BY Vijayendra urges Karnataka govt to roll out special schemes for tiger protection
Bengaluru, Jun 27 (PTI): BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra on Friday demanded that the team probing the death of a tigress and her four cubs at Male Mahadeshwara Hills swiftly uncover the truth and arrest the culprits, after officials confirmed they were found dead in the Hugyam forest range.
Condemning the incident that occurred on Thursday, Vijayendra urged the investigation team constituted by the Karnataka government to quickly establish the facts and bring those responsible to justice.
"The news of the death of five tigers, including a tigress, at the sacred hills of Male Mahadeshwara—a place where the tiger is revered as the vehicle of the deity—is extremely shocking, inhumane, and has deeply distressed the minds of devotees. If the cause of death is poisoning, it is a most heinous and condemnable act," he said in a post on 'X'.
According to officials, the discovery of a seemingly stale carcass of a cow near the spot has strengthened suspicion that the deaths were caused by "poisoning". It is suspected that the miscreants poisoned the cow, and after consuming it, the tigress and her cubs died.
Demanding strict action against those responsible, Vijayendra also stressed the need to launch awareness programmes among people living along forest fringes to promote wildlife and forest conservation.
"The awareness that 'the survival of the human race depends on the protection of wildlife' needs to spread further. The government must initiate a widespread awareness campaign, emphasising that every wild animal is a friend of human society and a national treasure," he said.
"In particular, the tiger population is a matter of pride and identity for Karnataka's forests. The responsibility of tiger conservation lies with all of us," he added.
Vijayendra further stated that the government must implement special priority programmes using central schemes for tiger protection, while also ensuring special attention is given to their safety and conservation.
Karnataka has the second-highest tiger population in the country, with 563 big cats, after Madhya Pradesh, which has 785, according to the Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India 2022 report released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
ಮಲೈ ಮಹದೇಶ್ವರರ ವಾಹನವೆಂದು ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುವ ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ತಾಯಿ ಹುಲಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಐದು ಹುಲಿಗಳು ಸಾವನ್ನಪ್ಪಿರುವ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ, ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಘಾಸಿ ತರಿಸಿರುವ ಘಟನೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಹುಲಿಗಳ ಸಾವಿಗೆ ವಿಷ ಪ್ರಾಶನವಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಹೇಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಖಂಡನೀಯ. ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು… pic.twitter.com/Ch4ER0PPDQ
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Kasaragod: Government Medical College gets first MBBS student from Rajasthan
Kasaragod: The Government Medical College, which recently secured the National Medical Commission’s approval, admitted its first MBBS student on Monday, with Gurwinder Singh from Alwar in Rajasthan becoming the first of the 50 students in the inaugural batch of the College.
Singh received a warm welcome into the College with sweets by Principal-in-Charge Dr. KK Santosh Kumar and Medical Superintendent Dr Praveen. The admission procedure was formally completed with the recording of his attendance, reports On Manorama.
The College has seven seats reserved for candidates from the All-India rank list, and Singh qualified for a seat in the College under the All-India Medical Entrance quota.
Unlike the other government medical colleges in the state, where classes started this week after the admission of students during the first round of counseling, the Kasaragod Medical College had to wait for approval from the National Medical Commission. The College received the approval and began enrolling students after conclusion of counseling.
The classes will begin on September 30, after completion of Phase 2 of allotment. The first batch students are currently provided temporary hostel facilities at Cherkkala.
While the second student under the All-India rank list is expected to join the College today, the authorities have said they cannot guarantee how long the new students will remain, adding that some students may opt to move to other colleges if they are allotted seats there.
