Mysuru: The old makes way for the new and this is exactly the experience of the nine florists who had set up shop on Valmiki Road nearly 15 years ago. The opening of Maharani’s Commerce and Management College for Women on the same road has spelt a doom on their daily lives as the management…
MCC officials raid beauty parlours, spa; verify documents
July 31, 2018Mysuru: Following the Police busting flesh trade racket being run in the name of beauty parlours and spa in city, the officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday conducted surprise raids on some beauty parlours and spas in city and verfied the documents. The raids were led by MCC Health Officer Dr. Nagaraju and…
Despite ban, plastic adds to city’s pile of waste
July 30, 2018Mysuru: Humanity’s relationship with plastic is rather schizophrenic. It is present in almost every aspect of modern life — from water bottles to aircraft. Without it, our lives would not be the same. However, it is now considered an environmental evil because of the havoc that plastic waste wreaks. We see it on our streets,…
Keep Ganesha short at 4 ft.: MCC
July 30, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is taking all steps to make Ganesha festival an environmental-friendly one this year. As a first step, it has announced that Ganesha idols with more than four feet in height and made of paper moulds will be banned in city limits. The idols less than three to four feet in…
Residents plant saplings only to be removed by MCC
July 22, 2018Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA Nagendra visited the Ground-level Water Tank Park at Vijayanagar First Stage this morning and expressed shock over the removal of saplings that were planted by Vijayanagar First Stage Residents Welfare Association. The MLA said that he will direct the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to replant the trees and restore the park. It…
MCC Zone-4 office : Rs.8.76 crore Property Tax collected in three-and-a-half months
July 19, 2018Mysuru: Even as MCC authorities have stepped-up the drive to recover property tax dues from defaulting citizens, the MCC Zone-4 Office seems to have topped in Tax collection, by collecting a whopping Rs.8.76 crore in the three-and-a-half months period from April 1 to July 17. The staff of MCC Zone-4, led by Zonal Assistant Commissioner…
Wasteful Arch Gate irks residents of K.C. Nagar
July 18, 2018Mysuru: A welcome arch sans heritage look, being constructed at the entrance of K.C. Nagar, off Chamundi Hill Road, at a cost of Rs. 5.50 lakh by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has irked the residents of K.C. Nagar in city. Already, pits have been dug on either sides of the Road and about 4ft….
CESC or MCC should direct Forest Department not to plant saplings beneath power lines
July 18, 2018Why plant them now and kill them later by cutting branches to clear power lines? Mysuru: For a sustainable living, ‘Go Green’ has become the mantra. The Forest Department, which undertook a tree-planting drive, has planted many saplings at vacant spots and on roadsides. But what is so objectionable about this is that the saplings…
The Roads Not To Be Taken…
July 15, 2018Mysuru: The road next to Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanakere is full of potholes. With the monsoon in full flow the road turns into a mini lake. The local residents trying to draw the attention of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to repair the road had staged a novel protest by performing death ceremony rituals….
MCC hands over desolate Aquarium to Mysuru Zoo
July 14, 2018Mysuru: The aquarium near Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), half-built by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has finally been handed over to the Zoo for refurbishing and maintenance. The aquarium structure, built at a cost of Rs. 4.26 crore, was lying in a state of neglect and had become a place for illegal activities….
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