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To Vote or Not To Vote
Sir, This has reference to TJS George’s article, ‘We need to get our India back’ (Star of Mysore dated Apr. 2). Here is a piece of information very disturbing (though very true)…
5 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Introduce online payment system for house tax
Sir, We all pay one tax or the other but paying house tax is a harrowing experience. There was a time when people from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) used to come to…
4 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Garbage dump on Ring Road
Sir, On the left side of the Ring Road that leads from Aditya Circle of Kanakadasanagar to Nanjangud, garbage has been strewn all around and that is posing the danger of health…
3 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Make property tax payment online
Sir, This has reference to the news item in Star of Mysore dated 27.3.2019 calling the property owners to pay property tax for the year 2019-20 in the month of April 2019…
3 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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More on ‘Artificial Intelligence’ as subject in Schools, Colleges
Sir, This has reference to the news item ‘Introduce Artificial Intelligence in Schools and Colleges’ (SOM dated Mar.24), a suggestion given by Prof. Sargur N. Srihari. His opinion was that ‘New kinds…
2 Apr 2019 · 2 min read
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Citizens' woes at MysoreOne Centre
Sir, Queue up at 4.00 in the morning, if you want any services from MysoreOne Centre. Still better you sleep over there if you want to be sure of your work getting…
1 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Rampant signal jumping
Sir, In spite of having a couple of cameras installed at the junction close to V.V. Mohalla Traffic Police Station, signal jumping by impatient motorists is rampant. The way motorists jump the…
31 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Re-erect speed control barricades
Sir, After many fatal accidents and many readers expressing their ire in this column, road humps and speed control barricades were erected opposite GRS Fantasy Park Ring Road intersection. This had proved…
30 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Time to implement electoral reforms
Sir, Now that the festival of democracy is unfolding in front of us, it is time to take the next big step and implement electoral reforms. Though there have been enough discussions…
29 Mar 2019 · 2 min read
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CESC needs to upgrade its bill machines
Sir, This is to bring to the kind notice of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC) that most of the monthly electricity bill remitting machines operated manually in city are only accepting…
28 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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“Thirukkural” by Thiru Valluvar
Sir, This refers to the book talk, Modern South India: Past and Modern Story of South India and of Southern Culture (SOM dated Mar. 17). The reviewer Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy, in…
28 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Stray dog menace on Valmiki Road at night
Sir, A pack of five dogs are seen during night on Valmiki Road. They come to the garbage bin placed near the pwd office on the said Road. There are certain people…
27 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Ineffective NOTA provision: A case to re-visit
Sir, When the desired outcome of the voters casting their votes for NOTA, that is None Of The Above, is not going to be achieved because of faulty or lack of corollary…
26 Mar 2019 · 2 min read
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Do we need more road humps?
Sir, In the past couple of weeks, there have been several letters to the editor on constructing more road humps on the main roads of Mysuru. While these writers have genuine concern…
25 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Remembering Swami Sureshanandaji
Sir, My first visit to Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala was somewhere in 1965 or so. My brother-in-law was a student there and Swami Sureshanandaji was the Correspondent at that time. I was very…
24 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Golden Girl Stella as UoM Ambassador
Sir, Congratulations to Golden Girl Emelife Stella Chinelo from Nigeria, who bagged a record number of 20 gold medals and five cash prizes at the 99th Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM)…
23 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Kodava Heritage Centre Deserted: An eye-opener
Sir, The write-up “Kodava Heritage Centre Deserted” (SOM dated Mar. 20) should be an eye-opener for the people of Kodagu who cherish their traditions and culture which are very much close to…
22 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Musings on elections Then and Now
Sir, Elections in the first two decades of Independence used to be a focus on programmes proposed by different parties in the respective manifestos. People used to consult knowledgeable persons in the…
21 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Provide dustbins and clear garbage regularly
Sir, This serious issue of non-clearance of garbage dumped on General Thimayya Road near Hanuman Temple and Vivekananda Yoga Training Institute at Vijayanagar Second Stage needs urgent attention. Many students and children…
20 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Extend Shivamogga-Yeswantpur Jan Shatabdi Express up to Mysuru
Sir, The recent introduction of a new Jan Shatabdi Express to Shivamogga Town from Yeswantpur is a welcome move. Train number 12089/12090 serves as an ideal 4-hour connectivity between the towns. The…
19 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Technical glitches in pension disbursement
Sir, Computerisation is a boon to the masses but a bane to lethargic. Our banks have computerised for the sake of computers and not for the users or the benefits of consumers.…
18 Mar 2019 · 2 min read
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Heritage buildings and safety of life
Sir, So far, several views by different people and organisations have been expressed on demolishing or retaining the heritage structures like Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, which are located at prime locations…
17 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Install Road Hump
Sir, The Road leading from Vijayanagar Water Tank to Trinetra Circle is getting busy day by day and density of traffic is high during peak hours. Added to this, there is a…
16 Mar 2019 · 1 min read
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Pedestrians risky on Kalidasa Road
Sir, Of late Kalidasa Road has become one of the busiest roads in Mysuru with lot of commercial establishments doing fairly good business. Since there is ample designated parking area for both…
15 Mar 2019 · 1 min read