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Kerala minister in row over alleged intervention in molestation case
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 21 (ANI): Kerala Forest Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader AK Saseendran has been accused of intervening in a case of molestation filed against a leader of his party and exerting pressure to suppress it.
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SC directs to tag present petition with similar others seeking to stay dem
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed to tag the present petition, filed by Priwasee Sanghtan Welfare Society, with similar other matters already pending before the Court, seeking a direction for a stay of its earlier order directing the Haryana government to
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Palaeolithic site, possibly largest in Indian subcontinent, spotted in Far
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], July 18 (ANI): A prehistoric stone age site, possibly over a million years old, has been found in the Mangarbani hill forest in Haryana's Faridabad.
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Across globe forests play major role in depositing toxic mercury
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): In a Massachusetts forest mercury measurements indicate that the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understood.
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4 held in Andhra for smuggling endangered Sand Boa snakes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh's Guntur Forest Division in coordination with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau detained four people accused of smuggling Red Sand Boa snakes, an endangered species, said N Rama Chandra Rao, district forest officer.
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Wanted Naxal killed by security forces in Jharkhand's forest area
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gumla (Jharkhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): A notorious Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh was killed by security forces in the forest area of Jharkhand's Krurmgrah on Thursday, officials said.
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Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): A research led by a University of Massachusetts Lowell environmental science professor claims mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understo
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2 killed, 1 injured in tiger attack in UP's Pilibhit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Two people were killed and one sustained injuries after a tiger attacked them in the forest area near Ghungrai-Diuria road in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Three terrorists neutralised in Dadal Sunderbani encounter in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 (ANI): Security forces eliminated three terrorists in an encounter in the Dadal forest area of Sundarbani Sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
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Boat with 500 kg sea cucumber heading towards Rameswaram intercepted, one
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Mandapam Forest Department of Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district intercepted a country boat heading towards Rameswaram with 500 kg of sea cucumber mid-sea.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Environment Ministry, state govts over air, wate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF), Ministry of Coal, governments of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others on a plea alleging fly ash disposal causing
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Two Pakistani terrorists killed in J-K's Rajouri, two AK-47 rifles, huge c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 8 (ANI): Two terrorists from Pakistan were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dadal forest area of Sundarbani Sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district and two AK-47 rifles and ammunition in heavy quantity was recovered from them, in
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