Mysuru: The members of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Health Standing Committee conducted a surprise raid yesterday on a parota-making unit operating in a choultry without trade license. The Committee served a notice and asked them to stop the production of parotas. Surprisingly, none of the people working there are aware as to who is…
Congress expels Mayor Bhagyavathi from party
February 25, 2018Mysuru: The Congress has expelled Mayor Bhagyavathi from the primary membership of the party for six years for revolting against the party in the Mayoral polls held last month. Announcing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, City Congress President R. Murthy said that Bhagyavathi, who represents MCC Ward No. 23,…
Sewing machines distribution by MCC
February 24, 2018Mysuru: An alleged internal squabble in MCC resulted in women beneficiaries returning home empty-handed and disappointed without getting the assured sewing machines. The Poverty Eradication Cell of MCC had asked 989 women beneficiaries to collect the sewing machines at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry here this morning to be distributed by Mayor Bhagyavathi at 10 am. A…
MCC clarifies
February 23, 2018Mysuru: Following publication of various civic issues in SOM’s WhatsApp Us column, the MCC has issued the following clarifications. For the news item titled ‘Clogged drains in Gokulam needs to be cleaned’ published on Jan. 25, the MCC has clarified that the drains in Gokulam 3rd Stage, 7th Cross has been cleaned. For the news…
City to get new water tanks
February 16, 2018Mysuru: Summer is fast approaching and if things go as per plans and if there is sufficient water at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, the city will not face water crisis. For, the Centre, State Government and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have come together to build two gigantic ground-level water storage tanks in city….
MCC takes up rooftop solar power generation
February 15, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to harness solar power with the idea of becoming self-sufficient in its energy needs and frames to install solar panels have been put up on the building rooftop. The MCC, which served as the nodal agency for implementing the Centre sponsored ‘Solar City’ project could have…
PMO keen on Mysuru Swachh model
February 15, 2018Mysuru: In spite of Mysuru slipping to the fifth spot in the last Swachh Survekshan, it has not stopped the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to visit and study city’s Swachh model. A representative from PMO visited the city and collected details about the model from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). According to MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha,…
Swachh Survekshan-2018 team arrives
February 12, 2018Mysuru: The Swachh Survekshan-2018 team, associated with Karvy Infrastructure Private Limited, which has been tasked by the Union Ministry of Urban Development, arrived in city last night to commence the assessment of cleanliness in city to ultimately adjudge the cleanest city in the country. Four members of the seven-member team, who have come first, arrived…
Poor public response to MCC pre-Budget meeting
February 10, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had invited the public to participate in a pre-Budget meeting for the year 2018-19 and to give their suggestions. However, there was a lukewarm response as hardly anybody turned up. In the meeting chaired by Mayor B. Bhagyavathi at the Council Hall of the Corporation here yesterday, only very…
MCC asks defaulters to pay water dues
February 10, 2018Mysuru: The MCC, which is yet to collect Rs. 148.27 crore as water dues from consumers having metered connections as on Dec. 2017, has asked the residents to pay water tax. The MCC’s proposal to waive off interest on water dues has been rejected by the Government. With the Government’s rejection of interest waiver, the…
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