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Key Highway From Delhi Closed After Forest Fire In Uttarakhand
A massive fire broke out in Tanda forest in Uttarakhand's Haldwani today due to which, the Delhi highway has been closed. The tourists travelling to and from Delhi, as well as the locals, have been asked to travel through alternate routes.
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Red-Headed Vulture With Satellite Ring Tied To Leg Released In Sky
The bird was released under a programme being conducted jointly by the forest department personnel and an NGO, he said.
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Randeep Hooda Shares Pic Of Injured Tigress, Requests Officials To Rescue And Treat Her
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda has sought the support of Uttarakhand's Forest Department and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in rescuing and treating an injured tigress he spotted in the Surai Forest Range.
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Efforts Intensify To Catch Tiger Which Killed 2 Men In Uttrakhand
With people still in fear after constant tiger sightings, the Forest Department here on Tuesday intensified efforts to trap the animal which killed two elderly men in Uttarakhand's Pauri district last week.
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Tigress Trapped By Forest Department In Uttarakhand Declared Man-Eater
A tigress caught by the forest department in the Kosi range recently has been declared man-eater, officials said on Tuesday.
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Hero MotoCorp Hands Over 300 Motorcycles To Uttarakhand Government's Forest Department
The Hero Glamour motorcycles handed over to the Uttarakhand government forest department have been specially equipped with hooters, flashlights, leg guards, helmet locks and waterproof side bags.
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Leopard That Killed 7-Year-Old Boy In Uttarakhand's Tehri Shot Dead
A leopard, which had killed a seven-year-old boy three days ago in Akhodi village of Uttarakhand's Tehri district, was gunned down on Tuesday by forest department hunters.
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Conservation Body Bans Tourist Activities In Core Zone Of Uttarakhand's Rajaji Tiger Reserve
The National Tiger Conservation Authority or NTCA has asked the Uttarakhand forest department to ban all tourist activities in the core and critical tiger habitat zone of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
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Leopard Which Killed 3 Women In Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh Shot Dead: Official
A leopard, which had killed three women in Uttarakhand's Devalthal area, has been shot dead by a professional hunter hired by the forest department, an official said on Friday.
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Leopard That Killed 7-Year-Old Girl In Uttarakhand, Captured
The forest department has managed to catch a leopard that had recently killed a seven-year-old girl in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh and caused a panic in the area, officials said Tuesday.
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10,000 Trees May Be Cut For Expanding Dehradun Airport: Report
Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.
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Rare Orchid Found For The First Time In Uttarakhand
A rare orchid - Liparis Pygmaea - has been found for the first time in the western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The flower was spotted by a team of the research wing of the Uttarakhand forest department, at an altitude of 3,800 metre, during a trek to Saptakund in Chamoli, earlier inJune.
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Case Filed Against Swami Chidananda Over Forest Land In Uttarakhand: Report
The Uttarakhand forest department has lodged a case against Swami Chidananda Saraswati for allegedly grabbing a piece of reserve forest land in Virpur Khurd area in Rishikesh and running a yoga and meditation centre, and a residential school on it.
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10-Foot King Cobra Removed From Train In Uttarakhand. Watch
A video of a 10-foot-long king cobra being removed from a train in Uttarakhand has surfaced on social media, leaving many stunned.
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Forest Department Shoots Down Man-Eater Leopard in Uttarakhand
A man-eater leopard was shot dead early today by a forest department hunter at Chandak village in Pithoragarh, a district forest officer said.
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Key Highway From Delhi Closed After Forest Fire In Uttarakhand
A massive fire broke out in Tanda forest in Uttarakhand's Haldwani today due to which, the Delhi highway has been closed. The tourists travelling to and from Delhi, as well as the locals, have been asked to travel through alternate routes.
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Red-Headed Vulture With Satellite Ring Tied To Leg Released In Sky
The bird was released under a programme being conducted jointly by the forest department personnel and an NGO, he said.
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Randeep Hooda Shares Pic Of Injured Tigress, Requests Officials To Rescue And Treat Her
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda has sought the support of Uttarakhand's Forest Department and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in rescuing and treating an injured tigress he spotted in the Surai Forest Range.
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Efforts Intensify To Catch Tiger Which Killed 2 Men In Uttrakhand
With people still in fear after constant tiger sightings, the Forest Department here on Tuesday intensified efforts to trap the animal which killed two elderly men in Uttarakhand's Pauri district last week.
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Tigress Trapped By Forest Department In Uttarakhand Declared Man-Eater
A tigress caught by the forest department in the Kosi range recently has been declared man-eater, officials said on Tuesday.
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Hero MotoCorp Hands Over 300 Motorcycles To Uttarakhand Government's Forest Department
The Hero Glamour motorcycles handed over to the Uttarakhand government forest department have been specially equipped with hooters, flashlights, leg guards, helmet locks and waterproof side bags.
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Leopard That Killed 7-Year-Old Boy In Uttarakhand's Tehri Shot Dead
A leopard, which had killed a seven-year-old boy three days ago in Akhodi village of Uttarakhand's Tehri district, was gunned down on Tuesday by forest department hunters.
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Conservation Body Bans Tourist Activities In Core Zone Of Uttarakhand's Rajaji Tiger Reserve
The National Tiger Conservation Authority or NTCA has asked the Uttarakhand forest department to ban all tourist activities in the core and critical tiger habitat zone of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
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Leopard Which Killed 3 Women In Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh Shot Dead: Official
A leopard, which had killed three women in Uttarakhand's Devalthal area, has been shot dead by a professional hunter hired by the forest department, an official said on Friday.
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Leopard That Killed 7-Year-Old Girl In Uttarakhand, Captured
The forest department has managed to catch a leopard that had recently killed a seven-year-old girl in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh and caused a panic in the area, officials said Tuesday.
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10,000 Trees May Be Cut For Expanding Dehradun Airport: Report
Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.
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Rare Orchid Found For The First Time In Uttarakhand
A rare orchid - Liparis Pygmaea - has been found for the first time in the western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The flower was spotted by a team of the research wing of the Uttarakhand forest department, at an altitude of 3,800 metre, during a trek to Saptakund in Chamoli, earlier inJune.
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Case Filed Against Swami Chidananda Over Forest Land In Uttarakhand: Report
The Uttarakhand forest department has lodged a case against Swami Chidananda Saraswati for allegedly grabbing a piece of reserve forest land in Virpur Khurd area in Rishikesh and running a yoga and meditation centre, and a residential school on it.
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10-Foot King Cobra Removed From Train In Uttarakhand. Watch
A video of a 10-foot-long king cobra being removed from a train in Uttarakhand has surfaced on social media, leaving many stunned.
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Forest Department Shoots Down Man-Eater Leopard in Uttarakhand
A man-eater leopard was shot dead early today by a forest department hunter at Chandak village in Pithoragarh, a district forest officer said.
