Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday accused the Railway Ministry of remaining "indifferent" to the death of wild animals particularly elephants caused by speeding trains. ...
02:05 AM, Jan 09, 2013
At least six elephants were killed after being hit by a train in Odisha's Ganjam district early on Sunday, officials said. The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express hit a herd of elephants between Rambha and Huma stations, about 150 km from Bhubaneswar. ...
11:55 AM, Dec 30, 2012
Bangalore: Overstaying jumbos have forced forest officials to temporarily suspend trekking in the Bannerghatta Biological Park. They plan to allow trekking only after the pachyderms return to their original habitat. Uddige Bande (3.5 km), Hajjamane Kallu (3 km) and Mirza Hill (1.5 km) are trekking routes identified by officials in Bannerghatta forests and are frequented by youths from Bangalore. Cyclists from the city too take the Harohalli-Anekal and Ragihalli Roads...
01:52 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Madurai: Obesity has become a jumbo problem now. Its not just humans alone whose waistlines are bulging due to sedentary lifestyles, but elephants too. Administrators of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai have begun to chant the fitness mantra for Parvathi, a 15-year old female elephant, and are said to have put her on a diet from Wednesday. On the prescription of a veterinarian, Parvathi is fed four kg boiled...
01:19 PM, Aug 02, 2012
New Delhi: Taming a wild elephant is not easy. Neither for the tamer, nor for the animal itself. The elephant is first chained and then mercilessly beaten till it gives in. However, the Environment Ministry has given the West Bengal government permission to do precisely this. An RTI application filed by CNN-IBN revealed that the Environment Ministry gave the go-ahead for the capture of four wild elephants that had been...
09:55 AM, Jul 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry has landed in a soup. An RTI query filed by CNN-IBN has revealed that the ministry approved the West Bengal government's controversial decision to capture a herd of wild elephants and force them into captivity, a practice that is banned under wildlife laws. The RTI application showed that the Environment Ministry gave the go ahead for the capture of four wild elephants that had been...
07:35 AM, Jul 28, 2012
Bangalore: A 24-year old techie, reported missing after he went on a trek in the Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore, was on Monday found dead and is suspected to have been trampled by an elephant, police said. The body of Sathvik Shastry, a senior business analyst with a software firm, was found in Ragihalligudda in forest area near Anekal taluk in Bangalore Rural district, police said, adding he was suspected...
08:03 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Kaziranga National Park: The Assam floods may have ravaged the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), with almost 500 animals losing their lives. However, a report suggests that not all of them were victims of the deluge. Park officers say that when floods come, animals usually move to the higher ground, often treading on highways where poachers easily kill them off. Reports say that so far, poachers have managed to kill and...
08:59 AM, Jul 09, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court has pulled up the state government and the Temple Devasom board over the use of elephants during temple festivals. The court issued a notice and sought an explanation for violating norms. CNN-IBN had earlier reported on numerous instances of violation and cases of elephants going on a rampage. A toddler was killed and 25 others injured in a stampede when a tusker ran amok in...
09:00 AM, May 31, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: More and more incidents of elephants on rampage are being reported in Kerala. This has brought the focus back on the debate on the parading of animals at festivals. A toddler was killed and 25 others injured in a stampede when a tusker ran amok in the festivities at the famous Koodal Manikkam Temple in the Thrissur district. In another incident, 62 were injured as the result of an...
03:51 PM, May 23, 2012
COIMBATORE: Three elephants have been found dead over the past 24 hours in the Nilgiris Biosphere, reportedly due to natural causes.According to official sources, two female elephant calves were found dead in the Nilgiri (North) forest range and the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve respectively. District forest officer (the Nilgiris North) S Ramasubramaniam said a one-and-half-year old female calf was found dead at the Singara Range in the Nilgiris North division on...
09:59 AM, Apr 03, 2012
HYDERABAD: The AP Biodiversity Board (APBB) has come up with a plan to set up an international level biodiversity museum and park in Hyderabad within the next five months. Confirming the move, APBB Chairman Dr R Hampaiah said it was being planned as part of the arrangements for the Conference of Parties (CoP-11) slated to be held in the city in October. The APBB had recently sent a report on...
08:13 AM, Apr 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Lucknow administration has stopped the enactment of a play named 'My Sandal'. The administration clamped down on the play, says it was an attempt to lampoon Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. The play apparently had a character named Maya and had references to 'Maya's Sandal' and 'Maya's elephant'. ...
12:14 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: Four young elephants went on a rampage in Mysore bringing the city to a complete halt and killing one and injuring few others. It was hours of mayhem as the tuskers went about damaging property, killing cattle. The four elephants said to have entered the city from the nearby forest range of Narsipura created panic as they damaged property even as one person was trampled to death by ...
09:16 PM, Jun 08, 2011
Mysore: Four young elephants have gone on a rampage in Mysore city killing one and injuring few others. Eyewitnesses say the elephants fought with a cow and tossed around the body of a person. Law enforcement officials have requested people to stay indoors. People at the scene have been warned against throwing stones at the elephants. Officials are planning on tranquilizing the elephants as soon as possible. Authorities say one...
09:08 AM, Jun 08, 2011
Rajeev Masand brings you the reviews of 'Luv Ka The End', 'Haunted', 'Fast Five' and 'Water for Elephants'. ...
11:29 AM, May 07, 2011
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz Director: Francis Lawrence Robert Pattinson, who became an overnight heartthrob when he played that pasty-faced vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight movies, is summoned to flex his acting chops in 'Water for Elephants'. Beautifully mounted but lacking emotional depth, this epic-sized drama sees Pattinson play a young veterinary student named Jacob who loses his parents during the Depression, following which he hops...
12:29 AM, May 07, 2011
If you do plan to hit the theatres this Friday, then there's quite a selection to choose from. The movies releasing this Friday are Water for Elephants, Fast Five and Haunted 3-D. ...
09:15 AM, May 06, 2011
Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson says he cried on the sets of his latest film Water For Elephants after completing his shoot with an elephant. The 24-year-old actor admits he was sad when his animal co-star Tai finished her last day of filming and he shed a tear for the performer, reports said. "I cried the last day that Tai was on the set of Water For Elephants, and during the...
01:45 PM, Apr 13, 2011
Twilight star Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon talk about their latest film 'Water for Elephants.' ...
10:53 AM, Apr 06, 2011
