Sir, Apropos the news item “Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building to be razed” (SOM dated Jan.30), this is definitely a good news for tenants of both these buildings. There are many families who…
Sir, I wish to share my experience on the state of bus shelters, after going through the article “Shelters miss the bus” (SOM dated Jan. 19) and the letter “Build clean shelters…
Sir, Road safety is grossly being ignored by citizens of the city. Carrying big objects on two-wheelers is not advisable in terms of their safety and other road users’ safety. Still people…
Sir, Some of the parks in our city have become dog sanctuaries. I am attaching a picture taken at Kukkarahalli Lake sometime back. The sight of a pack of dogs going together…
Sir, In today’s rat race, our children, from the tender age of 3, are forced to run with academic grades and related home work. In the process, it is routine for them…
Sir, Read the recent article “Shelters miss the bus” in SOM dated Jan. 19. The reason for the state of these shelters is that they are built with materials that can be…
Sir, The timers of the traffic signal lights installed near V. V. Mohalla Police Station need to be re-set. By the time the last few vehicles move from Yadavagiri side towards Vontikoppal…
Sir, On Adichunchanagiri Road, near RMP Colony and behind Banashankari Temple, there is a Park. It is a known fact that it has not been developed for many years for the best…
Sir, This is with reference to obtaining Encumbrance Certificate (EC) from a Sub-Registrar’s Office. The Sub-Registrar Offices in Mysuru are usually surrounded by brokers/middlemen who, when approached for getting an EC for…
Sir, Bengaluru is connected to New Delhi via Kacheguda/Secunderabad by 12649/12650 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (5 days a week). The prestigious train operates only via Andhra Pradesh on Bengaluru-Gooty-Dhone-Kurnool line and thus…
Sir, I happened to stay in Indore city for about a week during our trip to Ujjain and Omkareshwar recently. It leaves me with little doubt in Indore scoring a hat-trick in…
Sir, Come January, “Swachh Bharat” is on politicians’ and officials’ lips? Why? Simple. Everyone wants Mysuru to regain the “Cleanest City” tag. Once Swachh Survekshan team comes, inspects and then announces the…
Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) intends to make the city more beautiful by creating median strip gardens (SOM dated Dec.18). Many readers have commended the idea. As it is, almost every…
Sir, It is very difficult to find a place to park a four-wheeler for a short while when we need to pick up or drop passengers at the Suburban Bus Stand. Available…
Sir, While thanking all concerned for extending train services up to Ashokapuram and vice-versa which is a boon and convenient to many commuters of Southern part of Mysuru, we request the Railway…
Sir, Out of curiosity, after reading the news report “Rs.150 Crore Govt. Land Reclaimed — Welfare Association claims ownership of Doddakere land, officials say it’s illegal” (SOM dated Jan. 10), I verified…
Sir, I read with interest the news report on Median Strip Gardens (SOM dated Dec.18). It is a good initiative on the part of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Apart from those…
Sir, All of us should have been concerned the way K.R. Hospital has been deteriorating over the years. Like most government institutions (Schools, Universities, Public Sector Companies, Public Libraries), K.R. Hospital has…
Sir, It is heartening to observe that the initiatives taken by our MP Pratap Simha in extending a number of trains from Bengaluru to Mysuru are bearing fruits. Railways have positively responded…
Waive off Income Tax levied on medical reimbursement to pensioners Sir, After having paid Income Tax throughout our career, now at the twilight of our lives with many health issues, we have…
Sir, It is given to understand that Train Numbers 16535/16536 Mysuru - Hubballi Hampi Express runs combined with an RSA with 17307/17308 Mysuru-Solapur Golgumbaz Express. Also 16209/16210 Mysuru-Ajmer Express runs combined with…
Sir, I have been reading of corruption-free efficient services at the Office of RTO in Mysuru, often in these columns. In fact my own experience there, about two years back, when I…
Sir, Train number 22831/22832 Howrah - Sri Sathya Sai Prashanti Nilayam runs as a Weekly Express via Kharagpur-Bhubaneswar-Vijayawada-Guntur. The train arrives overnight at Prashanti Nilayam (that is, the station under Bengaluru-Dharmawaram section)…
Sir, This refers to the news item “MCC clears over 300 encroachments in Bannimantap” (SOM dated Jan. 5). Never before in the recent times have we witnessed the kind of action the…
