Mayor, MCC Commissioner inspect works Mysore/Mysuru: With the Meteorological Department predicting no rains for four days from today, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Public Works Department (PWD) have taken up asphalting of various main roads across the city from today. Asphalting works are taken up on Vishwamanava Double Road,…
MCC prunes tree branches, replaces damaged slabs
September 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With hardly 10 days for the commencement of Dasara festival, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has begun pruning of protruding tree branches on Jumboo Savari route from Mysore Palace to Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap. Nada Habba Dasara will commence on Sept. 26 with President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurating the festivities atop Chamundi…
MCC Pourakarmikas stage demonstration
September 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Pourakarmikas staged a demonstration in the premises of MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road here this morning. The demands include construction of houses for Permanent Pourakarmikas under Gruhabhagya scheme at Malalavadi (Jayanagar), providing jobs on compassionate grounds for a family member of direct…
Mayor holds his maiden meeting with officials
September 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara hardly a few days to go, Mayor Shivakumar held his maiden meeting with officials at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Old Council Hall on Monday and discussed on addressing road issues. Addressing the meeting, the Mayor directed the officials to extensively tour all the MCC Wards in order to get first hand…
Mayor goes on city rounds
September 13, 2022Inspects condition of roads, hygiene and other civic amenities en-route Mysore/Mysuru: A week after he was elected as the new Mysuru Mayor, Shivakumar went on a city rounds, his first one, this morning, with the world famous Dasara less than a fortnight to go. Only on Friday last (Sept. 9), Mayor Shivakumar had set off…
Mayor releases Jumboo Savari free pass for foreign tourists
September 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar on Monday released free Jumboo Savari procession passes, brought out by the District Administration in association with the city’s Kalpavriksha Trust, at a simple ceremony organised at the Mayor’s office in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Trust Convenor Devaraju said that the District Administration and the…
Ahead of Dasara, Mayor’s maiden ride on horse back
September 12, 2022Training for tent pegging by Mounted Police also underway at Horse Park Mysore/Mysuru: To lead the Jumboo Savari, the new Mayor of Mysuru Shivakumar is getting a crash course in horse riding and today was the first day of the training where the basics were explained to him. Dressed in a T-shirt and pants and…
Mayor goes on city rounds on a scooter
September 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar earned some claps and curious looks during his city rounds on a two-wheeler this morning. He rode around the city on a scooter driven by his relative L. Nagesh to inspect the pothole-ridden roads right in the heart of the city. He hopped on the two-wheeler (Activa) and rode areas that are…
We Miss You…Still
September 9, 2022By Ashvini Ranjan H.K. Shivananda, IAS, former Administrator of Mysore City Corporation (MCC) during 1980, recently wrote a three-part article titled ‘Reminiscences of Mysore City and Dasara Celebrations’ in Star of Mysore. The third part of the article appeared on Saturday, 3rd September 2022. In the article, Shivananda refers to seeing a hoarding during the…
Mysuru’s good health will be my focus: Deputy Mayor
September 8, 2022‘I will ensure the effective implementation of many women-centric schemes’ SOM: What is your priority for Mysuru and how will you fulfil the aspirations of people? Dr. G. Roopa: My qualification is M. Pharma, Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences and apart from the regular duties like roads and other infrastructure, I would like to focus on…
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