Taluk Office hands over Bhagyamma’s Death Certificate to kin Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, the kin of Bhagyamma are heaving a sigh of relief for getting her death certificate, following a report published in SOM titled ‘The Elusive Death Certificate!’ yesterday. Following the unending travails the family members of Bhagyamma underwent to obtain the death certificate, with the…
MCC Commissioner explains…
January 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff said that following rise in accidents on Bogadi Road and SJCE Main Road (Chaduranga Road), various competent authorities had written several letters to the MCC and also exerted pressure over the phone. Similarly, Traffic Police had also made several representations, in the light of which we acted…
Two killed by… Official apathy
January 30, 2024Two fatal accidents caused by unscientific road humps laid on Bogadi Main Road; White stripes painted too late; Visibility still an issue Mysore/Mysuru: In a clear case of official apathy, two innocent youths died after riding over unscientific road humps that surfaced overnight on Bogadi Main Road in the city. Yashwanth (27), son of Rajendra…
Case will be booked against erring MCC officials: DCP
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP – Crime and Traffic) S. Jahnavi has affirmed that legal action will be taken against Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials responsible for installing road humps without obtaining necessary permissions. This negligence led to tragic consequences, claiming two lives on Bogadi Main Road. The road humps suddenly appeared on the…
Unscientific road humps to be replaced with rumble strips
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In response to a series of accidents on the stretch of the road between Kukkarahalli Lake and AIISH Junctions, where the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) installed speed-breakers leading to two deaths, DCP (Crime and Traffic) S. Jahnavi, accompanied by ACP (Traffic) Parashuramappa and KR Traffic Police Inspector M. Irshad inspected the road yesterday. The…
The elusive death certificate!
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Despite Court orders explicitly prohibiting imposition of unnecessary hassles on people seeking death certificates, the bureaucratic machinery in Mysuru is withholding such documents from grieving family members. Officials cite jurisdictional and boundary issues as reasons for denial and the family members are forced to run from pillar to post for the crucial document. The…
Dangerous road hump gets stripes
January 29, 2024UoM Vice-Chancellor, Traffic Police requested for humps: MCC Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after Star of Mysore published a report yesterday titled ‘Newly-laid unpainted road humps: 20 accidents in 12 hours; two riders seriously injured,’ the authorities got into the act and painted zebra stripes on the humps, warning motorists. The report highlighted how four unmarked and unpainted…
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar statue: MCC owes Rs. 12 lakh to Arun Yogiraj!
January 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: During a meeting convened on Thursday to discuss the preparation for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Budget for 2024-2025, former Mayor Shivakumar raised a significant concern. He accused the MCC of failing to settle the bill amounting to Rs. 12 lakh it owed to sculptor Arun Yogiraj. This outstanding amount pertains to Arun Yogiraj’s…
MCC pre-budget meeting: Former Mayors come up with suggestions for city’s progress
January 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) likely to present its budget next month, the MCC authorities had organised a pre-budget meeting at the MCC’s Council Hall this morning to elicit opinions from former Mayors, Corporators, Associations and Groups, Voluntary organisations and other stakeholders. Former Mayor R. Lingappa, who was among the first to address…
PNG pipeline-laying charges reduced
January 24, 2024MP Pratap Simmha chairs progress review meeting; MCC to seek approval to continue pipeline works Mysore/Mysuru: To speed up the faster implementation of city pipeline gas distribution infrastructure, the State Cabinet has drastically reduced the pipeline-laying charges of the ‘direct to home’ Piped Natural Gas (PNG) project from the earlier Rs. 1,956 to just Re….
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