West Bengal is 'university' of Maoist activities, says LaluOctober 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Thursday described West Bengal as an "university of Maoist activities" where the ultras get training and launch armed strikes in other parts of the country. "West Bengal is a university of Maoist activities.
German zookeepers caring for baby rhino after separating it from aggressive motherSeptember 30th, 2009 German zookeepers to raise baby rhinoBERLIN — German zookeepers are caring for a baby rhino after deciding to separate it from its mother shortly after birth. The Allwetter Zoo in the western city of Muenster says the female calf was born Sept.
Poachers trying to poison rhinos in Assam's national parkSeptember 17th, 2009 KAZIRANGA - Forest authorities in India's northeastern state of Assam have intensified patrol at a famed national park as there are fears that poacher gangs might try and kill animals by poisoning the grass instead of gunning down the wildlife. A forest department spokesperson said an alert was sounded at the Kaziranga National Park after they found at least half-a-dozen cattle dead reportedly after grazing on poisoned grass in the fringes of the sanctuary.
Endangered Sumatran rhino dies at Cincinnati Zoo; produced 3 rare calves born in captivitySeptember 6th, 2009 Endangered Sumatran rhino dies at Cincinnati ZooCINCINNATI — An endangered Sumatran rhino has died at the Cincinnati Zoo, a setback to a program that successfully produced the first calves born in captivity in more than a century. Emi, a 21-year-old Sumatran rhino that had been at the zoo for 14 years, died Saturday after appearing less energetic for several weeks, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced Sunday.
West Bengal Transport Minister passes awayAugust 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Minister for Transport, Sports and Youth Affairs Subhas Chakraborty passed away at a private hospital in Salt Lake on Monday. Sixty-eight-year-old Chakraborty is survived by his wife and a son.
Demand for rhino horn fuels poaching in India, AfricaJuly 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A boom in demand for rhino horns has fuelled poaching in Asia, including India, and Africa, according to a new study. About 10 rhinos have been poached in India and at least seven in Nepal since January alone -- out of a combined population of 2,400 endangered rhinos.
CPI-M activist shot by suspected Maoists in West BengalJuly 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was shot dead Wednesday by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Belpahari region, police said. "Phagu Baskey was working in the fields this (Wednesday) morning near Belpahari area in West Midnapore district when a group of Maoist rebels killed him," police superintendent M.K Verma told IANS.
Kenya seizes shipment of ivory, rhino horn heading to Asia on cargo planeJuly 14th, 2009 Kenya seizes ivory, rhino horn heading to AsiaNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya seized more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of illegal ivory and black rhinoceros horn — some of it still bloody — on a cargo plane headed to Asia on Tuesday, wildlife officials said. The blood on some of the 16 elephant tusks and two rhino horns suggested the animals had been killed recently, said Patrick Omondi of the biodiversity and research division of the Kenya Wildlife Service.
East African wildlife authorities aim to raise rare black rhino population to 3,000 by 2039May 11th, 2009 Conservationists to raise number of rare rhinosNAIROBI, Kenya — A wildlife official says East African countries have agreed to collaborate to increase the black rhino population and help boost tourism in the region. Kenya Wildlife Service senior scientist Benson Okita says the countries plan to increase the population to 3,000 by 2039, from 709 at present.
East Africa wildlife authorities hope to move rare black rhinos, raise number to 3,000 by 2039May 11th, 2009 Conservationists hope to move and breed rare rhinoNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya and Tanzania could relocate black rhinos to neighboring countries under a plan to increase the endangered species and boost tourism in the region, wildlife officials said Monday. Kenya has 603 of the 709 rhinos in eastern Africa and hopes to move some of them to Burundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda.
Two CPI (M) leaders shot dead in West BengalApril 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - Suspected Maoists have shot dead two local CPI (M) leaders at Supurdih village in Balarampur area, about 40 from Purulia in West Bengal, on Thursday night. Both identified as Bibhuti Singh Sardar and Baikuntha Mahato.
CPI-M confident of defeating Congress-Trinamool allianceApril 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faces a tough fight in the Lok Sabha elections but would get a majority of seats in West Bengal, the party's general secretary Prakash Karat said here Tuesday. 'We will have a tough battle in the elections, but we have faced situations in the past when the opposition had virtually come together without an alliance,' Karat told reporters in response to the Congress and Trinamool Congress joining hands in the state.
Promising Bengal under-19 cricketer deadApril 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Tarak Mistry, a promising Bengal under-19 cricketer, died of tuberculosis at a city nursing home Tuesday. Mistry, 18, a talented right-arm fast bowler who turned out for Bengal last season, was ailing for a week, nursing home sources said.
Prayers for success of Congress-Trinamool in West BengalMarch 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Activists of Trinamool Congress and Congress party organised a yagna here for the success of the alliance of these two parties in the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha. This was consequent to the finalisation of the tie-up and sharing of seats between the two parties in West Bengal.
Rhino population in West Bengal forest goes upFebruary 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - The rhino population in a national park at the Himalayan foothills has gone up. Elated officials of the West Bengal forest department are now getting ready to carry out a census in another reserve forest.
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