Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation Permanent and Contract Civic Workers Association Hon. President M. Vadivelu, has demanded compensation and a job for injured Pourakarmika Mahadeva’s wife. Mahadeva lost one of his legs and his other leg has been badly damaged when a car rammed into him while he was collecting garbage on Devaraj Urs Road on…
Dead fish found floating at Lingambudhi Lake
August 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of dead fish were found floating in the Lingambudhi Lake this morning, setting off alarm bells about deteriorating water quality due to continuous flow of sewage into the vast water body. Once hailed as an all-season haven of crystal clear waters, Lingambudhi Lake’s condition has severely declined over the years. The intrusion of…
Licence to kill trees is with MCC officers, staff
August 27, 2023Concrete, interlocking tiles around trees on pavements choking city’s greenery Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), responsible for safeguarding the city’s verdant charm, seems to be veering in a contrary direction. Under the guise of development, roots of many trees on sidewalks are choked beneath interlocking tiles, spelling a gradual demise for these trees and…
Remove unauthorised hoardings, flex across city: Sandesh Swamy
August 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: BJP leader and former Mayor Sandesh Swamy (S. Satish) has penned letters to both the Deputy Commissioner and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner, urging immediate action against the proliferation of unauthorised advertisement hoardings and flexes throughout the city. “While Corporation officials inform RTI activists that displaying advertisements and flexes in the city is not…
Stinky place now oozes freshness at Gokulam
August 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A stinking place that was once reeking of foul smell has got a change over, courtesy Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). A corner of KRS Road near Gokulam in city was earlier replete with waste dumped by the nearby residents. Despite fervent appeals by Corporator SBM Manju to refrain from turning the place into a…
Confusion prevails in MCC Council meeting over naming of Road
August 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Confusion prevailed in the MCC (Mysuru City Corporation) Council meeting held here yesterday as Congress and BJP Corporators entered into a verbal duel over naming of a road. The Council meeting discussed the proposal sent by S. Shivappa of Janapara Vedike regarding naming of the road next to NIE College Hostel in Ashokapuram to…
City celebrates 108th birth anniversary of former CM D. Devaraj Urs
August 20, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The 108th birth anniversary celebrations of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs was organised at Kalamandira in the city this morning jointly by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and District Backward Classes Welfare Department. Speaking after inaugurating the celebrations by offering floral tributes to the portrait of the…
Five nominated as MCC Corporators
August 20, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Government has nominated four persons of Mysuru city as ex-officio Corporators of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) with immediate effect till the next orders. The nominated Corporators are as follows: R. Srinivas Murthy, resident of No. 91/2A, Fourth Cross, Rajendra Nagar, Mysuru; Kalpana, No. 165, First Phase, Second Stage, Second Cross, Gayathripuram, Mysuru; R.H….
‘First check plastic to keep Mysuru clean’
August 19, 2023Meet on Swachh Survekshan-2023: Several suggestions, Corporators’ lack of interest, officers’ negligence pour in Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining cleanliness should extend beyond special occasions and competitions. A dedicated panel must be formed to consistently monitor activities. The immediate priority should be the eradication of plastic. These were some of the suggestions put forward during a meeting of…
MGP stages flash protest against Civic Body’s inefficiency
August 19, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: At the outset of the meeting, members of the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) staged an impromptu protest, displaying placards that accused the MCC of failing to effectively regulate plastic usage. This unexpected protest caught other attendees off-guard. The protesters asserted that door-to-door garbage collection process is still not efficiently carried out. Additionally, MCC’s efforts…
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