‘Kapi Van’ to tackle monkey menace in UP | Lucknow News

Lucknow: UP’s plantation campaign this year will have an objective beyond environment conservation. The state will have ‘Kapi Van’ or ‘forests for monkeys’ planted in municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats to control the monkey menace and man-monkey conflict. These plantations will be done away from the residential areas in cities.‘Kapi’ forests will have fruit-bearing…

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Demolish illegal structures near intl border: Shah | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Union home minister Amit Shah has ordered the demolition of all unauthorised structures within 15km of the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, directing authorities to intensify action against infiltration, narcotics smuggling, terrorist financing and other cross-border crime networks.Chairing a high-level security review meeting in Bikaner Tuesday, Shah assessed security arrangements in Rajasthan’s five border districts…

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Shivakumar’s council of ministers could have fewer Vokkaligas | Bengaluru News

Supporters of DK Shivakumar celebrated his election as CLP leader by offering special prayers at Sri Chamundeshwari temple in Mysuru district on Sunday Bengaluru: Rather than increase, the elevation of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar as Karnataka’s chief minister-elect could see the number of ministers from the Vokkaliga community shrink compared to…

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Bengal ‘soil pilferage racket’: BJP leader files police plaint against Abhishek Banerjee | Kolkata News

BJP leader Abhishek Das lodged a complaint against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, alleging his involvement in an illegal soil extraction and pilferage racket. KOLKATA: A BJP leader from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district has lodged a complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee. He alleged Banerjee’s involvement in an illegal soil extraction and…

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