Assam toll rises to 14, army called in (Third Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The death toll in the communal violence in Assam's Bodoland area rose to 14 Sunday even as the violence spread to Chirang district. The army has ... Read more...
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Why is state government against heritage tag for Western Ghats, question greens
July 9th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) The Karnataka government's opposition to Unesco's heritage tag for the Western Ghats is being strongly criticised by greens and environmental scientists as illogical and another example ... Read more...
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Comedian Innocent elected AMMA president for fifth time
June 24th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, June 24 (IANS) Veteran comedian Innocent made a record when he was elected the president of the AMMA Sunday for the fifth time without any opposition.The main agenda in ... Read more...
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Krishna slams Team Anna for ‘motivated charges’, will write to PM (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Rebutting charges hurled at him by Team Anna, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday indicated that he could sue them for accusing him ... Read more...
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Krishna to write to PM on Team Anna charges
May 31st, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Rebutting charges hurled at him by Team Anna, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Thursday he will write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to deploy 500 armed guards against tiger poaching
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Alarmed by the deaths of two tigers in Maharashtra forest reserves, state Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam Tuesday said that over 500 armed guards will be recruited ... Read more...
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Odisha intensifies probe into jumbo killings
May 8th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday intensified a probe into the alleged killing of elephants in the state's Similipal National Park after the recovery of decomposed body parts, bones and ... Read more...
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Assam seeks Rs.365 crore to upgrade water transport
May 6th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 6 (IANS) A week after the ferry tragedy in Dhubri, the Assam government has approached New Delhi seeking a Rs.365-crore package to develop the inland water transport ... Read more...
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Assam’s elephant population increasing
March 31st, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 31 (IANS) Assam has recorded a remarkable growth in its elephant population, according to the recently concluded elephant census in the state.The elephant census this year recorded a ... Read more...
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Kerala minister’s father threatens to oust him from party
March 27th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) Spelling further trouble for the Oommen Chandy-led Kerala government, the father-son tussle in a constituent of the ruling alliance has exacerbated with the former Tuesday threatening ... Read more...
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Nadda elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary J.P. Nadda was Thursday declared elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed from Himachal Pradesh.State assembly secretary Goverdhan Singh declared ... Read more...
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Congress leader seeks CBI probe against Andhra chief minister
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS) In a dramatic development, Congress leader P. Shankar Rao has filed a petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP recommends names for Rajya Sabha
March 14th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recommended three names including J.P. Nadda for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh falling vacant April 2, ... Read more...
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Panther poaching in Sariska has Rajasthan worried, probe ordered
March 9th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan government Friday ordered an enquiry into the poaching of a panther in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district here, officials said.The body of ... Read more...
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Bengal forest official accuses minister of threatening him
February 25th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) A top forest official has accused his department's minister of threatening him to withdraw an order he issued earlier for closure of illegal saw mills. The ... Read more...
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Maoists caused major damage to India’s forests, says survey
February 7th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) While India has set an ambitious goal of increasing its forest cover to 33 percent by 2020, a Forest Survey of India report Tuesday found ... Read more...
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Thousand quintals of wood used in Himachal winters
December 30th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 30 (IANS) Thousands of quintals of fuel wood is going into flames every year in Himachal Pradesh households and working places to keep the winter chill away. This ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan moves apex court against amnesty for ex-minister
November 1st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) Hours after former Kerala minister R. Balakrishna Pillai and 137 others were released from jail Tuesday, Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan filed a petition in the ... Read more...
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GoM accepts Chawla panel report on natural resources
October 15th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) A group of ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has accepted most of the recommendations of a committee set up to suggest ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s green cover halved in 30 years
October 9th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 9 (IANS) Increasing cattle, movement of security forces, construction of new highways and roads and illegal felling -- all these factors have led to a 50 percent degradation ... Read more...
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Ministers cite opposition to tiger reserve in Goa
July 19th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) In a setback for wildlife enthusiasts rooting for creating a tiger reserve in Goa, state Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira said Tuesday there was popular resistance ... Read more...
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Activists roar for tiger reserve as Goa drags feet
July 11th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) Even as the Goa government is dragging its feet over drafting a proposal to set up the Mhadei tiger reserve in a wildlife sanctuary ringed by ... Read more...
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Coral atlas of Gujarat released
May 1st, 2011 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 30, (IANS) A comprehensive coral atlas of Gujarat was released here Saturday by state Forest Minister Mangubhai Patel.The second publication brought out by the Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC), ... Read more...
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No tribal dwellers in Posco project site, says Orissa
April 13th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) The Orissa government has reiterated that there were no tribal inhabitants or other traditional forest dwellers in the proposed site of the $12 billion Posco project, ... Read more...
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Deforestation forcing Goa bisons into villages: Opposition
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Over 58,000 trees were felled in Goa in the past four years to make way for mining, forcing the state animal gaur - or the ... Read more...
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India planning to have vulture safe zones
March 22nd, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Concerned over the dwindling population of vultures in the country, India is planning to have 'vulture safe zones' where the use of the drug diclofenac, ... Read more...
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Centre discriminates against Himachal: BJP
March 16th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary and Himachal Pradesh legislator J.P. Nadda Wednesday accused the central government of discriminating against the state in allocating funds.Participating ... Read more...
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Poacher nabbed in Uttar Pradesh, leopard carcass seized
December 28th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh on charges of killing a leopard whose carcass was recovered from the Dudhwa forest reserve, an official said Tuesday.The man ... Read more...
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Environment ministry slammed for failing to implement green schemes (Lead)
November 26th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Friday slammed the environment ministry for failing to meet its main objectives of afforestation, conservation of biodiversity, pollution control and spreading ... Read more...
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Outrage over baby elephant’s killing in Assam
October 27th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 27 (IANS) Wildlife experts and conservationists Wednesday were outraged over the brutal killing of a wild elephant calf that was clobbered to death by irate villagers after it entered a ... Read more...
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Central panel inspects POSCO’s proposed port site
September 21st, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) A four-member central panel Tuesday visited POSCO's proposed port site near Paradip town in Orissa to examine various alleged violations, an official said.
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Goa forest guards get motorbikes to check crime
September 17th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Dealing with tiger poaching and illegal mining isn't really a walk in the park. Perhaps that is why forest guards in Goa's seven wildlife sanctuaries will now whiz ... Read more...
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Maoists ambush security patrol in Chhattisgarh, kill five (Night Lead)
August 29th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) Five security personnel were killed as over 100 Maoists ambushed a patrol in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region Sunday, leading to a gunfight, police said.
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Maoists kill five security men in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
August 29th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) Five security personnel were killed by Maoists Sunday as the rebels ambushed a patrolling team, leading to a gunfight in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.
"Maoists ambushed a ... Read more...
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No ousting tribals from national parks, states told
August 26th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Objecting to displacement of the Scheduled Tribes populations from the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, the tribal affairs ministry has directed as many as nine states to ... Read more...
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