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The Odisha government also hopes to revive its elephant training programme with Tamil Nadu’s help.

Taran Prakash Sinha, Raigarh collector and district election officer, emphasized that the decision to introduce new polling stations stemmed from a de

Mangaluru: Bengaluru-based elephant ecologist Dr Rudraditya is touring the bordering regions and forest areas of Dakshina Kannada district, which are .

“Karnataka should get Rs 500 crore under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) but the Centre is not releasing it despite making a specific request,” said Karnataka Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre.

Fourteen elephants have been radio-collared till now and their movements are being monitored.

A series of devastating elephant attacks in Assams villages result in casualties, destruction of homes, and escalating human-wildlife conflicts.

The wild animal got separated from its herd and attacked five people in a matter of hours, from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.

In the second incident in Jashpur, which also took place on Friday night, Lalit Kerketta (38) was killed and Mukesh Lakra (33) was injured, Kunkuri Station House Officer Bhaskar Sharma said.

After being alerted, forest personnel rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem.

267 New Delhi, May 22 Project RE-HAB, which uses honey bee boxes as fences to keep elephants away, has successfully helped reduce conflicts between humans and the animal without causing any harm, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said on Saturday. Announcing the success of the project launched on March 15, the KVIC added that it will be replicated in states reporting elephant attacks on human habitation. "At a time when state governments are spending crores of rupees on digging...