Uttarkashi, June 2 (IANS) The search operation to trace a woman trekker who went missing on the Dayara Bugyal trekking route in Uttarkashi district has been intensified as multiple agencies continue round-the-clock efforts in the challenging mountainous terrain, officials said on Monday. As the operation entered a crucial phase, District Magistrate Prashant Arya reviewed the ongoing rescue efforts from the Disaster Smart Control Room and directed officials to ensure that all available resources …
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Gandhinagar, May 31 (IANS) Around 500 Asiatic lions across the Gir landscape have undergone deworming as Gujarat’s Forest Department intensifies disease-control measures following a series of lion deaths linked to a suspected infection, Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said after visiting affected areas on Sunday. Modhwadia conducted an on-ground review at the Jamwala Rescue Centre, the Babariya forest area and the Jasadhar Animal Care Centre, where veterinary teams are monitori…
Shimla, May 30 (IANS) Asking to ensure dope test must for appointees in government service, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, while chairing a meeting with Administrative Secretaries here, has directed all the departments to ensure early payments of pending gratuity and leave encashment dues of Class IV pensioners as per the Budget announcement. He also asked to provide complete details of applicants seeking employment on compassionate grounds so that the state government could t…
Bhopal/Raipur/Balod, May 30 (IANS) The continuous and mysterious deaths of bats in the Dalli Rajhara region of Chhattisgarh’s Balod district have heightened concerns for both the administration and the Forest Department. Speaking to media on Saturday, a forest official said that over the past few days reports of large numbers of dead bats being discovered daily have been surfacing.The deaths of bats are being reported on a specific spot in Dalli-Rajhara.Given the sensitivity of the situation, th…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) The death of a 65-year-old man in a wild elephant attack at Athirappilly in Thrissur district early on Saturday has become the third fatality linked to human-wildlife conflict in Kerala this week, intensifying pressure on the government and the Forest Department to address the growing crisis along the state’s forest fringes.Mohanan, 65, a resident of Pullerkattu house at Vaishery in Athirappilly, was killed early on Saturday after coming face-to-face with a wild…
Amaravati, May 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday directed the Forest Department to remain constantly vigilant regarding the movement of a tiger in the forest area on the border of Polavaram district. He held a review meeting with senior officials of the Forest Department about incidents of tiger attacks on livestock in Polavaram.Pawan Kalyan, who is also Minister for Forest and Environment, wanted the officials and staff to remain constantly vigilant.He instru…
Gandhinagar, May 29 (IANS) As temperatures continue to rise across Gujarat during the ongoing summer season, the Forest Department has introduced a set of cooling and welfare measures at the Indroda Nature Park in Gandhinagar to reduce heat stress among captive and free-roaming wildlife.The arrangements, implemented under the guidance of the state Forest and Environment Minister, Arjun Modhwadia, and Minister of State, Pravin Mali, and executed through the Gujarat Ecological Education and Resear…
Patna, May 27 (IANS) A leopard that had allegedly terrorised villagers for the past three days in Chakla Bahiyar, located under the Tikapatti Police Station area of Bihar’s Purnea district, was ultimately killed by villagers after repeated attacks on livestock and local residents. According to local residents, the leopard had strayed into the village and nearby agricultural fields, where it reportedly killed two calves and a goat.The wild animal also attacked several villagers during the past …
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar to review the recent deaths of lion cubs in the Gir region and to assess the preventive and healthcare measures being undertaken by the Forest Department to protect Asiatic lions. During the meeting, Principal Secretary, Forest and Environment, Vinod Rao, informed the Chief Minister that four lion cubs had been found dead at different locations in the Gir region.”Around 17 …
Dehradun, May 27 (IANS) As forest fire incidents continue to spread rapidly across the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand, the state government is preparing to introduce a reward scheme aimed at encouraging public participation in forest fire prevention and control efforts, officials said on Tuesday. Under the proposed initiative, individuals and teams performing exceptional work in extinguishing and preventing forest fires would be rewarded with cash prizes of up to Rs 1 lakh.The details were s…