Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is conducting Swachh Mysuru Quiz contest and Swachh Category Competitions, with the sole objective of promoting cleanliness, public health and effective waste management. The quiz competition has been organised on Jan. 31 at 10.30 am at Kalamandira in city, in association with Department of…
Citizens’ Collective submits proposals for MCC Budget
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Citizens’ Collective, a delegation of professionals, social activists and concerned citizens, under the banner of ‘Greater Mysuru with Great Vision’ submitted a memorandum to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, urging the administration to include citizen-centric and future-ready proposals in the 2026-27 MCC Budget. The delegation was led by Dr. Shushrutha Gowda,…
Beggary business back in city
January 18, 2026Beggar gangs move into Mysuru, mafia operation suspected Mysore/Mysuru: Efforts to make Mysuru a beggar‑free city have shown encouraging results in recent years. Yet residents are now voicing concern over the growing presence of beggars from outside the State at major roads and traffic signals, warning that the trend could tarnish the city’s image. During…
Lawn or Lake?!
January 16, 2026Water hyacinth chokes Hebbal Lake Mysore/Mysuru: Ten months after the Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) — now part of the Greater Mysuru City Corporation — resumed daily clean-up drives and pledged to protect the waterbody, Hebbal Lake is once again suffocating under a toxic mix of untreated sewage, industrial effluents and rampant water hyacinth. The…
Workshop on solid waste management for civic workers
January 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a day-long Capacity Building Training Workshop on Solid Waste Management for Pourakarmikas under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 at Hemavathy Auditorium in Administrative Training Institute (ATI) on Lalitha Mahal Road in city this morning. Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 aims to create garbage-free cities by 2026 through 100 percent…
Cleanliness drive at Kukkarahalli Lake
January 11, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As part of preparations for Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a cleanliness drive and children’s drawing competition at Kukkarahalli Lake in city yesterday. The one-hour programme began at 7 am from Kuvempu Vana near the railway gate, where civic volunteers and students collected waste, including plastic and food litter,…
Swachh Survekshan: Sweep Up
January 11, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With Swachh Survekshan-2026 in the offing, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has resolved to make it to the top in the ranking list across the country. To bolster the efforts towards grabbing the top spot, MCC has planned systematic and effective programmes, appealing active participation of the public to reclaim the top ranking. To…
Mysuru City Corporation holds Pre-Budget meet: Former Mayors object to revenue collection shortfall
January 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing disappointment over shortfall in revenue collection targets over the years, former Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Corporators, who attended a Pre-Budget meeting at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Hall here this morning, urged the MCC authorities to be more determined in collection of taxes and other pending revenues due to the Corporation from the…
Helium cylinder blast triggers eviction of footpath vendors
January 5, 2026Effectiveness of drive to be known after 5 pm when street food vendors return Mysore/Mysuru: In a joint operation, the Mysuru City Police and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have begun clearing footpath vendors who cook food using LPG cylinders and serve customers by the roadside. The eviction drive follows the recent helium cylinder blast…
Crater invites danger
December 24, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A crater that has developed on the main road of Janatha Nagar in T.K. Layout in city has been lurking danger. As Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials failed to take notice, the concerned locals have placed a dried coconut frond near the gap, to prevent any mishap. It is alleged that, 15 days have…















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