Sir, Reading K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra titled ‘Guess who will be the President and Vice-President of India!‘ in yesterday’s Star of Mysore, I was reminded of an incident at a Book Club function (Oct.12, 2018) where Dr. Sudha Murty was the chief guest. The previous day (Oct. 11, 2018),  Star of Mysore had carried an Abracadabra…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Birth or Death, No Certificates…” in Star of Mysore dated May 25. I had applied for Death Certificate of my wife several months ago at the Office of Births and Deaths in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Head Office. I was disappointed to get the Death Certificate printed…

Sir, I am staying in Alanahalli area for the last 30 years and being a regular walker, my favourite walking route is via Lalitha Mahal  and Helipad area. Earlier, there were very few stray dogs in and around helipad but the numbers have gone up since three years. Regular walkers, animal-lovers and people from a…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the authorities and also the concerned citizens of Mysuru about the blatant and very dangerous trend of violation of one-way rule in almost all major thoroughfares of the city. I think nobody will deny this fact that, daily dozens of both two and four-wheelers enter the…

Sir, This is in response to the letter in SOM dated May 10 on the pathetic condition of Narayana Shastry Road (N.S. Road) in the heart of the city. I happened to pass by the same stretch a few days back and I am amazed to see that in spite of complaints there is no…

Sir, I have written several repeated letters under this column over the last two years for the need to install a traffic signal at the junction of Hotel Red Lotus Suites located on Akka Mahadevi Road, J.P. Nagar. No action has been taken till date on the same. It seems all my appeals have fallen…

Sir, I am a resident of Rajivnagar 2nd Stage near Al Badar Masjid. The condition of the road  near the Masjid junction and the road passing through Gupta Store till Ring Road is in a very bad condition. This road is very busy and used by families, children and senior citizens. Hence, I request the…

Sir, I request the traffic authorities concerned to take strict action on footpath parking in Lakshmipuram, adjacent to a College.  To add to the problem, the students are riding bullet bikes with after-market silencers and other two-wheelers around the park opposite to the College in a rash manner. A few students also park the vehicles…

Sir, Many roads are being re-asphalted but the contractors concerned have not cleared the soil heaps on either sides to allow free flow of rain water into the road side drains. This is resulting in stagnation of rain water on the asphalted road. Standing water damages the asphalted road resulting in potholes. As it is,…

Sir, Kudos to the authorities concerned of Mysuru City Railway Station for mitigating the woes  faced by the passengers as well as others who pick up and drop the passengers at Mysuru Railway Station by re-routing the exit point. Whenever a train arrives at the platform, utter chaos is created at the entrance of the…