Chikmagalur: BJP’s CT Ravi loses against Congress candidate HD Thammaiah
Chikmagalur: BJP’s National General Secretary and four-time legislator from Chikmagalur, CT Ravi lost to congress candidate HD Thammaiah.
CT Ravi won the Chikmagalur Assembly Election in 2018 by 26,314 votes over Congress candidate Shankar BL. Ravi has been leading the constituency since then, however things changed this time for Ravi as the Congress party had placed a strong candidate HD Thammaiah as he was associated with the BJP and was a close aide of CT Ravi.
He has become the second Lingayat MLA to get elected from the constituency after CMS Shastri in 1967.
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Chikkamagaluru: Wild elephant tosses man sleeping in coffee plantation
Chikkamagaluru: A wild elephant attacked a farmer sleeping in a coffee plantation near Hukkunda village in the Allur area of Chikkamagaluru district on Sunday morning.
Narayan Gowda, the farmer, was guarding coffee beans spread out for drying when the elephant lifted him with its trunk and tossed him aside. Fortunately, he landed on a pile of hay nearby, avoiding severe injuries. He sustained minor injuries and was admitted to a hospital.
The locals immediately informed the Forest Department officials, who rushed to the spot and took necessary action.
With increasing incidents of wild elephant menace in the region, villagers have urged the authorities to relocate the elephants to a different area.
