Mysuru: In a news that reads like a movie script, a woman presumed to be dead was found alive and ‘loving’ after five years. It also now brings relief to her husband, who has been accused of her murder. As fate would have it April Fool’s Day turned out to be a day when Suresh,…
Four killed as KSRTC bus hits SUV on Highway
April 3, 2025Mandya: Four persons including two women were killed on-the-spot, after a SUV they were travelling in, was allegedly hit by a KSRTC Airavata bus near Thoobinakere in the district this afternoon. The deceased persons still remain to be identified. They were travelling towards Mysuru from Bengaluru, when the tragedy struck, it is said. According to…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: ED opposes Lokayukta closure report, seeks further probe
April 3, 2025Bengaluru: In a move that could deepen troubles for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed an objection at the Special Court for Elected Representatives, Bengaluru, urging the rejection of the Lokayukta probe report on the distribution of alternative sites under MUDA’s 50:50 site scheme. In its submission through the Assistant Director under…
CM Siddu meets Gadkari: Seeks nod for Highway projects
April 3, 2025Flyover at Manipal Hospital Junction and nine grade separators on Mysuru Outer Ring Road New Delhi/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi yesterday and submitted a memorandum seeking approval for key infrastructure projects aimed at boosting Karnataka’s social and economic development. He also expressed gratitude…
Lok Sabha passes Waqf Bill after 12-hour debate
April 3, 2025New Delhi: The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill — Unified Waqf Management Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Bill (UMEED) — well past midnight on Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour-long debate, with Home Minister Amit Shah categorically assuring the Muslim community that the new Bill does not interfere with their religious practices. The Home Minister…
Major changes made in Waqf Amendment Bill
April 3, 2025New Delhi: Originally presented in August last year, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) led by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal. The proposed changes aim to streamline the administration and management of Waqf properties, address loopholes in the 1995 Act and improve technology-driven governance. Here are the key changes: Board…
Mysuru gets 14 more Namma Clinics
April 3, 2025Second facility opened at NR Constituency Mysuru: With the Government introducing the Namma Clinic concept two years ago, 9 such clinics have been functioning in district for the past two years. The concept of Namma Clinic is to provide basic health care services to the urban poor, slum dwellers and lower income groups. Speaking after…
Gunamba Trust donates 10 Baby Warmers to NICU at Cheluvamba Hospital
April 3, 2025Mysuru: Ten Baby Warmer equipment including the vital Neonatal monitors were donated by Gunamba Maternity and Child Welfare Trust to Cheluvamba Hospital for Women and Children in city yesterday. President of the Trust and Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar donated the equipment for the benefit of the new-borns at the Neonatal Intensive Care…
DC grants permission to reopen Kyathamaranahalli Arabic school
April 3, 2025Mysuru: The District Administration has granted permission for the Aleema Sadiya Education Institution and Masjid-E-Siddique-E-Akbar Trust to open an Arabic school, resolving a long-standing dispute over the property on Kyathamaranahalli Main Road (Udayagiri 6th Cross) in Gayathripuram II Stage. On Apr. 1, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy held a peace meeting following a High Court…
HC consents ED probe; exempts former Commissioner Natesh
April 3, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court’s Divisional Bench has granted permission for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate the MUDA 50:50 sites allotment scam. However, the probe will exclude former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh while covering Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, his brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjuna Swamy and landowner J. Devaraju. The Bench, comprising…
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