The tiger’s movement in the region over the past few days has heightened fear, particularly after several incidents of cattle lifting were reported. (Image used for representative purpose only) Ponnampet: Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna has directed Forest Department officials to take steps to capture a tiger that has been sighted in Besagur, triggering concern among residents of the village and surrounding areas. The tiger’s movement in the region over the past few days has heigh

Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, along with office-bearers of the Chennanda Hockey Festival, met Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi and invited him to attend the festival. | Photo: By Arrangement New Delhi: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya has been invited to attend the Chennanda Hockey Festival in Kodagu, widely regarded as the cradle of hockey in Karnataka. Mysuru Lok Sabha MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja

An AI-generated illustration depicting human–elephant coexistence, used for representational purposes only. I n a distant corner of Assam’s Nagaon district, the village of Hatikhuli-Ronghang has rewritten its relationship with wild elephants — turning a long history of crop raids and fear into one of peaceful coexistence. Once plagued by human-elephant conflicts, the community embraced a bold approach called *“Hati Bondhu” (Friends of Elephants). Rather than resorting solely