Of legal language and legal sentences
Sir, In the article “Why only lawyers can understand legal language” (Star of Mysore dated Jan.13), the authors have beautifully analysed the evolution of the legal language, circumstances leading to use of…


Sir, In the article “Why only lawyers can understand legal language” (Star of Mysore dated Jan.13), the authors have beautifully analysed the evolution of the legal language, circumstances leading to use of…
Sir, It is unfortunate that Mysuru is losing out to Bengaluru on the ‘Film City’ bargain (Star of Mysore dated Jan. 9). The flimsy reason stated by the concerned Minister that Bengaluru…
Sir, With a lot of fanfare the Public Address (PA) system was introduced in a few places where traffic signals are installed. Initially for a few days both Traffic Police and Home…
Sir, Last week, I visited Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) Project Office near Mini Vidhana Soudha and was really surprised to enjoy their friendly attitude. Though I was asked to visit 4…
Sir, Recently I happened to visit City Railway Station to give send off to my friend who was proceeding to Chennai by early morning Chennai Super Fast train. There I observed that…
Sir, We regularly cycle to Chamundi Hill in the mornings and we have observed that the multi-level parking space created is very much being under-utilised. There are barricades to divert the traffic…
Sir, It has been noticed with concern that there is a lot of uncontrolled vehicular movement at the junction of Hotel Red Lotus Heritage located on Akka Mahadevi Road in JP Nagar.…
Sir, I just want to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned that Chamarajapuram Railway Station is in absolute need for a makeover and maintenance. At present, it is dirty and…
Sir, Umpteen number of letters from the concerned citizens have appeared in this column about the hardship faced by the motorists at the ‘T’ junction of Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road, with…
Sir, This is a photo of a train passenger taken while travelling between Bengaluru and Mysuru. The said person was busy with his mobile, stretched his leg upto front seat with a…
Sir, I would like to bring to your kind notice that the Organisers of one of the recent Exhibitions at Maharaja’s College Grounds have failed to follow the waste disposal/clearance protocol. I…
Sir, I hereby would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned regarding the lurking danger on an otherwise busy stretch frequented mostly by students. The photo above shows a tower…
Sir, It is more than a decade since the Outer Ring Road (ORR) of Mysuru was built and thrown open to public. At that stage, there were many Railway Under Bridges (RUBs)…
Sir, It is given to understand that Indian Railways has made a robust shift to digital transactions through e-ticket booking facility. A passenger has the flexibility to book rail tickets at ease…
Sir, It is unfortunate that the open field by the side of Water Works on Paduvana Road, Kuvempunagar, which belongs to MUDA, is full of filth and a dumping yard for garbage.…
Sir, Tourists visiting the world famous Brindavan Gardens at KRS are at the mercy of the staff of the contractor handling the toll. Most of the tourists arriving after 7 pm may…
Sir, I am a customer of SBI Vivekanandanagar Branch, Mysuru. Today, as there was an urgent need of money for medical treatment I went to the bank at 10 am. But I…
Sir, Swachh Survekshan-2020, the annual survey will start from Jan. 4 but look at the scenario facing Mysuru city at present: * Roads are dug up soon after they are patchily tarred.…
Sir, I thank SOM for the fitting eulogy (tribute) to Khichdi followed by salted Pongal, apart from sweet Pongal (Conquest by Khichdi in Star of Mysore dated Dec.23) which incidentally coincided with…
Sir, The train number 12007/12008 Shatabdi Express runs between Mysuru and Chennai Central via Bengaluru but operates for only 6 days a week except Tuesdays. It is given to understand that the…
Sir, It is seen that many people are approaching Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) in Vijayanagar with invalid documents. This causes them unnecessary hardship and inconvenience. Certain unscrupulous people are taking money and…
Sir, The feature article on novelist “Triveni” in Star of Mysore dated Dec.26, reminded me of an incident almost 70 years back. Here is the episode: When I was a High School…
Sir, I was witness to yet another accident today morning at MUDA Circle involving an auto and a car. The auto was coming from University side while the car coming from Railway…
Sir, This is regarding the very informative article by Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy on Prof. H. Yoganarasimham and his famous son H.Y. Sharada Prasad (SOM dated Dec. 21). I wish to point…