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UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
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2 Ghana Ministers Among 8 Killed In Helicopter Crash
Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, after the air force chopper carrying three crew and five passengers came down in a forest in the south.
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Assam Targets Illegal Forest Encroachments, 10-Year Timeline To Clear All Settlers
Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.
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"World's 3rd Highest Density": Assam Chief Minister On International Tiger Day
Assam has expanded its wildlife reserves by taking action against encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday, noting that the state has the world's third-highest tiger density.
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International Tiger Day 2025: Home To 3,682 Tigers, India Now Global Leader In Tiger Conservation
India has achieved remarkable success in tiger conservation, and it's home to 3,682 large cats, Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday.
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'Assam's Muslim Population Will Reach 50% In Coming Years': Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Himanta today said indigenous Assamese people face the threat of becoming minority in their own state due to what the BJP has been claiming "population explosion" of illegal immigrants of Bengali Muslim-origin from Bangladesh.
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Himanta Sarma's Viral Gesture After Rahul Gandhi's "Will Go To Jail" Claim
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma would be put in jail over alleged corruption, the latter was seen making a "thenga" -- dismissive hand gesture -- while rebutting Mr Gandhi's claim.
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14 Disputed Border Villages In Chandrapur To Be Merged With Maharashtra
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday, directed the inclusion of 14 disputed villages from Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district into the state, with a final decision expected soon.
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"Many Jails Waiting For Gandhis": Himanta Sarma's Swipe At Rahul Gandhi
Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Congress MP openly encouraged encroachers and "land jihadis" to take over government lands.
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Tiger Warnings, Using AI: Maharashtra Reserve Deploys New Tech To Save Lives
An artificial intelligence-based system which warns people about the movement of tigers through loudspeakers has been installed in 20 villages in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), Maharashtra Forests Minister Ganesh Naik said on Tuesday.
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Tigress, 4 Cubs Found Dead In Karnataka, Minister Orders Probe
Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range.
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After Biggest Op Against Maoists, Tricolour At 'Red Terror' Hill: Amit Shah
The killing of 31 Maoists at Karregutta Hill on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border this week - the result of 'India's largest anti-Maoist op' - has been hailed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as an "historic" achievement.
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Leopard Dies During Treatment At Goa Zoo, Minister Seeks Action Against Forest Officer
The wild cat was trapped by the forest department on Monday after it was found roaming in the village of Villian under Sanguem taluka bordering the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Delhi Forest Department Should Switch To Electric Vehicles - Minister Sirsa
The Forest Department has been instructed to conduct a detailed vehicle study and submit a transition plan within seven days.
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PM's "Bulldozer" Dig At Congress Amid Hyderabad Forest Tree Felling Row
Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress today over the felling of trees in Hyderabad, that has already turned into a government versus civil society row.
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UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain's government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
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2 Ghana Ministers Among 8 Killed In Helicopter Crash
Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, after the air force chopper carrying three crew and five passengers came down in a forest in the south.
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Assam Targets Illegal Forest Encroachments, 10-Year Timeline To Clear All Settlers
Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.
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"World's 3rd Highest Density": Assam Chief Minister On International Tiger Day
Assam has expanded its wildlife reserves by taking action against encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday, noting that the state has the world's third-highest tiger density.
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International Tiger Day 2025: Home To 3,682 Tigers, India Now Global Leader In Tiger Conservation
India has achieved remarkable success in tiger conservation, and it's home to 3,682 large cats, Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday.
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'Assam's Muslim Population Will Reach 50% In Coming Years': Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Himanta today said indigenous Assamese people face the threat of becoming minority in their own state due to what the BJP has been claiming "population explosion" of illegal immigrants of Bengali Muslim-origin from Bangladesh.
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Himanta Sarma's Viral Gesture After Rahul Gandhi's "Will Go To Jail" Claim
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma would be put in jail over alleged corruption, the latter was seen making a "thenga" -- dismissive hand gesture -- while rebutting Mr Gandhi's claim.
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14 Disputed Border Villages In Chandrapur To Be Merged With Maharashtra
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday, directed the inclusion of 14 disputed villages from Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district into the state, with a final decision expected soon.
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"Many Jails Waiting For Gandhis": Himanta Sarma's Swipe At Rahul Gandhi
Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Congress MP openly encouraged encroachers and "land jihadis" to take over government lands.
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Tiger Warnings, Using AI: Maharashtra Reserve Deploys New Tech To Save Lives
An artificial intelligence-based system which warns people about the movement of tigers through loudspeakers has been installed in 20 villages in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), Maharashtra Forests Minister Ganesh Naik said on Tuesday.
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Tigress, 4 Cubs Found Dead In Karnataka, Minister Orders Probe
Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range.
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After Biggest Op Against Maoists, Tricolour At 'Red Terror' Hill: Amit Shah
The killing of 31 Maoists at Karregutta Hill on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border this week - the result of 'India's largest anti-Maoist op' - has been hailed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as an "historic" achievement.
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Leopard Dies During Treatment At Goa Zoo, Minister Seeks Action Against Forest Officer
The wild cat was trapped by the forest department on Monday after it was found roaming in the village of Villian under Sanguem taluka bordering the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Delhi Forest Department Should Switch To Electric Vehicles - Minister Sirsa
The Forest Department has been instructed to conduct a detailed vehicle study and submit a transition plan within seven days.
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PM's "Bulldozer" Dig At Congress Amid Hyderabad Forest Tree Felling Row
Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress today over the felling of trees in Hyderabad, that has already turned into a government versus civil society row.
