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Musings on MUDA sites and layouts
Sir, Apropos the news item ‘House construction picks up pace at R.T. Nagar’ (SOM dated May 12), shelter and a roof over one’s head has been a basic and pressing need for…
21 May 2019 · 2 min read
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Divider of evils from morals
Sir, Your Abracadabra with the title ‘India’s great reformer Modi’ is really very well thought of. Analysed very aptly about the article appeared in TIME magazine. So also the instant response from…
20 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Man-animal conflict in Kodagu: Focus on elephants
Sir, With burgeoning population of elephants, there has been an increase in the man-animal (elephant) conflict with frequent killing of human beings in Kodagu. It appears as though the entire elephant population…
19 May 2019 · 2 min read
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Conduct safety audit of Parks to make it child-friendly
Sir, With reference to the Weekend Star Supplement dated Apr.27 “FITNESS FOR FREE”, the efforts of the Mysuru City Corporation in introducing outdoor gym is praiseworthy. However, maintenance issues are not taken…
18 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Restoration Vs Reconstruction
Sir, Apropos the news item “To Demolish or Restore: DC awaiting Government nod on Devaraja Market & Lansdowne building” (SOM dated May 14), the dilemma faced by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is…
17 May 2019 · 2 min read
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Remembering Dr. Frank I. Tovey
Sir, With profound sorrow, I read the obituary of Dr. Frank I. Tovey, former Director of CSI Holdsworth Memorial Mission Hospital, Mysuru (SOM dated May 4, 2019). More than a surgeon, Dr.…
16 May 2019 · 2 min read
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Bus shelter needed on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway
Sir, A bus shelter near Devaraj Urs bridge (over Kabini river) junction on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway leading to Industrial Estate, is very much needed to help passengers stay well-covered against rain and scorching…
15 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Affix reflectors at Traffic Island medians
Sir, Many readers have brought to the notice through these columns about the hazards being posed by the medians having no reflectors at prime traffic junctions. Here is one such classic example…
14 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Name Hirannaiah was synonymous with the play ‘Lanchavatara’
Sir, I knew Narasimha Murthy, more popularly known as Master Hirannaiah, for more than sixty years. A multi-faceted personality, his death is a great personal loss to me and equally in the…
13 May 2019 · 3 min read
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Augment Chennai Central-Mysuru Shatabdi Express with extra First Class AC Executive Chair Car
Sir, The train number 12007/12008 Chennai-Mysuru Shatabdi Express, operating via Bengaluru and Katpadi, has gained a very high patronage. The operation of this train is very beneficial especially on weekends, festivals and…
12 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Digitalise house tax payment
Sir, I have been paying my house tax every year since last 10 years. Paying house tax is a highly cumbersome and tiresome process in Mysuru. Two pages of Form, a FOUR…
11 May 2019 · 2 min read
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Space blocking barricades
Sir, The Traffic Police have erected barricades tied with rope parallelly on a small stretch of JLB Road in the vicinity of a shopping mall. These barricades are causing hindrance for the…
10 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Taxing times for tax-payers !
Sir, Today I witnessed the trials and tribulations of tax-payers at MUDA Office. A large number of spirited senior citizens, both men and women, were among the crowd. I cannot say that…
9 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Excellent editorial on environmental concern
Sir, Being myself an environmentalist, I am tempted to appreciate your Editorial titled ‘From Despair To Hope’ which made an excellent read (SOM dated Apr.25). As an ardent reader of Star of…
8 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Maintain R.K. Nagar Children’s Park
Sir, Kudos to all the stakeholders for beautifying Ramakrishnanagar (RK Nagar) Park by adding an Open Air Gym and an exclusive park for children. I am a regular visitor to this park…
7 May 2019 · 1 min read
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‘Road to Hell’ inside our neighbourhood
Sir, This refers to your well-timed Weekend Star Supplement (Road to Hell) last Saturday focussing on dangerous roads. This particular road in Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 6th Cross, 5th Main, could qualify for…
6 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Install traffic signal light near Water Tank junction in Vijayanagar
Sir, The junction at Reliance Supermarket - Water Tank is very busy owing to high volume of vehicles plying towards Infosys, Kumbarakoppal, Gokulam and other areas. Many ksrtc buses also ply through…
5 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Number Gulmohar trees in city and take census
Sir, This is with reference to Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem’s ‘Over a cup of evening tea’ published in Star of Mysore on Friday (May 3) where he had written on a Gulmohar…
4 May 2019 · 2 min read
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Bogadi Road crying for attention
Sir, Though MCC has taken up the widening of Bogadi Road from the existing two lanes to four lanes during the last year from Bogadi Ring Road to Viswamanava Double Road, a…
3 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Viswamanava Express: A suggestion
Sir, At present people who are working in and around K.R. Puram, Whitefield, are travelling by Viswamanava Express reaching KSR, Bengaluru around 9.15 am and in turn catching Arkonam Passenger to reach…
2 May 2019 · 1 min read
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Open Air Gyms: Kudos to MCC
Sir, This refers to Weekend Star Supplement “FITNESS FOR FREE” (Star of Mysore dated Apr. 27). It is good to know that open air gyms in parks are a big hit and…
30 Apr 2019 · 2 min read
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Wheel-locking system, a good move
Sir, This refers to the news item “Now, Wheel-locking System” for two-wheeler parking violations (Star of Mysore dated Apr.25). Hope this system will deliver the desired result of curbing parking of two-wheelers…
29 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Pothole posing risk to commuters
Sir, Road accidents and mishaps are becoming increasingly common in our cities, despite numerous awareness campaigns and sensitisation programmes. Take a look at what is happening over here in Bogadi 2nd Stage,…
28 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Install traffic signal light at B.M. Hospital Junction
Sir, This has reference to the news item, “Defunct traffic signal lights repair works begin in city” (SOM dated Apr.24). I have a few observations in this regard. The unfortunate situation is…
27 Apr 2019 · 2 min read