Sir, With reference to payment of property tax, I would like to share my experience at MCC Zonal Office in Sharadadevinagar. On Sept.22, I visited the Office at 10 am with a photocopy of last year’s tax paid receipt. I was rightly directed to a very right staff.  He looked into my receipt, offered a…

Sir,  When the whole world is facing Coronavirus pandemic, it is surprising that the Government of Karnataka is holding preliminary meetings to conduct Dasara Festival. Till recently there was lockdown in the whole of India but now there is some relaxation of curbs mainly to revive the growth rate in the economy. There is a…

Sir, I was walking near Jaganmayi-Tanmayi Park close to my house in Kuvempunagar on Aug. 26 evening when a person came in the two-wheeler from behind and snatched my mobile phone. I screamed for help but there was no one around. I even tried to chase him but in vain. So I immediately called the…

Sir, Apropos the news item “City Traffic Police installs median reflectors, road reflector studs” (Star of Mysore dated Sept.11), kudos to City Traffic Police for initiating the installation of median reflectors and road reflector studs. Medians erected on many of the roads are not visible during night hours. Installation of these median reflectors is a…

Sir, The recent order by the Government permitting KSRTC buses to have 100 percent occupancy is not a good move when the pandemic is on a rampage. People from different places board a bus and sit without social distancing norms, rubbing shoulders with co-passengers — a sure recipe for a disaster waiting to happen. Even…

Sir, Like many other concerned citizens I too wonder if the common issues and problems highlighted in Star of Mysore including the pictures actually showing the problems are actually attended to by the Departments or authorities concerned. If not all, at least some of them and which ones? If majority of the issues raised are…

Sir, I fully agree with the views of Dr. Javeed Nayeem in his article titled “Re-Opening Schools, An Unwise Move” in SOM dated Sept.18. I wish to add that a few children may become carriers of the deadly virus — bring home the virus and inadvertently pass it on to elders and super seniors at…

Sir, Here is another special great-ness of Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy (MVG) which many, except the involved, will not know. This shows what a farsighted vision he had. Statistics was the subject available only in Maharaja’s College, Mysore, for the whole of Mysore State (Karnataka) till late forties and early fifties. Perhaps there was no post…

Sir, One recent incident by my close relative on claiming amount from the SB account of the deceased prompted me to write this letter. My uncle expired last month due to old age. He had all his accounts and transactions in one of the nationalised banks. His family members approached his bank to claim the…

Sir, This is with reference to the property tax drive to ensure Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has enough funds for development works. In this regard, I being a law-abiding citizen, have been paying property taxes up to date. But this year I am really disappointed the way it’s being managed. I made five visits to…