Girl dies in coffee estate

February 7, 2017

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 7: A girl died under mysterious circumstances at a coffee estate near Kalasa on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Vanajakshi (13), the daughter of Ramesh, a native of Chitradurga district. He and his wife were employed in a coffee estate belonging to Yalanduru Venkatesh. Vanajakshi accompanied her parents to pick coffee beans on Sunday morning, despite their objection. While they were busy, she fell unconscious and died. It is suspected that she died after she inhaled the insecticide that was sprayed in the coffee plantation.

The Kalasa police have registered an unnatural death report. However, the reason for her death would be ascertained only after post-mortem report was available.

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Rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink found in Kodagu

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June 9,2020

Madikeri, Jun 9: A rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink was found by some wildlife enthusiasts on their way to Madapur in Kodagu district.

Ristella Rurkii, commonly known as Rurk’s Ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats of Southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, diurnal skink found in Shola grasslands and rain forests of hills ranges in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The specific name, rurkii, is in honour of “Dr Rurk” who collected the type specimen in the Annamalai Hills, High Ranges, Travancore, and the Palani Hills, of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is endemic to rainforests South of Palghat Gap.

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6 poachers held by Forest officials

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January 16,2020

Belagavi, Jan 16: Six Poachers were arrested in two different cases at Gollahalli forest range in Kittur section in the district on Thursday.

The arrested were identified as Bharmesh alias Bharmappa Hanumant Bhajantri, Mallesh Hanumant Bhajantri residents of Budanakatti in Bailahongal Taluk.

Another alleged accused Yuvraj Basappa Bhajantri managed to escape.

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