Shivamogga: In a recent incident, crops in the plantations and fields of Puradalu village, Shivamogga taluk, were severely damaged by wild elephants late Sunday night.

The farms of Rajesh and Birappa suffered significant losses, with nut and coconut trees uprooted. Corn and sugarcane crops were also destroyed in the attack.

The villagers have reported losses amounting to lakhs of rupees and are demanding compensation from the forest department for the damages caused by the animals.

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Vilnius (AP/PTI): A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital.

The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.”

It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.

DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, did not immediately return a call for comment.