Kollegal/ Gundlupet: In separate incidents, two leopards were found dead at Thimmarajipura village in Kollegal and Mantipura in Gundlupet. In the first incident, a four-year-old leopard, which tried to cross the electric fence installed illegally around the field of one Suresh at Thimmarajipura, died after being electrocuted. Suresh had allegedly put up the electric fence…
Four arrested for illegal mining
January 28, 2018Gundlupet: Terakanambi Police have arrested four persons on charges of illegal mining in Patta lands in Kundakere village in the taluk and have also seized explosives used for illegal mining. Acting on a tip off, where the mining was going at the fields of Mallappa and Ankappa without a valid permit, the Police raided the…
Gundlupet’s own Believe It or Not!
January 19, 2018Gundlupet: In a straight ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ scene, copper pieces are oozing out of a wounded man’s leg at the Devarahalli village in Gundlupet taluk. Originally hailing from Doddatuppuru village, D.M. Mallappa is residing in Devarahalli. While he was working in his farm a few days ago, he hurt his leg. The gash…
Rescued elephant calf dies
January 3, 2018Gundlupet: The nine-month-old elephant calf, which was rescued by the Forest Department personnel after a selfie-frenzy mob separated it from its mother on Jan.1 and being treated by the veterinarians for exhaustion, died yesterday. The calf had come to the border of Kurubarahundi village near Omkar Forest Range coming under Bandipur Reserve Forest along with…
Selfie-frenzy public separate elephant calf from its mother
January 2, 2018Gundlupet: In what could be termed as an inhuman act, a group of villagers not only disturbed a herd of elephants which had come to the village border but also separated a mother elephant from her calf and got busy clicking selfies with the calf while it was crying for its mother. The incident took…
Forest officials prepare to drive ‘Gopal Bhakta’ back to the woods
December 13, 2017Gundlupet: The Forest Department is preparing to drive the wild Tusker that comes every day to Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple to eat leftovers and prasadam offered by devotees. The 20-year-old elephant, called ‘Gopal Bhakta’ by devotees, visits the temple every evening, goes around the temple lifting its trunk and leaves the premises after consuming leftovers, catching…
Expensive tickets: Safari at Bandipur National Park takes a hit
December 3, 2017Gundlupet: The Forest Department’s decision to hike the entry fee and camera fee at Bandipur National Park from Nov.1 has taken a toll on visitors as the number of tourists visiting the National Park has come down considerably. Thousands of tourists flock the park during weekends and as such, the counters at the Park witnessed…
Illegal white marble mining rampant in Gundlupet
November 16, 2017Gundlupet: There has been a rampant increase in the illegal white marble mining at Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district. The official apathy is such that despite being witness to the transportation of white marble in tippers every day, they have turned a blind eye on the issue. People involved in illegal mining have also been exporting…
Apparition in Gundlupet farm rattles farm hands
October 26, 2017Gundlupet: The evening breeze was blowing across the fields, the dogs were barking at a distance, even as a few labourers, mostly tribal women were involved in their daily routine of farm work. Suddenly, the farm hands had a life-changing experience, as an apparition appeared descended from nowhere and it grew in size. A loud…
Forest Officer attempts suicide
October 17, 2017Gundlupet: A Forest Officer, working at Bandipur Project Tiger as a Range Forest Officer (RFO), attempted suicide at the Forest Department Guest House on Monday over personal problems. The RFO, who attempted suicide, has been identified as 46-year-old K.R. Mukund, a native of Hunsur, who was staying alone at the guest house since four years….
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