Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana has suspected the role of some influential persons behind the decision of the Governor to accord sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was addressing media persons at Congress Bhavan on JLB road in the city on Saturday. Lakshmana alleged that, soon after Siddaramaiah took oath for the…
MUDA Site Scam: Governor gives permission to prosecute Chief Minister
August 17, 2024Bengaluru: In a major political and administrative development this morning, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 site allotment scam. The latest development indicates that the Congress Government is set for a standoff with the Governor. The Governor’s move follows a petition…
13 days on, MUDA Office still idle; salaries continue
August 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the State Government authorising the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office to resume operations after a suspension due to an investigation into illegal site allocations, the office has remained inactive for over 13 days. On Aug. 3, K. Latha, Under Secretary of the Urban Development Department, issued a directive allowing the MUDA office…
MUDA Commissioner issues notice to PA
August 16, 2024Seeks info on 500 Security Bond Sheets he obtained after the previous Commissioner was transferred Mysore/Mysuru: Following Star of Mysore’s Aug. 14 report, “Now, Security Bond Sheet Scam in MUDA’ and ‘PA secures 500 Bond Sheets after Commissioner’s transfer,” the current Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner A.N. Raghunandan has issued a notice to the…
Special Court reserves order on cases against CM Siddaramaiah
August 16, 2024Bengaluru: The Special Court for cases involving MPs and MLAs recently heard two private complaints against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and others in connection with the MUDA site allotment scam. The Court is currently examining the admissibility of the complaints filed by activists Snehamayi Krishna and T.J. Abraham. Special Court Judge Santhosh…
PA secures 500 Bond Sheets after Commissioner’s transfer
August 14, 20241,200 sites sanctioned between May 9, 2024 and July 3, 2024 Mysore/Mysuru: When irregularities in the distribution of thousands of sites under various schemes, including the controversial 50:50 ratio, came to light in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh announced on July 1, 2024, at MUDA Office in Mysuru that the…
MUDA sites scam: 7,000-page MUDA documents to reach Probe Commission
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The One-Man Commission formed by the State Government under retired High Court Judge P.N. Desai to investigate the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) alternative sites allotment scam has begun its investigation. MUDA authorities are preparing to send the proceedings from all MUDA meetings held since 2006 to the Commission. Following Justice P.N. Desai’s directive,…
Kannada outfit seeks CBI probe
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest in front of the Old DC Office yesterday, calling for the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam investigation to be handed over to the CBI. The demonstrators criticised the ongoing political bickering between the ruling and Opposition parties over the multi-crore MUDA scam, expressing disappointment with…
CM’s prosecution sanction over MUDA scam: Governor yet to decide; Abraham to move Court
August 12, 2024Bengaluru: Anti-corruption activist and advocate T.J. Abraham is considering legal action as Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is yet to decide on granting sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam. Abraham had petitioned the Governor on July 26, seeking sanction for prosecution, and the Governor issued a show cause…
5,000 illegally allotted MUDA sites must be withdrawn: R. Raghu
August 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu Kautilya has demanded that, the illegally allotted 5,000 sites of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) be withdrawn and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is fostering the illegalities, step down from his office. Addressing the gathering, after the release of a book titled 5,000 Niveshanagalannu Nungi Haakida Aa 14…
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