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Uttarakhand Police to register FIR against those spreading rumours about f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 28 (ANI): An FIR is being registered against people, who are spreading rumours about fire in the forests of Uttarakhand, and stringent legal action will be taken against them, said Ashok Kumar, Director General (law and order) on Wednesday.
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Andhra minister slams TDP chief for criticism over state's acquisition of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh minister for Marketing and Fisheries Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao on Tuesday hit out at TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for his criticism of the government over the land acquisition of Kakinada mangrove forests for the Housing fo
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Police bust hideout of JeM in Awantipora
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Awantipora (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 18: Awantipora Police with the assistance of 42RR and CRPF jawans busted a hideout of proscribed terror outfit JeM in Buchoo/Kamala forests area of Awantipora.
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Four dead after elephant entered into residential areas in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Four people were killed while three others were injured after an elephant entered into residential areas and attacked people in two separate incidents in Bhubaneswar on Monday, HS Upadhyay, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests of Odisha said.
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CM Kamal Nath inaugurates IFS Meet in Bhopal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath inaugurated a Forestry Conference of Indian Forest Service officers at Noronha Academy of Administration in Bhopal on Saturday.
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Karnataka HC urged to stay Anand Singh's functioning as Minister of Forest
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, seeking a stay on Anand Singh functioning as Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology contending that there are criminal cases filed against him by the Ministry.
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Fire in Himachal Pradesh Kinnaur forests partially under control
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): A fire that broke out in the forests in the Chaura area of Kinnaur on Wednesday morning had been brought partially under control, authorities said.
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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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'Forests will be destroyed': Congress targets Haryana govt over PLPA law
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP government in Haryana for legislating the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) Amendment Bill despite the stern stance and orders of the Supreme Court.
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Madagascar's eastern rainforests might disappear by 2070: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 3 (ANI): The island country of Madagascar is a safe haven to thousands of endemic plant and animal species, but going by latest scientific predictions, all this could potentially change in the near future.
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Amazon forest regrowth much slower than previously thought: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): According to a recent study, the regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought.
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Goonj presents a musical experience amidst forests and hills of Tala
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Dec 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Forest Hills, the much sought after retreat known for its quiet picturesque setting, tucked away amidst dense foliage and trees in Tala, Raigad is the venue for the "Goonj" festival on December 24.
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