Bhubaneswar, March 24 A total of 325 wild animals, including a tiger, 11 leopards, and 14 elephants, were killed by poachers in Odisha over the past three years, state forest minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly on Tuesday.Responding to a written question by BJD MLA Ramesh Chandra...
Chatra, March 24 A 60-year-old woman was allegedly murdered in a forest in the Chatra district of Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday.The woman, who resided in the Kishunpur Colony area under the Sadar police station, had gone to a forest near her house on Monday to collect Mahua flowers, they...
Una (HP), March 19 According to villagers, approximately 1,000 Khair trees, worth crores of rupees, have allegedly been cut down in the forest in the Jhamber Panchayat area of the Una district.The issue came to light on Wednesday when villagers went to the forest and discovered that a large...
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Mumbai, March 18 – Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar raised serious concerns in the Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday over organized teak smuggling syndicates, alleging they operate with political patronage in Naxal-affected regions of the state.Speaking during the Question...
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Mumbai, March 18 The opposition on Wednesday claimed in the Maharashtra assembly that teak wood smugglers operating in the Chandrapur district are enjoying political patronage.Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar alleged during Question Hour, the first hour of the House...
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Sambalpur (Odisha), March 18 A man, who was involved in over 40 criminal cases, was injured in an encounter with police in Sambalpur district, Odisha, according to an official statement.The exchange of fire took place in Dumchhali forest, under the Rairakhol Police Station limits, at around...
Bilaspur (HP), March 14 A sheep herder was allegedly killed by his helper in the Guga Malhot area of the Bilaspur district, police said on Saturday.The accused killed the victim by repeatedly striking his neck with an axe on Friday night, they said, adding that he fled the spot afterwards and...
Gwalior, March 11 – The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (MP-STSF), in coordination with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), arrested the wanted wildlife smuggler, Mishrilal Mahor, from the Shivpuri district of the Gwalior division, on Wednesday.Following information about...
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Jammu & Kashmir Police successfully seized a consignment of illicit timber in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.Srinagar, February 16: In a swift operation against timber smuggling, Jammu & Kashmir Police successfully seized a consignment of illicit timber in North Kashmir's Baramulla...