Woes of train travellers
Sir, The South Western Railway (SWR) seems to have no value for time. Most of the trains arrive at a good speed from Bengaluru and stop outside Mysuru Railway Station waiting for…


Sir, The South Western Railway (SWR) seems to have no value for time. Most of the trains arrive at a good speed from Bengaluru and stop outside Mysuru Railway Station waiting for…
Sir, The MUDA Grounds in Vijayanagar I Stage is the lung space for the residents of Vijayanagar, Hebbal, Vontikoppal and Jayalakshmipuram in Mysuru. This ground is having facility for coaching cricket, basketball,…
Sir, I fully concur with the views expressed by Chandrahas in this column recently. I too observe that auto drivers on the pretext of taking left turn jump signals. Many autos in…
Sir, I was born and brought up in this beautiful city and was a resident of Yadavagiri. I am now a regular visitor. Over the last 3 decades, it is apparent that…
Sir, The MCC online tax payment site is very difficult to navigate. Only by knowing PID, it is easy to retrieve data. First time online tax-payers have to struggle a lot as…
Sir, Apropos the letter appearing in this column “Disaster waiting to happen?” (Star of Mysore dated July 19) and the photo news item “VV Puram Traffic Police avert disaster waiting to happen”…
Sir, I have been paying water bills of Mysuru City Corporation online regularly for the past couple of years. When I attempt to pay the bill for July 2022, I continue to…
Sir, Apropos to the recent news item in Star of Mysore titled “City roads await Dasara for salvation,” it is a happy news for every Mysurean that finally our roads which are…
Sir, Last year the water meter reader told us that the meter was not working properly so we had to give an application to install a new meter and pay Rs. 2,000…
Sir, Today I witnessed a narrowly missed accident. In an urge to jump the traffic signal, a goods auto narrowly missed hitting a two-wheeler, who stopped his vehicle on seeing the signal…
Sir, It is so disheartening to see the entry point to D. Devaraj Urs Road from K.R. Circle being closed since the last 4 days because of the pipeline work. Moreover, the…
Sir, Recently I visited MCC Office to get Khata of our house changed into my name following my mother's demise. It was based on a Vibhaga Patra, following a mutual understanding among…
Sir, The footpath on CFTRI side of Valmiki Road has been covered with mud and the level of mud is more than the height of kerb stones. Hence during rains, the mud…
Sir, Most of the road dividers in our city are without any indicators and in the night it is very difficult for the motorists to identify the starting point, running length of…
Storm water drains filled up with concrete Sir, After a long time, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is beautifying the pavement between Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) and the Corporation Commissioner’s residence in…
Sir, The traffic on 2nd Main Road in Vontikoppal, in front of Nirmala Convent School, is heavy during School opening and closing hours. The road condition is appalling and problems galore: 1.…
Sir, MUDA has hiked all taxes last year and when the vacant site owners also pay taxes, why don’t the authorities clear the shrubs to provide a safe environment for neighbouring homes?…
Sir, The all-round deterioration of a building called ‘Mini Vidhana Soudha’ built in Mysuru to reflect the glory of the magnificent building in Bengaluru characterises the attitude of the Government that is…
Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned regarding the missing slabs on the pavement of KRS road, between the Medical College Ladies Hostel and the CFTRI. It…
Sir, The Jaganmohan Palace and the auditorium attached to it is one of the most important public places where tourists visit in large numbers. Many cultural and social functions are held in…
Sir, I am a resident of Bogadi 2nd Stage and I am writing this letter to raise an issue the people in my locality are facing due to the bad condition of…
Sir, A month back, we had some persons who were on the prowl knocking on each house asking to register for gas pipeline connection. There has been no official notification from the…
Sir, Recently, I took my wife for cataract surgery at K.R. Hospital after coming to know of the expensive cost in private hospitals. There was a mad rush in the hospital. To…
Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the increasing number of accidents on the roads in our city. Not a single day passes when we do…