Head of Forest Force Dr. Meenakshi Negi visits Sargur taluk Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department personnel on combing operation face not merely the challenge of trapping the elusive tiger at the villages in forest fringes of Sargur taluk but the constant pressure from farmers, villagers and top officials. In three separate cases reported from Sargur taluk alone,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department, which began conducting combing operations to capture the tiger after it attacked and killed a farmer at Bennegere village in Saragur taluk of Mullur Range, have decided to continue their combing operation as the tiger has remained elusive. On Oct. 28, the Forest staff captured a tigress aged about 9 years…
FIR registered against five including RFO, DRFO Madikeri: Following a complaint from the wife of a Forest Department contract employee, who died under mysterious circumstances, Kutta Police have registered an FIR against five persons including two Forest Officers. FIR has been registered against Kodagu’s Kallahalla Range Forest Officer (RFO) Rajashekar, Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO)…
Mysuru: The Forest Department has regained control of 20 acres of forest land atop Chamundi Hill after a prolonged legal battle, according to Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Dr. K.N. Basavaraj. The land, spread across 13 survey numbers, had been claimed by private individuals, leading to litigation and the closure of the Chamundi Vana Information…
Mysuru: As part of its recruitment drive, the Forest Department conducted medical tests for the aspirants of Forest Guard posts at the District Hospital on KRS Road, here yesterday. Out of 387 candidates (290 men and 97 women), who attended the physical endurance test at Chamundi Vihar Stadium, 305 candidates (226 male and 79 women)…
Mysuru: The recruitment process for 47 vacant forest guard posts in Mysuru Circle, notified during August 2024 began at Chamundi Vihar Stadium here this morning. A total of 11,726 candidates had applied for the posts online out of which 778 meritorious candidates, including men and women, from various parts of the State including Mysuru, with…
Large quantity of sandalwood and red sanders seized Mysuru: The Forest Department officials and staff, who raided handicraft shops in city, have seized a large quantity of sandalwood and red sanders pieces, billets and powder from the shops. Acting on a tip off that a few shops in city, selling handicraft items and silk sarees,…
Mysuru: A leopard was trapped early this morning in one of the four cages placed by the Forest Department outside Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) in city outskirts, stated a press release from the DCF Office. Residents living in the locality heaved a sigh of relief as the leopard, which had been…
Mysuru: The Forest Department staff, who had rescued three leopard cubs from a pipe underneath a bridge at an under-construction private layout on separate days, have also captured the mother leopard, thus reuniting the cubs with their mother. On Feb. 7 at about 9 pm, villagers, who noticed two leopard cubs inside the pipe at…
Forest Department denies shielding accused; action to be taken: DCF Mysuru: Separate incidents of two female leopards being found dead have emerged in Mysuru. One leopard died after being caught in a snare, while the other succumbed to poisoning, allegedly after consuming chicken laced with poison. Despite the incidents occurring in November and December last…
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