Squatters in Bengaluru get houses in days while Mysuru slum dwellers wait for years! Mysore/Mysuru: While the Congress Government has announced a swift decision to provide houses within just three to four days to displaced migrant families in Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout — who had encroached upon vast stretches of Government land — the move has…
Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…
January 1, 2026Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the ongoing tension over the Kogilu Layout demolition row in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared a stage yesterday and shook hands. However, despite the clear portrayal behind the ‘all is well’ gesture, the stress between the leaders could be sensed as Pinarayi left the event before…
Activists flay housing plan for squatters
January 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s decision to distribute houses in Baiyappanahalli to migrants displaced from the unauthorised Kogilu settlement in Bengaluru has drawn sharp criticism. Girish Shivarchak, Founder and State President of Kasturi Karnataka Nyayapara Vedike, has urged that priority be given to homeless Kannadigas rather than migrants. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday,…
Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout eviction drive: State dancing to Kerala tune: BJP Spokesperson Mahesh
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh has alleged that the State Government is acting like a puppet of Kerala, by deciding to build houses for those who were evicted in a recent demolition drive at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru. Addressing media at BJP Office in Chamarajapuram yesterday, he said, ‘for the sake of Muslim vote…









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