Gate comes up overnight at Lalitha Mahal Helipad MCC has no clue who installed it, but nameboard indicated property belongs to P. D. Wadiyar Mysore/Mysuru: Just a day before the dawn of the new year, a gate has sprung up overnight at Lalitha Mahal Helipad area much to the surprise of morning walkers. The iron…
Water rate goes up for non-domestic users
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised drinking water tariff for non-domestic, industrial and commercial category consumers and the new rates will come into effect from Jan.1, 2021. In a press release here, Gurudatta Hegde, Commissioner of MCC, has appealed to use water judiciously and also pay the bill before the due date. Residents with…
MCC appoints Susthira Trust to manage C&D debris for five years in city
December 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Delhi-based Susthira Trust will manage Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris which is collected across the city for the next five years. This was unanimously decided at the Council meeting of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) held here yesterday which was presided by Mayor Tasneem. This has provided a long term solution to the problem and…
MCC divided over giving contract to Bengaluru firm for debris management
December 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Discussions are on regarding giving contract to Bengaluru-based Susthira Trust for the management of building debris which has become a big menace for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) due to its illegal dumping of Ring Roads and Service Roads in city. The House was still deliberating on the subject as we went to press….
JD(S) may part ways with Congress in MCC
December 27, 2020Likely to forge alliance with saffron party in forthcoming Mayoral polls Mysore/Mysuru: In a changed political scenario, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) is likely to end alliance with Congress in the forthcoming Mayoral elections of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and align with the Opposition BJP. In the election held on Nov. 17, 2018, the Congress sealed an…
Stray dog menace: MCC clarifies
December 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the publication of the letter titled “Stray dog menace in residential areas” in SOM dated Dec. 13, the MCC Veterinary Officer has clarified as follows: “Mysuru City Corporation is conducting Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme to control dog menace in city. A Squad has been constituted to capture and release the…
MCC’s videography contest on mechanised sewerage system
December 26, 2020Best video to win Rs.10,000 cash prize Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Manual Scavenging Act, 2013 and Mechanised Cleaning System awareness programme, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is conducting a videography competition on the theme of mechanised sewerage system maintenance. According to a press release from MCC, the video must focus only on creating awareness on…
High Court puts brakes on Devaraja Market demolition
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The grand plans of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and reconstruct Devaraja Market — more than 125 years old — in city may not be realised in the near future as the Karnataka High Court yesterday restrained the civic body from razing the heritage structure. The Court ordered the State Government and the…
‘Court order not the end, but beginning of a long haul’
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the High Court order, one of the petitioners in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Raja Chandra, who is the son-in-law of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, told Star of Mysore that this is not the end but a beginning of a long struggle to save Devaraja Market, the ‘Soul of Mysore.’ “Mysuru City Corporation…
MCC to launch household survey of school dropouts from tomorrow
December 22, 2020Survey to conclude on Feb. 14, 2021 Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government directing all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)of the State to carry out a survey of school dropouts in their limits, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be launching an House to House survey in the city from tomorrow (Dec. 23), in association with the Department…
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