Elephant calf rescued in JharkhandSeptember 30th, 2009 JAMSHEDPUR - Rangers of Dhalbhum Forest Range in Ghatsila region in Jharkhand managed to rescue a ten-day-old elephant calf after it got isolated from its herd and fallen in a ditch of the dense forest area. The calf was brought to the Tata Zoological Park located in Jamshedpur city, which is close to the Ghatsila on Tuesday.
Elephant calf rescued in JalpaiguriSeptember 24th, 2009 JALPAIGURI - Forest authorities in West Bengal on Wednesday rescued an elephant calf, which had strayed away from the herd in Baikunthapur forest range. The calf lost its way along the banks of River Teesta and was rampantly moving on the sand strips when the forest rangers spotted it.
Rare pangolin rescued in PatnaSeptember 5th, 2009 PATNA - Wildlife officials of Bihar rescued a rare pangolin from Patna on Friday. A team of forest officials was rushed to the spot on hearing that a pangolin was spotted by villagers near the Bakhtiyarpur police station.
Forest officials release a tigress in SunderbanSeptember 3rd, 2009 SUNDERBAN - A six-year old tigress, which was trapped after it terrorised villagers over the last several weeks, was released on Wednesday by forest officials in the Dhulibhashani forest of Sunderban delta. The six-year old is among the two Royal Bengal Tigresses, which were trapped in neighbouring forest areas in the Sunderban Delta area, and were later caged in the Panchmakhani and Pirkhali forests.
Singapore-Chennai flight makes emergency landing in ChennaiAugust 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - A Singapore-Chennai flight had to make an emergency landing ay Chennai airport on Saturday after one of its rear tyres burst. According to preliminary reports, all 132 passengers and crew on board Flight IC 556 were safe.
Two antique idols of XII century seized in ChennaiAugust 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Vigilant detectives of the Economic Offences Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police intercepted two persons and seized two antique idols believed to be dating back to the XII century. This was disclosed by G Thialkavathi, Additional Director General of Police, Economic Offences Wing at Chennai on Friday.
Four killed in Chennai train collisionApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least four people have been killed and several others injured when a passenger train and a goods train collided at Jeevanagar railway station in suburban Vyasarpadi on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:00 a.m.
Three-year-old boy trampled to death by jumboApril 18th, 2009 ERODE - A three-year-old boy was trampled to death by an elephant when he was riding on a two-wheeler with his father in this Tamil Nadu district, the police said Saturday. The father-son duo were on their vehicle Friday night when a wild jumbo attacked them in Pulinjur, near here.
After 18 years, tiger pugmarks seen at 10,000 feetApril 2nd, 2009 GANGTOK - Pugmarks of a Royal Bengal Tiger have been found in the snow at an altitude of 10,000 feet in the Himalayas near Jelepla in eastern Sikkim after a gap of nearly 18 years, officials said. Officials called it a rare discovery, since tigers are usually found in the plains and almost never above 6,000 feet.
A stray tiger caught and released in RajasthanMarch 23rd, 2009 SAWAI MADHOPUR - A tiger that entered a residential area and injured a woman in the Sawai Madhopur area of Rajasthan has been captured and released in a nearby forest. Forest authorities swung into action by tranquilising the tiger and releasing it into the forest.
Raging forest fire in Jharkhand a cause of concernMarch 12th, 2009 RANCHI - A raging forest fire in the Saranda forest of Jharkhand has become a cause of concern for locals as well as the authorities. Locals say that frequent fires at Saranda, one of the largest Sal forests in Asia, are a result of the carelessness on part of the nomadic people who burn wood logs to cook food near the forest area.
Three killed, dozen injured as train derailed in OrissaFebruary 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least three passengers were killed and over a dozen injured after the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express was derailed Friday evening near the Jajpur Road railway station in Orissa, an official said. 'At least 14 coaches were derailed and at least three people were killed.
Four arrested with 150 rare tortoisesJanuary 25th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Four men have been arrested in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh for possessing 150 tortoises of a rare species, police said Monday. 'Acting on a tip-off, we intercepted the four men in the Daree locality and seized the Indian tent tortoises from the sacks they were carrying,' police inspector Mahipal Singh told IANS on telephone.
Search on for wild cats in Madhya Pradesh villageJanuary 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - A team of forest officials has been deputed to trace wild cats in the Tarned village of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district after a leopard was killed by the villagers there. The villagers had Friday killed a leopard which injured at least six people, including a woman during the past few days.
Three injured in tiger attack in West BengalDecember 27th, 2008 KOLKATA - Three people, including a girl and a forest official, were injured when a tiger sneaked into a West Bengal village near Sundarbans Sunday morning. The man-eater was later caged by the forest department officials.
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