Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against a senior officer of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) for allegedly accepting Rs. 1 crore bribe from a Mysuru-based businessman to derail investigation into an alleged Rs. 21-crore GST input tax credit fraud. According to reports from Bengaluru, the accused, Praveen…

Mysuru: In a filmy incident, a civil contractor was allegedly abducted by a four-member gang of kidnappers and was let off after collecting a ransom of Rs. 16 lakh in cash and robbing him of his gold valuables worth Rs. 3.5 lakh, in Varuna Police limits recently. Ramu, a resident of Muddegowdana Doddi, Mysuru taluk,…

Mysuru: A coalition of farmers’ organisations, Dalit groups, environmental activists, Kannada organisations and the ‘Bhoomi Thayi Horata Samiti,’ under the banner of ‘Parisarakkaagi Naavu,’ staged a protest near the VTU Regional Centre on the Outer Ring Road at Sathagalli this morning against the State Government’s proposal to organise Dasara Kambala. Hundreds of protesters participated in…

Mysuru: Thousands of devotees from Mysuru and surrounding districts visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill here on the occasion of the first Ashada Friday. Devotees were seen assembling at the Shashiranjan Grounds, located near Hotel Lalitha Mahal Palace, early in the morning to board the KSRTC buses to the hilltop. The authorities have banned…

Trained and equipped at NSG headquarters in Haryana Mysuru: In a significant move to strengthen security, the Karnataka Government has established a permanent Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) in Mysuru, recognising the city’s cultural prominence and the presence of several strategically important installations. Mysuru is home to the iconic Mysore Palace, major IT companies…

New facility most likely to be inaugurated this Dasara; it will be kept open throughout the year Mysuru: The forthcoming Naada Habba Mysuru Dasara is most likely to greet the visitors with an exclusive Food Court, planned at an estimated cost of Rs. 4 crore, at the premises of Dasara Exhibition Grounds. Urban Development and…

Ban will be in force on Ashada Fridays, Saturdays Sundays and on Chamundeshwari Vardhanti between July 17 and Aug. 9: City Top Cop Mysuru: With the first auspicious Ashada Friday falling tomorrow (July 17), the stage is set for the annual influx of thousands of devotees to Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill. The heavy…

• Residents complain of garbage dumping, burning of plastic waste • Lack of security personnel poses threat to rare memorabilia Mysuru: The backyard of Mysuru’s iconic novelist and writer R.K. Narayan’s house in Yadavagiri — R.K. Narayan Museum — has turned into an eyesore, with discarded thermocol, plastic banners and other waste dumped indiscriminately. The…

Illegal vending curbed near Chikkagadiyara; pedestrian space back Mysuru: Following the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) drive against footpath encroachments by vendors, illegal vending has come under control in the heart of the city. Pushcarts vendors, who had been carrying out business at prominent locations on major roads, have voluntarily vacated the footpaths, fearing action. The…

Mysuru: Amidst the ongoing Bidadi Township row where the farmers have been protesting against the project, the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) has submitted a proposal to the State Government seeking to issue notification for the acquisition of 1,900 acres land near Bommanahalli in Mysuru for a township development.   The proposal to develop a township…