Mysore/Mysuru: At least nine people were chased and bitten by a stray dog yesterday between Vontikoppal Circle and Mathrumandali Circle, turning a peaceful holiday into a day of terror. Independence Day, which was expected to be a calm and peaceful holiday, quickly turned chaotic when a stray dog began attacking pedestrians. Between 1 pm and…
First office to hear roadside vendors woes in city
August 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a first of its kind, an office exclusively for the cause of roadside vendors having set up their business in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits has been opened in the city. The office of Town Vending Committee and Grievances Redressal Committee was opened on the premises of Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram recently. Speaking…
Form Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike
August 13, 2024Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda submits memorandum to CM Siddaramaiah Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru city growing rapidly, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to upgrade Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) into Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike (BMMP) and to include layouts on city outskirts in the Palike. GTD presented a memorandum in this regard…
Adopt a Park: Mysuru City Corporation seeks corporate, community support to develop parks
August 11, 2024Companies, associations, individuals can now adopt parks under ‘Namma Mysuru-Namma Koduge’ plan Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has called upon associations, organisations, private companies and individuals to contribute to the development of city parks through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds under the ‘Namma Mysuru-Namma Koduge’ (My Mysuru, My Contribution) Scheme. Mysuru hosts a…
MCC election notification next week: Sangreshi
August 11, 2024Bengaluru: Ending an year long wait, the State Election Commission will issue notification for the conduct of elections to three City Corporations of the State — Mysuru, Shivamogga and Tumakuru — next week. Addressing a press meet here recently, State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi said that the Commission would issue poll notification for the three…
Bannimantap’s rampant garbage crisis exposed
August 4, 2024MCC’s much-publicised ‘Operation Night Raid’, to combat illegal garbage dumping loses momentum Mysore/Mysuru: A visit to Bannimantap reveals a troubling shift in Mysuru’s cleanliness status, once celebrated as the cleanest city in the country. The area is now plagued by heaps of garbage dumped along the roadside and a foul odour from unattended wet and…
Combating plastic pollution innovatively: MCC to launch PET recycling, cloth bag vending machines
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To curb the use of plastic, which poses a significant threat to the environment, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is set to introduce an innovative system. The new initiative includes the installation of Plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling machines and cloth bag vending machines at various locations in the city. The MCC has…
Respond to notice else MCC will shift abandoned vehicles to scrapyards
July 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a crackdown on abandoned vehicles cluttering the city’s roads, which are not only marring the city’s aesthetic but also raising concerns about potential misuse and safety risks. The MCC will now trace the owners of these vehicles and issue notices. If the owners cannot be located, the…
Introduce One Time Settlement Scheme for property tax payers
July 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to introduce ‘One Time Settlement Scheme’ for the benefit of property tax payers. He was addressing media persons at Patrakarthara Bhavana in the city recently. Swamy, also a BJP leader said “Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has introduced One Time Settlement Scheme for the…
Mysore Palace, its unabated menace of footpath vendors
July 28, 2024No Police action still, even as Mysore Palace Board writes seven letters to City Police Chief to clear footpath encroachment Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Palace, the world famous tourist attraction, is grappling with the menace of footpath vendors, who have occupied substantial portion of the footpath in the front, with the authorities concerned lacking in vigour to…
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