Abhimanyu, the famous elephant who carries the Ambari at Mysuru Dasara, has chipped his tusk. The incident happened recently ...

MYSURU, India (AP) — The spectators were getting restless after hours of waiting when a drizzle began. But an announcer over scratchy loudspeakers urged them in Kannada, the language of India's ...

Acting on Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre’s directive for the relocation of 63-year-old elephant Gajendra from the Budipadaga elephant camp in Chamarajanagar district to the Mattigodu camp in the ...

One of the highlights of Mysuru Dasara is the grand procession, locally known as the Jamboo Savari. During the procession, a heavily decorated elephant carries the golden ceremonial seat, with the ...

Mysuru: In response to widespread public concern and appeals from animal lovers, the forest department has relocated Dasara elephant Gajendra from Budipadaga Elephant Camp in Chamarajanagar district ...

The incident occurred at the Dubare camp in Karnataka's Kodagu district on May 18, they said. During the fight, Marthanda sustained severe injuries to the stomach and legs and was being treated at a ...

As elephant Abhimanyu headed back to Mathigodu camp from Mysuru on Sunday after the completion of his ceremonial role as the howdah-carrying jumbo during Dasara, memories of his predecessors who had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An elephant lifts its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in ...

Animal activists have long objected to ceremonial uses of elephants, citing distress in the animals caused by crowds and noise. MYSURU, India — The spectators were getting restless after hours of ...

BENGALURU: A day after a tourist woman was crushed to death during a clash between two trained elephants, one of the animals also succumbed to its injuries on Tuesday, officials said. The incident ...