A forest fire raging at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Mendhar sector of Poonch in Jammu, has destroyed the border fence at several places. This fire has also spread into a minefield triggering many mine blasts. Video courtesy: NDTV
22 June,2012 01:12 PM IST
An 11-member India AirForce team started fire-fighting operations to douse off the massive fire in Garwal's Srinagar forests on Sunday. IAF's chopper MI-17 took off from Nainital on Sunday to drop water in areas affected by the forest fire.
01 May,2016 02:17 PM IST
Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said they are taking the Uttarakhand forest fire matter seriously. He added that from today they have started trial run of pre-fire alert.
01 May,2016 04:23 PM IST
Massive fire has engulfed Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand following which over 1500 villages are at risk. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said he has asked to deploy more than 10,000 employees to put out the Uttarakhand forest fire in three-four days.
02 May,2016 11:15 AM IST
Another incident of forest fire was reported from Bathuni and Gambhir areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district yesterday. This is the first incident of forest fire in Rajouri district this year.
02 May,2016 11:19 AM IST
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that more than 90 percent of the Uttarakhand forest fire has been doused off. He also said that situation will be completely under control within two days.
02 May,2016 09:33 PM IST
After the massive devastation by the Uttarakhand forest fire which destroyed 2270 hectare of forest fire broke out in the forest area of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir last evening.
15 May,2016 03:32 PM IST
Fires continues to rage in forests of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand on Wednesday.
18 May,2016 05:47 PM IST
A forest fire raged in Nowshera area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Friday. The situation is still not under control and nearly 159 hectares of land have been destroyed. Meanwhile, forest conservator Sameer Bharti said incidents of forest fire have decreased over the period of one year.
20 May,2016 02:32 PM IST
The entire world is shocked by the current situation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest and many Bollywood celebs including Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Disha Patani have also sent prayers for Amazon. Watch the video to know more
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