Bike-car collision in Davanagere: One youngster dead, another seriously injured
car driver absconding
Davanagere: A youngster who was on the way to a New Year party with his friend died in an incident of bike-car collision in the city shortly past midnight on Wednesday.
The deceased youngster is identified as Karthik, a resident of Nituvalli Layout in the city.
Karthik was riding along with his friend to attend a New Year party late Tuesday night on the Nutan College Road in Vidyanagar in Davanagere city, where the car collided with the bike reportedly around 1 am on Wednesday.
While Karthik died in the road accident, his friend is learned to be grievously injured in the accident and undergoing treatment at a local hospital. The car driver, however, escaped from the accident scene. The bike was found to be completely damaged due to the intensity of the collision.
A case has been registered at the Vidyanagar Police Station. The police officers visited accident spot as a part of the investigation.
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50 elephants electrocuted in four years in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka has witnessed the tragic deaths of 50 elephants over the past four years due to electrocution, with the Madikeri division reporting the highest number of such fatalities. In this division alone, eight elephants were electrocuted, while another 12 deaths were recorded within the state's tiger reserves, underscoring the urgent need to address this issue.
The number of elephants in Karnataka have increased steadily, rising from 6,049 in 2017 to 6,395 by early 2023. Despite this apparent success in conservation efforts, the rising number of elephant electrocutions has raised alarms among wildlife activists, particularly as many habitats are being disrupted by expanding 'development' projects.
Nagaraj, a resident from Padavinangady in Mangaluru, filed a request seeking district-wise data on elephants killed due to electrocution from 2021 to 2024. In response, the forest department provided division-wise figures, including details of electrocutions within protected areas.
Alarmingly, 19 elephant deaths have occurred in zones where wildlife is supposed to receive the highest levels of protection. These include the Nagarahole tiger reserve with 5 deaths, Bandipur tiger reserve with 4, BRT tiger reserve with 3, and the Shivamogga wildlife division with 3. Other affected areas include Cauvery wildlife sanctuary with 3 deaths and Bannerghatta National Park with 1 death.
