Mysore/Mysuru: In what may help in checking the menace of stray dogs in city, a first of its kind Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Stray Dog Rehabilitation Centre built at the cost of Rs. 3 crore on the outskirts on Rayanakerehundi on Mysuru – H.D. Kote Road will be opened soon. Mayor Shivakumar led a team…
Open Town Hall parking in a fortnight: Mayor
August 9, 2023MCC to launch a dynamic QR code system for water bill payments next week Mysore/Mysuru: Following widespread public outcry regarding the significant delay in completing Town Hall Multi-Level Parking facility, Mayor Shivakumar conducted a site visit and directed the officers and contractors to swiftly conclude the project within a fortnight. Initiated back in 2011, the…
Rs. 1.94 cr. for desilting drains
August 9, 2023Permanent illumination of MCC main building at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.7 crore; Mayor approves proposals amid din by JD(S) Corporators Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar approved works to desilt drainages in city at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.94 crore during the Council meeting of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) last evening. Amid the din by…
LED screens causing accidents in city will be removed: Mayor
August 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar has announced that LED advertisement screens erected in various parts of the city that are causing accidents, with its strong ray of light blocking the vision of motorists during night, will be removed soon. Mayor Shivakumar said “At some places LED screens are the reason behind accidents. In the wake of complaints…
All heritage arches in city to be renovated, illuminated
August 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A week after asking officers and engineers of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to prepare a Detailed Project Report to restore the Heritage Arch Gate at the entrance of the Government Guest House in Nazarbad, popular as heritage North Gate Arch, Mayor Shivakumar has assured that all the heritage arches of Mysuru will be…
Stray dog menace: MCC to move SC
July 29, 2023Mayor Shivakumar cites standing guidelines of Apex Court to check the menace of stray dogs in country Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council has resolved to move Supreme Court (SC) to seek relevant directions to check the menace of stray dogs in the city. The Council meeting of MCC, held at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Council…
Asad-ur-Rehman Shariff takes charge as new MCC Commissioner
July 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a sudden development, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has been transferred and Karnataka Municipal Administration Service (KMAS) Officer (Grade-1) Asad-ur-Rehman Shariff has been appointed as the new Commissioner in his place. Following his appointment, Asad-ur-Rehman Shariff, who was serving as the Joint Director (SBM), Directorate of Municipal Administration at Bengaluru,…
Restarting footpath business: MCC warns vendors of levying penalties
July 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials have warned footpath vendors of imposing fine on them if they restart business on footpaths which have been cleared by MCC. A few footpath vendors, claiming that they had met Mayor Shivakumar and the Mayor had responded positively to them, were conducting business on the footpaths. MCC officials, who…
Never-ending work on damaged manhole on Karanji Lake Bund Road
July 21, 2023Corporation should follow the policy ‘Do it once, do it well’ Mysore/Mysuru: Following publication of the news item titled ‘It’s BACK!’ in Star of Mysore on July 19, about the broken manhole which was fixed last month and damaged once again this month and a barricade placed on it to warn motorists of possible danger,…
Eviction of footpath vendors by MCC: Vendors allege abrupt removal
July 21, 2023Mayor says drive will continue in coordination with Police; prior information to be given to hawkers Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar has stated that the eviction drive that is being conducted to clear street vendors around the Mysore Palace area would continue as the vendors have been causing severe inconvenience to the public and tourists. He emphasised…
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