Tag: Forest Department

Farmer Suicide
Tension in Angul as farmer ends life after 'humiliation' by forest officials

Tension prevailed at Athamallik forest department office in Angul district after villagers and family members of a farmer, who on Monday night committed suicide allegedly over the forest department’s humiliation, staged a dharana with the dead body on Tuesday.

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  • Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Tension in Angul as farmer ends life after 'humiliation' by forest officials
Tension in Angul as farmer ends life after 'humiliation' by forest officials

An elephant was found dead near the deceased farmer's farmland days ago. In this connection, the forest department officials had taken him to their office.

  • Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Hanging Solar Fence
What is hanging solar fencing? Odisha govt’s new system to protect elephants

Odisha government has come up with concrete measures to protect the elephants. The state forest department has now opted for hanging solar fencing installations over railway tracks passing through elephant corridors to keep wild pachyderms at bay.

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  • Sunday, 09 October 2022
YouTuber Arrested
YouTuber From Odisha Arrested For Possession Of Snakes & Chameleons

A Youtuber was arrested by a team of Forest Department officials in Odisha. The YouTuber was arrested for illegal possession of snakes and chameleons at his house in Sambalpur district.

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  • Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Odisha YouTuber  Ramchandra Rana
Odisha YouTuber held for keeping snakes, chameleons

Rana has confessed to his crime and said he caught these species from different places during this rainy season.

  • Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Odisha Forest Dept
CAG unearths massive irregularities in Odisha Forest department's plantation activities

The audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Performance and Compliance Audit) for the year ended March 2020, Government of Odisha revealed massive irregularities in “Assessment of Plantation Activities” covering the period from 2013-14 to 2017-18.

  • Monday, 01 August 2022
Another elephant shot at by poachers in Cuttack forest
Another elephant shot at by poachers in Cuttack forest

Locals spotted the injured pachyderm and informed forest officials.

  • Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Save Odisha elephants
Odisha, India's Largest Elephant Graveyard

Odisha is India's largest elephant graveyard. A big reason for non-fixing of accountability is the demon of corruption that has engulfed the state forest department in last one decade.

  • Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Forest Fires
Forest Fires In Odisha: Just An Annual Phenomenon Or Forest Dept’s Apathy?

Odisha reported 51,968 forest fires between November 2020 and June 2021, which was the highest in the country during the period.

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  • Monday, 16 May 2022
3-Yr-Old Leopard Rescued!
WATCH | 3-Yr-Old Leopard Rescued From Private Godown At Coimbatore

WATCH | 3-Yr-Old Leopard Rescued From Private Godown At Coimbatore

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  • Saturday, 22 January 2022
Leopard Cub In A Well?
Watch | Leopard Cub Trapped Inside Well Rescued By Forest Department At Nashik

Watch | Leopard Cub Trapped Inside Well Rescued By Forest Department At Nashik

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  • Saturday, 01 January 2022
Bears Enter Kitchen!
Caught On Cam: Family Gets Shock Of Life After Finding Wild Bears Prowling In Kitchen

Shocked? Terrified? What will be your reaction when you find bears prowling in your house? A family woke up to find some wild bears prowling inside the kitchen of their house at MV-7 village in Malkangiri. While the sight of the bears reportedly triggered panic among locals, they have informed the Forest Department regarding the incident.

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  • Monday, 20 December 2021
Bear Rescued
Wild Bears Stray Into Human Habitation, Rescue Ops Launched

These images show a partially successful bear rescue operation at Surajpur in Chhattisgarh.

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  • Saturday, 11 December 2021
Leopard Rescued
‘Missing’ Leopard Captured, Rescued Safely By Forest Officials In Indore

A leopard which reportedly escaped from its cage at a zoo in Indore was missing for the past week. Reports said that forest department officials were finally able to capture the big cat and rescue it safely.

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  • Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Wild Bear Goes Wilder!
Wild Bear Tries To Break Into House, Rescued By Forest Officials In Malkangiri

These are the visuals of a wild bear recently rescued at Tiliguda village of Malkangiri district in Odisha. The bear reportedly was rescued while it was trying to intrude into a house at the village. While trying to break into the house, the bear reportedly fell ill and was safely rescued by Forest Officials.

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  • Wednesday, 08 December 2021
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