Sir, While it is sad to note that unsuspecting residents were caught unawares by heavy rains and rising water levels up to seven feet at Paduvarahalli, one look at the topography of…
Sir, This is to convey to the people concerned my concurrence with the views expressed by Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere (SOM dated Oct. 12) in the matter of widening the Hunsur Road…
Sir, Kudos to SOM for publishing the excellent interview of noted poet Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed in three parts (SOM dated Oct. 8 to Oct. 10). This brings to my memory the…
Sir, I find that at many Railway Stations, installations of Aquaguard mineral water are either not working or the person deputed to man is not available at such installations. My recent experience…
Sir, In yet another case of ad-hoc planning, a short stretch (about 500-metres) of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House is to be widened and straightened at a cost of Rs.12 crore…
Sir, Kudos to Dr. Javeed Nayeem for his write-up on telephone history of India (SOM dated Oct.6). He has covered almost all aspects of our telephone culture in the recent past. But…
Sir, Apropos the letter by N. Devarajan (SOM dated Oct.6), I fully endorse the views of the writer. The Railways are not expected to be dishonest. Another instance of dishonesty by the…
Sir, I read with interest Devdutt Pattanaik’s article ‘Castrated for God’ (SOM dated Oct. 5) claiming it for divine experience, purity, holiness to God as advocated by some religious sects including the…
Sir, Generally we use these columns to express our complaints and bring out changes in different spheres. However, I want to first thank the authorities concerned who did one good road, that…
Sir, The Main Akbar Road from Ragi Mandi Chowk to Mandi Market is crying for repair since last three months. The surface is uneven. There are jolts and jerks in the moving…
Sir, After auto drivers, now it is the turn of the tempo drivers who have started parking their vehicles in bus bays and blocking the movement of other vehicles. Recently one such…
Sir, We are happy that due to heavy traffic between Mysuru and Nanjangud, the National Highway (NH) has been upgraded from two-lane to four-lane to an extent of 24 kms (NH 212).…
Sir, With the recent conversion of Chamarajanagar-Tirupathi- Chamarajanagar trains (16219 and 16220) from Fast Passenger to Express mode, we expected positive changes in service too, but there is none. Journey time remains…
Sir, It was a very pleasant surprise for us today when myself and my wife visited the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Metagalli Post Office, Mysuru, by an appointment at 2.30 pm.…
Sir, Railways is in the news for all the wrong reasons these days. Recently I travelled by Tipu Express to Bengaluru. The coaches were dirty and uninviting. When do we catch up…
Sir, KSOU has been in the news in recent days. On Sept. 28, Higher Education Minister announced the possible closing of KSOU. On Oct. 2, former Education Minister S.A. Ramdas assured the…
Sir, With reference to the recent letter titled “Whither Hawkers’ Zones?” by SOM reader Mirza, I would like to bring to the attention of authorities concerned and public that in Darjeeling a…
Sir, Indeed our KSRTC has a very skilled fleet of drivers who have proved their ability to drive along some of the most challenging roads in and out of Karnataka. But as…
Sir, The Higher Education Minister has stated on Thursday (Sept. 28) that the State government was considering closure of KSOU more than four years after cancellation of its recognition by UGC. Every…
Sir, KSRTC route bus numbers 129 and 135 used to ply through Manasagangothri campus touching the library-stop quite smoothly for decades. This was a great help to PG students and commuters to…
Sir, There is no lighting facility at Mysuru City J.P. Nagar Goblimara bus stop and it is pitch dark after 7 pm. This is a prime locality and the city bus facility…
Sir, Post-doubling, the design of Pandavapura Station seems to have gone wrong. All the Bengaluru-bound trains have to enter the loop-line as the main line does not have a platform. All the…
Sir, We drove to the Hilltop to enjoy the city lights yesterday. As there was rush at the binocular View Point, we went down to the second viewing point. While coming down…
Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned about the nuisance faced by vehicle-users like me and many others at the traffic signal junction of Outer Ring…
