Mysuru: The Principal Civil Court has ordered stay on the eviction of roadside vendors taken up by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), said G.K. Joshi, Legal Advisor to the Karnataka Rajya Rasthebadhi Vyaparigala Mahamandala. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan in city on Saturday, Joshi said that the Mahamandala had approached the Court against…
Site beneficiaries appeal for registration
February 19, 2019Mysuru: The beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme who have been allotted sites at Kergalli and Ajjayyanahundi in the taluk, who met MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag yesterday, have urged her to get the sites registered in their name at the earliest. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing scheme, the authorities had invited applications in 2001-02 and…
Trash to Cash
February 14, 2019MCC inks pact with ITC; distributes bags door-to-door for waste segregation Dry waste to be recycled at processing plants and re-used, generating revenue Mysuru: For Multinational Company ITC Limited, rag-picking is a potential gold mine. For, it has entered into an agreement with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to segregate garbage at the point of…
Garbage segregation: Each house closely watched; details entered
February 14, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation and the volunteers of E Sree Foundation are keeping an eye on each house for garbage segregation and they are making note of every garbage collection and disposal activity. After distributing the bags provided by the ITC, Pourakarmikas, accompanied by volunteers, make it a point to enter details of every…
Double Billing Scam: MCC Probe Panel goes into details
February 13, 2019Mysuru: The Probe Committee which was constituted by the Mysuru City Corporation in connection with MG Road Double Billing Scam where Rs.1.4 crore was allegedly siphoned off by submitting two bills for the same work has found that Rs. 52 lakh was billed after pouring jelly stones and levelling the road that was already asphalted….
Double billing: Yes, it is a scam, says MCC Probe Panel
February 12, 2019Mysuru: The Probe Committee which was constituted by the MCC in connection with MG Road Double Billing Scam where Rs.1.4 crore was allegedly siphoned off by submitting two bills for the same work has found the allegations are prima facie true. The Panel that conducted the meeting late till yesterday found that officials have claimed…
MG Road Double Billing Scam : MCC Probe Committee conducts its first meeting
February 11, 2019Mysuru: A Probe Committee constituted by Mysore City Corporation (MCC) headed by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath in connection with MG Road Double Billing Scam where Rs.1.4 crore was reportedly siphoned off by submitting two bills for the same work, held its first meeting at MCC Council Hall this morning. It may be recalled here that MCC…
Rs.1.40 crore alleged scam in MCC: Mayor forms Fact-Finding Committee; To hold meeting tomorrow
February 10, 2019Mysuru: With MCC Corporators M.U. Subbaiah and B.V. Manjunath alleging a Rs.1.40 crore scam in the M.G. Road development works, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath has constituted a Fact-Finding Committee to probe and submit a report in this regard. The Committee, headed by Pushpalatha Jagannath herself, has MCC Council Secretary R. Rangaswamy as the its Member-Secretary. The…
Footpath clearance opposed
February 8, 2019Mysuru: Members of various organisations staged protest against the MCC in front of its office here yesterday, opposing the footpath clearance drive undertaken in all areas of the city. They staged a protest under the banner of Samagra Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Kranthi Dal and other organisations condemning the anti- poor policies of MCC. They shouted…
MCC’s move to pull down Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building: Devaraja Market Tenants oppose demolition
February 4, 2019Mysuru: A meeting held in city yesterday called for restoration and renovation of Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market instead of demolition. Participants took objection to the move by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to recommend the pulling down the iconic Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market. The meeting was organised by Devaraja Market Tenants’ Association and Lansdowne…
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