335-km 6-lane corridor to reduce travel time from 7 – 8 hours to just 4 hours ! Bengaluru: The Central Government has launched plans to construct the Bengaluru-Mangaluru Expressway to enhance transportation efficiency and significantly reduce travel time between these major cities in Karnataka. Mirroring the success of the recently completed Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, this new…
Sharath Jois headed Ashtanga Yoga Institute after 2008
November 12, 2024His grandfather legendary Yoga Guru K. Pattabhi Jois passed away at the age of 93 in May 2009 Mysuru: The grandson of legendary yoga guru K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois took on the mantle of running the world-renowned Ashtanga Yoga Institute — Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Institute (KPJAYI) — in 2008 after his grandfather fell…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: Justice P.N. Desai Commission visits MUDA Office for first time
November 12, 2024Mysuru: Four months after the State Government established the One-Man Commission to investigate the mega MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) site scam, Justice P.N. Desai, who heads the Commission, visited MUDA Office on JLB Road this morning to scrutinise records, documents and files related to the scam. This marks Justice Desai’s first visit to MUDA…
DKS for lifting of night traffic ban in Bandipur
November 12, 2024Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar’s statement is for political gain in Wayanad bypolls: MP Mysuru: The remarks made by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) in Wayanad, suggesting that Karnataka may reconsider the night traffic ban in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, have sparked a major controversy in the State. Since 2009, the Karnataka government has enforced night traffic…
KSRTC launches QR Code ticketing system
November 11, 2024Mysuru: The ticketing experience during travel just got more convenient with the launch of the QR Code-based ticketing system (for UPI payments) by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). This upgrade aims to streamline travel for passengers who take thousands of bus trips daily. In a related development, the Mysuru Division of South Western…
Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India
November 11, 2024Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi skips swearing-in New Delhi: Justice Sanjiv Khanna took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI), here this morning. President Droupadi Murmu administered the Oath of Office to Justice Khanna during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Several dignitaries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Law…
‘Special Tahsildar paid stamp duty for CM’s wife’s land’
November 11, 2024RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna makes fresh allegations; CM, son deny Mysuru: In a new twist to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment scam, RTI activist and complainant Snehamayi Krishna has alleged that a MUDA Special Tahsildar paid the stamp duty for the registration of a sale deed for land intended to be registered in…
MUDA 50:50 ratio site scam – 25 sites granted for layout developed in 1962: MLA
November 10, 2024Mysuru: A list of beneficiaries who received sites under the 50:50 ratio scheme by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has emerged, revealing that around 300 individuals were arbitrarily allotted sites of various dimensions. Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has accused MUDA of irregularities in the site distribution process. He pointed out that Abdul Wajid, a…
Problem of plenty: Three bus shelters in one spot!
November 10, 2024Mysuru: While citizens have long demanded proper bus shelters at various spots in Mysuru, the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, particularly opposite St. Philomena’s College, now hosts three bus shelters at the same location. Residents are questioning the logic behind this overcrowding of bus shelters, raising concerns over the apparent waste of resources. Until recently, there were two…
Cry, my beloved country
November 10, 2024‘Amaran’ movie musings In this world of wild social media, the word of mouth too has much power to convince a person about what is good, bad or ugly. For the last one week I was being asked by a couple of my cinema-addict friends to go and see a Tamil film by name ‘Amaran.’…















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