Tusker involved in trampling two men to death captured in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru (PTI): After a nearly 17-hour operation, the Karnataka Forest Department managed to safely immobilise and capture a 40-year-old tusker that trampled two people to death in this district, officials said on Monday.
Umesh (43) and Harish (42) in Kerekatte range of the Kudremukh wildlife division here were killed on October 31, they said.
Both of them lived on the periphery of Kudremukh National Park and had gone to the forest to collect leaves for cowshed when the elephant attacked them, resulting in their deaths, officials said.
According to the forest department, on Sunday morning, five trained elephants and around 150 officials involved in the operation captured the tusker which was spotted near the Bhagavathi Nature Camp in this district, following which veterinarians fired a tranquiliser dart.
"Acting on authorisation from the Chief Wildlife Warden, the Karnataka Forest Department concluded a 17-hour operation to safely immobilise and capture the "Mallandur" (wild) tusker near Bhagavathi Nature Camp in Kudremukh National Park," a senior department official said.
No personnel or public were injured in the operation, he said.
"The tranquilised tusker is stated to be stable and is currently at Dodda Harave elephant camp, where it is kept under observation," he said.
Explaining the operation, the officer said it began at first light under a minimal-chase, welfare-first protocol. Trained ground trackers, veterinarians, and kumki elephants worked in coordinated sectors while thermal-imaging drones provided real-time situational awareness and helped maintain public safety.
"At 4.45 pm, the veterinary team successfully darted the tusker. The animal was stabilised on site, continuously monitored, and moved along a pre-vetted, terrain-safe egress using reinforced extraction equipment," he added.
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CM Siddaramaiah labels Kumaraswamy 'Manuvadi" over Bhagavad Gita curriculum push
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday took a swipe at Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, by calling him a "Manuvadi" after his alliance with the BJP, for seeking the inclusion of Bhagavad Gita in curriculum for students.
The CM's dig came in response to Kumaraswamy's recent letter to Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, requesting the inclusion of the Bhagavad Gita in the curriculum of students.
"After Kumaraswamy joined hands with the BJP for elections, he has become a Manuvadi," Siddaramaiah told reporters here after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary here.
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Remembering Ambedkar, Siddaramaiah highlighted his contribution to the Constitution and his relentless fight to provide social justice.
The CM noted said fed up with social and caste system in Hinduism, and unable to reform it, Ambedkar accepted Buddhism.
He said, "Ambedkar, towards the end of his life, quit Hinduism and joined Buddhism. He was born in Hinduism, but cannot die in Hinduism, because he could not reform Hinduism, despite several efforts, so he accepted Buddhism."
