Mysuru/New Delhi: Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has stoked a controversy, with his latest column in a leading daily, titled ‘Match- fixing monopoly Vs fairplay business — Time to choose freedom over fear.’ Rahul Gandhi has written: “India was silenced by the East India Company. It was silenced not by its business…
Alleged threat by Waqf Board: Kodagu woman threatened of eviction from her property
November 8, 2024Kushalnagar: A woman in Kushalnagar, Kodagu, has lodged a Police complaint accusing two individuals of trespassing into her property and threatening her with eviction, alleging that she had encroached Waqf Board land. The incident occurred on Oct. 25, 2024, when Renuka Uthappa, an employee of a private company based in Bengaluru, was alone at her…
At least now Truth be told!
November 8, 2024Satyavanne Heluththene, a must-see Kannada play The miracle of social media is in a sense a boon to the freedom of speech for all as much as it is a curse. No wonder, the Australian Government has decided to ban the use of social media by youths below the age of 16. Apart from the…
G.T. Dinesh Kumar appears before ED for questioning
November 7, 2024Former 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…
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