All Zonal Offices closed due to lockdown; no revenue generation since Mar. 25 No five percent rebate and no online tax payment facility until further notice Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst reports that India’s real estate market will see a significant price correction — prices may come down by 10 percent to 30 percent — for the first…
MCC feeds 7,000 shelterless daily
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown rendering thousands of migrant labourers and tourists homeless and hungry, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as a novel gesture, is feeding 7,300 persons who have been temporarily housed at various shelter camps and Santwana Kendras in different parts of the city for the past few days. As labourers and…
Now you cannot pick up vegetables without sanitising your hands
April 4, 2020Disinfection Tunnel set up at Mysuru Vegetable Market Mysore/Mysuru: To make sure that people do not miss out sanitising their hands before picking up their vegetables, a Disinfection Tunnel or Pathway was set up at the entrance of the temporary Vegetable Market in city yesterday. With thousands of people visiting the market every day, the…
Disinfectants sprayed at Mysuru Central Jail
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In order to contain the spread of COVID-19, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is spraying disinfectants (Sodium Hypochlorite) at various public places in city. Similarly, following a request from Mysuru Central Jail Chief Superintendent Divyashree to spray the disinfectant as Jail is overcrowded and there are chances of contracting COVID-19, MCC Abhaya Team, along with…
Demand for mutton goes down as chicken sale picks up in city
April 3, 2020Sheep, goat and chicken meat to be sold on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly 80 percent of meat shops selling chicken meat opened for business this morning as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) revoked the ban on selling chicken yesterday. Chicken meat shops were closed following bird flu scare. Along with chicken meat, mutton…
Re-opening of bakeries: MCC does U-turn in 24 hours
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Barely a day after it announced that it would allow bakeries in city to re-open with a set of conditions, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in a U-turn on Thursday said that it had withdrawn the permission for re-opening of bakeries. MCC Comissioner Gurudatta Hegde during a press conference held at the old MCC…
Only five percent of city bakeries open
April 2, 2020Despite MCC order to open, bakers cite lack of staff and fresh supplies Mysore/Mysuru: Bread, a staple in most city homes, was hard to come by till now due to the lockdown, forcing families to shift to other breakfast options. The situation is set only to improve in another two or three days as bakeries…
Donate food grains to MCC instead of serving cooked food: Commissioner
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On volunteers serving of food to destitute, shelterless and other needy people in city, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde said that instead of serving the food directly, the donors should come forward to donate food grains and other essential commodities to the MCC, so that the Civic Body can pool in all the commodities in…
MCC ready to supply ration to doors of the poor: Mayor
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the MCC was ready to supply ration to the poor at their doorstep, Mayor Tasneem has sought the co-operation of organisations and Associations in this endeavour. Addressing press persons at the MCC Old Council Hall here yesterday, she appealed voluntary organisations which are serving food to the poor in the city, to…
Safety Kits distributed to Pourakarmikas
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Pourakarmikas of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward No. 23 were distributed with Safety Kits by PG Janaspandana Foundation. Each Safety Kit includes Sanitisers, Dettol Soaps, Napkins and drinking water bottles. Former MLA Vasu launched the programme at Jaganmohan Palace premises yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Foundation President and former Corporator P. Prashanth Gowda…
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