Honey stolen from Corbett National Park

September 17th, 2009 DEHRADUN - The Uttarakhand Government has decided to set up a Tiger Protection Force to prevent poaching in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The Field Director of Corbett National Park will head the force, which would be operational from January 2010.

September 8th, 2009 KORAPUT - Tribals in Orissa's Kaoraput district take to apiculture to earn a living. A non- governmental organization called 'Sarvodaya Committee' initiated the honey collection in 1955, aided by Orissa Khadi and Village industry board.

August 23rd, 2009 KAZIRANGA - Kaziranga National Park authorities have put up barricades to slow down vehicles to ensure safe passage for migrating animals. Heavy downpours during the monsoon season submerge almost 40 percent of the park, posing a grave threat to animals.

July 12th, 2009 BHOPAL - Officials at the Van Vihar National Park, the zoological gardens in Bhopal are a delighted lot since a little hyena cub has been brought here from the jungles. The little female cub has become a cynosure of all eyes here.

June 17th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Honey is the buzzword for the apiculturists in Srinagar as they rear their apiaries, laced with hopes of a big harvest, this year. The production of honey got affected badly last year due to Vorroa mites attack, which the authorities and bee keepers have successfully controlled this year.

May 6th, 2009 BHOPAL - Private telecom player Tata Indicom has adopted a white tiger and a panther at the Van Vihar National Park here under the park's 'Adopt an Animal Scheme', park officials said Wednesday. 'Earlier, the company had adopted a lion at the park.

April 30th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Punjab is predominantly an agricultural state and offers various opportunities to agro-based industries. The leader among honey producers in the country is Doraha-based Kashmir apiaries exports.

April 16th, 2009 BHOPAL - A tiger cub succumbed to injuries here after being hurt by an adult tiger. Eleven months old Pancham was brought in an injured condition to Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park on April 4.

April 5th, 2009 RAMNAGAR - The world famous Jim Corbett National Park, home to the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger, is a paradise for birds, with over 600 different species being recorded in the 1,400 sq km preserve. And where birds perch, can bird watchers be far behind? Migratory birds such as Osprey, Ruddy Shelduck, Mallard and Gadwall, among others, come all the way from Europe and Central Asia to the lush green forests of the Himalayan foothills in this Kumaon region of the state, some 300 km from Delhi.

March 31st, 2009 RAMNAGAR - The economic meltdown is having a beneficial effect on the Indian art world by checking commercialisation of art, feels a group of artists. The group of 20 contemporary artists exchanged views on the effect of recession on the art industry, new developments and opportunities in the international market during a week-long Art Camp at the edge of the Jim Corbett National Park, 280 km from Delhi.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009, estimates an NGO. The Indian government had itself raised an alarm about the dwindling number of tigers in the wild last year, saying there were only around 1,400 left.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009 and more have been killed by enraged villagers, estimates an NGO. The Indian government had itself raised an alarm about the dwindling number of tigers in the wild last year, saying there were only around 1,400 left.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A woman was mauled to death by a tiger when she entered a forest near the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand to collect fuel wood, officials said Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday at the Sarpduli forest range, just outside the park.

January 24th, 2009 BHOPAL - Van Vihar National Park in the Madhya Pradesh capital may soon get a pair of white tigers from the Nandankanan Zoo in Orissa after an approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), state forest minister said. But the national park will have to part with tigress Sara and a pair of jackals under an exchange programme with the Nandankanan Zoo.

December 31st, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh may have one of the highest vehicle densities in the country among cities, but there is a dubious distinction attached to it as well. The city is fast emerging as a favourite target for vehicle thieves, especially those eyeing sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and jeeps.