The Labour Department has launched an exclusive unified portal for addressing public grievances and other complaints regarding child labour. The members of the public can lodge complaints through this portal if they come across any child and minor labourers, according to a press release issued by the Assistant Labour Commissioner and Member Secretary of District…
Beautician course
January 30, 2026The Skill Development, Entrepre-neurship and Livelihood department, Bengaluru, in association with C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), Dharwad & District Industries Centre (DIC), has invited applications from eligible women for admission to 30-day Skill based Beautician course. The applicant women should have a minimum qualification of a pass in 10th standard and be within…
Mass bhajan at Mudukutore
January 30, 2026As part of Mudukutore Sri Mallikarjunaswamy Jatra Mahot-sava, music teachers and students of Suttur School will perform mass Bhajan at Suttur Sri Nadamutt at Mudukutore at 6 pm on Jan. 31. Following the event, Prasada will be distributed to devotees.
Power disruption
January 30, 2026As Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has taken up works on converting single-phase towers to double-circuit (two-phase) towers and two-phase power lines at Hootagalli-Vajamangala-T.K. Halli (coming under Metagalli limits —Nanjundeshwara Power line), there will be disruption in power supply tomorrow between 10 am and 2 pm in the following areas: RBI Road, GRS Fantasy…
NCB team from New Delhi raids chemical factory in Mysuru: Drug production suspected
January 29, 2026Liquids, raw materials found at Hebbal factory as night-long searches by NCB sleuths continue Mysore/Mysuru: Known as Karnataka’s cultural capital and a major tourist destination, Mysuru has in recent times been grappling with a rise in crime. The city is now also facing the unsettling tag of being linked to narcotics manufacturing. In July 2025,…
Police Commissioner denies drug seizure
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has clarified that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) action in Hebbal was not a raid but part of a follow-up investigation and that no narcotic substances were found either at the residence of factory owner Ganpath Lal or at his chemicals unit in Hebbal. Latkar, who visited the…
NCB interrogates building owner
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials from New Delhi, also quizzed Boregowda, the owner of the building that houses the chemicals factory operated by Ganpath Lal in Hebbal Industrial Area. Boregowda’s lawyer, Bharath, disclosed this information. When media persons questioned Bharath near the chemicals factory ‘Tuk-Tuk Household Chemicals Production Solution Manufacturing’ in Hebbal Industrial…
Speculation over George’s exit dominates Assembly
January 29, 2026Energy 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…
Our Police could have raided Hebbal Unit: MP Yaduveer
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar expressed the view that instead of Delhi Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths coming to Mysuru to conduct inspections and raids, our own Police could have detected the case. “Activities such as drug production, storage and sale are continuously taking place. The Mysuru Police have been provided with good…
Police officers prioritise money over duty, says Prathap Simha
January 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has alleged that the decline in law and order and the rise in criminal activity in Mysuru are largely due to Police officers prioritising payments to elected representatives for postings, rather than focusing on their duties. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning on the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raids…











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