As Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has taken up maintenance works at Chidravalli Power Distribution Centre, there will be no power supply tomorrow between 10 am and 5 pm at Chidravalli, Ukkalagere, Somanathapura villages and GP limits. Bannur Power Distribution Centre: Bannur Town, Kodagalli, Bisihalli, Hegguru, Attalli, Ketupura, Rangasamudra villages and Gram Panchayat (GP) limits,…
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Dasara elephant Arjuna gored to death by wild tusker
December 5, 2023Hassan/Bengaluru: The last rites of 64-year-old elephant Arjuna began with puja rituals at 12 noon today. The pachyderm will be eventually buried with full State honours and Forest Department honours. The eight-time Golden Howdah carrier of Mysuru Dasara festivities was gored to death yesterday following a confrontation with a wild elephant in the Yeslur range…
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Mysore Palace Board mourns tragic death of jumbo
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara elephant Arjuna, who carried the Golden Howdah (Ambari) for 8 successive years between 2012 and 2019, was paid tributes at a condolence meeting held at the Mysore Palace Board here this morning. Elephant Arjuna, aged about 60 years, died during a wild elephant taming operation at Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district yesterday. In…
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While other tamed elephants fled, Arjuna stood ground
December 5, 2023Giant tusker that attacked Arjuna from nowhere was unidentified, says forest official Hassan: Arjuna, the 64-year-old elephant that carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah eight times during Mysuru Dasara, passed away yesterday following a confrontation with a wild elephant in Yeslur range forest, Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district. The incident occurred during an operation to capture…
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Human trafficking is a global problem: District Judge
December 5, 2023Day-long workshop on ‘Prevention of Human Trafficking’ Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that human trafficking in not only a national problem but a global menace and as well as a societal evil, Mysuru Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Prabhavathi M. Hiremath observed that the problem needs to be tackled with collective, co-ordinated and continued efforts between all…
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Was the tranquilliser dart fired? Did it hit Arjuna?
December 5, 2023Alleging cover-up after negligence, wildlife activists call for detailed investigation Hassan: Conflicting accounts have emerged from the incident where Arjuna succumbed to the injuries inflicted by a wild tusker. According to the Forest Department’s press release, the team involved in the wild elephant capture at Yeslur was unable to administer the tranquilliser dart to the…
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Lokayukta raid on Government First Grade College lecturer in city
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint of owning assets disproportionate to known sources of income, Lokayukta Police raided the house and various other property linked to a Government First Grade College lecturer in the city early this morning. Mahadeva Swamy, a lecturer at Government First Grade College, Nanjangud and resident of Gurukula Layout near J.P. Nagar Outer…
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Cyclone Michaung wreaks havoc in Chennai; moving to Andhra
December 5, 2023Tamil Nadu Government recently spent Rs. 4,000 crore on storm water drains Chennai: Cyclone Michaung is wreaking havoc in Chennai and its adjacent districts since yesterday, causing widespread disruptions due to incessant rainfall and flooding. The city saw power outages and internet disruptions, with heavy rains and strong winds persisting throughout the region. Today, the…
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Government Departments owe Rs.600 crore to CESC
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Even as CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) battles to shore up its revenues, it has been discovered that various Government Departments owe the State-run Power company more than a whopping Rs. 600 crore. The CESC covers five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. Many Government Departments such as Education, RDPR, Irrigation and…
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Woman, two daughters drown in river near Srimangala
December 5, 2023Srimangala (South Kodagu): A woman and her two daughters were drowned in Kutiyala River, which flows adjacent to a coffee estate near Srimangala on Saturday. The deceased are coffee estate owner and a representative of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) Ashvini (48), her daughters Nikhita (21) and Navya (18). Though they were drowned…
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