Sir, The 3-part article titled “A visionary educationist of Mysore: N.S. Subba Rao” under the column ‘Mysore Memories’ by Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath was liked by many persons like me as it took us to yesteryears and gave a peep into the lives of the noblemen of the past. I thank the author for all…
Re-asphalt General K.S. Thimayya Road in Vijayanagar
January 24, 2022Sir, I am a resident of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage and I am writing this letter in order to raise an issue the people in my locality are facing due to the bad conditions of General K.S. Thimayya Road which leads to the Kalidasa Road. Despite being the main road, there are a lot of potholes…
More on Ring Road mishaps
January 23, 2022Sir, This is in response to Vijay Hemmige’s letter titled “Ring Road accidents: Some thoughts” (SOM dated Jan. 20) and I wish to share some useful points: 1. There are three Railway Underpasses on the stretch between Columbia Asia Hospital – Metagalli junction and none of them have any lights, which is most important. 2….
Traffic violations on the rise: Stringent action needed
January 22, 2022Sir, In continuation with the letter by Ashok Nayak titled “Use of mobile phone while driving on the rise” in Star of Mysore dated Jan.19, I would like you to use your good offices and put this up to the Traffic Police and the City Police Commissioner too. Everyday we see many violators on the…
KRS Road in dark since a month
January 21, 2022Sir, The KRS Road is one of the main roads of Mysuru and since more than a month street-lights are not functioning on this road. It was observed that the cable connecting the street-lights were being replaced, though earlier cable was functioning perfectly well for decades without any issues. It appears that the contract for…
Ring Road accidents: Some thoughts
January 20, 2022Sir, The recent fatal accident on Ring Road (near GRS Fantasy Park) is an eye-opener to all. I have been travelling in this road since last 15 years and I find that many motorists are reckless and even impatient while driving. After the ghastly accident of a PG student a couple of years back, heavy…
Use of mobile phone while driving on the rise
January 19, 2022Sir, I have been observing these days, more number of drivers, especially two-wheelers, bending their head and holding mobile on one hand while driving. In the process, their concentration on road is diverted. They fail to understand the danger, risking their life and others’ also. I wonder how they control the vehicle with one hand…
Bad Road to Worst Road !
January 18, 2022Sir, Udayaravi Main Road in Kuvempunagar, about a kilometre stretch from Kavitha Departmental Stores on Paduvana Road, is in a very bad condition. The road was not relayed with tar for more than a decade. It is filled with potholes and craters. This is the route I usually commute to reach my office, as it…
Prof. N.S. Subba Rao, indeed a visionary educationist
January 17, 2022Sir, It was indeed a pleasure to read the 3-part article titled “A visionary educationist of Mysore: N.S. Subba Rao” written by Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath under his column ‘Mysore Memories’ recently. Persons of such intellectual calibre, generosity and modesty are very very rare today. Prof. Subba Rao along with intellectual giants like B.M. Sri,…
Change in vaccination date: Beneficiary in a quandary
January 16, 2022Sir, I am a 61-year-old retired person. I took my first dose of Covishield vaccine at the District Hospital in Metagalli on 30.3.2021 and I got the certificate also. On 30.4.2021, I took my second dose at the same hospital but I could not download the certificate from the CoWIN app. After some days I…










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