Gundlupet: A female leopard, aged about 4 years, was trapped in a cage placed by the Forest Department near Bommanahalli in the taluk on Sunday morning. A leopard was spotted in and around Bommanahalli since a few months and the wild cat was killing and carrying away the livestock causing a lot of problems to…
Elephant brought for tiger capture flees, sparking panic in Gundlupet Gundlupet: In a dramatic turn of events, elephant Parthasarathi — brought in for a tiger capture operation — escaped from its handlers and ran through Gundlupet town last evening, causing panic but no harm. As the sun was setting and cool winds swept through the…
Gundlupet: Forest officials have seized a car and a pistol found abandoned inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, after it was discovered that the vehicle had entered the protected forest area illegally. The vehicle was spotted near a roadside drain close to the Sollekatte area on Mangala Road. Upon inspection, Forest personnel found the car empty…
Gundlupet: In a dramatic turn of events, villagers near Bommalapura in Gundlupet locked Forest Department officials inside a large tiger trap yesterday, furious over the Department’s failure to capture a tiger that has been terrorising the area for nearly three weeks. For the past 20 days, the tiger has been prowling the village outskirts, attacking…
Gundlupet: A tribal woman, who was tending to a flock of sheep at a field bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve, was mauled to death by a tiger yesterday. The deceased is Puttamma (44), a resident of Deshipura Colony. She had lost her husband recently and was living with her two children Sharath and Abbayi. Yesterday afternoon,…
Gundlupet: Veteran politician of the taluk C.M. Shivamallappa (84), father of former Gundlupet MLA and current Chamarajanagar District BJP President C.S. Niranjankumar, passed away here yesterday. A native of Chowdahalli in the taluk, he leaves behind his wife Shivamma, son C.S. Niranjankumar, three daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Born in 1941 at…
Mysuru: A couple from Nanjangud, unable to care for their three daughters, allegedly sold their youngest child to a couple in Gundlupet for Rs. 14,000. Shockingly, despite the incident coming to light, the Police have neither registered a case nor arrested the culprits. The couple, accused of selling their daughter, has been identified as Anil…
Gundlupet: Upset over her husband in debt, a woman has committed suicide by allegedly hanging self at Kotekere village in the taluk. Madevi (26), wife of Ningaraju, of the village, is the deceased person. Her husband had taken a loan of Rs. 5 lakh to build a house. She was always worrying about the same….
Gundlupet: A couple and a seven-year-old child from Kerala were killed on the spot, when a tipper vehicle rammed into the bike they were riding on Sultan Bathery Road on the outskirts of Gundlupet yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Dhanesh (42), his wife Anuja (37) and their son Ishan Krishna (7), all residents…
Gundlupet: A wild elephant, which was creating havoc by destroying crops in villages bordering Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill was captured by the Forest Department with the help of tamed elephants. The wild elephant, aged about 40 years, was captured at Sandal Reserve Forest at Somanathapura in Gopalaswamy Hill Range and has been released in Gundre Forest…
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