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Arunachal: EC team recounts ardous journey to conduct re-poll, trek back t
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): An election team deputed to conduct re-polling in some of the remotest villages near the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh had to battle mountainous terrain and a dense forest to trek back to mainland after inclement weather left the team stranded, a
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TN: Leopard which ventured into Sirumugai, released in tiger reserve
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 13 (ANI): A leopard, which ventured into Mothepalayam village near Sirumugai forest range here was trapped and released into the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve by forest officials on Thursday.
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Peacock hunter arrested in TN
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), June 13 (ANI): A peacock hunter, named Vijaykumar, was arrested by forest department officials in Velayuthampatti near Melur in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Wednesday.
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Chhattisgarh: CM requests PM Modi to include Forest Rights Act leaseholder
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India] June 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to include Chhattisgarh Forest Rights Act, 2006 leaseholders in the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.'
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Smoke arising out of forest fires engulfs Dharamshala
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jun 12 (ANI): Dharamshala has been covered in thick smoke due to incidents of forest fire in and around the district.
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Over 500 cases of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India] June 11 (ANI): Over 500 forest fire cases have been reported from Himachal Pradesh affecting an area of over 2600 hectare of forests in the state.
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Telangana: Central govt okays construction of bunds under Kaleswaram proje
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 11 (ANI): The Environment Ministry on Monday cleared construction of bunds and embankments in 10 hectares of forest land at Medigadda barrage as part of the Kaleswaram project in Telangana, the state government said.
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Rajasthan: Panther dies in road accident in Sirohi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Sirohi (Rajasthan) [India], June 10 (ANI): A panther was killed in a road accident in Pindwara forest range near Bamanwada area of the district in on Monday.
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Assam: 3 arrested for possessing tiger hide, teeth, bones
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhemaji (Assam) [india], Jun 10 (ANI): Three persons have been arrested for possessing tiger hide, teeth and bones in Dhemaji district of Assam, police said.
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J-K: Terrorist hideout busted, ammunition seized
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 9 (ANI): Security forces on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout in Panthna forests of Keshwan belt of the district.
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Rape of minor is rape, but rape of married woman is different: UP Minister
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): Water Resources, Forest and Environment Minister Upendra Tiwari on Sunday came out with a new classification of the heinous crime - rape, saying that "rape has its nature and rape of a married woman is different."
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Tiger dies in Sariska after tranquilization
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], June 9 (ANI): A tiger died after being tranquillized and treated for a lesion here in Sariska Tiger Reserve on Saturday. Forest official denied any overdose of tranquillizer as the possible cause of death.
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