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Elephant Killed As Villagers Attempt To Scare It Away With Spiked Rods & Fireballs

17 Aug 2024

A banned method of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals resulted in the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra reported the incident on Saturday afternoon. Early Thursday, six elephants, including two calves, entered Raj College Colony, damaging...

Locals protest Jamkani coal mining, seek compensation in Odisha

06 Nov 2022

Hundreds of villagers in Odisha's Sundargarh district clashed with police on Saturday, demanding additional compensation for the land they had to give up for coal mining. This led to a fight between the villagers and the authorities. Additionally, they asked that Vedanta cease mining at a coal block that was...