Mysore/Mysuru: Months after five Pourakarmikas died of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Monday distributed Rs. 30 lakh each to the families of two of the deceased as a relief, at a programme organised at the MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road here. Mayor Tasneem, Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar and…
Think twice before you park vehicles under tree!
November 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Think twice before parking your vehicles under roadside tree in city. Over 15 incidents of trees falling flat on parked vehicles were reported from different areas in last one year. On Tuesday, two cars were damaged when a huge gulmohar tree fell on Ramanuja Road. Luckily, none was injured in the incident. In fact,…
Rs. 70 crore needed to re-build Devaraja Market
November 17, 2020Soil Bearing Capacity test conducted; Reveals presence of a variety of soil Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has to spend an estimated Rs. 70 crore to re-build the iconic Devaraja Urs Market in city. A portion of the market caved-in a few years ago purportedly due to lack of maintenance. Since then there has been…
Month-long voter list revision from Nov.18
November 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following directions from Election Commission of India (ECI), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be launching a month-long voter revision drive in three Assembly segments of city (Narasimharaja, Chamaraja and Krishnaraja) from Nov.18 to Dec.17. The revision will take on all working days from 10 am to 5.30 pm during this period. As a…
Vijayanagar Third Stage will be maintained by MCC, clarifies MLA
November 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Cabinet giving nod for the formation of Hootagalli CMC and four TPs, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that Vijayanagar Third Stage, which comes under his constituency, will continue to be maintained by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). In a clarification issued yesterday, Devegowda said that the residents of Vijayanagar Third Stage were…
Hootagalli CMC to be formed
November 13, 2020Mysuru City to get four Town Panchayats Bengaluru: In a big push for Mysuru city’s infrastructure development and formation of Greater Mysuru, the State Government has decided to form Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) comprising Koorgalli, Hootagalli, Belawadi and Hinkal Gram Panchayats, all in the outskirts of Mysuru. Briefing presspersons after the State Cabinet meeting…
Mysuru to be pothole-free in New Year-2021
November 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has an ambitious plan of filling up all potholes across the city before December 31. The Corporation has already released Rs. 10 lakh for each Ward for all 65 Wards to repair potholed roads all over the city. Tenders will be called soon to take up filling up of pothole…
Choultry owners threaten to stage dharna in front of Top Cop’s Office
November 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: S. R. Mahesh, K.R. Nagar MLA and Honorary President of Mysore Kalyan Mantap Owners Association, has warned of staging a dharna in front of Police Commissioner’s office in city if the cops try to intimidate the owners of Kalyan Mantaps by threatening to book criminal case for COVID-19 health protocols. “The owners are made…
CM gives nod for merger of four GPs into MCC fold
November 8, 20202 GPs to be upgraded as City Municipalities Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has given his consent for the much-awaited merger of four Gram Panchayats (GPs) — Srirampura, Bogadi, Chamundi Hill and Hinkal — into Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits. Besides, permission has been given to upgrade Koorgalli and Kadakola GPs as City Municipalities. A…
Road cuttings, huge craters endanger lives of motorists
November 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Which Department of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) must repair roads cut to lay water, underground telephone or power lines? An enquiry done by Star of Mysore with various Departments of the Corporation revealed that it was none of their job but simply indulged in blame game. Any individual or Government agency has to take…
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