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Forest Minister issues statement, HDK expresses grief

Grief over death of Arjuna, the elephant that carried howdah in Mysuru Dasara. Rogue tusker attacked Arjuna, causing his death. Forest Dept. took action to capture trouble-causing elephants in area. Radio collars fixed on five wild elephants. Former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy deeply pained, wishes Forest Dept. took enough care for…

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Arjuna’s death: MLC blames Forest Dept. staff

MLC Dinesh Gooli Gowda blames Forest Dept. staff for death of Arjuna in fight with another tusker. SC ban on deployment of elephants over 60 for any use, yet Arjuna was used in capture operation. Risky operations, authorities should have assessed camp elephants' strength. Deployment of Arjuna a violation of…

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Arjuna was the last of a generation of tuskers who ruled supreme in the camp and the jungle

Arjuna, one of the last of a generation of giants captured in 1968 Khedda operations, was famed for his psychological strength & ability to fight back. He was drafted for elephant capture ops & carried the Golden Howdah 8 times in Mysuru Dasara. He was 10ft tall & had a…

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Elephant Arjuna of Dasara fame dies after being attacked by wild tusker in Sakleshpur

Arjuna, a 63-year-old Dasara elephant, died in a fight with a wild tusker during a capture operation in Sakaleshpur. He had carried the 750-kg howdah during Dasara 8 times until 2019.

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Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023 | A clear winner emerges in Hoshangabad fight between brothers

The fight between brothers for the Hoshangabad seat in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023 sees a clear leader in incumbent MLA Sitasharan Sharma.

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Randeep Hooda to marry Lin Laishram on this date

Actor Randeep Hooda announced his wedding to actor Lin Laisharam. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Brother versus brother or keeping it in-house? One Madhya Pradesh seat poses query

In Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, the BJP and Congress face off in a contest between the Sharma brothers. Sitasharan Sharma (BJP) and Girija Shankar Sharma (Congress) are vying for the seat but locals are looking for a third option. Despite the brothers' ideological differences, they share an accountant.

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Challenging tasks ahead for most camp elephants

Elephants returning from Mysuru Dasara face a more challenging task: jungle patrol, combing ops in man-animal conflict, & carrying the golden howdah. Abhimanyu & Arjuna are indispensable in tiger capture & subduing wild elephants. Dhananjaya & Mahendra are training for howdah duty. Gopalaswamy, a promising elephant, was killed in a…

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'Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds' – the Bhagavad Gita explained

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

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Krishna Janmashtami: Celebrating the birthday of a beloved Hindu god, renowned for his compassion and his wisdom in the Bhagavad Gita

Many Hindus around the world will celebrate Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of the Hindu god Krishna, on Sept. 6. The birth celebrations occur on the eighth day after the full moon in the month of Bhadrapada, or during August-September; in some parts of southern India the celebrations are held during…

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Grand reception awaits Dasara jumbos at Mysuru palace on September 5

Grand reception for nine Dasara elephants at Mysuru Palace on Sept. 5. Minister H.C. Mahadevappa to greet jumbos. Four elephants participating for first time, pregnancy test conducted. 750-kg golden howdah to be carried by Abhimanyu. Grand reception for nine Dasara elephants at Mysuru Palace on Sept. 5. Minister H.C. Mahadevappa…

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Jumbo team ready for Dasara 2023

They will be welcomed into Mysuru Palace on Sept 5 and their training for the Dasara finale will begin.

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What made Oppenheimer interested in Sanskrit and the Bhagavad Gita

Christopher Nolan's new film 'Oppenheimer', featuring actor Cillian Murphy in the lead role, tells the story of the father of the atomic bomb, Robert J Oppenheimer. This is a story of a brilliant, ambitious, and flawed man, who was involved with one of the most momentous events of the 20th…

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Athletes, sports enthusiasts in city take part in Olympic Run

Scores of athletes and sports enthusiasts took part in the Olympic Run organised by the Krishna (erstwhile) District Olympic Association in Vijayawada on Sunday. Arjuna and Dronacharya awardee volleyball player A. Ramana Rao and international archer V. Jyothi Surekha lit the Olympic torch and flagged off the rally at the…

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On International Yoga Day, lessons from the first American yogi – Henry David Thoreau

International Yoga Day, dedicated to celebrating yoga as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity,” has proved controversial since its inception in 2015.

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Arjuna, former ‘Ambari’ jumbo continues to be the heaviest among 14 Dasara elephants in Mysuru

All nine elephants in the first batch have gained weight ranging from 200 to 425 kg

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The ‘log book’ shows their commitment and strength

Each Dasara elephant has different traits and mannerisms, say officials

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AI, philosophy and religion: what machine learning can tell us about the Bhagavad Gita

Machine learning and other artificial intelligence (AI) methods have had immense success with scientific and technical tasks such as predicting how protein molecules fold and recognising faces in a crowd. However, the application of these methods to the humanities are yet to be fully explored.

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Budget only for rich, has nothing for poor: Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge

Criticising the Union Budget 2022-23 presented on Tuesday in the Parliament, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge took a jibe at the Centre and said it is a budget of Arjuna and Dronacharya, not Eklavya (from Mahabharata) as "it is only for the rich and has nothing for the poor.

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