Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru yesterday accepted the B-Report (closure report) filed by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and two others. Lokayukta Police…
Maharashtra Dy.CM Ajit Pawar cremated with full State honours
January 29, 2026Baramati: The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (66), who was killed in a plane crash, along with four others here yesterday, was performed with full State honours at the family-owned Vidya Pratishthan Educational Institutions ground here this afternoon. Ajit Pawar’s sons Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar lit the pyre, even as…
Police officers seen at birthday parties of criminals: Nagendra
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA and current Mysuru City BJP President L. Nagendra has alleged that rowdies, criminals and anti-social elements no longer fear the Police. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning regarding the raid at Hebbal factory, he said crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery are on the rise in the cultural capital and…
Police notice refers to ‘narcotic substances’
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Following the raids conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at a factory in the Hebbal Industrial Area, the Hebbal Police Station has issued a notice to local industrialists, asking them to attend a meeting convened by City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar on Thursday (today). The notice states that industrial sheds in the city…
City Police teams inspect factories
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Following the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raids at a factory in Hebbal, the City Police have gone on alert, with teams visiting factories in Hebbal and surrounding areas to inspect the premises. More than 20 officers and staff drawn from various Police stations began the checks this morning. As part of the exercise, the…
BJP, JD(S) plotted MUDA case against CM
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana has said that the alleged MUDA sites scam was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Opposition BJP and JD(S). Speaking to reporters opposite the Lokayukta Office in city this morning, he claimed that certain BJP and JD(S) leaders with “a criminal mindset” hatched a plot to falsely implicate Chief Minister Siddaramaiah…
Kuvempu residence ‘Udayaravi’ as National Memorial… MLA Harishgowda raises proposal in Assembly; Minister Tangadagi replies positively
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In what may be a song to the ears of literary lovers, especially of Poet Laureate Kuvempu, the State Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi, has positively responded to the demand of Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda to develop ‘Udayaravi’ residence of Kuvempu at V.V. Puram in city as Memorial and Museum. Minister Tangadagi came…
Akkare Hospital opens in city
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Akkare Hospital, city’s first super speciality hospital for children and dedicated to comprehensive care for children and women on Kalidasa Road in V.V. Mohalla, was inaugurated recently. The hospital is equipped with modern infrastructure, child-friendly environment, advanced diagnostics and safety-driven clinical protocols aimed at delivering high-quality and ethical medical care with a vision to…
Veteran Trade Union Leader Ananth Subbarao passes away
January 29, 2026Bengaluru: Veteran Trade Union Leader H.V. Ananth Subbarao (85), a resident of Vijayanagar in Bengaluru passed away yesterday. The face of State Road Transport Employees Unions in Karnataka, Subbarao joined the Trade Union movement in 1960s. He was the longest serving General Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), of which he was the…
Giraffe Yuvaraja dies at Mysuru Zoo
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Yuvaraja, a male giraffe, aged about 25 years died at about 10.30 am yesterday due to senility at the Zoo. He was one of the major attractions at Mysuru Zoo. Born on Dec. 7, 2001 to Henry and Honey, which were brought from Germany in 1987, Yuvaraja was hand reared by the animal keepers…












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