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According to the Ramesh Chennaithala, probably due to poaching, while of their livestock. 2016 tiger census, Odisha has on women entry; Leader of Opposition in Kerala the other, a Royal Bengal tigress, The body of MB2, the 40 Royal Bengal Tigers — 13 Legislative Assembly, walked has been kept in captivity fol- male big cat which was shifted males, 24 females and three Cong, BJP slam out of the meeting alleging that lowing public outrage that it from Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha calves. The relocation is part of the CM’s intransigent stance on killed two people. tiger reserve in June this year, a tiger recovery programme to CM for obduracy the issue led to the failure of the Unhappy at the State was found in Raiguda range on shore up the floundering pop- KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI talks. BJP’s Kerala chief PS Government’s failure to protect Hindol-Narsinghpur border — ulation of tigers in Satkosia Sreedharan Pillai, who has the big cats and sensitise the the core area of Satkosia Tiger where tigers vanished due to he all-party meeting con- been spearheading the agita- community towards wildlife, Reserve (STR) in Angul district biotic pressure. Tvened by Kerala Chief tion against the entry of women the National Tiger a few days ago. Conservationist Biswajit Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at in the 10-50 age group, later Conservation Authority Nayak said the exact reason Mohanty, who had been oppos- Thiruvananthapuram on told reporters that the NDA (NTCA) has now kept the of radio-collared MB2’s death ing the relocation plan since Thursday to sort out imbroglio would go ahead with the agi- translocation plan in abeyance is yet to be ascertained, but pre- beginning, feel it is bound to over the entry of women in tation from Friday against till the “environment becomes liminary report suggests that it happen as though the poor child-bearing age to Sabarimala women devotees making it to conducive for the big cats” in could have died of infections prey base in Satkosia has shown Temple in Kerala’s Western the temple. the tiger reserve spread over after it was caught in a snare a recovery in the core area, it Ghats ended in failure. A meet- “We just pleaded with the four districts — Angul, trap laid by poachers. is not enough to sustain a sig- ing the Chief Minister held Government to keep the Cuttack, Nayagarh and Boudh. The body was found by nificant tiger population. Carcass of tiger MB2 inside Satkosia Tiger Reserve later in the day with the repre- Supreme Court order in NTCA ADG Anup Nayak officials who were searching for Continued on Page 7 sentatives of the Pandhalam abeyance till the court dispos- told The Pioneer, “Following MB2 after there were no signals Royal Family — the customary es of the review and writ peti- the mishappening at the from his radio collar for days. owners of the temple who tions filed against the reserve we are reviewing the The tiger’s death came just a enjoys certain privileges as September 28 verdict. The safety situation in the tiger few weeks after the tigress 3 tiger cubs mowed down Cubs of murdered Avni spotted part of traditions — and the Supreme Court Bench which reserve. We cannot allow the which was brought from chief priest (Thanthri) too heard the petition on Tuesday big cats to be translocated Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve in by train in Chandrapur failed to break the deadlock. was not an appellate authority from other States and meet the MP in August was tranquilised alive in Maharashtra forest Thanthri Rajeevaru, the and that is the reason why the fatal end. and kept under observation in PTI n NAGPUR months old, were apparently hit AGENCIES n NEW DELHI dozen villagers, capping off chief priest, while speaking to September 28 verdict was not “The death of the male an enclosure. This was after vil- by Balharshah-Gondia train one of the country’s most high- the media after the meeting stayed,” said Pillai, himself a tiger shows that sufficient steps lagers in the vicinity of the hree tiger cubs were found between Chandrapur and he orphaned cubs of a profile tiger hunts and anger- made use of the opportunity to leading lawyer in Kerala. were not taken to protect the reserve alleged that she had Tkilled after being hit by a Nagbhid stations around 7.30 Tman-eating tiger killed in a ing conservation activists. plead with the women in the The breakdown of the all- animal. Also, the State killed two persons. train in Maharashtra’s am, said Rishikesh Ranjan, State-sanctioned hunt have The months-long search 10-50 age group not to come to party meeting has created a Government must answer why The tigers’ fate has put a Chandrapur district on general manager been spotted in deployed 200 hunters using Sabarimala and stay off the war-like atmosphere in the holy the tigress had strayed outside question mark on the NTCA Thursday, officials said. of the State-run LOST & FOUND a forest in paragliders, infrared cameras, temple. Later, speaking to The shrine as the police have pre- the forest even though she was plan to translocate three pairs Chief Conservator of Forest Maharashtra sharpshooters on elephant Pioneer, the Thanthri said he vented the entry of mediaper- under constant observation of of tigers from Madhya Pradesh Forests SV Ramarao said while Development Corporation of and could be rescued and reha- back, and even Calvin Klein enjoys certain privileges as the sons to the temple premises. the forest officials.” to Odisha. This was the first two cubs were found dead in Maharashtra. bilitated, officials said on fragrance to lure the big cat. chief priest of the temple. “I am The temple reopens on Friday The tigress had to be tran- ever inter-state tiger translo- the morning, another dead Pug marks of a tigress, Thursday. Maharashtra forestry not a paid employee of the evening as a prelude to the 41- quillised and kept in a zoo after cation in India. So far the tiger cub was found half a kilo- which could be the cub’s moth- The mother was shot dead department’s AK Mishra said Government. I am reporting to day Mandala Pooja, which the villagers in the vicinity tigers have been shifted from metre away in the evening. er, were found in the vicinity, in early November after being the cubs are “healthy and are Lord Ayyappa and has the begins on Saturday morning. alleged that she had mauled one reserve to another within The cubs, around six said Ramarao. accused of killing more than a surviving”. authority to order purification Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE Shishir Singh given EC REMOVES MIZORAM Wages of sin: Fashion designer killed by staffer Suspended by ABVP CEO AFTER PROTESTS additional charge New Delhi: Accepting the Tailor and two accomplices surrender at police station at night demand of some civil society on fake degree, Ankiv of Dir, Information groups, the Election Commission STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI on Thursday removed SB PNS n LUCKNOW Shashank as chief electoral nnoyed at unpaid wages, officer of poll-bound Mizoram Athree men allegedly killed quits as DUSU chief n an adminis- and appointed IAS officer Ashish a fashion designer and her STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Itrative reshuf- Kundra in his place. domestic help in South Delhi’s fle in the Vasant Kunj Enclave on elhi University Students’ Information ‘SUPER-EARTH’ FOUND Wednesday night. 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