Mysuru: In a rare gesture extending support to the ongoing stir of Pourakarmikas, MLA L. Nagendra, accompanied by BJP Corporators of Chamaraja Constituency and party activists cleaned Devaraja Urs Road from K.R. Circle to JLB Road this morning. The garbage collected was shifted using goods autorickshaws. As Nagendra began the cleaning operation, a few Pourakarmikas…
Apollo BGS Hospitals, in association with TRIN TRIN Public Bicycle Sharing System of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), had organised a Cyclothon to commemorate World Heart Day-2018. Dr. A.S. Subramanyeswara Rao, City Police Commissioner, Mysuru; Nagaraj, Chief Health Officer, MCC; N.G. Bharateesha Reddy, Vice-President, Apollo BGS Hospitals; Dr. S. Ravishankar and Dr. H.P. Guruprasad, Sr. Cardiologist,…
Mysuru: The ornate lamp post and balustrades on Nanjangud Road near the subway in front of Dasara Exhibition Grounds and Jayamarthanda Gate was destroyed on Saturday by a vehicle owned by a private electrical contractor. Now the MCC has asked the Police to recover Rs. 7.5 lakh as damages from the contractor. A case has…
Makeovers, restorations and beautification are happening in Mysuru and it’s all in preparation for one event: Dasara. And the Mysuru City Corporation is desperately trying to make the city look beautiful by roping in artisans. It is a tight balancing act as the civic body has to face flak if something goes wrong or if…
By Kalki, a concerned citizen As Mysureans are gearing up to soak in Dasara festivities, the official and political machinery are also gearing up for the annual ritual of last-minute hasty and hotchpotch repair works on potholed roads and broken pavements, draining tax-payers money with poor workmanship and absolute lack of accountability. With just 25…
Mysuru: With the fate of 393 candidates, including 163 women, who had contested elections for 65 Wards of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) sealed in EVMs, the five Strong Rooms at Maharani’s College of Commerce and Management on Valmiki Road, Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli), have been fully secured, with over 150 Police personnel and a KSRP platoon guarding…
Mysuru: The polling for 65 Wards of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) ended peacefully at 5 pm yesterday, with the city recording a dull 50.01 percent voting. The polling which began on a sedate note at 7 am on Friday, later picked up momentum as the day progressed. But the overall polling percentage stood at…
Mysuru: Tense atmosphere prevailed last night at Gandhinagar where local residents and members of different political parties claimed that Electronic Voter Machines (EVMs) that stored the votes cast for Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday were hijacked from the Polling Booths instead of being carried into Strong Rooms. The residents and party activists alleged that EVMs…
Mysuru: In what is considered as the first litmus test for the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government in the State, the voting to the 65 Wards of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) began at 7 am today. The coalition partners are contesting the MCC polls separately even as 102 other Urban Local Body (ULB) polls including three…
Mysuru: Pourakarmikas of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), who played a key role in the city getting the ‘Cleanest City’ tag for two successive terms, are now trying their hand in politics, with five of them contesting the Aug.31 MCC polls from different parties. Pooja is contesting on a BJP ticket from Ward 32 (Ghousianagar…
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