Renovation works worth crores of rupees caught in legal wrangles By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The undue delay in the renovation of the famed century-old Town Hall — Sri Rangacharlu Memorial Hall — is costing the heritage building dear and it has joined the list of neglected heritage structures in Mysuru. If the neglect continues…
Heritage style toilet at Town Hall by April end
February 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The city will have a heritage toilet by the end of April this year with all the heritage architectural characteristics attached to them. Works are already underway at the Town Hall premises and a firm foundation is being laid for the building. The foundation stone is being laid towards the east of the Town…
Copper grounding rod from Doddagadiyara stolen
January 29, 2021Heritage structure now stands exposed to thunder and lightning Mysore/Mysuru: The 94-year-old heritage clock tower ‘Doddagadiyara’ or the Big Clock Tower is under the threat of being damaged by a lightning and thunder strikes as thieves have stolen the copper grounding rod that protects the monument from lightning strikes. The copper rod running up to…
MCC to re-tender Town Hall multi-level parking works
January 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is preparing to call re-tenders for the 6,000 sq.ft multi-level parking lot in the Town Hall premises to ease the problem of parking in the heart of the city. Re-tenders will be called for 30 percent of the works that are left unfinished. The Town Hall multi-level parking facility…
People continue to throng Town Hall for Rapid Antigen Test
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases rising alarmingly in the city with each passing day, people, especially residents of prone and vulnerable areas, continue to throng the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) centre at Town Hall, in the heart of the city to undergo the test voluntarily. Other than Town Hall, Rapid Antigen Tests are being conducted…
After Sunday break, heavy rush for Rapid Antigen Test at Town Hall
August 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for COVID-19 got a break on Sunday at Town Hall centre in the city with Doctors, Nurses and other Paramedical staff engaged in testing taking a day off.However, the test was carried out at other centres — Makkala Koota in Krishnamurthypuram, Akkammanni Hospital in Chamundipuram and K.R.Hospital. However, the…
DPR to repair Dodda Gadiyara to be ready in 3-4 months
August 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to list out what needs to be done to conserve the historic Silver Jubilee Clock Tower, popularly known as Dodda Gadiyara among the citizens, in the wake of structural damages due to vagaries of weather and lack of maintenance. This imposing structure…
Rush for COVID Test
August 27, 2020Health Department plans Sero survey in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: People braved hot sun this morning and stood in a long queue in front of the Town Hall where Rapid Antigen Tests were being conducted to identify COVID-19 infected persons and to check the spread of the disease. Serpentine queue was witnessed and people had come voluntarily…
New COVID Test Centre at Town Hall
August 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to encourage people to voluntarily get tested for COVID-19, the Mysuru District Administration has opened a new swab-collection centre at Town Hall in city which has begun its operation since yesterday. The newly opened swab-collection centre is now available to public where anyone with symptoms can just walk in, register their…
Two Heritage Toilets to come up in city
July 21, 2020First-of-its-kind in the country to be built at Town Hall and in People’s Park By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the city is witnessing a rapid spurt in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, here comes a somewhat refreshing news that the city will soon have two heritage toilets, with all the heritage architectural characteristics…
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