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more than in 2014, accord-
ing to the results of a tiger
census made public on Mon-
day by Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi.
Madhya Pradesh saw the
highest number at 526,
closely followed by Karnata-
ka (524) and Uttarakhand
(442). Chhattisgarh and Miz-
oram saw a decline in tiger
population and all other
States saw a “positive” in-
crease, according to a press
statement.
The survey, the fourth
such since 2006, is a gargan-
tuan exercise and conduct-
ed once in four years. The
latest survey is the culmina-
tion of 15 months of forest
in the Un-
nao rape case is battling for
her life after a car she was
travelling in along with her
family and lawyer was hit by
a truck, several Delhiites,
who gathered at the India
Gate here in solidarity, won-
dered whether it was a mere
accident or there was more
to it.
Several protesters de-
manded government’s inter-
vention in the matter. “We
want BJP to expel MLA Kul-
deep Senger who is an ac-
cused in the case. All stood
for Rama Devi when some-
one made a provocative re-
mark, but nobody did so for
the Unnao rape victim. BJP
makes big hue and cry about
‘Beti Padhao Beti Bachao’
aandolan but do not act ac-
cordingly,” said Pooja Tri-
pathi from the All India Ma-
hila Congress.
Activist and founder of
Swaraj India, Yogendra Ya-
dav, recalling the protests
held seven years ago after
the December 16, 2012 gang
rape incident in the Capital,
said: “We were here to prot-
est for Nirbhaya but were
lathicharged. Back then, we
believed that such a brutal
incident would not be re-
peated again. But a 17year-
old minor girl was brutally
raped and her father is
framed as a culprit.Her fath-
er was beaten to death in
jail. All the witnesses are be-
ing killed one after the
another.” This is a silent
protest to find
ing to the results of a tiger
census made public on Mon-
day by Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi.
Madhya Pradesh saw the
highest number at 526,
closely followed by Karnata-
ka (524) and Uttarakhand
(442). Chhattisgarh and Miz-
oram saw a decline in tiger
population and all other
States saw a “positive” in-
crease, according to a press
statement.
The survey, the fourth
such since 2006, is a gargan-
tuan exercise and conduct-
ed once in four years. The
latest survey is the culmina-
tion of 15 months of forest
in the Un-
nao rape case is battling for
her life after a car she was
travelling in along with her
family and lawyer was hit by
a truck, several Delhiites,
who gathered at the India
Gate here in solidarity, won-
dered whether it was a mere
accident or there was more
to it.
Several protesters de-
manded government’s inter-
vention in the matter. “We
want BJP to expel MLA Kul-
deep Senger who is an ac-
cused in the case. All stood
for Rama Devi when some-
one made a provocative re-
mark, but nobody did so for
the Unnao rape victim. BJP
makes big hue and cry about
‘Beti Padhao Beti Bachao’
aandolan but do not act ac-
cordingly,” said Pooja Tri-
pathi from the All India Ma-
hila Congress.
Activist and founder of
Swaraj India, Yogendra Ya-
dav, recalling the protests
held seven years ago after
the December 16, 2012 gang
rape incident in the Capital,
said: “We were here to prot-
est for Nirbhaya but were
lathicharged. Back then, we
believed that such a brutal
incident would not be re-
peated again. But a 17year-
old minor girl was brutally
raped and her father is
framed as a culprit.Her fath-
er was beaten to death in
jail. All the witnesses are be-
ing killed one after the
another.” This is a silent
protest to find
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