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Shoot at sight orders for tiger poachers in Maharashtra

May 23, 2012

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Mumbai, May 23: Alarmed by the deaths of two tigers in Maharashtra forest reserves, state Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam announced that over 500 armed guards will be recruited for the four forest reserves of the state and will be given shoot at sight orders against poachers.

This comes a week after an alert by the state Forest Department that poachers in Madhya Pradesh have been paid an advance of Rs. 40 lakhs to kill 25 tigers.

Mr Kadam announced that 523 new guards will be recruited soon and will be deployed at four forest reserves of the state -- Tadoba, Pench, Melghat and Sahyadri. He also added that no action would be taken against those armed guards who shoot suspected poachers.

The minister lamented the fact that two tigers died after they were caught in a steel trap and died in Tadoba forest reserve in Chandrapur district. "A CID inquiry has been instituted to find out whether they died because of poaching or were electrocuted," he added.

Mr Kadam has also appointed a four-member committee of experts to advise the government on steps to be taken for precautions against poaching of tigers.

Steps have also been taken to keep electricity supply in check as one of the reasons for deaths of tigers has been electrocution. The irrigation department has also been alerted to ensure maximum water holes.

As many as 100 new patrol vehicles for range officers have also been allotted. Teams of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in these forests.

A secret fund of Rs.50 lakh has also been sanctioned to give incentives to informers providing tips about smugglers and poachers to the forest officials.

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New Delhi, Jun 26: The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has issued a notification to enable citizens with mild to medium colour blindness to obtain a driving licence.

An official release said that the Ministry has been taking measures to enable divyangjan citizens to avail transport-related services, especially driving licence.

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The release said that the issue was taken up with expert medical institution and advice sought.

The recommendations received were that mild to medium colour blind citizens be allowed to drive and restrictions should only be on the severe colour blind citizens.

"This is also allowed in other parts of the world," the release said.

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Ahmedabad, May 12: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday declared state BJP minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama's election in 2017 as void on grounds of malpractice and manipulation.

Justice Paresh Upadhyay cancelled Bhupendrasinh Chudasama's election in an order passed on a petition filed by Congress candidate Ashwin Rathod, challenging the BJP leader's victory from Dholka constituency by a margin of 327 votes in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly polls.

In his election petition, Ashwin Rathod alleged that Bhupendrasinh Chudasama indulged in "corrupt practice and breach of many of the mandatory instructions of the Election Commission, at various stages of the election process, more particularly at the time of counting of votes".

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We received information that prayers were being conducted in the mosque, they said adding they were held at Eriyad Masjidul Bilal mosque here.

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