Mysore/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…
MCC team led by Mayor raids hookah bars in city
February 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A team of officials from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), led by Mayor Sunanda Palanetra and elected representatives, who conducted surprise raids, on hookah bars violating norms, have issued warning of legal action against them. As decided during the MCC Council Meeting, Mayor Sunanda Palanetra, Dy. Mayor Anwar Baig, former Mayor Ayub Khan, Standing Committee…
Mayoral polls delayed?
February 23, 2022Tenure of Mayor Sunanda Palanetra and Dy. Mayor Anwar Baig ends tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: With just a day left for the completion of the tenure of the incumbent City Mayor Sunanda Palanetra of the BJP, the Mayoral polls to elect the new Mayor and the Deputy Mayor may get delayed as the Government is yet to…
Mayor visits piped gas project in Tumakuru
February 13, 202270 percent works completed under Smart City in Tumakuru 19,500 houses getting clean fuel to kitchens in Hubballi-Dharwad Mysore/Mysuru: While the pros and cons of direct-to-home Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in Mysuru is being discussed in public and private platforms and on social media, thanks to the heat and dust it has raised in the…
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