Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed the urgency of comprehensive measures to combat the heat wave and its impact.
The forest department has banned playing of Holi within Sonajhuri Haat area in Santiniketan, this year.
Barrackpore police and forest department officials seized a large number of turtles being smuggled from Dhanbad to Majdia and arrested a woman in connection with the incident.
A tiger that strayed into Maipith’s jungles in the Sundarbans, was finally captured early this morning, thanks to the relentless efforts of forest officials.
In a proactive effort to curb this recurring crisis, the Forest Department has formed 60 teams comprising local villagers to prevent and control fires. Each team consists of 15 members and has received financial assistance of Rs 75,000 to procure essential firefighting equipment.
Two labourers died while four were severely injured due to lightning strike in the Kachhar village under the Bakswaha police station area in the Chhatarpur district, according to the police on Saturday.
The Forest Department has set a target to carry out an afforestation drive in approximately 257 hectares of hilltops across 15 Forest Divisions in the state under the "Mukhya Mantri Green Cover Mission".
A video that went viral on social media purportedly showed the huge reptile being pulled out of the water by a group of men
Expressing his satisfaction, forest minister Jyotipriya Mallick said he will visit Siliguri soon and hold a meeting about development of the sanctuary.
According to eye-witness account, the elephant was visibly annoyed by the noise and people taking selfies. The pachyderm soon went out of the control of his owner.
