Ganja peddlers use vehicles to transport, store narcotics: Home minister | Mysuru News

Mysuru: Ganja peddlers arrested for dealing in banned narcotic substances were using cars, bikes and goods vehicles to transport and store ganja for illegal activity.Karnataka registered nearly 6,000 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act until Nov 2025, with the number showing a comparative increase. According to data submitted by home minister…

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Mahadevappa slams Centre for dropping Gandhi’s name, diluting MGNREGA | Mysuru News

Mysuru: District in-charge minister HC Mahadevappa on Monday criticised the Union govt for removing Mahatma Gandhi‘s name from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing it of curtailing people’s right to work and live.Addressing the MGNREGA Bachao Sangram preparation meeting at the Indira Gandhi Congress Bhavan here, Mahadevappa said employment must be…

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City hosp launches robotic surgery programme | Mysuru News

Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals on Monday launched its comprehensive robotic surgery programme.The initiative brings together robotic-assisted surgeries across multiple specialties under a single, integrated platform. These include general surgery, urology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery (CTVS), ENT, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, oncology, gastrointestinal, and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgeries.NG Bharateesha Reddy, senior vice-president, Apollo Hospitals, said the programme…

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Residents, green activists oppose construction work at Chamundi Hills | Mysuru News

Mysuru: Tension prevailed at the hill shrine of Chamundi Hills on Monday as locals and environmental activists launched an indefinite protest opposing works under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme. The works were taken up under police protection.Protesters alleged that the authorities began the project without sharing details such as the cost,…

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