Mysore/Mysuru: In-Charge Mayor Sunanda Palanetra has expressed her displeasure about not being invited to the Ashada Friday meeting yesterday. “The meeting was pre-decided and as per the protocol, the invitation had to be extended to me in advance. I am the First Citizen of Mysuru and I got a call from the Personal Secretary of…
I am here by the grace of God: Sunanda Palanetra
June 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Sunanda Palanetra has achieved a rare distinction of sitting on the Mayor’s chair despite her term ending and her designation as In-Charge Mayor notwithstanding. She got a chance to be in the limelight during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and even shared the stage with him. At a time when many Mayors…
‘Damaged city roads to be repaired after a month’
May 21, 2022Mysuru; With the Monsoon set to arrive in less than a month, Mayor (in-Charge) Sunanda Palanetra said that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is bracing to cope with excessive rains and the consequent damage that could arise during the Monsoon season. She was addressing a press meet after a meeting with officials at her office…
MCC’s Rs. 6.11 cr. surplus budget
April 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chairperson of Standing Committee on Taxation, Finance and Appeals, M.S. Shobha created a history of sorts today by becoming the first person in the history of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to present the budget for the second time in a row. She tabled a Rs. 6.11 crore surplus budget at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Hall this…
Thespian Dr. Rajkumar remembered
April 24, 2022Mayor (in-Charge) Sunanda Palanetra is seen offering floral tributes to the statue of late thespian Dr. Rajkumar at Dr. Rajkumar Park near Mysore Palace this morning as part of the birth anniversary celebrations of the matinee idol organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Department of Information and Public…
Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi celebrated in city
April 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi, the birth anniversary of the 12th century saint-poet, Vachana writer and a senior contemporary of Basaveshwara, was celebrated at a programme organised by the District Administration, in conjunction with Kannada & Culture Department and Devara Dasimayya Jayantyotsava Samiti, at Kirurangamandira (Mini Theatre) in Kalamandira premises here this morning. Speaking on the…
Grand procession marks Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti in city
April 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A grand and colourful procession, accompanied by a host of folk troupes, marked the 115th birth anniversary of former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram in city this morning. The procession was flagged off by MLA L. Nagendra at Babu Jagjivan Ram Circle close to City Railway Station. The procession, featuring a decorated Ratha…
Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Darshana at Vijayanagar
February 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Sunanda Palanetra launched the week-long Dwadasha Jyothirlingagala Punya Darshana organised by the city’s Prajapita Brahmakumari Eshwariya Vishwavidyalaya as part of Mahashivarathri, at Om Shanti Mantapa erected close to Abhishek Circle (near water tank) in Vani Vilas Layout of Vijayanagar II Stage yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Sunanda Palanetra said that the Mysuru City…
On her last day as Mayor… Sunanda Palanetra flags off women-driven garbage collection vehicles
February 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “In my short tenure as Mayor, I have served to the best of my ability and I am happy with my work,” said Sunanda Palanetra, whose term as Mayor ends today. Addressing a press meet at MCC Office this morning, she listed out the works undertaken during her tenure and also launched two women-driven…
MCC distributes financial assistance cheques to 150 artists
February 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As a poverty alleviation measure, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Monday distributed cheques of Rs. 10,000 each to 150 artists, who are facing financial problems due to job loss or other such reasons, at a programme organised at the MCC premises. Speaking after distributing cheques, Mayor Sunanda Palanetra said that Mysuru is known…
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