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Time of India
01-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Triveni Van: Forest of Peepal, Pakar andNeem to come up at Kukrail picnic spot
Lucknow: 'Triveni Van', the forest consisting of three sacred trees, Peepal, Pakar, and Neem, was planted in Kukrail picnic spot on Tuesday as part of week-long Van Mahotsav campaign by the state govt. Minister of state for environment, forest and climate change (independent charge) Arun Kumar Saxena inaugurated the campaign under which the plan is to plant over 35 crore saplings across the state. T he minister also inaugurated a yoga point and an open gym at the place. It will become a major attraction for visitors coming to the picnic spot, he said. School children were given drumstick saplings in the programme. Awadh forest division, as a part of the tree plantation campaign 2025, gifted a teak sapling symbolising prosperity and development to parents of newborns at Veerangana Avanti Bai Women's Hospital in Lucknow. Renu Singh, APCCF, Lucknow, and Sitanshu Pandey, DFO, Lucknow, distributed green gold birth certificates, flower bouquets, and teak saplings to the families of newborns. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
Tiger deaths: MM Hills officials, panel conduct spot inspection
Mysuru: As part of the probe into the deaths of five tigers at MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary on June 26, the committee formed by the government, sanctuary authorities and Kollegal police on Tuesday conducted a spot inspection along with three accused and recreated the scene of crime. The committee formed by the government is headed by APCCF Kumar Pushkar. The team must submit a report to the govt within two weeks. Meanwhile, G Santhosh Kumar, who was given additional charge as DCF of MM Hills, took charge on Tuesday. The DCF visited the spot as part of the probe. Konappa, Maduraja and Nagaraj were arrested on charges of killing the tigers — four cubs (three female and one male) and the mother tigress — by poisoning. The accused told the investigating team that to avenge the killing of their cow by the big cat, they sprayed poison over the carcass, knowing that the tiger would return to the kill to eat the leftovers. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
