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How Neck Belts, AI Cameras Are Keeping Humans Safe From Leopards In Pune
Cameras equipped with AI technology and special bands to protect the neck are among the measures introduced by forest officials in Pune's Junnar area which witnessed nine deaths due to leopard attacks in the past one year.
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Man Mistaken To Be Wild Boar Shot Dead In Maharashtra, 9 Arrested
A group of villagers had ventured into the Borsheti forest area in the Palghar district to hunt wild boars when the incident happened. While a man died on the spot, another was injured.
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Man 'Mistaken To Be Wild Animal' Shot Dead By Hunting Expedition Group In Maharashtra
A hunting expedition by a group of villagers went fatally wrong as one of them was shot dead by some other members, who allegedly mistook him for a wild boar in a forest area in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Man Shot Dead By Fellow Hunters After Being Mistaken For Wild Boar
A hunting expedition by a group of villagers went fatally wrong as one of them was shot dead by some other members, who allegedly mistook him for a wild boar in a forest area in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.
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No Steps To Be Taken By Centre, States To Reduce Forest Cover: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday restrained until further orders the Centre and the states from taking any step that would reduce forest areas.
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Dramatic Video Shows Elephant Chasing Biker In Kerala Forest
A video has gone viral showing a biker narrowly escaping a charging elephant in a forest fringe area in Kerala's Wayanad.
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Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said.
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5-Km Trek Through Forest, Maoist Drones Above: How Poll Officers Keep Democracy Ticking
They cross glaciers, lug electronic voting machines up mountains on their backs, and work in dangerous areas to ensure every last person can cast their ballot in the world's largest democracy.
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Woman's Body Chopped Up Into 40 Pieces By "Butcher" Live-In Partner
A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner in a forested area and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said.
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Producer Of Yash-Starrer 'Toxic' Charged For Illegal Tree Cutting In Bengaluru
A case has been registered against the producer of the Kannada movie 'Toxic' and 2 others for alleged illegal tree cutting during its filming in a forested area in Bengaluru. The movie features Kannada star Yash, best-known for 'KGF', in a lead role.
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Bodies Of 2 Elephants Recovered In Assam Forests, Electrocution Suspected
Bodies of two wild elephants were recovered in two different places under the West Kamrup Divisional Forest area in Assam today.
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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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Body Of Soldier Kidnapped By Terrorists Found In Forest In J&K's Anantnag
Hilal Ahmad Bhat was among the two soldiers who were allegedly kidnapped by terrorists during search operations in the forest area of Anantnag last night.
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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census
The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said.
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Madhya Pradesh Cops Use Night-Vision Drone To Catch Rape Accused In Jungle
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district on Friday employed a night-vision drone to scour a forested area to catch a man accused of raping a five-year-old girl.
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How Neck Belts, AI Cameras Are Keeping Humans Safe From Leopards In Pune
Cameras equipped with AI technology and special bands to protect the neck are among the measures introduced by forest officials in Pune's Junnar area which witnessed nine deaths due to leopard attacks in the past one year.
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Man Mistaken To Be Wild Boar Shot Dead In Maharashtra, 9 Arrested
A group of villagers had ventured into the Borsheti forest area in the Palghar district to hunt wild boars when the incident happened. While a man died on the spot, another was injured.
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Man 'Mistaken To Be Wild Animal' Shot Dead By Hunting Expedition Group In Maharashtra
A hunting expedition by a group of villagers went fatally wrong as one of them was shot dead by some other members, who allegedly mistook him for a wild boar in a forest area in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Man Shot Dead By Fellow Hunters After Being Mistaken For Wild Boar
A hunting expedition by a group of villagers went fatally wrong as one of them was shot dead by some other members, who allegedly mistook him for a wild boar in a forest area in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.
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No Steps To Be Taken By Centre, States To Reduce Forest Cover: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday restrained until further orders the Centre and the states from taking any step that would reduce forest areas.
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Dramatic Video Shows Elephant Chasing Biker In Kerala Forest
A video has gone viral showing a biker narrowly escaping a charging elephant in a forest fringe area in Kerala's Wayanad.
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Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said.
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5-Km Trek Through Forest, Maoist Drones Above: How Poll Officers Keep Democracy Ticking
They cross glaciers, lug electronic voting machines up mountains on their backs, and work in dangerous areas to ensure every last person can cast their ballot in the world's largest democracy.
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Woman's Body Chopped Up Into 40 Pieces By "Butcher" Live-In Partner
A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner in a forested area and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said.
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Producer Of Yash-Starrer 'Toxic' Charged For Illegal Tree Cutting In Bengaluru
A case has been registered against the producer of the Kannada movie 'Toxic' and 2 others for alleged illegal tree cutting during its filming in a forested area in Bengaluru. The movie features Kannada star Yash, best-known for 'KGF', in a lead role.
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Bodies Of 2 Elephants Recovered In Assam Forests, Electrocution Suspected
Bodies of two wild elephants were recovered in two different places under the West Kamrup Divisional Forest area in Assam today.
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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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Body Of Soldier Kidnapped By Terrorists Found In Forest In J&K's Anantnag
Hilal Ahmad Bhat was among the two soldiers who were allegedly kidnapped by terrorists during search operations in the forest area of Anantnag last night.
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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census
The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said.
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Madhya Pradesh Cops Use Night-Vision Drone To Catch Rape Accused In Jungle
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district on Friday employed a night-vision drone to scour a forested area to catch a man accused of raping a five-year-old girl.
