Forest staff demands security before resuming field work
2 years, 1 month ago

Forest staff demands security before resuming field work

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Pained over losing a colleague and attacks on others going unabated, Telangana forest service officers have decided to take a tough stand and demanded that the state government take immediate steps, including providing arms to frontline staff to prevent further attacks. M. Raja Ramana Reddy, general secretary of State Forest Service Officers Association, told Deccan Chronicle that a delegation would submit their charter of demands to the principal chief conservator of forest R.M. It is the minimum responsibility of the state government to protect and secure them, he said Gandhari forest range officer Ravi Mohan Bhatt said that forest officials across the state decided not to go for field visit for survey of podu lands. The teams comprising forest and revenue staff conducted a survey of podu lands on the field and now grama sabhas are being held before the state government going to issue pattas to the podu lands being cultivated for a long time by the tribals and non-tribals.

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Staff must be treated on par with cops, give solatium for death in line of duty: TN forest staff association
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Staff must be treated on par with cops, give solatium for death in line of duty: TN forest staff association

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu Forest Staff Association alleged that in stark contrast to police personnel, the state government does not provide solatium to the kin of forest department staff who died while on duty hours. They pointed out that even after the death of a 32-year-old forest guard, who was the sole breadwinner of his family in a road accident …

Telangana remembers martyrs who died to protect its forests
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana remembers martyrs who died to protect its forests

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana marked Forest Martyrs Day to pay tribute to the forest staff who have lost their lives protecting the state's forests and wildlife on September 11. Between 2014-15 and 2023-24, forest staff have managed numerous cases, including seizing timber worth Rs 58.64 crore and collecting a compounding fee of Rs 128.94 crore. He praised the Vanamahotsava Programme for its …

Villagers protest against forest staff in Odisha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Villagers protest against forest staff in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Residents of Halada panchayat on Friday staged a protest demanding action an employee of the Forest department posted at the Rairangpur division for allegedly encroaching upon vast tracts of forest land in a reserve forest near Badabaikala village. They said the forest staff has been selling forest produce and timber to mafia after encroaching upon the forest land for …

Take strict action against accused for attacking forest department staff in Palnadu: Pawan Kalyan
5 months, 1 week ago

Take strict action against accused for attacking forest department staff in Palnadu: Pawan Kalyan

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, has directed forest department officials to take strict action against the individuals who attacked forest department staff within the Vijayapuri South Range forest jurisdiction. On Tuesday, Pawan spoke with the Palnadu district collector and superintendent of police over the phone, inquiring about the details of the attack and ordering strict action against the accused. …

Telangana | Swift action by forest squad thwarts poaching bid
9 months ago

Telangana | Swift action by forest squad thwarts poaching bid

The Hindu  

A six-member inter-State poachers’ gang was busted by an alert Forest squad on Saturday midnight in Kanakagiri reserve forests in Thallada range of Khammam district. The swift action by the forest squad helped foil a poaching bid and led to the arrest of all the six members of the gang and seizure of a sniper rifle, a knife, an axe …

Forest officials in Telangana warned against negligence of duty
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest officials in Telangana warned against negligence of duty

The Hindu  

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of the Forest Force R. M. Dobriyal, through a videoconference on Saturday, warned forest officials of strict action in the event of negligence of their duty. Referring to the death of two tigers in Kagaznagar, Mr. Dobriyal said the incident could have been avoided at a time when the corridor area of Kawal …

8 forest dept officials attacked by villagers in Karnataka
1 year, 3 months ago

8 forest dept officials attacked by villagers in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Belagavi A total of 16 vehicles were damaged by the villagers. Eight personnel of the state forest department, including the range forest officer were allegedly attacked by villagers, who were opposing a survey conducted by the department of the encroached forest land in Belagavi district, officials said on Monday. According to the officials, the villagers of the Gokak taluk attacked …

Telangana govt announces ex-gratia for slain and injured forest officials
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana govt announces ex-gratia for slain and injured forest officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In light of the challenges and threats that forest department officials face, particularly after a forest range officer was murdered by Gutti Koyas in Bhadradri Kothagudem district last year, the state government on Monday announced ex gratia to forest personnel who have died or been injured as a result of attacks by extremists or anti-social elements. Forest section officers, …

Forest dept. staff urged to get back to work
2 years, 1 month ago

Forest dept. staff urged to get back to work

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: All forest department officials should return to full duties and get back to protecting forests, which is their primary duty, principal chief conservator of forests, R.M. Srinivasa Rao in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district on November 21, and declared that they would not take part in Podu land pattas related grama sabhas or other meetings on the issue. During a video conference …

State warned 4 years ago of serious violence over podu pattas
2 years, 1 month ago

State warned 4 years ago of serious violence over podu pattas

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana state government, facing the ire of the state forest department officials and their families following the brutal murder of forest range officer Ch. The department also informed the state government in July 2018 that for three years prior to 2018, MLAs, MPs, and ministers, including minister for environment, forests, science, and technology A. Indrakaran Reddy, had stated …

Slain forest official laid to rest in Telangana
2 years, 1 month ago

Slain forest official laid to rest in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: The last rites of Chandrugonda forest range officer Chalmala Srinivasa Rao, who was killed in a violent attack by GothiKoya tribals on Tuesday, were performed with state honours at Eerlapudi village of Raghunathapalem mandal here on Wednesday. The mourners raised slogans like ‘Srinivasa Rao Amar Rahe Hain’ and ‘We want justice’ even as his last rites were performed amid …

Tribals hack forest officer to death over podu land issue
2 years, 1 month ago

Tribals hack forest officer to death over podu land issue

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTHAGUDEM: The ongoing conflict over podu lands took a violent turn on Tuesday, with tribals of the Gothikoya community hacking a forest range officer to death in Bendalampadu of Kothagudem district. Srinivasa Rao, and section officer Rama Rao were inspecting saplings planted by the forest department in Chandrugonda mandal. Rama Rao said that tribals were spotted cutting down saplings planted …

Forest staff face double whammy in safeguarding land
2 years, 1 month ago

Forest staff face double whammy in safeguarding land

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: Officials of the forest department claimed immense pressure in undertaking the podu land survey, with MLAs, politicians and farmers considering forest officials their ‘enemies’ and the police, revenue officials and the administration not cooperating in protecting forest land. In an incident on July 8 this year, two women forest staff and eight Adivasi women were injured in a clash …

ST Commission Chairman promises forest access to tribals
2 years, 4 months ago

ST Commission Chairman promises forest access to tribals

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Andhra Pradesh State ST Commission chairman Dr Kumbha Ravibabu said forest officials are obstructing the movement of tribes into 92-acre forest lands in Mannangidinne area of Kavali constituency while assuring to resolve the problem after discussing with the higher officials. The Commission chairman asked the officials to support the poor tribes on humanitarian grounds for including them in the …

Stopped tribals from grabbing land: TS Forest dept.
2 years, 6 months ago

Stopped tribals from grabbing land: TS Forest dept.

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A day after forest department staff and tribals clashed over the podu land issue in Mancherial district, the department has clarified that it is only trying to stop encroachment of the Kawal Tiger Reserve. Eight adivasi women and two women forest staff were injured in clashes at Koya Poshaguda in Dandepally mandal of Mancherial district on Friday. As per …

Women staff worried as forest wing gears up for Haritha Haram in podu lands
2 years, 9 months ago

Women staff worried as forest wing gears up for Haritha Haram in podu lands

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Women employees in the forest department working in the field face a threat to their lives while the department gears up to plant trees under Haritha Haram on disputed podu lands. There are allegations that senior officers were pushing women employees to the field whenever villagers staged a protest against plantations on podu or disputed lands. Many women have …

Tribals for early settlement of claims under Forest Rights Act
2 years, 10 months ago

Tribals for early settlement of claims under Forest Rights Act

The Hindu  

Representatives of tribals from Hunsur have urged the authorities to recognise their claims under the Forest Rights Act so as to enable them to follow their traditional practices. Ramu, convenor of Haadi Aranya Hakku Samithigala Okkuta, said that the tribals had submitted their applications under the FRA in 2009 to press for their claims and rights under the Act. Mr. …

Telangana woman forest official, other staff booked for abetment to suicide
5 years, 6 months ago

Telangana woman forest official, other staff booked for abetment to suicide

India TV News  

A woman Forest Range Officer in Telangana has been booked for abetment to suicide after a boy complained to police that his father tried to kill himself after forest officials entered their agricultural land, police said. On July 6, Anitha and a few other forest officials were booked under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act after a tribal woman complained …

Bhadradri forest officials attacked by farmers
5 years, 6 months ago

Bhadradri forest officials attacked by farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Kothagudem: Five forest officials were attacked by farmers doing shifting or podu cultivation in the forest at Gundalapadu, Mulakalapally mandal, on Tuesday. Forest beat officer Bhukya Bhaskar and section officer K. Neelamaiah were badly injured, while forest beat officer N. Padma and two forest guards suffered minor injuries. A complaint was filed on Monday against TRS legislator Vanama Venkateswara Rao …

Forest Department personnel injured in fresh attack in Telangana
5 years, 6 months ago

Forest Department personnel injured in fresh attack in Telangana

India TV News  

Two Forest Department employees sustained injuries in an attack allegedly by a group of tribals in a village in Telangana, days after the brutal assault of a woman forest officer that triggered an outrage. Police said the two Forest personnel came under attack at Timmampet village in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district Monday night after they objected to ploughing of forest lands. The …

Hyderabad: Self-defence weapons not given to officers, alleges NGO
5 years, 6 months ago

Hyderabad: Self-defence weapons not given to officers, alleges NGO

Deccan Chronicle  

The Wildlife Conservation Society of India and Hyderabad Tiger Conservation Society have strongly condemned the attack on forest range officer Ch. With the Kaleshwaram project requiring 3 patches of forest of 168 hectares each, officials were carrying out alternative aforestation when they came under attack. Some officers have applied for private protection guns since the government is not providing the …

Watch: Woman forest ranger attacked by TRS workers
5 years, 6 months ago

Watch: Woman forest ranger attacked by TRS workers

India Today  

A police team and forest guards were allegedly attacked by Telangana Rashtra Samithi workers in Sirpur Kagaznagar block of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, during a tree plantation drive. During the attack in Telangana, a woman forest ranger sustained injuries and alleged that the attack was led by the brother of local TRS MLA Koneru Konappa. TRS workers have beaten up …

Hyderabad: Tribals in forests not to be shifted
5 years, 8 months ago

Hyderabad: Tribals in forests not to be shifted

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the forest department authorities not to dispossess the tribals who had been dwelling in the forest habitations for generations. Justice Challa Kodanda Ram was dealing the petition by 40 members of the Koya tribe living in the forest habitations which fall under the Penagadapa gram panchayat in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. While issuing interim …

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