Tamed elephants, caretakers return to camps with heavy heart; still shocked over Arjuna’s death Mysuru/Hassan: The controversies surrounding the demise of the majestic Arjuna, the Dasara elephant, in a confrontation with a wild tusker at the Yeslur Range of Hassan, continue to unfold with fresh accounts of alleged negligence by the Forest Department. Forest Department…
Highlights: Cyber crime, food adulteration, DNA sampling, Police weapons, crime investigation Mysore/Mysuru: Intrigued by the world of forensics? Head to JSS Medical College campus in Bannimantap here for a 2-day Forensic Fair, that began this morning offering a captivating exploration into the realm of investigative science. City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth inaugurated the Forensic Fair,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The restoration works of Silver Jubilee Clock Tower (Big Clock Tower), opposite Town Hall in the city, will start after the conclusion of ongoing winter session of the State Legislature at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Dec. 15. Scaffolding of metal poles have been erected around the Clock Tower to facilitate the works….
Mysore/Mysuru: Various organisations took out a candle light procession to pay their tributes to architect of Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as part of his 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas in the city last evening. Members of Karnataka Rajya Nagarapalike, Nagarasabhe, Purasabhegala Pourakarmikara Mahasangha, Mysuru district unit, took out a procession of flower bedecked Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait,…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Following demand from various quarters including the wildlife activists seeking a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of Dasara elephant Arjuna at Yeslur range forest in Hassan district on Dec. 4, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that he has ordered a probe into the jumbo’s tragic death. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru this…
Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of people bid adieu to the Dasara elephant Arjuna yesterday at Dabballikatte in Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district, where its last rites were performed with State Honours. Arjuna died on Monday in a fight with a wild elephant, during an operation to capture the wild elephants at Yeslur Range in Hassan District. With…
Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration and various organisations observed 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, in city this morning. The District Administration had organised the programme to pay floral tributes to the statue of Ambedkar in Town Hall premises, where Bodhi Ratna Bhanteji of T. Narasipur and Kalyanasiri Bhanteji…
Giant 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…
Alleging 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…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Arjuna, the Golden Howdah Elephant from 2012 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019, had a distinguished career before retiring at the age of 60. Captured in 1968 from the Kakanakote Forest in the Western Ghats, Arjuna was sheltered at Nagarahole National Park’s Balle Elephant Camp. For over 24 years, Arjuna…
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