Mysuru: In a desperate bid to shore up its crumbling finances, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to impose a Rs. 500 cremation fee, a move that has triggered widespread outrage, with citizens accusing the civic body of “making money off the dead.” A notification signed by MCC’s Senior Health Officer, who also…
Mysuru: People of Mysuru, who faced blazing sun and high temperatures, heaved a sigh of relief as rains lashed Mysuru bringing down the temperature yesterday evening. The dark clouds started to cover the skies at about 5 pm and rain accompanied by gusty winds came down heavily resulting in many city roads including in front…
Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif recently inaugurated trade licence renewal drive at Hotel Owners Association Office in Krishnamurthypuram here. Speaking on the occasion, the MCC Commissioner created awareness on the simple procedure to obtain trade licence and its renewal. He asked hotel owners to get their trade licence renewed during every…
Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif inspected the streetlights in various parts of Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency in city yesterday. The MCC Commissioner instructed the electrical engineers to install new streetlights as per capacity addition, from FTS Circle to Rajendra Nagar through Fountain Circle, starting from 7 pm. Later, the streetlights should be…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in line with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and as per the Karnataka Gazette Notification dated Mar. 11, has intensified enforcement of waste disposal regulations and the plastic ban. Between Feb. 21 and Mar. 30, the MCC imposed fines amounting to Rs. 5,33,600 for various violations. A total…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) collected a whopping Rs. 121,12,59,735 in Property Tax from Apr. 1 to Apr. 30 for the financial year 2025-26. Residents made the most of the 5 percent rebate offered to those who paid their taxes within this period. Property Tax remains the MCC’s primary source of revenue and forms…
Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to take action against any illegal construction carried out at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) in Mysuru. Recently, renovation and construction activities were undertaken at the JWGC, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Mysore Race Club (MRC). Although these activities had…
Citizens can avail services from Apr. 28 Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the newly-constructed Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zone-3 Office building at Sharadadevi Nagar, here this morning. He unveiled the plaque and offered floral tributes to the bust of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar installed inside the building. The inaugural programme was delayed for about an hour…
Mysuru: A delegation of World Bank officials led by their Officer Zhiyu Jerry Chen, visited the city on Apr. 22 and 23. Prior to that, the visiting delegation of officials was briefed about the proposals of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the funds required for providing basic infrastructural facilities, in a power-point- presentation organised…
By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere The night-time felling of 75-year-old Peltophorum trees by the Mysuru City Corporation on Hyder Ali Road shocked the people of Mysuru. In an unprecedented expression of outrage, nearly 2,000 Mysureans assembled on the evening of Apr. 18, 2025, at the site of this “green carnage” and stood peacefully and…
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