Mysuru: RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, has urged the Lokayukta SP to arrest Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh and others involved in the destruction of critical evidence tied to the 50:50 site allotment scandal in MUDA. Snehamayi Krishna…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Original owner of Kesare land J. Devaraju moves High Court
November 21, 2024The High Court hearing on a petition moved by J. Devaraju on Wednesday challenging the Single Judge’s order on Governor’s sanction has posted the case for Saturday, Nov. 23. On the same day, the appeal filed by CM Siddaramaiah against the Judge’s verdict is also scheduled for hearing. Bengaluru: In a significant development in the…
Demand to reclaim illegal site allotments by MUDA
November 20, 2024Mysuru: Karnataka Educated Unemployed Association State President, Koodluru Sridhara Murthy, has demanded the reclamation of all illegally allotted sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) for redistribution to eligible applicants who have been waiting for decades. Speaking at a gathering of applicants at the Chamundi Guest House recently, he called for the repossession of…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: Lokayukta grills former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh
November 19, 2024Mysuru: Dr. D.B. Natesh, former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), appeared before the Lokayukta this morning for an inquiry related to the MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam. He attended the session armed with all relevant documents. The case centres on the allocation of 14 prime sites in Vijayanagar 3rd and 4th Stages to…
MUDA scam: ED grills CM’s brother-in-law for five hours
November 19, 2024Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths for five hours yesterday in connection with MUDA site allotment scam. Mallikarjunaswamy, the third accused in the case, appeared at the ED Office in Shanthinagar, Bengaluru, at 2 pm and remained there until 7 pm. Sources revealed that he submitted…
MUDA and private layouts under MCC purview soon
November 17, 2024Handover process begins; 200 layouts to be transferred from MUDA to MCC first Mysuru: The long-awaited transformation has begun for MUDA and private layouts on the outskirts of Mysuru, which had struggled without basic infrastructure like drinking water, streetlights and roads. Process of transferring these layouts to MCC and respective local bodies has started. Hundreds…
‘Wrong to call all sites as illegal’
November 17, 2024Bengaluru: JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda has said, he has no qualms over withdrawing any sites illegally allotted by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), but it was wrong to describe it illegal even those sites allotted as per the rules. Calling RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in MUDA site scam as intelligent and strong person,…
MUDA official faces probe over forgery, travel abroad
November 16, 2024Foreign tour without Government approval lands Second Division Assistant Nandish in soup Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) officers and staff, previously involved in the illegal approval of land allotments under various schemes, are now facing further trouble with another employee under scrutiny. Nandish, a Second Division Assistant (SDA) at MUDA, is facing serious allegations…
Fallout of MUDA sites scam: Special counter for RTI queries
November 15, 2024Mysuru: As a direct fallout of the site allotment scam in MUDA, which has raised allegations of a lack of transparency and public accountability, MUDA has set up a special counter to facilitate the filing of RTI (Right To Information) queries. Additionally, four ‘Janaspandana’ counters have been set up to help the public complete their…
MUDA scam: Dark stain on Mysuru’s reputation
November 15, 2024Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has in the past appropriated land for residential layouts without adhering to the legally mandated land acquisition procedures. In response to this, sites in prestigious layouts valued at crores of rupees — estimated to be around 5,000 to 6,000 sites — were allocated to beneficiaries as compensatory land…
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