Tag: Mysuru City Corporation

Pay more for water
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Pay more for water

April 1, 2026

MCC revises water tariff; hikes Property Tax by 3%; introduces vehicle cess Mysore/Mysuru: The financial burden on residents within Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits has increased from today (Apr. 1) with the Civic Body revising drinking water tariffs and raising several other civic charges. Property tax, trade licence and Solid Waste Management (SWM) charges have…

MCC trains staff for Census-2027
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MCC trains staff for Census-2027

March 31, 2026

15-day self-enumeration to commence from April 1 Mysore/Mysuru: The Census-2027 exercise  will start in Karnataka as part of Census of India from tomorrow with a 15-day self-enumeration from Apr. 1 to 15. Ahead of the exercise, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)  held a two-day training session for census enumerators at 16 centres across the city…

Banned plastic seized during MCC raid
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Banned plastic seized during MCC raid

March 29, 2026

Over Rs. 2 lakh fine collected in single day Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is acting tough on the usage, storage and sale of banned plastic conducted raids on shops recently and collected a total fine of Rs. 2,05,700 from various shops for violating norms besides seizing a large quantity of banned plastic…

Yet again… Food stalls coming up under high-tension wire
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Yet again… Food stalls coming up under high-tension wire

March 25, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Close to two weeks after 70 illegal food stalls under high-tension wire line near Vijayanagar water tank road were razed by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Mar. 12, the same food vendors have zeroed in on an alternative place. Strangely, this new-found site under the same high-tension wire line is located near the Outer-Ring…

MCC scraps tonga stand project on footpath
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MCC scraps tonga stand project on footpath

March 22, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Bowing to strong public criticism, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has withdrawn its earlier move to set up a heritage tonga stand on the footpath near the Town Hall. Star of Mysore had highlighted the issue in a front-page report titled ‘Footpath becomes… Tonga Stand’ published on Mar. 16, pointing out that the MCC had…

Drive against illegal advt. boards on footpaths begins in city
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Drive against illegal advt. boards on footpaths begins in city

March 17, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is leaving no stone unturned to maintain the Clean City image, has set its eyes on illegal flex boards, advertisement boards and other customer-centric boards put up on footpaths marring the beauty of the city and leaving the pedestrians high and dry, on the flip side. Yesterday, several such…

Footpath becomes… Tonga Stand
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Footpath becomes… Tonga Stand

March 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Months after the Mysuru City Police had constructed concrete-based Police Information Kiosks near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at Balarama Gate of Mysore Palace, which was later demolished for violating heritage norms, another controversial structure is now coming up on a footpath near the Town Hall. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had initially issued a…

LPG supply: Crematoria manage with existing stock
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LPG supply: Crematoria manage with existing stock

March 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the hospitality sector continues to bear the brunt of the disruption in supply of commercial LPG cylinders following the US-Israel war on Iran, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) crematoria near the foot of Chamundi Hill and at ‘K’ Block in Kuvempunagar currently have adequate stock of cylinders to keep the facilities running….

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