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Naxalism, the problem and way ahead Naxalism, the problem and way ahead Col Harjinder Singh, (Retd) Naxalism thrives in areas covered with forests. If that be so, then let’s assume the problem and solution lies right there. The problem is not prevalent in one state but amongst 10 states. Majority of Naxals are poor and have never shown urge to break away from the country. Most of them are tribals who on paper receive special rights and privileges but are actually subject to discrimination in...

Bob Weber Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sits with Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, left, Grand Chief Arthur Noskey, centre and Chief Aaron Young during a meeting with First Nations Chiefs and Grand Chiefs in Edmonton on Monday, June 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson April 09, 2021 - 1:00 AM EDMONTON - The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the provinces northern First Nations. "We expe...

Embracing Risk: Lessons Learned from Integrating Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal The Hariyo Ban Program is one of the best examples of a sustainable development initiative that I’ve ever seen, said Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer of the World Wildlife Fund-US during a recent Wilson Center event on lessons learned from a decade of building resilience through participatory and inclusive natural resource management, climate adaptation, and biodiversity conservat...

Daily Times April 2, 2021 In a fresh bid to halt illegal logging in the scenic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan has brought in a paramilitary force to stop organised groups from cutting down trees and transporting them to other parts of the country. The Frontier Constabulary (FC), a civil armed force working under the federal government and led by police officers, was deployed in January to support the regional forest department, which officials say lacks staff, training and fundin...

• Demand for wood is three times higher than sustainable supply ISLAMABAD: In a fresh bid to halt illegal logging in the scenic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan has brought in a paramilitary force to stop organised groups from cutting down trees and transporting them to other parts of the country. The Frontier Constabulary (FC), a civil armed force working under the federal government and led by the police officers, was deployed in January to support the forest department, which ...

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FEATURE-Pakistan sends in armed force to stop logging in northern forests Reuters 5 days ago * Pakistan loses about 27,000 hectares of trees per year * Demand for wood is three times higher than sustainable supply * Illegal logging in Gilgit-Baltistan has fallen since deployment By Imran Mukhtar ISLAMABAD, April 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a fresh bid to halt illegal logging in the scenic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan has brought in a paramilitary force to stop organis...

Illicit logging in Gilgit-Baltistan has all but stopped since the Frontier Constabulary arrived. — AFP/File In a fresh bid to halt illegal logging in the scenic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan has brought in a paramilitary force to stop organised groups from cutting down trees and transporting them to other parts of the country. The Frontier Constabulary (FC), a civil armed force working under the federal government and led by police officers, was deployed in January to support ...

The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved the procedure for allotment of flats in Lahore Development Authority City Naya Pakistan Apartments. — DawnNewsTV/File LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved the procedure for allotment of flats in Lahore Development Authority (LDA) City Naya Pakistan Apartments under Section 19 of The Management and Transfer of Properties by Development Authorities Act 2014. The 41stcabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar authorised the LDA to enter ...

Udaipur: Chittorgarh police met a huge success on Thursday in seizing 82 quintal 70 kilogram of smuggled kair timber stocked in a field which was meant for illegal transportation. The smugglers had stocked the wood which was meant for supply to gutkha and pan masala making factories in Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Police arrested Lakshman and Abu Shahid Khan and a case under section 379 of IPC and sections of the Forest Act has been registered. tnn FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail