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The Delhi Zoo’s lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said. Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh had reviewed Shankar’s health and habitat conditions on Wednesday with officials from the Environment Ministry and experts from Vantara, the Jamnagar-based wildlife facility of the Reliance Group. On Monday, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) had suspended the membership of the Delhi zoo due to concerns over Shankar’s welfare, as he had been living without a companion and “kept in chains”. The ministry said in a statement on Friday that Shankar was seen walking freely in his enclosure after being… Read More »Delhi Zoo’s Lone African Elephant “Freed From Chains” After Welfare Review

Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and ‘lungis’ (a piece of clothing worn around the waist).  The prisoners escaped from the Morigaon District Jail between 1 and 2 am on Friday, prompting the district administration to order a magisterial probe. The jailer, Prashanta Saikia, has been suspended, and two assistant jailers from Guwahati have been temporarily assigned to manage the prison. Inspector General (Prisons) Pubali Gohain will also conduct a separate departmental inquiry into the incident. The escaped prisoners, identified as Saifuddin, Ziarul Islam, Nur Islam, Mafidul, and Abdul Rashid,… Read More »In Daring Assam Prisonbreak, 5 Men Scale 20-Foot Wall With Bedsheets, Lungis

Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and ‘lungis’ (a piece of clothing worn around the waist).  The prisoners escaped from the Morigaon District Jail between 1 and 2 am on Friday, prompting the district administration to order a magisterial probe. The jailer, Prashanta Saikia, has been suspended, and two assistant jailers from Guwahati have been temporarily assigned to manage the prison. Inspector General (Prisons) Pubali Gohain will also conduct a separate departmental inquiry into the incident. The escaped prisoners, identified as Saifuddin, Ziarul Islam, Nur Islam, Mafidul, and Abdul Rashid,… Read More »In Daring Assam Prisonbreak, 5 Men Scale 20-Foot Wall With Bedsheets, Lungis

The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to withdraw a criminal case registered against a mob which had attacked policemen with stones on April 16, 2022, in Hubballi town. This was one of the 43 cases the state Cabinet decided to withdraw at its meeting on Thursday following a petition by the Anjuman-e-Islam to the Home Minister G Parameshwara, official sources said. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday described the government’s decision as the “height of appeasement.” “Unfortunately, the Congress party here in Karnataka has reached the height of appeasement. They have withdrawn the case under the (anti-terror law) UAPA, when the matter is before the NIA court. In normal course, as far as I… Read More »Karnataka To Withdraw Case Against Rioters Who Attacked Cops, Sparks Row

The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to withdraw a criminal case registered against a mob which had attacked policemen with stones on April 16, 2022, in Hubballi town. This was one of the 43 cases the state Cabinet decided to withdraw at its meeting on Thursday following a petition by the Anjuman-e-Islam to the Home Minister G Parameshwara, official sources said. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday described the government’s decision as the “height of appeasement.” “Unfortunately, the Congress party here in Karnataka has reached the height of appeasement. They have withdrawn the case under the (anti-terror law) UAPA, when the matter is before the NIA court. In normal course, as far as I… Read More »Karnataka To Withdraw Case Against Rioters Who Attacked Cops, Sparks Row