38-year-old farmer trampled to death by elephant in Mysuru
1 year, 3 months ago

38-year-old farmer trampled to death by elephant in Mysuru

Hindustan Times  

A farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Mysuru district of Karnataka on Friday, officers familiar with the matter said. Officials said the incident occurred at 7 am when the farmer and his brother were working in farm According to forest officers, the deceased has been identified as Mahendra, a resident of Channagudi village near Saragur in H D Kote taluk. “We do not feel safe while working at our own fields.” Mysuru circle chief conservator of forests Malathi Priya told HT, “Soon after receiving the information, the elephant task force officials rushed to the spot and formed three teams to drive away the elephants into forest.” The officials have increased patrol in villages to keep a check on the wild elephants, she said, adding that the elephants were entering human habitats from Nugu reservoir side, as there is no barricade. On August 15, a ginger cultivator was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Heggudilu village, in Saragur taluk.

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Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur
1 day, 18 hours ago

Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur

The Hindu  

Two wild elephants that strayed into densely populated areas of Payam panchayat in Irrity taluk triggered panic on Thursday, keeping the rapid response team, Forest department staff, and the police on high alert. Despite repeated efforts, the elephants continued to roam the area in Payam, Kariyal, Vattiyara, and Erumathadam prompting ADM C. Padmachandran Kurup to order a ban on public …

Elephant goes wild at Kerala mosque fest, 24 hurt in stampede
Trending News
3 days, 10 hours ago

Elephant goes wild at Kerala mosque fest, 24 hurt in stampede

India Today  

An annual offering ceremony at the BP Angadi mosque in Tirur, Malappuram in Kerala, turned chaotic when an elephant suddenly went wild. The incident occurred around 12.30 am during the late-night proceedings of the traditional event, which typically draws large crowds. The BP Angadi mosque’s annual offering event is a longstanding tradition in the region. Local authorities and wildlife experts …

Tribal man crushed to death by wild elephant in Kerala's Nilambur forest
6 days ago

Tribal man crushed to death by wild elephant in Kerala's Nilambur forest

Hindustan Times  

A 37-year-old tribal man lost his life after being trampled by a wild elephant while walking through a dense forest near Nilambur, police said on Sunday. Despite the sudden elephant attack, the others in the group, including two elders, three youth aged 18–19, and Mani's five-year-old child, managed to escape unhurt, according to locals. Meanwhile, Nilambur MLA P V Anvar …

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Human-animal conflict death triggers protests in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: In Kuttampuzha panchayat of Ernakulam district, public protests erupted after a 40-year-old man was fatally trampled by a wild elephant on Monday night. Angry local residents accused forest officials of failing to address the escalating human-animal conflict in the area. In response, the local community, spearheaded by the People's Committee, organized a protest march to the forest department office …

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala man trampled to death by elephant, locals protest rising wildlife attacks

India Today  

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Kerala’s Knachary located in Kuttampuzha, Ernakulam district, on Monday night, triggering protests by local residents over the increasing human-animal conflict in the area. The deceased, identified as Eldhose, a native of Knachary, was walking home around 8 pm after alighting from a bus when the elephant suddenly attacked …

Two minor sisters among three killed in elephant attack in Odisha's Sundargarh district
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Two minor sisters among three killed in elephant attack in Odisha's Sundargarh district

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Cruel fate doubled up with abject poverty to prematurely end two tender lives from blossoming when a marauding wild tusker razed their house made of twigs and polythene the ground and trampled two little sisters aged three and 12 years late on Saturday night in Bonai Forest Division of Sundargarh district. The incident occurred at Mundabasti of Kantapali village …

MLA wants Karnataka government to allow shooting at elephants entering farm land
4 weeks, 1 day ago

MLA wants Karnataka government to allow shooting at elephants entering farm land

India Today  

Harish Poonja, a BJP MLA from Karnataka’s Belthangady constituency, made a request on the Legislative Assembly floor. Discussing the challenges faced by farmers due to wild elephants destroying their crops, Poonja said: “Give a chance to the farmers. There is a law and as an MLA you have to make people understand what that law is,” Khandre told Poonja regarding …

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Erode: A 55-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a rogue elephant in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here, forest officials said on Monday. The victim, identified as Maran, a resident of Bairamarathotti village near Guthiyalathur forest, owned farmland where he cultivated maize. To protect his crops from wild animals, particularly wild boars and elephants, Maran often stayed on his farm …

4 trampled to death by elephant in separate incidents in Odisha district: Official
3 months, 2 weeks ago

4 trampled to death by elephant in separate incidents in Odisha district: Official

Hindustan Times  

Four people were killed after an elephant trampled them in the past three days in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, forest and wildlife officials said on Thursday. On Tuesday, three others, including two men and a woman, were killed while two others sustained injuries in a similar elephant attack in three separate places in Betnoti, Deuli and Rasgovindpur areas of the district. …

Two killed, three hurt in jumbo attacks, panic in Odisha villages
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two killed, three hurt in jumbo attacks, panic in Odisha villages

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Panic has spread across Betnoti, Deuli, and Rasgovindpur ranges in Mayurbhanj district as two persons were killed and three others injured in separate elephant attacks on Tuesday. A herd of 50 elephants, split between groups of 28 and 22, is creating havoc in Rasgovindpur range after migrating from Deuli and Betnoti ranges. The injured include Sanga Mohanta of Uludihi, …

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
3 months, 4 weeks ago

14-year-old female elephant electrocuted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: A female elephant was found dead at an agriculture field in Mayurbhanj district in the early hours of Thursday. Villagers of Kuradik under the Betnoti range spotted the elephant's carcass and informed the forest officials. The DFO said the elephant possibly died due to electrocution since a livewire fence passed through the agriculture field. However, despite the deployment of …

Mob kills female elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mob kills female elephant with flaming spear in ‘revenge’ attack in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death of an adult …

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials
5 months ago

3 of family, neighbour trampled to death by wild elephant in C’garh: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: At least four people, including three of a family, were killed after they came under attack from a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur, officials aware of the incident said. Officials said that the incident took place in the Gamhriya area of Bagicha Nagar Panchayat on the intervening night of Friday. Jitendra Upadhyay, divisional forest officer Jashpur division, said that …

Chhattisgarh: Stray elephant tramples three women, cattle in 24 hours
5 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Stray elephant tramples three women, cattle in 24 hours

Hindustan Times  

Three women, including two of the same family, were trampled by an elephant in Korba district, officials said. The elephant was spotted roaming near the villages of Kusmunda coal mine in Katghora forest division on Thursday, they said. “On Thursday night, two women of a family – Teej Kunwar and Surja Bai – were attacked by the elephant outside their …

Another wild elephant electrocuted in Gudalur; second death in 10 days
5 months ago

Another wild elephant electrocuted in Gudalur; second death in 10 days

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: A seven-year-old male wild elephant was electrocuted at Vadavayal in Sri Madurai Panchayat near Gudalur on Wednesday morning. This is the second wild elephant death due to electrocution in the Gudalur forest division in the last 10 days. Gudalur Divisional Forest Officer Venkatesh Prabhu and Forest Range Officer Radhakrishnan held an inspection along with the officials of the Tamil …

Jharkhand: Two killed in elephant attack in East Singhbhum district
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand: Two killed in elephant attack in East Singhbhum district

India TV News  

Two persons including a woman were killed in elephant attack in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, a forest official said today. A septuagenarian man was crushed to death by a pachyderm when he went out to relieve in a forest near Chauthia village in the early hours of Sunday, the official said. In another incident, an elderly woman was killed under …

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild jumbos claim one more life in Idukki

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: Wild elephants claimed one more life in Idukki, this time of a 47-year-old tribal community member. Frequent wild elephant incursions in Munnar forest division have disrupted the life of residents in the area. The other deaths are: March 4: A 70-year-old woman trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli near Adimaly under the Neriamangalam forest range February …

Farmer trampled to death by wild elephant in Krishnagiri
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer trampled to death by wild elephant in Krishnagiri

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI : A 45-year-old man died in a wild elephant attack in Pansumandoddi village near Jawalagiri in Krishnagiri district on Thursday. The deceased was D Paramesh, a farmer.He was trampled to death likely by a tuskless male elephant in his farmland around 7 am on Thursday, said a forest department source. Villagers informed the forest and police departments and staged …

One wild elephant drowns, another electrocuted in Kodagu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

One wild elephant drowns, another electrocuted in Kodagu

New Indian Express  

MADIKERI: Two wild elephants were found dead in separate incidents inside private estates in Kodagu. In the first incident, a wild elephant was found floating in a lake inside a private estate in Kodagu. In another incident, a wild elephant aged around 10 years was found dead in Arvathoklu village limits near Gonikoppal. A foul stench emerged from inside a …

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor

New Indian Express  

CHITTOOR : The persistent issue of human-wildlife conflict in Chittoor district claimed another life as an elephant trampled a person to death in Ramakuppam mandal. Despite multiple complaints to forest officials, farmers lamented the lack of effective preventive measures. In response, forest officials asserted their efforts to mitigate conflicts, citing the deployment of drum-beaters and trackers to drive elephants back …

Farmer killed in wild elephant attack in Erode's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer killed in wild elephant attack in Erode's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express  

ERODE: A 25-year-old farmer died early on Saturday after being attacked by a wild elephant on a farm, near Bhavanisagar, in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Erode district. It is said Venkatachalam and two others stayed on the farm on Friday night to protect the pumpkins," police said. "On Saturday, around 1 am, a wild elephant came out of the forest …

Chhattisgarh: 17-year-old trampled to death by wild elephant in Raigarh district
7 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 17-year-old trampled to death by wild elephant in Raigarh district

India TV News  

Raigarh: A teenager was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, a forest department official said. Raigarh Divisional Forest Officer Stylo Mandavi said that the tragic incident occurred near the Pusalda-Behramuda railway tracks within the Kharsia forest range. Upon receiving information about the incident, forest department personnel arrived at the scene and transported …

Elephant kills woman in Odisha's Dhenkanal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant kills woman in Odisha's Dhenkanal

New Indian Express  

DHENKANAL: An elderly woman was trampled to death by an elephant at Banikjhar under Sadar forest range here on Sunday. The deceased, identified as 75-year-old Laxmipriya Mohapatra, was a resident of Balaram Prasad village within Hindol Road police limits. Locals said Laxmipriya along with some other villagers had gone to the nearby forest to collect mangoes early in the morning. …

Tamil Nadu: Tusker electrocuted to death in Nilgiris forest
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Tusker electrocuted to death in Nilgiris forest

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS/COIMBATORE: A 15-year -old male elephant died of electric shock at a patta land in Kunjappanai in the Kothagiri forest range in Nilgiris on Saturday morning. Forest officials said that the animal had allegedly come in contact with the live overhead power line after it pushed a tree onto it while eating and got electrocuted. As the animal was attracted …

Elephant dies of electrocution in Chikkmagaluru
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Elephant dies of electrocution in Chikkmagaluru

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old elephant, which had been causing menace in human habitats for past several months, was electrocuted in a coffee estate in Kere Haklu village in Aldur forest range in Chikkmagaluru district on Saturday night, people familiar with the matter said. The forest officials said that the elephant had killed three people in the Aldur range in the last eight …

58-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in Shivamogga
8 months, 1 week ago

58-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in Shivamogga

Hindustan Times  

A 58-year-old man was allegedly trampled to death by a wild elephant at Basavapura village in Hosanagara taluk of Shivamogga district on Friday, said officials familiar with the matter. Soon after the incident, villagers staged protests against forest officials, alleging negligence on their part in controlling the wild elephant menace. The incident took place when the victim had gone the …

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli
8 months, 1 week ago

Wild elephant that killed 2 in Telangana tramples 3 more in Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: A wild elephant strayed into south Gadchiroli’s Bhamragarh region and trampled three people to death including two women over the last five days, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. A herd of 23 elephants entered the eastern Maharashtra district of Gadchiroli from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar forests in 2021 Gadchiroli circle conservator of forests Ramesh Kumar said the male …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Talavadi Hills in Erode
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Talavadi Hills in Erode

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman, who was standing outside her residence in Neithalapuram village in Talavadi Hills in Erode district, was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Saturday. As news of the death spread, the villagers gathered outside the hospital and prevented the staff from taking the body to the Government Hospital in Sathyamangalam for a post-mortem. Villagers said severe …

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A 63-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Monday morning in Biruga village in the Ponnampet forest range of Kodagu district, according to forest officials. In past several months, the Kodagu district has faced significant challenges due to wild elephant encounters. Forest officials intervened to calm the situation but villagers expressed frustration over the lack of …

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months
9 months, 1 week ago

53-year-old man killed by wild elephant in Kerala's Pathanamthitta; 5th fatality in three months

Hindustan Times  

A 53-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant when he tried to chase away the animal that strayed into the surroundings of his house on the forest fringes in Pathanamthitta's Thulappally in the early hours of Monday, police said. A tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant deep inside a forest area bordering Wayanad …

Tribal woman killed by wild elephant in forest bordering Wayanad, Malappuram
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tribal woman killed by wild elephant in forest bordering Wayanad, Malappuram

New Indian Express  

KALPETTA: A 33-year-old tribal woman, who was out collecting wild honey, was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Parappanpara in the Meppadi forest range of Wayanad on Thursday. This was the fourth death in wild elephant attacks in Wayanad this year. The wild elephant attack took place around 10km away from Meppadi deep inside the forest. Meanwhile, the …

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district

Deccan Chronicle  

Balrampur, Mar 26 A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, a forest official said on Tuesday. Ramsurat God was attacked by the jumbo on Monday night near Hadhi Mahan river under Rajpur forest range when he was returning to his village after celebrating Holi at a relative's place, he said. On his …

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death

The Hindu  

A 65-year-old farmer who was guarding his maize crop was trampled to death by a wild elephant in his farmland at Diginarai village in Talavadi hills here on Tuesday. Demanding adequate compensation and strengthening of elephant-proof trenches, people staged a protest for over eight hours and the victim’s body was finally shifted to the hospital after initial compensation was provided …

Odisha: Food-Searching Tusker Enters Human Habitation, Tramples Woman To Death
10 months ago

Odisha: Food-Searching Tusker Enters Human Habitation, Tramples Woman To Death

Deccan Chronicle  

In a fresh incident of elephant-human conflict in Odisha, a woman on Saturday night was killed after a wild elephant which entered village in search of food. As per the reports, the unfortunate incident took place at Ushumundi village under Sundargarh’s Koida Forest Range. Earlier this year on February 11th, a 72-year-old elderly man was trampled to death by a …

Elephant killed in Assam after getting hit and dragged by train
10 months ago

Elephant killed in Assam after getting hit and dragged by train

Hindustan Times  

A young adult wild elephant was killed in Assam’s Lakhimpur after being hit by a speeding train on Monday. According to officials of Northeast Frontier Railway, the incident happened at around 4.40pm two days ago when the elephant came under the Rangiya-Murkongselek Passenger train near Gogamukh area of Lakhimpur district and sustained grievous injuries. “We reached the spot with a …

Wild Animal Attacks Continue Unabated in Kerala Two Persons Killed
10 months ago

Wild Animal Attacks Continue Unabated in Kerala Two Persons Killed

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Wild animal attacks continued unabated in various parts of Kerala with two more deaths being reported in separate incidents on Tuesday. Though the local body's representatives and the residents requested the district administration to take immediate action to prevent any untoward incident, the authorities sat over their complaint. Meanwhile, Congress activists staged a protest in front of the Kozhikode …

75-year-old woman killed in wild elephant attack, locals protest
10 months ago

75-year-old woman killed in wild elephant attack, locals protest

Hindustan Times  

A 75-year-old woman was killed in an elephant attack on Monday in Idukki district of Kerala. According to the panchayat president, the region is a hotbed of human-animal conflict involving elephants, gaurs and wild boars The deceased was identified as Indira Ramakrishnan who resided with her husband in Kanjiraveli in Adimali panchayat on the Ernakulam-Idukki border. “My son called out …

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district
10 months ago

Wild elephant tramples woman to death at Kanjiraveli in Idukki district

The Hindu  

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli, near Adimaly, under the Neriamangalam forest range on Monday morning. A senior Forest department official said that on Monday morning, a herd of wild elephants entered the Neendapara area under the Neriamangalam forest range. Five deaths in 2 months Within two months, five people lost their lives …

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict
10 months ago

Woman Killed in Elephant Attack; Protest Erupts in Kerala Town Over Human-animal Conflict

News 18  

A protest erupted in Kerala’s Kothamangalam town on Monday over the surge in human-animal conflicts, as demonstrators carried the casket of an elderly woman who fell victim to a fatal elephant attack earlier in the day in the Idukki district. The protest, which took place in Kothamangalam, a town bordering Ernakulam and Idukki districts, was led by Congress legislator Mathew …

Man dies as elephant attacks autorickshaw in Munnar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Man dies as elephant attacks autorickshaw in Munnar

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: A 46-year-old man died after a wild elephant attacked an autorickshaw near Munnar on Monday evening. The attack took place around 10pm near the Top Division tea estate workers’ colony in Kanimala, according to officials. Suresh was taking a family of three, who were returning after a school anniversary programme in Munnar, and two migrant workers to Kanimala when …

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant kills man in Kerala, third incident in a month

India Today  

A 44-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant near the tourist town of Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district. This is the third such incident in the state within a month after two people died in Wayanad amid increasing incidents of human-animal conflicts. Police said the victim of the latest attack that occurred on Monday night at the Kannimala estate …

Elephants trample to death 2 Asha workers on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephants trample to death 2 Asha workers on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Forest officials said, elephants were spotted around Gummalapur, Anniyallu, and Gandi areas for the past few days Two women were trampled to death by elephants in the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border village of Anniala while they working on an estate on Sunday morning, said Anekal range forest officer Bharat Kumar. “The incident occurred around 8am in Tamil Nadu’s village that …

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Violent protests rock Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad after third elephant attack death in a month

The Hindu  

A dawn-to-dusk hartal called by all major political parties in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Saturday, to demand a lasting solution to the escalating threat from wild animals, took a violent turn in Pulpally, 30 km from the district headquarters of Kalpetta. Third death in a month Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered a high-level ministerial meeting in Wayanad on February …

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: Locals protest after tiger spotted in area where elephant killed farmer

Hindustan Times  

The residents of Padamala in Wayanad district of Kerala took out a protest march on Wednesday evening armed with burning torches demanding the capture of a tiger that was spotted in the same area where a wild elephant barged into a home and trampled to death a farmer last week. The tiger was spotted in the area where a wild …

Farmer injured in elephant herd attack in Tirupati
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer injured in elephant herd attack in Tirupati

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: A farmer on a night-watch at his orchard suffered serious injuries in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Kandriga village in Chandragiri mandal of Tirupati district on Wednesday. The farmers said the herd of about 17 wild elephants were on the rampage for the past 20 days, targeting the standing crops, mostly orchards in Yamalapalli, Kondreddy …

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action
11 months ago

Kerala: Radio-Collared Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Wayanad, Residents Demand Action

ABP News  

A radio-collared wild elephant, which had been on the run, trampled a man to death in front of a residence at Padamala near Mananthavady in the early hours of Saturday. On Saturday, when the elephant charged towards Aji, he sought refuge within the compound of a house but the massive animal forcefully broke through the gate and inflicted fatal injuries …

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest
11 months ago

Elephant Enters Kerala Home, Tramples Man To Death; Locals Stage Protest

News 18  

A radio-collared wild elephant broke the gate and entered the premises of a house in Kerala’s Wayanad before chasing a 42-year-old man and attacking him to death on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the Kerala forest department has said a tusker with a radio collar fitted by the Karnataka forest department was seen in the Wayanad forest area two days before the …

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest department provides financial assistance to relatives of man trampled to death in Idukki

The Hindu  

The Forest department handed over ₹50,000 as immediate financial assistance to the relatives of a 79-year-old man who was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Thenmala, near Gundumala, in Munnar on Tuesday. According to Forest department officials, K. Palraj of Coimbatore was attacked by the elephant near a wedding reception venue on Tuesday night around 9.45 p.m. Munnar …

Wild elephant attacks labourer in Kodagu
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild elephant attacks labourer in Kodagu

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The incident occurred near Siddapura village when the woman from Assam was working in the coffee estate with other workers A woman labourer was injured in a wild elephant attack in a coffee estate in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district on Monday, forest officials said. The incident occurred near Siddapura village when the woman from Assam was working in …

Wild elephant killed by speeding train in Assam
1 year ago

Wild elephant killed by speeding train in Assam

Hindustan Times  

An adult male elephant has been killed in Assam’s Jorhat district after being hit by a speeding train. According to the forest officials, the incident happened near Mariani Railway Station at around 11.30pm on Saturday. The incident happened near Mariani Railway Station at around 11.30pm on Saturday. According to the Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway, Sabyasachi De, …

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