Sir,  There are nearly five lakh people hailing from Udupi, Mangaluru and Uttara Kannada living in and around Mysuru. They have to travel to their natives, either by bus or car, which is difficult mainly in the case of aged people. On several occasions, we have requested the Central Government, Railway Minister and MPs of…

Sir, This refers to the running of Vande Bharat and Shatabdi trains between Mysuru (MYS) and MGR Chennai Central (MAS), as below: 1. Train No. 20607 Vande Bharat leaves MAS at 05.50 am, reaches MYS at 12.20 pm. In the return, Train No. 20608 leaves MYS at 13.05 pm and reaches MAS at 19.30 pm….

Sir, Mysuru city has a heritage significance in each and every aspect. However, it is losing its significance because of the carelessness of some people. Mysuru, which was once known for cleanliness, is gradually losing the tag, with the civic issue aggravated by some citizens. As we see today, the indiscriminate disposing of garbage on…

Sir, This has reference to the article “Yeshasvini Scheme: A lethal injection for Private Hospitals!” by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem in SOM dated Jan.1. I am an admiring reader of the  articles by Dr. Nayeem. However, I partly disagree with the views expressed by the author in the above article for the following reasons: 1….

Sir, This is with reference to the report on proposed precast parking lot near the KSRTC suburban bus stand (Star of Mysore dated Dec.18). It is a welcome move and will be of great help for daily commuters and relatives coming to pick up the incoming travellers. Along with the multilevel parking, it will be…

Sir, We have been hearing a lot of criticisms by the public on the Police checks for violation of traffic rules. I fully support the Police action in enforcing traffic discipline and wish they look into another violation too — use of high beam lights within city limits. There is provision under Section 177 of…

Sir, This refers to Design Engineer V.N. Prasad’s letter ‘Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway NH 275: A Designer’s Perspective‘ where he has made wide ranging observations in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 29. NH 275 is a ten-lane Expressway and it has raised a lot of public awareness, expectation and interest. It is due to various reasons including…

Sir, The above photographs were clicked just a few minutes ago and thought worth sharing with the readers of Star of Mysore. Some drain work / road extension work is underway on Hunsur road attached to Hootagalli NHB area.  Due to traffic congestion, this bus has taken an inside route turn so as to join…