Mysuru: Even as the city is voting on Aug.31 to elect new Corporators of MCC, an insight into the earlier polls has thrown light on how several MLAs, past and present, made it to the Legislature after contesting the MCC polls. Kempegowda, B.K. Puttaiah, B.N. Kengegowda, H.S. Shankarlingegowda, Vasu, Tanveer Sait, M.K. Somashekar and L….
SBM Manju is official JD(S) candidate for Ward No. 6
August 25, 2018Mysuru: The problem pertaining to the official JD(S) candidate for MCC Ward No. 6 has been solved with the JD(S) party announcing the name of SBM Manju as its official candidate. The problem was created as the party had issued ‘B’ Forms to SBM Manju and B. Madhu. SBM Manju had first filed his nomination…
FOODPATHS: Pushing pedestrians off the footpath
August 18, 2018A photo feature by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav Come evening and there is a Mela on certain city roads with vendors turning out in large numbers to sell everything from momos to gobi manchurian, egg, vegetarian and meat rolls to dosas, cut fruits, salted-and-peppered raw mangoes and pani-puris from their pushcarts. With people, especially youngsters and…
Raised concrete borders around trees turning into Garbage Pits
August 6, 2018By M.B. Pavan Murthy Mysuru: Major roads in the heart of the city and its footpath look spotless and it matches any international standard road in the biggest capitals of the world. It seems the authorities concerned are doing a fine job of maintaining the standards that proves Mysuru’s ‘Cleanest City’ tag is fully justified….
Provide water connections abandoned by JUSCO: MLA
August 5, 2018Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas has asked the officers from the MCC to complete the water connection works abandoned in the past and asphalt the roads that have been dug up to provide water connections within 15 days at Ward Number 55, Krishnaraja Assembly segment. Inspecting the areas, the MLA directed the officers to complete the…
Banned plastic items seized from shop
July 30, 2018Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Environmental Engineer Mythri, along with Abhaya team, who raided Raj Trading Company at Shivarampet in city this morning, seized about 180 kg of the banned plastic materials from the shop and imposed a penalty of Rs.2,000 on the owner of the shop.
MCC officials seal hotel for blocking drainage
July 21, 2018Mysuru: In an early morning operation, officials from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) sealed a hotel located in Maharajas Complex opposite the KSRTC Sub-Urban Bus Stand, for not complying with MCC notice that had asked the hotel owner not to block the drainage by dumping waste. Following complaints from the public that stinky drainage water…
Handover Aquarium to Mysuru Zoo: Minister S.R. Mahesh tells MCC
July 1, 2018Mysuru: The Aquarium near the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, half-built by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be handed over to the Zoo for refurbishing and maintenance. The aquarium structure, built at a cost of Rs. 3 crore, is lying in a state of neglect now and has become a place…
Officials asked to clear silt in Raja Kaluves
June 30, 2018Mysuru: With the onset of monsoon, K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas chaired a meeting of MCC and MUDA officials at the MCC’s Old Council Hall on Thursday. During the meeting, Ramdas asked the officials to remove the silt in 72-km-long Raja Kaluves across the city and thus pave way for smooth flow of storm water. Highlighting…
Urban Local Body Polls: Revised Mysuru City Corporation voters list ready
June 11, 2018Mysuru: Even as the Assembly elections have concluded and a new government is in place, Karnataka is bracing up for yet another election in September and this time for the local bodies. As the State is at present being governed by JD(S)-Congress combine, it will be interesting to note how both parties will contest the…
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