Mysuru: The ongoing controversy related to Karnataka State Board of Waqfs notices to farmers seems to have ignited the BJP leaders who have expressed their displeasure over the issue. Speaking to the media persons at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha reacted strongly to the controversy and said, it was…
Fresh raid on another builder’s house, office in city
October 29, 2024Mysuru: As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have intensified their investigation into MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam, another raid was conducted on the residence and office of another builder at Srirampura and New Kantharaj Urs Road respectively in the city yesterday. The raid continues, with the search stretching up to today. The residence of builder…
Is Karnataka a cesspool of corruption ?
October 29, 2024Is politics a cesspool? According to Amitabh Bachchan, the super star of Bollywood, it is. But I would say that politics in India is a cesspool of corruption. No wonder Amitabh Bachchan, a friend of Rajiv Gandhi, quit politics as a Congress MP. Today this opinion may not be applicable to India, specially to Narendra…
Elephant numbers reduce from 18 to 10 at Mathigodu Camp
October 28, 2024This forest camp in Kodagu was created with much fanfare to attract tourists Mysuru: Less than a year after opening to the public, the Mathigodu Elephant Camp in Kodagu district has been reduced to housing only a few pachyderms. Five elephants have been relocated to other camps for tiger capture operations. Before its public debut…
D.K. Shivakumar can become the CM if Yogeshwar wins Channapatna by-poll
October 28, 2024Channapatna: Even as the by-polls to the Channapatna Constituency is currently in the news as the Constituency is witnessing a close fight between Congress candidate C.P. Yogeshwar and NDA candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), a couple of Congress Legislators have stirred up the Hornet’s nest by saying that Deputy Chief…
110 Heritage Buildings Surveyed out of 131
October 28, 2024Remaining 21 to be completed next month; Report to be submitted to DC for funds In a decisive move to safeguard Mysuru’s cultural legacy, the District Administration, in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, is spearheading efforts to restore and preserve the city’s heritage buildings and monuments. Following a series of relentless…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: ED questioning intensifies
October 27, 2024Four officers appear before ED sleuths; four more to be grilled tomorrow Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into the 50:50 ratio site allotment scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Four officers appeared for questioning yesterday, and four more are scheduled to appear tomorrow (Oct. 28) at the ED Office…
Defying law, construction resumes at Jayanagar Park
October 27, 2024Mysuru: After a two-year pause, construction has resumed inside a small park on 2nd Main Road in Jayanagar, flagrantly violating the Karnataka Parks, Play-Field, and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1985. In 2022, residents protested against the construction, forcing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to halt the project. Now, the civic authorities have restarted…
A desperately gasping Bengaluru!
October 27, 2024By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Day in and day out, for the past so many days, we have been reading reports and seeing videos about the misery that is being wreaked because of rain, on people who have chosen to live in our State capital. As we flick through our news channels, we see…
Lokayukta Police question CM’s wife Parvathi for three hours
October 26, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru Lokayukta Police yesterday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case. “Parvathi was summoned and questioning lasted over three hours,” confirmed Lokayukta Superintendent of Police T.J. Udesh. The Lokayukta Police had issued a notice requiring Parvathi to appear for questioning. She arrived…















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