Mysore/Mysuru: Close to two weeks after 70 illegal food stalls under high-tension wire line near Vijayanagar water tank road were razed by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Mar. 12, the same food vendors have zeroed in on an alternative place. Strangely, this new-found site under the same high-tension wire line is located near the Outer-Ring…
MCC scraps tonga stand project on footpath
March 22, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Bowing to strong public criticism, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has withdrawn its earlier move to set up a heritage tonga stand on the footpath near the Town Hall. Star of Mysore had highlighted the issue in a front-page report titled ‘Footpath becomes… Tonga Stand’ published on Mar. 16, pointing out that the MCC had…
Tonga stand on Town Hall footpath: Prathap Simha blames MCC Commissioner’s ‘blatant act’
March 20, 2026Tourism Joint Director urged to change location Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has strongly objected to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) granting permission for the construction of a tonga stand on the footpath in front of Town Hall under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. He was speaking to media persons after meeting the Joint Director…
Drive against illegal advt. boards on footpaths begins in city
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is leaving no stone unturned to maintain the Clean City image, has set its eyes on illegal flex boards, advertisement boards and other customer-centric boards put up on footpaths marring the beauty of the city and leaving the pedestrians high and dry, on the flip side. Yesterday, several such…
Footpath becomes… Tonga Stand
March 16, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Months after the Mysuru City Police had constructed concrete-based Police Information Kiosks near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at Balarama Gate of Mysore Palace, which was later demolished for violating heritage norms, another controversial structure is now coming up on a footpath near the Town Hall. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had initially issued a…
LPG supply: Crematoria manage with existing stock
March 16, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the hospitality sector continues to bear the brunt of the disruption in supply of commercial LPG cylinders following the US-Israel war on Iran, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) crematoria near the foot of Chamundi Hill and at ‘K’ Block in Kuvempunagar currently have adequate stock of cylinders to keep the facilities running….
Warned, then razed
March 12, 2026MCC demolishes 70 illegal street stalls under High-tension wire near Vijayanagar Water Tank Road Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning operation, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) carried out a clearance drive near the Vijayanagar Water Tank under MCC Zone-5 limits, removing more than 70 stalls set up by street vendors below the high-tension power line park….
‘Remove flexes or we will tear them down’
March 11, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has issued a stern warning to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, saying that if illegal flex boards, banners in Mysuru are not removed immediately, he and his supporters will take matters into their own hands. Speaking to reporters after submitting a petition to Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth…
Swachhata Road Show
March 8, 2026Women take centre stage in mini Dasara-like procession Mysore/Mysuru: A Swachhata Road Show, organised by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as part of the Swachh Survekshan, set the tone for a cleaner city as a colourful procession wound its way through Mysuru city this morning. The road show began in front of the Mysore Palace…
Drone survey begins to digitally map city properties
March 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched a pilot project to scientifically survey and document properties across the city using advanced 3D aerial LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology. As part of the exercise, a preliminary drone test was carried out in Santhepet yesterday. The MCC has jurisdiction over…















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