Forest Officials

Tamil Nadu forest officials rescue mother, child from raging waterfall; watch viral video here

The incident occurred near Attur in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Praising the bravery of officers, Chief Minister MK Stalin shared the viral footage on his Twitter account

BJP MP Soyam Bapu Rao encourages tribals to 'beat forest officials if needed'; remarks come amid afforestation drive by forest dept

BJP MP from Adilabad, Soyam Bapu Rao has asked tribals to stop forest officials from planting saplings on their lands. 'We should fight against the government for our tribal rights', he said. Rao attended an event to mark the death anniversary of tribal leader and Tudum Debba founder Siddam Shambu at Utnoor Mandal.

Five elephants swim to safety after being swept away from herd due to heavy currents in Odisha's Mahanadi river

Five elephants, including two calves, which were swept away from their herd by heavy currents in Mahandi river while crossing it early Monday near Mundali, swam to safety later in the day, forest officials said.

Over 100 trees cut in Kodagu for chief minister HD Kumaraswamy’s one-day visit; DC says order was 'misinterpreted'

Around 100 first-generation trees were cut in the Kodugu district of Karnataka's Coorg without consulting the forest department ahead of chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's visit

Forest officials, smugglers in Uttarakhand's Champawat illegally sold precious trees in last 6 years, reveals report

Forest officials, in connivance with smugglers operating across Champawat in Uttarakhand, logged and sold the precious forest produce in the last six years.