Mysuru: The iconic elephant sculpture fountain, a gift by the Brigade Group to city at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as ‘Highway Circle,’ which was vandalised for the third time on Sept.11 night resulting in the flower structure on top of the sculpture and the elephant head towards the north side breaking and…
Swachh Survekshan-2019: Shun plastic, use cloth bags, urges Pramoda Devi Wadiyar
September 25, 2018Cleanliness and Sanitation Drive held in city Mysuru: Dozens of volunteers of a NGO, college students, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials, led by member of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, took up the distribution of cloth bags appealing the public to shun the usage of plastic in city. This was part of…
Garbage-loaded Kerala lorry seized in city
September 23, 2018Mysuru: Continuing their drive against indiscreet dumping of garbage and wastes in city, the officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) seized a garbage-loaded Kerala registration lorry in city yesterday. Acting on a tip off that a Kerala registered lorry was dumping garbage at a shed behind the cement godown near Srinivasa Theatre on Jodi…
MCC to go all-out to regain ‘Cleanest City’ tag
September 21, 2018Mysuru: “After overcoming a few shortcomings cited during the previous assessment, top priority will be given for cleanliness right from today leaving no stone unturned so that Mysuru gets back the tag of ‘Cleanest city’ again, said MCC Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha. Speaking at the Swachh Survekshan meeting held at MCC premises here on Tuesday, Jagadeesha…
Action sought against construction of houses in Kuvempunagar Parks
September 9, 2018Mysuru: Upset over illegal construction of houses in parks, a city resident has complained to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner seeking action in this regard. Advocate B.R. Vasudev Aradhya in his letter alleged that houses have been illegally built in two parks of Kuvempunagar ‘M’ Block. Pointing out that these illegal houses were coming…
CM insists on Mayor post for JD(S)
September 8, 2018Bengaluru: Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has thrown up a hung verdict, with no party getting an absolute majority in the 65-member civic body, Chief Minister (CM) H.D. Kumaraswamy is said to be holding parleys with the Congress on JD(S) retaining the Mayor post. In the previous Council, the JD(S), which aligned with…
Home Guard dies after collapsing during route march
September 5, 2018Mysuru: A Home Guard, who fainted during the route march that was held on Aug. 29 to instil confidence among voters for the election to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Aug. 31, died at a private hospital this morning. The Guard’s family that has been waiting for his salary since the last three months…
Rain Water Harvesting Theme Park in city soon
September 3, 2018Mysuru: Realising the urgent need and importance of Rain Water Harvesting and its implementation in every home and apartment in the city, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is soon coming up with a Rain Water Harvesting Theme Park worth over Rs. 2 crore to educate the people about its uses. The MCC has taken up…
Poll Observers for MCC
August 28, 2018Mysuru: The State Election Commission (SEC) has appointed the following officers as Poll Observers for the MCC polls to take place on Aug.31. IAS officer B.S. Satish, Deputy Secretary (Mines), Department of Industries and Commerce, Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru, has been appointed as the Special Observer covering all the 65 MCC Wards in city. [e-mail: [email protected];…
Eighty Pourakarmikas from Mysuru leave for Kodagu
August 20, 2018MCC Pourakarmikas seen at work in one of the Relief Centres in Kodagu this morning. Mysuru: Even as Kodagu continues to reel under the havoc caused by rain fury, over 80 Pourakarmikas (civic workers) from the city left for Kodagu yesterday to be part of rescue and relief operations going on there. MCC Commissioner K.H….
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