Elephant Rivaldo gets German collar
The Hindu
The elephant, due to be released into the wild, has been fitted with the collar so that the Forest Department can monitor its movement
Rivaldo, the wild elephant kept in a kraal, back into the Mudumalai wilderness, has now got a collar from Germany to enable the Forest Department to monitor its movement. Chief Wildlife Warden, Shekhar Kumar Niraj, said the collar was procured from Vectronics, a German company. The collar has GPS and VHF transmitters inbuilt, with a three-year collar life battery backup.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.