Sir, The Government of Karnataka should refrain from celebrating Dasara this year as Covid-19 is still around and especially in Mysuru district the cases have not come down to 0 percent. Let the Royal Family celebrate the rituals inside the Palace premises as per traditions but the Mysuru District Administration should concentrate on controlling the…

Sir, It was very nice to read about the flight schedule from Mysuru to Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru in Star of Mysore recently. But I am surprised why they have stopped flights to Mangaluru, particularly during this rainy season. At this time traveling by road becomes very tiring for the elderly and the sick….

Sir, The Bogadi Road leading to Manasagangothri where Kuvempu statue is erected is badly in need of speed-breakers. Some motorists, especially two-wheelers, are driving at a rattling speed on this stretch. This in turn may cause serious accidents to the motorists coming in the opposite direction. Accidents may prove fatal if there is no coordination…

Sir, I would like to thank SOM for publishing my letter titled “A Dangerous Barrier on Bogadi-Gaddige Road” highlighting the pathetic condition of the said Road and also the Government agency which responded with swift action as soon as the matter was published in SOM dated Aug.8. Never should we look down on Governmental agencies…

Sir, Dr. Javeed Nayeem in his weekly column ‘Over a Cup of Evening Tea’ dated Aug.16, while chronicling on the sad neglect by the authorities regarding heritage structures, has now touched on the collapse of the front portion of more than 110- year-old Fire Brigade heritage structure way back in 2019. In this connection he…

Sir, Due to dumping of construction materials into the newly formed storm water drain, the rain water is getting accumulated in front of our house (No. 750, 4/5th Main, E and F Block, Ramakrishnanagar).  A complaint was lodged in MCC janahitha portal on Aug. 2 but till today no action has been taken. As there…

Sir, I am a regular reader of Star of Mysore for more than 15 years. The article titled How British Won India written by Dr. C. D. Sreenivasa Murthy (CDS) and published in SOM dated Aug. 14, was a good presentation, wherein very useful information was furnished.  Thanks to Dr. CDS and Star of Mysore…

Sir, Sridhar Bhat, a well-meaning friend of mine, was keen in persuading me (86 years) and my wife Triveni Krishnamurthy (75 years) to get vaccinated so that our risks for getting infected would be minimised. In this context, he introduced us to Dr. B. Amrutha Kumari, who patiently and satisfactorily answered all my questions about…

Sir, After my letter regarding the sagging power cable in front of Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, was published in Star of Mysore dated July 17, the dangling cable was fixed. I thank the officials of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) for their prompt response (service). – Dr. Neetu Ganapathy, Jayalakshmipuram, 13.8.2021 You can also…

Sir, It is a welcome move that KSOU is the only University in Karnataka that can offer distance education while all other conventional Universities have been asked to stop offering distance education. It may be mentioned that in December 2020, Karnataka State Legislative Assembly had approved Karnataka State Universities and certain other Law (second Amendment)…