Mysuru: Dasara Yuva Sambhrama came to an end at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here on Tuesday, with Kannada reverberating through the auditorium. The 8-day long cultural extravaganza (as it was extended for a day till Tuesday), showcased the talents of students from over 400 colleges in the State, who highlighted the significance of art,…
Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan Award for Pt. Basavaraj Bhajantri
October 2, 2024Mysuru: Noted Shehnai exponent Pandit Basavaraj Bhajantri Hedigonda has been selected for Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan Award for the year 2024-25. Kannada and Culture Department has announced the award for Pt. Bhajantri, that will be conferred by the Chief Minister on the evening of Oct. 3, during the inauguration of Dasara Cultural Programmes at Palace premises….
Cheque bounce: Non-bailable warrant against Snehamayi Krishna
October 2, 2024Mysuru: A Mysuru Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against social activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the alleged MUDA land scam, for failing to appear in a cheque bounce case. The warrant has been issued by the Third Additional Civil and JMFC in the cheque bounce case filed against him on June 30, 2015…
Vintage Car Rally on Oct. 4 in city
October 2, 2024Mysuru: The 3rd edition of the Mysuru Dasara Vintage and Classic Cars Rally, organised by M. Gopinath Shenoy (MGS) Vintage & Classic Collection will be held on Oct. 4 in city. The rally will be flagged off by Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna and former MP Prathap Simha at No….
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: CM’s wife returns 14 sites to MUDA
October 1, 2024Mysuru/ Bengaluru: In a dramatic and sudden development yesterday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, wrote to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner, expressing her decision to surrender the 14 sites allotted to her as compensation (50:50 ratio) for land that belonged to her but had been used by the Authority. Her announcement comes…
Cancellation of sites to begin now: MUDA Commissioner
October 1, 2024Mysuru: Hours after B.M. Parvathi (wife of CM Siddaramaiah) wrote to the MUDA Commissioner relinquishing the 14 sites she received as compensation for her 3.16-acre land, her son Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, an MLC, visited the MUDA office this morning to personally deliver the letter to MUDA Commissioner A.N. Raghunandan. He urged the Commissioner to expedite…
CM’s wife Parvathi seeks probe into allegations against MUDA
October 1, 2024‘Political leaders must avoid dragging women from political families into controversies’ Mysuru: In her letter to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi has sought comprehensive investigation into all allegations of illegal site allotments in MUDA. “My husband, Siddaramaiah, the Chief Minister of the State, has maintained an unblemished…
Lokayukta team inspects Kesare land in question
October 1, 2024Mysuru: In a significant development signalling the initiation of the Lokayukta Police investigation into the FIR registered against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family concerning the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam, Lokayukta Police today arrived at the 3.16-acre land previously owned by Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, in Kesare to conduct a thorough survey….
I had told CM two-and-a-half months ago to return sites: Prathap Simha
October 1, 2024Mysuru: Asserting that he had told Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to return the 14 sites that were illegally allotted to his wife by MUDA as per 50:50 ratio basis, former MP Prathap Simha said that had the CM heeded his advice then, he would not have been in a situation that he is in now. Speaking…
I had advised Siddaramaiah to return 14 sites on Day 1: MLC
October 1, 2024Mysuru: “I had advised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to return the 14 sites illegally allotted to his wife, B.M. Parvathi, and to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the entire affairs of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA),” stated MLC A.H. Vishwanath. Reacting to the CM’s wife returning the 14 sites at this critical juncture, he emphasised,…















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