Report within 6 months Mysore/Mysuru: One-Man Judicial Commission headed by retired High Court Judge P.N. Desai, constituted by the State Government to probe into the irregularities related to allocation of sites at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), has sought 8-point details from MUDA. In a missive sent by S. Nagaraju, Under-Secretary to the Government, Internal…
‘Wrong Side Driving’
July 24, 2024Special drive against offenders on Highways from Aug. 1: ADGP Alok Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Come Aug. 1, 2024, Police will launch a special drive to crack down on ‘Wrong Side Driving’ on the Highways. ADGP (Training, Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar has issued a circular, stating that the special drive will be taken up against…
Release of water from KRS reservoir: Retaining wall of water discharge basin collapses
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) releasing thousands of cusecs of water from the KRS reservoir to river, the retaining wall of the water basin, abutting Naguvana Farm, in Srirangapatna, Mandya district has collapsed. The retaining wall, which was renovated around six months back, collapsed just few hours after reservoir gates were open…
IT firms propose 14-hour workday; employees fume
July 24, 2024Bengaluru: A year after Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy suggested youngsters should work 70 hours a week, IT firms in Karnataka have submitted a proposal to the State Government demanding an extension of employee working hours to 14 hours. The State Government is considering amending the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act of 1961. The…
‘Karnataka Sambhrama 50’ celebrations: Month-long Consumer Expo at Dasara Grounds from July 25
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Karnataka Sambhrama-50 to mark the golden jubilee of renaming the Mysore State as Karnataka on Nov. 1, 1973, Simon Exhibitors will be conducting a Mega Consumer Expo titled ‘Karnataka Sambhrama 50’ at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city from July 25 to Aug. 25, said Simon Exhibitors Director M.S. Nagachandra. Addressing the…
Industrialists pressuring us: Minister
July 24, 2024Bengaluru: Labour Minister Santosh Lad said yesterday that the government is under pressure from the IT industry to implement 14 hours of work for techies, but is evaluating the matter. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Santosh Lad said, “The Bill has come to us because of pressure from the IT industries. The industrialists are…
MUDA Site Scam – To duck MUDA fine, ex-MP Simha had taken ‘illegal path’: K. Marigowda
July 24, 2024Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP had built a asbestos sheet room on G-category site allotted to his wife in Vijayanagar in the city to portray it as a house, states MUDA Chairman Mysore/Mysuru: More murky affairs are tumbling out from the casket of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allegedly involving various leaders, especially after the 50:50 site…
Set an example, return sites to MUDA: Ex-MP Prathap Simha’s advise to CM
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, has advised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to set a rare precedent by returning 14 sites allotted to his wife Parvathi to Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Simha told media persons outside City BJP Office in Chamarajapuram this morning, “Siddaramaiah is a mass leader, but won’t call him corrupt. When compared…
JD(S) leader rubbishes charges against HDK
July 24, 2024S.R. Mahesh says there is no MUDA site in HDK or his family member’s name in city Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) leader and former Minister S.R. Mahesh has strongly refuted an allegation made by KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana yesterday that Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) is also a beneficiary of alternative site allotted by MUDA. S.R. Mahesh…
Road accident in front of Infosys gate: Family donates victim’s organs; gives fresh hope to four organ recipients
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The family members of an accident victim, who had sustained serious head injuries in a road accident on July 19 morning and declared brain dead by the doctors on July 22, have donated the organs of the accident victim, thus giving a new lease of life to four persons waiting for organ transplant. On…
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