Tag: Mysuru City Corporation

Lansdowne Building fenced with iron mesh
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Lansdowne Building fenced with iron mesh

August 30, 2020

700-metre barrier to ban public entry; MCC puts brakes on illegal activities Mysore/Mysuru: No more illegal activities inside the dilapidated Lansdowne Building in the heart of the city as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has banned public entry by fencing the building from the front and sides that were also being used as a garbage…

DPR to repair Dodda Gadiyara to be ready in 3-4 months
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DPR to repair Dodda Gadiyara to be ready in 3-4 months

August 30, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to list out what needs to be done to conserve the historic Silver Jubilee Clock Tower, popularly known as Dodda Gadiyara among the citizens, in the wake of structural damages due to vagaries of weather and lack of maintenance. This imposing structure…

Horologist’s plea to save city’s jewel Silver Jubilee Clock Tower
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Horologist’s plea to save city’s jewel Silver Jubilee Clock Tower

August 30, 2020

Two months ago, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) began the process to conserve and repair Dodda Gadiyara (Silver Jubilee Clock Tower) opposite Rangacharlu Memorial Town Hall. Following reports of cracks surfacing at the top portion of the Tower near the bell area, members of the District Heritage Committee and some officials of MCC collected samples…

Social Security Pension Schemes: Pilot project by MCC yields results
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Social Security Pension Schemes: Pilot project by MCC yields results

August 30, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has successfully completed a pilot project of correcting mistakes in original documents by personally visiting houses of beneficiaries of social security pension schemes and inspecting documents. This was informed by Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas at a function organised to symbolically distribute the sanctioned letters to citizens here on Wednesday. He…

Roadside sheds demolished at Manjunathapura
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Roadside sheds demolished at Manjunathapura

August 29, 2020

Mysuru: In an early morning joint operation, officials of Karnataka Slum Development Board and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) demolished unauthorised sheds that had come up along the main road passing through Manjunathapura, which is part of Gokulam Third stage. The officials are said to have demolished nearly a dozen sheds. Speaking to Star of Mysore,…

MCC moots ‘Heritage Cess’
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MCC moots ‘Heritage Cess’

August 26, 2020

To collect Re. 1 or Rs. 2 extra from tourists visiting Palace, Zoo for conservation of existing historic structures Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is contemplating to levy ‘Heritage Cess’ on tourists to generate resources for restoration and conservation of the surviving heritage structures in city. If approved, the MCC perhaps, will become the…

Pourakarmikas boycott work
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Pourakarmikas boycott work

August 26, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding direct credit of salary to bank accounts, hundreds of Pourakarmikas boycotted work and staged a protest in front of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) here today. They said the Government of Karnataka has permitted Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to credit the salary of Pourakarmikas directly into their bank account. The MCC has to take…

ACB raids MCC Zonal Officer’s house in Mysuru
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ACB raids MCC Zonal Officer’s house in Mysuru

August 26, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: A 10-member team of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) from Bengaluru, raided the residence of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zone-6 Zonal Officer Nagaraj at Kuvempunagar in city this morning for allegedly amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income. The 10-member ACB team, comprising five officials and five staff including a lady staff, who swooped…

Former Mayor demands direct credit of Pourakarmika salaries to Bank accounts
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Former Mayor demands direct credit of Pourakarmika salaries to Bank accounts

August 25, 2020

To stage demonstration tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) of bowing to the lobby of Pourakarmika outsourcing contractors, former city Mayor Narayana, who is also the President of  State Pourakarmika Association, alleged that the MCC has failed to directly credit the wages to the Bank account of the Pourakarmikas, despite a clear Government …

Digging work inside Devaraja Market irks traders
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Digging work inside Devaraja Market irks traders

August 24, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Pit digging work inside the century-old Devaraja Market at a time when it is still not decided whether to demolish the structure and construct a new heritage-like structure or to retain the Market in as-is where-is condition has irked the vendors and traders. They have said that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has dug…

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