Mysore/Mysuru: In response to Kerala’s request to permit night traffic on Bandipur-Sultan Bathery (Wayanad) road within Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre recently visited Bandipur to assess the check-posts on National Highway 766, connecting Karnataka and Kerala through Bandipur. As of now, vehicular traffic is restricted on this road from 9 pm to 6…
Nanjangud: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has assured that significant steps are being taken to address the persistent issue of human-animal conflict permanently. Adequate funds have been allocated for installing rail barricades to mitigate the elephant menace in the villages surrounding the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Speaking at a meeting with villagers to discuss the man-animal conflict…
Bengaluru: In a bid to provide a permanent solution to those keeping wildlife artefacts to return the same to the Government under law, the matter will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting for the formation of a law, said Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre. Speaking at a meeting of officials from the Legal and Forest Departments,…
Belagavi: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre convened a meeting with Ministers K.J. George, N.S. Boseraju, MLAs A.S. Ponnanna and Dr. Manthar Gowda and other MLAs from Hassan and Chikkamagaluru along with officials from the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) to address the escalating instances of human-elephant conflicts in the State. The meeting was held at Suvarna Soudha…
Forest officials to discuss deadline implementation process Mysore/Mysuru: Following the two-month deadline given by Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre to those possessing wildlife artefacts to handover the same to the Government, a meeting of Forest Department officials chaired by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF-Wildlife) to discuss about the process of implementing the two-month deadline…
Bengaluru: “Those in possession of wildlife artefacts should handover the same to the Government within two months,” said Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre. “Till Bigg Boss contestant Varthur Santosh was arrested for wearing tiger claw pendant, people did not know about the Wildlife (Protection) Act. Now people are aware of the Act and hence two-month time…
Bengaluru: The Government is deliberating on providing a window to the public as a one-time measure to declare and return wildlife artefacts in their possession, said Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre. The Minister was briefing media persons at Vikasa Soudha yesterday afternoon after the recent arrest of Varthur Santhosh, a Bigg Boss Kannada…
69th Wildlife Week concludes, people striving to save green cover felicitated Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah urged the Forest Department to take measures to increase the forest cover from the current 22 percent to the recommended 33 percent. He emphasised that conserving forest areas and wildlife is a collective responsibility, and the Forest Department plays a…
To discuss Dasara-2023 at tomorrow’s meeting in city Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre has announced plans to declare five cities, including Mysuru, as ‘plastic-free’ in the State. Efforts are being made to effectively implement the law that bans single-use plastic, as per the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Act 2011 and…
Mysore/Mysuru: After the unfortunate incident involving a leopard attack resulting in the death of a 7-year-old girl in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre announced a compensation of Rs. 15 lakh and a monthly pension of Rs. 4,000 for the victim’s family. The incident took place on June 26 in Kaggaligundi Tribal Hamlet,…
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