Timber Mafia

A plea alleging "nexus" between "timber mafia and officials" who were behind the recent fire incidents in Uttarakhand prompted the National Green Tribunal on Friday to restrain the state government from chopping of trees for construction of road in the state.

Felling of trees is rampant in Jammu and Kashmir, where timber smugglers and forest officials are party to illegal timber trade. Almost 13, 000 hectares of forest land is reportedly under illegal occupation in the state.

Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago.Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death. The Block...

Based on information from a source, the Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) was nabbed on the outskirts of the city, while carrying a bribe amount of Rs 8 lakh on Sunday.ADG of police, R K Dutta, who is supervising investigations, said that a team of Lokayukta sleuths intercepted DCF Narayana Swamy between Kollegala and Bangalore, and seized Rs 8 la...

A group of villagers from Orissa have united to save their forests from the timber mafia, despite divisions on caste lines. In Jiginipatna village, no one ignores the call of the Forest Protection Committee (FPC).

A plea alleging "nexus" between "timber mafia and officials" who were behind the recent fire incidents in Uttarakhand prompted the National Green Tribunal on Friday to restrain the state government from chopping of trees for construction of road in the state.

Felling of trees is rampant in Jammu and Kashmir, where timber smugglers and forest officials are party to illegal timber trade. Almost 13, 000 hectares of forest land is reportedly under illegal occupation in the state.

Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago.Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death. The Block...

Based on information from a source, the Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) was nabbed on the outskirts of the city, while carrying a bribe amount of Rs 8 lakh on Sunday.ADG of police, R K Dutta, who is supervising investigations, said that a team of Lokayukta sleuths intercepted DCF Narayana Swamy between Kollegala and Bangalore, and seized Rs 8 la...

A group of villagers from Orissa have united to save their forests from the timber mafia, despite divisions on caste lines. In Jiginipatna village, no one ignores the call of the Forest Protection Committee (FPC).