Probe Committee examining documents related to sites that were documented by previous MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju and Secretary M.K. Savitha during 2017-18 Mysore/Mysuru: As the Inquiry Committee headed by an IAS Officer probing into the alleged irregularities related to allocation of sites at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) digs deeper, startling revelations are emerging, saying…
CM demands Rs. 60 cr. as relief, offers to return 14 sites
July 5, 2024Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is in the eye of the storm, with main Opposition party BJP training guns over the allocation of 14 sites to his (Siddaramaiah) wife in Mysuru, in lieu of the land in which Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) developed the sites, has offered a solution. Speaking to media persons here…
MLC Vishwanath demands CBI probe into MUDA scam
July 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Joining the chorus of opposition parties, organisations and groups demanding a CBI probe into the massive MUDA scam involving thousands of crores of rupees, MLC A.H. Vishwanath urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to handover the probe into the Multi-crore MUDA scam to the CBI and come clean. Addressing a press meet in front of MUDA…
MUDA scam: ‘Dr. Yathindra’s name dragged with malicious intention’
July 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Office- bearers of ‘Dr. Yathindra Yuva Brigade’ have urged their leader and MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah to file a defamation case against the baseless charges made against him regarding the site scam at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). In a press release, Brigade President Kamsale Ravi stated that politics has reached a low point…
Scrap NTA: AIDSO stages protest
July 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding the scrapping of National Testing Agency (NTA) for UGC-NET question paper leak and NEET-UG scam, activists of the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) staged a demonstration in front of the Clock Tower in Manasagangotri campus here yesterday. Seeking a fair judicial probe into UGC-NET paper leak, the protestors demanded stringent punishment to…
Dr. B.T. Kavitha takes charge as Chamarajanagar SP
July 5, 2024Chamarajanagar: Dr. B.T. Kavitha, who was earlier serving as the Superintendent of Police (SP), Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) at Mysuru, took charge as the SP of Chamarajanagar from Additional SP Udesh on Wednesday. Dr. Kavitha’s husband R. Nagashayana is presently serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Excise at Chamarajanagar. Padmini Sahoo, who was…
Dereliction of duty: NR Traffic Head Constable suspended
July 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP-Crime and Traffic) S. Jahnavi has ordered the suspension of Narasimharaja (NR) Traffic Head Constable Somashekar on charge of dereliction of duty. On Nov. 28, 2023 at about 10.30 pm, when NR Traffic Police were conducting routine inspection of vehicles near Manipal Hospital Junction, Head Constable Somashekar, stopped a car…
Sandal Urus Shariff of Hazarath Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur tomorrow
July 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The 248th annual Sandal Urus Shariff celebrations of Hazarath Nawab Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur, organised by Hazarath Tipu Sultan Urus & Welfare Committee Secretary Afroz Pasha will be held tomorrow (July 6) at 2 pm in Meelad Park on Ashoka Road in city. The celebration will be held under the patronage of Sir Khazi…
Operation Night Raid
July 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a novel and proactive measure, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has initiated a crackdown on individuals disposing of waste illegally in the city, particularly during night time. Termed ‘Operation Night Raid’, this effort aims to curb the unauthorised dumping of waste on roadsides and vacant sites, imposing fines on violators. Despite the presence…
CCTV cameras to keep an eye on litter louts
July 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Senior Health Officer Dr. N.P. Venkatesh announced that in addition to ‘Operation Night Raid,’ MCC Commissioner has decided to install CCTV cameras at selected locations to monitor public waste disposal. Although specific locations for the cameras have not yet been finalised, each Ward may expect to receive 2 to 3…















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