City services in limbo; public concern grows over incomplete investigations Mysore/Mysuru: The Inquiry Committee formed by the State Government, under senior IAS Officer R. Venkatachalapathy, Commissioner of Urban Development Authorities and Town and Country Planning, to probe the MUDA land scams, has still not resumed its investigation after departing for Bengaluru last Friday (July 12)….
MGP demands publication of CA site allotment data
July 18, 2024Calls to implement T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar’s report; wants MUDA to be restructured to serve poor Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has demanded the publication of the list of all Civic Amenities (CA) sites given away within the Mysuru city limits by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The demand comes in the wake of irregularities…
MUDA land scam probe: Progress or play-acting?
July 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Doubts have begun to arise regarding the direction of the investigation into the allocation of valuable plots in prestigious layouts in Mysuru city. These plots were distributed as compensation for land used without acquisition, in a 50:50 ratio, in violation of rules. By arbitrarily allocating 4,500 to 5,000 plots, a loss amounting to thousands…
Where are 160 files taken to Bengaluru from MUDA?
July 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The formation of the one-man Judicial Commission by the State Government to investigate the 50:50 ratio plot allocation scam in MUDA is a welcome move. However, the Karnataka Rashtra Samithi has expressed concerns that the investigation might be a sham, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family are also under suspicion. Speaking at a…
BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah
July 16, 2024BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Reiterating the BJP’s demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore scams involving site allotment and alternative site distribution under 50:50 scheme, where top politicians are beneficiaries, BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh stated that only the CBI can…
Monsoon Session of State Legislature begins
July 15, 2024Bengaluru: The ten-day Monsoon Session of the State Legislature began here this morning, with the Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine all set to put the Government on the mat in respect of various alleged scams including MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) and Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL), which have been hitting the headlines…
Judicial probe ordered into MUDA site scam
July 15, 2024Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday constituted a Judicial Commission to probe into the alleged scam in land allotments by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai, a retired judge of the Karnataka High Court, is the sole member of the Commission. “The Government has decided to constitute a Commission of Inquiry to…
Public interest issues in Mysuru: MGP to hold campaigns, protests till logical end
July 15, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has decided to address various public issues in the city, including the MUDA site allocation scam, footpath encroachments, water supply, cleanliness and formation of ward committees. They plan to do this by organising various public campaigns — both online and offline — such as signature campaigns and protests. In…
Time to remember prophetic words of former Mysuru DC
July 15, 2024Among animals man is considered a sapient animal with five sensory organs and also a sixth sense. One may call it by multiple names — gut feeling, omen, intuition or power of prophesy. Some people have the power to foresee what is to come either by observing the past events connected to a subject matter…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: Corner sites in prime layouts across city misallocated causing financial loss
July 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant revelation, prime corner sites in various localities within Mysuru city, which were reserved to generate revenue for the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), have been misallocated under the 50:50 site allotment scam. These spacious corner sites, strategically located on both sides of the road at various prime layouts, were intended to…















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