Tag: forest officials

Bhubaneswar: An alleged nexus between pangolin smuggling and some top bureaucrats in Odisha has come to the fore with the arrest of another mastermind of the racket in Bhubaneswar. According ...

Jajpur: All schools in Korei block in Jajpur district were declared shut on Friday in view of the havoc caused by a herd of wild elephants in the region for ...

Athagarh: Two Forest Department employees were suspended on Friday in connection with the death of a leopard at a forest in Cuttack district. The animal's carcass was recovered from Haridapasi forest ...

Angul: Three forest officials were injured in an elephant attack in Angul district on Friday. The injured were identified as Padmalochan Swain, Sharat Biswal and Gagan Sahoo. They were sent to ...

Nayagarh: The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) has suspended two forest department officials, posted at Pancharida range in Nayagarh district, on allegations of negligence of duty on Friday. The suspended officials ...

Balasore: A group of armed poachers attacked a team of forest personnel at Kuldiha sanctuary in Balasore district on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off regarding presence of poachers in the ...

Dhenkanal: Three elephants, including a calf, were apparently electrocuted after coming in contact with a sagging electric cable at Borapada forest in Dhenkanal district. The matter came to light on ...