Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its battle against the deadly COVID pandemic, the MCC will vaccinate all street vendors and specially-abled persons, who have registered with it. Announcing this yesterday, MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy said that registered street vendors will be vaccinated from June 16 to 20 at Town Hall, while the specially-abled will be…
HC stays Mysuru Mayoral poll in the wake of COVID curbs
June 11, 2021For now, Mayor’s post turns ‘many a slip between the cup and the lip’ for Congress Mysore/Mysuru: The High Court of Karnataka last evening stayed the election scheduled to be held on June 11 to the post of Mysuru Mayor as restrictions imposed to check the spread of COVID-19 are in place. The election has…
Focus on online property tax collection: MCC Commr. tells Revenue Officers
June 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) witnessing a downslide in revenue collection due to COVID crisis, new MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has asked the civic body’s revenue officials to focus more on online collection of property tax. Addressing a meeting of Revenue Section staff and officials from all the nine Zones of the…
New Mayoral election tomorrow
June 10, 2021City almost certain to get a Congress Mayor Mysore/Mysuru: With the JD(S) willing to let go the post of Mayor to its coalition partner (Congress) in the MCC after sealing a deal, the Mayoral election scheduled for tomorrow (June 11) seems to be only a formality as the Congress is almost certain to bag the…
With just two days to go for Mayoral polls, political parties work out strategies
June 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With just two days to go for the new Mayoral polls (on June 11) for the current term, the three major political parties are busy finalising their strategies for getting the top post. At present, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is ruled by JD(S)-Congress coalition, with Deputy Mayor Anwar Baig of Congress functioning as…
End drain work soon, traders urge MCC
June 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Delay in the completion of drain work on road leading to Santhepet from D. Devaraja Urs Road has irked citizens and traders. This work on re-building the chocked drain was taken up a few months ago following complaints from the general public. But, this work was progressing in a snail pace and holding up…
Lakshmikanth Reddy takes charge as new MCC Commissioner
June 6, 2021New Mysuru DC Dr. Bagadi Gautham to take charge this afternoon Mysore/Mysuru: IAS Officer G. Lakshmikanth Reddy took charge as 48th Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) this afternoon. He succeeded Shilpa Nag, who has been transferred as the Director, e-Governance, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR). Lakshmikanth Reddy is the Karnataka cadre…
Shilpa takes back resignation; to assume new post tomorrow
June 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Shilpa Nag, the former Commissioner of MCC, today said that she has decided to withdraw her resignation and report to duty as Director, e-Governance, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Bengaluru, tomorrow (Monday). On Thursday, while talking to media, she had declared that she will tender resignation to the post of MCC…
Fresh Mayoral election: Nomination begins
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following the announcement of June 11 as the date for fresh Mayoral election, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has said that the nomination of papers has started. In a press release, the MCC said that the aspirants can file their nomination papers in Form 27 on all working days from June 3 to 11….
Previous Mayoral poll fallout – I will do what High Command says: MLA Tanveer Sait
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After the bitter fallout with Opposition leader Siddharamaiah’s camp following the last Mayoral election held on Feb. 24, in which Rukmini Madegowda of the JD(S) was elected Mayor, N.R. Constituency Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has said that he will do only what the Congress High Command asks him to do. Speaking to presspersons at…
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