Steam inhalation Vs Coronavirus
Sir, Coronavirus can come hiding from various known and unknown sources and the best shield to protect ourselves from the deadly virus apart from boosting immunity, wearing face masks, sanitising and following…


Sir, Coronavirus can come hiding from various known and unknown sources and the best shield to protect ourselves from the deadly virus apart from boosting immunity, wearing face masks, sanitising and following…
Sir, I am a pensioner aged 90 plus and living in Bogadi 2nd Stage. My house tax is not being received for the last 3 years for want of Completion Report (CR)…
Sir, I shifted to Mysuru two years ago as it was considered a clean and healthy city. I go on my morning walk daily on Lalitha Mahal Helipad Road but of late,…
Sir, I would like to thank SWR, Mysuru, especially its DRM Aparna Garg for proposing a facelift to the centuries-old Kabini bridge near Nanjangud (Star of Mysore dated Oct. 4), a timely…
Sir, The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) located at Metagalli in Mysuru accepts online passport applications from the citizens but under the normal category only. The tatkal passport facility is not…
Sir, Apropos the recent drive by MCC to clear the illegal encroachments in certain areas in NR constituency is really a appreciable step. But at the same time I would like to…
Sir, Late K.K. Chengappa, an ex-serviceman from Raghavendranagar, Mysuru, died at the District Hospital on Aug.24, 2020. It is needless to mention that widows of ex-servicemen require minimum 10 original Death Certificates…
Sir, With the Covid-19 pandemic playing havoc in our State, it is highly deplorable that the State Government and District Administration are celebrating Dasara with illumination of all the major roads, Circles…
Sir, Kudos to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and V.V. Puram Traffic Police for conducting “Operation stray cattle” (SOM dated Oct.10). The nuisance created by stray cattle is a real menace for the…
Sir, Recently, two garbage collection bins — one for wet and the other for dry waste — were erected and we were happy that citizens will be more responsible and use the…
Sir, In his article Do we need such a festive Dasara? (Star of Mysore dated Oct.9), Dr. Javeed Nayeem has raised an important question. When Covid-19 is raging albeit with certain curtailment…
Sir, The Covid-19 pandemic is burgeoning across the country without any respite so also the rate of testing. Leading Pharmaceutical Companies are moving at a breakneck speed for the elusive vaccine which…
Sir, Apropos “City remembers Mahatma” (SOM dated Oct. 2), it is really sad to note that the city has completely forgotten late Lal Bahadur Shastri, the finest Prime Minister India has ever…
Sir, The open field adjacent to Mathrumandali Special School in Gokulam II Stage has become a nuisance for us (senior citizens) as both humans and animals (including pets) use the space as…
Sir, The road in J.P. Nagar, 2nd Main, E- Block, 1st Cross, Vittaladama Road, Mysuru, has become a Highway with movement of heavy vehicles. The road is totally damaged with lot of…
Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of elected representatives in Mysuru the worst condition of Hebbal Roads. About one year back a huge pipeline was laid in the middle…
Sir, Can National Education Policy (NEP) revolutionise Education System in India? As among many of your readers, I am also curious about the outcome of NEP, which is expected to be fully…
Sir, Devaraj Urs Road exemplifies the troubles of free parking just perfectly. Considering that it is among the busiest commercial avenues in city, it is not hard to infer why the demand…
Sir, During my recent visit to shops on Sayyaji Rao Road, I came across missing tiles on the footpath at various places. I wonder how the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been…
Sir, Of late many of the two-wheelers and four-wheelers, especially the vehicles driven by the youngsters have additional stroboscopic lights of Chinese make. The flickering effect of these lights causes disturbance and…
Sir, The front page headline “No Dormitory for Patients’ attendants at Cheluvamba Hospital” was indeed a sad reading (SOM dated Sept.19). The appalling condition of those who happened to be nearby villagers…
Sir, Further to recent letters in this column regarding payment of house tax, I wanted to share my experience in this regard. Myself along with my father who is a senior citizen…
Sir, I had written about this problem earlier also. Due to lethargic attitude of the authorities concerned, still the elevator in the Mini Vidhana Soudha (Taluk Office) is not in working condition…
Sir, This has reference to many letters and WhatsApp messages to SOM on the street dog menace. There has been a rise in the number of complaints as also the number of…