Tag: Forest Official

Jajpur: The employees of VISA steel plant at Kalinga Nagar industrial area in jajpur district ran helter-skelter after they spotted a wild bear inside the plant complex. The bear is suspected to have strayed into the plant from Badasuli hill after local residents tried to chase it away after spotting the animal near the plant […]

Keonjhar: A wild elephant calf stuck in mud in a pond was rescued after nearly a seven-hour long operation by the forest and fire officials at Masinabila in Keonjhar district on Sunday. The calf along with its mother came to the pond last night in search of water and got stuck in the mud. Though […]

Berhampur: With the seizure of a huge quantity of wires and other materials, forest officials today claimed to have foiled a wild animal poaching bid at Lal Singh area in Odisha’s Ganjam district. Acting on a tip-off, forest personnel raided the area under Ghumusar North forest range and seized 200 metres of live wires hooked […]

Keonjhar: The Vigilance on Wednesday raided the house and office of a forest official of the Champua forest range in Keonjhar district for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. After a complaint was lodged against the forest official, identified as Very High Frequency (VHF) operator Pabitra Nayak, the sleuths conducted simultaneous […]

Berhampur: Two days after three leopard skins were seized from smugglers in Nabarangpur district on Sunday, another leopard skin has been seized at Baliapada area in the district on Monday evening. Acting on a tip-off on the trafficking of leopard skin, a team of forest department officials conducted a raid in Balipada area and arrested […]