Sir, Very sad to read S.M. Rajeshwari’s letter (Mar. 27) about the condition of the house where the great composer of Karnatak music, lived from 1865 to 1961. At the same time…
Sir, Every day, the blazing heat of summer sun pierces through the already-thin ozone layer sending people scurrying for a spot under the shade of a tree even if it is for…
Sir, As a further step to Swachhatha Abhiyaan, the Railways should take steps to say ‘NO’ to plastics in the trains. The vendors selling eatables like idli and dosa wrap them with…
Sir, This has reference to M.P. Prabhakaran’s Book Talk titled “Star of Mysore: Story of a unique evening english newspaper — Trials and Tribulations of a Newspaper Editor” (SOM dated Apr.21). It…
Sir, Karnataka Assembly elections will be held on May 12. While there is excitement in slums to participate in the electoral process, the middle class and the rich are having only heated…
Sir, It was disheartening to see some construction activity happening in the middle of the Freedom Fighters Park near Shanthala Theatre in city. The construction is spoiling the holy look and the…
Sir, The SBM Park in Srirampura which was in a state of neglect got a facelift with the construction of a compound around it, thanks to the efforts of MUDA Chairman and…
Sir, I am a frequent visitor to Mysuru and I wish to share my experience with autos. The auto meters are tampered beyond imagination. Recently, even for short distance of 5 km,…
Sir, The letter by Melkote B. Jayaram titled ‘Check increasing vehicle population' in som dated Apr. 14 is timely and also the need of the hour. Rich class of the society having…
Sir, Parasayyanahundi, where the Outer Ring Road intersects with H.D. Kote Road, is chaotic to say the least during peak hours. Vehicles pouring in from all directions, vegetable and fruit vendors doing…
Sir, It is many weeks since the road work on the Jaladarshini stretch necessitated the closure of the road to vehicular traffic. Therefore, all traffic towards Hunsur has to take a de-tour…
Sir, This refers to the report on MGP meeting on Railway issues (SOM dated Apr.10). The sub-title in the report states that a demand was made to bring down parking fees at…
Sir, The picture above is that of the intersection between Sewage Farm Road and the Road leading to D.A.V. Public School, Vidyaranyapuram. This intersection has loose gravels and debris scattered after the…
Sir, In the last two months, work was undertaken to lay slabs on either side of Vishwamanava Double Road, starting from Kukkarahalli Lake Junction. A borewell was also sunk and later connected,…
Sir, Even though there are a lot of buses from CBS to Hebbal industrial area, it is not beneficial to the commuters at present as the timings are not suitable. Since more…
Sir, While I appreciate all the good work done by the authorities in Karanji Lake, there are a few things which I want to bring it to the notice of the authority.…
Sir, It is really a matter of concern to see so many vehicles on the roads! People are buying vehicles as status symbol, though most do not have space to park within…
Sir, It is good to see that many roads in and around Mysuru are getting upgraded to double roads. But such good roads have badly maintained meridians because of the growth of…
Sir, It was quite interesting to browse through your Weekend STAR Supplement on IPL 20-20 cricket matches (SOM dated Apr.7) which gave a surfeit of info on IPL with background history of…
Sir, I was surprised to receive a notice of traffic offence for no fault of mine. The notice was about a helmetless driving of a two-wheeler which was in my name for…
Sir, The budget session of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha has been a total wash out without transacting any business. The opposition MPs rushing to the Well of the…
Sir, Now that the poll date has been announced, the model code of conduct has come into force. It is pleasing to note that officials are taking firm action on political bigwigs…
Sir, Apropos the letter by Shivaram Nayak (SOM dated Apr. 2), who has boldly and bluntly called the bluff of helmet checking drive by the Traffic Police, I would like to express…
Sir, Recently I have noticed a car coming from MCC Office side and going towards Albert Victor Road without taking the roundabout at K.R. Circle. When I stopped and asked the driver…
