Hundreds of men, women and children stage overnight protest on Mysuru-Kodagu border Hanagod: Hundreds of tribal families which were relocated from Nagarahole Tiger Reserve years ago after the implementation of Wildlife Act 1972 and after the Project Tiger was introduced, are yet to be rehabilitated fully and they want to go back to the forests,…
Five held for poaching leopard and trying to sell its pelt
May 3, 2022Hanagod: The Forest Department officials and staff have arrested five persons, who had killed a leopard in Nagarahole National Park and trying to sell its pelt and have recovered the leopard pelt and four chopped legs of the leopard from them. The Forest staff have seized a single barrel gun and a two-wheeler used for…
Lone tusker creates havoc near Tibetan camp
December 6, 2021Destroys crops, compound, cowsheds, electric pole Youth throws fire to scare away the pachyderm Hanagod: A lonely tusker, which entered human habitat, has destroyed crops, compounds, cowsheds and electric pole in Gurupura Tibetan Camp and Nagapura Tribal Hamlet yesterday afternoon. A video of the elephant creating havoc, which has gone viral on social media, shows…
Video of wild tusker climbing rail barricade goes viral on social media
November 18, 2021Hanagod: A wild tusker, which had climbed over a rail barricade and entered human habitat in search of food and water, crossed over the same barricade and returned to the forest after villagers created ruckus. The incident took place at Veeranahosahalli Forest Range of Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Tuesday and the video of the elephant…
Man who killed wife, three kids in the US sentenced to life
November 12, 2021Techie has roots in Hanagod near Hunsur Los Angeles: Shankar Nagappa Hangud, an Indian-origin IT professional in the US who dramatically surrendered to the Police in California with his son’s dead body in his car in 2019, and has since confessed to killing his wife and three kids, has been sentenced to life in prison…
Tusker pair unable to return to forest, roam on Hunsur-H.D. Kote Road
October 4, 2021Hanagod: A pair of wild tuskers, that had come out of Sollepura Forest area in Veeranahosahalli Range of Nagarahole National Park and unable to return back to the forest was found roaming on Hunsur-H.D. Kote Main Road besides destroying crops yesterday. The tusker pair, which had come out of the forest area in search of…
Boy dies after falling into water-filled bucket
June 18, 2021Hanagod: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy, who was playing in front of his house, reportedly died after falling inside a water-filled bucket yesterday evening. The deceased boy is Samarth, son of Sundar Raj, former Dharmapura Gram Panchayat President. It is learnt that, while the family members were busy inside the house, Samarth went out to play in…
Medar, Soliga communities demand special COVID package
May 24, 2021Hanagod: Masthamma, a native doctor and recipient of Kannada Rajyotsava award, has urged the State Government to announce a special COVID package for Soliga and Medar community as they have been hit hard due to the current lockdown. She told SOM that the Medar community, who are into making different varieties of items from bamboo,…
ACF, RFO escape tiger attack
May 6, 2021Tamed elephants from Mathigodu Camp summoned for combing operation near Hanagod to capture tiger Hanagod: Following killing of livestock at Doddahejjur near Hanagod bordering Nagarahole Reserve Forest, a team of forest officials, led by Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Satish and Range Forest Officer (RFO) Naman Narayana Nayak, are conducting a combing operation with the…
Rare Four-Horned Antelope ‘camera trapped’ at Veeranahosahalli Range in Nagarahole
October 14, 2020Hanagod: A rare Four-Horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), which is on the verge of extinction, has been ‘camera trapped’ at Veeranahosahalli Range in Nagarahole Reserve Forest about 10 days ago. Also known as Chousingha in Hindi, this animal is one of the smallest Asian Bovids on the verge of extinction. The Four-Horned Antelope is classified as…
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