Chikkamagaluru: Wild elephant destroys shed, damages car near house in Mudigere taluk
Chikkamagaluru: A wild elephant caused havoc in Harike village of Urubage Gram Panchayat, Mudigere taluk, when it entered a shed adjacent to a house and damaged both the shed and a parked car on Wednesday night.
The elephant, amidst heavy rainfall, ventured into the shed and inflicted damage to a car owned by Mahesh from Harike village. The rear glass of the vehicle was shattered by the powerful impact of the elephant.
Upon receiving reports of the incident, officers from the Mudigere Forest Department arrived at the scene. Accompanied by members of the Elephant Task Force, they assessed the extent of damage caused to the shed and car. The forest officials have been instructed to provide compensation to the owner for the losses incurred due to the elephant attack.
The residents of Urubage villages have been grappling with repeated incidents of wild elephant attacks for several days. These elephants have been venturing into coffee plantations and traversing roads used by locals even during daytime, leading to growing concerns and fear among the villagers. As a consequence, plantation workers have expressed hesitation to attend work, citing safety concerns posed by the presence of elephants.
In light of these circumstances, the frustrated villagers have urged forest officials to address the issue and take necessary measures to prevent wild elephants from entering the villages and plantations in the region.
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After arriving from Delhi, Shinde heads to his native village; Mahayuti meet likely on Sun
Mumbai(PTI): Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who returned to Mumbai from New Delhi on Friday morning, is travelling to his native village in Satara district amid continuing suspense over his successor a week after the assembly poll results.
Shinde had told reporters in New Delhi on late Thursday night that the next meeting of the Mahayuti alliance on government formation will be held in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the caretaker CM, who heads the Shiv Sena, is travelling to his native village Dare in Satara district in western Maharashtra and the meeting is now expected to take place on Sunday, the sources said.
The Shiv Sena leader has repeatedly said he would not be an obstacle in the government formation and abide by the decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the next chief minister.
Different viewpoints are emerging in the Shiv Sena over Shinde's place in the next government to be headed by the BJP, the biggest constituent in the Mahayuti, which posted a thumping win in the just-held assembly polls.
Many leaders in the Shiv Sena are asking Shinde to accept deputy CM's post if offered by the BJP. However, another section feels it wouldn't be right for him to accept No. 2 position after serving as CM for more than two-and-a-half years, the sources said.
"The government formation process will start after the BJP announces its legislature party leader," they said.
During his Delhi trip, Shinde had met Shah and discussed formation of the next government in the state. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) and Ajit Pawar (NCP) had also met the senior BJP leader.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Shinde called the discussion “good and positive”.
Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar had also met BJP president J P Nadda.
