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Israeli forces to maintain a buffer zone inside Syria, says Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel PM Netanyahu made the comments Tuesday at the summit of Mount Hermon, which is located on Syria's side of the border.

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (AFP)

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Published on Dec 17, 2024 11:58 PM IST

AP |

Israel ‘seizes’ buffer zone in occupied Golan Heights amid turmoil in Syria

Benjamin Netanyahu said the overthrow of Assad in Syria was a “historic day in the Middle East” and the fall of a “central link in Iran's axis of evil”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will not allow enemy forces to establish itself on its borders. (File)(REUTERS)

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Published on Dec 08, 2024 08:28 PM IST

AFP |

Ex-Indian Army soldier killed after accidentally crossing Manipur ‘buffer zone’

The body of Limkholal Mate, a former Havaldar in the Assam Regiment who accidentally crossed the buffer zone, was found in Sekmai in the Imphal West district

The violence in Manipur has escalated over the last week. (PTI/Representative)

india news

Published on Sep 09, 2024 11:40 AM IST

ByPrawesh Lama

Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus

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Published on Jul 29, 2024 04:23 PM IST

AFP |

Police recover body of 4th man missing since Manipur gunfight

Four people were reported missing after residents of Bishnupur heard loud bangs of bombs and bullets

Manipur has been roiled by ethnic violence since May 3 last year. (AFP)

india news

Updated on Jan 14, 2024 01:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

NGT won’t halt RRTS construction in Sahibabad drain, tells NCRPB to hear plea

The tribunal referred to its previous order from September 26, which said there should be no change in the drain’s natural course

The RRTS construction site over the Sahibabad drain in Ghaziabad. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 04, 2023 11:17 PM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Manipur: In fresh violence, 3 shot dead in their homes in Bishnupur

On Thursday, security forces had to fire tear gas shells and bullets in the air in Bishnupur after women groups tried to cross over the buffer zone

The recent incident is a cause of great concern as the attackers were able to breach the buffer zone, between hills and valleys, manned by central security forces (File Photo)

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Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:44 PM IST

ByPrawesh Lama

Two-year-old tiger found dead in Dudhwa

The young tiger - a male of about two years – was said to be suffering from severe internal ailments leading to his death.

The carcass of a young tiger recovered in Dudhwa buffer zone on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 08:07 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lakhimpur Kheri

HC clears bridge on Desai Creek which will cut Kalyan – Shilphata Rd travel time to 60%

The Bombay High Court has allowed the Thane Municipal Corporation to construct a bridge on Desai Creek, which is expected to cut traffic congestion on a major road by 25% and reduce travel time by 60%. The court granted permission on the basis that the bridge would aid sustainable development, and that necessary permissions had already been granted by environmental authorities. The civic body had to seek permission from the high court after a previous judgement prohibited construction within mangrove forests and a 50 metre buffer zone around them.

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Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Cheetah sneaks out of Kuno National Park for second time this month

MP: Male cheetah Oban strays out of KNP for second time this month

Oban is one of the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia last September. (File Photo/ ANI)

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Published on Apr 17, 2023 07:26 PM IST

PTI |

Lokayukta asks MPCB to monitor air pollution in Taloja for a month

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has been ordered to deploy an observation van in Taloja to monitor air pollution levels and identify industrial units releasing obnoxious gases, while directing them to install pollution-control devices. The order also highlighted the presence of unauthorised construction in the 500 metre buffer zone from the boundary of notified common integrated treatment, storage and disposal facilities. The matter has been adjourned until 2 June.

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Updated on Apr 12, 2023 08:43 PM IST

ByYogesh Naik, Mumbai

Report rates 12 tiger reserves’ management ‘excellent’

The reserves in Periyar, Satpura, Bandipur, Nagarhole, Kanha, Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Anamalai, Pench, Bhadra, Kali, Similipal and Mudumalai were rated the best not merely on the number of tigers they host but on planning and processes at the parks

No tiger reserve was placed in the poor category in the fifth and current cycle of the assessment (AP)

india news

Updated on Apr 09, 2023 11:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Male cheetah spotted in village 20 km from Kuno National Park

According to officials of KNP, as the cheetah entered the village on the outskirts of Kuno’s buffer zone, there was panic among villagers, who claimed that the big cat killed a cattle. However, the officials have denied the claim

Oban is among four cheetahs imported from Namibia in September 2022 (Screengrab of video footage)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2023 06:15 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Rail tracks may be shifted out of tiger reserve to protect wildlife in Palamu

The wildlife experts have welcomed the move saying the initiative will reduce the pressure and disturbance in the core area.

A tiger is spotted inside its enclosure at the Betla National Park, in the Palamu district of Jharkhand, March 19. (ANI Photo)

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Published on Apr 01, 2023 03:23 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

One-km-long buffer zone around forests: Kerala to move SC on Monday

On June 3, the apex court ordered that all protected areas, including national parks, wildlife reserves and sanctuaries, need a one-km buffer zone banning all other activities.

Kerala forest minister AK Saseendran (right) with Union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav in Delhi on Thursday. (Twitter Photo)

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Published on Jul 14, 2022 07:55 PM IST

ByRamesh Babu

Proposal to relocate 3 villages in Chhattisgarh tiger reserve sent to Centre

As per Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) (wildlife) Arun Pandey, there are a total of 25 villages in the core area of tiger reserve out of which six villages were relocated and rehabilitated in 2010.

The forest department claimed that they are giving all benefits to these villagers as per the relocation guidelines of the Central government. (Representative photo)

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Updated on Sep 08, 2020 03:41 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra

Mandis and localities inhabited by migrant workers get antigen testing centres

Rapid testing was also started in Delhi’s two biggest wholesale markets – the Azadpur mandi and the Ghazipur mandi -- in order to screen vegetable and fruit vendors, transporters and dealers.

To screen high-risk persons in areas having isolated cases and also in areas largely inhabited by migrant workers and labourers, Singh said the district opened another centre at Bhagat Singh park in Valmiki mohalla in Chhawla area.(Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 11, 2020 01:13 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySweta Goswami, New Delhi

China’s pullback in Ladakh’s Pangong Finger Area to test disengagement

Before the PLA grabbed positions on Finger Four overlooking Indian deployments, the army would patrol right up to Finger Eight that New Delhi considers within Indian territory.

The Finger Area refers to a set of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking Pangong Tso. (HT photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 08:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh

4km buffers at three key points as troops pull back from Ladakh clash site

The two armies have already created a 4km buffer zone in Galwan Valley, the site of a deadly clash which left 20 Indian and an unconfirmed number of Chinese soldiers dead on June 15, said a second official.

Satellite images from June 28 and July 6 released on Tuesday by Maxar, a US-based satellite imagery company, show the Chinese expansion at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh has been removed as part of the disengagement procedure.(maxar/AP Photo)

india news

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 08:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh

Indian patrol rights in focus amid LAC disengagement

For a period of three to four weeks, there will be no patrolling by either of the armies in these buffer zones, said one of the officials.

Leh: An IAF fighter jet flies in the sky, in Leh, Ladakh(PTI)

india news

Updated on Jul 08, 2020 01:36 AM IST

Hindutan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh

Bengal to club containment, buffer zones for stricter lockdown from July 9

Local authorities will try to arrange home delivery to the residents staying inside the broad-based containment zones, the government said in a notification.

The state government said the following activities will be barred in these broader containment zones: all offices (government and private), all non-essential services, all congregations, all transportation, all marketing/industrial/trading activities.(Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Jul 07, 2020 07:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi

Patience running out in Bapu Dham Colony and Sector 30

Savings depleted, employers threatening to sack them, no medical help available for the ailing, people want Covid-19 restrictions in the containment zones to go at any cost

Health workers and police in action in a sealed area at Bapu Dham colony, Sector 26, in Chandigarh.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 04, 2020 11:05 PM IST

ByMunieshwer A Sagar

States, Union Territories to demarcate zones

The revised guidelines issued by Union health secretary Preeti Sudan said that districts, municipal corporations or even sub-divisions, wards or any other administrative unit may be categorised as red, orange or green zone after analysis.

Stranded migrant labourers queue to board a special train to Odisha from MGR Central railway station during the Covid-19 lockdown in Chennai.(ANI)

india news

Updated on May 18, 2020 01:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Panchkula’s Rajiv Colony declared partial containment zone, after milk vendor tests positive

The reports of 19 contacts, including the family of the patient, are awaited

After a milk vendor tested positive in Panchkula’s Rajiv Colony, 19 of his contacts have been traced and part of the colony has been declared as a containment zone.(HT Photo)

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Published on May 09, 2020 10:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Covid-19 outbreak: Containment policy to be implemented in Chandigarh if needed, says adviser Parida

Steps to be taken up if an area shows hike in Covid-19 positive cases

An MC worker sanitising the house of UT health secretary Arun Kumar Gupta whose daughter is under home quarantine in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday.(anil dayal/ht)

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Published on Apr 06, 2020 12:53 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab and Haryana HC gives chief architect 4 weeks to draw up parking plan

The multi-level underground parking lot is to come up opposite the HC; the current parking space only has a capacity for 800 cars

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Updated on Dec 21, 2019 01:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Rules eased for clearance of projects near buffer zone

Projects located within the notified ESZ will require the NBW’sL nod, which can be applied for together with the initial “terms of reference” application.

The Wildlife Conservation Strategy of 2002 recommends a buffer of 10 km around sanctuaries. The SC had upheld the policy and directed states and the Centre on several occasions to enforce the ESZ.(HT image)

india news

Updated on Aug 17, 2019 10:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Centre relaxes ecologically sensitive zone policy for sanctuaries, national parks

The Wildlife Conservation Strategy of 2002 had stated that states need to declare a buffer of 10 km around sanctuaries. The SC had also upheld the policy.

A tiger crossing a road at Corbett Tiger Reserve in Ramnagar.(HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 16, 2019 03:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Mumbai’s forest areas finally get protective buffers, but not as envisaged

The Supreme Court had issued a directive to the Union environment ministry to declare ESZs around 21 national park and wildlife sanctuaries

Sections of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) will also get a ecologically sensitive zone(HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 12, 2019 12:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByManoj R Nair

130 fighters killed in 48 hours in northwest Syria: War monitor

The Idlib region, home to some three million people, is supposed to be protected by a months-old international truce deal, but it has come under increased bombardment by the regime and its Russian ally since late April.

Fighting raged in northwest Syria with clashes between regime forces and jihadist-led fighters. (George OURFALIAN / AFP/ Representative Image)

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Updated on Jun 20, 2019 02:59 PM IST

Beirut | ByAgence France-Presse

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Israel PM Netanyahu made the comments Tuesday at the summit of Mount Hermon, which is located on Syria's side of the border.

Benjamin Netanyahu said the overthrow of Assad in Syria was a “historic day in the Middle East” and the fall of a “central link in Iran's axis of evil”.

The body of Limkholal Mate, a former Havaldar in the Assam Regiment who accidentally crossed the buffer zone, was found in Sekmai in the Imphal West district

Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus

Four people were reported missing after residents of Bishnupur heard loud bangs of bombs and bullets

The tribunal referred to its previous order from September 26, which said there should be no change in the drain’s natural course

On Thursday, security forces had to fire tear gas shells and bullets in the air in Bishnupur after women groups tried to cross over the buffer zone

The young tiger - a male of about two years – was said to be suffering from severe internal ailments leading to his death.

MP: Male cheetah Oban strays out of KNP for second time this month

The reserves in Periyar, Satpura, Bandipur, Nagarhole, Kanha, Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Anamalai, Pench, Bhadra, Kali, Similipal and Mudumalai were rated the best not merely on the number of tigers they host but on planning and processes at the parks

According to officials of KNP, as the cheetah entered the village on the outskirts of Kuno’s buffer zone, there was panic among villagers, who claimed that the big cat killed a cattle. However, the officials have denied the claim

The wildlife experts have welcomed the move saying the initiative will reduce the pressure and disturbance in the core area.

On June 3, the apex court ordered that all protected areas, including national parks, wildlife reserves and sanctuaries, need a one-km buffer zone banning all other activities.

As per Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) (wildlife) Arun Pandey, there are a total of 25 villages in the core area of tiger reserve out of which six villages were relocated and rehabilitated in 2010.

Rapid testing was also started in Delhi’s two biggest wholesale markets – the Azadpur mandi and the Ghazipur mandi -- in order to screen vegetable and fruit vendors, transporters and dealers.

Before the PLA grabbed positions on Finger Four overlooking Indian deployments, the army would patrol right up to Finger Eight that New Delhi considers within Indian territory.

The two armies have already created a 4km buffer zone in Galwan Valley, the site of a deadly clash which left 20 Indian and an unconfirmed number of Chinese soldiers dead on June 15, said a second official.

For a period of three to four weeks, there will be no patrolling by either of the armies in these buffer zones, said one of the officials.

Local authorities will try to arrange home delivery to the residents staying inside the broad-based containment zones, the government said in a notification.

Savings depleted, employers threatening to sack them, no medical help available for the ailing, people want Covid-19 restrictions in the containment zones to go at any cost

The revised guidelines issued by Union health secretary Preeti Sudan said that districts, municipal corporations or even sub-divisions, wards or any other administrative unit may be categorised as red, orange or green zone after analysis.

The reports of 19 contacts, including the family of the patient, are awaited

Steps to be taken up if an area shows hike in Covid-19 positive cases

The multi-level underground parking lot is to come up opposite the HC; the current parking space only has a capacity for 800 cars

Projects located within the notified ESZ will require the NBW’sL nod, which can be applied for together with the initial “terms of reference” application.

The Wildlife Conservation Strategy of 2002 had stated that states need to declare a buffer of 10 km around sanctuaries. The SC had also upheld the policy.

The Supreme Court had issued a directive to the Union environment ministry to declare ESZs around 21 national park and wildlife sanctuaries

The Idlib region, home to some three million people, is supposed to be protected by a months-old international truce deal, but it has come under increased bombardment by the regime and its Russian ally since late April.

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