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Tiger injures 3 in Uttar Pradesh village

December 1st, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) A tiger has unleashed terror in an Uttar Pradesh village attacking three people and killing cattle, a state forest official said Monday.The tiger has strayed into the Mehmoodpur ...

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Bihar wildlife officials employ DNA methods for Palamau tiger census

December 1st, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI -
Palamau (Bihar), Dec.1 (ANI): Wildlife authorities involved with the Palamau Tiger Reserve Project in Bihar are employing the latest DNA techniques to ascertain the number of tigers living in the reserve. The ...

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Gujarat legislator accused of harming Gir forest

Gujarat legislator accused of harming Gir forest

November 26th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A Gujarat legislator is carrying out illegal mining and stone crushing in the protected Gir forest - home to Asia's only lion species - ravaging the areas around ...

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Tiger pugmarks found in Uttar Pradesh village (Lead)

November 25th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Much to the surprise of officials and locals, pugmarks of tigers have been found in an Uttar Pradesh village which has no forest around, an official said Tuesday."Pugmarks ...

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Pugmarks of tigers found in Uttar Pradesh village

November 25th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Pugmarks (paw prints) of tigers were found in an Uttar Pradesh village which is devoid of forests, much to the surprise of officials and locals, forest officer said ...

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Devotees causing deforestation in Gujarat

November 24th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI -
By Sharada Maheta Junagarh (Gujarat), Nov.24 (ANI): Every year hundreds of thousands of devotees walk around the Girnar Parvat. They walk around for 37-kilometre on-foot to perform the Parikrama or circumambulation of ...

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Five booked for killing spotted deer in Uttar Pradesh

November 18th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Five people have been booked for killing a spotted deer in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, state forest officials said Tuesday."We recovered the carcass of the deer from ...

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Soldier killed by suspected militants in Kashmir

November 17th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) A soldier was killed by suspected militants Monday and two army personnel have gone missing in a mountainous forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.The ...

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Jackal injures 24 people, kills one in Uttar Pradesh

November 11th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) A jackal killed an old man and injured 24 people in a village in Uttar Pradesh, state forest officials said Tuesday."We have learnt that the jackal attacked and ...

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Leopard killed in Nainital road mishap

November 10th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Nainital, Nov 10 (ANI): A three-year-old male leopard was killed in a road accident near Ramnagar forest area of Jim Corbett National Park on Sunday. Wildlife officials said they found the dead ...

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Police arrest four Maoists in Orissa

Police arrest four Maoists in Orissa

November 8th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI -
Malkangiri (Orissa), Nov 8 (ANI): The Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel of Orissa on Friday nabbed four Maoists, including three women, from Malkangiri district for their alleged involvement in several criminal ...

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Four booked for killing spotted deer in Uttar Pradesh

October 31st, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) Four people have been booked for trapping and killing a spotted deer in Uttar Pradesh, a forest official said Friday.The spotted deer, also known as chital, was repeatedly ...

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Four Maoists killed in Andhra Pradesh

October 28th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Four Maoist guerillas, including a woman, were killed in two separate gun battles with the police in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.Two Maoists were killed in a gun battle ...

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Maoist involved in 40 cases arrested in Uttar Pradesh

October 25th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla, wanted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Bihar police in over 40 criminal cases, was arrested in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, ...

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Police seize arms and ammunition from Maoists in Bihar

October 21st, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Gaya, Oct 21 (ANI): Police have recovered a huge cache of arms hidden by Maoists in Bihar''s Gaya District. Acting on a tip-off, the police seized the explosives from a water ...

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LeT commander killed in Handwara in J-K

September 27th, 2008 - 11:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Sept 27 (ANI): A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in a joint operation by Handwara police and 9 Para in Hafrada forest in Jammu and Kashmir today. Following specific information about ...

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Three guerrillas, soldier killed in Kashmir gunbattle

September 26th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) Three guerrillas and an army soldier were killed Friday in an ongoing gunfight in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, a police official said.A senior police officer told IANS that ...

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Cops hunt for Telugu actor’s kin in Rs.5 mn land scam

September 23rd, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) A hunt is on for two people who defrauded Telugu actor Sarath Babu in a Rs.5 million property deal, police said Tuesday. According to police officials, ...

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Woman Maoist arrested in Madhya Pradesh

September 22nd, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Sep 22 (IANS) A Naxalite woman, wanted in several cases and carrying a reward of Rs.30,000, has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh, police said Monday.Kamla, an active member of Tanda Dalam, ...

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Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed in J&K

September 15th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Jammu, Sept 15 (ANI): A self-styled commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was gunned down by security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district today. A joint operation was launched in Chansar forest ...

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Uttar Pradesh to tote up wild animals killed by trains

September 11th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) Almost a week after a tiger was run over by a speeding train in a forest reserve, Uttar Pradesh forest authorities have started compiling details of wild animals ...

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Madhupur in Bihar, a home for Peacock

September 11th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pawan Motihari (Bihar), Sept, 11 (ANI): Peacock, the national bird of India, with its splendid looks and majestic walk has been the source of inspiration for many poets and artists, but ...

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Woman Maoist guerrilla arrested in Madhya Pradesh

August 27th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Aug 27 (IANS) A woman Maoist guerrilla, wanted in over a dozen cases and carrying a reward of Rs.20,000, has been arrested from Balaghat district's forest area, the police said Wednesday. ...

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Police raid Maoist camp, three rebels killed

August 12th, 2008 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Aug 11 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh police late Monday evening busted a Maoist insurgent training camp in state's southern forested region and killed at least three rebels, a senior police officer said. ...

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Nine firefighters killed in US chopper crash

August 7th, 2008 - 4:18 am ICT by IANS -
DPA San Francisco, Aug 7 (DPA) Nine firefighters were killed when a helicopter carrying them to help control a wildfire in northern California crashed and burned in a remote forest area, the Federal ...

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Amul to plant 6.5 mn saplings on Independence Day

August 5th, 2008 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS -
Ahmedabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Members of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), popularly known as Amul, will plant 6.5 million saplings on Independence Day Aug 15 to preserve the environment. "Sixty-five ...

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Orissa tribals come to UK to protest mining in their sacred hills

August 3rd, 2008 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS -
By Venkata Vemuri London, Aug 3 (IANS) A delegation of Orissa tribals has come all the way to London to confront the owner of a company planning to mine bauxite from a hill ...

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Death toll rises to 32 in Gautami Express fire accident (Update)

August 1st, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Hyderabad, August 1 (ANI): The death toll in the Gautami Express fire accident that took place early this morning has risen to 32, including a pregnant woman. Besides, eight passengers were ...

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UKs Vedanta comes under `tribal” fire over Orissa mining project

August 1st, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug.1 (ANI): Representatives of Orissas remote Dongria Kondh tribe have been successful in denouncing a mining project undertaken by Britains Vedanta Group during the latters annual general body meeting here. According ...

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Death toll rises to 13 in Gautami Express fire accident

August 1st, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (ANI): The death toll in the Gautami Express fire accident has risen to 13, including a pregnant woman. Besides, four passengers were injured in the incident, which happened ...

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