Sir,  My house is situated in the dead-end of SBM Colony (last Cross, that is 18th Block) and the second left corner house from Amrutha Bakery bus stop. Since it is in the corner, there are three roads connecting right in front of my house. Everyday I notice one or two vehicles losing control during…

Sir, Recently my friend, who has been driving two-wheelers and four-wheelers since more than forty years, failed in the  automated driving testing track to check the driving skill. He could not renew his driving licence as he failed in “reverse ‘S’ test.” In the reverse ‘S’ test the driver has to drive backwards in the…

Sir, Apropos KBG’s Abracadabra titled “Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mysuru Kendra: Remembering Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy” in SOM dated Oct. 4, just remembered Dr. Krishnamurthy, who had accompanied Dr. Mathoorji, Uthappa family, Sumana and many others by train to Prayagraj (then Allahabad) where Badimaa had her 45-acre guest house-cum-garden on the banks of Sangam (Ganga-Jamuna-Guptagami and Saraswathi)….

Sir, This refers to K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra titled “Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mysuru Kendra: Remembering Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy” (SOM dated Oct. 4). It made an interesting reading but omitted to mention one important point — namely, about the grant of lifetime pension to both Mr. & Mrs. Mathoor Krishnamurthy by the Government of Britain. Although Mathur…

Sir, Drainage water is overflowing for the last 15 days at the Ashoka Circle, adjacent to Mahesh Prasad Hotel, making the entire service road shabby and stinking. The City Corporation authorities have not initiated any action to rectify the leakage so far. Hence, we request the concerned to take appropriate action so that the busy…

Sir, I am a resident of Vijayanagar Colony and would like to bring to the notice of the MCC authorities concerned regarding street dog menace. We have trouble with these dogs in our locality. There are a large number of dogs barking whole night and entering into the compound of our houses for rest or…

Sir, About 2-3 months back, the road stretching from the residence of MCC Commissioner to the Circle adjoining the under-bridge was concretised spending huge public funds. In view of this work, the road was closed to the public during the period. After all this exercise, the concrete road laid right under the nose of the…

Sir, Parking woes on D. Devaraj Urs Road is well-known and is one of the longest unresolved issues of the city. One time or the other, every Mysurean has faced this problem of not finding a space to park in this city-centric business avenue. It is also well-known that the parking problems are mainly because…

Sir, We the residents of 5th Main, 2nd Cross (behind Kouser Mosque), Bannimantap ‘C’ Layout, would like to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned that the said road was dug and a manhole installed in the centre of the road and left unattended in a pathetic condition since more than a year. We…

Sir, This is with regard to the report titled “Open space tax riles residents” in SOM dated Sept. 7. My husband and I grew up in Bengaluru, a garden city then, now a concrete jungle. We wished to settle down in Mysuru primarily for its greenery. When we built our house seven years ago, we…