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A 112-acre restoration project has begun along New Jersey's Raritan River to restore floodplain forest, wetlands and wildlife habitat affected by past contamination linked to the American Cyanamid Superfund Site. The project will plant about 50,000 native trees and shrubs, create three acres of vernal pools, control invasive plants and protect new vegetation with deer fencing. The restored site will be monitored and managed for 15 years.

According to the police, the persons cut the window grills and entered the house while the occupants were asleep; a clues team and a sniffer dog have been deployed and CCTV footage is being checked

BC leaders from YSRCP are being targeted, victims are being shown as accused and false cases are being registered against them to gag the Opposition, alleges the party president

Party demands declassification of all Netaji files and a fresh probe into his disappearance

With the existing policy set to expire on September 30, they discuss formulation of the new policy based on the performance of the existing system and stakeholder feedback

The case relates to an incident that took place on August 31, 2013, when a public meeting was proposed at a school ground in Sikheda area; according to the court records, permission for the meeting had not been granted because restrictions were in place in the area at the time

Former Minister says the State government has reduced the quantity and increased the price of rice distributed through the public distribution system, compared to the previous Onam when the LDF government was in power

The meeting has been planned to decide the next course of agitation as the government is yet to clarify its stand on 29 key issues, say APJAC leaders

More than 20 elephants have been reported electrocuted, along with a dozen human casualties over the last decade; during the last five years, the Forest department has increasingly resorted to Kumki elephants (trained elephants) to address the human-elephant conflict

Ticket fares for direct flights from Kerala to the Gulf countries have increased by around 10 to 15 times the normal fares soon after the Onam vacation, especially during the last week of August

Event to be organised by the Women and Child Development department as part of the Independence Day celebrations from 9.30 p.m. to 1 a.m.