Six more sleeper-class buses sought for Tirupati, Chennai, Mantralaya Mysuru/Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) unveiled its upgraded Airavata Club Class 2.0 Volvo buses in Bengaluru yesterday. This new Airavata Club Class 2.0 fleet includes 20 Volvo buses, each equipped with advanced features to enhance passenger comfort and operational efficiency. These buses will…
MUDA 50:50 site scam probe: Ex-MUDA Commr. Dinesh Kumar Missing?
October 30, 2024Mysuru/Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bengaluru has launched a manhunt for former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, who is embroiled in a web of controversy and corruption allegations tied to the MUDA 50:50 site distribution scam. Upon learning of the ED’s raid at his home in Deepika Royal Apartments, Banaswadi, G.T. Dinesh Kumar, abruptly…
State Govt. is acting with animosity towards Mysore Royal Family: HDK
October 30, 2024Channapatna: Congress State Government is acting with animosity towards the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, which has made significant contributions to Karnataka’s development over the decades, said Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy here on Monday. He was addressing a public gathering at Kudluru village as part of the campaign for the upcoming…
Clay lamps flicker amidst onslaught of modern lights
October 30, 2024Artisans hope for Government’s financial support to carry on this generational occupation By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Traditional eco-friendly earthen lamps, handcrafted by the potters of Kumbara Kushala Kaigarika Sangha in Doora village, just a few kilometres from Mysuru, are poised to brighten homes this Deepavali. This year, the potters have crafted over 70,000 lamps for…
Ex-MP Prathap Simha questions Waqf Board’s notice to farmers
October 29, 2024Mysuru: 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…
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