Sir, This refers to the Weekend Star Supplement on ‘Kukkarahalli Kere, a walker’s heartthrob’ in SOM dated Aug.3. The above photo tells us that it is a runners or joggers’ Lake. In…
Sir, An opening near a small culvert next to NIE on the busy H.D. Kote Road is posing danger to motorists and other road-users. Though there is a protection wall over the…
Sir, “After water bills, MCC moots launch of online Property Tax payment” (SOM dated Aug.3) is indeed good news. MCC has been following archaic method of tax collection while BBMP and a…
Sir, This has reference to the letter by Chandrahas on bright light of vehicles on road. The problem is seen during day time also and it is given to understand that authorities…
Sir, Apropos the report titled “HONEST DEED” on the front page in yesterday’s SOM, I want to congratulate two sets of people. A father and a son from our city became instantly…
Sir, Like the ‘high beam’ menace, another menace is the use of different types of LED lights fixed at the front or at the rear of the vehicles. Some motorists have fixed…
Sir, The footpath on Devaraja Urs Road at Santhapet Road intersection (close to K. R. Circle) is in a very bad condition (see photo) and it is risky to walk over it.…
Sir, Now that a new Government under the leadership of B.S. Yediyurappa has come to power in the State, I feel this is the right time to take up the long-pending issue…
Sir, It is heartening to note that the far cry of the citizens in respect of safe roads and footpaths have finally been heard! In a landmark judgement, the High Court of…
Sir, I read with interest a news item (not in SOM) about the expectations of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to maintain city’s cleanliness by Educational Institutions “AT THEIR EXPENSES.” Expecting community participation…
Sir, Yesterday morning as I was taking my vehicle inside the old Law Courts Complex compound, I could see a young disabled man struggling to cross the road (because of peak hour…
Sir, Train number 12007/ 12008 Chennai-Mysuru Shatabdi Express has gained a very high patronage of late since its inception in 1994. The down train travels to Chennai Central with a 5 minute…
Sir, The new Maharani’s Commerce and Management College has opened on Valmiki Road about a year ago. Many students take buses to V.V. Mohalla - Akashavani Circle and reach the College by…
Sir, I had been to the RTO Office (Mysore West) recently, in order to add licence to drive another class of vehicle in addition to the existing one. As we all know,…
Sir, Roopanagar is a beautiful Layout in Mysuru that is home to many professors, doctors, engineers, literary personalities, NRIs, and other professionals. The residents have been requesting the officials concerned including all…
Sir, In spite of having barricades to slow down vehicles on Hunsur Road, the woes faced by the motorists at the “T” junction of Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road is yet to…
Sir, I am deeply saddened to hear about Dr. Indrani, CFTRI scientist, who passed away in an accident in Lucknow recently. She was absolutely the best teacher I ever had and she…
Sir, Kudos to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for facilitating bill payment for water dues online. However, there are a couple of implementation problems that need to be solved. One is bills…
Sir, In every place including our city people are facing scarcity of potable water with monsoon rains failing at catchment areas of many rivers including Cauvery. Such being the case, all of…
Sir, This refers to the recent news item that the cost of Rail Line between Mysuru-Belagola and then on to Kushalnagar has entered the “pink book”. This would mean that it is…
Sir, With the increase in number of flights from one to four flights per day, the number of passengers/tourists flying in and out of Mysuru will definitely shoot up. While it is…
Sir, This has reference to the news item titled 'High Beam Horror' in SOM dated July 19. High beam is a nightmare for all drivers, particularly two-wheeler riders and more particularly for…
Sir, Indeed the use of high beam lights by motorists is risky for other road-users (High Beam Horror, SOM dated July 19). Use of high beam is rampant not only on peripheral…
Sir, There will always be heavy traffic near the junction connecting peripheral Outer Ring Road and Infosys Road near Bharath Cancer Hospital in the outskirts of Mysuru. Recently, the Traffic Police concerned…
