The drain works opposite Mannars Market on Shivarampet Main Road, which was going on in a snail’s pace, has come to a standstill all of a sudden due to the strike of Civil Contractors who are demanding release of their pending bills. This is causing a lot of hardship not only to hundreds of business…
Burning a tree to burn dry leaves at Kuvempunagar
October 8, 2020Dry leaves fallen from trees on Lalithadri Road 1st Cross in Kuvempunagar are being collected, dumped at a tree and is set on fire. This is not only spoiling the environment but is also destroying the healthy tree. When a resident confronted the person lighting the fire and questioned him, the person is said to…
Wildlife Week concludes with cyclothon
October 7, 2020As part of the valedictory of the 66th Wildlife Week celebrations, a 120-km Fit India Cyclothon was flagged off at Aranya Bhavan this morning by Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF – Mysuru Circle) T. Heeralal. Over 80 members selected from the Mysuru District Cycling Association are taking part in the event organised under the joint…
6 Civil contractors hold dharna, demand clearing of pending bills
October 6, 2020Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) General Council Meeting was in progress at the MCC premises this morning, Civil Contractors, under the banner of MCC Civil Contractors’ Association staged a protest in front of the MCC Office demanding payment of bills which are pending since 2017. The pending bills amount run up to Rs….
66th Wildlife Week: ‘Save Elephant Corridor’ Cyclothon Mysuru leg flagged off
October 6, 2020As part of 66th Wildlife Week-2020 (Theme: Vulture for Future) celebrations, Forest Department, Mysuru Division, has organised a cyclothon in two routes from Belagavi to Muthodi and Muthodi to Bengaluru, highlighting ‘Save Elephant Corridor.’ The 5th day of the cyclothon (Mysuru leg) was flagged off by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Jagath Ram…
Garbage dumped at N.R. Mohalla needs to be cleared
October 6, 2020Garbage dumped on St. Mary’s Road in N.R. Mohalla 1st Cross is not cleared since many days and is emanating foul smell besides attracting stray animals. The residents have urged the authorities concerned to get the garbage cleared at the earliest.
Plea to clear garbage at Rajivnagar
October 6, 2020Garbage including household waste and plastics which are dumped near Rahamath Nursing Home at Rajivnagar 1st Stage is not cleared and is attracting cattle. Also, foul smell is emanating from the garbage causing a lot of problems to the residents and also to the patients coming to the hospital. Authorities concerned are urged to take…
Cartoon exhibition on Gandhiji
October 5, 2020Cartoon exhibition titled ‘Gandhi 150 + Nadige’ by Star of Mysore cartoonist and Fulbrighter M.V. Nagendra Babu, organised by Amara Baapu Chintana (Kannada & English Bi-Monthly), Bengaluru, at Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanakere in Mysuru as part of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, was inaugurated by social worker Dr. K. Raghuram Vajapayee this morning. Seen in…
Dry cannon drill begins at Palace
October 5, 2020With just 12 days left for the commencement of Dasara, ‘dry talim’ or rehearsal with unloaded cannons began at Mysore Palace this morning. The dry drill is undertaken to train members of ‘Pirangi Dala’ or Cannon Unit involved in this ritual of cannon firing. All 30 members of the Cannon Unit, supervised by R-ASI Siddaraju…
RT-PCR test for Corporators, MCC staff, vendors
October 5, 2020City Corporators Begum (Pallavi) and Vedavathi along with MCC staff and media persons registering their names for RT-PCR test at MCC premises this morning as it is mandatory for all those attending the MCC General Council Meeting tomorrow, to undergo the test. Picture below shows traders and roadside vendors undergoing COVID test in front of…















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