Dumped in Ch'garh BJP govt-run shelter, hundreds of cows starved to death

August 14, 2016

Raipur, Aug 14: At least two hundred cows died of "starvation and lack proper care" in past three months at a facility getting state aid in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.

1cows After the opposition raised the issue, the government order a probe and weekly inspection of all cow shelters in the central Indian state. BJP considers cow as mother.

The incident comes close on the heels of a similar case coming to light in BJP-ruled Rajasthan, where it was alleged that hundreds of cows had died in state-run Hingonia cow shelter due to "mismanagement and lack of facilities".

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, who recently floated a new party Chhattisgarh Janata Congress, alleged that over 200 cows died in the government-aided shelter home in past three-four months and that the matter was being covered-up. He also sought a high-level probe.

Chhattisgarh's Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal ordered an inquiry into the death of livestock at 'Kamdhenu Gau Sewa' centre at Karramad village in Durgkondal development block of Kanker, an official said here today.

The directive in this regard was issued last evening following which the probe team today visited the cow shelter home, he said. Agrawal has also asked animal husbandry department officials to conduct inspection of all cow shelter homes across the state every seventh day and ensure proper sanitation and hygiene there.

While Jogi's party claimed that over 200 cows died at the shelter home in last three-four months, Kanker district Collector said 22 cows died there since August 1. "I have received information about death of 22 cows as of today morning since August 1 at Kamdhenu Gau Sewa shelter home," Collector Shammi Abidi told PTI.

Taking a serious note of the incident, Agrawal spoke to veterinary services director, Kanker collector, secretary and registrar of state Gau Sewa Ayog, besides other officials, and decided to send an investigation team to take stock of the situation at the shelter home, the official said, adding that the minister has asked for a probe report at the earliest.

Agrawal has also said that stern action will be taken against those found guilty for the death of animals after the inquiry, he mentioned. According to Abidi, the inspection team was at the shelter home for investigation while four-five veterinary teams have also been pressed into service to take care of the other ailing cows there.

The exact cause of the deaths was yet to be ascertained as the blood samples of the carcasses have been sent to labs and reports are awaited, she further said. However, prima facie it appears that the cows died of starvation and lack proper care as they were not fed properly, she said.

The shelter home was overcrowded as it has a capacity of around 80 animals against which nearly 300 animals were kept there, she said. Meanwhile, the collector also slapped a notice on the shelter home's owner seeking his response as to why he should be funded by government as he failed to feed the animals properly.

Agarwal also directed veterinary officials to provide proper medication to the livestock at regular intervals. Ajit Jogi, while talking to reporters here last evening, alleged that, "Our team recently visited the shelter home and found that around 203 cows have died in past three months there. The owners buried the carcasses in haste at the premises itself to cover up the matter."

He also alleged that the state government aid to the shelter home was being siphoned-off instead of being used for fodder or to treat the cattle.

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Where is naren and Viren....son of GO....
Mother's dying and stinking....sons are busy raping and looting....and moral policing.....

first they need to take care of their own family then go for animals...

Killing Both Humans and the Animals... As if they are the ones who give life to them.... Where are these Stupid oppressors who claim to take care of the cows, A reality which will be EXPOSED whenever there is Lies , evil and stealing in it.

ISLAM says a day will come to judge all these... On that day no cheddi, no BD, No VHP's will come to rescue YOU for the EVIL you do now... Beware cheddis are destroying YOUR youth and life of the oppressed and their family... Recognize the real Culprits... Think and PONDER life is not a play.

Send Thogadia and Sharan Pumpwell along with the Indian Army to Bury their MOTHER (Cow).Who died from hunger.More over now a days a street Dogs have much value than so called Mother(Cow).

Now the result of the BJP governments populist policy of banning beef can be seen.
Where is Maneka Gandhi now?

Mr. Togadia,
Please send your rescue team, or else don't compare mothers with animals

India can not feed 1.2 billion population properly, why on the hell they took this responsibility. Sorry to hear this message....heart breaking situation....

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Karnataka: Hotels to continue takeaway services for next 3

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May 19,2020

Bengaluru, May 19: In the wake of assurance by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to look into their demands, hotels and restaurants in Karnataka today decided to continue takeaway services for three more days.

Hotels were also exempted from the total lockdown on Sundays in Karnataka - under the state guidelines issued for Lockdown 4.0.

The Karnataka Pradesh Hotel and Restaurants' Association (KPHRA) had earlier threatened to stop takeaway services over refusal to allow dine-in facility in the fourth phase of the lockdown.

B Chandrashekar Hebbar, president of KPHRA said that the CM urged hoteliers to wait for three days, assuring that a decision will be taken.

"We appraised the government over the mounting losses by keeping just take-away services open. Noting that social distancing and other guidelines will be followed, we urged him to allow dine-in facility," he said.

The Association will wait three more days before discontinuing parcel services, Hebbar said.

The government also provided relaxation to hotels from the total lockdown announced in Karnataka on Sundays, he said.

A package for hotel employees such as cooks and waiters, along the lines of those announced for farmers, cab drivers and weavers, was also sought in a petition submitted to the chief minister.

In fact the state government had expressed its willingness to open hotels under the Lockdown 4.0, subject to restrictions. However, the central guidelines do not allow dine-in services.

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Karnataka Forest Minister Anand SIngh tests covid positive

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July 26,2020

Ballari, July 26: Karnataka's minister for forests and environment Anand Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine at his residence in Hospet town of Ballari district.

Minister's son-in-law Sandeep Singh confirmed it and said he has been home-quarantined and the doctors are treating him at home. It is not known who have contracted the virus from him, he told.

A few days back, the car driver of the minister had tested positive for Covid-19. Old house of the minister located at Ranipet here was sealed down and he was quarantined at his bungalow off the ring road.

A week ago, the minister held a meeting which was attended by doctors, hotel owners, the officials and journalists. Hence, they have been advised to undergo Covid-19 test, said a Government hospital doctor.

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Birders ‘Walk the Chirp’ in Manipal

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February 3,2020

A motley group of as many as 150 birders ‘walked the chirp’ in search of their feathered friends in and around the countryside of Manipal. The occasion was the 10th Edition of Manipal Bird Day organised by Manipal Birders Group on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020.

The day began ‘Bird Walk’ from Hotel Sheela Sagar (Opposite MIT campus) at 6:30 a.m. The birders divided themselves in smaller groups of 10-12 members and followed 13 different trails which took them through different terrains like hills, plains, paddy fields and wetlands. The idea was to sight as many birds as possible and record their presence in the region.

When the walk ended at about 10:00 a.m., the different groups have recorded a total of 125 species of birds, which was a bit lesser than the sighting of the yester years. “The 10th edition this year has seen a very good growth of interest among people. At the same time a decline has been seen in the bird species sighted compared to previous years,” said one of the organisers. Some of the rare birds sighted were Indian Pitta, Oriental Turtle Dove, Fork-Tailed Drongo Cuckoo, Orange Breasted Green Pigeon, Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Malabar Pied Hornbill.

The bird walk was followed with an interaction session at KMC Food Court and MAHE Vice Chancellor Dr. H. Vinod Bhat presided over the function. He felicitated six people who actively participated recently in a rescue mission of abandoned birds in Manipal.

A program then continued with a talk on ‘Ethical Photography’ by Dhruvam Desai, final year student of MIT, Manipal. This was followed by ‘Backyard Birding’ with Shubha Bhat from IISc Bangalore. She spoke on different ways to feed the birds with water using different materials for bird baths. “I have recorded 120 species of birds from bird baths in my garden,” she said. She encouraged the participants to have bird baths in their gardens or flats which will help quench the thirst of these little winged wonders during summer.

The participants involved themselves actively in the interaction sessions. The event was accompanied with an art exhibition titled ‘Feathered Jewels’ by Aditya Bhat. He presented around 18 paintings all from his memory of birding encounters.

Participation in Manipal Bird Day was open to all and entry was free.

MANIPAL BIRD DAY

Manipal Bird Day is an annual event dedicated to celebrating birds in Manipal. This day long event brings together a large number of birders from Manipal, Udupi, Mangalore, Mysore, Bangalore, Davangere and other places. Around 150-200 people gather and are split into different teams. They visit the assigned regions and count as many birds as possible. This non competitive event focuses on spreading awareness regarding the diverse avifauna around us. Turn out for this event has been increasing from 3 people to 200 in last 10 years. This is the 10th edition of Manipal Bird Day.

MANIPAL BIRDERS CLUB

Manipal Birders Club started as a Facebook group after the release of the first edition of “A Birders Handbook to Manipal” to share information about the latest sightings. It is now a formal group of over 500 like-minded members that meets at least once a week to go on bird walks. It is now a large birders community and a medium to organize events, bird walks and discussions about birds and sightings.

The next step would be to involve a higher number of local and young birders who will dictate the change in environment around the town in the coming years. With the co operation of Zoology and natural sciences students and other nature enthusiasts and faculty of different colleges weekly birding sessions have been conducted to involve and encourage more and more people to bird and get connected to the nature and to try to understand the changes happening around us, the media release issued by the group said.