Bikes sans number plates
Sir, It is shocking to see the increase in number of two-wheelers plying without number plates in Mysuru. By plying so, the two-wheelers are openly defying the basic traffic and RTO rules.…


Sir, It is shocking to see the increase in number of two-wheelers plying without number plates in Mysuru. By plying so, the two-wheelers are openly defying the basic traffic and RTO rules.…
Sir, According to a report published in a section of the media, nearly 75 percent of all victims who died in Bengaluru in two-wheeler accidents in 2022 were wearing helmets. This is…
Sir, I write this letter to reflect upon the growing concerns on the safety of road users on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. Recent accidents have become very common on this stretch, resulting in…
Sir, Apropos the write-up titled ‘Criminals extort money from elderly car drivers by faking accidents’ in SOM dated June 21, I would like to add more to that write-up as I was…
Sir, This refers to the report ‘Criminals extort money from elderly car drivers by faking accidents’ (SOM dated June 21). I was also a victim of this kind of fake accident in…
Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Criminals extort money from elderly car drivers by faking accidents” in Star of Mysore dated June 21. I am happy to note that the…
Sir, This is to draw the attention of concerned towards the miserable condition of Ring Road towards Automotive Axles Road, passing via Rane Madras and L&T Infotech. This is the only connecting…
Sir, Of late, the arrival and departure of various trains at Mysuru and its suburban stations are very erratic. Besides the long halts of the so-called Super Fast Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Express at a…
Sir, Scientific temper for an individual and technology for administration are the need of a progressive society. However, if the technology is dysfunctional and faulty for, on an average, four days in…
Sir, The residents of Ittigegud are already facing a tough time to handle the traffic and parking menace of tourist vehicles as complained by many other readers in this column. Since the…
Sir, Kudos to SOM and thanks to Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath for having published an article on musician and scholar Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma in two parts (SOM dated June 11 and…
Sir, Apropos the letter by K. Vijaykumar titled ‘Pay & Park is against the ideology of Government’ in SOM dated June 13. I liked very much the satire in the words FREE…
Sir, When I first read that MCC will finally implement ‘Pay and Park’ system, I was happy. At last, our Corporators are doing the right thing. But I was disappointed to read…
Sir, This refers to the report titled ‘Pay and Park tender put on hold: Mayor’ in Star of Mysore dated June 13. No wonder MCC’s latest goof-up ended even before it started!…
Sir, In the background of the ongoing debate on the issue of ‘Pay and Park’ proposed by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), I would like to add a few points. When Mr.…
Sir, The recent revision of the power tariff has sparked a great uproar among power consumers. It is a well-known fact that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) undertakes this exercise annually…
Sir, There has been a lot of confusion and chaos regarding the election promise of the “Five Guarantees” by the present Congress Government of Karnataka. It would have been more decent if…
Sir, I would like to bring the readers’ attention to the news item titled ‘55 killed in 5 months in accidents on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway’ (SOM dated June 9, Page-4). I would like…
Sir, This refers to KBG's Abracadabra titled 'MCC's 'Pay and Park' system - Shoppers protest; No way to ease pressure on parking space,' in yesterday's Star of Mysore and related news items.…
Urgent action needed by Government in consultation with NHAI Sir, The news of 55 lives lost in 570 accidents over a five-month period on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway is deeply unsettling and raises…
Sir, Over the last couple of weeks, it has become amply clear that the five guarantees by the Congress Government have created more confusion and unrest among the public. Social and electronic…
Sir, On earlier occasions many readers including me had brought the issue of dumping of waste along service roads of the Ring Road with no avail. This morning on my walk on…
Sir, This has reference to the news item titled “Lung Lavage treatment performed for first time in Mysuru at Manipal Hospital” published in yesterday’s Star of Mysore. In that report, Dr. Lakshmi…
Sir, During my recent visit to Mysuru, I noticed a damaged slab on the drain on KRS road, opposite to Railway Guest House and besides CFTRI compound wall (see photo). With the…