Mysore/Mysuru: Despite Court orders explicitly prohibiting imposition of unnecessary hassles on people seeking death certificates, the bureaucratic machinery in Mysuru is withholding such documents from grieving family members. Officials cite jurisdictional and boundary issues as reasons for denial and the family members are forced to run from pillar to post for the crucial document. The…
UoM Vice-Chancellor, Traffic Police requested for humps: MCC Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after Star of Mysore published a report yesterday titled ‘Newly-laid unpainted road humps: 20 accidents in 12 hours; two riders seriously injured,’ the authorities got into the act and painted zebra stripes on the humps, warning motorists. The report highlighted how four unmarked and unpainted…
Mysore/Mysuru: During a meeting convened on Thursday to discuss the preparation for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Budget for 2024-2025, former Mayor Shivakumar raised a significant concern. He accused the MCC of failing to settle the bill amounting to Rs. 12 lakh it owed to sculptor Arun Yogiraj. This outstanding amount pertains to Arun Yogiraj’s…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) likely to present its budget next month, the MCC authorities had organised a pre-budget meeting at the MCC’s Council Hall this morning to elicit opinions from former Mayors, Corporators, Associations and Groups, Voluntary organisations and other stakeholders. Former Mayor R. Lingappa, who was among the first to address…
MP Pratap Simmha chairs progress review meeting; MCC to seek approval to continue pipeline works Mysore/Mysuru: To speed up the faster implementation of city pipeline gas distribution infrastructure, the State Cabinet has drastically reduced the pipeline-laying charges of the ‘direct to home’ Piped Natural Gas (PNG) project from the earlier Rs. 1,956 to just Re….
Mysore/Mysuru: A Satyagraha ‘We the voters, are masters’ under the banner of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) was held in front of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Office on Sayyaji Rao Road this morning. The protesters, holding placards and utilising democratic means to draw attention, pressed for the immediate establishment of Ward Committees, elimination of footpath…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a democratic system, it is the duty of Government officials to address public concerns. However, the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the insufficient attention given to issues facing Mysuru City by various departmental officials, including the Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). In response to what they perceive as indifference…
Mysore/Mysuru: Coming to the aid of its Pourakarmikas, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has extended benefits totally worth Rs.17.14 crore to 11,363 Pourakarmikas in a period of 3 years. MCC Additional Commissioner M.J. Roopa said that under the SC/ST 24.10 percent scheme of the MCC, as many as 11,363 Pourkarmikas have been given benefits in the…
Mysuru has been called a Royal Heritage City, but it feels like we’re living in ‘Flex City.’ Our city is plagued by the menace of flex hoardings and banners everywhere — at Circles, on buildings, on footpaths, on trees and even on Expressway. Last year, this plague had even reached all the way to the…
In 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, the city was adjudged Cleanest in India Mysore/Mysuru: President of India Droupadi Murmu bestowed the Swachh Survekshan Awards for 2023 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi yesterday. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised the event. Thirteen awardees were honoured in various categories, including Clean Cities, Cleanest Cantonment, SafaiMitra…
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