Mysore/Mysuru: After two months of hiatus, all markets in city are ready for re-opening from tomorrow following lifting of lockdown restrictions due to decrease in Corona positive cases. With this, all three old markets — Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilasa — will be throw open to Mysureans from tomorrow. This morning, traders of Devaraja Market…
Eyesores Galore in Mysore !
July 4, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD We Mysureans take a great deal of pride in the beauty and the rich heritage of our city, much of which has been very carefully hand-crafted by a very far-sighted royalty. Almost anything and everything we see here in Namma Mysuru is unique and markedly different from what we…
Bank Note Paper Mill donates essentials worth Rs. 35 lakh to MCC
July 3, 2021Bank Note Paper Mill India Pvt. Ltd. (BNPM), Mysuru, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), donated 20,000 reusable masks, 1,000 PPE kits and essential medicines worth Rs. 35 lakh to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) recently. BNPM Managing Director K.G. Viswanathan handed over the above items to MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy at the…
Shopkeeper fined Rs. 2,000 for selling expired food items
July 1, 2021MCC also imposes fine on shopkeepers for not wearing face masks Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials, who conducted operations at Santhepet, Shivarampet and near Dufferin Clock Tower yesterday morning, have imposed fines on those who were found not wearing face masks and have also levied fine on a shopkeeper for selling packed snacks…
Review Property Tax system to make it fool-proof: MGP
June 29, 2021Properties like Kuvempu’s house ‘Udaya Ravi’ in V.V. Mohalla is taxed for setback areas. Ironically, this house was constructed 74 to 75 years back with the then construction practices and rules. Mysore/Mysuru: The present system of Property Tax levied by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is flawed and immediate remedial measures have to be taken…
Mobile RT-PCR test
June 27, 2021MCC deploys vans to conduct on-the-spot test Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has deployed mobile RT-PCR testing vans in all nine zones of city to conduct COVID test on spot in a bid to check the spreading of pandemic. This morning, each mobile team, comprising three Health Inspectors and a Supervisor, was deployed in every…
MCC nets Rs. 47.31 cr. through online property tax collection
June 26, 20215 percent rebate extended till July 31 Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has so far collected Rs. 47.31 crore property tax this financial year, with 54,091 property owners making the payment online. MCC Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Dr. Nagaraj told Star of Mysore that as per the MCC records, there are…
2,105 street vendors vaccinated
June 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 2,105 roadside vendors were vaccinated at a special vaccination drive organised by MCC here on Monday. The street vendors have been recognised in priority group and instructions were given for inoculating them as they come in contact with the general public. Based on the orders from the State Government, MCC Commissioner…
Pile of dead bodies pains crematorium worker
June 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “In my 30 years of this profession, I had never seen so many dead bodies or heard cries of family members. I was very pained to see all these things”, said Mahadev, who works as contract worker of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at Vijayanagar Electric Crematorium. He has been doing the job of cremating…
Good News: Footfall into ‘COVID Mitra’ Centres declines
June 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The footfall into ‘COVID Mitra’ Triage and Counselling Centres is decreasing, thanks to steady decline in Corona positive cases across the district. Set up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), these centres have treated 6,287 persons till date. The MCC looks after the COVID Mitra Centres opened in Seth…
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