High Court to hear petition for CBI investigation tomorrow; Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh to make personal appearance before Justice M. Nagaprasanna Mysuru: The Mysuru Lokayukta Police will submit an interim report on the status of the investigation in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family to…
Golden Chariot proposal for Chamundi Hill Temple revived
November 25, 2024CM Siddaramaiah asks Muzrai Department Principal Secretary to table a proposal Bengaluru: The 2019 proposal to provide a Golden Chariot (Suvarna Ratha) for Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill, Mysuru, has been revived. Originally proposed with a budget of Rs. 7 crore, the amount was increased to Rs. 7.6 crore in 2020. Now, in 2024,…
PM Modi mentions Mysuru’s ‘Early Bird’ in Mann ki Baat
November 25, 2024New Delhi/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking on the 116th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ yesterday, addressed the declining sparrow population in India and highlighted innovative efforts being undertaken to revive it. “Due to increasing urbanisation, children in cities rarely spot sparrows. In our childhood, sparrows were a common sight on rooftops, playing an essential…
Five years on, Saraswathipuram Fire Station left to crumble
November 24, 2024Apathy reigns as debate drags on: Repairs on heritage lines or rebuild entirely? Mysuru: Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who risk their lives to safeguard the public during fire mishaps, now face an equally perilous situation — the crumbling Fire Station building at Saraswathipuram. Years of delays and indecision have left them working in constant…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Officials scramble to submit details to Probe Commission
November 24, 2024Question of missing survey numbers in approved layout plans of four residential projects Mysuru: Officials of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) are scrambling to compile and submit documents to the One-Man Commission appointed by the State Government to investigate the 50:50 site allocation scam. During a recent visit to the MUDA office, Commission head…
By-poll results befitting reply to Opposition charges: CM
November 24, 2024Dy.CM says results signal the direction for 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah described the by-polls in three Assembly segments as a battle between the truth of the ruling Congress and the lies of the Opposition BJP-JD(S) alliance, asserting that the people have rejected the false campaign waged by the Opposition. Reacting to…
Karnataka Assembly By-polls 2024: Congress Wins all 3 Seats
November 23, 2024Hat-trick defeats for Nikhil Kumaraswamy; BJP loses Shiggaon & Sandur Mysuru: In a major jolt to the Opposition BJP and JD(S) alliance, the ruling Congress party in the State emerged victorious in the by-polls held to three Assembly segments — Channapatna, Sandur and Shiggaon. With today’s by-poll results, Congress party’s strength in the 224-member Assembly…
After failing to collect Rs. 64 lakh lease rent… MUDA calls fresh tenders for Nalwadi Convention Hall
November 23, 2024Mysuru: A scam within the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), involving illegal allotments of high-value sites worth thousands of crores of rupees under the controversial 50:50 scheme, continues to unravel and is under investigation. Adding to the controversy, it has now come to light that MUDA officials failed to collect outstanding lease rent amounting to…
Advocate arrested for post against Field Marshal Cariappa, Gen. Thimayya
November 23, 2024Mysuru-Kodagu MP, Kodagu Legislators and Kodava Sahitya Academy condemn derogatory remarks Mysuru: An advocate from Madikeri, K.R. Vidyadhar, was arrested by the Suntikoppa Police in Kodagu district last evening for posting derogatory comments about Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, India’s first Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and General K.S. Thimayya, a former Chief of Army Staff. He…
BJP stages massive protest against Waqf Board
November 22, 2024Mysuru: Hundreds of City and District BJP unit workers, as part of Statewide protest against the State Government and Waqf Board staged a massive demonstration under the slogan ‘Namma Bhoomi Namma Hakku,’ in front of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Office at Siddarthanagar in city this morning. The protesters, who staged a dharna inside a specially…














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