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TopicCorbett tiger reserve

Topic: Corbett tiger reserve

Uttarakhand ‘revisits’ decision, grants CBI sanction to probe ex-Corbett director days after SC rap

Uttarakhand govt had earlier denied probe against IFS officer Rahul despite initiating departmental action over alleged illegal tree felling & unauthorised construction in Jim Corbett.

‘He seems very special to you’—SC after Uttarakhand refuses CBI bid to prosecute Corbett ex-director

Uttarakhand govt itself had issued fresh internal chargesheet against IFS officer Rahul in July in a case of illegal tree felling & construction inside reserved forest area.

‘Brazenly aided illegalities’ — how SC panel indicted ex-Uttarakhand minister in Corbett safari case

SC indicted ex-Uttarakhand forest minister Harak Singh Rawat & a DFO for diverting forest land for non-forest use, felling over 6,000 trees in buffer zone of Corbett National Park.

SC slams Uttarakhand ex-minister, DFO’s ‘audacity’ in flouting laws to aid Corbett tiger safari project

Classic case showing how politicians & bureaucrats have thrown public trust doctrine in dustbin, top court adds.

Tiger conservation body seeks clarity on SC stay on construction within reserves, national parks

National Tiger Conservation Authority raises concerns about order impacting infra projects & welfare activities, defends construction of zoo/tiger safari in Corbett Tiger Reserve's buffer zone.

Tree felling, construction in Corbett caused ‘irreversible damage’ — NGT panel slams forest officials

Officers of Corbett National Park 'had scant respect for rules', violated laws for tiger safari, says committee. It finds no reason to doubt Forest Survey estimate of 6,093 trees felled.

How Bachchan, Kipling and Disney made future of the tiger uncertain in India

On Global Tiger Day, let UP lynching be a reminder of what decades of mixing fiction with facts has done to Corbett's ‘large-hearted gentleman’.

How blind, bruised and depressed elephants were rescued from Corbett resorts

Even after the Uttarakhand HC freed them, the govt hadn’t taken action. But then, overnight, the elephants were relocated.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.