Mysore/Mysuru: The recent scams in the then Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), now Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) seems to have no effect on people as they continue to vie for purchasing MDA sites. This was evident in the recently held e-auction of sites where 20×30 ft. and 50×80 ft. residential sites, located in Vijayanagar 4th…
Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Dasara
August 23, 2025Bengaluru: Ending speculation on who would inaugurate Mysuru Dasara this year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Hassan-based writer and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq would inaugurate Dasara on Sept. 22. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Siddaramaiah said it is a matter of pride that a Kannada writer and that too a woman, has…
Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case: ‘Mask Man’ arrested by SIT for false information
August 23, 2025Mangaluru: In an interesting turn to the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case, where allegations were made about the burial of a number of unidentified bodies, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials today arrested ‘Mask Man’, the complainant, on charges of providing false information. The ‘Mask Man’, who has been identified as C.N. Chinnaiah by the…
Bengaluru Stampede Case | People responsible will not be spared: CM Siddaramaiah
August 23, 2025Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, while making a statement in the Assembly yesterday on stampede that took place in front of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 that claimed 11 lives during victory celebrations of RCB, said that the State Government will not spare people responsible for the incident. Stating that no such tragedy had occurred…
Hours after alleging Ananya Bhat going missing, Sujatha Bhat makes U-turn
August 23, 2025Bengaluru: Just hours after she had claimed in an interview to a YouTube channel that her daughter Ananya Bhat had gone missing from Dharmasthala in 2003 and has not been found since, Sujatha Bhat, an elderly woman, made an U-turn and said that the Ananya Bhat missing case was a concocted story. Alleging that she was…
Raids on PoP Ganesha in city
August 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government banning sale of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Environment Officers conducted surprise raids on various shops to check for the sale of PoP idols. During the raids, the officers noticed two PoP idols at one of the shops located behind Uma Talkies…
Top Cop appeals for peace in festival season
August 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of festive season, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has appealed citizens of Mysuru to maintain peace, by following the advisory issued by the Police. She was speaking at a peace meeting of inter-faith leaders at her office in Nazarbad on Thursday, in view of Gowri-Ganesha and Eid Milad (Milad Un-Nabi) festivals. Gowri-Ganesha festival…
Good response for Special Mediation Drive in City Courts
August 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: With National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launching ‘Special Mediation Drive – Mediation For The Nation 90 Days,’ a 90-day campaign to clear pending civil cases and suites in Courts across the country on July 1, there has been good response for the campaign in Courts across Mysuru, with many litigants showing interest in getting…
Virajpet MLA inaugurates Kodava cultural fest
August 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The day-long ‘Kodavaamera Aara Bera,’ a grand celebration of Kodava Heritage, Tradition, Music and Unity (Kodava Cultural Namme), organised by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy in collaboration with Kodava Samaja, Mysuru and Department of Kannada and Culture, began at Kodava Samaja premises in Vijayanagar here this morning. Virajpet MLA Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna inaugurated the event…
Forest Dept. to appoint 850 personnel to prevent man-animal conflicts
August 23, 2025Bengaluru: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said that 310 Forest Watchers and 540 Forest Guards (totalling 850 personnel) will be appointed soon to prevent man-animal conflicts in the State. Replying to a question by MLC S. Keshav Prasad in the Legislative Council, Khandre said that currently, the Forest Department is paying Rs. 20 lakh each as…















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