Udupi: One leopard enters bathroom, another caught in barbed fence; both rescued

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August 8, 2017

Udupi, Aug 8: Two leopards that entered into villages in different parts of Udupi district were rescued by the personnel of the Forest Department on Tuesday.

In the first incident, a leopard entered the bathroom of Jayalaxmi Hansraj Sanil, vice-president of Alevoor village, at Kemthur in the early hours on Tuesday.

Since the dogs were barking a lot, her husband Hansraj got up and found the leopard in the bathroom. He quickly locked the bathroom and informed the Foreest Department. The wild cat was later released in a reserve forest.

In the second incident, a leopard was found caught in a barbed wire fence at Kaadur village.

After getting information about it, the forest officials tranquilized the wild cat with the help of a veterinary doctor. The leopard was then brought to Baikady. “We will release it in a forest soon,” a forest official said.

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Modi govt asks HC to direct Karnataka govt to vacate madrasa in Srirangapatna Jama Masjid

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November 14,2024

Bengaluru: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has requested the Karnataka High Court to direct the Mandya district administration and the state government to clear a madrasa operating within the premises of the historic Jama Masjid in Srirangapatna.

The Waqf Board, opposing this move, has claimed the mosque as its property and defended the right to conduct madrasa activities there.

The matter was brought before a division bench headed by Chief Justice N V Anjaria following a public interest litigation filed by a person named Abhishek Gowda from Kabbalu village in Kanakapura taluk. The petition alleged “unauthorised madrasa activities” within the mosque.

Representing the Central government, Additional Solicitor General of India for High Court of Karnataka, K Arvind Kamath argued that the Jama Masjid was designated as a protected monument in 1951, yet unauthorised madrasa operations continue there.

He noted that concerns over potential law and order issues have so far prevented any intervention. Kamath urged the court to direct the Mandya district administration to take action and vacate the madrasa from the mosque.

In defence, lawyers for the state government and the Waqf Board contested this request, stating that the Waqf Board had been recognised as the owner of the property since 1963 and, thus, conducting madrasa activities there is lawful.

After hearing both sides, the bench adjourned the case for further arguments, scheduling the next hearing for November 20.

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