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Lok Sabha passes Waqf Bill after 12-hour debate
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Lok Sabha passes Waqf Bill after 12-hour debate

April 3, 2025

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill — Unified Waqf Management Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Bill (UMEED) — well past midnight on Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour-long debate, with Home Minister Amit Shah categorically assuring the Muslim community that the new Bill does not interfere with their religious practices. The Home Minister…

Major changes made in Waqf Amendment Bill
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Major changes made in Waqf Amendment Bill

April 3, 2025

New Delhi: Originally presented in August last year, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) led by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal. The proposed changes aim to streamline the administration and management of Waqf properties, address loopholes in the 1995 Act and improve technology-driven governance. Here are the key changes: Board…

Mysuru gets 14 more Namma Clinics
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Mysuru gets 14 more Namma Clinics

April 3, 2025

Second facility opened at NR Constituency Mysuru: With the Government introducing the Namma Clinic concept two years ago, 9 such clinics  have been functioning in district for the past two years. The concept of Namma Clinic is to provide basic health care services to the urban poor, slum dwellers and lower income groups. Speaking after…

Gunamba Trust donates 10 Baby Warmers to NICU at Cheluvamba Hospital
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Gunamba Trust donates 10 Baby Warmers to NICU at Cheluvamba Hospital

April 3, 2025

Mysuru: Ten Baby Warmer equipment including the vital Neonatal monitors were donated by Gunamba Maternity and Child Welfare Trust to Cheluvamba Hospital for Women and Children in city yesterday. President of the Trust and Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar donated the equipment for the benefit of the new-borns at the Neonatal Intensive Care…

DC grants permission to reopen Kyathamaranahalli Arabic school
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DC grants permission to reopen Kyathamaranahalli Arabic school

April 3, 2025

Mysuru: The District Administration has granted permission for the Aleema Sadiya Education Institution and Masjid-E-Siddique-E-Akbar Trust to open an Arabic school, resolving a long-standing dispute over the property on Kyathamaranahalli Main Road (Udayagiri 6th Cross) in Gayathripuram II Stage. On Apr. 1, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy held a peace meeting following a High Court…

HC consents ED probe; exempts former Commissioner Natesh
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HC consents ED probe; exempts former Commissioner Natesh

April 3, 2025

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court’s Divisional Bench has granted permission for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate the MUDA 50:50 sites allotment scam. However, the probe will exclude former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh while covering Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, his brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjuna Swamy and landowner J. Devaraju. The Bench, comprising…

Kodagu University unveils new emblem
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Kodagu University unveils new emblem

April 3, 2025

Design by former CAVA students wins accolades Mysuru: Amidst the State Government’s denial of reports claiming the closure of Kodagu University at Chikka Aluvara, the institution has introduced an attractive new emblem. Designed by Sullimada Darshan Poovappa from Nalkeri in Kodagu and Prasanna Udayakumar Gaonkar from Yellapur, Sirsi in Uttara Kannada District, both are former…

City Police bid emotional farewell to Garuda vehicle
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City Police bid emotional farewell to Garuda vehicle

April 3, 2025

Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have introduced a unique tradition — bidding farewell not just to retiring colleagues but also to vehicles that have served them for years. In a heartfelt gesture, the personnel of Devaraja Police Station gave an emotional send-off to their Garuda patrol vehicle, which had been in service for 15 years….

Over 60 Inspectors, Dy.SPs finally get postings after 10 long months
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Over 60 Inspectors, Dy.SPs finally get postings after 10 long months

April 3, 2025

No salaries from June 2024 till Mar. 24, 2025; officers posted now after MLA Srivatsa’s intervention Mysuru: Even after 10 months of transfer, several Police Inspectors, Dy.SPs and ACPs have not been assigned postings, leaving them demoralised and disheartened. In June 2024, the State Government issued transfer orders for over 60 Dy.SPs, ACPs and Police…

Symposium marks Intl. Women’s Day at Infosys
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Symposium marks Intl. Women’s Day at Infosys

April 3, 2025

Mysuru: SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD) was the knowledge partner for the ‘Inspiring Women to Live Fulfilling Lives’ symposium, hosted by the CII Mysuru CSR, HR-IR and Women Networking Panel at the Infosys Mysuru campus. Organised as part of International Women’s Day, the event brought together over 160 participants for engaging discussions on financial,…

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