Bengaluru's Cubbon Park to host guided 90-min nature walks from July 27
Bengaluru: Starting July 27, Cubbon Park, one of Bengaluru’s iconic green spaces, will open its gates to a series of weekend guided nature walks aimed at promoting ecological awareness among residents.
Titled ‘Cubbon Walks’, the 90-minute tours will take place every Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 am, offering participants a chance to explore the park’s lesser known ecological treasures, as reported by The New Indian Express.
Ticket prices are set at Rs 200 for adults and Rs 50 for children.
Each walk will start from a different gate of Cubbon Park — such as the Hudson Circle side, High Court gate, or BSNL office entrance — ensuring that even regular participants discover new stories and corners of the park with each visit.
“Each group will be led by a retired expert with deep knowledge of Cubbon Park and supported by an officials from the department. People can start online bookings starting this Monday (July 21), and each walk will be limited to 30 participants” TNIE quoted Kusuma G, Deputy Director of Horticulture Department, Cubbon Park, as saying.
The walks will cover a variety of topics, such as the stories of ants, spiders and reptiles, bird calls, botanical species, urban wildlife conservation efforts, among others.
Online registration for the walks opens Monday, July 21, with each batch limited to 30 participants. Up to two batches will be accommodated per weekend slot, with the option to add more based on demand.
The initiative is part of a broader push by the Horticulture Department to raise awareness about Bengaluru’s urban biodiversity and the critical role of its green spaces in city life. A similar model is also set to be launched in Lalbagh Botanical Garden next month.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
