Uttarakhand: Protest turns violent in Rishikesh as locals block railway tracks, pelt stones; opposing Forest Dept's surveyDespite repeated requests by the police and Forest Department officials, the protesters refused to clear the highway and railway tracks. Gi...
29 Dec, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
Gujarat govt orders action against private portals taking bookings for Gir lion safariGujarat forest minister Mulubhai Bera announced action against unauthorized private portals booking lion safaris at Gir National Park. The ...
19 Sep, 2024, 07.09 PM IST
6 killed in firing on 'Disputed border' of Assam, MeghalayaMobile internet/data services were suspended from 10:30 am on Tuesday, following a notification by the Meghalaya Home (Police) Department. ...
23 Nov, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Assam seizes locomotive for ‘murdering’ elephantsAssam forest officials “seized” on Tuesday the engine of a goods train that had mowed down a mother elephant and her calf inside Lumding Re...
21 Oct, 2020, 12.49 PM IST
NGT slaps Rs 15 lakh penalty for felling treesThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a penalty of Rs. 15 lac on a former sarpanch and a gram sevak for felling 3000 trees in the f...
30 Jul, 2015, 07.26 PM IST
Asiatic lioness killed by farmer in GujaratAn Asiatic lioness was allegedly electrocuted by a farmer in his sugarcane field in Mathasuriya village along Gir Forest in Gujarat, depart...
11 Sep, 2013, 04.19 PM IST
- Congress demands CBI probe into alleged iron ore loot
Congress today demanded a CBI probe into alleged loot of iron ore worth Rs 2,000 crore in Uliburu area of Keonjhar district and claimed tha...
01 Jul, 2013, 08.58 PM IST
- Government to review pending cases of illegal tree cutting
The forest department is reviewing all pending cases regarding illegal tree felling in Goa in a bid to expedite these and the department is...
25 Apr, 2013, 03.32 AM IST
- Villagers, foresters in West Bengal face off over tree felling
Residents of a village near the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary in Alipurduar subdivision have faced off with forest authorities, alleging the...
05 Mar, 2013, 02.15 AM IST
- Madhya Pradesh yet to form tiger protection force
A Special Tiger Protection Force (SPTF), aimed at protecting the big cats from poachers, is yet to be constituted and deployed in Madhya Pr...
14 Oct, 2012, 12.48 AM IST
- PIL filed in Supreme Court for ban on mining of iron, manganese in Goa
The PIL sought a Bellary-type inquiry into all mining leases sanctioned in Goa. The state has banned all mining pending a review of all lic...
27 Sep, 2012, 06.03 AM IST
- Two departments in the dock over blackbuck deaths
An inquiry report into the death of 29 blackbucks at Bathinda Deer Park has held two departments' officials of the forest department and pu...
07 May, 2012, 04.43 AM IST
- Probe into illegal mining near Goa wildlife sanctuary
Goa government has initiated an inquiry into the alleged mining operation near Netravali wildlife sanctuary in South Goa which has been on ...
07 Dec, 2010, 06.39 PM IST
- Goa to probe death of wild animals
Goa forest department has initiated a probe to find out whether poaching led to the recent death of two wild animals in the state's wildlif...
11 Aug, 2009, 09.01 PM IST
30 peacocks found dead in 5 days near Pune; probe onClueless forest officials probing the deaths of as many as 28 peacocks in Ranjangaon near here were confronted by fresh finding of the bird...
27 Aug, 2008, 12.42 PM IST
Warrant against Aamir in Chinkara caseThe Gujarat forest department has handed an arrest warrant against actor Aamir Khan -- for allegedly filming chinkaras while shooting for '...
04 Apr, 2008, 09.54 AM IST
- NGO alleges poachers-officials nexus
With cases of poaching in Assam's sanctuaries and national parks on the rise, a wildlife NGO alleged a nexus between poachers and some fore...
04 Feb, 2008, 06.46 PM IST