Mysore/Mysuru: The Kuvempunagar Police have arrested a man on charges of extorting money from shop owners after faking himself as an Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Health Inspector. Vijaykumar, 61, a resident of 12th Cross near Vivekananda Circle, Kuvempunagar, is the one who is arrested. Vijaykumar, claiming himself to be an Health Inspector, was allegedly extorting…
Model code of conduct in Ward limits from Aug. 16; Counting of votes on Sept. 6 Mysore/Mysuru: The suspense over the conduct of by-poll for Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward No. 36 (Yaraganahalli and Ambedkar Colony) has ended with the State Election Commission on Wednesday (Aug. 11) ordering by-election to the Ward on Sept. 3,…
Swift action by MCC, MUDA and VVWW teams Mysore/Mysuru: A water pipeline burst open near the Chamarajapuram Railway Under-bridge yesterday and drinking water jumped up like a spring, attracting a group of onlookers who were taking photos and shooting videos. The flow right in the middle of the busy road started slowly and onlookers thought…
In 2017 too, hi-tech system was introduced but abandoned later Mysore/Mysuru: Following several complaints of Pourakarmikas skipping work and fake entries being made in the attendance register, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to introduce a biometric attendance system from Sept. 1. This was decided at the continued meeting of the MCC yesterday after…
Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when a political churn is on at State Capital Bengaluru where officers loyal to old guard are shunted out to accommodate officers favourable to the new regime, an unknown person sitting on the chair reserved for City Police Commissioner during MCC meeting resulted in a minor confusion. Usually, a chair is…
Mysore/Mysuru: The continued MCC Council meeting that began at the Main MCC Office on Sayyaji Rao Road this morning, saw a war of words between Corporators from the ruling JD(S)-Congress combine and the opposition BJP over Pourakarmika issue, with Corporators from both the ruling and opposition benches trooping into the Well. The previous meeting was…
Mysore/Mysuru: Minister S.T. Somashekar, who is in charge of COVID management and flood relief in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts, was felicitated upon becoming a Minister for the second time, at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here recently. Speaking after being felicitated, Somashekar said that he has appealed the Chief Minister to discuss the issue of…
Pre-dawn demolition drive begins, to continue for 2 months Mysore/Mysuru: In all, 92 identified illegal religious structures at public places in the city including roads, junctions and parks will be demolished in two months. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) launched the demolition drive yesterday and the authorities have chosen pre-dawn operations to avoid people crowding…
Each instrument is worth about Rs. 15,000 Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to attend to water woes and solve them speedily, In-charge Mayor Anwar Baig, yesterday distributed walkie-talkies to 26 water inspectors at the MCC’s Old Council Hall here. Sources said that the walkie-talkie, a basic handset, cost about Rs. 15,000 each and added that 50 officers…
Mother-daughter duo arrested; two children rescued Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is not new to child trafficking rackets. Shockingly, the gangs thrive and notably, the city areas are the breeding grounds for the deals to flourish. Though some arrests are made from time to time, repeated incidents of baby selling shows how law enforcement agencies have not been…
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