything cannot be entertained to make the Supreme Court dysfunctional, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday.
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India's Oldest Captive 'Granny' Elephant Dies At 88
An elephant believed to be the oldest ever in captivity has died at the age of 88 in the Kerala, officials said Thursday.
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In A First, Kerala's Captive Elephants Get Own Genetic IDs
For the first time in the country, captive elephants in Kerala have now got their own genetic IDs, thanks to an unique DNA database initiative of the state government.
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Animal Rights Body Criticise Elephant's Guinness Book Entry
Noted animal rights body Heritage Animal Task Force (HATF) has criticised Travancore Devaswom Board for trying to register an 86-year-old "retired" elephant as the oldest living captive jumbo in the Guinness Book of World records.
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In Kerala, An 86-Year-Old Elephant Caught In The Middle Of Traditions
86-year-old female elephant Dakshayani is a symbol of pride for Kerala's Travancore Davasom Board - one of the richest temple boards of the country. On Tuesday, the 86-year-old pachyderm was at the centre of a lot of festivities. It was the temple board's attempt to enter her into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest alive captive elephant.
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We Must Have Elephant Rescue Centres: Maneka Gandhi
Union Women and Child Development Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is moved by the appalling evidence of elephant torture and trauma brought out by "God in Shackles", a critically acclaimed documentary exposing the abuse of Kerala's captive elephants. She says elephant rescue centres were the need of the hour.
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PETA Sends Notice To Kerala Government Over Captive Elephants Ownership
PETA India has sent a legal notice to the Kerala government seeking withdrawal of its February 26 order allowing the state Chief Wildlife Warden to give ownership certificates for 289 illegally held captive elephants.
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Supreme Court Asks Kerala Temples to Register Their Elephants
The Supreme Court today directed temple management boards in Kerala to register elephants kept captive with the state's chief wildlife warden within six weeks.
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In Kerala, an Elephant Parade Amid Protests
As 30 caparisoned elephants gracefully made their way down a festive Thrissur street in Kerala yesterday, few could doubt the stunning beauty of the parade that has come under a cloud lately for its use of captive elephants.
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Don't Use 'Live' Elephants in Thrissur Parade: Actor Pamela Anderson to Kerala Chief Minister
A parade of elephants caparisoned in gold has been an enduring image for Kerala Tourism over the decades. The resplendent parade, featuring 30 elephants with decorated umbrellas over them, occurs during the state's annual, week-long Thrissur Pooram. This year the elephants' parade is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Zoo to Exhibit Bones of Asia's Oldest Captive Jumbo
The century-old zoological park here is getting ready to retrieve and display the bones of a dead elephant, claimed to be the oldest captive jumbo in Asia.
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Tourist Trampled to Death by Elephant in Kerala
A 27-year-old woman from Gujarat, part of a tourist group, was trampleded to death by a captive elephant at Iruttukanam near Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district today.
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Outfit Flays Kerala Move to Renew Ownership Certificate for Jumbos
Noted animal rights group Heritage Task Force has criticised the Kerala Forest Department's move to renew the ownership certificate for captive elephants, holding that the move will lead to the regularisation of illegal ownership of many jumbos.
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Elephant beats old man to death
A 74-year-old man was beaten to death by a captive elephant by its trunk at Pannithadam in Thrissur, causing concern over increasing incidents of jumbos turning irate with summer festival season getting underway in Kerala.
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"Not Here To Deal With Micromanagement Of Issues": Chief Justice
There may be a thousand issues meriting attention but everything cannot be entertained to make the Supreme Court dysfunctional, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday.
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India's Oldest Captive 'Granny' Elephant Dies At 88
An elephant believed to be the oldest ever in captivity has died at the age of 88 in the Kerala, officials said Thursday.
-
In A First, Kerala's Captive Elephants Get Own Genetic IDs
For the first time in the country, captive elephants in Kerala have now got their own genetic IDs, thanks to an unique DNA database initiative of the state government.
-
Animal Rights Body Criticise Elephant's Guinness Book Entry
Noted animal rights body Heritage Animal Task Force (HATF) has criticised Travancore Devaswom Board for trying to register an 86-year-old "retired" elephant as the oldest living captive jumbo in the Guinness Book of World records.
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In Kerala, An 86-Year-Old Elephant Caught In The Middle Of Traditions
86-year-old female elephant Dakshayani is a symbol of pride for Kerala's Travancore Davasom Board - one of the richest temple boards of the country. On Tuesday, the 86-year-old pachyderm was at the centre of a lot of festivities. It was the temple board's attempt to enter her into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest alive captive elephant.
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We Must Have Elephant Rescue Centres: Maneka Gandhi
Union Women and Child Development Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is moved by the appalling evidence of elephant torture and trauma brought out by "God in Shackles", a critically acclaimed documentary exposing the abuse of Kerala's captive elephants. She says elephant rescue centres were the need of the hour.
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PETA Sends Notice To Kerala Government Over Captive Elephants Ownership
PETA India has sent a legal notice to the Kerala government seeking withdrawal of its February 26 order allowing the state Chief Wildlife Warden to give ownership certificates for 289 illegally held captive elephants.
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Supreme Court Asks Kerala Temples to Register Their Elephants
The Supreme Court today directed temple management boards in Kerala to register elephants kept captive with the state's chief wildlife warden within six weeks.
-
In Kerala, an Elephant Parade Amid Protests
As 30 caparisoned elephants gracefully made their way down a festive Thrissur street in Kerala yesterday, few could doubt the stunning beauty of the parade that has come under a cloud lately for its use of captive elephants.
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Don't Use 'Live' Elephants in Thrissur Parade: Actor Pamela Anderson to Kerala Chief Minister
A parade of elephants caparisoned in gold has been an enduring image for Kerala Tourism over the decades. The resplendent parade, featuring 30 elephants with decorated umbrellas over them, occurs during the state's annual, week-long Thrissur Pooram. This year the elephants' parade is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Zoo to Exhibit Bones of Asia's Oldest Captive Jumbo
The century-old zoological park here is getting ready to retrieve and display the bones of a dead elephant, claimed to be the oldest captive jumbo in Asia.
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Tourist Trampled to Death by Elephant in Kerala
A 27-year-old woman from Gujarat, part of a tourist group, was trampleded to death by a captive elephant at Iruttukanam near Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district today.
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Outfit Flays Kerala Move to Renew Ownership Certificate for Jumbos
Noted animal rights group Heritage Task Force has criticised the Kerala Forest Department's move to renew the ownership certificate for captive elephants, holding that the move will lead to the regularisation of illegal ownership of many jumbos.
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Elephant beats old man to death
A 74-year-old man was beaten to death by a captive elephant by its trunk at Pannithadam in Thrissur, causing concern over increasing incidents of jumbos turning irate with summer festival season getting underway in Kerala.
