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Police sirens being used to scare away locust swarms in MP's Panna
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Panna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Swarms of locusts are being scared away by the district administration in Panna, using police sirens on Wednesday. These insects were seen in Panna Tiger Reserve yesterday where they attacked wild plants and trees.
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Locust control operations stepped up: Union Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday informed that locust control operations have been stepped up in affected states to combat the menace.
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Some districts of Haryana brace for locust swarm attack
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 27 (ANI): Some districts of Haryana including Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri and Rewari are bracing for an invasion by locust swarms.
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Pakistan new breeding ground of locusts: Agriculture department Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 26 (ANI): Pakistan has become a new breeding ground of locusts, entering Rajasthan from adjoining areas in Pakistan, said BR Kadwa, deputy director of the agriculture department.
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Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi battles locust attack
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): After destroying crops in Rajasthan, a large swarm of locusts has now reached Jhansi, a city in Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, several areas of the city were under locust attack.
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MP's Mandsaur battles locust invasion
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): Swarms of locusts arrived in Malhargarh area of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on Sunday.
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Alert in Agra over locust invasion
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Agra (Rajasthan) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Agra administration on Friday has issued an alert to farmers over a likely locust attack in the district. A swarm of locusts is headed towards the area from Karauli in Rajasthan, said an official.
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Locusts from Pakistan enter Indian states, threaten standing crops
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Locust swarms from Pakistan have entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh threatening major damage to standing cotton crops and vegetables, said Spokesperson, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Farmers in Agra asked to remain alert as swarms of locusts reach neighbour
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Agriculture Defense Officer, Agra has issued an alert for farmers in connection with swarms of locusts reaching the neighbouring Dausa district in Rajasthan.
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Swarms of locusts invade Ajmer, cause damage to crops
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], May 13 (ANI): Adding to the woes of farmers who are already bearing the brunt of national lockdown which has adversely affected the agriculture, swarms of locusts invaded the district from Nagaur side on Tuesday.
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West Bengal govt shall be blamed, not Health Secretary: BJP leader Rahul S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): After West Bengal's Principal Health Secretary Vivek Kumar was transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Environment Department, BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Tuesday claimed that he has been made a scapegoat by the State government to hide its i
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WB Health Secretary Vivek Kumar transferred to Environment Department
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): West Bengal Principal Health Secretary Vivek Kumar has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary of the Environment Department.
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