Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking case of unregulated urban development, a 50-unit housing layout originally built by City Improvement Trust Board (CITB, later renamed as Mysuru Urban Development Authority-MUDA and now, Mysuru Development Authority-MDA), for economically weaker sections has remained in bureaucratic limbo for over three decades — forgotten, unregulated, and quietly taken over. For 32…
Grilling leads to… Spilling
September 18, 2025Ex-MUDA Commissioner interrogated by ED, reveals names of Netas & Babus Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, who faces allegations of flouting regulations to allocate premium residential sites under intense pressure from influential political and …
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment scam: Land probe costs MDA Rs. 5 crore
September 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The One-Man Judicial Inquiry Commission, headed by retired High Court Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai, has concluded its investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites allotment scam, submitting its final report to the Karnataka Government. The State Cabinet has accepted the report, which gives a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his…
MDA site e-auction BUMPER: 20 x 30 Rs. 2 crore; 50 x 80 Rs. 9 crore
August 23, 2025Mysore/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…
No peace even in death at Muktidhama!
August 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: There seems to be no end to the woes at Muktidhama, a hi-tech crematorium of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) at Vijayanagar fourth stage in city. A relative of a deceased person, who had gone to the crematorium to attend the last rites, has expressed his disappointment over the sorry state of affairs. “The…
200 corner, intermediate MDA sites up for grabs
July 29, 2025e-auction begins on July 31 after 6 pm Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), the re-branded version of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), has initiated the process of auctioning 200 corner, intermediate and premium sites online, valued at a whopping Rs. 250 crore, from 6 pm on July 31. The last date for expressing interest to…
MUDA alternative sites allotment case: Congress celebrates SC relief to CM Siddaramaiah
July 22, 2025KPCC Spokesperson slams ED and GST regime Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed an appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order quashing summons issued to B.M. Parvathi, wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh in the MUDA alternative sites allotment case, Congress…
CITB & Nalwadi Convention Halls in Hebbal rendered useless
July 15, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Kalyana Mantapa (Community Hall) built by the City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) and the Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Convention Hall constructed by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — recently rebranded as Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) — at Hebbal have both fallen into disuse, turning what was envisioned as a public-friendly infrastructure into neglected…
Delay in MDA meetings stalls real estate sector
June 15, 2025No approvals for new residential layouts; project planning and execution halted Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which was recently renamed as the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), has not convened a single meeting in past six to seven months — an administrative vacuum that has severely impacted city’s real estate sector and dented Government…
Mysureans open your eyes… To prevent going the way of Bengaluru
June 12, 2025By Bhamy V. Shenoy We are no longer shocked by the flooding of several areas of Bengaluru every time it rains. The reason is also not surprising — Illegal encroachments of Rajakaluves and lakebeds by real estate development have narrowed the natural water channels, causing these floods. We in Mysuru are marching towards a similar…















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