Why plant them now and kill them later by cutting branches to clear power lines? Mysuru: For a sustainable living, ‘Go Green’ has become the mantra. The Forest Department, which undertook a tree-planting drive, has planted many saplings at vacant spots and on roadsides. But what is so objectionable about this is that the saplings…
By N. Niranjan Nikam She was all of ten years when she saw her grandfather coming in contact with the electric fence and dying of shock. The dark memory stayed with her for years but she could not imagine that one day she would be doing engineering and motivating her team to take up a…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has continued its operation of clearing dried and dead trees and overhanging branches, following heavy rains in which many trees have been uprooted and branches fallen. However, it is learnt that due to lack of coordination with the Forest Department, the operation is slowing down. If it continues to…
Mysuru: Following repeated incidents of people travelling on the roads that cut through National Parks and Tiger Reserves disturbing animals and indulging in activities like drinking, smoking, taking photos, shooting videos, playing music in their vehicle’s music system and making loud noise, the Forest Department has decided to crackdown on such activities and impose a…
Gonikoppal (Kodagu): The Forest Department, following several complaints from villagers of a tiger killing their livestock, have begun the combing operation to capture the tiger. The combing operation began on Friday at about 5 am in Devarakaadu Forest, coffee estates and surrounding places with the help of elephants Abhimanyu, Krishna, Drona and Bheema, which were…
Mysuru: The Forest Department that had banned trekking in the forests of Karnataka in the wake of fire tragedy at Kurangani Hills in Theni District of Tamil Nadu in which nearly ten students were killed, has now modified its order and said that trekking will be permitted in certain areas of the forest. The order…
Mysuru: The injured tigress, which was rescued by the Forest Department from Hediyala Range coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest on Monday and shifted to Mysuru Zoo where it is kept under observation after being treated for its injuries is said to be critical. The Department officials and staff, who conducted a search operation to…
Mysuru: Even as 15 Dasara elephants are being prepped up for the grand finale with sumptuous butter-and-fruit-laced food, body massages and rigorous training at the sprawling Mysore Palace and outside, a set of five female elephants, also inside the Palace, are not that fortunate to be the cynosure of all eyes. Reason: An administrative approval…
Mysuru: Reacting to the delay in the Forest Department replying to the letter she had sent, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, speaking to Star of Mysore, said, “I definitely can take care of the elephants in my possession. However, due to administrative inconvenience, I wrote to the Forest Department to take back at least three elephants as…
Mysuru: Around 500 daily wage workers of the Forest Department held a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s office here this morning, urging the State Government to fulfil their demands . The protestors, who assembled at the Town Hall premises, took out a protest rally till the DC’s office passing through the main thoroughfares of…
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