Pradeep Shetty re-elected president of Kanndada Sangha
Bahrain: Pradeep Shetty has been re-elected as the president of state award winning ‘Kannada Sangha’ of Bahrain. He was re-elected in the recently held 40th annual general body meeting.
Pradeep Shetty has successfully completed his first tenure as the president in the year 207-18. Following which, he has again been elected as the president for the year 2018-19.
Shetty, who has been living in gulf countries for three decades, has served as director of the department of Information and Technology in the Gulf University. Pradeep Shetty, who has been actively involved in social activities in the gulf country, has earlier served as the president of ‘Bants Bahrain’ for two terms.
In photo: Sitting (from left): Chandrahas Ill (internal auditor), Praveen Shetty Kinnigoli (treasurer), Kiran Upadayay (general secretary), Pradeep Shetty (president), D Ramesh (vice president), Varun Hegde (entertainment secretary).
Standing (from left): Ayyappa Edaneer (committee member), Mahesh Kumar K (sports secretary), Arun Irodi (assistant secretary), Prakash Anchan (committee member), Jagadish Jeppu (assistant entertainment secretary), Santosh Acharya (committee member), Ashok Kateel (vice treasurer).
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Karnataka approves railway barricades in Madikeri, Nagarhole to curb human-elephant conflict
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday said a 7-km railway barricade has been approved for the Madikeri division and 20 km for the Nagarhole division in 2025–26 to curb human-elephant conflict in the regions.
Responding to a proposal raised by BJP MLC Suja Kushalappa during Zero Hour in the Legislative Council, he assured that work on the proposed railway barricades would begin soon.
Citing the death of a 17-year-old girl in an elephant attack on February 28 and that of a tribal woman on March 9 in the state, the minister said these deaths caused by elephant attacks were "extremely painful".
"Human life is very precious and cannot be valued in monetary terms. The Forest Department is taking all measures to prevent human-wildlife conflict."
The minister further said steps such as maintenance of elephant-proof trenches and solar-powered fencing were being undertaken, while two elephant task forces were currently in operation.
Orders have also been issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden to capture two rogue elephants.
In both cases, Rs 5 lakh compensation has already been disbursed to the families of the deceased, and the remaining Rs 15 lakh each will be provided within a week, he added.
Khandre said the government was making sincere efforts to find a permanent solution to the human–elephant conflict.
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