Former MUDA Commissioner was missing from Oct. 28; denies any illegal transaction Mysuru: Former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, who had been missing following an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on his residence on Oct. 28, reportedly appeared for questioning by the ED in Bengaluru yesterday. Dinesh Kumar’s whereabouts were unknown after the raid on Oct….
Waqf row: JPC Chairman on fact-finding mission in Hubballi
November 7, 2024Hubballi: Jagdambika Pal, the Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, today visited the State amid the ongoing Karnataka State Waqf Board row, issuing notices to farmers claiming ownership of agricultural lands. Pal, who arrived in Hubballi in the morning, will also be visiting Vijayapura and Belagavi as part…
‘Rail Coach Restaurant’ to come up at Vivekananda Park
November 7, 2024Mysuru: ‘Rail Coach Cafe’ that has turned into a major draw among visitors at Rail Museum in Yadavagiri here is set to chug into a park nearby. Don’t be confused, the condemned (unused) bogie/ compartment of a train that had been modified into a cafeteria at the Rail Museum, will be replicated in the Railway…
CM’s quizzing marks crucial stage in MUDA site scam probe
November 6, 2024Mysuru: The questioning of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to his wife, B.M. Parvathi, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing investigation into the MUDA land allocation scam. This comes a day after the High Court issued…
Big Bribe barb against Excise Department
November 6, 2024Bengaluru: Beleaguered Congress Government in the State that is in news for wrong reasons due to multi-crore scam at Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited, site scam at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Karnataka State Waqf Board claiming ownership of farm lands and other long held assets of mutts and temples, has…
Jai ho Trump
November 6, 2024Return of Donald Trump as US President A triumphant victory for Donald Trump in the Presidential election of America 2024. It was the greatest political electoral combat in recent American history. Kamala has withered. Having visited some parts of America during and before Barack Obama became the President, I have always been for Donald Trump…
The End for Saraswathi Theatre
November 5, 2024One more iconic single screen theatre fades away Mysuru: Three years after Saraswathi Theatre on Kantharaj Urs Road stopped screening in September 2021, the theatre is being demolished, hitting the last nail on the only single screen theatre in that part of the city. For the past one month, the works on dismantling the structure…
Petition seeking CBI probe into MUDA scam: HC asks Lokayukta about details of probe against CM
November 5, 2024Case posted to Nov. 26 Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court this morning directed the Mysuru Lokayukta Police to submit a progress report on their ongoing investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) allocation of 14 sites in Vijayanagar to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, as compensation for her 3.16-acre land in Kesare. The…
Lokayukta probe into MUDA 50:50 site scam: CM Siddaramaiah summoned for questioning tomorrow
November 5, 2024Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned by the Lokayukta Police in Mysuru for questioning tomorrow (Nov. 6) regarding alleged irregularities in the allocation of 14 compensatory sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to his wife, B.M. Parvathi. Lokayukta Superintendent of Police (SP) T.J. Udesh issued the notice, directing Siddaramaiah to appear at…
Four-day holiday rush fills city’s iconic sites
November 4, 2024Boosts local business; Mysore Palace retains status as the prime attraction Mysuru: With four consecutive holidays — Deepavali, Kannada Rajyotsava and the weekend — Mysuru transformed into a bustling hub of cultural and tourist activity. From Thursday Oct. 31 to Sunday Nov. 3, the city welcomed a massive wave of visitors, drawing in locals, people…















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