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  • Uttarakhand fire

    Remote hill areas under blaze Uttarakhand; low visibility hampers IAF's operations

    India | May 01, 2016, 08:19 PM IST

    Dehradun: With 2,269 hectares of forested land already under blaze in Uttarakhand, the fire has now spread to sparsely populated remote hill areas as well. Out of the two MI-17 helicopters pressed into service by

  • forest fires trigger landmine explosions along loc in poonch

    Forest fires trigger landmine explosions along LoC in Poonch

    India | Jun 11, 2014, 08:03 AM IST

    Jammu: Raging forest fires have triggered over two dozen landmines along the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said on Wednesday.Police told IANS in winter capital Jammu, "Forest fires raging

  • forest fire ravages burundi s natural reserve

    Forest fire ravages Burundi's natural reserve

    World | Aug 28, 2013, 09:22 AM IST

    Bujumbura: A wild fire has been ravaging for a week Burundi's Vyanda natural reserve in the southwestern province of Bururi, and has destroyed at least 60 percent of the reserve, an official said Tuesday."Until today

  • 7 000 evacuated over us forest fires

    7,000 evacuated over US forest fires

    World | Aug 18, 2013, 06:16 PM IST

    Washington: Two massive forest fires sweeping through America's northwest state of Idaho have forced the evacuation of 2,250 homes and 7,000 people, officials said.More than 1,000 firefighters have raced to the scene to contain the

  • heavy forest fire engulfs loc belt in poonch mines explode

    Heavy forest fire engulfs LoC belt in Poonch, mines explode

    India | Jun 22, 2012, 05:49 PM IST

    Jammu, Jun 22: A heavy forest fire which has erupted several kilometers along the Indo-Pak border has triggered mine explosions in the area and damaged some communication lines in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. 

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