Forces are using drones and helicopters for surveillance in the area (Representational) Srinagar: Security forces found two bodies from the Gadole forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on the sixth day of an anti-terror operation even as Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha vowed to avenge the death of soldiers and a cop in an encounter […]
Anantnag encounter: The encounter has entered its sixth day. (file) New Delhi: Security forces have now reached close to the hideout of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag where they had targetted their bombs and shells to drive them out, sources said. An operation against terrorists is going on since late Tuesday night deep inside […]
Gadchiroli, Maharashtra: A 45-year-old forest department employee was killed after being attacked by a wild elephant in Dongargaon (Halbi) forest in Gadchiroli district, an official release said. A herd of elephants entered a farm in Dongargaon at 5 pm and subsequently a forest department team was sent to the spot. One of the elephants charged […]
The Comptroller and Auditor General report was tabled in the Gujarat Assembly. (File) Ahmedabad: The Gujarat forest department did not take cognisance of the findings of a scientific study conducted by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with a recommendation on habitat improvement in potential wildlife corridors in the state, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) […]
The anti-terror operation has been intensified by the army and the Jammu and Kashmir police. Srinagar: Two more soldiers have been injured today in the encounter, which is underway in the dense forests of Kokernag in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The army and the police launched a joint search operation to hunt down the terrorists late […]
CM Neiphiu Rio said that it cannot go against the policies implemented by the central government. Kohima: The Nagaland assembly on Monday opposed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and implementation of the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act and sought protection under the 16-Point Agreement and Article 371A. All parties including the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party […]
A forest department beat office that was set on fire in Churachandpur (File) Imphal/New Delhi: Manipur’s top forest officer has written to the state government denying allegations made by a fact-finding team of the Editors’ Guild of India (EGI) that the N Biren Singh government did not follow due procedure in declaring parts of hills […]
The rescue operation is being carried out with the help of a steamer, the officials said. Shimla: Ten people, including five employees of the forest department, were trapped at the Kol Dam Hydel Project in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Sunday, officials said. “The situation is not life threatening and the trapped people would be […]
NDRF and local administration teams are present on the spot. Mandi (Himachal Pradesh): Ten people, including five forest officials, were stuck in Kol dam in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali due to rising water levels and incessant rainfall on Sunday, the official said. As per the Deputy Commissioner of Mandi Arindam Chaudhary, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) […]
The spectacled cobra, or Indian cobra, is one of the most venomous snakes in India Snakes have a notorious reputation for being sneaky. These creepy creatures are capable of sliding into the trickiest of spots and showing up at unexpected places. Recently, a snake was spotted at the Paonta Forest Division office in Himachal Pradesh. […]