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Officials Issue Warning Over High Risk Of Forest Fire In Kashmir Over Next Week
Authorities in Kashmir have issued an advisory, warning people about the high risk of forest fire over the next seven days.
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Kashmir Forest Land Drive Fells Thousands Of Apple Trees, Evicts Tribals
The vast patches of land at Kani Dajan village are dotted with chopped apple trees. Even sapling have not been spared. A Jammu and Kashmir forest department drive to retrieve forest land from alleged encroachers is not only dispossessing villagers from land they have been farming for generations, thousands of apple trees, too, have been mowed down ...
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Massive Forest Fires In 4 Districts Of Jammu And Kashmir
Forest fires have engulfed large tracts in Bandipore, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir.The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, tweeted a short while ago that her government departments are on high alert.
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Leopard Dies In Jammu And Kashmir Forest After Being Caught In Barbed Wire
The carcass of a leopard caught in barbed wire was recovered from the Birpur forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, an official said today.
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Kashmiri Man From Remote Village Stands 10th In UPSC
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again - these words that always moved Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat came true for the Kashmir forest officer who scored the 10th position in the civil services, the results of which were declared today.
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Forest Fires Rage In Pirpanjal Region In Jammu And Kashmir
Over the last four days, large swathes of forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Bagla-Nadiala and Chingus villages have been destroyed in raging fires. Chingus forests in Pirpanjal region witness frequent fires; this is the second fire incident here in the last two weeks.
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Felling of Pine Trees in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister Admits to Big Nexus Between Forest Mafia and Officials
Felling of trees is rampant in Jammu and Kashmir, where timber smugglers and forest officials are party to illegal timber trade. Almost 13, 000 hectares of forest land is reportedly under illegal occupation in the state.
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Killed for protecting forests in Kashmir?
Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago.Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death. The Block...
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Officials Issue Warning Over High Risk Of Forest Fire In Kashmir Over Next Week
Authorities in Kashmir have issued an advisory, warning people about the high risk of forest fire over the next seven days.
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Kashmir Forest Land Drive Fells Thousands Of Apple Trees, Evicts Tribals
The vast patches of land at Kani Dajan village are dotted with chopped apple trees. Even sapling have not been spared. A Jammu and Kashmir forest department drive to retrieve forest land from alleged encroachers is not only dispossessing villagers from land they have been farming for generations, thousands of apple trees, too, have been mowed down ...
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Massive Forest Fires In 4 Districts Of Jammu And Kashmir
Forest fires have engulfed large tracts in Bandipore, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir.The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, tweeted a short while ago that her government departments are on high alert.
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Leopard Dies In Jammu And Kashmir Forest After Being Caught In Barbed Wire
The carcass of a leopard caught in barbed wire was recovered from the Birpur forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, an official said today.
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Kashmiri Man From Remote Village Stands 10th In UPSC
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again - these words that always moved Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat came true for the Kashmir forest officer who scored the 10th position in the civil services, the results of which were declared today.
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Forest Fires Rage In Pirpanjal Region In Jammu And Kashmir
Over the last four days, large swathes of forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Bagla-Nadiala and Chingus villages have been destroyed in raging fires. Chingus forests in Pirpanjal region witness frequent fires; this is the second fire incident here in the last two weeks.
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Felling of Pine Trees in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister Admits to Big Nexus Between Forest Mafia and Officials
Felling of trees is rampant in Jammu and Kashmir, where timber smugglers and forest officials are party to illegal timber trade. Almost 13, 000 hectares of forest land is reportedly under illegal occupation in the state.
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Killed for protecting forests in Kashmir?
Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago.Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death. The Block...
