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Theni fire: Garud Commando Force, IAF begin rescue operation
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): 16 commandos of the Garud Commando Force and four choppers from the Indian Air Force (IAF), with one of them at standby, arrived here on Monday morning to commence the search and rescue operation of those stuck in the Kurangani forest fire.
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Theni fire: No information on casualty, says DC
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Theni District Collector, Pallavi Baldev on Monday said that she has not received any information on the casualty in the forest fire that erupted near Kurangani hills here.
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Tamil Nadu: IAF rescues students trapped in forest fire
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): 15 students, who were trapped in a forest fire near Kurangani hills in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, were rescued by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday.
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What will happen to this beautiful blue planet?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bageshwar (Uttrakhand) [India], Mar. 05 (ANI): Is this beautiful world fighting for its very existence? Will the coming generations be in a position to enjoy every element of nature? Are we constrained to live in a highly polluted environment? Have the sources of our water run dry and hav
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PM Modi condoles death of forest officer killed by elephant in Karnataka
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 04 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the death Senior IFS officer S. Manikandan, who died on March 3 after he was attacked by a wild tusker in the jungles of Karnataka.
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West Bengal: Tiger spotted in Lalgarh forest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Mar. 03 (ANI): A Royal Bengal tiger was captured on remotely activated camera trap in Lalgarh forest in Bengal's West Midnapore district.
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J&K avalanche: Rs 4 lakh ex gratia announced for kin of deceased
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kupwara ( Jammu and Kashmir) Mar 2 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government announced an ex gratia of Rs four lakh each to the families of the three people who lost their lives during a snow avalanche in the Lashkote forest of Lolab.
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Army, J&K police bust terrorist hideouts in Poonch
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): In two separate joint search operations on Monday, the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police busted terrorist hideouts and recovered major cache of weapons, ammunition and other war-like stores in Haribudha and Bhatidhar forests in Poon
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West Bengal: CRPF seizes weapons from naxal-hit Lalgarh area
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lalgarh (West Bengal)[India], February 21 (ANI) : The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday have recovered arms and ammunition from naxal hit- Lalgarh area of West Bengal.
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Police busts militant hideout; huge cache recovered
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The security forces on Wednesday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Kesna Forest area of Kishtwar region in Jammu and Kashmir.
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UN names India as Global Host for the World Environment Day 2018
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.19 (ANI): Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced on Monday that his ministry's headquarters at Indira Paryavaran Bhavan will now be plastic-free.
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14-day-long campaign to reduce air pollution in Delhi launched
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.10 (ANI): A two-week-long intense exercise to address all sources of pollution in Delhi was launched on Saturday. The campaign will last from February 10 to February 23.
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