Mysuru

Pratap Simha Puts BJP In A Spot After Endorsing MCC Proposal To Rename Road After Siddaramaiah

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Pratap Simha Puts BJP In A Spot After Endorsing MCC Proposal To Rename Road After Siddaramaiah

Last Updated:December 26, 2024, 12:48 IST The MCC’s proposal involves renaming the stretch between Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple Circle and Royal Inn Junction as “Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga.” Pratap Simha’s endorsement of Siddaramaiah’s contributions is not the first instance of him clashing with BJP leadership. (File pic/PTI) Former BJP MP from Mysuru-Kodagu, Pratap Simha, has … Read more

Special trains announced from Bengaluru for Christmas and Kumbh Mela

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Special trains announced from Bengaluru for Christmas and Kumbh Mela

Bengaluru: To clear the extra rush of passengers during the Christmas festival, South Western Railway has organised special trains to multiple locations from Bengaluru. SWR will also run a special one-way express train (06215) from Mysuru to Prayagraj to the Kumbh Mela. Train No 06507 SMVT Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram North Express Special will depart from Sir M … Read more

Karnataka: ED searches MUDA offices in Mysuru, BJP demands CM’s resignation

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Karnataka: ED searches MUDA offices in Mysuru, BJP demands CM’s resignation

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Friday conducted search operations at Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office in Mysuru two weeks after registering an enforcement case information report (ECIR) into the complaints of widespread irregularities in the government body in the allotment of pricey housing plots. The ED’s ECIR, equivalent of a Police FIR, came … Read more

MUDA takes back 14 plots allotted to CM’s wife after she conveys decision to return them

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MUDA takes back 14 plots allotted to CM’s wife after she conveys decision to return them

Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) on Tuesday decided to take back 14 plots allotted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M, following her decision to relinquish their ownership and possession. The MUDA has ordered to cancel the sale deed of these plots. Hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) booked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah … Read more

Land row: Top Congress leadership backs Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah

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Land row: Top Congress leadership backs Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah

New Delhi: The Congress high command threw its weight behind Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah over land allotment controversy and termed it as a BJP plot to destabilise the state government. Siddaramaih and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar travelled to Delhi on Friday afternoon for a meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and senior … Read more

Siddaramaiah: Karnataka: BJP & Congress zero in on same town, ground & pandal for attacks & counter attacks

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Siddaramaiah: Karnataka: BJP & Congress zero in on same town, ground & pandal for attacks & counter attacks

The BJP-JDS combine, and the ruling Congress have been on a padayatra and a counter campaign for the past few days, seeking to paint the other camp black. The NDA partners first started the padayatra on August 3 demanding chief minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation for helping his wife get 14 pricey plots in an upscale locality … Read more

It’s the yoga capital of India: how Mysore has become a magnet for aspiring yogis

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It’s the yoga capital of India: how Mysore has become a magnet for aspiring yogis

He remained for nearly three months, practising yoga with his guru; attending Vedanta (Indian philosophy) classes; befriending a community of practitioners from faraway countries; joining them on two-wheeler rides to historic sites around town; and eating his way through the city’s vast vegetarian menu. Cairo Murillo (second from left) with friends he made in the … Read more

Darshan murder case: Darshan Thoogudeepa, leading Kannada film actor, arrested in murder case

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Darshan murder case: Darshan Thoogudeepa, leading Kannada film actor, arrested in murder case

Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been arrested in connection with a murder case, according to police sources quoted by PTI. The 47-year-old was detained from a hotel in Mysuru in relation to the death of Renuka Swamy, whose body was found on June 9 in the Kamakshipalya area.Renuka Swamy, an employee at a pharmacy … Read more

Karnataka govt to pay Rs 80 lakh hotel bill of PM Modi’s stay in Mysuru: Minister

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Karnataka govt to pay Rs 80 lakh hotel bill of PM Modi’s stay in Mysuru: Minister

Bengaluru: Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday said the state government will pay the hospitality bill of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had come to Mysuru in April last year to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger, which runs up to Rs 80 lakh. In a statement, the minister’s office said it is a … Read more

New Vande Bharat Express Linking Mysuru And Chennai Via Bengaluru Begins Today

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New Vande Bharat Express Linking Mysuru And Chennai Via Bengaluru Begins Today

Last Updated: April 05, 2024, 16:00 IST New Vande Bharat Express Linking Mysuru And Chennai Via Bengaluru Begins Today. (File photo) New Vande Bharat Express links Mysuru & Chennai via Bengaluru. SWR ensures smooth operation. No service on Wednesdays till July due to mechanical constraints. A new Vande Bharat Express service connecting Mysuru and Chennai … Read more