Illegally felled tree trunks lie along the roadside near Vidyanagar-Kolagal Road stretch in Ballari where forest officials detected unauthorised cutting during a late-night inspection. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Forest Department officials were assaulted and obstructed from discharging their duties while stopping illegal tree felling being carried out under the pretext of a road-widening project in Ballari. A case has been registered against a contractor and his associates, officials said. Published – April 24, 2026 08:14 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Youth stabbed to death in Kattakkada in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram Comments on Russian and Iran oil purchases were wrong: Ram Madhav clarifies after controversy over remarks