Mysuru: After facing a two-hour-long questioning by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived at the Government Guest House, where he was met with a barrage of questions from the media. While Siddaramaiah initially exited the Lokayukta office with a smile, he appeared visibly irritated at the Government Guest House when reporters asked if…
MUDA 50:50 ratio land allocation: 16 sites illegally procured in Vijayanagar through fake will
November 6, 2024Ex-MUDA Commr., officials accused of aiding private individual Mysuru: A new scandal has emerged, involving the creation of fake documents to acquire sites in Vijayanagar illegally, allegedly orchestrated by private individuals in collusion with officials from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Speaking at a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday, Samaja Rakshana…
BJP workers taken into preventive custody for protesting against CM
November 6, 2024Mysuru: Even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived in the city this morning to appear before the Lokayukta Police in connection with the alleged illegal allotment of 14 alternative sites to his wife Parvathi, the City and District BJP units staged a massive demonstration in city this morning to seek the CM’s resignation. However, the protest…
‘Excise Minister Thimmapur cause for corruption’
November 6, 2024Mysuru: S. Guruswamy, President of Federation of Wine Merchants Association, Karnataka, has alleged large scale irregularities of several hundreds crores of rupees in Excise Department, pinning the blame on Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur as the progenitor of corruption. Speaking to a vernacular news channel, Guruswamy said, the irregularities is not merely valued between Rs. 18…
Big Bribe barb against Excise Department
November 6, 2024Bengaluru: Beleaguered Congress Government in the State that is in news for wrong reasons due to multi-crore scam at Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited, site scam at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Karnataka State Waqf Board claiming ownership of farm lands and other long held assets of mutts and temples, has…
Hasanamba Temple records Rs. 12.63 crore Hundi collection
November 6, 2024Hassan: The famed Hasanamba Temple at Hassan, which opens only for 10 days a year during the Hindu festival Deepavali, has recorded a whopping Rs. 12.63 crore Hundi collection this year, when the temple was opened for devotees from Oct. 24 and closed on Nov. 2. The counting of Hundi collection was taken up on…
Snehamayi Krishna demands reclamation of all 50:50 sites
November 6, 2024‘Let MUDA meeting on Nov. 7 cancel registrations’ Mysuru: RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna has urged the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner A.N. Raghunandan to take immediate steps, including reclaiming all sites allocated under MUDA’s controversial 50:50 ratio scheme. In a letter to the Commissioner, he outlined details of alleged corruption within MUDA, pointing to…
Missing CCTV cameras from MUDA Commissioner’s residence: Police complaint lodged after two-month delay
November 6, 2024Mysuru: The case of missing CCTV cameras and a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the MUDA Commissioner’s official residence has been reported to the Kuvempunagar Police Station. A complaint has been filed alleging the disappearance of two CCTV cameras and one DVR from the Commissioner’s residence near Apollo BGS Hospitals on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar,…
‘Misuse’ of Central Agencies: Protest in Delhi tomorrow
November 6, 2024Mysuru: Accusing the Central Government of misusing investigative agencies to undermine the federal structure and target CM Siddaramaiah, a protest meeting has been scheduled for Nov. 7 at the Karnataka Sangha in Delhi. The protest is being organised by Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagruta Vedike and AHINDA organisations. At a press conference held at Pathrakartara Bhavan…
Wins prize in Intl. Cartoon Contest
November 6, 2024Mysuru: Noted Bengaluru-based cartoonist B.V. Panduranga Rao has been awarded the third prize with cash award of 150 Euros (approximately Rs. 14,000) and Diploma at the 9th International Contest Animal Cartoon-2024, organised in Belgrade, Serbia. The theme of the Contest was ‘Sea Animals’ and the Juries selected Rao’s cartoon for the cash award from 1,532…
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