BIJNOR: To curb pollution in the Ganga, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered that sugar mill owners should stop dumping waste into the river or its tributaries.

The recent sighting of a considerably large flock of vultures in the Amangarh forest range of Bijnor district has thrilled wildlife enthusiasts and forest officials.

The centre has released the first ever financial sanction to Amangarh tiger reserve. The sanction of Rs 24 lakh will be utilized for the management of the reserve.

Six persons have been killed in area adjoining the reserve since December 29, in attacks by a stray feline. Though, the big cat has moved on to Corbett as is hinted by the seventh killing reported from Kotdwar, Uttrakhand, on Tuesday, forest department plans to utilize central funds for better management of Amangarh reserve.

Eleven bodies were fished out of the swirling rivers of Uttar Pradesh that are in spate following fresh rains received in last 24 hours, official said on Monday.

Even as rivers continued to rise in the state, flooding more low-lying villages in various districts of the state, affecting over 20,000 people, state government stepped up relief operation and rel

Flash floods following heavy rains in the last 24 hours have claimed 15 lives in Uttar Pradesh with Saharanpur district bearing the brunt of the deluge.

Cold wave conditions claimed seven lives in North India even as thick fog disrupted normal life in the region.