On many occasions, the alleged inaction of the Forest officials are blamed for loss of lives and property for man-animal conflict. However, the brave act of Chitta Ranjan Miri, a Forest Guard posted in Naktideul forest range of Odisha’s Sambalpur district is receiving laurels from all quarters.Matters came to the fore after a video clip of…Continue Reading
The Odisha Forest department on Monday termed the death of two elephants who died on Saturday after they were hit by a goods train near Bhusandapur Railway Station under Tangi Forest Division in Khordha, as ‘accidental’.“We had information about the elephant herd crossing tracks and we were in contact with the railways. The goods train…Continue Reading
The Forest department staff of Nilagiri foiled an attempt by a group of armed dacoits to loot a passenger bus by laying tree logs on forest road between Nilgiri and Udala in Balasore district late on Wednesday night.As per the reports, the bus named ‘Bijaya’ was heading to Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night when it was…Continue Reading