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Maharashtra Forest Minister's 'Admission' On Keeping Deer Fawn Sparks Row
Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has stirred a controversy after a video surfaced showing him purportedly acknowledging that he had once kept a deer fawn in his care before releasing them upon assuming ministerial office.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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Contempt Petition On Tigress Avni Killing To Be Heard In Top Court Today
A contempt petition against Maharashtra forest officials for killing a tigress in 2018 will be heard in the Supreme Court today.
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Maharashtra Minister Denies Link To Woman's Death, Visits Temple
Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod, who was not seen in public after his name was linked to the death of a woman in Pune, visited a temple in Washim district on Tuesday and later dismissed the allegations against him.
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Tiger Kills Woman In Maharashtra, 5th Such Case In A Fortnight: Report
A 52-year-old woman was killed by a tiger this morning in Injewari forest in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said.
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Seized Bombs Explode In Maharashtra Forest Office, No Casualties Reported
The office of the Maharashtra State Forest Department in Pune was severely damaged on Wednesday morning after crude bombs seized from the poachers exploded inside the office premises. However, no causalities have been reported.
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A Midnight Stroll Didn't Turn Out So Well For this Big Cat
A farmer out to turn off the irrigation pump in Maharashtra's Junnar, near Pune, was in for a shock on Thursday morning. At the bottom of the 30-ft well from which the water was drawn, was a leopard.
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Ramdev Eyes Maharashtra Forests For His Ayurveda Company
Yoga guru Ramdev has expressed interest in using produce from Maharashtra's forests for his ayurveda company, officials said today.
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Centre Directs Probe In Death Of 4 Tiger Cubs in Maharashtra
The Centre has directed to probe the death of four tiger cubs in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, and the inquiry would also ascertain as to why the forest department personnel reached the spot four hours after the information was received.
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Crucial tiger corridor in Maharashtra gets legal cover
It's a big victory for villagers and environmentalists alike, fighting to save Maharashtra's fragile forests that are part of the Western Ghats. The Bombay High court has ordered the state government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg belt in the Sindhudurg district bordering Goa, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA).
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Maharashtra okays shooting tiger poachers on sight
Maharashtra has declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks against tigers, elephants and other wildlife.
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Maharashtra Forest Minister's 'Admission' On Keeping Deer Fawn Sparks Row
Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has stirred a controversy after a video surfaced showing him purportedly acknowledging that he had once kept a deer fawn in his care before releasing them upon assuming ministerial office.
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Green Sea Turtle Nesting Site Documented For First Time In Maharashtra
The Maharashtra forest department has documented a green sea turtle nesting site in the state for the first time, a marine biologist said on Sunday.
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Contempt Petition On Tigress Avni Killing To Be Heard In Top Court Today
A contempt petition against Maharashtra forest officials for killing a tigress in 2018 will be heard in the Supreme Court today.
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Maharashtra Minister Denies Link To Woman's Death, Visits Temple
Maharashtra Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod, who was not seen in public after his name was linked to the death of a woman in Pune, visited a temple in Washim district on Tuesday and later dismissed the allegations against him.
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Tiger Kills Woman In Maharashtra, 5th Such Case In A Fortnight: Report
A 52-year-old woman was killed by a tiger this morning in Injewari forest in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said.
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Seized Bombs Explode In Maharashtra Forest Office, No Casualties Reported
The office of the Maharashtra State Forest Department in Pune was severely damaged on Wednesday morning after crude bombs seized from the poachers exploded inside the office premises. However, no causalities have been reported.
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A Midnight Stroll Didn't Turn Out So Well For this Big Cat
A farmer out to turn off the irrigation pump in Maharashtra's Junnar, near Pune, was in for a shock on Thursday morning. At the bottom of the 30-ft well from which the water was drawn, was a leopard.
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Ramdev Eyes Maharashtra Forests For His Ayurveda Company
Yoga guru Ramdev has expressed interest in using produce from Maharashtra's forests for his ayurveda company, officials said today.
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Centre Directs Probe In Death Of 4 Tiger Cubs in Maharashtra
The Centre has directed to probe the death of four tiger cubs in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, and the inquiry would also ascertain as to why the forest department personnel reached the spot four hours after the information was received.
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Crucial tiger corridor in Maharashtra gets legal cover
It's a big victory for villagers and environmentalists alike, fighting to save Maharashtra's fragile forests that are part of the Western Ghats. The Bombay High court has ordered the state government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg belt in the Sindhudurg district bordering Goa, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA).
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Maharashtra okays shooting tiger poachers on sight
Maharashtra has declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks against tigers, elephants and other wildlife.
