Sir, The condition of KSRTC buses operating in and around Mysuru city has significantly worsened, with frequent breakdowns leading to passengers being stranded. This decline in service quality is attributed to a combination of factors, primarily overcrowding due to the implementation of free travel for women by the current Karnataka Government and inadequate maintenance. Free…

Sir, The tragic incident involving the death of four persons and injuries to five others occurred in Hunsur town and it took place at a turning in front of the RTO Office. A four-wheeler, moving on its designated side, collided head-on with a KSRTC electric bus at 8.30 am (reported as a ghastly accident in…

Why not Old Exhibition Building? Sir, Apropos the letter by K.B. Ganapathy calling for providing the city with a world class art gallery (SOM dated Dec.23), I would like to bring to the notice of people concerned a few points pertaining to the plight of artists of this city who wished to conduct exhibitions of…

Sir, A couple of days back I travelled through the interior parts of T. Narasipur and Nanjangud areas traversing mainly through agricultural fields on both sides of the road. I was really surprised to note the well-maintained condition of all these Gram Panchayat (GP) roads. Though these places are sparsely populated and have least commercial…

Sir, It was heartening to note the replacement of the FlyBus with an Airavat-class bus on Jan. 1, 2024, at 01:00 hrs for my journey from the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru to Mysuru. But what surprised me was that the KSRTC conductor charged the regular FlyBus rate of Rs. 870 for my ticket (PNR…

Sir, Apropos the news item ‘Varnashilpi K.Venkatappa award conferred on Mysuru’s GLN Simha’ (SOM dated Dec.29), I am glad that the Government has, though belatedly, recognised the yeomen service of this octogenarian.  A look at his credentials, I  was surprised that this genius, all through his life distanced himself from publicity and money he could…

Sir, This refers to the front page news item titled “New Year mishap: Two BBA students killed in wee hours as bike collides with SUV” (SOM dated Jan. 1). Despite strong warnings by the Police, youngsters go overboard and end up in graves; mindlessly. Generally speaking, partying and driving during ‘wee hours’ is ill-advised as…

Sir, This is with reference to the news item “10 more Circles to get signal lights” (SOM dated Dec.1). This includes the Akka Mahadevi Junction at JP Nagar too. It was also mentioned that  the new signal lights would be operational in a week’s time. It’s been almost a month now since the above announcement,…

Sir, This refers to KBG’s Abracadabra in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 29 recommending installation of a statue of Farrokh K. Irani (F.K. Irani) in city. Yes, a nice idea indeed! But,    the venue? There’s the Sankalp Central Park right in Yadavagiri. The proposed statue can be installed right within the premises of Central Park,…