Leopard attacks man in Belthangady billage; Victim escapes by climbing areca tree
Belthangady: A 62-year-old man was injured in a leopard attack at Andeermaru in Kaniyadi-1 village of Belthangady taluk on Friday morning.
The injured has been identified as Manjappa Naik, a resident of Andeermaru. According to reports, the incident occurred around 8:15 am when Manjappa Naik was standing in the courtyard of his house. A leopard suddenly entered the premises and attacked him.
In a desperate attempt to save his life, Manjappa Naik managed to climb a nearby areca nut tree, thereby escaping further harm. However, he sustained serious injuries to his leg during the attack.
He was rushed to the Belthangady Government Hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment. Officials from the Belthangady range of the Forest Department visited the hospital and are conducting an inspection following the incident.
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PM to visit Assam from Jan 17; to unveil Amrit Bharat trains, Kaziranga corridor
Guwahati (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Assam from Saturday for two days, during which he is scheduled to flag off two Amrit Bharat trains and lay the foundation stone for the Kaziranga elevated corridor, an official said.
Modi's visit to the northeastern state, where assembly elections are due in the first half of 2026, will be his second tour in less than a month.
Soon after his arrival here on the evening of January 17, the PM is set to witness the Bodo folk dance 'Bagurumba' by 10,000 performers at the Arjun Bhogeswar Barua Sports stadium in the city, the official said on Friday.
Modi will leave for Kaliabor the next day to lay the foundation stone for the Rs 6,957 crore Kaziranga elevated corridor, he said.
The prime minister is expected to flag off virtually two Amrit Bharat Express trains, Dibrugarh-Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) and Kamakhya-Rohtak, and address a public meeting at Kaliabor, he said.
Modi had come to Assam on a two-day visit from December 20 to inaugurate the new terminal of Guwahati international airport and unveil the statue of Assam’s first Chief Minister Gopinath Bardaloi after whom the airport is named.
The PM had also laid the foundation stone for a Rs 10,601-crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Dibrugarh.
During his last visit, Modi addressed public meetings in Guwahati and Namrup, where he had set the tone for the 2026 Assam assembly elections.
