Sir, After prolonged wait, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has laid new drainage pipe in Ward 34 of 8th Cross in Vinaya Marga, Siddartha Layout. Now after digging to lay the pipe, MCC never bothered to lay proper road instead the dug earth was simply shovelled back not even properly levelled but just heaped using the…

Sir, The death of K.V. Sampath Kumar, Managing Editor, Sudharma, was literally in harness since it occurred on Wednesday (June 30) while he was editing Sudharma of the day which his late father K.N. Varadaraja Iyengar had started in 1970. He had been striving hard to develop and reach this level by promoting, preserving and…

Sir, It has been very obviously observed that at least three times a week from morning 11 am till 5 pm or 6 pm there is no power supply in Lakshmipuram. Most often out of 10 calls hardly 1-2 calls get answered. The standard answer is cable laying work is going on and since it…

Sir, Apropos the letter by Dr. Narendra Kumar in SOM dated June 28, I do agree with him that an alarm should be installed to prevent water wastage. However, the said alarm would work most effectively if installed in the minds of the citizens. What you need is not gadgetry but a conscience…ethics and honesty….

Sir, I’m a resident of Rajivnagar, Sathagalli A Zone. Our area has very few residents and has a vast land around left for future constructions. Of late the number of stray dogs has increased so much that we are not allowed to freely move around. Yesterday also there was an incident of dog bite and…

Sir, I would like to thank Girija Madhavan and Star of Mysore for the nostalgic memories in her article “Maharani’s College in Old Mysore: A Nostalgic Recall” published in SOM dated June 14. Girija had mentioned her interaction with my mother H.T. Shantha, who was her logic teacher. The article was very heart-warming as it…

Sir, This refers to Gouri Satya’s article titled “Steeped in healthcare history since 1922” (SOM dated June 26) which has kindled my pleasant memories of Dr. Yoga Pandit, Dr. Kumar Pandit, Dr. Narahari Pandit, Professor of Statistics as well as Ayurvedic Doctor and Lalithamma (grand-children of S.N. Pandit) and their much obliging families who were…

Sir, It is speculated that a third world war would be waged for the water with declining groundwater resources, unable to meet the requirements of the ever-growing human population. It is all the more a scary prospect and heading towards a doom. Water is precious — we all know that, but how much do we…

Sir, This has reference to the news item ‘Kapila river bed cleared of plastic, waste’ (Star of Mysore dated June 20). We the greens are very happy that the Tahsildar Mohana Kumari has evinced interest and launched Kapila river bed bathing ghat cleansing green initiative jointly by Nanjangud City Municipal Council and Taluk Administration. It…

Sir, Apropos the news item “Poor response to Voluntary Checking Points” (Star of Mysore dated June 23), we should understand that most of the traffic violations are done deliberately. And it is noticed that most of these violators are habituated to break multiple traffic rules. When the violations are done deliberately, how can the Police…