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Chhattisgarh forest dept seeks CBI probe into tiger poaching involving Maha cops

Chhattisgarh forest dept seeks CBI probe into tiger poaching involving Maha cops

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Chhattisgarh’s forest department has written a letter to the state home department, recommending a central agency probe into a tiger poaching case, citing a preliminary investigation that showed suspected interstate links and the possibility of a wider wildlife-trafficking network operating beyond Chhattisgarh. The letter dated July 27, a copy of which HT has seen, said two of the arrested accused are associated with the intelligence wing of Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli. Three tiger skins were seized and nine people were arrested along Chhattisgarh’s border with Maharashtra. (PTI/Representative) The probe into the tiger poaching began after three tiger skins were seized and nine people were arrested along Chhattisgarh’s border with Maharashtra. On June 29, two tiger skins, 13 whiskers, and a motorcycle registered in Maharashtra were recovered from two people, Biyeri Gedam and Baburao Madavi, travelling from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra to Chhattisgarh. Gedam identified himself to his interrogators as a constable with the Maharashtra Police’s Special Branch, which handles local intelligence, in Gadchiroli. Madavi described himself as a police informer in Gadchiroli. Both were produced before …

J&K speeds up FRA implementation; warns Forest Dept. against eviction notices

J&K speeds up FRA implementation; warns Forest Dept. against eviction notices

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Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmed Rana. | Photo Credit: PTI J&K Cabinet Minister Javed Ahmed Rana, who holds the Forest, Ecology and Environment and Tribal Affairs portfolio, on Saturday (August 1, 2026) announced that the Tribal Affairs department would be the nodal agency to implement the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, and warned against the issuance of eviction notices to forest dwellers without following the set procedure.   “No notices will be served by the J&K Forest Department to any member of forest dwellers, whether a Schedule Tribe or any other traditional forest dwellers living for decades. These dwellers will not be disturbed or evicted from the forest under occupation till the process of recognition and verification is complete,” said Mr. Rana. The announcement comes months after the Lok Bhavan and the elected government were at loggerheads over the eviction drive in Jammu’s Sunjwan, Bathindi, Raika, and Sidhra areas in Jammu. The drive had triggered protests by BJP legislators, with the elected government accusing the Forest department of functioning under the directions of the Lok Bhavan.   …

Textbook shortage due to new admissions; no delay in printing or supply: T.N. School Education dept.

Textbook shortage due to new admissions; no delay in printing or supply: T.N. School Education dept.

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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The Tamil Nadu School Education Department on Thursday (July 9, 2026) claimed there has been no delay in the printing or initial supply of textbooks to government schools for the current academic year. “Any temporary shortage reported in certain schools was solely on account of fresh admissions after the academic year commenced and not due to any deficiency in the Department’s planning or printing process,” a press release from the department stated. The clarification came after The Hindu reported that many government schools across the State were yet to receive textbooks, particularly those for Classes IV and V. Many teachers also said they were yet to receive the handbook that was supposed to help them plan lessons in line with the new curriculum for Classes I-III, which was implemented this academic year. Additional requirement Stating that textbooks were printed and supplied based on the original student strength furnished by the schools well before the commencement of the academic year, the release added that due to new …

A.P. Health Dept. to go for zonal slot booking for disability assessment from July 8

A.P. Health Dept. to go for zonal slot booking for disability assessment from July 8

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Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav. The State government has introduced a few changes to the process of getting disability assessment done and obtaining certification under the SADAREM (Software for Assessment of Disabled for Access, Rehabilitation and Empowerment). According to a statement issued by Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav on Sunday, the reforms are aimed at reducing inconvenience to persons with disabilities while ensuring better utilisation of assessment services. From July 8, a zonal slot booking system will replace the existing State-wide slot booking process. This means that the applicants will be able to book slots for having their disabilities assessed by medical experts only in their zones and not from anywhere in the State. For this purpose, the Health Department has categorised the districts into six zones. Zone 1 will have the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam and Visakhapatnam; Zone 2: Alluri Sitharama Raju, East Godavari, Kakinada and Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema; Zone 3: West Godavari, Eluru, NTR, Krishna and Polavaram; Zone 4: Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla, Prakasam, Markapuram and …

Massive 430-acre Peenya Plantation land ordered back to Forest Dept

Massive 430-acre Peenya Plantation land ordered back to Forest Dept

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Between 1996 and 2006, the HMT alienated about 178 acres and 7.2 guntas situated in Survey No 1 and 2 of the Peenya plantation and Survey no 18 and 19 of the Jarakbande Sandal reserve in favour of 44 government agencies, institutions, organisations and private establishments. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO In the ongoing controversy over the land in possession of the Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) Ltd. at Jalahalli in Bengaluru, the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) has been asked to hand over 430 acres and 21 guntas in Peenya Plantation and Jarakabande Sandal reserve to Forest Department within 30 days after a court found it to be forest land. During the proceedings conducted under Section 64 A of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963, the court of the authorised officer and Deputy Conservator of Forests, Bengaluru Urban, N. Ravindra Kumar, found that the lands in Survey no 1 and 2 of Peenya Plantation and Survey no 18 and 19 of Jarakabande Sandal reserve as forest land. Terming the possession of land by the HMT as unauthorised and …

Kerala Assembly: Minister says Transport dept mulls pre-licence training in schools for Plus Two students

Kerala Assembly: Minister says Transport dept mulls pre-licence training in schools for Plus Two students

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Transport Minister C.P. John | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU The Transport department is mulling an intervention in the school curriculum to provide pre-licence training to Plus Two higher secondary students, Kerala Minister for Transport C.P. John has said. Discussions would be held in this regard with the General Education department, the Minister said in reply to questions in the Assembly on Tuesday on the matter of licences and services provided by the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD). The Minister said the idea was to provide these students’ licences by the time they finish Plus Two (when they turn 18). Nearly 1.5 lakh licences, including new ones and those renewed, were issued in a month. This came to 18 lakh a year, he said. In reply to a query on discontinuation of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses on many routes citing poor collection and in the wake of COVID-19, the Minister said the KSRTC had been asked to conduct a study on services discontinued during the pandemic so that these could be restarted. Many of the …

Golden jubilee celebrations of Gulbarga University Microbiology Dept start on June 25

Golden jubilee celebrations of Gulbarga University Microbiology Dept start on June 25

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The Department of Microbiology of Gulbarga University, in association with the Gulbarga University Microbiology Alumni Association, will begin its golden jubilee year celebrations with the inauguration of a two-day national conference on ‘Microbial Frontiers: Technology for Better Tomorrow’ at the Pasteur Hall of the department on June 25. The conference, being organised to mark 50 years of the Department of Microbiology, will bring together academicians, scientists, researchers, industry experts and alumni from across the country to deliberate on recent advances and emerging trends in microbiology and allied fields. Gulbarga University Vice-Chancellor Professor Shashikant S. Udikeri will be the chief guest at the inaugural session. Gadde Ramamohan, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and an alumnus of the Department of Microbiology, will inaugurate the conference. Former vice-chancellor of Gulbarga University and alumni Dayanand Agsar, retired professor and former Head of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Vijayakumar Savalagi, Gulbarga University Registrar Ramesh Londonkar, Registrar (Evaluation) Ninganna Kannur, Finance Officer Jayambika, syndicate member Peerzade Faheemuddin, Academic Council member Basavaraj Sanakki, …

Kerala Civil Supplies dept faces over ₹3,000 crore in debt, may need long-term revival: Minister

Kerala Civil Supplies dept faces over ₹3,000 crore in debt, may need long-term revival: Minister

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Minister Anoop Jacob | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU The Civil Supplies department in Kerala, including its market intervention arm Supplyco, is staring at a collective liability exceeding ₹3,000 crore and may require a long-term revival plan to “undo the damage sustained over the past decade”, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Anoop Jacob has said. Addressing a Meet the Press organised by the Ernakulam Press Club in Kochi on Thursday, Mr. Jacob attributed the mounting liability to the previous LDF government’s decision not to revise the price of 13 subsidised items during its 10-year tenure beginning in 2016. This, he said, saddled Supplyco with a massive liability that the government failed to alleviate. The adverse impact of that policy began to surface in 2022–23, severely restricting Supplyco’s market intervention capacity. “A proper market strategy is essential for Supplyco’s revival. Accordingly, Supplyco has been asked to prepare a plan to broaden and ensure sustainable income through diversification and effective utilisation of its extensive network of outlets. A pilot project to develop prominent stores in every district as …

Forest dept to plant 5 lakh saplings across Delhi; 1,060 sites identified for plantation drive

Forest dept to plant 5 lakh saplings across Delhi; 1,060 sites identified for plantation drive

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New Delhi May 7 The Delhi forest department is planning a mega plantation drive in June to plant around five lakh saplings across the capital as part of the broader greening push envisaged in the Green Action Plan, an official said on Thursday. Forest dept to plant 5 lakh saplings across Delhi; 1,060 sites identified for plantation drive As part of the exercise, the forest department will monitor plantation of around five lakh saplings across Delhi, with focus on increasing green cover in urban and semi-urban areas that have witnessed rapid urbanisation and shrinking open spaces over the years. Officials said the process of identifying plantation sites is currently underway. Till May 7, various planting agencies and departments had identified 1,060 sites across the city for the greening exercise. These locations include stretches along roads, institutions, vacant public spaces and other areas suitable for increasing green cover, the official said. The plantation drive is expected to begin in June. Officials said native and environment-friendly species are likely to be prioritised during the exercise to ensure …

Manipur govt asks dept heads to take action against absent employees during shutdown protest| India News

Manipur govt asks dept heads to take action against absent employees during shutdown protest| India News

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Imphal, The Manipur government has directed heads of various departments to take action against employees who remain absent in offices without authorised leave during a five-day shutdown, called by women’s groups in valley districts to protest against a recent bomb attack in which two children were killed. Manipur govt asks dept heads to take action against absent employees during shutdown protest Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel ordered that all administrative secretaries and heads of departments ensure attendance in their respective offices in view of the calls for disruption or bandh issued by various groups. “Attendance reports should be sent to the administrative departments concerned. Departmental proceedings should be taken up against those who are absent from duty without authorised leave,” the order, issued on Sunday, said. The government asked all deputy commissioners to ensure the functioning of all offices in their districts. The order was issued in the wake of the five-day shutdown from April 19, called by Meira Paibi groups in five valley districts to protest against the killing of two children at Tronglaobi …