UP’s tiger reserves need community-based wildlife conservation: Experts | India News – Times of India

PILIBHIT: Wildlife experts have suggested local communities in close proximity to tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh should be partners in wildlife conservation programmes to mitigate man-wildlife conflicts. Mudit Gupta, WWF’s (World Wide Fund for Nature), head of Terai Arc Landscape (TAL), which stretches 30,000 sqkm across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, presented this view.After attending…

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2 soldiers killed, security toll in J&K rises to 16 since May | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Two Army soldiers died and four others were wounded during a shootout with “highly trained Pakistani terrorists” in the mountainous forests of Kapran Garol, perched at over 10,000ft, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Saturday afternoon.Two civilians were also wounded in the crossfire. “The identities and potential terrorist affiliations of the wounded civilians are being…

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Uddhav Thackeray’s convoy attacked with cow dung; over 20 held | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A day after Raj Thackeray‘s convoy was attacked with betel nuts, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers hurled coconuts and cow dung at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s convoy on Saturday.The police informed that over 20 people have been arrested and the matter is under investigation.Calling it a failure of the state government,…

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‘Watch out …’: VP Dhankhar takes shot at Congress over ‘can happen in India too’ remark on Bangladesh unrest | India News – Times of India

6NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at the Congress, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday cautioned the nation against the efforts of “anti-national forces” trying to infuse a narrative that India is bound to face a fate similar to the recent events in its neighborhood, including Bangladesh.Dhankhar expressed deep concern over how certain individuals, despite being…

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Kolkata doctor murder: IMA gives 48-hour ultimatum to initiate impartial probe, warns of nationwide protests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday issued an ultimatum, demanding immediate action following the shocking incident of rape and murder of a woman, a second-year postgraduate student at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.The preliminary autopsy report indicated that the woman doctor had been sexually abused before being killed.Debnath was found dead…

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‘Govt should nullify … ‘: What Congress said on SC’s ‘creamy layer’ observation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Almost a week after the Supreme Court allowed the states to have sub-groups within 15% scheduled caste quota, Congress questioned the judgement saying that how could one “apply a creamy layer when there is so much backlog?” It further said that the central government should have nullified the apex court’s ruling.The grand old…

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‘I thank India’: Maldives President Muizzu after meeting EAM Jaishankar amid tense ties | India News – Times of India

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu shared his delight on meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday. “It was a pleasure to meet Dr S Jaishankar today and join him in the official handover of water and sewerage projects in 28 islands of the Maldives,” he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Muizzu also…

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‘Working to discharge Indians from Russian military’: Russian Embassy in Delhi on nationals in armed forces | India News – Times of India

The Russian Embassy in Delhi has issued a statement addressing the situation of Indian nationals serving in the Russian Armed Forces. The statement expresses the Embassy’s condolences to the Indian Government and the families of those who have lost their lives and attempts to discharge those contracted for service.According to the statement, “The agencies concerned…

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Encounter breaks out between terrorists and security forces in J&K’s Anantnag | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: An encounter erupted between terrorists and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to officials.Security forces initiated a cordon and search operation in Ahlan Gagarmandu, located in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir, after receiving intelligence about the presence of terrorists, officials said. The clash began when the…

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Watch: PM Modi interacts with survivors of Wayanad landslides | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the survivors of Wayanad landslides during his visit to Kerala on Saturday. He also visited relief camps in the disaster ridden state accompanied by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and governor Arif Mohammed Khan.Earlier, PM Modi took an aerial tour of the landslide-affected regions of Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and…

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