Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudutta Hegde has recommended planting of strong trunk trees like gulmarg or gul mohur, spathodea, pichkiya, copper-pod, subabul, Singapore cherry, muntingia, neem, syzygium cumini, aegle marmelos, phyllanthus emblica, syzygium jambos, tamarind and saraca asoca trees in the city. He has appealed to volunteers, NGOs and citizens, who plant saplings…
Illegal banana traders evicted from Boti Bazaar
June 3, 2020Seized bananas fed to Palace elephants Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints to the Deputy Commissioner and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner by the residents that the vehicles of illegal banana traders were causing traffic snarls on Ane Sarot Street near Boti Bazaar, the MCC authorities yesterday evicted them from the road. As there were problems in maintaining…
Irwin Road widening picks up pace
June 3, 2020Works on demolition and widening of Irwin Road that began yesterday has picked up pace this morning with new drainage laying on the stretch. Parts of the road near the historic Jumma Masjid have been dug up to lay new pipes. Traffic on some of the stretches near the Jumma Masjid has been blocked since…
Pending demolition, widening works begin on Irwin Road
June 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The pending works on demolishing buildings (Nehru Circle till Government Ayurveda College) and widening of the entire Irwin Road began this morning after a long gap imposed by COVID-induced lockdown. Along with the demolition of remaining buildings, the works on road widening too has begun. The City Police will soon close traffic movement on…
Vehicle to create awareness on ill-effects of tobacco on the move
June 1, 20201,359 cases booked under COTPA, Rs. 2,35,380 fine collected in 2019-20 Mysore/Mysuru: To mark World No Tobacco Day celebration, District Survekshan Unit, District Tobacco Control Cell and District Health and Family Welfare Society jointly flagged off an awareness vehicle at District Health Officer’s (DHO) Office premises in Nazarbad this morning. Every year, on May 31st,…
Jubilant Company sponsors grocery kits to 2,500 civic workers
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Administration will be distributing 2,500 grocery kits, sponsored by Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, Jubilant Generics, Nanjangud, to temporary and contract Pourakarmikas, UGD workers and garbage vehicle drivers of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). The distribution process was symbolically launched by District Minister S.T. Somashekar at the Town Hall premises in city yesterday by distributing kits…
Swachha Nagari initiative: District Minister flags off 65 new Auto Tippers
May 31, 2020Every MCC Ward gets one vehicle Mysore/Mysuru: Adding more to the MCC’s fleet of garbage collection and disposal vehicles, District Minister S.T. Somashekar flagged off 65 new Auto Tippers at the MCC Office premises on Sayyaji Rao Road here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Somashekar said it was extremely happy to note that Mysuru is…
Property tax payers fret over official delay
May 28, 2020“After submission of old tax receipts, we are not called by MCC Zonal Officers to pay tax” 5 percent rebate period extended till July 31 Mysore/Mysuru: With an intention to provide relief to COVID-hit revenues of Mysureans and to encourage speedy tax payments, the State Government has extended the 5 percent rebate period for payment…
District Minister asks officials to prepare for monsoon
May 23, 2020Forest, MCC and CESC must work in co-ordination Mysore/Mysuru: Urging all Departments concerned, especially Forest, MCC and CESC, to work with a perfect co-ordination for bracing up to the forthcoming monsoon, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that it was important for officials to take timely action for solving public issues. He was addressing officials from…
Permission not given for fast-food joints, tea shops to open: MCC
May 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Permission is not given to fast-food joints, chaat centres and tea shops to open under the lockdown rules,” said MCC Commissioner Gurudutta Hegde. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore,’ he said that a meeting with the concerned associations’ office-bearers was held much earlier and had requested them not to open the shops till the lockdown…
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