Mysore/Mysuru: Freedom fighter, ex-serviceman and centenarian M.K. Gopal Iyengar cast his vote at the Polling Booth in Sriman Maharaja Sanskrit Patashala, near Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Office in the city, for the Assembly election yesterday. Iyengar, who came in a wheelchair only to exercise his franchise, gave a message of enthusiastically taking part in elections…
MCC collects Rs. 82.60 cr. record Property Tax in April
May 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the Apr. 30 deadline for property owners in the city to pay their Property Tax (for 2023-24 financial year) and 5 percent rebate coming to an end on Sunday, the MCC has recorded a Property Tax collection of Rs. 82.60 crore in April, when the 5 percent rebate was in effect (Apr. 1…
Marathon held to create awareness on voting
May 3, 2023Tricycle jatha by physically challenged tomorrow; Vintage car rally on May 5 Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create awareness on the importance of voting, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and District Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee had organised a marathon in city yesterday. MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy flagged of the rally in…
MCC keeps cash counters open today and tomorrow
April 29, 2023Five percent rebate on Property Tax ends on Apr. 30 Mysore/Mysuru: Buoyed by the response of people to pay Property Tax during holidays at the special cash counters, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has again opened its tax cash counters at all its nine Zonal Offices today and tomorrow. Today (Apr. 29) is Saturday and…
Right to Vote: DC, Officials ride bikes to create awareness
April 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rally was taken out to create awareness on voting, under the joint auspices of District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and District SVEEP Committee, on various thoroughfares of the city yesterday. Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) K.M. Gayathri flagged off the bike rally, from the…
Huge tree crashes on cars along Harsha Road
April 18, 2023One person has miraculous escape; 4 cars, a scooter smashed Mysore/Mysuru: A huge Gulmohar tree (May-flower tree) fell across Sri Harsha Road this morning, crushing four cars and a scooter. The tree also brought down a few electric poles, snapping power, TV and internet cables. Fortunately, the tree fell at 7 am when there were…
TAKE DIVERSION: With elections ahead, many city roads blocked for repair
April 17, 2023Projects worth Rs. 695.6 crore; MUDA: Rs. 377.6 crore; MCC: Rs. 200 crore; PWD: Rs. 118 crore By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has begun repairing important roads across the city that are distributed across the Assembly Constituencies of Chamaraja, Krishnaraja and Chamundeshwari amidst the thick of elections. Asphalting machines are rumbling…
After slipshod works, D.D. Urs Road re-asphalted now
April 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following a public outcry over slipshod asphalting works on the D. Devaraj Urs Road in the heart of the city and the subsequent action by the Public Works Department (PWD) asking the contractor to re-asphalt the road as per the set standards, the road works have been re-initiated now and are likely to be…
D.D. Urs Road ‘TAR-nished’!
April 11, 2023Re-asphalting perfectly good road costs tax-payers money Mysore/Mysuru: The grand plans to develop the 850-metre stretch of D. Devaraja Urs Road in the heart of Mysuru city to resemble the Brigade Road in Bengaluru has run into rough weather with the contractor executing sub-standard works. The contractor has not undertaken the asphalting works in a…
Opening tax counters during holidays pays off: MCC Zonal Offices collect Rs. 1.95 crore in a day
April 8, 2023Mysuru, Apr. 8 (RK&BCT)- The Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) move to open tax collection cash counters at all its nine Zonal Offices on a holiday yesterday (Good Friday) and today (second Saturday) has paid rich dividends with Rs. 1.95 crore collection on the first day. Today too, the counters will be open so that people…
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