News Topic:J&K Department of Forest Environment & Ecology

Shopian: Forest officials seize vehicle loaded with illegal timber

SHOPIAN — A team of Forest Protection Force from Shirmal Shopian unit of south Kashmir on Monday morning intercepted a Tata Mobile loaded with...

Casual labour attempts self immolation in Verinag

ANANTNAG — A casual labour working in Range office Verinag Anantnag on Saturday tried to set himself ablaze, alleging that his salary has been withheld.An...

Forest land? Hundreds of apple trees axed in Budgam

BUDGAM — Forest Department chopped down hundreds of apple trees in Kanidajan and its adjacent areas of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.Locals including Gujjars said...

Govt forms ‘Tree Committee’ for Srinagar, Jammu

SRINAGAR — The government on Thursday formed a five-member 'Tree Committee' to ensure the preservation of all trees within the jurisdiction of Srinagar and...

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...

Forest Department seizes illicit timber in Shopian

Taking advantage of the ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, timber smugglers in Kashmir are having a field day.

Lockdown: Smugglers loot Shopian forest compartments at will

The lockdown is proving a boon for the jungle smugglers as they are looting the green gold at will in length and breadth of Kashmir Valley.

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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TRAI Report: Reliance Jio and Airtel dominate network performance in Katra and Udhampur; BSNL lags behind

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its latest IDT findings, revealing significant disparities in mobile network performance across the J&K.
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MBBS Fraud: Karnataka siblings charge-sheeted by Crime Branch Kashmir

The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged MBBS admission fraud involving ₹13 lakh.

EAM assures protection J&K residents in Iran: Omar Abdullah

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he has spoken to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar regarding the evolving situation in Iran.

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