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Agniveer Reservation

17 Jul 2024

Haryana announces 10% reservation for Agniveers

29 Nov 2022

MP: Miscreants loot 17 rifles from Burhanpur’s forest department post

Unidentified persons looted 17 rifles from the Forest department’s post A daily-wage employee was on duty at the post when 15 to 20 people arrived there and ransacked the place

11 Nov 2022

Forester killed with an ax in Rajgir, Bihar

In Rajgir, Bihar, unidentified assailants brutally murdered Forest Department Forester Rampravesh Ram with an ax. Rampravesh Ram was returning home after finishing duty and during that time the killers carried out this incident.

22 Oct 2022

Maha: 70-year-old man killed by tiger in Chandrapur; 2nd death in 3 days

A 70-year-old farmer was killed on Saturday On October 20, a 40-year-old woman identified as Rupa Ramchandra Mhaske was killed

16 Sep 2022

Panic grips Gurugram after leopard spotted multiple times in DLF-5 area

DLF security said in a letter that a leopard has been seen six times from August 7 to September 14 near the Faridabad T-point on the Gurugram-Faridabad road.

11 Aug 2022

Alert for Delhiites! Forest dept issues eviction notice to 500 house owners

Over 500 Eviction notices to house owners from the forests department These owners are living in the area for more than 30 years They are asked to vacate till Thursday

02 Jul 2022

Leopard spotted in residential area in Maharashtra’s Nashik

The leopard was found in a residential society in Nashik. The big cat was rescued after a 3-hour operation.

22 Sep 2021

Bear killed after it attacked forest department team in Chamoli-- Watch video

The incident took place at around 12.30 am on Wednesday (September 22) The team received information from locals that a bear was seen roaming around in the Singhdwar area

13 Jun 2021

Man shot dead by forest officials in Madhya Pradesh, police launch probe

A man was allegedly shot dead by forest officials in MP The forest department said he died while protecting sand mafia

28 Mar 2021

Manipur government seeks help from Centre for dousing fire at Shirui peak

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has sought help from the Central government and locals in dousing fire at Ukhrul’s Shirui peak. The Chief Secretary of Manipur has also written a letter to the Centre in regard to the situation.

26 Feb 2021

Madras HC asks Tamil Nadu government to form Policy on ownership of elephants

In order to put an end to the exploitation of elephants by temples and private owners for joyrides or as beasts of burden, the Madras High Court has sought a uniform policy. It states that all elephants, privately owned or temple owned, must come under the care of the Forest Department. Additionally, any future private ownership of elephants must be completely prohibited.

18 Sep 2019

Missing Delhi elephant Laxmi traced with caretaker after two months

It all began when the Delhi High Court ordered transferring Laxmi to a forest or a sanctuary.

05 Oct 2017

Leopard enters Maruti's Manesar plant, goats brought in to lure the big cat

A leopard was spotted early on Thursday morning in Maruti Suzuki's plant in Manesar following which police and forest officials cordoned off the premises and launch a search for the wild cat, the police said.

27 Jul 2017

Tiger count in U'khand goes up to 242, 2nd highest in India

According to the data, at least 208 tigers have been identified in Corbett Tiger Reserve, up from last year's 163.

Elephant goes on rampage

02 Jun 2017

Wild elephant goes on rampage, kills four in Tamil Nadu

Four people including a 12-year old girl and two women were killed in when a wild elephant went on a rampage in a residential area of Coimbatore's Vellalore on Friday.

18 Mar 2017

Forest department places two cages with baits to catch tiger

With the tiger killing cattle frequently at Sukla village in Rukhad forest range, its habitants were not venturing out of their house during the dark.

23 Dec 2016

Bangladesh rescues over 300 birds of rare, endangered species

The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Bangladesh's Forest Department has rescued about 300 birds of different rare and endangered species, officials said on Friday.

Himachal Pradesh

14 Jul 2016

Forest dept staff in sensitive areas can carry arms: HP govt

Forest personnel posted in sensitive areas adjoining Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir can carry pistols, guns, revolvers or rifles during raids to check illegal felling and smuggling of trees.

23 Jan 2016

Saplings planted in village panchayats

The saplings, including teak and rain tree were raised on the banks of the Marudayar river basin, schools, and colleges besides either sides of highways.

Madhya Pradesh Van Adhikari

04 Nov 2015

Demand raised to roll back govt notification on tree-cutting

The Madhya Pradesh Van Adhikari/ Karmachari Sanyukta Morcha today demanded roll back of the Forest department's decision to free 53 species of trees, including those having religious and medicinal values, from the mandatory transit pass system.

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