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…
Hassan/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…
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…
Hassan: Former Golden Howdah elephant and 2023’s Nishane elephant Arjuna died on Dec. 4 when he was gored to death by a wild elephant in Hassan. Arjuna was taken to Hassan to capture the wild elephant that was creating panic among villagers. The incident happened at Yeslur soon after sharp-shooters fired the tranquillising dart at…
Hassan: Venkatesh alias Aane Venkatesh (40), a tranquilliser expert involved in several elephant rescue operations, succumbed to injuries after one such operation went awry, at Halliyuru near Alur in the district on Thursday. Bheema is the tusker that trampled Venkatesh to death. The elephant had sustained injuries during a fight with another tusker in the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Several teams attached to the Vigilance Squad of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), conducted simultaneous raids at Hassan, Holenarasipur and Arkalgud taluks in Hassan district yesterday and unearthed 27 cases of illegal power connections. The teams raided eight places from 9 am to 5 pm at Somanahalli, Bidarakoppal including the three taluks of Hassan…
Hassan: In a rude shock to the ruling BJP, the party lost the prestigious Hassan seat with its candidate and sitting MLA Preetham Gowda losing the seat to H.P. Swaroop of the JD(S), while the Congress came a poor third. The Constituency has gained all the more attention as BJP’s Preetham Gowda had challenged JD(S)…
Joyalukkas Foundation conducted Joy Homes key handing over ceremony at Markuli, Hassan, in the presence of Yeshwanth (Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer, Hassan), Rakesh (PDO – Markuli Gram Panchayat), V.S. Jinesh (Regional Manager, Joyalukkas Karnataka Region) and M.V. Praveen Kumar (Branch in-Charge, Joyalukkas, Hassan) and others. Joy Homes is one of the CSR activities of Joyalukkas…
Hassan: The famed Hassanamba temple, which was open for 15 days from Oct.13 to 27 this year, closed down for devotees after 12 noon yesterday. On the last day on Thursday, Kondotsava was held in the temple premises in the presence of thousands of devotees. Hassan District In-charge Minister K. Gopalaiah, Deputy Commissioner M.S. Archana,…
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