Sir, Most of the Indian Railway trains suffer from entering the final destination and Mysuru is not an exception. Except Shatabdis and Rajdhanis (even they are made to wait in Delhi / Mumbai), the wait time is too much in many cases. I travelled in Solapur Express from Kengeri to Mysuru recently..It took only 1…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Heritage Arch Gate of Government Guest House is tottering, Wake up MCC” in Star of Mysore dated June 15. I commend SOM for directly approaching the Ward 27 Corporator. Where is the so-called Heritage Committee that only makes a show of its concern for heritage structure when…

Sir, The South Western Railway (SWR) website states that due to track doubling in Belagavi, Vishwamanava Express that runs between Mysuru and Belagavi has been cancelled from 22.6.2022 to 28.6.2022. This decision is against the daily commuters who will be facing a lot of hardship. Hence, I request the SWR to operate Vishwamanava Express from…

Sir,  I wish to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the inconvenience caused to the residents of Railway Colony, Bogadi, near Hari Vidyalaya, due to the bad condition of the main road leading to our locality. The road, with an open manhole, is posing a lot of problems to the pedestrians as also…

Sir, I submitted my application, No.1877 duly completed in all respects and with all necessary documents  requesting for Khata transfer of my re-sale flat on 16.3.2022 to the Office of the  Assistant Commissioner (AC), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zone-4, Yadavagiri, Mysuru. The Assistant Revenue Officer visited the flat on 4.4.2022 for  verification, said everything is…

A social worker par excellence Sir, This refers to the write-up titled “Birth Centenary of Sheila Irani tomorrow” in Star of Mysore dated  June 11, 2022.  Because of my long association with Sheila Irani with many NGO activities — Chamundi Children’s Home, Ideal Jawa Rotary School, Mysore Lok Swaraj Andolan (MLSA), People’s Education Trust, MP…

Sir, Apropos the letter “Mysuru city losing its charm” (SOM dated June 6) by Rama, having visited all the cosmopolitan cities of India and major tier 2 and tier 3 cities,  I can definitely vouch that Mysuru is one of the best places to live compared all these cities.  In Mysuru, we are blessed to…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Birth or Death, No Certificates…” in Star of Mysore dated May 25. Recently I was required to attend the funeral of my close relative at Chennai. The arrangements made there was a wonderful experience to me. The body was received only at pre-appointed time slot. A large…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice  of authorities that the huge vacant site behind Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial  Hospital, Nazarbad (behind Indian Oil and Bharath Petrol Bunk), lying idle since many years (currently  being used as a dumping yard) can be utilised for a good cause. The residents (including small children and elders)…

Sir, Nowadays we see a lot of people going to public parks for their morning walks and jogging to maintain their health. This is really appreciable. While doing so they have a firm expectation that all these public parks should be maintained by  the local bodies, that is City Corporations, Town Panchayats etc.  People give…