Search For "forest"
Male cheetah rescued from Rajasthan's Karoli district
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Director Lion Project in a statement said, "With an enormous crowd of onlookers and the animal cornered at the crest of the ravine after darting, the animal had to be handled physically to prevent it from tumbling over the ravine. After t
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"There should be proper mechanism...responsibilities should be fixed": CM
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has stressed the need of advance preparations to deal with forest fire incidents in the state, noting that responsibilities of all the senior officers from the headquarters should be fixed as also the district officers and there should be com
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami holds review meeting to combat forest fires
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid a surge in forest fire incidents in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami convened a review meeting at Uttarakhand Sadan, New Delhi, on Saturday.
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Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya advocates for shepherd community's develo
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, contesting as the BJP candidate from Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency, on Tuesday made a significant outreach during his campaign. Venturing into the forests, he met members of Maldharis - a shepherd community often overlooked by mainstream politics.
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Udhampur: Anti-terror operation enters day 3, forces deploy unmanned aeria
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a relentless effort to track down terrorists who have taken refuge in the dense vegetation of Dudu Basangarh forests, security forces have continued their search operation for the third consecutive day in J-K's Udhampur.
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J-K: Avalanche hits Sarbal area of Sonamarg in Ganderbal district; no casu
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
No casualties or financial losses were reported since the avalanche struck the Sonamarg area on the forest side, thus resulting in no damage, said officials.
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Nainital Forest Fire: Uttarakhand CM Dhami assures action against officers
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Raising concerns over the Nainital forest fire, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the the officers who are responsible for the Uttarakhand forest fire will be fixed.
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"Forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing humidity," Congress
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As several regions in Uttarakhand are grappling with forest fires, destroying hectares of forest land, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat said that forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing the humidity in the forest areas, and in 2015-16 they had c
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Uttarakhand Forest Fire: CM Dhami directs officials to contain wildfire in
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As per the Chief Minister's instructions, concerned officers were directed to remain alert at all times and the forest officers were restricted from going on leaves.
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami conducts high-level review meeting to combat forest
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The meeting was held in Haldwani, following a massive fire that broke out in the Ladiyakata area of the Nainital Air Force Centre on Friday and continued for over 36 hours, sweeping through dense forests in the mountainous region.
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Wild elephant tramples four to death in Assam's Sonitpur
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the District Forest Officer (DFO), Pirai Sudhan, four people, including two forest officials, were killed in a wild elephant attack at Dhiraimajuli in the Barsala constituency of Sonitpur district.
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Nainital forest fire: Uttarakhand CM says Army called in to extinguish bla
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"The forest fires are a challenge for us. This is a big fire. We are working for all the essential needs. We have asked for help from the Army. Army helicopters are also spraying water in the affected area," Dhami said while talking to ANI.
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