Probe Committee examining documents related to sites that were documented by previous MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju and Secretary M.K. Savitha during 2017-18 Mysore/Mysuru: As the Inquiry Committee headed by an IAS Officer probing into the alleged irregularities related to allocation of sites at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) digs deeper, startling revelations are emerging, saying…
50:50 scam of MUDA: How and why of it
July 5, 2024By S. Arunkumar, Sr. Advocate Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) was created to form residential layouts and infrastructure for the city of Mysuru and later, handover the same to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for maintenance. From the past 20 years, Muda has forgotten the very reason for which it was formed and has become only…
Probe panel asks MUDA officers not to take leave
July 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The inquiry committee members, who are currently stationed at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office to investigate irregularities in site distribution, have instructed officials and staff not to take leave and to be available whenever called for questioning. Led by R. Venkatachalapathi, Commissioner of Urban Development Authorities and Town and Country Planning, the…
Mandya District Administration prepares for trial blast at Bebi Betta
July 4, 2024Pandavapura: Following a High Court order allowing conduct of trial blast in stone mining areas of Bebi Betta in Pandavapura taluk, the Mandya District Administration has begun preparations for conducting trial blast in select areas of Bebi Betta stone mining range to find out if there is any danger or threat to nearby KRS dam…
Mallikarjun Kharge to be Karnataka CM?
July 4, 2024Bengaluru: Even as the faction war in Karnataka Congress rages regarding the demand for a new Chief Minister by some quarters within the party, creation of a couple of additional Deputy Chief Minister posts and change of KPCC President, the Congress High Command in a bid to douse the dissension fire, is said to be…
Seema Latkar becomes first woman Police Commissioner of Mysuru City
July 3, 2024N. Vishnuvardhana replaces Seema as Mysuru SP Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government transferring 25 IPS Officers with immediate effect, Mysuru has got its first woman City Police Commissioner in Seema Latkar, who was until now serving as the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Mysuru district. This follows a notification dated July 2, 2024, issued from…
Multi-crore scams at Valmiki Corporation, MUDA: BJP attempts to besiege CM’s home in Bengaluru
July 3, 2024Host of leaders taken into preventive custody Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP attempted to besiege Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s residence in Bengaluru this morning over the handling of the multi-crore Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation case and Rs. 4,000 crore worth alternative sites scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in which one of the…
Bhagamandala flyover ends threats of floods
July 3, 2024Madikeri: The Bhagamandala flyover, the first flyover built in Kodagu district, has brought significant relief to the residents of Bhagamandala, where River Cauvery flows as a confluence of Cauvery, Kannike and Sujyothi after taking birth at Talacauvery. The flyover begins opposite the entry arch of Bhagamandala, connects Talacauvery Road and ends at the bridge linking…
Government to reclaim its properties
July 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda today said that the encroachment clearance drive under Land Beat programme of the Government will be taken up from the month of August to reclaim Government-owned properties in the State. He was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of Progress Review Meeting of Revenue Department, Mysuru Division, at…
All MUDA sites allotted in last 2 years suspended!
July 2, 2024MUDA Commissioner shunted; probe panel constituted: Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Heads have begun rolling at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) as a probe has been ordered to investigate large-scale irregularities in site distribution for land losers under 50:50 ratio, incentive sites, frauds committed in online auction and allotment of CA sites. Following the unearthing of scandalous deals…















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