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Police Files FIR Against 47 Persons For Encroaching Forest Land, Growing Cannabis Over It In Pahalgam SRINAGAR:  Police have registered FIR against 47 persons for allegedly encroaching upon forest land in Pahalgam and cultivating cannabis over it, officials said on Tuesday. They said Police station Pahalgam registered the FIR (No 18/2021) under sections of 8/20 NDPSA and 26 Indian Forest Act on the basis of a criminal complaint lodged by Forest Range officer of the area. “All the accused who encroached forest land belong to village Lidroo located nearby,” a police officer told GNS....

450 Olive Ridley eggs collected from four nests Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Mandapam Forest Range personnel collected 450 eggs after locating three sea turtle nests in Danushkodi and Arichalmunai on Wednesday.   | Photo Credit: HANDOUT_E_MAIL In a record, the officials from the Wildlife and Forest Range here collected 450 Olive Ridley eggs from four nests in Dhanushkodi and Arichalmunai on Wednesday. The officials said that with the day's collection, they have collected a total of 8,400 eggs so far this year from pockets including Kannirajapuram, Mookaiyur, Oppillan, Yerwadi, Se...

Trench dug around Vilankombai tribal settlement Updated: Updated: January 31, 2021 01:39 IST People in these hamlets own two acre land each in which they cultivate millets, guava, paddy and maize for their own use. Share Article AAA The trench dug around the Vilankombai tribal settlement in T.N. Palayam Forest Range in Erode district.   People in these hamlets own two acre land each in which they cultivate millets, guava, paddy and maize for their own use. The Forest Department has dug a trench for over 500 metres around Vilankombai tribal settlement. It has also sought funds to dig trench...