Tag: Forest Department

Tiger menace: Combing operation begins in H.D. Kote
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Tiger menace: Combing operation begins in H.D. Kote

December 4, 2024

Mysuru: Following sighting of tigers in H.D. Kote taluk, which has created a sense of fear among the villagers, the Forest Depart is undertaking combing operations to capture the tigers. On Tuesday morning, after receiving information about a tiger being sighted near Shanthipura and Bochikatte villages in the taluk, the Forest Department officials and staff…

National Forest Martyrs Day observed in city
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National Forest Martyrs Day observed in city

September 11, 2024

Mysuru: National Forest Martyrs Day was organised by the Forest Department at Aranya Bhavan, Ashokapuram in the city this morning. As part of the programme, wreaths were placed at the Martyrs Memorial in Aranya Bhavan premises, that has the names of 61 Forest Department personnel who attained martyrdom from the year 1966 engraved on the…

Gajapayana tender trouble: Rs. 4.25 lakh Vs Rs. 63 bid !
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Gajapayana tender trouble: Rs. 4.25 lakh Vs Rs. 63 bid !

July 25, 2024

Forest Department cancels tender citing ‘technical issues’; fresh tenders on cards Mysore/Mysuru: Problems have surfaced during the tenders invited by the Forest Department for transporting first batch of Dasara elephants from Veeranahosahalli to Mysuru during Gajapayana, leading the authorities to cancel the tender, citing technical issues. The tender process was initiated to transport the Dasara…

Forest Department staff drowns in Saragur’s Nugu backwaters
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Forest Department staff drowns in Saragur’s Nugu backwaters

June 5, 2024

Saragur: A Forest Department staff, who had gone to the backwaters of Nugu Dam for a swim, was drowned on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased is Karthik (27), son of B.K. Kumar, a resident of Kirujaje village in Hunsur taluk, who was serving as a driver at the Elephant Task Force in Puradakatte Camp, coming under…

Man arrested for allegedly poisoning 7 wild dogs
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Man arrested for allegedly poisoning 7 wild dogs

June 1, 2024

Kollegal: Forest Department officials have arrested a man on charges of poisoning seven Asiatic Wild Dogs (Dholes), which are listed in Schedule-1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, at Hittaladoddi village in Kollegal and have handed him over to judicial custody. The arrested is 39-year-old Rajanna, a labourer from Hittaladoddi Arepalya village. On May 27, Forest…

Tiger mauls woman to death in H.D. Kote
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Tiger mauls woman to death in H.D. Kote

May 26, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department officials and villagers this morning discovered the body of a woman shepherd who had gone missing after a tiger attack in the Murband Hill area of H.D. Kote taluk yesterday. The victim, identified as Chikki (45) from Malada Haadi in N. Begur, was grazing goats near the hill with another woman from…

Tree surveys on private lands in Kodagu irk coffee growers
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Tree surveys on private lands in Kodagu irk coffee growers

May 7, 2024

Madikeri: Tree surveys on private lands and coffee plantations in Kodagu District, initiated by the Forest Department following the directives from higher authorities, have faced opposition from farmers and coffee growers in the region. Recently, Forest Department officials visited certain coffee plantations in Valnoor and Tyagathur villages, informing villagers that they were there to conduct…

Watering green with voluntary help
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Watering green with voluntary help

April 30, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: With no respite from summer heat, the trees and plants in public places are going dry, forcing the Forest Department to seek the help of volunteers to keep the green cover intact. N. Raghavan of Raghulal and Co.,, a popular pharmacy shop of the city who has been doing his mite for the cause…

MGP urges Forest Department to stall cutting of over 25 trees
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MGP urges Forest Department to stall cutting of over 25 trees

March 4, 2024

All trees standing in precarious condition threatening public safety, clarifies ACF Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department’s decision to authorise the cutting of certain old and fully-grown trees across various areas of the city has sparked outrage among environmental activists and the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). They are raising concerns about whether the Department conducted a thorough…

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