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Gurugram forest dept to use Supreme Court order for demolitions in Aravalli range

India | Jun 12, 2021, 04:45 PM IST

A forest dept official told IANS that they'll soon go through the top court's order regarding the demolition drive in Faridabad village and will produce a copy of the order in the Gurugram district court.

Rhino calves rescued during floods released back into wild

News | Apr 10, 2021, 02:44 PM IST

Two females and a male rhino calves rescued during the 2019 floods to go a step closer to the wild. Calves were rescued by Assam Forest Department (AFD) and the IFAW- WTI vets from Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) from Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. All three will undergo health check-ups and marking before being shifted to national park.

Crocodile rescued from construction site in Vadodara

News | Feb 28, 2021, 02:46 PM IST

India's northeast region.has been experiencing a tourism boom in recent times. And a rapidly expanding network of airports has been the most significant contributor.

11-ft long python rescued by forest dept in UP's Aligarh

News | Jan 16, 2021, 08:24 AM IST

A 11-foot long python weighing around 25 kg was rescued by the Forest Department with the help of JCB in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on January 15.

Wildlife team rescues 10-ft long crocodile in Vadodara

News | Jan 15, 2021, 08:38 PM IST

A crocodile was rescued by wildlife team in Gujarat's Vadodara.

Injured leopard in Udhampur handed over to Manda Zoo authority

News | Oct 18, 2020, 07:52 AM IST

An injured leopard was rescued by Forest Department officials, at Ladan village in Udhampur on October 17.

Watch: 10-feet long python rescued by forest department in Greater Noida

News | Oct 14, 2020, 12:00 PM IST

10-feet long python was rescued by Forest Department at NTPC plant in Greater Noida on October 13. The snake was later released into the wild.

Rescued leopard in Telangana safely handed over to Nehru Zoological Park

News | Oct 11, 2020, 04:16 PM IST

Officials of forest department captured a leopard in Rajendranagar area of Ranga Reddy district in Telangana on October 11.

Bear found stuck in a noose in Chhattisgarh's Korea

News | Aug 13, 2020, 11:19 AM IST

A bear was found trapped in a noose at a tree in Chhattisgarh's Korea district area on August 12. However it was later rescued by forest department.

Watch: Leopard terrorising locals in Nashik village entrapped

News | Jul 14, 2020, 11:03 AM IST

A leopard, which had terrorised the locals of Samangaon village and adjacent areas was trapped in a cage kept by Forest Department.

Locals rescue deer in AP's Chittoor district

News | Jul 01, 2020, 11:08 AM IST

A deer was rescued from Madhavaram village of Chittoor district by the locals.

12-year-old elephant dies due to mouth injury in Coimbatore

News | Jun 22, 2020, 01:47 PM IST

A 12-year-old elephant died at Jambukandi village in TN's Coimbatore. It had mouth injury.

Softshell turtle rescued by forest dept in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

News | Jun 02, 2020, 01:06 PM IST

A softshell turtle was rescued by the forest department officials in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.

QR tags removed from 100 trees in Lodhi Gardens after forest department notice

India | Sep 01, 2019, 02:34 PM IST

A forest department team conducted an inspection of trees on Saturday and found that QR tags, which caused extensive damage to the trunk of the trees, had been removed, the official said.

BJP MP from Adilabad seat Soyam Bapu Rao

Telangana BJP MP asks tribals to beat forest officials if needed

India | Jul 22, 2019, 01:26 PM IST

In his statement, he has asked tribals to stop forest officials from planting saplings on their lands, uproot the plants and if needed beat the forest officials.

Recently, the state Health Department had recently cancelled the leaves of all the doctors, paramedi

Forest staff asked to cancel leave and resume duty at earliest: Assam Floods

India | Jul 14, 2019, 07:23 AM IST

Recently, the state Health Department had recently cancelled the leaves of all the doctors, paramedics, and other health department workers due to the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis, which had claimed 64 lives in the state since January this year.

Forest Department personnel injured in fresh attack in Telangana

India | Jul 02, 2019, 10:09 PM IST

The injured have been admitted to a local government hospital, a police official said. Concerned over the attacks, representatives of Forest Department employees unions on Tuesday met minister for forests Allola Indrakaran Reddy and sought setting up Fast Track Courts to punish the perpetrators and also to invoke the Preventive Detention Act against such attackers.

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