Amit Shah visits Kukke Subrahmanya
Subrahmanya: BJP President Amit Shah, who visited the district last night to provide a momentum to party work in coastal region, visited Kukke Subrahmanya this morning.
Shah is in Karnataka as part of the party's election campaign for the upcoming assembly election in the state.
After arriving in Mangaluru last evening, he addressed a small public meeting near the airport. Today, he will address students at Vivekananda Institutions in Puttur on the role of the youth in building a "New India".
Shah will also visit the family of BJP worker Deepak Rao, a BJP worker who was murdered last month. After a press conference at Surathkal, Mr Shah will attend the Fishermen Convention at Malpe before heading to the Sri Krishna Matt.
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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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