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J-K: Gunshots heard in Poonch, search operation underway
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
This comes after an exchange of fire occurred between security forces and terrorists in the Poonch district of J-K on Tuesday, according to an official.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami directs officials to control forest fire in Binsar Wi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to immediately control the forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary with the help of the Air Force by spraying water on the affected forest area using helicopters and other necessary resources.
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"Request administration to send fire brigades to douse fire": Official as
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As a devastating fire has been raging in Jammu and Kashmir's Kaldi forest area for the past four days, Ghordi Block Development Council Chairperson Arti Sharma on Wednesday requested the administration to send fire brigades to douse this fire.
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Udhampur: Kaldi forest engulfed in flames for last three days, forest reso
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Kaldi forest area is home to a significant population of peacocks, and the fire has undoubtedly caused harm to these magnificent birds.
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J-K: Fires break out in forest areas in Poonch, Rajouri districts
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A forest fire has been erupted in the Tota Gali area of the Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
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"Most fires are man-made, rarely they occur naturally": Nowshera DFO on fo
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
She also mentioned that people smoking cigarettes and throwing their buds in the forest area, which gets dry during summers is also one of the factors in increasing forest fires.
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J-K: Rajouri forest fire disrupts normal life, locals complain of suffocat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus Block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera Sub-Division of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Tripura: Assam Rifles seize marijuana worth Rs 1.86 crore in Sepahijala
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Assam Rifles in a joint Operation with Customs Department seized 406 kg marijuana worth Rs 1.86 crore hidden in the forest area of Neuramura Taibandal, Sepahijala district on Sunday.
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Tripura families spend nights in forest to draw govt attention for being l
Updated : 2 years ago IST
With the hope of a permanent settlement, the families shifted to the forest areas and set up makeshift huts using tarpaulin sheets and bamboo. Even as they believe their move would not bring a solution to their longstanding problem, they describe the act as an attempt to make the government
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SC issues criminal contempt notice to DDA VC over tree felling in Delhi's
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a criminal contempt of court notice to the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the matter relating to the felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area.
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'Pirul Lao-Paise Pao' campaign has reduced forest fires, provided income t
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that the 'Pirul Lao-Paise Pao' campaign has significantly reduced forest fires and provided income to villagers living near the forest area.
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Armed men spotted in J-K's Kathua, search operation launched
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"Security forces including the Army and the police launched a search operation in the Jakhole-Juthana forest area of Kathua after locals sighted an armed person during the intervening night," said officials.
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