Goa forest department under PAC scanner

Last Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 14:46

The mining department is not the only state agency responsible for what Goa assembly`s PAC report has pegged as a Rs.3,500 crore illegal mining scam. The role of Goa`s forest department is equally dubious, the report noted.

Gujarat forest department begins leopard census

Last Updated: Monday, May 16, 2011, 15:28

The primary headcount will continue to take place till tomorrow evening.

Forest department worker immolates self in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 20:59

A frustrated daily wage-earner with the forest department allegedly immolated himself because he was not being confirmed in the service, police said here.

Mamata absolves railways from elephant deaths

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 23:49

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Forest Department for the mishaps, saying its employees were not alerting the train drivers on time.

Goa`s forest dept rescues 1693 reptiles in 2009

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2009, 14:53

With the increase in encroachment on jungles, Goa`s Forest Minister on Monday said that his department was rescuing four reptiles everyday from residential areas.