Dr Banait has also filed a petition in the Bombay high court claiming irregularities in the shooting of Avni.
09 Feb 2019 3:19 AM
The forest department had especially brought in a team from Madhya Pradesh to carry out the rescue operation.
23 Dec 2018 1:32 AM
Activists have demanded stern action by the forest department against the shooter.
07 Dec 2018 2:03 AM
Petitioner has given reference of death of Tigress T1-Avni and raised the issue pertaining to death of wild animals in the state.
01 Dec 2018 6:22 AM
Forest minister refuses to parley with ally over its scathing criticism for killing tigress.
17 Nov 2018 1:32 AM
The cubs will be shifted to an enclosure in Pench tiger reserve, meant for raising tiger cubs.
17 Nov 2018 1:18 AM
The orphaned cubs of tigeress Avni have been spotted in a forest in western India and could be rescued and rehabilitated.
15 Nov 2018 3:58 PM
Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has asked ministers from his party to raise the issue in the Cabinet.
14 Nov 2018 12:21 AM
The postmortem report issued recently stated that the bullet which killed the tigress entered from the rear part of its left fore limb.
12 Nov 2018 2:53 PM
Forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has asked his department to form the committee under the chief forest officer of the state.
10 Nov 2018 2:15 AM
My son killed Avni in self-defence as attempt to tranquilise failed and tigress was going to attack, sharpshooter Shafath Ali Khan said.
08 Nov 2018 1:45 PM
He also said that the forest department does not act against those who smuggle wood but is swift to kill animals.
07 Nov 2018 1:26 AM
There were also reports that she has written a letter to Fadnavis asking to sack the state forest minister.
07 Nov 2018 1:25 AM
Union minister for child welfare Maneka Gandhi had asked Mr Fadnavis to sack Mr Mungantiwar.
07 Nov 2018 1:07 AM
Mungantiwar came forward and addressed the media. He said neither he nor his department gave the order to kill the tigress.
06 Nov 2018 1:55 AM
He said the probe would find out if the tigress was first killed and later darted.
06 Nov 2018 1:26 AM
'The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated,' Rahul tweeted quoting Mahatma Gandhi.
05 Nov 2018 4:00 PM
Mungantiwar's statement comes a day after Maneka Gandhi lashed out at Maharashtra government over the 'ghastly murder' of the tigress.
05 Nov 2018 12:30 PM