Hoardings issue: Case against Minister D.K Shivakumar
Bengaluru, October 08: A case was registered against Water Resources Minister D.K Shivakumar at Byatarayanapura police station here for not removing an iron frame of a hoarding.
R.R Nagar sub-division assistant revenue officer Mutturaj on September 24 lodged a complaint against Shivakumar for not removing the hoarding frame on his land at Pantarapalya in the city.
BBMP Commissioner on August 12 had given an advertisement asking to remove all flex, banners and buntings. Following this, the corporation officers have taken steps to remove advertisement banners, hoardings and flexes. After their drive, some of the hoarding frames were still remaining. Later, the commissioner had given public notice on August 13 and 15 asking the owners to remove the frames. Even after expiring the given time, the metal frame was not removed. So, a case was registered against Shiva Kumar.
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Tigress electrocuted in Karnataka
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) (PTI): A tigress allegedly died due to electrocution on a farm land in a village in this district, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at Padaguru village in Gundlupete taluk, near Bandipur Tiger Reserve, they said.
The tigress was about one-and-a-half years old, they added.
According to Forest Department officials, the incident occurred on an agricultural land owned by a local farmer. An electric fence installed to protect crops by the landowner is suspected to have caused the electrocution, leading to the tiger’s death.
The exact circumstances leading to the electrocution are being investigated.
"It is illegal to install electric fencing in agricultural lands. Only solar fencing, which delivers a shock without causing death to animals, is permitted," he said.
A post-mortem of the tigress indicated death due to electrocution, the official said.
A case under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act is being registered against the landowner and necessary action will be initiated, the senior official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
