Sending out a message to avoid sound and air pollution during Deepavali festival, the members of Yadavagiri Residents Welfare Association, distributed oil to light up lamps, sweets and sugar to the Pourakarmikas instead of crackers in city recently. While Anil Kumar of Bombay Tiffanys sponsored sweets, Arjun Ranga of Cycle Pure Agarbathies sponsored oil for…
MCC Pourakarmikas end stir following CM’s assurance
October 10, 2018Mysuru: The MCC Pourakarmikas have called-off their indefinite stir launched on Oct.3 seeking fulfilment of their various demands, following an assurance from Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy that he would personally look into their demands. Kumaraswamy, who met the representatives of the protesting Pourakarmikas, in Bengaluru on Tuesday, assured to meet their demands, following which the…
Pourakarmikas Strike: Stalemate continues, City stinks
October 6, 2018Mysuru: As the conciliatory talks with Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda and Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh failed to break the ice yesterday, Pourakarmikas continued their indefinite agitation for the fourth day this morning in front of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) office. Pourakarmikas are staging protest urging the State Government to fulfil various demands including regularisation…
MLA wields broom, extends support to Pourakarmikas
October 6, 2018Mysuru: In a rare gesture extending support to the ongoing stir of Pourakarmikas, MLA L. Nagendra, accompanied by BJP Corporators of Chamaraja Constituency and party activists cleaned Devaraja Urs Road from K.R. Circle to JLB Road this morning. The garbage collected was shifted using goods autorickshaws. As Nagendra began the cleaning operation, a few Pourakarmikas…
GARBAGE CITY: Angry Pourakarmikas dump garbage on streets
October 5, 2018Mysuru: The indefinite strike by Pourakarmikas of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has caused a complete breakdown of garbage clearance and sanitation services in many areas. This morning, roads and central verges in popular markets and commercial areas including D. Devaraja Urs Road, Sayyaji Rao Road, K.R. Circle, Chamaraja Circle, Shivarampet Road, Dhanvanthri Road and surrounding…
Pourakarmikas’ stir enters second day
October 4, 2018State Govt. to provide daily lunch for civic workers from Indira Canteens Mysuru: The indefinite stir launched by Pourakarmikas in front of the MCC Office on Sayyaji Rao Road, seeking fulfilment of their demands, entered the second day today. They are demanding regularisation of services, abolition of contract system of employment, payment of bonus on…
Pourakarmikas begin indefinite stir in front of MCC
October 3, 2018Mysuru: With just a week left for the formal inauguration of Dasara festivities, over 1,500 pourakarmikas of city, led by former Mayor Narayana, who is also the President of Karnataka State Corporation, City Municipal and Town Municipal Pourakarmikas Maha Sabha, began an indefinite strike by staging a dharna in front of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)…
Pourakarmikas to strike work from tomorrow
October 2, 2018Mysuru: Accusing the State Government of failing to fulfil their just demands like regularisation of services and abolition of contract system and outsourcing, MCC Pourakarmikas, under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Nagarapalike, Nagarasabha Mattu Purasabhegala Pourakarmika Mahasangha, will strike work in the city from tomorrow (Oct.3). Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan…
Ahead of Dasara…: ‘Brooms Down’ Pourakarmikas threaten agitation
September 19, 2018Mysuru: Don’t be surprised if you see heaps of garbage and clogged drainages raising a stink on roads in city ahead of Dasara Nada Habba. Pourakarmikas, hired on contract basis and also the regular ones appointed by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), will stop all cleaning work from Oct.3. Their “Broom Down” is against the…
Pourakarmikas’ protest rally
September 18, 2018Mysuru: Karnataka State Pourakarmikas Mahasangha will take out a protest rally tomorrow (Sept.19) in city urging MCC to abolish contract labour system abiding by the government order. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Mahasangha President Narayan warned that the Pourakarmikas would boycott Dasara festivities if their demand was not fulfilled. He recalled…
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