Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): A fire that broke out in the forests in the Chaura area of Kinnaur on Wednesday morning had been brought partially under control, authorities said.
Kabirdham (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Four persons, including the main accused, were arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Taregaon forest in Kabirdham district on February 17, said police on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): As many as 246 elephants were killed in Odisha in the last three years, said Bikram Keshari Arukh, Forest and Environment Minister, while speaking in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
Nagaur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): At least 85 peacocks were found dead while some others were found injured in Degana area of Nagaur district on Monday, a forest official said.
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Fifteen people have been booked for murder after allegedly opening fire and shooting dead a Dalit man following an altercation between his family and forest department officials in Shivpuri district, police said.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Monday demanded that forest minister Anand Singh should either be expelled from the Cabinet or assigned a different portfolio.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Kerala government on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 7. 5 lakh each to families of the three forest range watchers, killed in a wildfire at the Vadakkanchery range in Thrissur district on Sunday.
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Another person lost his life in the wildfire in HNL Plantation in Poongode Forest Station area of Wadakkanchery.
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Two forest officials lost their lives in a wildfire in HNL Plantation in Poongode Forest Station area, Wadakkanchery on Sunday night.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], February 16 (ANI): Over 10 lakh people have received treatment in forest and rural market areas of Chhattisgarh through Haat-Bazar Clinic scheme of the Health Department of the state government.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Ahead of Valentine's day, 'Pyaar ka Paudha' (a plant of love) campaign has been launched by the Bihar government's Department of Environment and Forest in Patna, to encourage the practice of planting trees in the state.