Online payment system launched in Mangaluru to collect rent on MCC properties
Mangaluru: A digital payment system was officially launched on Thursday by Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor Manoj Kumar at the MCC office on Thursday for collection of rent from tenants of MCC properties, including commercial complexes, market areas, function venues and open areas.
The MCC earns revenue of Rs 3.4 crore annually from the 1,070 shops it owns in 30 markets on Kudmul Ranga Rao Road, Town Hall, Dr. BR Ambedkar Bhavan and open grounds at Urwa, Kadri, Yemmekere, Jeppu, Kavoor, and the Nehru Maidan, reports Times of India.
Tenants on all such areas may pay their rent through www.mccportal.in, instead of physically visiting the MCC office. This new system also enables shop owners in the markets to settle their rental dues through the web portal.
The mayor, however, clarified that people who wished to book open grounds and function halls would have to visit the MCC office, where the staff will handle the online booking on their behalf. He further explained that the rule was implemented as a precautionary measure, as permitting direct online bookings could potentially lead to misuse and deliberate blocking of these facilities.
Manoj Kumar said that a private firm had developed the new online payment system at a cost of Rs 3.5 lakh.
MCC officials opined that the use of an online payment system would prevent any act of corruption. A QR code might also be introduced by the Corporation to prevent unauthorized hoardings within Mangaluru City limits. While the MCC earns an annual rent up to Rs 2.5 crore from hoardings, a survey of the hoardings was launched and people who had taken the hoardings on rent were asked to submit details to the Corporation officials, they added.
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Three arrested for obstructing police while escorting Mahesh Shetty Timarodi
Udupi, Aug 21: Police have arrested three persons for allegedly obstructing duty and ramming a car into a police vehicle while officers were bringing accused Mahesh Shetty Timarodi to the Brahmavar Police Station in connection with a case registered there.
The arrested have been identified as Srujan L., Hitesh Shetty, and Sahan, all residents of Ujire. They were produced before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody. Police said the car used in the incident has also been seized.
According to police, when Timarodi was being escorted from Ujire to Brahmavar, a group of his supporters followed the convoy in their vehicles. Despite repeated warnings not to interfere with police movement, the supporters allegedly continued to obstruct the vehicles. Near Hosmar, under Karkala Rural Police Station limits, they allegedly rammed their car into an official vehicle (bearing registration number KA 20 G 0669) belonging to the Udupi District Additional Superintendent of Police, in an attempt to prevent the police team from taking Timarodi to Brahmavar.
Following the incident, a case was registered at Karkala Rural Police Station. The three accused were later arrested and their car was seized. They have now been placed under judicial custody.
