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Adivasis and the Indian State: Coffee plantations and reserved forests in Karnataka have stripped Jenu Kurubas of land, forest rights
Greeshma Kuthar And Natesh Ullal •Jenu Kurubas were listed as a primitive tribe by the state government. Now, they are listed as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
Mumbai coastal road project: Supreme Court refuses to stay Bombay HC’s decision quashing CRZ clearance, next hearing on 20 Aug
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to Maharashtra government seeking stay on the Bombay High Court's order of quashing the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances given for the southern part of BMC's road project.
Despite regulations, illegal pet trade in India remains a haven for undocumented wealth, criminal activity, funding terrorism
Ambika Hiranandani •Multiple regulations have been passed to protect animals in pet trade, none have been implemented fully.
Salman Khan gets five years' jail in blackbuck case; to appeal for bail in higher court on Friday
Fp Staff •Bollywood actor Salman Khan was convicted of poaching blackbucks in Rajasthan in 1998 under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 by a Jodhpur court on Thursday.
Six blackbucks found dead in Sayaji Baug zoo in Gujarat's Vadodara, cause of death yet to be identifed
•The blackbucks at Sayaji Baug Zoo in Gujarat's Vadodara were allegedly attacked by a pack of stray dogs. Of the total six blackbucks found dead, only three to four of them had dog bite marks on their back or legs, which could not be fatal.
Maneka Gandhi's rage at Avni's killing inconsistent with her reluctance to speak up against alarming rise in lynchings
Ajaz •On the rare occasions that Maneka voiced her concern at the emerging culture of lynching, she has been seemingly shy of condemning it outright.
Avni was tagged 'man-eater' without proper evidence; authorities behind her 'ruthless killing' must be brought to book
Meet Ashar •Wild animals cannot be killed unless every effort to capture and relocate the animal has been exhausted, which was ignored in Avni's case, as were the standard operating procedures.
Angry villagers kill tigress in Uttar Pradesh's Dudhwa for attacking man; FIR lodged against 12
•The tigress was allegedly killed by a mob of angry villagers Sunday evening after it attacked Devanand (50) of Chaltua village, located in the Kishanpur sanctuary area of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Devendra Fadnavis says Avni's killing will be probed; Rahul invokes Mahatma Gandhi, says 'can judge nation by how it treats animals'
Fp Staff •Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday expressed his sadness over the decision to kill tigress Avni, stating that they will probe to see if there were any lapses in the procedure followed. His comments come after Union minister Maneka Gandhi attacked the BJP-led Maharashtra government for the “ghastly murder” of Avni, saying a shooter who was sent behind bars for illegally supplying arms to terrorists was sent to kill the animal.
'Man-eater' tigress Avni shot dead to save lives of officials who tried to tranquilise her, says Maharashtra forest minister
•When queried about the two cubs of the deceased tigress Avni, Mungantiwar said that the two were now nearly 11 months old and capable of survival in the wild.