Mandya: The Excise Department has cracked the whip following bribery allegations involving Excise Deputy Commissioner Ravi Shankar and Maddur Excise Inspector Shivashankar Aaradhya, who are accused of demanding a bribe of Rs. 20 lakh to process a bar and restaurant licence. The State Excise Commissioner in Bengaluru has issued orders to suspend Inspector Shivashankar Aaradhya…
Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha of Ashwini in Bengaluru on Dec.1
November 30, 2024Mysuru: The Rangapravesha of Mysuru-based Bharatanatyam dancer Vid. Ashwini Swaroop will be held at KEA Prabhat Rangamandira, Basaveshwaranagar, Bengaluru on Dec.1 at 5 pm. Senior dance teacher Srilatha, music teacher Pritam Gandharv and Vidu. Latha Lakshmeesha will participate at the Rangapravesha function to encourage the upcoming talent. Ashwini is the wife of city businessman Swaroop…
Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Day in city tomorrow
November 30, 2024Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust will be observing Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Day tomorrow (Dec. 1) at Sri Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa, V.V. Mohalla, Mysuru. Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775-1835), one among the Music Trinity is credited with contributing a number of compositions which are treated as gems of Karnataka classical music repository. His masterly creations…
MUDA hands over 240 Layouts to MCC, CMC, TPs
November 29, 2024MUDA meeting tomorrow to discuss transferring of remaining 700 Layouts Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) today completed the process of handing over of 240 residential Layouts to the respective local bodies including the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). MUDA Secretary Prasanna Kumar handed over the documents related to the residential Layouts to the Officers representing…
House burgled right under resident’s nose
November 29, 2024Mysuru: Miscreants using a goods auto made away with household items worth Rs. 45,000 from a rented house in Jayalakshmipuram on Nov. 21. Despite the theft occurring in front of a hotel employee, the culprits managed to flee with the items. The incident came to light when M.K. Cariappa, a staff of Southern Star Hotel,…
CM Siddaramaiah influenced Lokayukta investigation: BJP
November 29, 2024“Lokayukta Police lack credibility; will a common man be treated the same lenient way?” Mysuru: BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of exerting undue influence over the Lokayukta, alleging that the investigation into his misuse of power in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites scam is compromised. Addressing a…
Siddaramaiah meets PM Modi, urges him to restore NABARD lending
November 29, 2024New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this noon to submit a memorandum seeking Central assistance on several issues. The CM thanked Modi for meeting him on short notice and outlined six key demands. Siddaramaiah urged the PM to address the 58 percent reduction in the National Bank…
BJP’s internal rivalry takes an ugly turn
November 29, 2024Former CM Sadananda Gowda slams factionalism; MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal asks him to shut up Bengaluru: The ongoing internal rift within the Karnataka BJP escalated yesterday with a heated exchange between former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and rebel legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. Yatnal, leading a dissenting faction against State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra, dismissed…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Former MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju questioned
November 29, 2024Mysuru: Former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju appeared before the Lokayukta Police in Mysuru yesterday to face questioning regarding the controversial allotment of 14 compensatory sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, in exchange for her 3.16-acre land at Kesare. The Lokayukta Police have registered an FIR against Siddaramaiah, Parvathi, B.M….
Sculptor Arun Yogiraj to inaugurate Mysuru Children’s Literature Festival tomorrow
November 29, 2024Mysuru: The ninth Edition of Mysuru Children’s Literature Festival-2024, organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015, will be held on Nov. 30 at Wind Chimes, Nazarbad, Mysuru, from 2 pm to 6.30 pm. This event promises to be an exciting celebration of stories, creativity and young imaginations. The festival will be…















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