KHATIMA NEWS
Tehri
Pyar Chand Ramola, ed with the Narendra Nagar Forest Division in Tehri, died after an unidentified car struck his scooter near Batwaldhar in Dhanolti on Chhoti Diwali. He was returning home after duty when the crash occurred. Police have registered a complaint and are searching for the vehicle and its driver.
Pauri
Residents of leopard-affected Khandyusain near Pauri district headquarters say repeated sightings have deepened fear after a 4-year-old girl was killed in an attack on November 3. Families are bringing children indoors before evening, while poor street lighting continues to make movement through the market area more difficult and risky.
Haldwani
Villagers in Pangdegaon, Bhakar and Jeepti are worried after a leopard killed and ate a cow during the night. The Forest Department has installed trap cameras at the site and other sensitive locations in the Bhowali forest area, increased patrols and advised residents to avoid going outside alone at night.
Tehri
Forest sub-inspector Pyaar Chand Ramola, 48, died after his 2-wheeler collided with a car near Dhanaulti on the Chamba-Mussoorie motor road. Police have registered a first information report against the unidentified driver on a complaint by Ramola’s son and are investigating the crash.
Chamoli
Villagers in Chamoli’s Pokhari development block continued their protest for a sixth day, seeking cages in areas affected by bear movement and attacks on livestock. They say the animal is entering populated areas and cattle sheds, causing financial losses and making residents afraid to leave their homes.
Pithoragarh
Residents of Daubans Chaupaata village in Pithoragarh’s Moonakot block say monkeys are entering fields and damaging malta and large lemon crops. Narendra Singh and Kishan Singh said the repeated losses are affecting farmers financially. They have urged the Forest Department to take action and provide relief from the problem.
Champawat
Fear remains high in villages near Lohaghat’s Sui Pau area after teenager Harshit died in a leopard attack. Residents are returning home before dark, while traders are closing shops early. Forest department teams are patrolling the area and conducting public awareness efforts as villagers seek firm action against the animal.
Nainital
Residents of Tirchakhhet near Bhowali are concerned after a social-media video appeared to show a leopard climbing down a pine tree. The forest department has sent a team to inspect the area and determine whether the video was recorded there. Reports of a second leopard have not been officially confirmed.
Pauri
The forest department has captured the leopard blamed for the death of 51-year-old Beena Devi in Taruli village, Pauri district, 27 days after the 9 October attack. The animal was moved to Nagdev Range for a health examination after teams used cages, trap cameras and patrols amid continuing fear among residents.
Pauri
Protests continued in Khandusain, Pauri, after a young girl died in a leopard attack. Villagers confronted the local MLA and later protested when the Tehsildar and Forest Department officials arrived. Residents are seeking answers and urgent measures to protect families from further attacks.
Chamoli
The forest department has placed a cage between Kimotha and Tonji in Chamoli’s Pokhari development block after repeated bear movement raised concern among villagers. Patrols have been intensified, while staff are monitoring the animal’s activity as officials take steps to improve safety along the route.
Pauri
A 4-year-old girl was killed after a leopard dragged her from her courtyard in Vajli village, about 8 kilometres from Pauri. Anger over repeated attacks intensified when villagers surrounded MLA Rajkumar Pori, demanded the forest minister’s intervention and kept the legislator inside his car for about one hour.
Nainital
A leopard cat found seriously injured near Naini Lake on Monday morning was taken to Nainital zoo after a local resident alerted the Forest Department. Veterinarians treated the animal under observation, but it died because of its critical condition, according to Forest Department official Rajendra Verma.
Pauri
An FIR has been registered after 5 elephant tusks were reported missing from a store in the Laldhang range of the Lansdowne forest division. A CIU team from Pauri district inspected the site and questioned forest department employees and officers as investigators examine records, storage arrangements and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance.
Kotdwar
Basanti Devi, 40, died after losing her balance and falling onto a road while trying to escape a bear in Kolagad village under Jaiharikhal block. She had gone into the forest to collect grass with other women. A Forest Department team was sent to the village after the incident was reported.
Nainital
A cobra entered YouTuber Sourav Joshi’s home in Olivia Colony on Haldwani’s Rampur Road, causing panic among family members. The snake remained in the lobby before forest department personnel arrived and safely rescued it. Joshi recorded the incident and shared a video while seeking an early rescue.
Rudraprayag
Garbage piles near Shersi on Rudraprayag’s Kedarnath National Highway are attracting bears searching for food, according to local residents. Villagers say the animals arrive at night, increasing concern for people living nearby and travellers using the route. They have sought waste removal and regular forest-department patrols.
Champawat
A leopard approached the cage set up in Dobabhagu, Barakot, but was not trapped for the third consecutive day. Forest officials found its paw prints nearby and are urging residents to remain alert, avoid travelling alone on deserted routes and take precautions while moving through the area.
Pithoragarh
A leopard killed a goat near the primary school in Seri Kaniyana, within Barakot development block, leaving residents worried about repeated sightings near homes. Villagers have sought compensation for the affected family and asked the Forest Department to capture the animal, while officials continue patrols and urge students to remain cautious.
Nainital
Forest department watchman Aan Singh Rawat suffered serious injuries to his ear and temple while checking a report of suspected illegal oak cutting near Bhawali Sanatorium. He was taken to B.D. Pandey Hospital, where doctors performed surgery and stitched the wound. Officials said his treatment is continuing and a referral may follow if required.
Nainital
A female leopard accompanied by 2 cubs reportedly attacked Aamir Abdullah near the Polytechnic turn on Nainital’s Kilbury Road. He pulled his leg away and escaped the encounter. Forest officials inspected the area, but found no paw marks, while a municipal councillor sought increased night patrols and a cage.
Kotdwar
A 4-year-old male leopard that injured 55-year-old Leela Devi while she was cutting grass near her field in Ida Malla was captured in a Forest Department cage within 24 hours. Residents welcomed the development, but fear remains after reports of several other leopards in the area prompted a continued safety appeal.
Bageshwar
A leopard entered a cattle shed in Ganwata, Thaklad village, in Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar district late last night. Villagers secured the shed from outside and contacted the forest department. A forest team later sedated the animal and captured it safely, according to the available report.
Nainital
The Haldwani canal-covering project has reached the tree-removal stage after the Forest Department approved cutting 74 trees along the planned route. The approximately 2-kilometre work is intended to support urban development and reduce vehicle pressure on the national highway between Sushila Tiwari Hospital and the Hyundai showroom at Devalchaur.
Uttarkashi
Sumitra Devi, a resident of Garhth village in Uttarkashi, died during treatment after being bitten by a snake at Chopra Tok on 21 October. Her family took her to Primary Health Centre Banchora on the Forest Department’s advice, but doctors could not save her.
Rudrapur
A joint forest department team was attacked during a late-night raid at a warehouse in Bazpur’s Pahadi Colony, where officials suspected illegal storage of teak and khair wood. Forest sub-inspector Surendra Singh suffered head and hand injuries, while the alleged attackers fled after police reached the scene. Authorities said his condition was out of danger.
Bageshwar
A leopard has killed 14 goats in 10 days in Sumgarh’s Baanse hamlet, including 8 during the latest attack, while another goat was taken in nearby Ratmatiya village. Residents say the attacks are threatening livestock-based livelihoods and have urged the Forest Department to install a cage, capture the animal and provide compensation.
Pithoragarh
Students and their families are worried after a leopard was seen moving through the hostel campus at Government Polytechnic in Chhamniya, Lohaghat. The sighting occurred around 8:30 AM at night as students returned from the mess, prompting the warden to use firecrackers and sending the animal towards the forest.
Almora
A venomous Russell viper found inside a house in Almora’s Dhungadhara area caused panic among the family. After the sighting was reported, a Forest Department quick response team and Red Cross rescuers arrived, carefully captured the snake and completed the operation without harming it.
Chamoli
Bear sightings and attack incidents in populated parts of Uttarakhand are increasing, particularly in Chamoli and Uttarkashi. Experts say bears seek extra food before hibernation to build body fat, prompting the Forest Department to increase patrols, install camera traps and remove waste near residential areas.
Dehradun
Families living in Class IV employees’ quarters at Haridwar’s Mela Hospital say a termite-damaged dry tree and branches leaning towards homes pose an accident and wildlife risk. They have sought the district magistrate’s intervention after alleging that repeated requests to the Forest Department and wildlife warden brought no action.
Chamoli
Villagers in Kurad, Chamoli, contacted the forest department after finding a bear trapped in a wire fence following a night of struggling. Despite concerns about bear attacks across Uttarakhand, residents chose to seek help, allowing officials to free the animal and return it to the forest.
Nainital
A leopard entered a home in Tallli Sethi village of Nainital district while pursuing a pet dog. A woman shut the animal inside a room, allowing the Forest Department and wildlife experts to tranquilise and rescue it safely. Officials said no one was injured and no loss of life or property was reported.
Nainital
An elderly woman in Talli Sethi village, Nainital district, shut a leopard inside a room after it entered her home at about 2:00 AM on Sunday. Forest department personnel later captured the animal and sent it to a rescue centre after villagers alerted officials. Residents have sought stronger monitoring and cage placement.
Pithoragarh
Residents of Gudauli village near Kanalichhina in Pithoragarh were confined to their homes on Sunday afternoon after a leopard moved repeatedly along a route linking the village with the forest. The animal left after villagers raised an alarm, while forest officials continue safety measures in nearby Bhandarigaon and surrounding areas.
Almora
An 89-year-old woman was injured when a monkey attacked her in Chyali village of Almora district’s Dwarahat development block. The animal reportedly tried to snatch a puri brought for her, injuring her with its claws. Her family says she was treated by a doctor in Bagwalipokhar and has faced a similar attack before.
Almora
The Forest Department has seized 5–7 quintals of resin allegedly extracted illegally from pine trees in the Jageshwar forest area of Almora. The action followed a complaint against resin extractor Rajendra Pandey, while officials have recommended blacklisting him and said further investigation is continuing.
Nainital
The Forest Department and Nainital municipality have started removing flex banners dumped in a forest near Tallital’s old garbage pit after the Nanda Devi festival. one truckload has been cleared so far, while officials say they will identify those responsible and begin challan action.
Uttarkashi
A bear injured 55-year-old Jagbir Singh Rawat near Malla village in Uttarkashi’s Bhatwari block on Monday morning. Villagers first took him to the Bhatwari primary health centre, but doctors later referred him to District Hospital Uttarkashi because of the seriousness of his condition. Residents are seeking stronger forest-department surveillance.
Haridwar
A wild elephant was seen near the BHEL factory complex in Sector one of Haridwar, prompting people to stop and watch from the road. Movement along BHEL’s central route was affected for some time, while residents awaited forest department monitoring and further action after the animal entered the residential area.
Almora
A leopard killed a cow belonging to Ghanshyam Rikhari while it was grazing near a house in Rikhari village during the day. Villagers in several nearby villages say leopard attacks have created continuing fear and that several animals have already been killed. They have informed the Forest Department’s Chanthariya range and sought a cage to capture the animal.
Chamoli
Repeated bear sightings around Bamiyala, Kafoli and Nolapani in Chamoli’s Narayanbagar block have raised safety concerns among residents. Villagers say women’s daily work and children’s security are being affected, while crops have also been damaged. After a delegation submitted a memorandum, forest officials sent a team and provided firecrackers to help drive the animals away.
Pithoragarh
Residents of Bisabajed in Pithoragarh’s Munkot block say a leopard has attacked several goats in recent days. Fear has spread among villagers who collect fodder and take livestock towards forest areas. They have asked the Forest Department to address the threat and help restore safety in the area.
Kotdwar
An elephant herd damaged 3 residential buildings, a solar streetlight and 2 mango trees at Haldoon Tok in Jaurasi Talli village, Kotdwar. Villagers have sought compensation, stronger forest patrols and faster construction of barriers and solar fencing after the incident created fear in the area.
Pauri
Monkey attacks in Devprayag have injured 2 women travellers and a child over the past 2–3 days, according to local accounts. The incidents occurred near the Bhagirathi bridge, the confluence and the bathing platform, prompting residents to fear for children travelling to school. A forest team is being called to capture the monkeys.
Pithoragarh
A 75-year-old resident was seriously hurt when a monkey attacked him in the courtyard of his home in Kulyalgaon, a remote area of Champawat’s Pati block. Residents say repeated monkey attacks have created fear among children, women and older people, and have urged the district administration and Forest Department to act.
Almora
A tiger was seen about 200 metres from Heeraram’s home in Saural village, Almora, on Tuesday morning. Unable to call for help, he ran towards a neighbour after the animal appeared to approach him. Forest officials later inspected the area and advised residents to travel in groups and remain vigilant.
Pauri
A bear attacked 54-year-old Kuldeep Singh while he was returning from work near Kanda village in Pauri Garhwal. Singh suffered serious injuries and is receiving treatment at Hans Hospital in Satpuli. The Forest Department has provided ₹30,000 in immediate assistance and said another ₹70,000 will follow.
Haridwar
In Laladurg area near a petrol pump, a leopard dragged a grazing goat into sugarcane fields and killed it. Forest officials rushed to the scene, recovered remains, and advised vigilance, especially during evening hours, as patrols intensify in Molhapuri and surrounding areas.
Almora
A leopard appeared in the Dugalkhola area of Almora city during daytime, attempting to pounce on a woman. The incident sparked fear in nearby residential blocks as locals call on forest authorities to install a cage to prevent future encounters and ensure safety.
Uttarkashi
A leopard was spotted beside the Dharasu Band road in Uttarkashi late on September 4, with pedestrians recording a video from a safe distance. The incident follows recent leopard attacks in nearby areas, intensifying resident concerns and calls for stronger monitoring by forest authorities.
