Mysore/Mysuru: Following public demand, the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) will rectify the design flaw in the popular Ambaari bus that is used for city rounds every evening. While the Ambaari bus service remains highly popular for its captivating city road illuminations, the inherent design flaws have raised concerns, including safety. Speaking to Star…
Rs. 4 crore renovation works on at Karnataka Guest House, Ooty
December 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) is renovating the heritage ‘Karnataka Guest House’ in Ooty at a cost of Rs. 4 crore. Over 80 percent of renovation works have been completed and the Guest House will be formally inaugurated by the end of January 2024. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, KSTDC…
Now, enjoy ‘Ambaari’ ride from Palace South Gate
February 16, 2022Ticket prices slashed from Rs. 250 to Rs. 150 Mysore/Mysuru: Ambaari, the open-roof hop-on hop-off double-decker buses that the tourists of Mysuru usually take for sight-seeing, will henceforth start from Mysore Palace instead of the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) Office (Hotel Mayura Hoysala) on JLB Road in city. The bus that provides a…
‘Mysuru is a model city for the whole world’
April 5, 2018Mysuru: “Chief Minister Siddharamaiah called me two years ago and asked me to go to Mysuru City Corporation. I just followed his orders and came here. I was very apprehensive about the place, atmosphere and people. However, I realised that once you discharge your duties with integrity and honesty, people respect you,” said outgoing MCC…
Construction inside A.P. Prashanth Park in K.C. Nagar: Residents sense larger conspiracy of public park encroachment
March 20, 2018Mysuru: Is there a larger conspiracy of using Veerayodha A.P. Prashanth Park at K.C. Nagar for commercial purposes by hoodwinking residents of the area? This is a question bothering residents of K.C. Nagar following the Guddali Puja for a Makkala Mantapa (children’s stage) that was performed by Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar yesterday. The original plan…
Don’t Waste Water Mysuru City Corporation warns
March 19, 2018Mysuru: “Do not waste drinking water otherwise your water connection will be cut.” This is the advisory (or call it a warning) issued by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), ahead of dry and hot days. The Corporation is already chalking out plans to battle water crisis during summer at a time when there is no…
Plastic godown raided: Eleven tonnes of banned plastic bags seized
March 13, 2018Mysuru: The officials of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), who conducted a surprise raid on a plastic godown at Santhepet here yesterday, have seized the banned plastic covers weighing about 11 tonnes from the godown. The godown belongs to one Rajaram and is located at Kousalya Complex in…
‘Use water judiciously’: MCC Commissioner urges residents
March 4, 2018Mysuru: With the onset of summer and water levels at KRS and Kabini reservoirs depleting, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha has urged the residents to use the water judiciously without wasting it. Everyday 250 MLD water is being supplied to city from rivers which are being pumped from Belagola, Hongalli and Melapura…
Asphalting of city roads to be completed by March end: MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha
March 2, 2018Mysuru: The asphalting of prominent roads in city taken up under the Chief Minister’s Special Grant will be completed by the end of March, according to MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha. Stating that Chief Minister Siddharamaiah had released Rs. 50 crore for asphalting 10 prominent roads in the heart of the city, Jagadeesha said tenders were…
Dr. M.R. Ravi, G. Jagadeesha among 36 KAS officers elevated to IAS
February 23, 2018Bengaluru: As many as 36 KAS officers will be elevated to the IAS cadre Officers based on the State Government’s recommendation, the Chief Minister office said on Thursday. Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Dr.M.R. Ravi and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha are among the officers who will be elevated to IAS cadre. The list…
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