Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council yesterday decided to increase property and other taxes by 15% which will come into effect from April 1, 2018. The hike will cover residential buildings, vacant sites, industries, trusts, cinema and marriage halls, commercial complexes, community halls, hotels, schools and colleges. The decision was taken at the meeting…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD It has been reported that our City Corporation authorities are thinking of making Sayyaji Rao Road and Devaraj Urs Road a complete ‘No Parking’ zone just because they will soon be providing us a multi-level underground parking lot in the Town Hall premises. I think this is one of…
Mysuru: The water tax dues payable to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has accumulated to a whopping Rs.120 crore forcing the MCC authorities to take stern measures against defaulters. Accordingly, MCC officials, led by Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, have disconnected water supply to three domestic connections in Giridarshini Layout, one such connection in Ward 43 near Highway…
Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) seems to have orphaned Vijayanagar 3rd Stage residents. Thanks to MUDA, which is yet to handover the property to the civic body, garbage cleaning is not carried out regularly in this layout. Also the drainage near Mulakanadu Bhavan in the area is overflowing since the past one week and …
An overflowing manhole, off Sayyaji Rao Road, near Benz Automobiles has become stagnant and is hindering the movement of pedestrians as well as motorists. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the manhole cleaned for the benefit of the tax-paying public.
This is one of the many roads in Subhashnagar which is getting worse day by day and crying for attention. Residents complain that though the problems were brought to the notice of the concerned, no action has been taken till now. During recent rains, the road was filled with slush, posing danger to motorists and…
Sir, Under Swachh Survekshan – 2017 programme, the Tirupathi Municipal Corporation in Andhra Pradesh has provided ‘pay and use’ public toilets at several places in the city. During my recent visit to Tirupathi, I have noticed one such facility just opposite to the Railway Station for the convenience of the general public. It is very…
The MCC’s drain works on D.D. Urs Road is going on at a snail’s pace and since a week the works have completely stopped causing inconvenience to the pedestrians who are now forced to walk on the ever-buzzing road. Also the shopkeepers are the worst sufferers. Will the authorities concerned take steps to complete the…
Mysuru: Following publication of the photo caption news item titled ‘Manhole cleaners keep working despite ban on manual job’ in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 19, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in a press release dated Apr. 20, has clarified that the workers were undertaking de-silting works using a machine,…
Mysuru: Cracking the whip on unauthorised Paying Guest (PG) accommodations in city, the Mysuru City Corporation has began a drive to close down paying guest accommodations that are violating various laws laid down by the Police and the administration. Raids on such accommodations that began yesterday, continued this morning. MCC officers told Star of Mysore…
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