News Topic:Forests

Forest Rights Act to be implemented in J&K

JAMMU — The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest...

Don’t force peace loving Gujjar, Bakarwals to take extreme steps: Mehbooba

SRINAGAR — People's Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that government was “pushing” Gujjar and Bakarwal community to take extreme steps.She said...

Forest official & smuggler nexus turning Pulwama forests barren

PULWAMA — The nexus between timber smugglers and forest officials is fast turning several forest compartments of Pulwama into barren open fields.Locals have also...

Fire breaks out at Awoora village in Kupwara

A mysterious fire damaged a large chunk of Social Forest area in Awoora village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

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Pakistani currency seized in Poonch’s Mendhar sector

Security forces recovered Pakistani currency notes and a slip containing several Pakistani mobile phone numbers during a search operation in the Mendhar sector of Jammu.

Army soldier found dead at 16 RR headquarters in Surankote

An Army soldier was found dead at the headquarters of 16 Rashtriya Rifles in the Draba area of Surankote in Poonch district during the early hours of Thursday.

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