Sir, During my recent visit to city Railway Station I saw several hoardings of different establishments or companies in front of the historical Railway building (see photo). Railways may be earning money…
Sir, The circulation of Rs. 10 coins is testing the patience of people. RBI guidelines state that there is no ban on coins but commercially it is not even accepted by Government/Private…
Sir, This refers to the article “Udupi, the Kshetra of Lord Sri Krishna” by Prof. A. V. Narasimha Murthy (AVN) in SOM dated Apr. 30. Thanks to AVN for providing us with…
Sir, The decision of the Mysuru district administration to display sign boards in front of temples stating that they are open to all irrespective of race, religion, gender, etc., is commendable [SOM…
Sir, Apropos to the “Health Capsule,” published on Apr.16, 2017, regarding turmeric’s ability to modulate blood glucose is true. It is believed that turmeric can trigger insulin secretion thus modulating the blood…
Sir, Apropos the letters in SOM dated May 3, 2017 and April 18, 2017 regarding introduction of direct buses, I have been ‘fleeing’ to and from Electronics City, Bengaluru to Jayanagar, Mysuru…
Sir, The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) — which is also termed as NEET — on Sunday, 7th May 2017, for class 12 (II PU)…
Sir, Dr. S. Dandapani (who passed away in Bengaluru on Apr. 18) was a great teacher, inspiring mentor and a role model for a whole generation of top teachers produced by Regional…
Sir, This refers to the letter titled “Simple and effective public toilets: Will MCC take up this initiative?” (SOM dated Apr. 24). The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has already gone in for…
Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned through this column that starting from the signal in Bamboo Bazaar on Sayyaji Rao Road upto LIC building (Millennium…
Sir, This refers to Dr. Shyamprasad’s letter in SOM dated April 18 on the above subject. His suggestion will definitely help a good number of passengers. Nowadays KSRTC buses are dropping passengers…
Sir, On 17th April, I travelled from Bengaluru to Mysuru by Super Fast Tipu Express which is scheduled for a single stop at Mandya. But on the said day for reasons unknown,…
Sir, This refers to the report on ‘Role of English in Primary Education’ published in SOM dated Apr.25 on Page-12. At the inaugural meeting of Alumni Association of Maharaja’s College, I spoke…
Sir, This is with reference to the restriction of parking and traffic movement on Sayyaji Rao Road and D.D. Urs Road as proposed by PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa,…
Sir, I met Dr. S. Dandapani in 1965 when I was a student of the Regional College of Education (renamed as the Regional Institute of Education), Mysore. To start with, my association…
Sir, This refers to the recent news item regarding KSRTC being honoured with the prestigious National “HUDCO Best Practice Award-2017” for its initiative “MITRA - Nation’s First Intelligent Transport System (ITS) at…
Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) seems to have orphaned Vijayanagar 3rd Stage residents. Thanks to MUDA, which is yet to handover the property to the civic body, garbage cleaning is not…
Sir, After a gap of almost three years, the Traffic Police and KSRTC authorities have re-introduced the dedicated bus lane for KSRTC buses entering Mysuru City Bus Stand. This has definitely reduced…
Sir, We all talk about conserving energy in our day to day life — be it power, water or any other natural resources. We also celebrated World Energy Conservation Day very recently…
Sir, Apropos the letter Tribute to my Teacher Prof. S. Dandapani by Dr.N.N. Prahallada, former Associate Professor in Education, RIE (SOM dated Apr. 22), I too would like to share my association…
Sir, Under Swachh Survekshan - 2017 programme, the Tirupathi Municipal Corporation in Andhra Pradesh has provided ‘pay and use’ public toilets at several places in the city. During my recent visit to…
Sir, India boasts of over 5,000 years of civilisation and rich heritage. Karnataka (the erstwhile Mysore State) is one of the front-runners in being an essential part and contributor to this heritage.…
Sir, It is with great sorrow and pain I learnt about the demise of my teacher Prof. S. Dandapani in Bengaluru on Apr. 18. In the passing away of Dandapani, RIEM and…
Sir, This refers to T.J.S. George’s article titled “If gangsters have taken over the education ‘industry’ all talk of development in India is bunkum” (SOM dated Apr.4). Corruption and commercialisation of education…
