Binod Oraon, the mahout, said he suspected his brother Ravi, 30, killed his son Vivek, 13, and mother Bibi Lohar, 52, and ...

They added that it has begun warming up to the mahouts who feed it fodder from the forest. According to sources, during the initial two days, the tusker was tired as it was tranquilised.

To provide quality medical treatment and maintain best practices in the diagnosis and care of elephants, a two-day ...

"To fill this gap, the tent school was launched a few years ago which ensured that the education of mahouts' children does not suffer while they stay in Mysuru for Dasara," said Block Education ...

In Bandhavgarh, the elephants and their mahouts play a vital conservation role, undertaking anti-poaching patrols, tiger monitoring and resolving human-animal conflict The elephants at Bandhavgarh ...

With 26 elephants currently managed, including five retired elephants, the department required more mahouts and cavadies. The Forest Department has decided to create nine mahout and two cavady ...