VILLAGERS STAGE PROTEST;

Residents of villages surrounding Kalur staged a protest before the deputy Commissioners office and demanded action against fake environmentalists and Kaveri sene.

Led by BJP MLA K.G.Bopaiah, the villagers submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner Subodh yadav. They stated in the memorandum that though the villages around Kalur are situated only fifteen kilometers away from Madikeri, they lack basic facilities. The MLA mentioned that they had applied to remove trees to form a road and the forest department ignored their request. Hence the trees obstructing the road were removed and fake environmentalists and members of Kaveri sene obstructed the development. The villagers alleged that Kaveri Sene is blackmailing officials to get the works done.

Bopaiah has urged to protect forest belts where smuggling is going on and quipped that the self declared environmentalists are not raising any objection to it.

TUSKER ATTACKS;

Close on the heels of a tusker attacking a planter at Kutta recently, a similar incident has been reported again from Karike Kerala border.

A cashew nut estate righter Andutti, 47 was attacked by a tusker and is put in an intensive care unit at Kerala.

He was attacked yesterday inside the estate during day time. The lone tusker took him by surprise threw him into air. Andutti broke both his legs and his kidney is also damaged.

The residents of Karike have complained that a herd of eight elephants have been camping in the area damaging crops at regular intervals. The complaints lodged to the forest officials have entered deaf ears, they allege.

ARUN MIGHT FACE DISQUALIFICATION;

Former minister M.C.Nanaiajh has cautioned that MLC Arun Machaiah who won the election as an independent might be disqualified if he attempts to join any party.

Addressing scribes at Gonicoppal yesterday, he said that one can declare that he has joined a certain party in public, but he cannot declare it with the speaker as he has to face the legal consequences.

Meanwhile he said that Kodagu Janatha Dal, led by him might fight the next elections independently if the seat adjustments are not acceptable to his party men.

WARNING AGAINST SOUND POLLUTION;

The deputy commissioner Subodh Yadav has said that the people should be aware of sound pollution and its ill effects.

Addressing offiials in his chamber, he instructed the officials to curb sound pollution being caused by vehicles and use of mikes. He said that sound should not be heard between 6 am and ten pm.

He advised the officials to chalk out awareness programmes.