Mysore/Mysuru: The barricades and fencing laid by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on the road from Gandhi Square to Sayyaji Rao Road via Olympia Theatre have been cleared this morning, following a High Court order. The fencing on Makkaji Chowk Road was removed in the presence of Court Ameen (Bailiff) M.H. Nagaraj. It is a…
Pourakarmikas seek regularisation of jobs, barge into MCC Old Council Hall
March 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking regularisation of jobs, Pourakarmikas, who were staging protest outside the Main Office of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Sayyaji Rao Road, barged into the Old Council Hall, where the Mayor was holding a meeting this morning and staged a flash protest. The protesters said that there were about 1,680 Pourakarmikas working in all…
‘Swasthya Mitra’ Award conferred on five Ayurveda Doctors
November 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Five Ayurveda doctors were conferred ‘Swasthya Mitra’ Award at a programme organised at Government Ayurveda College premises on Sayyaji Rao Road here on Wednesday. The award, instituted by city-based Ramakrishna Educational Institutions, was given to Dr. B.N. Shashidhar, Dr. K.V. Mamatha, Dr. Gowrishankar, Dr. Padyana Subramanya Bhat and Dr. B.S. Sridhar. Speaking after conferring the…
Foreign tourist’s bag containing documents, cash, valuables stolen
October 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants have stolen a bag containing important documents, cash and valuables belonging to a foreign tourist which was kept inside a car. The incident took place on Sayyaji Rao Road in city on Oct. 8. The foreign tourist, who lost her bag is 53-year-old Evabeta Kondra. Evabeta, who had come to Bengaluru, had hired…
Climbing old buildings for Jumboo Savari banned
September 29, 2022But do people really care for such a ban? Mysore/Mysuru: As every year, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a directive now to people not to climb the heritage structures on Sayyaji Rao Road on Oct.5, the day of the Dasara procession. As some buildings have turned weak and cannot hold the weight of…
A stinky situation on Sayyaji Rao Road
March 31, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: It is a common sight to see sewage water overflowing on lanes and roads at extensions in city. Imagine sewage water flowing on the prestigious ‘Raja Marga’ (Sayyaji Rao Road) and that is said to be happening frequently with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials remaining silent. A blocked UGD has resulted in the sewage…
Ismail Optical: 90 years of correcting visions
March 18, 2022By S. Kenneth Shishir For 90 years, one optical store in our city has been framing and giving correct sight to Mysureans. Ismail Optical and Co. on Sayyaji Rao Road, founded by Abubakar Ismail Sait and registered as A. Ismail & Bros on Feb. 16, 1932, was the first store selling optical devices, particularly spectacles…
A missionary who left his footprints
March 7, 2022By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist A prominent road in Mandi Mohalla is called Sawday Road. It leads from the Mission Hospital main entrance in Sayyaji Rao Road and links Abba Road near the St. Philomena’s Church. The Church is also located on the same Sawday Road. It goes further and links the junction at Hyder…
Rider suffers fracture after ramming bike into PWD Minister’s car
October 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rider, who was said to be under the influence of liquor, reportedly rammed his bike into PWD Minister C.C. Patil’s car and suffered a fracture on his left leg. The accident took place near old RMC on Sayyaji Rao Road yesterday evening. The injured bike rider has been identified as 45-year-old Ravikumar…
Footpath vendors face Police eviction
July 18, 2021D. Devaraj Urs Road, Sayyaji Rao Road cleared; drive continues at Santhepet Mysore/Mysuru: Footpath clearance drive in city has gathered steam with Police teams evicting footpath vendors from key areas since yesterday. The drive continued today despite rain playing a spoilsport. Footpath vendors are facing eviction to make way for pedestrians and also improve the…
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