80,000 applicants waiting for sites! MUDA is a white elephant. It has long served its intended purpose. It has become a milch cow to politicians and the mafia-bureaucracy nexus. Best is to abolish MUDA and allow private players to fill in the vacuum under a special legislation. —K.B. Ganapathy Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA)…
e-Aasthi now a must for property registration
February 23, 2024Will replace the present system of ‘paper or hand-written khata’ with electronic documents Bengaluru: Aiming to prevent illegal registration of properties in urban areas in the State, the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday passed the Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill which will replace the present system of ‘paper or handwritten khata’ with electronic documents. Revenue Minister Krishna…
7th Pay Commission: Govt. employees may get 24 percent wage hike
February 23, 2024Bengaluru: Even as the Seventh Pay Commission constituted by the State Government for wage revision of Government employees, is yet to submit its report, it is said that the State Government will have to incur an additional annual expenditure of Rs.15,431 crore if the wages of Government employees are hiked by 24 percent, in keeping…
Assembly debates encroached lands by coffee growers
February 23, 2024MLAs want encroached lands to be leased to large holders and sanction land to small holders Bengaluru: Encroachment of Government land by small coffee growers in the coffee-growing regions of Kodagu was discussed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, where Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna appealed to the Government to permanently sanction the lands to their names…
Deal honestly with coffee growers and Bagar Hukum farmers
February 23, 2024By K.B. Ganapathy, Sr. Journalist Mysore/Mysuru: It is obvious when this subject of coffee growers and Bagar Hukum was discussed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly yesterday by the honourable members and the mention was made of Form 50, 53, 57 relating to the years of 1991, 1999 and 2018, one could assume that a large…
JD(S)-BJP seat-sharing pact finalised: Cardiologist Dr. C.N. Manjunath’s poll debut gets Amit Shah’s nod
February 23, 2024Hot contest expected between Dr. Manjunath and D.K Shivakumar’s brother and sitting MP D.K. Suresh in Bangalore Rural? Bengaluru: As anticipated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has given his consent for renowned cardiologist and former Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Dr. C.N. Manjunath, to test electoral waters in the upcoming…
Move to divert Krishnaraja’s funds to Chamaraja, Narasimharaja?
February 23, 2024MLA T.S. Srivatsa objects to MCC Chief’s letter to divert Rs. 45 crore from BJP Constituency to Congress Constituencies Mysore/Mysuru: In a startling development having far-reaching consequences, it has been brought to light that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner has requested the Government to allocate the funds earmarked for Krishnaraja Assembly Constituency to be…
Seshadripuram College holds blood donation camp
February 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Seshadripuram Degree College, Mysuru, in association with Indian Red Cross Society, Karnataka State Branch, Youth Red Cross (YRC), NCC, NSS and Rotaract Club of Seshadripuram Degree College had jointly organised the 7th Blood Donation Camp in memory of late K.M. Nanjappa, former Mayor of Bengaluru and former President of Seshadripuram Educational Trust at the…
Dr. Samir Shah becomes first Indian-origin BBC Chairman
February 23, 2024London: India-born media executive Dr. Samir Shah was yesterday confirmed as the new BBC Chairman after his selection cleared the stages of scrutiny to be approved by King Charles III this week. Dr. Shah, who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, was picked as the government’s preferred candidate in December last year…
PFA vaccinates 68 horses in Mysuru, Srirangapatna
February 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: People For Animals (PFA), Mysuru, in partnership with World Wide Veterinary Service (WWVS), held a free biannual medical horse camp on Feb. 20 and 21. On Feb. 22, the initiative extended to Srirangapatna, where PFA and WWVS veterinarians attended to equine residents. The primary objective of this endeavour was to deliver crucial medical assistance…
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