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…
Dispute over financial handling of memorial fund by ‘Arjuna Pade’
May 27, 2024Mysore/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….
Thousands bid tearful adieu to beloved Arjuna
December 6, 2023Mysore/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…
Child dies after falling off a swing
September 26, 2017Mysuru: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy died after falling off a swing on which he was sleeping at Sakleshpur on Sunday night. The little boy, identified as Mithun Patel, is the son of Shivu and Vrunda couple, residents of J.P. Nagar in city. Shivu and Vrunda couple, who wanted to go on pilgrimage to places such as…
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