Tiger brought from MP settles down in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, June 23: The Royal Bengal tiger, which was translocated from Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve, has shown all signs of settling down in Odishas' Satkosia sanctuary, an official said on Saturday.
"The tiger has shown all sign of settling down in the enclosure. The tiger hunted a wild boar, released into the enclosure, and ate at around 2.30 am on Friday," said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Sandeep Tripathi.
The big cat, brought here to increase the tiger population in the sanctuary, had an hour-long bath in an artificial pool inside the enclosure, he said.
"We are closely monitoring the activities of the male tiger. It will be in the enclosure for sometimes. We will decide to release the tiger into the forest after a thorough observation," Tripathi added.
The enclosure is fitted with both GPS and a satellite tracker and tight security arrangements have been made with the installation of night vision cameras for round-the-clock surveillance.
The tiger would be released in the forest as per the recommendations of the National Tiger Conservation Authority scientists and specialist veterinary officials, said an official.
The state government has decided to bring three pairs of tigers from Madhya Pradesh into the Satkosia Tiger Reserve to increase the tiger population in the sanctuary, which has presently two big cats.
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“Mistake owing to communication gap,” MLA Yatnal clarifies over alleged derogatory speech on Prophet
Vijayapura: Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has denied making any derogatory statement about Prophet Muhammad, clarifying that there was a misstatement during his speech at a Ram Navami event in Hubballi. "I did not speak about Prophet Muhammad. I meant to refer to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but there was a mistake in the speed of speech," he said addressing reporters on Monday.
He alleged that members of the Congress, frustrated by their hooliganism and failure to collect their hafta (extortion) in Vijayapura are using the Prophet as an excuse to speak against me. “There is no culture of denigrating another religion in Hinduism. Our gurus and elders have not taught us that,” he said.
Responding to another controversy involving an audio clip in which he was allegedly threatened, Yatnal said the police are investigating the matter and that those behind it will soon be exposed. “No one can finish me. The Hindus of Karnataka are with me. If someone tries to finish me, the whole state will rise in protest,” he warned.
