Tag: Urban Local Bodies

Pourakarmikas to stage stir from July 1 till demands are met
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Pourakarmikas to stage stir from July 1 till demands are met

June 17, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding regularisation of jobs of direct payment pourakarmikas, UGD Assistants and drivers of garbage transport vehicles, members of Karnataka State City Corporation, City Municipal Council, Town Municipal Council Pourakarmika Association will stage an indefinite protest in front of all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State from July 1. Disclosing this at a press…

Cong. emerges single largest party in ULB polls
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Cong. emerges single largest party in ULB polls

December 31, 2021

Bengaluru: The Congress on Thursday emerged as the single largest party in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) polls as it raced past the ruling BJP after winning 501 seats out of 1,184 total seats in Karnataka. The 58 ULBs consisting of 1,184 seats went to polls on Dec. 27 and the results were announced yesterday….

Elections to 58 Urban Local Bodies on Dec. 27
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Elections to 58 Urban Local Bodies on Dec. 27

November 30, 2021

Counting of votes on Dec. 30 Bengaluru: The elections to 58 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) which have completed their term, will be held on Dec.27. The Election Commission announced the schedule for the polls on Monday. As per the schedule, the elections will take place for five City Municipal Councils (CMCs), 19 Town Municipal Councils…

Will Ward Committees be a reality in Mysuru?
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Will Ward Committees be a reality in Mysuru?

December 17, 2020

By Shyam Sundar Vattam The role of aam janta is very important in democracy. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act has provision to constitute Ward Committees in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with more than three lakh population. The Ward Committees were expected to act as an institutional space for participation of citizens in matters of urban…

MCC plans Solid Waste Management in a year
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MCC plans Solid Waste Management in a year

November 25, 2020

Disposal of waste has been the biggest challenge for all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) including the fast growing Mysuru city. With generation of around 500 tonnes of waste daily, disposing it off has become a big problem due to resistance from local public against having solid waste processing units in their areas.   As new Layouts…

HC sets aside reservation notification for ULB posts
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HC sets aside reservation notification for ULB posts

November 20, 2020

Bengaluru: In a setback to the Government, a Single Judge Bench of the High Court on Thursday set aside the Government’s Oct. 8, 2020 reservation notification to the posts of President and Vice-President in all the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including Town Municipalities. The Court also directed the State Government to notify the new reservation…

Govt. announces reservation for Prez, VP posts in ULBs
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Govt. announces reservation for Prez, VP posts in ULBs

October 11, 2020

Bengaluru: After over two years delay, the  Government on Thursday announced the reservation matrix for Presidential posts (President and Vice-President) of 59 City Municipal Corporations (CMCs), 90 Town Municipal Corporations (TMCs) and three Town Panchayats (TPs) across the State. The election to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State was held in August 2018 when…

Vehicle drivers to stage State-wide protest on Sept. 28
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Vehicle drivers to stage State-wide protest on Sept. 28

September 24, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Outsourced vehicle drivers and watermen of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will stage a State-wide protest on Sept. 28, seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included payment of direct wages as is being done in the case of Pourakarmikas. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Karnataka State Corporations, City Municipal Corporations,…

Elections to 63 ULBs begins
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Elections to 63 ULBs begins

May 29, 2019

Mysuru: The elections to 63 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) across the State, excluding City Corporations, began on a brisk note this morning. Over 14 lakh voters are exercising their franchise for electing members to the 63 ULBs  — 8 City Municipal Councils (CMC), 33 Town Municipal Councils (TMC) and 22 Town Panchayats. The voting began…

Government to nominate members for MCC and other Urban Local bodies
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Government to nominate members for MCC and other Urban Local bodies

October 7, 2018

Mysuru: With elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) completed, the State Government has decided to nominate members to all ULBs including the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). The JD(S)-Congress coalition Government has decided to nominate their respective party members where the two parties have a majority on their own and to nominate consensus candidates to…

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