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CBI arrests top bureaucrat in Chandigarh for accepting bribe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Birendra Chaudhary, who is also the member secretary Chandigarh pollution control committee, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh.
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Forced evacuation of 36,000 people in Canada over forest fire outbreak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 17 (ANI): Massive forest fires forced evacuation of total of 36,000 people in the Canadian westernmost province of British Columbia.
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SC fines Secretary of MoEF for unsatisfactory reply on wetland protection
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday slapped a fine of Rs. 50, 000 on Secretary of Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for his unsatisfactory reply in the wetland protection case.
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TN Police seize 500 kg of endangered sea cucumber
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday seized 500 kilograms of endangered sea cucumber from Rameswaram-Pudu road forest area.
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Second consecutive year, Mittal Brothers Pvt. Ltd. does Plantation Drive i
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI-NewsVoir): On the occasion of Van Mahotsav on July 1, Mittal Brothers Pvt. Ltd. came together with the Forest Department for a plantation drive in the Hinjawadi IT Park region at HighMont, Maan forest.
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Gujarat: Woman gives birth surrounded by lions
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Junagadh (Gujarat) [India], July 02 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a pregnant woman gave birth to a child surrounded by dozens of lions in Gir forest area in an ambulance after midnight.
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Global wildfires are burning less land
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): According to a trend that NASA's satellites detected from space, shifting livelihoods across the tropical forest frontiers of South America, the Eurasian Steppe and the savannas of Africa are altering landscapes and leading to a significant decline i
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Sukma Naxal attack's mastermind sustains bullet injury during 'O
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Hidma, the alleged mastermind of the Sukma Naxal attack, had reportedly sustained bullet injuries during the 'Operation Prahar' recently launched by the Chhattisgarh Police and the CRPF in Sukma district to flush out the Naxals hiding in forests of
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Hillsborough disaster: Six people including two cops, charged with crimina
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], June 28 (ANI):Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield, former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison and four other people have been charged with criminal offences relating to the deaths of 96 people at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
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Rhino horn, Tokay Gecko worth over Rs two crore seized in WB
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and forest department in a joint operation arrested a person with a Rhino horn and Tokay Gecko worth over Rs two crore.
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MP: 21 peacocks die of water scarcity
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Morena (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): Atleast 21 peacocks died of water scarcity in Sumawali forest area of Joura town in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district.
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Jharkhand: Security forces seize massive cache of explosives, ammunition
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Latehar (Jharkhand) [India], June 21 (ANI): Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District police in a joint operation on Wednesday unearthed and seized huge amount of explosives and ammunition hidden by Naxals in the forest area of Latehar district of Jharkhand.
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