Properties 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…
MGP holds online meet to create awareness on making a Will; discusses its benefits with expert Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 crisis has heightened economic and financial uncertainty. Of late there are reports that there is a spike in the number of people drawing up their Will, an important task that one might otherwise ignore. A Will…
Prof. Shamsundar of NIE-CREST interacts with MGP members Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) held a virtual interactive session on the topic ‘Green and Renewable Energy Technologies for Home and Apartments’ here recently. Prof. Shamsundar Subbarao, Head, NIE Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (NIE-CREST), spoke on various means of generating renewable energies for day-to-day life…
Consumers complain Electricity Helpline is seldom reachable MGP holds awareness-cum-interaction on Cesc power problems Mysore/Mysuru: Come summer and there will be a major spike in the number of power-cut related complaints and this year, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has assured that it would streamline the complaints that flood Helpline Number 1912. The focus…
Food Safety Officer calls for awareness, testing, action Mysore/Mysuru: National Consumer Day fell on Mar. 15 and Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) had organised its monthly virtual meeting-cum-interaction programme on Mar. 14 where Dr. Prasad, Medical Officer, Food Safety and Health, Family Welfare Department was invited to advice public on safe and nutritious food at home. …
MGP organises virtual meet on road safety and ways to curb traffic violations and accidents Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of increasing road accidents caused by minors driving vehicles, the Police have asked parents to discourage underage driving and not to hand over the vehicle keys to them unless they have valid driving licences. Police said…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy There are more than three million (30 lakh) registered Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) or Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in India. It is a well-known fact that most are just on paper. Of those functioning NGOs, it is not easy to find credible and honest ones dedicated to serve the society. Despite these…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) conducted its 31st Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) in city recently in a simple manner amidst COVID restrictions with members wearing masks and sanitising hands. Though many members, including Ko.Su. Narasimhamurthy, demanded physical monthly meetings to be conducted instead of the virtual meetings which do not allow many members to…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) had invited Hanur Chennappa, Assistant Director, Kannada and Culture Department, recently for an awareness-cum-interaction programme with MGP members and public on a virtual platform to discuss ‘Kannada Kayaka Varsha’ which is being observed from Nov. 1, 2020 to Oct.31, 2021. The speaker referred to the Government of Karnataka circular…
By Shyam Sundar Vattam The role of aam janta is very important in democracy. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act has provision to constitute Ward Committees in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with more than three lakh population. The Ward Committees were expected to act as an institutional space for participation of citizens in matters of urban…
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