Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS) Considering the growing human-wildlife conflict in Karnataka’s Malnad region, which has become a major cause of concern due to frequent encounters with wild animals creating fear among the local population, authorities have now initiated action to relocate gaurs that pose an increasing threat, officials confirmed on Friday. The operation is considered the first of its kind in South India.The state government and the forest department have launched a first-of-its-kind o…
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Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Former Home Minister and BJP MLA Araga Jnanendra on Tuesday urged the Karnataka government to grant gun licences to residents of the Malnad region, citing a rise in theft and robbery cases in rural areas.Raising the issue in the Assembly during the Question and Answer session, Jnanendra said many people in the region live in isolated houses amid farms and plantations, which makes them vulnerable to crime. He also alleged that the police were refusing to issue gun licen…