As the stench of corruption emanates from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), two Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officers are alleged to be the key facilitators of this rot — Mr. Horrible and Mr. Terrible. Dr. D.B. Natesh, a former MUDA Commissioner, is known for his dreadfully terrible decisions, while his successor, G.T. Dinesh Kumar,…
A forensic investigation by a person like Justice N. Santosh Hegde only can bring out the truth A case of closing the stable gate after the horses have bolted! The good news for all the admirers and loyalists of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is that the High Court, which heard the petition with regard to Mysuru…
Delay in Justice delivery destroys human dignity of litigants, accused A news emanating from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, dated 12th August 2024, reminded me of a short story by Leo Tolstoy titled ‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits.’ It was among the 50 world’s greatest short stories. But first the news that made me reflect on life…
A few days back I received a WhatsApp video sent by one Dr. A.M. Nagesh, Member of Mysuru Open Forum (MOF). Its title ‘Roar for Justice’ and it is a song most melodiously rendered but melancholic for its theme was such which could be known from the title of the song itself. The opening lines…
Seventy-seven years ago, we seized control of our destiny, forging a democratic union that endures to this day. On the surface, this seems like something to celebrate. But beneath that surface, our democracy is faltering, crippled by our obsession with money and power. Recent political spectacles, such as the Yatras where Congress and BJP hurled…
Tall leaders make great nations During the years of Nehru as Prime Minister, we had many brilliant, intellectual and honest persons in his cabinet, in national institutions and in public sector units. They came from across all religions and regions. The words Socialist and Secular were not in the Preamble of our Constitution. Yet, it…
Jaya Ho Jagdeep Dhankhar Friday 9th August, 2024, trouble broke out in the Rajya Sabha when the Congress MPs demanded an apology from BJP member Ghanshyam Tiwari for a comment he had made on Mallikarjun Kharge last week. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (and Vice-President of India) Jagdeep Dhankhar did not agree with the Congress…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently, to refer a patient to her, while trying to call up Dr. N. Harshitha, an ENT Surgeon, who works with me in the Apollo BGS Hospitals and who shares the workplace with me in the OPD, I noticed that she had put up a very interesting profile…
At a recent book launch event in Bengaluru, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha posed a poignant question: “If political leaders worry only about their own children, who will take care of the children of other people, who also work for the party?” The answer, it appears, is no one. Across the political spectrum, senior politicians…
Guess which project is back on the table — “wannabe” Disneyland! Yes, the Karnataka State Cabinet has cleared a proposal to develop Brindavan Gardens along the lines of Disneyland! This new “wannabe” Disneyland, though tentatively christened as Cauvery Brindavan Amusement Park, is not a new project. In 2018, H.D. Kumaraswamy, who was the CM had…
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