Month: August, 2025

Drug seizure value mounts to Rs. 435 crore
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Drug seizure value mounts to Rs. 435 crore

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The investigation into the Rs. 390-crore Mephedrone (MD) haul by Mumbai Police has led to yet another major seizure — 22 kilograms of the contraband worth Rs. 44 crore — from Hiranandani area of Powai in Mumbai on Thursday. Along with drug, chemicals worth Rs. 16 lakh used in its manufacture were also confiscated….

Drug quantity seized from Mysuru shed: Mismatch flagged in figures given by Mumbai, Mysuru Police
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Drug quantity seized from Mysuru shed: Mismatch flagged in figures given by Mumbai, Mysuru Police

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru:  State Secretary of Karnataka Rashtra Samiti Party, Ravikumar, has called for a high-level investigation into discrepancies between data provided by the Maharashtra Police and the Mysuru City Police regarding the quantity of mephedrone (MD) seized from a drug manufacturing unit located along the Outer Ring Road. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday,…

Stray dogs, poor hygiene draw Upa Lokayukta’s ire at K.R. Hospital
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Stray dogs, poor hygiene draw Upa Lokayukta’s ire at K.R. Hospital

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing his inspection of various Government facilities for the third consecutive day in the city, Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra visited the century-old K.R. Hospital in the heart of the city this morning. Justice Phaneendra inspected every ward of the hospital and interacted with patients about the quality of treatment they were receiving,…

MCC officials asked to adopt scientific waste management
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MCC officials asked to adopt scientific waste management

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra visited the sewage water treatment plant and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) solid waste management plant at Kesare on Friday morning and inspected both facilities. Justice Phaneendra first visited the sewage water treatment plant, where he inspected the equipment, machinery, functioning and maintenance of the facility. Expressing satisfaction…

MCC’s ‘reuse’ promise ends up in the dustbin
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MCC’s ‘reuse’ promise ends up in the dustbin

August 2, 2025

PET bottle recycling, cloth bag initiatives fizzle out as city drowns in plastic Mysore/Mysuru: Launched under the banner ‘Reuse for a Better Tomorrow,’ the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ambitious PET bottle recycling project promised to transform public participation in plastic waste management through incentives. But a year after its launch, the project has quietly faded…

PM-KUSUM-C Yojana: CESC MD warns of cancelling tender of dormant agencies
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PM-KUSUM-C Yojana: CESC MD warns of cancelling tender of dormant agencies

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Managing Director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited, K.M. Munigopal Raju, has instructed the officials to work towards the effective implementation of PM-KUSUM-C Yojana. He was addressing the officers at a meeting organised to review the progress of works under PM-KUSUM-C Yojana and the style of functioning of agencies, which have secured the…

UoM swimming pool in troubled waters
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UoM swimming pool in troubled waters

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The financial crunch at over a century old University of Mysore (UoM) is evident yet again, with the UoM Swimming Pool at Saraswathipuram shut, due to alleged lack of funds to buy chlorine to keep the pool water intact. It has been close to a week since the pool is closed, leaving the regulars…

Handloom Expo at JSS Urban Haat to conclude on Aug. 5
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Handloom Expo at JSS Urban Haat to conclude on Aug. 5

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: It’s the season of festivals and fairs, and adding a unique charm to this festive joy is a special collection of hand-crafted products, now right at the doorstep of Mysureans. Providing a vibrant platform for this celebration is the JSS Mysore Urban Haat, located in the industrial area of Hebbal along the Ring Road….

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