Voice of The Reader
An appeal to Nanjangud Civic Body
Sir, Through this column I wish to apprise the Civic Body in the temple town of Nanjangud on the worst state of some of the thoroughfares in the very heart of the…
13 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Voice of The Reader
Ropeway to Chamundi Hill: A costly toy?
Sir, This has reference to the article on ropeway by Bhamy V. Shenoy in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 9. The article clearly, elaborately, pointwise, describes the needlessness of a costly project…
12 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Busy Male Mahadeshwara Road crying for repair
Sir, The Male Mahadeshwara Road, from Nazarbad Police Station to Dairy Circle, is crying for repair since more than a year but nothing seems to happen in this high-traffic road. The same…
11 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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This tree needs immediate felling
Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the feeble condition of the tree on 3rd Main, V.V. Mohalla, which could uproot anytime. The condition of the…
10 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Dangerous metal barricades sans reflecting stickers
Sir, Though the idea of installing metal barricades as speed breakers instead of unscientifically executed speed breakers of various sizes and shapes, is definitely praise-worthy, the condition of most of the metal…
9 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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This road needs immediate repairs
Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the bad condition of the roads in our locality. The condition of the road has been pretty bad with…
8 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
Voice of The Reader
Traffic signal needed
Sir, The Maruthi Tent Circle on Sahukar Chennaiah Road is a major junction where many motorists commute every hour. This is the main road that leads to RIE and AIISH. There are…
7 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Are we destined to bad roads forever?
Sir, A lot of time has passed since the announcement of giving a facelift to the roads in the city and repairing the atrocious potholes that are present in almost all the…
6 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Let RTO revert to issuing plastic RC cards
Sir, While the entire nation is getting and moving on to digitalisation and paperless offices at all sectors, it seems RTO Mysuru is going backwards in this regard. Decades ago, the RC…
5 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Musings on vehicle number plates
Sir, I have come to New Jersey State in USA to stay with my son for a few months. Here I noticed that the number plates of the vehicles had ‘Garden State’…
4 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
Voice of The Reader
Electricity Supply and Tariff: Some suggestions
Sir, I was shocked to read the news item in Star of Mysore a few days ago that there is a proposal to increase the electricity tariff by about Rs.2.69 per unit…
3 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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COVID self-test kits: Boon or bane?
Sir, The arrival of self-test kits for covid-19 is a welcome step as these are fairly cheap apart from preventing the need to visit test centres. This way, it is a boon.…
2 Mar 2022 · 1 min read
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Tribute to Vidushi H.S. Mahalakshmi
She was a strong link in the chain of musicians of Hemmige community Sir, Vidushi H.S. Mahalakshmi, a renowned Karnatak music vocalist, passed away in city on Feb. 20 following a heart…
28 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Helmet hesitancy: A threat to two-wheeler riders
Sir, Very recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health. Similar to this, helmet hesitancy is also the greatest threat to…
27 Feb 2022 · 2 min read
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Barricades reinstalled near GRS junction
Sir, I had written in this column about Ring Road accidents and the need for reinstalling the barricades at certain vantage and crucial points on Outer Ring Road in January 2022. Now…
26 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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KRS road well-lit with LED street-lights
Sir, Apropos the news item “LED street-lights not a bright idea” (SOM dated Feb.23), I beg to differ on the points mentioned against the newly installed LED street-lights on KRS road. Having…
25 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Reduce gap between LED street-light poles
Sir, This refers to the news item titled “LED street-lights not a bright idea!” in Star of Mysore dated Feb. 23. The feeling of insufficiency of lighting by the residents could be…
24 Feb 2022 · 2 min read
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Congratulations ‘SOM’ on 45th birthday
Sir, It is indeed heartening to note that Star of Mysore has stepped into 45th year of service from Feb. 16, 2022. SOM has been providing yeoman service to Mysureans for 44…
23 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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A befitting tribute
Sir, This refers to the write up ‘The Uncrowned Queen of Music’ by Dr. Manik Bengeri on Lata Mangeshkar (SOM dated Feb. 7, 2002). No doubt the Indian nightingale richly deserves the…
22 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Film shooting at ATI: Nostalgic memories
Sir, The 45th Anniversary Special Issue of Star of Mysore dated Feb.16, 2022 was a treat to the readers with articles and write-ups on wide ranging topics and events of the present…
21 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Garbage mismanagement in Ramakrishnanagar
Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards garbage mismanagement issues in our locality. People throw garbage on the streets during night time. Such garbage creates an…
20 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Parking a nightmare near sub-urban bus stand
Sir, This is with reference to the letter titled ‘Parking problem continues at sub-urban bus stand’ published in Star of Mysore dated Feb.14. It is the result of the lack of foresight…
19 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Need traffic signal at this busy Ring Road junction
Sir, The Ring Road junction near Seshadripuram College (Damden Apartment) is a major junction where thousands of motorists commute every hour. This is the main road that connects Hebbal-Vijayanagar-Gokulam to the industrial…
18 Feb 2022 · 1 min read
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Stop wheelies and stunts on busy roads
Sir, It has been observed that most of the teenagers nowadays are performing wheelies and other dangerous stunts on busy roads causing inconvenience and panicking the elderly riders, who may succumb to…
17 Feb 2022 · 1 min read