Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja Constituency MLA L. Nagendra on Wednesday directed the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials to issue title deeds to housing beneficiaries at Medar Block, Manjunathapura and Kukkarahalli areas of the city. The MLA held a meeting in this regard with MCC officials at the MCC’s Old Council Hall yesterday. Addressing the meeting, Nagendra said…
Pourakarmikas to get free breakfast from next week
January 19, 2022Scheme introduced in 2017 was shelved in 2018 due to poor quality of food Mysore/Mysuru: The free breakfast scheme for Pourakarmikas of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be reintroduced from next week. First introduced in 2017, the ambitious project has seen many cancellations, complaints of quality and also taste in the past. It remains to…
Stray dog menace: MCC spending Rs. 3.40 lakh per month to neuter 400 dogs
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: While residents of the city are an annoyed lot as they have to bear stray dog nuisance, especially with continuous barking and often obstructing vehicular movement during peak hours, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has claimed that it spends Rs. 3,40,000 per month to sterilise over 300 to 400 dogs. Along with stray dogs,…
61 Revenue Layouts to come under B-Khata
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Henceforth, revenue layouts beyond the limits of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that enjoy civic amenities like water, electricity, UGD and waste clearance will come under ‘B-Khata’ property tax classification. A decision to this effect was taken at the MCC Council meeting held at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall yesterday in the post-lunch session. Corporators and…
MCC to discuss piped gas project on Jan. 27
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious project of procuring cooking gas through pipeline at home through Piped Natural Gas (PNG) that has already begun and at a time when works are on to lay pipelines and metres to houses in Hebbal, several Corporators objected to the way the project is being implemented. A Central Government initiative and a…
Hookah bars in city limits to be closed
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Despite posing a great health risk to teens and youth and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) taking action in the past on many hookah bars by seizing equipment, many of them thrive clandestinely and operate in some cafes and hotels. This issue was raised at the MCC’s Council meeting yesterday where it was decided…
Echo of Mathrumandali Circle demolition: Women Corporators allege Police high-handedness
January 17, 2022MCC Development Officer comes under fire for not recognising lady Corporator Mysore/Mysuru: The controversy over the erection of statues of two eminent personalities at Mathrumandali Circle that compelled the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish the entire Circle reverberated at the MCC Council meeting this morning where women Corporators alleged Police high-handedness. The MCC Development…
MP appeals against hiking water charges
January 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed the Mayor and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner not to hike water charges and to waive off interest on water bill dues. In separate letters to the two, MP Pratap Simha said that the MCC should collect only pending water bill dues and waive off the interest….
MCC pre-budget meeting gets suggestions on tax issues
January 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) pre-budget meeting held yesterday saw former Mayors, ex-Corporators and office-bearers of various trade and other commercial bodies coming up with several suggestions on simplification of the tax structure. Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa said it is important to collect property tax in Revenue Layouts as this will help in augmentation…
MCC Commissioner asks officials to meet Pourakarmikas’ demands
January 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy on Wednesday directed the officials to address Pourakarmika issues including glitches in facial recognition attendance system. He was addressing a meeting of MCC officials and Pourakarmikas at the MCC’s Old Council Hall here. At the meeting, Pourakarmika leaders urged for one-time facial recognition attendance instead of…
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