Sir, The residents of Vishwamanava Double Road, especially between Dr. Sri Shivakumara Swamiji Circle and Gadadhara Circle, are a worried lot. The road widening that was taken up recently has turned out to be a bane rather than a boon for the locality. All thanks to rash and negligent driving, residents, who venture out for…

Sir, The Consular and Passport Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Posts have launched a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in Mysuru. The POPSK located at Metagalli Post Office processes online passport applications but only for 40 applicants and only under the normal category. POPSK is a very beneficial…

Sir, Senior citizens occupy a sizeable population in India, thanks to longevity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this group of people had to undergo tension and stress due to their age-related problems. Aged parents living with their children had to adjust to the set of rules and the little freedom they had, thus lost. Most of…

Sir, This is to draw the attention of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities towards substantial number of unsterilised stray dogs that are causing public nuisance on Ashoka Road, East Cross-32, Lashkar Mohalla. These stray dogs scatter the leftover food particles and packets dumped by the residents at a place for clearance all over the road….

Sir, This is to bring to light a few facts about the rainfall in Kodagu that go to contradict certain information furnished and views expressed in the articles “August rain in Kodagu due to climate change ….” (SOM dated Aug. 6) and “Kodagu receives 272 percent more rainfall in just 7 days” (SOM dated Aug….

Sir, This refers to the news item mentioning that MCC will take severe action including attachment of property, if property tax is not paid immediately (SOM dated Aug.14). It is really commendable that MCC has decided to toughen its stand against defaulters after decades of laxity and poor enforcement. Generally, tax payment consumes quite a…

Sir, The warning by MCC Commissioner (refer news “MCC tax defaulters warned” in SOM dated Aug.14) is indeed a long pending initiative from the civic body. Almost all commercial property owners collect advance and monthly rent from their tenants promptly, but many of them fail to remit property tax to MCC. Being responsible citizens, the…

Sir, KBG’s Abracadabra titled “Nostalgically Speaking-3 on Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar” in SOM dated Aug. 2, triggered off reminiscences of a distant past when the former Prince used to be my classmate at Maharaja’s College when I was studying for my B.A. degree and later at Manasagangothri campus where I did my M.A. in Political…

Sir, The head-on collisions between two-wheelers is frequently being reported in and around Mysuru city. The latest in the series happened on July 14 this year when a scooter and bike collided head-on near Ayarahalli and one person succumbed to serious injuries (SOM dated July 16). A similar accident resulted in a rider’s death on…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Heavy water release from KRS Dam: Movement on historic Wellesley Bridge banned” in Star of Mysore dated Aug.10. Now this is what I call a heritage structure. I understand that we have a Committee which decides what is and what is not a heritage building or structure….