Since the temperature has risen beyond the long dry spell in Chamba, region has increased chances of forest fires. A few stray instances in some parts of the districts have been noticed in the past
The other day a team of journalists accompanied by district collector, Mr Sanjhay Bandopadhyaya went to Patalkot in connection with village contact drive and detected many cases of cutting of teak
The Karnataka High Court ordered issue of notice to the government and the Mysore Paper Mills (MPM) on a public interest writ petition which sought ban on tree felling by the mills in the Western