Mysuru: If all goes according to the plans, the memorials of Dasara elephant Arjuna, coming up at Dabballikatte Forest area in Yeslur range, Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district and Balle Elephant Camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru district will be inaugurated after the conclusion of the forthcoming Winter Session of…
Mysuru Cultural Association to urge State Govt. Mysuru: The first death anniversary of famed Dasara elephant Arjuna was observed at the Institution of Engineers, Mysuru Centre on JLB Road in city yesterday, under the slogan ‘Arjuna Mareyuvudenthu Ninna’ (Arjuna, how can we forget you). The demand for declaring Arjuna as a ‘Martyr’ and building a…
Mysuru: Janadhwani Foundation has appealed Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar to name a street around the Mysore Palace or an entry gate to the Palace after Ambari elephant Arjuna which passed away during a wild elephant taming operation in Hassan district late last year. In a memorandum submitted to the MP recently, Foundation President…
Bengaluru: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre yesterday announced that foundation stone for construction of a memorial for Dasara elephant Arjuna will be laid tomorrow (July 6) at 12.30 pm at Arjuna’s grave site in Dabbali Katte plantation of Yasalur Forest Zone, Hassan. Hassan District Minister K.N. Rajanna, local MLA, MP and others will participate. Arjuna, who…
One at Yeslur, his burial place, another at Balle Elephant Camp in Nagarahole; Foundation stone to be laid in July Bengaluru: The Forest Department, planning to honour the former Dasara Howdah elephant Arjuna, will construct two memorials — one at his burial place in Yeslur in Hassan district, and another at Balle Elephant Camp in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Dasara elephant Arjuna has a memorial at the Dabballikatte Forest area in Yeslur Hobli of Sakleshpur taluk, built by the Forest Department. Arjuna, the revered eight-time carrier of the Golden Howdah during Mysuru Dasara festivities, met a tragic end during a wild elephant capture operation when he was fatally wounded during a confrontation…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following reports of a memorial being constructed for elephant Arjuna, social media has been rife with allegations that lakhs of rupees were deposited into the private account of H.N. Naveen, a social media influencer, under the pretext of funding the memorial. People have alleged that funds were misappropriated even before the memorial’s construction began….
Mysore/Mysuru: In a recent social media post, Kannada actor Darshan has raised concerns about the state of neglect surrounding the burial (samadhi) site of Dasara elephant Arjuna, who carried the Golden Howdah eight times. Arjuna’s samadhi, adorned with garlands soon after his death, has fallen into disregard now. Expressing his reverence for Arjuna, Darshan emphasised…
Mysore/Mysuru: Giving vent to his feelings about the tragic death of Dasara jumbo Arjuna, who was killed recently in a fight with a rogue elephant in an operation to tame wild elephants at Sakleshpur forests, Anil Bhoga Shetty, a former CAVA student with assistance from artist-friends Bharath Yoga, B.R. Rajesh and Chetan, has come out…
Hassan: Minister of Forests, Ecology and Environment, Eshwar B. Khandre has announced the establishment of a five-member expert team by the State Government to investigate the unfortunate death of the renowned Dasara elephant, Arjuna. The incident occurred recently during an operation to capture rogue elephants near the Yeslur forest range. Minister Khandre, who paid his…
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