Reclaiming the pavement: Mysuru City Corporation personnel use excavators to remove unauthorised structures along KRS Road in Zone 4 Friday as part of a drive to clear footpath encroachments Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Friday launched a drive to clear encroachments on footpaths and public spaces, beginning with KRS Road within Zone 4 limits.The enforcement…
Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath addresses media in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath on Wednesday accused the Congress-led state govt of creating administrative chaos by disrupting birth and death registration services.Kamath told reporters that the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) had put up a notice stating that applications…
MLC Ivan D’Souza addressing media in Mangaluru Saturday Mangaluru: Calling Mangaluru’s underground drainage network the city’s biggest civic challenge, MLC Ivan D’Souza alleged that despite rapid growth, successive state and central govts had failed to implement a comprehensive underground drainage (UGD) project, limiting efforts to minor repairs.Addressing mediapersons on Saturday, D’Souza said the Karnataka Legislature’s…
Walk-O-Meter Rating: 2/5 No Place to Walk: People struggle to walk as footpaths are occupied by street vendors, vehicles, construction waste and garbage near Central Market in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Central Market Road is more than just a busy thoroughfare — it is one of Mangaluru’s busiest commercial lifelines. However, navigating this bustling stretch has become…
Street vendors, who were evicted by the Mangaluru City Corporation, meet DC Darshan HV in Mangaluru Friday Mangaluru: Street vendors evicted by the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) during a recent drive, including those from Sunday Bazaar, met deputy commissioner Darshan HV Friday seeking rehabilitation.They urged the DC to protect their livelihood and provide alternative arrangements….
Though the Boloor area has a large number of houses, the city corporation has been unable to lay UGD pipelines citing technical reasons Mangaluru: Residents of Boloor under Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) have been demanding an underground drainage (UGD) network for decades, but the project remains incomplete despite repeated memorandums to authorities.Though the area has…
The chief executive of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has urged members to attend the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday, regardless of whether England qualifies by beating South Africa in Thursday’s semifinal. In a letter to members, as reported by Cricinfo, chief executive and secretary Robert Lawson warned that it…
Civic apathy: Residents near Urwa Market have raised serious concerns over waste transfer behind the temporary market, alleging an unbearable stench affecting daily life Mangaluru: Residents near Urwa Market have raised serious concerns over waste transfer operations behind the temporary market, alleging that the foul smell has become unbearable and is affecting daily life.Despite being…
Bherunda Foundation trustee & chairperson Trishika Kumari Wadiyar hands over census report to DC Lakshmikantha Reddy Mysuru: Heritage City has an estimated 1,21,789 trees across its 65 wards, according to the preliminary findings of the Nammara Project, a citywide tree census undertaken to create a comprehensive database of the city’s urban tree cover.The preliminary report…
MLC Ivan D’Souza at water treatment plant at Bendoor in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza has urged the deputy commissioner and the commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) to immediately form a committee to investigate the allegations of drinking water contamination levelled by Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath.MLC D’Souza, who visited…
