Bengaluru: The High Court has reserved its order, following the conclusion of arguments over Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot according sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Mysuru Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) 50:50 site scam. The Single-Judge Bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, which heard the arguments of counsels representing the CM in the case…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: Former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar suspended
September 3, 2024Mysuru: In a significant development surrounding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, which has placed the Karnataka Congress Government under the scanner, former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, appointed Registrar of Haveri University on Aug. 29, has been suspended from service. A Government Order dated Aug. 31, 2024, signed by Umadevi, Under Secretary to…
Former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh not suspended in ‘Quid Pro Quo’: Social activist
September 3, 2024Mysuru: Social activist Snehamayi Krishna, who petitioned the Karnataka Governor to sanction the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the land allotment scam at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has reacted to the suspension of former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said, “many prominent individuals dismissed my accusation that…
‘CM’s wife had no legal title over 3.16 acres of land’
September 3, 2024Senior advocate K.G. Raghavan submits before HC; hearing adjourned to Sept. 9 Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday extended the interim stay on trial court proceedings against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam until Sept. 9. Justice M. Nagaprasanna adjourned the hearing on the CM’s petition for a…
‘50:50 scheme: Withdraw 25 MUDA sites allotted to Staney Almeida’
September 1, 2024Mysuru: President of Mysore Division Catholic Christians Association Stephen Sujith has demanded that 25 sites granted under 50:50 scheme by MUDA to the Secretary of Cathedral Parish Society Rev. Fr. Staney D’Almeida be withdrawn and distributed among the genuinely deserving poor people. Addressing media persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday, Sujith disputed the claim…
Keep Assembly in suspended animation: MLC Vishwanath
August 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the MUDA scam row failing to recede, MLC A.H. Vishwanath has appealed the Governor to keep the Government and also the Karnataka Assembly under suspended animation. Addressing a press meet here recently, Vishwanath said that similar action was taken by the then Governor when Veerendra Patil was the Chief Minister. But in a…
Congress High Command assures full support to CM Siddaramaiah
August 24, 2024New Delhi: The Congress High Command has decided to stand firm in supporting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has been accused of being involved in the MUDA 50:50 sites scam. Ahead of the Karnataka High Court hearing on Aug. 29, where CM Siddaramaiah has questioned the Governor’s permission to prosecute him, both CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy…
Mr. Horrible & Mr. Terrible Will They Be Prosecuted?
August 24, 2024As the stench of corruption emanates from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), two Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officers are alleged to be the key facilitators of this rot — Mr. Horrible and Mr. Terrible. Dr. D.B. Natesh, a former MUDA Commissioner, is known for his dreadfully terrible decisions, while his successor, G.T. Dinesh Kumar,…
‘Cancel all sites allotted under 50:50 scheme, constitute Special Court’
August 23, 2024State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu Kautilya urges CM to surrender 14 sites and be a model administrator Mysore/Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu Kautilya has called for the cancellation of all sites allotted by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) under 50:50 scheme and State Government notification to that effect be issued….
MUDA allots 64 sites to GPA representatives
August 22, 2024For 5.0;9 acres of land in Belavatta, sites allotted in Kuvempunagar, Dattagalli and Vijayanagar Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) officials have been embroiled in a huge scam involving distribution of sites in upscale Mysuru localities under dubious incentive schemes and the controversial 50:50 ratio. These sites were allocated without acquiring the land or…
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