Mysore/Mysuru: A stinking place that was once reeking of foul smell has got a change over, courtesy Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). A corner of KRS Road near Gokulam in city was earlier replete with waste dumped by the nearby residents. Despite fervent appeals by Corporator SBM Manju to refrain from turning the place into a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Confusion prevailed in the MCC (Mysuru City Corporation) Council meeting held here yesterday as Congress and BJP Corporators entered into a verbal duel over naming of a road. The Council meeting discussed the proposal sent by S. Shivappa of Janapara Vedike regarding naming of the road next to NIE College Hostel in Ashokapuram to…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 108th birth anniversary celebrations of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs was organised at Kalamandira in the city this morning jointly by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and District Backward Classes Welfare Department. Speaking after inaugurating the celebrations by offering floral tributes to the portrait of the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Government has nominated four persons of Mysuru city as ex-officio Corporators of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) with immediate effect till the next orders. The nominated Corporators are as follows: R. Srinivas Murthy, resident of No. 91/2A, Fourth Cross, Rajendra Nagar, Mysuru; Kalpana, No. 165, First Phase, Second Stage, Second Cross, Gayathripuram, Mysuru; R.H….
Meet on Swachh Survekshan-2023: Several suggestions, Corporators’ lack of interest, officers’ negligence pour in Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining cleanliness should extend beyond special occasions and competitions. A dedicated panel must be formed to consistently monitor activities. The immediate priority should be the eradication of plastic. These were some of the suggestions put forward during a meeting of…
Mysore/Mysuru: At the outset of the meeting, members of the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) staged an impromptu protest, displaying placards that accused the MCC of failing to effectively regulate plastic usage. This unexpected protest caught other attendees off-guard. The protesters asserted that door-to-door garbage collection process is still not efficiently carried out. Additionally, MCC’s efforts…
Mysore/Mysuru: Falkia Khan, a teenager of the city, has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Swachh Survekshan-2023. Swachh Survekshan is the world’s largest urban sanitation and cleanliness survey. The primary goal of Swachh Survekshan-2023 is to encourage large scale citizen participation and create awareness amongst all sections of society about the importance of working together…
Several two-wheeler riders injured with unscientific speed-breakers laid in city, sans any caution boards, blinkers or reflective tapes/ stickers Mysore/Mysuru: The unscientifically laid rubber road humps at various places in the city have been proving a threat to vehicle riders. Following the request of Traffic Police, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has laid road humps overnight…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has warned of action against pig and cattle-rearers, if the animals are let loose on the road, affecting smooth flow of traffic. According to a press release from MCC Commissioner’s Office, it is stated that “Those rearing pigs and cattle in MCC limits and the outskirts are leaving the animals…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the recent dismissal by the Karnataka High Court of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition expressing concerns about the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) plan to demolish and reconstruct the 137-year-old Devaraja Market due to its deteriorated condition and to replace it with a new building, the Mysuru Grahakara Parishat (MGP) convened a monthly…
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