Mysuru: A land allotment scam worth thousands of crores of rupees has occurred in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) under the guise of the 50:50 ratio site distribution scheme, incentive sites and alternative site allocations. Despite the State Government stepping in to initiate investigations — Lokayukta, Justice P.N. Desai One-Man Judicial Commission and the Enforcement…
Srivatsa slams MUDA inaction
November 30, 2024I will speak at today’s meeting: G.T. Devegowda Mysuru: Reacting to the silence of legislators and officials over the inaction at MUDA, KR MLA T.S. Srivatsa told Star of Mysore ahead of today’s MUDA meeting that he had raised the issue during the last meeting. “I condemned the inaction in the strongest terms. I clearly…
S.R. Mahesh says he will move Court against Rohini Sindhuri, IAS Officer
November 30, 2024Mysuru: Senior JD(S) leader and former Minister S.R. Mahesh, after a long gap, has again raked up the issue of former Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mysuru Rohini Sindhuri with whom he had a running feud when she was the DC and charged that the IAS lobby is protecting her by stalling probe against her. The…
BJP’s rift wide open: Vijayendra loyalists seek MLA Yatnal’s expulsion
November 30, 2024Mysuru: A group of former BJP Legislators in Karnataka, led by former Minister M.P. Renukacharya, has urged the High Command to expel senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for his open criticism of the leadership, especially the State President B.Y. Vijayendra. Renukacharya, a staunch ally of State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra, has ramped up his criticism…
Supporters pray at Chamundi Hill Temple
November 30, 2024We offered prayers for ‘Shatru Samhara’, divine intervention, says Ex-Minister B.C. Patil Mysuru: Amid ongoing internal discord and dissident BJP leader and MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal continuing his criticism of senior party figures, particularly State BJP Chief B.S. Yediyurappa and his son, B.Y. Vijayendra, a large contingent of former BJP Ministers and Legislators, supporting Vijayendra,…
Renukacharya accuses Sonia, Rahul Gandhi of backing Yatnal
November 30, 2024Bengaluru: Accusing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of backing dissident BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to weaken the BJP in the State, former BJP MLA M.P. Renukacharya lashed out at Yatnal for undermining the party’s prospects by aligning with Congress. Speaking to reporters in the State Capital yesterday, Renukacharya, a close confidant of…
Temple runs mark growing discord between BJP factions
November 30, 2024Yatnal faction at Kolar’s Kurudumale Ganesha Temple; Vijayendra loyalists at Chamundi Hill Temple, Mysuru Bengaluru: Frustrated by the dissident activities of some State BJP leaders aligned with Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, the faction loyal to State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra is calling for disciplinary action against Yatnal’s group. The Yatnal faction has escalated its…
Top brass to intervene to quell BJP internal rift
November 30, 2024Bengaluru: The internal rift among State BJP leaders has caught the attention of the party’s top leadership in New Delhi. In response, National General Secretary Tarun Chugh has been dispatched to Mysuru on Dec. 4 to mediate between the warring factions. Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, the State BJP in-charge, will also accompany Chugh in the…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Lokayukta Police grill Kesare land owner Devaraju again
November 30, 2024Mysuru: Lokayukta Police investigating the allotment of 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi, yesterday conducted a lengthy interrogation of J. Devaraju, the fourth accused in the case. Devaraju is the original owner of the 3.16-acre land in Kesare under Survey Number 464 which he had sold to B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy, Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law. Mallikarjunaswamy…
Ballari District Government Hospital: Panel finds sub-standard IV fluid reason for 5 women’s death
November 30, 2024Ballari: The death of five women in post-partum period at the District Government Hospital, within a short span of 15 days is attributed to the substandard Intravenous (IV) fluid (Glucose) that was administered to them during the delivery through C-section (Cesarean). As the news of frequent deaths of women after delivering babies at the District…















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