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18,946 acres forest area cleared from illegal encroachment in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 4 (ANI): The Punjab Government managed to clear the illegal encroachments at 18,946 acres of forest area thereby resulting in an overall increase in the forest cover in the state by 2,872 acres, said an official.
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Pangolin rescued from smugglers, released in forest area in Odisha's Cutta
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], January 3 (ANI): A pangolin that was rescued by an Athagarh Forest Division team in Cuttack from smugglers a few days back, was released in the forest on Saturday.
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Two Maoists including one woman killed on Andhra-Odisha border
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): Two Maoists including a woman were killed in an exchange of fire between security forces and the Maoists at Singaram forest area near Diguvajanabha on the Andhra-Odisha (AOB) border in early hours of Sunday, officials said in a press
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Two country-made rifles, pistol recovered from Assam's Kokrajhar
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], December 3 (ANI): Two country-made rifles, one pistol, and live ammunition were recovered from the Ripu forest area under the limits of Kachugaon police station, the police said on Thursday.
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17-year-old boy held by Delhi Police for allegedly killing friend over Rs
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): A 17-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly murdering another juvenile in the forest area near Maidan Garhi in Delhi over returning Rs 2,500, the police said on Wednesday.
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Exchange of fire in Telangana's Mulugu between police, Naxals
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], November 11 (ANI): An exchange of fire took place between police and Naxals in the Pedhampet forest area on Tuesday. However, no casualties were reported but police seized one rifle, 8 kit bags and a medical kit from the spot.
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Leopard carcass found in MP's Birsinghpur forest
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Umaria (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): The carcass of a leopard was found in the Birsinghpur forest area in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
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Militant hideout busted in J-K's Rajouri, arms and explosives recovered
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 30 (ANI): A militant hideout was busted in the forest area near Gambhir Mughlan here and arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered in a joint operation by the police and Army, police said on Friday.
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Terrorist hideout busted in J-K's Poonch, arms and ammunition recovered
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 28 (ANI): A terrorist hideout was busted in the Kalaban forest area of Mendhar Tehsil of Poonch district here in a joint operation by the police and the army, officials said on Wednesday.
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Asssam Forest department seizes railway engine for killing two elephants
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Assam forest department on Wednesday seized the engine of a goods train for mowing down an elephant and its calf inside the Lumding Reserve forest area of the state.
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Maha Governor promulgates notification amending Forest Rights Act 2006
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has issued a notification modifying the Forest Rights Act, 2006 that will enable forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other traditional forest-dwelling families to build houses in the neighbour
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Water enters in houses in Andhra's Giddaluru following heavy rains
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): Water entered in the houses in low lying areas of Giddaluru town following the heavy rainfall in the Nallamala forest area.
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