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Leaning pole of Mysuru!
Sir This electric pole on Ring Road near Sathagalli bus depot is in this slanting position since the past few days. Will the authorities concerned wake up before it is too late…
14 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Act strict on traffic violators
Sir, The rise in the number of road accidents and related deaths or injuries in our country is indeed worrying one and all. To curtail this trend, strict actions are being taken…
14 May 2018 · 1 min read
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More on origin of 'idli'
Sir, This has reference to N.K.A. Ballal’s article “Musings on World Idli Day” (Star of Mysore dated May 10). I believe the name ‘idli’ itself suggests its origin. My conjecture is the…
13 May 2018 · 1 min read
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K.R. Circle as ‘Zero Tolerance Area’ for signal jumping!
Sir, Signal jumping as a result of not keeping an eye on the signals has become rampant in the city including the busy Central Business District area (see photo). Many are not…
13 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Uncomfortable train journey from Shivamogga
Sir, Recently I had the first-hand experience of travelling from Shivamogga by Talaguppa Mysuru Inter-City Express which I feel was the worst experience of train journey in my life. The train no…
12 May 2018 · 2 min read
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Hinduism is liberal, pluralistic and broad-minded
Sir, This is with reference to the rejoinder of U.B. Acharya to TJS George’s articles with their barely concealed antipathy towards Hinduism. It is an irony that we live in a land…
11 May 2018 · 3 min read
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Rapidly growing Mysuru needs Metro Rail
Sir, Mysuru is a fast growing city in Karnataka next only to Bengaluru. We can see plenty of private residential layouts being developed by promoters in all directions extending upto Bannur in…
10 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Introduce direct buses from Mysuru to Electronic City and Whitefield
Sir, Many of us travel by KSRTC buses after finishing our work in the evenings from Electronic City to Kengeri, from Electronic City to Majestic, from Whitefield to Majestic (even to Satellite…
9 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Curb menace of rotating LED headlights
Sir, Of late, certain motorists are using a particular type of headlight in their two-wheelers, particularly bikes, which seems like the bulb is rotating and is causing confusion to the motorists coming…
8 May 2018 · 1 min read
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On forgetting while travelling...
Sir, Reading KBG’s Abracadabra (SOM dated Apr. 19 and 20) on how he lost the passports and got it back while on a trip to Chennai to get visas to UK and…
7 May 2018 · 2 min read
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Will TJS change his “Point of View”?
Sir, This has reference to TJS George’s article titled “Hitler, Nehru & a worthless Bose” in his column Point of View (SOM dated May 2). He used a Pak professor to prop…
6 May 2018 · 2 min read
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Stop pressurising studentsStop pressurising students
Sir, It was indeed very distressing to read about the suicide of two II PU students who had failed in the exams (Star of Mysore dated May 2). Many schools and colleges,…
5 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Lack of concern towards road safety
Sir, In an attempt to reduce deaths and injuries in road accidents, most of which are preventable, National Road Safety Weeks are being celebrated in our country (ranked No. 1 in the…
4 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Creating awareness among people to vote
Sir, It is heartening to see innovative methods being used to create awareness among the people and motivate them to vote on May 12 Assembly elections in the State. One such recent…
3 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Introduce digital payment at Post Offices
Sir, Post Office services are utilised by the customers by paying cash for services related to speed post, money orders and to other services through premium, domestic, and international services offered. Financial…
2 May 2018 · 1 min read
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Bus shelters and footpaths needed on Bogadi Road
Sir, In the absence of footpaths and bus shelters on Bogadi Road, which is one of the main arterial roads of the city connecting the Ring Road to New Sayyaji Rao Road…
30 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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Problems of J.P. Nagar Extension
Sir, The bus shelter constructed two years back under MLA grant opposite to Panacea Hospital in J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, has remained unused till today. A Post Office, a Primary Health Centre and…
29 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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God save Karnataka
Sir, After reading Vikram Muthanna’s In Black & White column (Star of Mysore dated Apr.28) titled BJP wants Yeddy’s votes... but not Yeddy? about B.S. Yeddyurappa’s predicament and pathetic position in BJP,…
29 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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Plea to improve Shatabdi Express
Sir, After the electrification was completed, I had recently visited the Railway Station to drop my relative boarding Shatabdi Express. But I was unhappy to see the train in a state of…
28 Apr 2018 · 2 min read
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Garbage piling and stray dogs menace
Sir, I am a resident of Vijayanagar 4th Stage, Anjanadri Main Road (NPS Road). From past few months, the garbage auto is irregular and people are dumping waste on either sides of…
27 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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Bus shelter needed at KHB Hootagalli
Sir, Daily thousands of people travel between KHB Hootagalli Dhaba stop and Mysuru city. There is a need for a bus shelter here as a number of school children and senior citizens…
27 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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Elections and voting for the ‘right’ candidate
Sir, Apropos the letter ‘Do Vote, but Vote intelligently’ by Bhamy V. Shenoy (SOM dated Apr.22), KBG is right that we all vote on party lines including the most educated and well-informed.…
26 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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Tribute to Student-Teacher
Sir, The recent death of well-known Kannada writer Dr. K. Prabhushankar took my memory back to my High School days. A new High School was started in 1949-50 at the initiative of…
25 Apr 2018 · 1 min read
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More on preserving Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house
Sir, Apropos the letter “A unique tribute to Mysore Vasudevacharya” (SOM dated Mar. 27), I write this to inform about some of the initiatives taken up by a group of music enthusiasts…
24 Apr 2018 · 2 min read