KHATIMA NEWS
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A leopard was killed after a speeding, unidentified vehicle struck it while the animal crossed NH-74 near Dharampur village in Jaspur, Udham Singh Nagar. The body was found beside the highway by morning, where local residents gathered after noticing the incident.
Kotdwar
A leopard attacked Saanvi, a girl aged about 6 to 7, in Kotdwar’s Saneh area late in the evening. The girl suffered wounds to her neck and was taken to Base Hospital Kotdwar, where doctors provided primary treatment before she was being admitted for further care.
Dehradun
Ranveer Singh Kafola of Kafnaul village in Uttarkashi district suffered serious head and eye injuries in a bear attack. A helicopter was arranged to move him to Dehradun, where he was airlifted for treatment. The incident has left the village facing a serious wildlife-related emergency involving one of its residents.
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.
Haridwar
A roughly 20-foot python was seen swallowing a monkey near Primary School Nauki in Dudhला Dayalwala village, Haridwar, on Sunday. Forest department workers rescued the snake after about 30 minutes and released it in the Jhilmil area. Repeated sightings near the school have raised concerns for the safety of more than 50 children.
