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An adult tiger was seen at a side of the bridge meant for passage of wild animals on NH 363. Some motorists shot a video of the tiger. Motorists said they were frightened by the presence of the tiger at the bridge. The video clip was widely shared on social media platforms. Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A tiger was sighted at an eco-bridge near Goyagaon village in Wankidi mandal on borders of Telangana and Maharashtra, triggering panic among motorists in the evening on Tuesday. An adult tiger was seen at a side of the bridge meant for passage of wild animals on NH 363. Some motorists shot a video of the tiger. Motorists said they were frightened by the presence of the tiger at the bridge. The video clip was widely shared on social media platforms. Officials of the forest said that a tiger residing in forests of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra drifted towards the forests of Telangana on Monday. They stated that it might have strayed into the forests of the district in search of territory. They added that steps were being taken to ensure smooth passage for the tiger.
Bengaluru, Jun 28 (PTI) Two people were arrested on Saturday in connection with the death of a tigress and her four cubs in the Hugyam forest range of Male Mahadeshwara Hills, police said. The big cats were found dead on Thursday, and subsequent investigation revealed they were poisoned. The breakthrough came after the carcass of a poisoned cow belonging to Maada alias Maaduraju was found. According to police, Maaduraju was reportedly enraged after his cow named 'Kenchi' was preyed upon by wild animals. To avenge the loss, he sprayed poison on the cow's carcass. His friend Nagaraju too is ...Read More >
The woman stated her motive was to claim compensation provided due to wild animal attacks. Mysuru: A shocking incident of a woman killing her husband and falsely claiming he died in a tiger attack to seek compensation money was reported from Mysuru district of Karnataka on Friday. The incident took place in Chikkahejjur village in Hunsuru taluk of the district. The accused wife has been identified as Sallapuri, and the deceased husband is 45-year-old Venkataswamy. Police investigation revealed ...Read More >
Mysuru, Oct. 27 - A 54-year-old man, who was grazing his cattle was killed when a tiger attacked him at Bennegere village, near Mulluru in Saragur taluk yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as Rajashekar, a resident of Bennegere village and fear-gripped villagers have demanded the officials concerned to control the menace by wild animals. There is a wild growth of bushes on hundreds of acres of land from Odeyanapura and Kudurehundi Halla near Bennegere village, close to Mulluru village, bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve till Nugu River, making it a perfect shelter for wild anim ...Read More >
Bengaluru: In an incident of concern, the unnatural death of a tigress and her three cubs, probably due to poisoning, came to light in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district on Thursday. Addressing media persons in Bengaluru, Forests, Ecology, and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre announced that an investigation has been ordered into the incident and officials have been directed to submit a detailed report within three days. The probe will be conducted by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF). "Karnataka stands second in the count ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
BENGALURU: To address the issue of cattle grazing inside forests, particularly in Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, the Karnataka Forest Department is taking the CSR fund route to empower farmers. As a pilot project, 10 families residing around MM Hills have been selected, and given hybrid cattle breeds like Jersey and Holstein Friesian for dairy activities. They have also been made to sign an undertaking that they will not take their cattle for grazing inside forests, and if found doing so, action will be initiated against them under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and the Fores ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Forest minister Eshwar Khandre's decision to initiate a departmental inquiry into the recent unnatural death of a leopard in the MM Hills wildlife sanctuary has triggered hopes among conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts about uncovering the truth behind such incidents.In the most recent case, the carcass of the big cat was found mutilated last month.Recollecting similar incidents in the past few years, the activists suspect an organised nexus of poachers could be behind such wildlife crime.A few days before the June 26 death of five tigers in the Hoogyam forest range of MM Hill ...Read More >
Nizamabad: Residents along the Nizamabad and Rajanna Sircilla district border are on edge after repeated sightings of a tiger, identified by its pugmarks as "S12." The forest department has stepped up efforts to track the animal's movements, deploying additional camera traps deep inside the reserve forests. On Thursday, a calf was found dead in Pakala village of Sirikonda mandal, prompting fears of another tiger attack. However, following an onsite inspection, district forest officer B. Nikitha and divisional forest officers Bhavani Shanker and Ramakrishna confirmed the kill was made by a leo ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Four tiger cubs hidden deep inside a maize field were successfully traced and rescued by the Forest Department after two days of relentless search operations. The incident was reported at Gowdanakatte village in Hanagodu hobli, Hunsur taluk, where the cubs -- estimated to be three to four months old -- were found crying with hunger inside the field belonging to farmer Ravikumar. Their rescue brought much- needed relief to the villagers of Gowdanakatte and neighbouring areas, who had been living in fear since the sighting. On Nov. 27, the tigress sheltering the cubs in the fie ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district has witnessed increasing tiger disturbances across several taluks, prompting the Forest Department to intensify operations. Between Oct. 12 and Nov. 30, officials successfully captured a total of 22 tigers, including 12 cubs, as part of measures to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Every year, from September to December, tigresses give birth and seek shelter along forest fringes, often near villages, tanks and fields. During this period, they become highly protective of their cubs, frequently attacking livestock and occasionally humans, leading to a sharp rise i ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay salaries to in-service doctors studying in their institutions.The appeals were moved based on a GO dated ...Read More >
Mysuru, September 14: A shocking incident unfolded in Chikkahejjuru village, Hunsur taluk, Karnataka, where a woman allegedly murdered her husband and fabricated a tiger attack to claim Rs 15 lakh in government compensation. Sallapuri, 40, allegedly poisoned her husband Venkataswamy, 45, on September 9. She then buried his body in a five-foot cow dung pit near their home, covering it with dung, straw, and leaves. The couple, originally from Bidadi, worked on a 4.1-acre arecanut farm owned by Bengaluru engineers and earned Rs 18,000 per month. They had two children living in Bidadi for schooli ...Read More >
ahmedabad, India - A preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171 has revealed that all crew members were deemed fit to operate the flight after being breathalysed upon arrival at Ahmedabad airport. The inquiry is now intensely focused on retrieved engine components, with investigators identifying "components of interest for further examinations." The aircraft,en route to Ahmedabad,began losing altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall. While no significant bird activity was reported near the flight path, the exact cause of the sudden descent remains under ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been locked inside the car for several hours. The extreme heat and humidity had made his condition critic ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is closely monitoring the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, issuing timely directives to ensure effective relief efforts. Acting on his instructions, state ministers are inspecting affected areas, while Relief Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami informed that floods have impacted 37 tehsils and 402 villages, affecting 84,392 people. Of these, 47,906 have received assistance, and 2,759 animals have been shifted to safer locations. Also Read | Tejashwi Yadav Asked To Produce His '2nd' Voter ID Card a D ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government that is non-communal. Only the Congress can do that. I have joined the Congress to be part of its fi ...Read More >
Chandrapur: Barely a week after a farmer was killed by a tiger in Dhaba forest range, another fatal attack has deepened fears among villagers. A 45-year-old woman, identified as Alka Pendor of Ganesh Pipri village in Gondpipri taluka, was mauled to death by a tiger on Sunday evening while working in an agricultural field.According to forest department sources, the incident occurred when Pendor, a farm labourer, was tending crops in a field near the village. The tiger pounced on her, killing her on the spot. Forest officials rushed to the scene after receiving information and later shifted the ...Read More >
While the cotton crop ready for harvesting, venturing out into fields to harvest cotton balls has become a risky affair, with more than one tiger on the prowl Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Cotton farmers in many villages in the district are caught in a do or die situation. While their cotton crop is ready for harvesting, venturing out into the fields to harvest the cotton balls has become a risky affair, with more than one tiger on the prowl. One woman already lost her life to a tiger, while another farmer is still in hospital after a narrow escape from the jaws of a big cat. During the winter seas ...Read More >
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], June 28 (ANI): Police arrested three accused, including Gujarat Congress Vice President Hira Jotva and son Digvijay Jotva, in an alleged MGNREGA Scam on Saturday, after a survey of 11 villages revealed that the government money was siphoned off, Bharuch Superintendent of Police (SP) Mayur Chawda said. "As soon as a doubt arose about an illicit practice in MGNREGA, Bharuch DDO started a primary investigation in 56 villages. They surveyed 11 villages and found that government money has been siphoned off. They complained to the police and registered a complaint regardi ...Read More >
A farmer from Maharashtra was forced to travel to Cambodia and sell his kidney as a Rs 1 lakh loan and the Rs 10,000 per day interest caused his debt to balloon to Rs 74 lakh. Roshan Sadashiv Kude, a farmer from the Chandrapur district, was seeing continuous losses in farming and decided to start a dairy business. He took a cumulative loan of Rs 1 lakh from several moneylenders. Even before the dairy business could take off, the cows he had purchased died and the crops on the land he owned fail ...Read More >
NAGPUR: A debt-ridden farmer from a remote village in Chandrapur district was forced to sell his kidney in 2024 in a bid to repay loans taken from moneylenders. The rate of interest charged by the moneylenders was so steep that the farmer Roshan Sadashiv Kude's total liability on loans worth ₹1 lakh has reached ₹74 lakh, and even the ₹8 lakh he had received by selling a kidney was not enough to settle the account, Kude told Hindustan Times. "I lost my kidney to repay the loan. I have nothing left. If I am not given justice, I will be forced to take an extreme step along with my family in fron ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Congress' "anti-farmer" stance. He directed the Morcha members to launch agitations, gather grassroots- ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (UNI) The statewide bandh called by the Backward Classes (BC) Joint Action Committee (JAC) demanding a fair share of 42 percent reservations for BCs in the upcoming local body elections brought Telangana to a standstill today. Except for essential services, almost all sectors remained shut as political parties across the spectrum -- including Congress, BJP, BRS, CPI, CPM, TJS, CPI (M) New Democracy, and Maoist outfits -- extended their support. Several community, student, tribal, minority, and public organisations also joined hands with BC associations in observing the bandh ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) In yet another blow to the CPI (Maoist), two senior leaders on Tuesday surrendered before the Telangana Police. Central Committee Member (CCM) Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Chandranna and State Committee Member (SCM) Bandi Prakash alias Prabhath of Telangana State Committee surrendered before Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy here. Chandranna has been underground for 45 years while Bandi Prakash has been hiding for 42 years. The DGP said in response to the appeal made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to the CPI (Maoist) members to come out of the organisati ...Read More >
Chandrapur: Public anger flared across Chandrapur district on Tuesday as villagers staged two separate protests demanding the capture of tigers responsible for recent fatal attacks on farmers in Nagbhid and Chimur tehsils. Hundreds of villagers -- including farmers, labourers, and women -- rallied at Talodhi (Balapur) forest range office in Nagbhid, while residents of Shivara village in Chimur blocked the Kampa-Chimur highway, accusing the forest department of inaction.The protests at Talodhi followed the killing of farmer Vasudev Wete recently in Akapur by a tiger in his farm on Friday evenin ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Heavy rains lashed several districts across Telangana on Wednesday, throwing normal life out of gear as lakes and canals overflowed, roads were damaged and vehicular traffic was disrupted. Two deaths were reported from erstwhile Karimnagar district due to the downpour. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Medak, Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts for Thursday (August 14, 2025), warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. The IMD has also advised the public to avoid venturing into low-lying and flood-prone areas. An orange alert was issued for Kot ...Read More >
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy (File). Hyderabad: The dormant border dispute between Telangana and Maharashtra has been reignited after the latter's Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the process of transferring administrative control of 14 villages from Telangana had begun. The Telangana government has not responded so far. The Additional Collector of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district told NDTV the local administration has also not spoken on the matter. Videos from the vill ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Scattered showers were observed in the city on Friday, causing traffic snarls in several areas. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society, Saidabad recorded the highest rainfall at 16 mm, followed by Edi Bazar community hall (Charminar) with 13.8 mm, Musheerabad police station area with 13.5 mm, and Bandlaguda with 12.5 mm.The downpour led to traffic disruptions across the city. The Musarambagh bridge was closed after the Musi river overflowed on Friday, forcing ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A 21-year-old pregnant woman Rani from the ST community was allegedly murdered by her father-in-law, Satyanarayana in Gerri village of Dahegaon mandal, Kumarambheem Asifabad district, on Saturday. The woman, who was nine months pregnant, had reportedly faced family opposition following her marriage.While the accused's family belongs to the BC community, the victim's family is from the ST community. Her father-in-law, unhappy that his son had married her without consent, had been insist ...Read More >
MYSURU: Just a week after the poisoning deaths of five tigers, a mother and her cubs, in MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, over 20 monkeys (Bonnet Macaques) were found poisoned and dumped near Melkammanahalli, bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district, on Wednesday. The monkeys were discovered stuffed into two bags and discarded along the Koandegala-Kodasoge Road around 6.30 am by passersby. Forest officials rushed two surviving monkeys to the Government Veterinary Hospital in Hangala, Gundlupet taluk. Suspecting deliberate poisoning, the Forest Department dep ...Read More >