Madhya Pradesh Chief Conservator of Forest and 1987 batch Indian Forest Service officer, Basant Kumar Singh, has been suspended by the state government after Lokayukta raids unearthed more than Rs 70 crore in disproportionate assets. ...
12:36 PM, Feb 08, 2013
The Madhya Pradesh anti-corruption office (Lokayukta) got into action and carried out raids on Wednesday morning. The Lokayukta raided the Chief Conservator of Forest BK Singh's residence at Ujjain and Bhopal. ...
08:26 AM, Feb 06, 2013
Bhopal: A deputy forest officer was raided by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Tuesday. The raids were conducted at three places - Ratlam, Neemuch and Mandsaur. Sources say that the raids against Forest Officer SK Palaash revealed property worth Rs 30 to 35 crore. It included Rs 24 lakh in cash, Rs 30 lakh in jewellery and 4 luxury cars. Officials also found a plot of land and a gas...
09:23 AM, May 01, 2012
Karbi Anglong: Six armed militants on Saturday abducted the Chief Conservator of Forests and a ranger in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. According to sources, a demand of Rs 2 crore in ransom and been made for the release of the officers. The militants are suspected to be members of the Karbi People Liberation Tigers. Meanwhile, a massive search operation has been initiated in the region to trace the...
04:16 PM, Mar 04, 2012
CNN-IBN had earlier reported that AK Rana was clearing mining projects in dense forests in Central India, in violation of environment rules. ...
02:15 PM, Sep 15, 2011
He was allegedly harassed by his seniors, who wanted him to prepare inflated bills. ...
08:12 PM, Apr 16, 2011
New Delhi: A Forest Officer in Gujarat has been driven to death for resisting corruption. 44-year-old Yajvendrasinh Chauhan, a Range Forest Officer with the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation, committed suicide on Wednesday. He was allegedly being harassed by three of his seniors, who wanted him to prepare inflated bills for projects. Chauhan has left behind five affidavits, naming the three officials, Geer Foundation Director Bharat Pathak, and DFOs...
04:38 PM, Apr 16, 2011
Adilabad: Another officer paid for his honesty with his life. A forest officer was beaten to death by the sandalwood mafia in Andhra Pradesh. Forest officer P Satyanarayana, was beaten to death allegedly by sandalwood smugglers in the forests in Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh late on Tuesday night. Satyanarayana had reached the area with three other villagers after he got a tip-off that sandalwood was being smuggled. The incident comes...
05:00 PM, Mar 31, 2011
Tiger is a highly endangered animal, protected under Wildlife Act. ...
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