Sir, It’s not even a year since District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurated one of the iconic elephant sculpture fountains at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as ‘Highway Circle,’ and already it has been subjected to repeated vandalism by political parties and private associations. Just two months ago in April a political…
Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned the dangers associated with a thick forest-like vegetation that has come up on two vacant residential plots (50×80 feet) on 6th Main road of Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block. This thick vegetation has become home to snakes and mongoose. There are a few tall and…
Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) this morning distributed fogging machines to all 65 wards in city. Mayor M.J. Ravikumar handed them over to pourakarmikas who have been trained to operate the machines and spray repellents. The fogging machines will be taken on a goods auto rickshaw to various locations, especially in those areas where complaints of…
Monsoon has arrived in some parts of the country. Due to global warming, climatic conditions have been unpredictable and it is felt that immediate action be taken to harvest whatever quantity of rain that falls on earth. Ground water is diminishing and people are finding it difficult to find water even after digging a borewell…
MCC’s Swachh Bharat Ambassador Javagal Srinath being felicitated at his Kuvempunagar residence by Mayor M.J.Ravikumar, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, Corporators Mahadevappa, K.V. Mallesh and J.S. Jagadish, MCC Health Officer Nagaraj and others.
Mayor M.J. Ravikumar inaugurating the dustbin distribution drive organised by the Inner Wheel Clubs of Mysore at Chikka Gadiyara (Dufferin Clock Tower), opposite Devaraja Market, in city yesterday. Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jageedesha, Health Officer Nagaraj, Inner Wheel Club of Mysore Central President Chandrika Sudheer and others are seen. In all, Inner Wheel…
Sir, I daily travel along Kalamandira Road. I have observed that a lot of garbage in bags or used plates, cups, worn-out bed etc., are being dumped on both the footpaths. In spite of repeated requests, the area Corporator has not take any action. I once again request the MCC Commissioner to get both the…
By Vasanthkumar Mysoremath, Social Activist With the passing of orders of High Court of Karnataka on 24.4.2017 directing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to set up Ward Committees within one month, a long fight by civil society groups, networks and individuals across Karnataka over 25 years, has finally ended. This direction by the HC…
At the outset, let it be stated, both the terms of this column’s caption, written in italics font, are synonymous as it were, referring to the most talked about as well as the most ubiquitous stuff namely garbage, loaded by citizens on the back of urban local bodies everywhere, including the hapless Mysuru City Corporation….
Sir, It is reported that the Government of Kerala has initiated action to develop the whole village of Chambai where Vid. Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, a celebrated vocalist and a famous guru of the yesteryears was born, into a cultural centre. In the background of this news item, I bring to light an example of the utter…
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