Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Inspects 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…
Mysore/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…
Training 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…
Mysore/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…
By 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…
‘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…
‘I am fortunate to get a chance to shower flower petals on Goddess Chamundeshwari’ Star of Mysore (SOM): You have become the Mayor of Mysuru when Dasara is just around the corner. Shivakumar: I am fortunate for getting a chance to shower flower petals on Goddess Chamundeshwari during Mysuru Dasara, the time when the Goddess…
Mysore/Mysuru: The following Corporators were elected to the four Standing Committees of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday: Taxation, Finance and Appeals Standing Committee: C.S. Rajani Annaiah, Puttaningamma, Shafi Ahmed, R. Nagaraj, M. Chayadevi, B.V. Ravindra and M. Pramila Bharat. Public Health, Education and Social Justice Standing Committee: Vedavathi, Pradeep Chandra, Ayaz Pasha, M. Shivakumar, Sawood…
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