Politicians rising ‘separate’ voice for selfishness: Prof Champa
Bengaluru, Aug 02: Senior writer Prof Chandrashekar Patil, popularly known as Champa, said that instead of writers and scholars, the politicians have been rising hue and cry about separate state to gain personal mileage.
Speaking at a symposium on ‘North Karnataka: Problems and remedies’ organized by the Federation of Karnataka Industries and Commercial Kannada Associations here on Thursday, he said that those who have prepared to divide the state, were unaware of the pain and sacrifice of the people who built it. Sriramulu and Umesh Katti were speaking about dividing the state just to become the chief ministers, he said.
“Dreaming is not wrong. Let them dream of becoming the chief minister of united Karnataka. The people who speak about dividing the state should not play with the feelings of people. They should strengthen the state instead of weakening it. Politicians should understand this concept”, he said.
“Karnataka means united Karnataka and not different Karnataka. Karnataka was not born out of the blessings of a person or someone. A number of activists had sacrificed their life for uniting the state. It has a long history. Unfortunately, the state is facing threat after 62 years of its formation. The state is facing this situation as the politicians have failed to follow their primary duties and responsibilities”, he opined.
It was unfortunate that some people were seeing solution to the north Karnataka problem in dividing the united Karnataka. Those who have strength could survive in the federal system. As the Andhra Pradesh was divided, it has lost its strength. The elected representatives should show their statesmanship to solve the present crisis, he demanded.
Writers G.R Channabasappa and Vasanth Shetty, North Karnataka Citizens Association former president Basavaraj Dandura were present.
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2 leopards captured in village near Bengaluru after fatal attack on woman
Bengaluru, Nov 26: A week after a 52-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard near Shivagange Hills in Nelamangala taluk, the Forest department has captured two leopards from Kambalu Gollarahatti village, officials said on Tuesday.
A seven-year-old male leopard was captured on Monday, followed by a nine-year-old female leopard on Tuesday from the same area, they said.
Blood and hair samples of the leopards have been collected and will be sent to the National Centre for Biological Sciences. DNA analysis will determine if either of the captured leopards was responsible for the fatal attack, a senior forest official said.
The victim, identified as Kariamma, was killed on November 17 while cutting grass in an agricultural field near her home. She was reportedly dragged into the forest by a leopard, which mauled her to death and consumed parts of her body.
In response, the Forest Department deployed large cages and installed eight pairs of camera traps around the area to track the leopards.
"Camera traps captured footprints of two male leopards and one female leopard. This enabled us to locate and capture the male and female leopards. Our teams are actively searching for the third male leopard whose footprints were recorded," the official added.
Efforts are ongoing to ensure the safety of residents and monitor wildlife in the region.
