Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will celebrate Pourakarmikas’ Day on Sept.16 at Kalamandira, ahead of Dasara inauguration (Sept. 22). Traditionally observed on Sept. 23, the event has been advanced by MCC this year to ensure full participation and to honour the frontline civic workers. As part of the celebrations, sports and games will be…
Jumbo neglect !
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic elephant sculpture fountain at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as Highway Circle, has fallen into shocking neglect, becoming a victim to the apathy of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Once a visual delight as the Dasara procession passes through this Circle and is viewed across the globe, has now turned into…
They’re back…
September 5, 2025Mysuru, Sept. 5 (MTY, DM & BCT)- The more than 50 fast food joints recently cleared by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) along the roads near Lalitha Mahal Grounds are back in business, much to the frustration of residents, walkers and the skating community. The eateries had been removed ahead of President Droupadi Murmu’s visit,…
Dasara Pruning
September 3, 2025Ahead of Dasara 2025, MCC launches works to identify and prune tree branches on Raja Marga, Jumboo Savari route Mysore/Mysuru: With 19 days left for the inauguration of Dasara festivities on Sept. 22, the District Administration is preparing to host the annual festival, without compromising on any front including pruning trees along the procession route….
SC order binding on State, MCC, say officers
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the Supreme Court’s directive ordering IIT Roorkee to conduct a fresh structural assessment of the Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, and instructing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to deposit Rs. 5 lakh to facilitate the process, MCC Executive Engineer Madhusudhan told Star of Mysore that they will obtain the Court order copy…
Raids on PoP Ganesha in city
August 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government banning sale of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Environment Officers conducted surprise raids on various shops to check for the sale of PoP idols. During the raids, the officers noticed two PoP idols at one of the shops located behind Uma Talkies…
Clean Mysuru Dasara-2025
August 21, 2025MCC Commr. chairs meeting of stake holders; appeals for maintaining cleanliness in city Mysore/Mysuru: With a month left for this year’s Dasara festival to begin on Sept. 22, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif chaired a meeting of stakeholders including civic groups, NGOs, Associations among others at MCC Zone-3 office at Sharadadevinagar here…
Rs. 10 crore push to make city pothole-free for Dasara
August 13, 2025Tender process begins; work orders to be issued soon: MCC Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara festivities just weeks away, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has set its sights on giving the city a much-needed facelift. MCC Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif announced that a Rs. 10-crore project has been taken up to repair pothole-ridden roads and carry…
Mahadevapura Road needs urgent attention
August 10, 2025Sir, This is to bring to the urgent notice of both the elected representatives and the civic authorities of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Traffic Police Department the pathetic and dangerous state of Mahadevapura Road (also known as Azeez Sait Main Road for part of its stretch). The road has been neglected for…
Bio-medical waste mixing draws MCC warning
August 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing concern over the public tendency of mixing Bio and Medical wastes with other solid wastes, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif has warned that it will affect the health of the general public and also will have a disastrous bearing on the environment. He was speaking after chairing a meeting of…














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