Mysore/Mysuru: With the tenure of current Mayor Tasneem of JD(S) set to end in a week (Jan. 17) and the Mayoral polls round the corner, the Congress and the BJP have set their eyes on JD(S) for bagging the post of Mayor for the next term. At present, the Congress- JD(S) coalition is ruling the…
COVID compensation: MCC hands over Rs. 30 lakh to Pourakarmika families
November 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Months after five Pourakarmikas died of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Monday distributed Rs. 30 lakh each to the families of two of the deceased as a relief, at a programme organised at the MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road here. Mayor Tasneem, Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar and…
MCC plans grandiose ‘Mysuru Habba’ in March 2021
September 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government planning to organise a simple Dasara this year, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has planned to host ‘Mysuru Habba’, a ten-day grandiose event in March 2021 after the pandemic subsides. Speaking to Star of Mysore yesterday, Mayor Tasneem said that the Mysuru Habba will provide the much needed reboot for the…
Mayor, Corporators inspect Rayanakere Sewage Treatment Plant
August 1, 2020Mayor Tasneem visited Sewage Treatment Plant in Rayanakere recently. She was accompanied by MCC Opposition leader M.U. Subbaiah, MCC Finance Committee Chairman Nirmala Harish, Corporators sbm Manju, B.V. Manjunath, Shanthakumari, Samiulla, Executive Engineer Srinivas and others. Mysuru city has three Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) to treat Municipal waste water for a total design capacity of…
MCC Main Office sealed for two days
July 7, 2020Health Section employee tests positive for COVID-19 Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road has joined the list of various other Government Offices across the State to temporarily shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic. The city’s Civic Body was sealed down this morning after an employee of the Health Section…
Dist. Minister holds meeting to sort out differences between Mayor and MCC Commissioner
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints by Mayor Tasneem that MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde was not taking her and other Corporators into confidence during the launch of the MCC’s COVID-19 lockdown initiatives such as distribution of food, ration kits and medicines and launching of Fever Clinics in the city, District Minister S .T. Somashekar held a meeting with…
Malabar lends helping hand
April 25, 2020On behalf of Malabar Gold and Diamond, Mysuru, its staff Gireesh and Rehman handed over 250 groceries kit to Mysuru Mayor Tasneem as a donation to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) which is serving the needy people during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Each for Equal: We are the city’s Trailblazers
March 7, 2020By Shadan Muneer Despite progress over the past few decades, women still face significant, structural barriers to success. “An equal world is an enabled world” — and every one of us can do our bit to bring about gender equality. That’s the core message of #EachForEqual, the campaign at the centre of this year’s International…
Mayor, Deputy Mayor call on Pramoda Devi
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The new Mayor Tasneem and Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar called on Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at the Palace yesterday morning, first time after taking charge. The duo sought Pramoda Devi’s advice for improving and developing the heritage city and also suggestions to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), if any. During the conversation, she asked the Mayor…
Libraries in all 65 Wards of the city soon: Mayor
February 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Mayor Tasneem has assured that libraries will be set up in all the 65 Wards of the city soon with the provision of basic facilities including toilets and electricity. She was speaking at a meeting convened with the District Library Committee members at City Central Library, Government Ayurveda College Circle, recently. “Out of…
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