Mysuru: Even as the NGO Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) is struggling to find a public spirited lawyer to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court to stop the construction of Public Library in park, the works on the Rs. 4.99 crore worth library building has already begun at the People’s Park in…
MGP urges Nitin Gadkari to stop Hunsur Road work
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The controversial Rs.12 crore road straightening work on Hunsur Road, which has faced the ire and opposition of the public, has now reached the Office of the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. In an e-mail letter to the Minister, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has urged him to withdraw the project…
MGP to study traffic congestion Suggests remedial measures
November 15, 2017Mysuru: A Comprehensive Study on Traffic Congestion in Mysuru City Centre, initiated by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), was formally launched by Deputy Commissioner D.Randeep at his office this morning. The study will be anchored by R. Chandra Prakash and it will recommend solutions to de-congest the traffic in the Central Business District (CBD) that…
MGP Monthly Meeting on Police Issues
November 11, 2017Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat’s monthly Public Meeting to be held on Sunday (Nov. 12) at 4 pm at its office, 6/1, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, will focus on Police issues. Dr. Vikram V. Amathe, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic), will interact with the citizens. Interested public may attend the meeting. For details contact Ph:…
Reappointed to Mysuru Heritage Committee
October 27, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka government, in its order dated 12.10.2017, has re-appointed Maj.Gen.(Rtd.) S.G. Vombatkere of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) to another term as a Member of the Expert Committee for Development and Protection of Mysuru Heritage Region. He will serve on the Committee till 2022. The government had earlier appointed him on the Committee for…
MGP monthly meeting on Consumer Courts
October 6, 2017Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) will hold its monthly public meeting on Sunday (Oct. 8) at 4 pm at its office, 6/1, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri. The meeting will focus on Consumer Protection Act and Consumer Courts. The Presidents of both the Consumer Courts (District Consumer Fora) operating in Mysuru, H.M. Shivakumara Swamy and M.S. Ramachandra,…
City Police Commissioner joins MGP’s “Green Mysuru” drive
September 13, 2017Mysuru: As part of the “Green Mysuru” programme, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), in association with several other organisations planted more than 400 saplings at Horse Park and Karnataka Armed Reserve Police quarters on Sept.9 and 10. Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, city Police Commissioner, inaugurated the second day’s programme by planting a sapling. Speaking on the…
Action against engineers, architects for building violations, says MCC Commissioner
July 10, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Grahakara Parishat (MGP) conducted its monthly meeting yesterday and this time it was with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha. At the meeting, five topics were discussed: Computerisation of property tax, rampant violations of building codes, formation of ward committees, rampant use of plastic sheets to make idlies by hotels and…
MGP: Corporation refusing to implement online tax collection
June 12, 2017Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat’s (MGP) repeated attempts to get the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to introduce online collection of property tax have failed, alleged MGP member G. Sridhar. He was speaking at the MGP’s monthly public meeting yesterday at the Yadavagiri office and said that every time a new MCC Commissioner took over, the…
MGP Monthly Meeting
June 8, 2017Mysuru: The monthly public meeting of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) will be held at its office, 6/1, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, on June 11 at 4 pm. The meeting will focus on three issues — Property tax, apartment-related problems and hospital/doctor-related issues. The public is invited to participate. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2515150.
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