Shivamogga: Miscreants mutilate cow’s udder
Shivamogga: A disturbing act of animal cruelty has been reported from Thotadakoppa village in Vijayapura, located in the Hosanagara taluk of Shivamogga district, where miscreants allegedly mutilated the udder of a cow that was left out to graze.
The owner of the cow, Naveen, filed a complaint with the Hosanagara Police Station. According to his statement, “As usual, we had let our cattle out to graze. Around 4:30 PM on Saturday, some villagers called to inform us that one of our cows was bleeding from its udder. We rushed to the spot and found that the 9-year-old Malenadu Gidda breed cow was indeed bleeding heavily from its udder. It appeared that someone had deliberately cut it.”
With the help of fellow villagers, Naveen brought the injured cow back home and arranged treatment by a veterinary doctor, who stitched the wound.
He has demanded legal action against the unidentified culprits. A formal complaint has been registered at the Hosanagara Police Station, and an investigation is underway.
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7 villages in Mysuru district compete for Rs 1 cr prize in central govt’s Model Solar Village scheme
Mysuru: Seven villages in Mysuru district have been selected as contestants to compete under the Central Government’s Model Solar Village initiative. The winning village will receive an incentive of Rs 1 crore from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
According to a press release from the Mysuru division Engineer, Works and Maintenance, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC), cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, the competition will started on July 1, 2025 and will run until December 31, 2025. At the end of the evaluation period, the village that demonstrates the highest adoption and usage of renewable energy will be declared the winner.
The selection of the participating villages—Varkodu, Bilikere, Gandhanahalli, Saligrama, Tandavapura, Mooguru, and Bettadapura—was finalised at a district-level committee (DLC) meeting chaired by the Regional Commissioner of Mysuru.
During the competition, a range of renewable energy initiatives will be implemented through the respective grama panchayats. “They are: installation of rooftop solar power units under Prime Minister's Solar Rooftop Scheme for houses. Encouragement of rooftop solar installation, without subsidy for other consumers; promotion of solar irrigation pump sets under Prime Minister's Solar Rooftop Scheme for houses. Encouragement of rooftop solar installation, without subsidy for other consumers; promotion of solar irrigation pump sets under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme; installation of solar power units on government buildings with funding through Public-Private Partnership, RCSCO or budget grants; and installation of solar power units for drinking water facilities and street lights," the press note states.
“In the end of the contest, the village that uses the maximum renewable energy will be declared as the ‘Model Solar Village’, based on an evaluation,” the press release added.
