Abhisheka to Nandi: How wise?
Sir, I was saddened to read about a report titled "Grand Mahabhisheka performed for Nandi statue atop Chamundi Hill" (Star of Mysore dated Nov. 17) with huge pictures of monolithic granite Nandi…


Sir, I was saddened to read about a report titled "Grand Mahabhisheka performed for Nandi statue atop Chamundi Hill" (Star of Mysore dated Nov. 17) with huge pictures of monolithic granite Nandi…
Sir, This is regarding City Bus services in Bogadi area. Presently there is only one bus (No. 69C) which operates from city market to Bogadi Bank Colony and up to Bapuji Layout…
Sir, During Dasara days, Traffic Police from V V Mohalla Traffic Police Station placed a metal barricade and a flower pot at the pedestrians crossing point, near Sri Venkataramanaswamy Temple, KRS Road.…
Sir, I am a resident of Jayanagar and of late, daily we are troubled by vendors and nearby temple workers playing recorded messages and songs on loud- speakers continuously. Old and ailing…
Sir, All key connecting roads in and around Vijayanagar have completely deteriorated. Kalidasa Road (from Panchavati to Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple), Kannada Sahitya Parishat Road (from Chandrakala Hospital to VVCE), High Tension Road (from…
Sir, I have been reading news reports about the proposed Viveka Memorial at NTM School premises on a daily basis. While some are for the construction of the Memorial, others are opposing…
Sir, The First Main Road in Lakshmipuram from the Park near Gopalaswamy School was dug up for widening in January 2017. Most of the residents here are senior citizens. It is difficult…
Sir, Medians on the road help to control traffic movement and avoid head-on collision of vehicles, if drivers of vehicles moving in opposite direction are not following lane discipline. Thus it helps…
Sir, These are some of the observations on problems faced by us in our day-to-day lives in this city: Why are we getting water from tankers even though the reservoirs and dams…
Sir, A major problem in Siddarthanagar is the roads that are filled with potholes. If you start from Nazarbad Police Station towards Milk Dairy, in front of the dairy we can see…
Sir, I had a terrible experience to change my address in the voters identity card (ID). First I had to submit the voter’s id along with the relevant papers at the Akashavani…
Sir, Train number 16031/16032 Andaman Express currently operates as a Tri-weekly Express from Chennai Central to Sri Mata Vaishnov Devi Katra via Vijayawada-Warangal-Ballarshah-Nagpur-Bhopal-Jhansi-Gwalior-Agra Cantt-New Delhi-Ludhiana-Jalandhar Cantt-Pathankot and Jammu Tawi. It is given…
Sir, It is being observed regularly that still old newspapers are being used to wrap the oil-based food items like Maddur vada by many vendors in most of the trains running between…
Sir, I am happy that humanity and courtesy still exist. I got a taste of it a couple of days ago when I visited LIC Office in Nanjangud to claim maturity value…
Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the concerned office, the pathetic and dangerous state of Akkamahadevi Road, the stretch from Chamundi Vana in Vidyaranyapuram till Ring Road in…
Sir, It is disheartening to see the conditions of the underground pedestrian walkway (subway) from Mysore Palace to Dasara Exhibition Grounds. The walkway reeks of urine stench and it makes us impossible…
Sir, The recent order of the State Government constituting an expert panel to review textbook content on Tipu has raised heckles among Opposition parties. Lessons in history should depict true historical facts…
Sir, This refers to the news item “MUDA’s Group Housing Project of 2017 awaiting Govt. nod” (Star of Mysore dated Nov. 4). Providing decent, affordable housing is a challenge, especially in growing…
Sir, This is in response to the letter by Ashok Bhushan (SOM dated Oct. 28) regarding direct buses from JP Nagar to Ramakrishnanagar. This is the need for every Mysurean, connecting neighbouring…
Sir, Apropos the feature article regarding the Varsity Union (SOM dated Oct. 27) by Gouri Satya, I was happy to see a portion of the article contributed by my late father, Prof.…
Sir, Extending Kacheguda-Bengaluru train up to Mysuru is a good relief for passengers who want to commute between Hyderabad and Mysuru, without changing the train at Bengaluru. However, in my recent trip…
Sir, Krishna Vilas Road has been declared as No Hawking Zone by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) a few years back. But of late several eateries have mushroomed on the road especially…
Sir, The online payment of water bills on the MCC website has often been unsuccessful, as reported earlier in these columns by consumers. Added to this, the water bill payments made at…
Sir, The Ramaswamy Circle is an important alighting point of passengers who come to Mysuru by bus. Every day thousands of passengers get down at this stop to reach various destinations in…