Sir, This refers to Dr. Javeed Nayeem’s article titled “The double anguish of Lata Mangeshkar’s death!” (Star of Mysore dated Feb.13). Dr. Javeed has not only paid tribute to the legendary singer,…
Sir, Sri Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy temple on KRS main road in Vontikoppal has become a garbage dumping zone. Devotees who visit the temple dispose the leftover of prasadam and flower waste near the…
Sir, Time and again the problems faced by vehicle-users, particularly four-wheelers in parking their vehicles at KSRTC Suburban bus stand is brought to the notice of authorities concerned through this column, but…
Sir, The main connecting roads in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage are in a pathetic condition. The High Tension Road (Trinetra Circle to Ring Road, parallel to Vidyavardhaka College to Ring Road) and Kannada…
Sir, Visvesvaraya Bhavan in K.R. Circle in Central Business District is one of the hundreds of properties owned by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Photo alongside shows the filthy, stinking and most…
Sir, Day-by-day the junction of Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road is becoming more and more chaotic. Earlier only during peak hours motorists were experiencing traffic congestion at this junction. But now, any…
Sir, It was heartening to read in Star of Mysore about students from NIE Institute of Technology (NIEIT) clearing heaps of plastic garbage from Lingambudhi Lake area recently. Lingambudhi Lake is a…
Sir, After reading about centenarian Allaranda M. Kuttappa, who lived to the grand-old age of 104 years (KBG’s Abracadabra ‘Of mice and men’ in Star of Mysore dated Feb. 5) it sent…
Sir, Of late we find an increase in number of push-cart vendors, dangerously positioned at the corner junctions of almost all main roads and cross roads. They do have a right to…
Sir, I could not agree more with the views expressed by Ashvini Ranjan (SOM dated Feb.1) about our elected representatives’ total disregard for our city’s future. Allowing developmental activities atop the Chamundi…
Sir, This refers to the news item concerning the issue of ‘Direct to home’ piped gas project highlighting two perspectives — one concerning the views of the elected representatives of the City…
Sir, The Ring Road built around Mysuru as four-lane double road with service roads on either sides has become parts of various National Highways — 275K, 275, 766 and 150A. As Mysuru…
Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the concerned authority that the street-lights installed on the Ring Road are not functioning since two months. This has been a big problem…
Sir, There is a Raja Kaluve which runs through the Metagalli industrial area and bisects KRS road at the junction where one takes a right turn to RBI just before Falcon Tyres.…
Sir, I reside at the Railway Quarters near the Railway Museum. The KRS road in front of CFTRI and Railway Museum is very dangerous and has become accident prone with many accidents…
Sir, I write this letter out of a sense of extreme sadness reading two news items in the media recently. One, about our elected representatives absenting themselves from an important meeting at…
Sir, This refers to Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy’s article titled “The First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad” (SOM dated Jan.25). It is truly enlightening for the younger generation and a reminder…
Sir, The High Tension Double Road in Vijayanagar leading to the Highway is congested throughout the day. No doubt it is a main road but there are potholes everywhere. During the peak…
Sir, Apropos to the front page report on ‘Quacks’ published in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 23, 2022, I have observed these tents pitched in at several places in the city simultaneously,…
Sir, It has become a regular feature in SOM to find news regarding missing persons. What is surprising is the persons who go missing are from all age groups — from children,…
Sir, I recently lost my uncle, an eminent Scientist. The cremation was held at Gokulam crematorium and subsequent ceremonies at Shantivana near JSS Hospital and immersion of ashes at Pashchima Vahini in…
Sir, The 3-part article titled “A visionary educationist of Mysore: N.S. Subba Rao” under the column ‘Mysore Memories’ by Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath was liked by many persons like me as it…
Sir, I am a resident of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage and I am writing this letter in order to raise an issue the people in my locality are facing due to the bad…
Sir, This is in response to Vijay Hemmige’s letter titled “Ring Road accidents: Some thoughts” (SOM dated Jan. 20) and I wish to share some useful points: 1. There are three Railway…
