Pobitora (Assam) [India], May 22 (ANI): While nearly 7 lakh people in 31 districts of Assam are reeling under the fury of floods, the authority of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has taken all preventive measures to deal with the deluge and protect wild animals including one-horned rhinoceros.

Gujarat, December 11: Gujarat police found a half-burnt body of a woman from Jamnagar-Lalpur Bypass on Friday. As per the police, the victim was identified as Bharti alias Aarti Hingala, age 22. Aarti was a resident of Jamnagar city. Gujarat Shocker: Half-Burnt Body of Woman Found Near Jamnagar-Lalpur Bypass As per the report published by TOI, […]

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order which had directed the Rajasthan government to shut down all restaurants operating in the notified forest area of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary/Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur from December 1.

New Delhi Sep 24 PTI Forest and wildlife department personnel in Delhi will now be dressed in Khaki shirts and pants and will always carry a baton in the fieldThe city government notified the uniform dress code for the staff of the Forests and Wildlife Department on ThursdayCoincidentally four employees -- including a deputy range officer and two wildlife guards -- were injured in an attack by bootleggers in the Asola Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday eveningOfficials said the dress will provide the staff identity and improve law enforcementSince the staff did not have a badge or a uniform it was very difficult to ensure compliance People would challenge their authority and even threaten them in some cases a forest department official said Thursdays incident is just an example of the challenges forest and wildlife department personnel face At times they have to engage with rowdy elements smugglers and criminals he saidEnvironmentalist Bhavreen Kandhari said the uniform which has its own strength will boost the confidence of the departments staffEven the resident welfare associations do not take tree officers seriously without a dress or an identity card she saidKandhari had in April filed a petition before the Supreme Court demanding that the field staff be provided with appropriate weapons uniforms vehicles and other ancillary logistical support to ensure protection in the line of dutyWhile forest staff are striving to protect our environment and its natural resources very little is done to protect them she saidAccording to the dress code forests wildlife inspectors and forest rangers will wear a peak cap with a black ribbon around it affixing letters DFW Department of Forests and Wildlife made of white metal Whereas forest and wildlife guards will don a khaki felt hat and carry a whistleOn Thursday evening around 25 people carrying rods attacked a forest team on being confronted by them according to Deputy Conservator of Forests South Division Amit AnandThe department has intensified efforts against the smugglers which seems to have rattled them he saidOn a few occasions we have been able to catch the smugglers along with the liquor stock Many times they run away seeing the departments personnel the official saidSmuggling happens in the dark and the smugglers carry weapons such as knives and sickle according to officialsCountry liquor is manufactured at a place adjacent to the wildlife sanctuary in Anangpur village in Faridabad The smugglers carry this alcohol to Sangam Vihar which does not have a liquor store of its ownThe smugglers have broken down a small portion of the sanctuarys boundary wall and use a shortcut to deliver liquor from Haryana to Delhi on foot or by motorcycleIn July the Delhi forest department had written to the Haryana administration asking it to identify and take action against liquor vends operating illegally in the eco-sensitive zone near the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in the neighbouring stateAnand said no action has been taken by Haryana authorities in this regard PTI GVS KJ

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Four forest department officials were allegedly beaten up while patrolling in South Delhi's Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday evening, said Delhi police.