Madikeri: 60-year-old farmer trampled by wild elephant in Somwarpet
Madikeri: A 60-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant attack in Adiyanadur village of Somwarpet taluk on Friday.
The deceased farmer has been identified as Eerappa, a resident of Adiyanadur, who went out at around 7 am on Friday, searching for his cow near Gourigadde. A wild elephant, which charged out of the forest nearby, attacked Eerappa, who died on the spot.
Forest officers are learned to have visited the spot where the incident occurred.
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Over 50% new faces elected to Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem executive committee
Bhatkal: More than 50 per cent of the members elected to the executive committee of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem in its triennial elections are new faces, with a significant number of young members getting an opportunity in the organisation’s executive committee.
Polling for eight constituencies in different parts of Bhatkal was held on May 12, in which 24 members were elected. In addition, 20 members were elected unopposed from seven constituencies.
The keenest contest was witnessed in Constituency No. 14, where 10 candidates were in the fray for five seats.
With this, the process of electing members to the organisation’s 132-member executive council from Bhatkal and other regions has been completed.
Election Commissioner Mohiuddin Altaf Kharoori said the induction of a large number of new members into the executive committee has brought fresh enthusiasm to the organisation.
