Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in association with the Horticulture Department will plant 1.54 lakh saplings in its 65 Wards as part of World Environment Day celebrations, said Mayor B. Bhagyavathi. Addressing a press conference at the MCC Office here yesterday, she said that this is as part of the ‘Laksha Vruksha’ (one lakh…
Mayor invited to New Hampshire to promote health, yoga tourism
April 8, 2018Mysuru: Mayor B. Bhagyavathi has been invited to Nashua City in New Hampshire, USA and her counterpart John Donchess is likely to visit Mysuru to promote it as health tourism and yoga destination. NIMHANS Director Prof. B.N. Gangadhar is also actively involved in this, with the active participation of Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Mayor election case: Hearing adjourned to Mar. 16
March 10, 2018Mysuru: Regional Commissioner (RC) Shivayogi C. Kalasad yesterday postponed the hearing of the case against Mayor B. Bhagyavathi, who was charged with indulging in anti-party activities during the Mayoral election, to Mar. 16. As the Mayor remained absent for the proceedings, the RC deferred the case. It may be mentioned that Bhagyavathi, a Corporator, won…
A tale of two women – City’s First Citizen & Zilla Panchayat Chief
March 8, 2018Congress party wants Mayor Bhagyavathi, who has switched her loyalties to JD(S)-BJP combine in MCC, to resign; JD(S) wants ZP President Nayeema Sultana to quit as per party directive and suspect her of taking support from Congress. Politics, after all makes strange bedfellows. Cong. wants Mayor to resign Complaint lodged with Regional Commissioner; notice issued…
MCC’s Rs.712.54 cr. Budget
February 27, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation presented a surplus Budget of Rs.7.07 crore. The Budget for the financial year 2018-19 was presented by Finance and Taxation Standing Committee Chairman K.P. Ashwini at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall in the MCC premises this morning. The Budget was tabled under the chairmanship of Mayor B. Bhagyavathi. The size of…
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