Mysore/Mysuru: Across Mysuru, apartments have been popping up like mushrooms over the years. This poses several challenges to the city, including waste management. Though the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has introduced many rules that require apartments to manage their own waste, not all apartments follow these. However, the solution could be quite simple if segregation…
MCC Ward 18 By-poll records 44.33 percent polling
February 10, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The by-poll to MCC Ward 18, (Yadavagiri) held yesterday, saw a poor voter turnout as the Ward recorded a poll percentage of just 44.33 percent. Out of the 11,877 eligible voters, only5,265, including 2,594 men and 2,671 women voters, cast their vote. The voting took place from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday…
The Clean Picture
January 25, 2020Who will wash your clothes and iron your formals and whites if not these Dhobis? Almost hidden and unnoticed by people, Mysuru has four Dhobi Ghats where families of washer men try to sustain themselves by washing and ironing clothes from dawn to dusk. One can always find them scrubbing and washing clothes and later…
CABLE CRACKDOWN
January 11, 2020MCC stops cable laying works after biker falls into pit in Yadavagiri Mysuru/Mysore: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had to wait for a victim to fall inside a gaping pit to crack the whip on Optical Fibre Cable laying firms who were digging up the roads in a slipshod manner, violating the conditions laid down…
Sturdy Height Gauges installed near Road Under Bridges
January 9, 2020To prevent overloaded vehicles from colliding against RUB roof and ensure track safety Mysuru: Overloaded vehicles will no longer pass through Road Under Bridges (RUB) in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Hassan sections. South Western Railway authorities have begun the process of constructing sturdy iron Height Gauges (Barriers) on both sides of the bridges to restrict the…
Lit buffs relive ‘Malgudi’ Memories at RKN Museum
December 23, 2019Over 19,697 visitors come to RKN’s House in Yadavagiri on a literary pilgrimage By S.T. Ravikumar The home of one of India’s most beloved and celebrated English-language authors R.K. Narayan (RKN) that has been converted into a museum now is seeing a steady stream of visitors. From July 24, 2016 when the museum was opened,…
‘Education essential to solve problems in society’
December 22, 201967th Annual Day celebration at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala Mysuru: The 67th Annual Day Celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala was held yesterday at its premises in Yadavagiri here. Speaking as the Chief Guest, Bar Association of India Vice-President S.S. Naganand opined that education was essential to solve problems in society. He pointed out that specially-abled people…
Unofficial train station!
November 28, 2019Passengers hop off halted trains at Yadavagiri raising safety, security concerns Open space near Railway underbridge turning into auto stand and pick-up point Mysuru: Some trains very often halt near Yadavagiri Railway under-bridge as they don’t get immediate clearance to enter the ever-busy Mysuru City Railway Station and when this happens, numerous passengers illegally alight…
Woman robbed of chain
April 20, 2019Mysuru: The spate of chain-snatching incidents continued in city, with a woman being robbed of her chain by miscreants at Yadavagiri in broad daylight in the latest incident that took place yesterday. Bhagya, a resident of V.V. Mohalla was returning home along with two friends after taking part in a puja at the Mahila Sangha…
Plea to clear garbage near Yadavagiri underbridge
January 9, 2019Garbage from a container bin is overflowing between Highway Circle and Yadavagiri under-bridge since a couple days as it is not cleared regularly. The wind is carrying light wastes such as papers, empty plastic covers and other waste materials to the road which sometimes enter the houses located nearby. Authorities concerned are urged to take…
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