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Delay in procuring modern equipment impacted police's ability to counter L
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that anti-Maoists operations in the dense forests of Palakkad, Malappuram, Idukki and Wayanad suffered due to dependence of police forces on analogue communication equipment.
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TN minister makes boy remove his sandals, receives flak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Udhgagamandalam (Tamil Nadu) [india], Feb 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Dindigul C Sreenivasan on Thursday kicked up a storm after he allegedly asked a tribal boy to unbuckle his slippers before entering a temple.
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Elephant calf trapped between rock boulders rescued in Assam
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Morigaon (Assam) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Assam forest department officials along with locals of Morigaon district rescued an elephant calf who got stuck between two huge rock boulders.
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Veerappan's close aide arrested in Karnataka
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamarajnagar (Karnataka) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Nearly 15 years since the forest brigand Veerappan died, his close woman associate was recently arrested in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar.
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Rajinikanth suffers minor injuries during 'Man vs Wild' shoot
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bandipur (Karnataka) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Megastar Rajinikanth suffered minor injuries on Tuesday while shooting for an episode of 'Man vs Wild' with British adventurer Bear Grylls at Bandipur forest in Karnataka.
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Shivamogga forest dept. spreads awareness about preventing forest fires
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): In a bid to prevent forest fires in Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Shivamogga forest authorities have urged farmers not to burn their crop residue in the forest area for the next couple of months.
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'Langar baba' to 'Encyclopedia of Forest', many unsung heroes in Padma Shr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Eighty-four-year-old Jagdish Lal Ahuja who serves free food daily to hundreds of poor patients and attendants outside PGIMER Chandigarh and Arunoday Mondal, a doctor who travels six hours every weekend to treat patients in remote Sundarban villages, are among
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Terrorist killed in Jan 22 encounter in J-K belonged to JeM
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Terrorist, killed during the encounter in the forest area of Nagander village on January 22, belonged to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Jammu and Kashmir Police sources said.
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Dead animals help ecosystems to flourish: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Stumbling across an animal carcass lying in a forest might be too gruesome of a scene for many, but what seems repulsive to people, can have immensely positive implications for the surrounding natural environment.
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10 vehicles seized, owners booked for illegal mining in Karnataka's Shivam
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Ten vehicles which include five Tipper lorries and five tractors were seized at stone quarries by forest department at Kalluganguru and Gejjenahalli villages in Shivamogga Taluk on Tuesday.
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No encroachment can be allowed on forest land, NGT tells Delhi govt
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which is dealing with illegal constructions in South Delhi's Jaunapur and Dera Mandi forest areas, has observed that no encroachment can be allowed to continue on a forest land.
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Assets worth Rs 2.65 crores seized from Odisha forest dept officer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Angul Divisional Manager of Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFFC), was held by State Vigilance for holding disproportionate assets worth 2.65 crores.
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