Sir, This letter is in response to Prof. K.S. Rangappa’s remarks on granting autonomy to B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS) in his interview (Former University Vice-Chancellor Speaks; SOM dated Apr.16).…
Sir, This refers to the letter on stray dog menace that appeared in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 3. I fully endorse the views of the reader. Stray dog menace has increased…
Sir, A couple of months ago, Lingambudhi Lake reserve forest was in the news when the guards shot dead a thief who was trying to cut down sandalwood trees. A gang from…
Sir, Many of us are travelling by KSRTC buses after finishing our company work — from Electronic City to Kengeri, Electronic City to Majestic, Whitefield to Majestic (even to Satellite bus stand…
Sir, A few weeks back the MCC contractor’s men came to the 4th Main of Gokulam 3rd Stage with men and a JCB and created a havoc by demolishing the concrete steps…
Sir, Four city buses — 91A, 91B, 91C and 91D — were plying from R.K. Nagar ‘J’ Block to City Bus Stand. 91A and 91B were plying from R.K. Nagar ‘J’ Block…
Sir, I have been observing that Mysuru’s vehicular traffic is on the rise since 10 years. There are several traffic signals which have come up due to increased traffic at different junctions.…
Sir, I am a resident of Bogadi Bank Colony, off the Ring Road. We the residents were excited and our pleasure knew no bounds when suddenly last week a huge road roller…
Sir, The news item about a City Court Judge under the “Human Interest Story” published in SOM dated Apr.12 reminded me of two very eminent personalities — Dr. Abdul Kalam and Albert…
Sir, Apropos N.K.A. Ballal’s article ‘What is the purpose of one’s life?’ published in Star of Mysore dated Apr.13, I am tempted to write as under: I am a regular meditator since…
Sir, Crossing the barricades or taking a U-turn have become a routine at several places on Sayyaji Rao Road between K.R. Circle and Ayurveda Hospital or K.R. Hospital Circle (see photo). Slight…
Sir, I wish to draw the attention of our Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials concerned including the incumbent DC and his predecessors as to whether they…
Sir, This refers to the write-up titled ‘World Health Day: Depression - Let’s talk Lifestyle’ by Dr. B. R. Pai (Star of Mysore dated Apr. 3). Cambridge English Dictionary defines Depression as…
Sir, Ever since I took up residence in Mysuru nearly 20 years ago, I have been subscribing to Star of Mysore. The coverage of local news and the Abracadabra column which amuses,…
Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Aadhaar to be must for IT returns” in a national daily recently. The PAN numbers of assessees do not match in most cases with…
Sir, This is in response to the letter by Raghu on questioning the existence of zebra crossings in the city and ignoring red traffic signals by many vehicle-users (Star of Mysore dated…
Sir, A number of letters have appeared in Star of Mysore regarding rampant traffic violations in the city. What is intriguing is the silence on the part of the authorities concerned. The…
Sir, It is generally considered a taboo to discuss or debate on personal cleanliness in public. Thanks to Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem for his bold, thought-provoking and timely articles on personal cleanliness…
Sir, Recently, street-lights were partially disconnected for unknown reasons on T.P. Kailasam Road, opposite Sri Sharada Public School, that comes under Bogadi division of CHESCom. As a result, a stretch of wide…
Sir, The street-lights of 7th Cross, K. M. Puram are defunct for the past 7 months. The indicating boards of Mysuru City Corporation and MysoreOne Services are all also not there. These…
Sir, On some stretches of National Highway (NH) 67 passing through Bandipur and Mudumalai forests, the authorities have fixed road humps. It is strange to note that the humps within Karnataka State…
Sir, Recently, a news item titled “No Helmet ? No Insurance? Then No Vehicle” in SOM drew my attention largely because for the first time we have heard about some kind of…
Sir, I am a resident of Hebbal 2nd Stage. Every day I go out in my two-wheeler, I have to carefully choose which road I need to take before reaching my destination…
Sir, The government that we elect and the machinery only works for itself than for the ultimate beneficiary, which is we the citizen. The other day I witnessed an evidence for the…
