Mysuru: In a modified administrative order, the Urban Development Department has ordered the immediate cancellation of all site allotment orders issued by the erstwhile MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), under the controversial 50:50 incentive scheme. The directive, issued by Urban Development Department Under Secretary K. Latha on Aug. 25, follows key recommendations of a…

Rs. 10 daily or Rs. 250 monthly pass; effective from Sept. 1 Mysuru: When nature becomes a revenue source. The Forest Department’s decision to introduce an entry fee at Lingambudhi Lake in Ramakrishnanagar from Sept. 1 has drawn sharp criticism from regular walkers and public. According to a notice put up at the entrance to…

Marase, Madaragalli farmers flay notices Mysuru: The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) Special Land Acquisition Office, Mysuru Zone, has issued formal notices to more than 51 farmers in Marase village and over 60 farmers in Madaragalli village, both in Varuna Hobli, for the acquisition of 144.31 acres of land. The move has angered farmers,…

Mysuru: People, who had assembled in front of the Aranya Bhavan at Ashokapuram, had to return with disappointment as entry for the public was banned. However, the family members of the Forest Department officers and staff were given easy access to the elephants. While officials denied permission for the general public to get up close…

Mysuru: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Meenakshi Negi, who has been camping in Mysuru since yesterday, visited Aranya Bhavan at Ashokapuram in city this morning and enquired about the elephants health condition of Dasara jumbos. Meenakshi Negi was also briefed about tomorrow’s event at Mysore Palace during which the Dasara jumbos will be given…

Implementation of Cauvery Stage 6 Drinking Water Project Mandya: Accusing the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials of holding a secret meeting in connection with the implementation of ‘Cauvery Stage 6 Drinking Water Project’ without informing any organisations, irate farmers took the officials to task and asked them to leave the venue of…

Sri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji’s 34th Chaturmasya in city Mysuru: Hindutva thinker and noted orator Chakravarthy Sulibele has described cow vigilantes as the “true guardians of Hindutva” and urged society to stand by them. He was speaking at the 34th Chaturmasya celebrations of Sri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji, the 30th pontiff of Sri Kaniyooru Mutt, one of…