Sir, The problem of stray dog packs has increased significantly on the main road from Water Tank Circle (Dolphin Bakery) to Surya Bakery in Vijayanagar. They bark and attack passersby, and howl…
‘We were forced to sit on the bus floor’ Sir, Following a professional event in Bengaluru, my colleague and I boarded a KSRTC non-stop bus (KA-09-F-5514) to Mysuru from Bengaluru’s Satellite Bus…
Sir, The areas located on the other side of the Ring Road, towards Bogadi and beyond, fall under the jurisdiction of the Bogadi Town Panchayat. The process of paying house taxes at…
Sir, Mysuru, with its unique urban-rural ambience, has for long been celebrated as a city of culture and arts — a compact, quiet paradise for senior citizens. It is now shocking to…
Sir, The Lighter Side: “A Visit to the Indian Grocery Store in the US” by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam was a truly brilliant piece of satire (Star of Mysore dated July 30). I…
Sir, The issue of footpath encroachment has surfaced time and again in Mysuru. It is a widespread menace where most footpaths are not only taken over by vegetable vendors but also spill…
Sir, With reference to the letter titled ‘New Ticket Counter at Ashokapuram Railway Station remains closed’ published in Star of Mysore dated July 28, we wish to clarify that the report does…
Sir, The Roads in KHB Colony, Hootagalli, are in a really bad state. Every morning, we leave our homes not just to go to work, drop children at school, or run errands…
Sir, At various places, I have observed that people are using portraits of Hindu Gods on compound walls and house walls to prevent littering or urinating in those areas. While the intention…
Sir, About two decades ago, following a series of ghastly accidents that claimed the lives of many innocent motorists and left several others seriously injured, a total ban on the movement of…
Sir, A new Ticket Counter was opened after inauguration of the second Terminal at Ashokapuram Railway Station for those coming from Western side and also nearby residents for easy travelling and also…
Sir, This has reference to the news item ‘Repair Kukkarahalli Lake Walking Path: MGP urges UoM VC’ in Star of Mysore dated July 23. I am a senior citizen walking around Kukkarahalli…
Sir, Some two-wheeler riders and KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) bus drivers, lacking proper road discipline and civic sense, often drive in the middle of the road. This behaviour makes it…
Sir, There seems to be no one caring about people and government agencies cutting the roads across Mysuru city. New roads which are laid just a few months back are randomly dug.…
Sir, This is with reference to the news item titled “Direction boards defaced” in Star of Mysore dated July 8. Currently, defacing the public property is happening on State- run buses, direction…
Sir, It is heartening to note that our beloved city has been adjudged as 3rd cleanest city (in 3 to 10 lakh population category) and all of us deserve to be congratulated.…
Sir, We are proud that Mysuru has been recognised as the third cleanest city in India. Congratulations to all those who have worked tirelessly to maintain the city's cleanliness. However, we wish…
Sir, This is with reference to the news item titled “Concern over drinking water” in SOM dated July 16. The concern shown by some of my fellow residents of Mysuru is a…
Pedestrians forced onto roads Sir, I wish to bring to light the increasing encroachment of footpaths in our city, which is causing serious inconvenience to pedestrians. What is meant to be a…
Sir, Kudos to the Government of Karnataka for achieving the milestone of issuing 500 crore free tickets to women beneficiaries under one of its flagship guarantee schemes, Shakti. The then Opposition party,…
Sir, I am writing to appeal to our Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, to postpone the foundation stone laying of the proposed Bus Station at Bannimantap and change the location. Since Bannimantap is located…
Sir, Residents are facing serious issues concerning the street lighting in the areas surrounding Lingambudhi Lake. For the past several months, the streetlights in this region have either not been switched on…
Will MCC please act assertively? Sir, I wish to draw the attention of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner and officials to an incident of misplaced compassion and vigilante behaviour of some…
Senior citizens’ safety at peril Sir, I would like to bring MCC’s attention to a serious issue of footpath encroachment and illegal damage on T.K. Layout Main Road, starting from the RTTC…
