One more iconic single screen theatre fades away Mysuru: Three years after Saraswathi Theatre on Kantharaj Urs Road stopped screening in September 2021, the theatre is being demolished, hitting the last nail on the only single screen theatre in that part of the city. For the past one month, the works on dismantling the structure…
Petition seeking CBI probe into MUDA scam: HC asks Lokayukta about details of probe against CM
November 5, 2024Case posted to Nov. 26 Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court this morning directed the Mysuru Lokayukta Police to submit a progress report on their ongoing investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) allocation of 14 sites in Vijayanagar to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, as compensation for her 3.16-acre land in Kesare. The…
Lokayukta probe into MUDA 50:50 site scam: CM Siddaramaiah summoned for questioning tomorrow
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned by the Lokayukta Police in Mysuru for questioning tomorrow (Nov. 6) regarding alleged irregularities in the allocation of 14 compensatory sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to his wife, B.M. Parvathi. Lokayukta Superintendent of Police (SP) T.J. Udesh issued the notice, directing Siddaramaiah to appear at…
HDK, son Nikhil booked for ‘threatening’ IPS Officer
November 5, 2024Bengaluru: A case has been registered against Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy and their aide Suresh Babu for allegedly threatening a senior IPS Officer who is investigating a mining case against Kumaraswamy. The FIR, registered yesterday, follows a complaint by Inspector General of Police M. Chandrashekar, who claims Kumaraswamy made threats…
Shelter for florists on Valmiki Road
November 5, 2024Mysuru: The flower decorators (florists) on Valmiki Road in Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli) can henceforth conduct business with ease, with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) building a shelter for them. Following instructions of Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda, the shelter with zinc sheet covering the total area of 130 feet in length and 10 feet wide, provides a cover…
‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’ qualifies for Oscars
November 5, 2024New Delhi: ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’, a short film directed by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) student Dr. Chidananda S. Naik, from Mysuru, has qualified for Oscars 2025 in the Live Action Short Film category. The note on FTII’s official Instagram page can be read: “Sunflowers Were the First Ones…
MLA hears grievances of residents during padayatra
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda took out a padayatra this morning in MCC Ward 7 covering Karakushalanagar, Dr. Ambedkar Jnanaloka, B.M. Shri Nagar and adjacent areas. Beginning his padayatra from Karakushalanagar, Harishgowda received a number of petitions from local residents that highlighted lack of civic amenities such as drinking water, a proper underground drainage (UGD)…
Commemorating 1924 Congress Meet in Belagavi: Barack Obama invited for joint Assembly Session
November 5, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has extended an invitation to former US President Barack Obama to attend a special joint Assembly Session commemorating the centenary of the historic 1924 Congress session chaired by Mahatma Gandhi in Belagavi. This event marked the launch of the Indian freedom movement against British rule. Speaking in Gadag yesterday, Minister for…
Semiconductor chip unit to come up at Kadakola
November 5, 2024Mysuru: In a significant development, a semiconductor chip manufacturing unit will soon be established at Kadakola, Mysuru. This announcement was made by Ashok, the CEO of the Hassan Mega Food Park, at a press conference at the Pathrakartara Bhavan yesterday. Ashok revealed that Mysuru had initially missed out on the semiconductor project. However, after negotiations…
Private firm employee allegedly gang-raped at city hotel
November 5, 2024Mysuru: A girl, alleging that two youths had gang-raped her on the pretext of partying at a city hotel on Saturday night, has lodged a complaint with Vijayanagar Police on Sunday evening. The incident is said to have taken place at a hotel on the Outer Ring Road coming under Vijayanagar Police limits and the…
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