Residents urge authorities concerned to make spot visit to know the problems Mysore/Mysuru: The Jodi Tenginamara Road in Bannimantap is in a pathetic state and when the repair works of this road will be taken up is a million dollar question. This road, from Highway Circle till JSS Medical College Hostel is filled with potholes….
Mysore/Mysuru: Aiming to bring over 35,000 illegal water connections into the tax- paying net, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has floated an instalment scheme where house owners can pay only a part of the deposit amount and pay the rest in the monthly water bills. The illegal water connections, especially in over 60 revenue layouts,…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Senior Journalist Mysore/Mysuru: These are the times for the senior citizens of our city to remember some of the government officers who worked in Mysuru. One was Jayakumar Anagol, the Divisional Commissioner (30.4.1977 to 1.2.1980), who also held the charges of other departments till the new appointees came in. Once, the local…
Mysore/Mysuru: Indore, known for its consistent top rankings in cleanliness among Indian cities, has served as a source of inspiration. This morning, a 48-member team from Mysuru city left for Indore to study Indore’s sanitation model and implement its solid waste management techniques in Mysuru. The team, led by Mayor Shivakumar, comprising 46 Corporators, one…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karanji Lake Bund Road, known for its bustling traffic, has become an increasingly hazardous route due to a single barricade placed in the middle of the road in a linear position. Frequent accidents happen here when vehicles either hit the barricade or while overtaking at this point. Driving on this road in the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Sunday, I wrote about the parking problems in our city. Very strangely, this Sunday too, I’m writing about the parking problems in our city, albeit very briefly, so that I don’t bore you with repetition and waste my breath too, addressing what seems like a clearly deaf and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The activists of CPI (M) staged a protest in front of Mysuru City Corporation Office yesterday demanding the withdrawal of the proposed pay and park initiative. ‘Mysuru is a prominent tourist centre and thousands visit the city everyday. In addition, many people from neighbouring districts and States too visit the city to avail medical…
MCC to convene meeting of businessmen, stakeholders Mysore/Mysuru: Following intense public criticism and protest meetings resenting the pay and park system on six roads approved by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council, the tender process is put on hold. Mayor Shivakumar told Star of Mysore this morning that tenders to implement a systematic pay and park…
MCC overstaffed and must downsize its workforce, to save on salaries, says former Mayor Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor R. Lingappa has expressed his opposition to the decision of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to reintroduce the pay and park system. In a press release, Lingappa stated that the people are already burdened with increased Property Tax,…
Mod shopping mall for city under scan By K.B. Ganapathy The Mysore City Corporation with 65 members in its Council passed a very important resolution last month on 10.10.2005 on the subject No. 164, with financial implications running into more than many crores of rupees every year. The resolution pertains to the proposed commercial complex…
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