Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru which had bagged the ‘Cleanest City in India’ tag twice seem to be clueless about handling garbage menace. While civic workers are doing their best to keep the city clean and tidy, irresponsible people are discarding garbage all around the city making the efforts civic workers go waste. Heaps of garbage can be…
A pothole-ridden grand Dasara 2022 !
August 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The official machinery, the elected representatives and various Sub-Committees are leaving no stone unturned to celebrate this Dasara in a grand manner after a gap of 2 years. But in their enthusiasm to attract more and more tourists, they are ignoring one crucial aspect of the city infrastructure — pothole-filled roads. As the 2020…
Mysuru Mayoral polls: Reservation announced
August 24, 2022General category candidate for Mayor, BCA (Woman) for Deputy Mysore/Mysuru: Exactly six months after the incumbent Mayor Sunanda Palanetra functioned as In-charge Mayor of Mysuru, the State Government has announced the reservation category (matrix) for Mayoral polls, thus setting in motion the process for conduct of Mayoral elections for the next term of the current…
MCC cracks down on PoP Ganesha idol-makers
August 19, 2022Teams conduct surprise checks; seize environmentally harmful idols Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) wants Ganesha idol-makers to refrain from making Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols for the festival and has tightened its noose on the use of PoP. But artisans continue to make big Ganesha idols using PoP and chemical colours unmindful of the…
Come Dasara, Town Hall parking lot thrown open …but closes after Nada Habba ends as practised since 2018
August 17, 2022Additional ramp being built; project cost escalates from Rs. 10.86 crore to Rs. 23.28 crore Mysore/Mysuru: The Town Hall parking facility in the heart of the city is turning out to be Hamlet’s Ghost of our time as it is only during Dasara that the people in power think of the parking facility as Hamlet’s…
Finally, Irwin Road widening begins
August 16, 2022MLA, MCC Commissioner visit spot; road works to be completed in a couple of days Mysore/Mysuru: After years of stalemate, the widening of Irwin Road began this morning and as the first stage of the works, the drain pipeline laying works have begun. Once the pipes are laid, they will be connected to the main…
Drenched in Tricolour
August 16, 2022The South Western Railway and Mysuru City Corporation buildings in city were illuminated with tricolour on the occasion of 75 years of Indian Independence being celebrated as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Also, the buildings of CSRI-CFTRI and City Railway Station were among other buildings that were illuminated in tricolour on the occasion.
MCC’s drive to sell 1.5 lakh Flags
August 13, 2022Good enthusiasm to buy flags; many people buy two By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to ensure the success of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign marking the 75th year of Independence, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched an initiative for selling at least 1.5 lakh Tricolour flags. Staff at all nine Zonal…
Pending works on Irwin Road: Jumma Masjid makes way for road widening
August 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: All hurdles for the pending works on demolishing buildings (Nehru Circle till Government Ayurveda College) and widening the entire Irwin Road have been cleared by the Karnataka High Court. Following the Court order, stakeholders of the Jumma Masjid have voluntarily decided to make way for the road. A part of the Masjid (wall and…
Drive to collect e-waste begins
August 8, 2022Swachha Ambari campaign vehicle with messages of e-waste hazards launched Mysore/Mysuru: Three years after launching and later junking an e-waste collection drive, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) re-launched a week-long drive this morning. The drive has been repackaged and collection centres have been opened at all the nine MCC Zonal Offices. This apart, e-waste collection…
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