Mysuru: Former City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) Chairman D. Madegowda, popularly known as ‘Mane Madegowda’ for his crucial role in the ‘Asha Mandira’ housing project during his tenure, has written a second letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. In his first letter, dated Aug. 23, Madegowda —…
High Court posts MUDA case hearing of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Sept. 12
September 10, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned the further hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s plea, challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam, to Sept. 12 at 12 noon. The Single-Judge Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, which is hearing the case, instructed…
Former MUDA Chairman misused powers to release 848 sites: MLA
September 9, 2024Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa alleges former MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev joined Congress from BJP to cover-up his illegal deals Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has levelled serious allegations against former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman and Jnanaganga House Building Cooperative Society President, H.V. Rajeev, accusing him of disregarding Government orders to release 848 sites,…
Parliament security breach case: Charge sheet says Manoranjan of Mysuru key conspirator who instigated others
September 9, 2024New Delhi: The Patiala House Court in New Delhi has taken cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police in the Parliament security breach case where all six arrested have been charged under the provisions of stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The nearly 1,000-page chargsheet, submitted to Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur,…
Aadhaar enrolment camps at schools
September 9, 2024Mysuru students from first to 10th standard in Government, aided, private schools can register Mysuru: Students across Mysuru no longer need to run from pillar to post for Aadhaar cards, as the State Government has begun organising camps directly at the school premises. Over the past four weeks, the Department of Public Instruction has been…
CESC Chairman calls for flawless 21-day Dasara illumination
September 8, 2024Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) Chairman Rameshbabu Bandisiddegowda urged officials and contractors to approach Dasara illumination with the mindset that Nadahabba Dasara is a celebration of the city’s heritage. Presiding over a meeting with office-bearers of the State-approved Licenced Electrical Contractors Association at the CESC Head Office in Vijayanagar Second Stage on Thursday, he…
23,881 sq.ft. MUDA sites approved in seven days
September 8, 2024MUDA’s legal department accuses former Commissioner of illegally exploiting 50:50 ratio site allotment scheme Mysuru: A new controversy has surfaced involving the already suspended former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, linked to the MUDA site allocation scam. A note from MUDA’s legal department has exposed that properties were allocated to select…
Vijayanagar’s 50-ft. clock tower to soon join city’s time towers
September 8, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru is steadily transforming into a ‘City of Clock Towers,’ with a 50-ft traditional-style clock tower being built at Vijayanagar Third Stage at a cost of Rs. 1 crore. Famed for its iconic tourist spots, grand monuments and rich heritage, Mysuru boasts stunning architecture, music and art. Notable among its attractions are the 75-ft….
MUDA allots original owners’ land to others
September 6, 2024Mysuru: A relative of an elderly couple settled abroad allegedly forged documents to claim compensation when the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) acquired their land. Former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar (now suspended pending a departmental inquiry) has been accused of allotting sites on the same land to eight unrelated individuals under the contentious 50:50…
Chamundi Hill retaining wall works delayed again
September 6, 2024Mysuru: Thirty-four months and 2 weeks (nearly 3 years) have passed after the first major landslide occurred atop the Chamundi Hill between View Point and Nandi Statue (Nandi Statue Road) in October 2021. Yet the critical Rs. 10-crore retaining wall project remains unfinished. Despite promises from two successive Governments – first the BJP and then…















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