Bahraich: An eight-year-old boy was killed in a crocodile attack while bathing in a pond here, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon and the remains of the body were recovered by divers during the early hours of Sunday, they said. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Akashdeep Badhawan said, “Virendra of Gud village […]
Hyderabad: Apart from ensuring water to the wildlife during summer season, Forest department officials face another task of curbing poaching near watering holes. During summer season, wild animals quench their thirst at these watering holes. Taking undue advantage of the situation, poachers set up snares, traps, nets, electric wires around the watering holes in forest […]
Coimbatore: A leopard, which attacked three people in neighbouring Tirupur district, is on the prowl again, pouncing on two persons on the premises of a knitwear manufacturing unit in the district. A group of Forest department officials, with anti-poaching squad had started search operations immediately after receipt of information that a leopard had attacked two […]
Hyderabad: The Forest Department is set to plant more fruit bearing plants in forests and all along State and National highways during every season in a move to avoid monkeys from entering fields and damaging crops. These instructions were given by the Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy and Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy who held […]
Kothagudem: CPI (ML) New Democracy leader Potu Ranga Rao has demanded strict action against a forest beat guard Mahesh who allegedly misbehaved with adivasi women at Sakivalasa village of Mulakalapalli mandal in the district. In a statement here on Friday, Rao alleged that the forest guard assaulted three adivasi women who had gone to the […]
Hyderabad: The forest department has come up with an exclusive mobile app that gives all information about theme based Urban Forest Parks and facilitate the visitors to plan their visits and journey. Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy launched the first of its kind mobile app “Urban Forest Parks” here on Friday. The Minister said the […]
Hyderabad: The Forest department has decided to start the process of collecting beedi leaves from the forests from November, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests R Shobha on Wednesday. The decision to start the process was taken to protect the forests from fire accidents, she said adding that around 242 units would be established this […]
Adilabad: A private employee and his aide were arrested for allegedly duping public with promises of providing jobs in Forest department and posing as an IFoS officer, here on Monday. Police also seized Rs 3 lakh cash, computers, printers and two mobile phones from him. Briefing the media after the arrests, in-charge Superintendent of Police […]
Hyderabad: A real estate company which cut down trees without required permissions, was penalised Rs 4 lakh by the Forest department. According to Forest officials, the developers located at Chilkur of Moinabad mandal in RR district had chopped 65 trees at its site without seeking mandatory permissions from Forest department. Following complaints from local residents, […]
Hyderabad: Special Chief Secretary (Forests) A Shanthi Kumari said it was a welcome sign that people with higher qualifications were prepared to join Forest Department and doing their bit for forest conservation. The Special Chief Secretary was chief guest for the 29th Batch Forest Beat Officers’ Passing Out Parade programme at Doolapally Forest Academy on […]
