Sir, The Roads in KHB Colony, Hootagalli, are in a really bad state. Every morning, we leave our homes not just to go to work, drop children at school, or run errands — we set out on an unsolicited adventure sport. It’s an urban jungle, where roads have become a chaotic mix of potholes, dug-up…

Sir, At various places, I have observed that people are using portraits of Hindu Gods on compound walls and house walls to prevent littering or urinating in those areas. While the intention may be to maintain cleanliness, this practice is deeply disheartening and disrespectful to devotees like me. Our temples are built to offer a…

Sir, About two decades ago, following a series of ghastly accidents that claimed the lives of many innocent motorists and left several others seriously injured, a total ban on the movement of  Heavy Transport Vehicles (HTVs) was imposed on the stretch of Hunsur Road between St. Joseph’s School Junction and the Ring Road Junction. This…

Sir, A new Ticket Counter was opened after inauguration of the second Terminal at Ashokapuram Railway Station for those coming from Western side and also nearby residents for easy travelling and also walking from 1st to 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th Platforms. Now people need not walk through foot overbridge from 1st Platform towards the…

Sir, Some two-wheeler riders and KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) bus drivers, lacking proper road discipline and civic sense, often drive in the middle of the road. This behaviour makes it difficult and dangerous for other motorists to overtake them.  When vehicles occupy the centre lane unnecessarily, overtaking from either side becomes risky, leading…

Sir, There seems to be no one caring about people and government agencies cutting the roads across Mysuru city. New roads which are laid just a few months back are randomly dug. After finishing the work, they just fill it back with mud in a haphazard manner. The mud filled road cuttings become craters in…

Sir, This is with reference to the news item titled “Direction boards defaced” in Star of Mysore dated July 8. Currently,  defacing the public property is happening on State- run buses, direction boards, pillars of circles, walls and doors of public toilets, temple corridors, bus stands, railway stations  and at so many other places without…

Sir, It is heartening to note that our beloved city has been adjudged as 3rd cleanest city (in 3 to 10 lakh population category) and all of us deserve to be congratulated. While Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) deserves to be congratulated for projecting the city, we need to introspect whether we deserve this tag. Because…

Sir, We are proud that Mysuru has been recognised as the third cleanest city in India. Congratulations to all those who have worked tirelessly to maintain the city’s cleanliness. However, we wish to highlight a persistent issue on Vani Vilas Road, where some individuals continue to irresponsibly dump food waste, liquor bottles and other garbage….