Sir, The above image of Panchamantra Road, West First Cross, paints a stark picture of the road’s cleanliness. Despite scheduled clean-ups by sanitation workers every or alternate Fridays, the condition remains appalling.…
Sir, Earlier, a bus shelter was constructed on the service road of the Ring Road near KEB (now named Balagangadharanatha Swami Circle, although not by any legal body). However, it didn’t serve…
Sir, During one of my recent walks to Kukkarahalli Lake, I encountered a humane incident. A group of foreigners caught my attention as they were compassionately tending to a wounded street dog.…
Sir, Star of Mysore has previously highlighted the serious issue of stray dogs, which unfortunately persists. Now, in addition to this concern, a new problem has arisen: Stray horses roaming the main…
Sir, The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) in their notification during March 2024 had said that the online payment of bills and other online services would be unavailable until 30th March by…
Sir, I urge the authorities to address the situation regarding a large tree that appears to be completely dry and potentially infested by termites, causing its base to weaken. The tree is…
Sir, I travelled on the Varanasi Express on Apr. 13 to Mysuru. Despite being labelled as a superfast express and charging a premium fare of 75 rupees from Bengaluru, I found myself…
Sir, The entire stretch of Naguvanahalli Road (R.S. Naidunagar Main Road) from Shankar Nursing Home till the Ring Road Junction is in tatters. This road is the main link for a vast…
Sir, The significant increase in pedestrian deaths in Bengaluru, rising by 77 percent between 2021 and 2023, from 161 to 286, as reported by the Traffic Department, is alarming. Similarly, in Mysuru,…
Sir, A ditch, which has been dug at the corner of the 6th Cross, behind BSNL RTTC building in T.K. Layout, has not been closed for the last many days in spite…
Sir, This has reference to the news item titled “Fake accident trap: Senior citizen targeted again and again” in yesterday’s Star of Mysore where an 80-year-old gentleman recently fell victim to robbery…
Sir, The MUDA Employees Layout, located adjacent to Rathnamanikya Cycling Institute and Shiva Temple on Dattagalli Ring Road, comprises three Cross Roads. Despite LED streetlights being installed on every pole in the…
Sir, With reference to B.G. Balaji’s letter ‘Garbage on every road?’ published in SOM dated Apr. 8, I wish to address the pressing concerns raised about the state of affairs in Mysuru…
Sir, The long-pending widening and re-metalling work from Vijayanagar Water Tank till Trinethra Circle has been completed and along with this, the road is now thrown open for traffic as Double Road.…
Sir, Access to water is a fundamental necessity for residents, and it is concerning to hear about water scarcity issue in Vijayanagar 4th Stage. This problem persists not only during summer months…
Sir, I recall my various appeals to the South Western Railway (SWR) through this column to ensure that the Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Express (No.16232) runs as per schedule between Mysuru and KSR Bengaluru Stations,…
Sir, We residents of SBM Colony, Udayagiri, are concerned about the condition of the road in our neighbourhood. There is a large hole dug up at the corner of road to facilitate…
Sir, The main road connecting Nayakara Beedhi through Devikere, falling under the jurisdiction of Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat (GP) in Kasaba hobli, Mysuru taluk, has been closed off by the members of…
Sir, This refers to the column “Over A Cup of Evening Tea” by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem in Star of Mysore dated Mar.17. In the article titled “The glorious past of a…
Sir, Apropos to my article titled “A road on which the King rode on horse-back” in the series, ‘Mysuru, a look at its past’ (SOM dated Apr. 4, 2024), Anil Urs of…
Sir, I am a nameless, abandoned road roller. As the sun rises over Preeti Layout, near Happyman Circle and Lingambudhi Lake, I, the abandoned road roller, find myself in a silent lament.…
Sir, In an interaction programme titled ‘Vision for Mysore,’ arranged by several service organisations, the BJP candidate for Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chama-raja Wadiyar, has touched the whole gamut of…
Sir, I wish to say a few words anent the article ‘Of safe exhibitions and old memories!’ by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, which appeared in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 31, 2024.…
Sir, I was elated to read the report titled ‘Mysuru’s Women Forest Officers Lead the Way’ in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 3. As I viewed the images of three Range Forest…
