News for '-forest-department'

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

After four years in the making, a band of 20 film-makers were left with 400 hours of footage for what is now India's first blue chip natural history film.

Shahtoosh case: Sahil Zaroo gets bail

Shahtoosh case: Sahil Zaroo gets bail

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

Sahil Zaroo, held in a shahtoosh shawl theft case, was on Tuesday granted bail by a Mumbai court.

Kerala CM turns the heat on Tata Tea

Kerala CM turns the heat on Tata Tea

Rediff.com4 Jul 2007

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has taken up the anti-encroachment drive on a war footing and was in Munnar on Wednesday to monitor the taking over of 1,300 acres allegedly held by Tata Tea.

Centre rushes team to Kerala after Nipah confirmation

Centre rushes team to Kerala after Nipah confirmation

Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

A control room has also been set up and the Strategic Health Operations Centre (SHOC) of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been activated, phone number for which is 011-23978046, a health ministry statement stated.

Laden killed, protests in Assam

Laden killed, protests in Assam

Rediff.com20 Dec 2006

No, it was not Osama Bin Laden, the most wanted terrorist on the planet, but a wild elephant proclaimed rogue by the Assam Wildlife and Forest Department.

It's time to rest for TN elephants

It's time to rest for TN elephants

Rediff.com23 Oct 2005

About 75 elephants were expected to take 'rest' in the camp at Theppakkadu, being organised by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments for the third year in a row.

Tiger poaching kingpin surrenders

Tiger poaching kingpin surrenders

Rediff.com24 Jun 2005

Mehtrotra also said the fresh tiger census at the Sariska was completed last week but the findings are yet to be released by the state government.\n

Wild ass robs agarias' livelihood

Wild ass robs agarias' livelihood

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

The Little Rann has been a traditional salt producing area as it produces 21 per cent of total salt production of India.

Former legislator surrenders in tiger skin case

Former legislator surrenders in tiger skin case

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

Former legislator Subhash Karemore, in trouble because of his alleged involvement in the illicit trade of tiger skins, finally surrendered before wildlife authorities after evading the law for almost a week.

Govt may reimpose restrictions in Andaman island after US tourist's murder

Govt may reimpose restrictions in Andaman island after US tourist's murder

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

The North Sentinel island is one of 29 islands in the Andamans where till June foreigners had to take special permission -- the RAP -- before being allowed to visit them.

Cong claws at BJP on vanishing tigers

Cong claws at BJP on vanishing tigers

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

"Gross administrative interference" by Forests Minister Laxmi Narayan Dave in administrative functioning of the forest department left the area covered under Project Tiger open to poachers.

I was forced to testify against Salman: witness

I was forced to testify against Salman: witness

Rediff.com14 Sep 2006

Dulani had turned hostile in 2001 and has been absconding since then.

Maneka accused of slapping, kicking forest staff

Maneka accused of slapping, kicking forest staff

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has been accused of slapping and kicking a forest staff in Mala forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve while police on Tuesday said that they are looking into the complaint.

Why we must save our tigers

Why we must save our tigers

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

Amith Bhavikatti shares his story.

Freedom evades white crocodile

Freedom evades white crocodile

Rediff.com29 Oct 2004

The Orissa forest department has once again deferred a proposal to release Gori, the country's only white crocodile in captivity, in the wild.

To save tigers, Madhya Pradesh has spent Rs 560 crore in 15 years

To save tigers, Madhya Pradesh has spent Rs 560 crore in 15 years

Rediff.com15 May 2016

e Madhya Pradesh government has spent Rs 560 crore in the last 15 years to shift villagers living within and around various tiger reserves and sanctuaries.

Maneka is right and Javadekar is wrong!

Maneka is right and Javadekar is wrong!

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

'Never ever have so many states across the country declared animals as vermin as they have in 6 to 8 months.'

Karnataka: Efforts on to drive jumbos back to forest

Karnataka: Efforts on to drive jumbos back to forest

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

A herd of 15 elephants that have wrecked havoc and killed four persons including a photojournalist at Kolar are now at a distance of 3 kilometres from Bengaluru. The elephants, which entered from Tamil Nadu into Kolar, had escaped to Malur.

Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'

Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

Calling the Supreme Court order 'unjust' to the tribals as well as against the interest of wildlife conservation in India scientists have demanded cancellation of SC order

Highway project to be ready by '05

Highway project to be ready by '05

Rediff.com23 Aug 2004

Leopard found dead in Mumbai's Aarey Colony

Leopard found dead in Mumbai's Aarey Colony

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

In a shocking incident, Mumbai's Aarey Colony has lost one of its most beloved residents -- Chandni, a six-year-old female leopard, who was found dead on Saturday afternoon with a wire snare setup by poachers.

Uttaranchal forest fires abating

Uttaranchal forest fires abating

Rediff.com5 Jun 2003

Verdict on Arms Act case against Salman today

Verdict on Arms Act case against Salman today

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

While the Rajasthan high court has acquitted him in two cases of poaching of chinkara, trial in the third case of alleged poaching of two blackbucks is on.

Bandipur's tiger boom spells doom for those on the fringe

Bandipur's tiger boom spells doom for those on the fringe

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

It was between 2010 and 2014 that wildlife biologists began to realise the heavy proliferation of tigers in the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The fiercely-territorial beasts are today locked in battle for dominance with man and his cattle.

Militants attack police vehicle in Jammu region

Militants attack police vehicle in Jammu region

Rediff.com7 Sep 2003

The vehicle was carrying the bodies of a forest department official and an SPO, killed on Saturday in an encounter, for burial.

Now, jumbos get ambulance service in Kerala

Now, jumbos get ambulance service in Kerala

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Elephants in Kerala will soon have the luxury of 'ambulance' service to transport sick and injured jumbos.

MP minister to farmers: Drought can't be bigger than son's death; so why end life?

MP minister to farmers: Drought can't be bigger than son's death; so why end life?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Mehdele, 71, has often made headlines with her unconventional, controversial remarks.

Five suspected SIMI members held in MP

Five suspected SIMI members held in MP

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

The Anti Terrorist Squad of Madhya Pradesh police captured five suspected Students Islamic Movement of India activists from Sendhwa Pathar area in Barwani district following an encounter in the early hours on Monday, a top police official said.

British scouring Kerala for teakwood

British scouring Kerala for teakwood

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

'Uttarakhand forest fires to be doused in 2 days'

'Uttarakhand forest fires to be doused in 2 days'

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Thousands of firemen, NDRF and IAF personnel along with forest officials are working together to douse the flames.

CIA device: Why I climbed Nanda Devi

CIA device: Why I climbed Nanda Devi

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

'Nanda Devi is not an easy mountain to climb.'

Blackbuck case: Forest officials framed me, says Salman Khan

Blackbuck case: Forest officials framed me, says Salman Khan

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Pleading his innocence, actor Salman Khan on Wednesday alleged that he has been framed by the forest officials as he recorded his statement in a Jodhpur court in an arms act case against him in connection with poaching of protected blackbucks at Kankani village in October, 1998.

The New Songs of Patriotism

The New Songs of Patriotism

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

'Patriotism isn't (or shouldn't) be an unquestioning love for one's nation.' 'It is love for a nation in throes of change, love with a heart full of questions,' says Geetanjali Krishna.

Inquiry raises doubts over tiger killing

Inquiry raises doubts over tiger killing

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

The committee said there was no operational coordination among veterinary professionals and the team which killed the tigress on November 2 in Yavatmal and that the dart for tranquillising the feline was fired unauthorisedly.

Cash crisis hits Asia's largest cattle fair

Cash crisis hits Asia's largest cattle fair

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Demonetisation makes its presence felt at the Sonepur cattle fair.

Are Adivasis being driven out to save the tiger?

Are Adivasis being driven out to save the tiger?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

'Why do you want the tribal communities to come out of the jungles?' 'For development?' 'Why cannot their development take place over there?' 'The Modi government is diluting the Forest Rights Act in the name of industrialisation and Project Tiger.'

Tigress Avni shot in self-defence, says sharpshooter

Tigress Avni shot in self-defence, says sharpshooter

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

Khan said shooting an animal in self-defence was not an offence according to section 11(2) of the Wildlife Protection Act.

Gujarat on alert as Cyclone Nilofar heads towards west coast

Gujarat on alert as Cyclone Nilofar heads towards west coast

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Gujarat state administration is preparing to face 'Cyclone Nilofar', which has developed in the Arabian Sea and is likely to move towards the state's coast, Gujarat meteorological department said.