Fires ravage 20,000 hectares of Himachal forests in two months (With Images)
June 28th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 28 (IANS) Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over ... Read more...
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Assam to get strict against forest exploiters
April 18th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) The Assam government has decided to go all out to protect the forest wealth of the state, a state minister said.The government has decided not only ... Read more...
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Digvijay supports Supreme Court ruling on Salwa Judum
July 15th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The problem of Left extremism in India is no less important than fundamentalism and communalism, Congress general secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister ... Read more...
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Rains keep forest fires away in Himachal
June 10th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 10 (IANS) Thanks to heavy rains, Himachal Pradesh has escaped its periodic and often devastating forest fires this time.Forest officials said that plentiful rainfall in the last ... Read more...
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Congress disrupts Himachal assembly over tree cutting
March 18th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Proceedings of the Himachal Pradesh assembly were Friday disrupted by the opposition Congress over the issue of cutting of trees by a realtor in forest areas ... Read more...
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President Patil underlines need for development of North-East
March 10th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kohima, Mar 10 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday said the accelerated development of the North-Eastern region, which has contributed much to the richness of the nation, is fundamental for the ... Read more...
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African breed dog to track wildlife poachers in Uttarakhand
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelHaldwani (Uttarakhand), Oct.23 (ANI): The Conservator of Forests in Uttarakhand's Haldwani division has 'recruited' an African Rhodesian Richback breed of dog to apprehend poachers.Apart from routine patrolling in the ... Read more...
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Himachal to check construction of high-rise buildings
August 18th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government plans to amend building by-laws to check the construction of high-rise buildings in Shimla, a minister said Wednesday.
"We are planning to bring amendments to ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten supporters of bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam
May 13th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam, May 13 (ANI): Maoists in Visakhapatnam district released a letter on Wednesday explaining why they killed Somalingam, the vice-chairman of Visakhapatnam Zilla Parishad.They said in the letter that they ... Read more...
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Himachal hills turn into tinderbox (With Images)
May 1st, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) Summer fires in the wooded areas and grasslands of Himachal Pradesh are nothing new, but long dry spells often turn the hills into a tinderbox. ... Read more...
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Maneka Gandhi slams new clauses in Wildlife Act 1942
February 25th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 25 (ANI): Noted animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has slammed the Wildlife Protection Act 1942, including the proposed new clauses, and termed it the worst Wildlife ... Read more...
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Thousands stage rally for a separate Kosal state
December 23rd, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) More than 1,000 activists of Orissa's regional party Kosala Kranti Dal Wednesday staged a peaceful demonstration here, demanding a separate statehood comprising the state's 11 districts, police ... Read more...
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Forest fires ravage Himachal flora, fauna (With Images)
June 29th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) Forest fires raging across the parched hills of Himachal Pradesh have scorched huge tracts of wooded areas and grasslands this summer. The state is struggling ... Read more...
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Karnataka not to approve mining in forest areas
August 11th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Karnataka has decided not to approve mining in forests following a directive from the state high court. It will also ask the central government to cancel the license ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh calls for trans-Himalayan authority
June 13th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) There is a need to set up a trans-Himalayan authority for greater cooperation in agriculture, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal told delegates from this state as ... Read more...
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