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NCB busts inter-State racket operating Mysuru Drug Lab
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NCB busts inter-State racket operating Mysuru Drug Lab

January 31, 2026

Narcotics worth Rs. 10 crore, 500-kg chemicals seized; four arrested Mysuru/Ahmedabad: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an inter-State drug network and arrested four persons, including the kingpin from Gujarat, seizing narcotics valued at about Rs. 10 crore in the local market. In the operation, carried out under Union Government’s Nasha Mukt Bharat (Drug-Free…

Barrier-free toll from June on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway: No more stopping to pay toll
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Barrier-free toll from June on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway: No more stopping to pay toll

January 30, 2026

Long queues at toll plazas set to ease Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to ensure smoother traffic flow on the access-controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275 and to ease congestion at the existing toll plazas, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun implementing a Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system. The implementation process has commenced, and…

Something Smelly…
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Something Smelly…

January 30, 2026

Stench from house alerts ‘Mane Mane Police’ team; leads to chemical seizure on Mysuru outskirts Mysore/Mysuru: Has the drug manufacturing network extended from Mysuru city limits to its outskirts or rural hinterland? This question is now troubling the Police. A day after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided a chemical manufacturing unit in the Hebbal…

Speculation over George’s exit dominates Assembly
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Speculation over George’s exit dominates Assembly

January 29, 2026

Energy Minister K.J. George denies quitting over MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s interference in transfers Bengaluru: Speculation over Energy Minister K.J. George’s alleged threat to quit the Cabinet, following reports of MLC Dr.Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s interference in Energy Department transfers, dominated the Special Session of the State Legislature this morning. After the Assembly convened, BJP MLA Sunil…

MUDA 50:50 sites allotment case: Special Court clears CM, family
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MUDA 50:50 sites allotment case: Special Court clears CM, family

January 29, 2026

Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru yesterday accepted the B-Report (closure report) filed by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and two others. Lokayukta Police…

MDA asset protection Task Force inactive?
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MDA asset protection Task Force inactive?

January 28, 2026

Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: The Task Force formed by the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) to protect its assets has failed to begin operations, remaining only on paper and earning the label of a “non-functional task force.” MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith had issued an order on Oct. 13, 2025, creating…

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