Gharials, Jungle Cat safely reach Bannerghatta Biological Park after truck accident in Telangana
Bengaluru: A group of animals, including eight gharials and a jungle cat, arrived safely at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru after their transport truck overturned in Telangana. The animals were being relocated from Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna, as part of an animal exchange program.
The incident occurred on Thursday when the truck carrying the gharials, which are fish-eating crocodiles, and the jungle cat crashed into a power transmission pole near Mondigutta forest check-post in Telangana’s Nirmal district. The truck overturned due to the impact, causing two gharials to slip out of the vehicle. Local forest officials and the Nirmal Police quickly recaptured the gharials and reloaded them onto a backup truck.
According to BBP officers, the animals were en route to Bengaluru in two trucks. A white tiger was being transported in one vehicle, while the gharials and the jungle cat were in the second. The accident occurred when the driver of the second truck, who admitted to feeling drowsy, lost control of the vehicle. The driver had no co-driver or helper to assist him during the journey.
Despite the mishap, BBP Veterinary Officer Dr. Anand certified that all the animals were in good health following the accident. The Telangana Forest Department worked with local authorities to arrange an alternative vehicle, ensuring the animals continued their journey.
The animals, including the white tiger, reached BBP on Thursday night. AV Surya Sen, Deputy Conservator of Forests and Executive Director of BBP, confirmed that the animals were part of an exchange program, with BBP set to send zebras and thamin deer to Patna's Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in return.
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We received request; will decide soon whether to support TVK: Thirumavalavan
Chennai (PTI): VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won.
Though the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the actor-politician-led party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House.
"We received the request letter from TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," the VCK leader told reporters here.
With regard to the delay in the governor's call to the TVK, which is the single largest party, to form the government, Thirumavalavan requested the governor to invite Vijay to form the government. "It is a constitutional right and people's verdict," he added.
Asserting that the governor cannot say that Vijay should hold 118 MLAs' support now itself to form the government, he said that after taking over power, Vijay has to prove an absolute majority only on the floor of the Assembly.
