Date: May 4th, 2017

Our city loses ‘Cleanest City’ ranking
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Our city loses ‘Cleanest City’ ranking

May 4, 2017

New Delhi: The Heritage City of Mysuru has lost out to Indore in the prestigious ‘Cleanest City’ in India ranking for 2016. Mysuru, that had won the award for two consecutive times earlier under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, was relegated to fifth spot. Indore has bagged the first place followed by Bhopal, Vishakhapatnam and Surat….

City student killed as truck runs over
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City student killed as truck runs over

May 4, 2017

Mysuru: A city student was killed on the spot when a truck ran over her near GRS Fantasy Park on the Outer Ring Road this morning. The victim has been identified as Moather Hajira (21), daughter of Hussain Shariff, a resident of LIG KHB Colony in Udayagiri. Hajira, a Bio-Technology student at Pooja Bhagavat Memorial…

“Open to All” sign boards must at temples: DC
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“Open to All” sign boards must at temples: DC

May 4, 2017

Mysuru: Probably listening to the 16th Century saint – poet Bhakta Kanakadasa’s soulful rendering of “Kula Kula Kulavendu Hodedadadiri…”  Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has passed strict instructions that all the temples should carry the sign boards “Open to All,” without discriminating the entry to the temples based on caste, religion or gender. This is a…

Car rental scam in Mysuru City Corporation: MCC foots car rental bill of Minister’s Special Officer !
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Car rental scam in Mysuru City Corporation: MCC foots car rental bill of Minister’s Special Officer !

May 4, 2017

Mysuru: More skeletons are tumbling out of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) shelves in the “Car Rental Scam” where elected representatives and their officers were found misusing public money and availing facilities that they are not entitled to. The scam came to light yesterday when Nandeesh Preetham, Chairperson, MCC’s Standing Committee on Town Planning and…

Should not boys think to change too ?
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Should not boys think to change too ?

May 4, 2017

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC For at least a generation now — especially in urban India and educated middle-class families — we have raised our girls to be confident and fight for their rights. But we seem to have ignored an entire generation of boys who were not told anything about how their…

Gem Box: Auto driver returns bag with jewellery
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Gem Box: Auto driver returns bag with jewellery

May 4, 2017

Mysuru: An aged couple Radha Bai and R. Purushotham Naidu had left behind a bag containing jewellery and clothing worth Rs. 2 lakh in an auto while they were travelling from Paduvarahalli to their home in N.R. Mohalla. To their pleasant surprise, the auto driver Nasir Ahmed Sharief of Udayagiri returned the bag when he…

Nandeesh follows father HSS’s footsteps
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Nandeesh follows father HSS’s footsteps

May 4, 2017

Mysuru: By exposing the “Car Rental Scam” in the Mysuru City Corporation, Nandeesh Preetham has followed the footsteps of his father late H.S. Shankaralingegowda (HSS) who was an MLA. Shankaralingegowda was known for his public-friendly moves and he always used to raise his voice against misuse of tax payers’ money. He was known to rush…

Each rented car incurs a bill of Rs. 28,000 per month
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Each rented car incurs a bill of Rs. 28,000 per month

May 4, 2017

Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) engages 64 rented cars from three car rental companies and pays a monthly rent of  Rs. 15,01,376. These cars are provided to various officers and to the seven Standing Committee Chairmen. As rentals to the car companies, in March 2017, the MCC has paid Rs. 5,06,544 to S.V. &…

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