Another cat in clutch trap
With an increase in tiger population at Corbett, the leopards have shifted to
peripheral areas. But with
lesser prey species, they
are forced to hunt dogs and
humans living in the vicinity.
That is why villagers are
putting up clutch wire traps.
— Dr Hem Singh Gehlot,
WWF Nature Studies
Dehradun, January 24
Another leopard rescued after
getting trapped in clutch wire
trap from Patkot village
in Ramanagar forest
division on Thursday.

Forest officials rescue a leopard from Patkot in Ramnagar forest division. A Tribune photograph

Light up your living space
Fab India is doing booming business in lamps because these are affordable, add a style statement to the living space and are nature friendly. Fab India lamps are priced between Rs 500 and Rs 4,000.
— Vandana, Fab India
Dehradun, January 24
Attractive lamps have become an important piece in home decor. Unique lamps are drawing attention of people who want to light their house in a decorative manner. With beautiful furniture, upholstery and antiques, exquisite lamps add variety and brightness to the living area.

Now, plenary database on forests
A team of scientists used remote sensing techniques for the exercise that took four long years
Dehradun, January 24
Braving Bihar floods, northeast insurgency and naxals’ onslaught, the Forest Survey of India (FSI) officials have completed the arduous task of mapping the forest types in the country.

Encroachments threaten forests: Minister
Dehradun, January 24
Uttarakhand Forest minister Bansidhar Bhagat said encroachments on forests were biggest challenge before the Forest Department and asked the forest officials to be more vigilant on such cases.

Novel mechanism to fight forest fires
A master control room at Malsi is linked to 12 master crew stations followed
by another 26 sub-crew stations. All these stations are connected through
the wireless and phones. The monitoring helps in anticipating fires and taking action to prevent these.
Dehradun, January 24
The Mussoorie Forest Division has come up with one of most effective fire-fighting mechanism that involves a network of fire crew stations and an equally efficient, well-equipped and dedicated fire-fighting team.
A fire control vehicle at the Malsi control room. A Tribune photograph

Doon’s own Lagaan team
The DLCC team does not hold a collective practice session and the
players practice on their own whenever they find time. For a match,
the players put aside their assignments despite the fact that they
earn their living on a daily basis.
Dehradun, January 24
Just like the Indian cricket team which beat the Britishers at their own game
in Hindi film ‘Lagaan’, the Danda Lakhond Cricket Club (DLCC) is Dehradun’s very
own ‘Lagaan’ team.

Umpire Bansal: Cricket bodies
need to unite
“Until and unless this tussle between the associations comes to an end, it would be a tedious job for the state to receive affiliation.”
Dehradun, January 24
Former international umpire, SK Bansal, has asked various cricket associations of Uttarakhand to come on a single platform to get early BCCI affiliation.

Dam damaging Ganga: Expert
The NTPC is causing irreversible damage to the Bhagirathi by
building a dam at Loharinag.
— MC Mehta, Magsaysay Award winner
Dehradun, January 24
Noted environment lawyer and Magsaysay Award winner, MC Mehta, has criticised the Central government’s indifferent attitude towards renowned environmentalist Dr GD Agarwal’s demand to immediately halt all construction activities on the 600 MW Loharinag-Pala Hydropower Project in Uttarakhand.

Kishore elected member of psychiatric body
Dehradun, January 24
Renowned psychiatrist Dr (Maj) Nand Kishore has been elected direct member of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) for three years.