Sir, This has reference to the news item ‘Sly Move! Railways quietly moving royal vintage locomotives from Mysuru’ (SOM dated Mar.19). First of all, I congratulate our MP Pratap Simha for his care and concern towards heritage of Mysuru. He has been raising a lot of issues pertaining to Railway projects in Mysuru and Kodagu….
Sir, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar made it official that the second wave of COVID-19 has already started and we need to be careful more than ever. The cases are increasing everyday and the citizens need to be worried, which they are clearly not. No colleges and educational institutions are strictly following the SOPs and…
Sir, This refers to the news item titled ‘High time for professional body to take over water supply’ (SOM dated Mar. 20). Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), which is more than 100 years old and coming under the aegis of Mysuru City Corporation, has served its purpose. Mysuru and its population has grown at a…
Sir, I have been seeing many letters published in Star of Mysore appreciating how smooth was the process of getting vaccinated against Covid-19 pandemic. Somehow we had put off going to get vaccinated for we thought of the time involved in waiting for our turn. However, the Government needs to be congratulated for taking proactive…
Sir, I was happy to read the news “Drive against mask-less people” in SOM dated Mar. 18. In this connection I would like to mention that I regularly commute between Mysuru and Gonikoppa by KSRTC bus. These buses are always crowded and about 90 percent of passengers travel without wearing mask. It is an irony…
Sir, With an increase in COVID cases, people are more lax with the rules to be followed. Masks are not made compulsory, nor is social distancing being enforced in Colleges and some Schools. Only a few stores and supermarkets are still conducting temperature checks and providing sanitisers. As responsible citizens, we must be safe and…
Sir, In his article titled ‘A Golden Gift from a Golden Era’ under the weekly column ‘Over a Cup of Evening Tea’ (SOM dated Mar.14), Dr. Javeed Nayeem has taken us back to those halcyon days of musical era reverberating the music of the mellifluous singing of the greats like Pankaj Mullick, Saigal, K.C. Dey,…
Sir, Being closest to my residence, my wife and I went to Trauma Care Centre on KRS Road on Mar.16 for vaccination against COVID-19. Promptly at 9.30 am the watchman opened the main gates and allowed us inside. We went to the main building where the duty doctor separated us as per our preference to…
Sir, As April month approaches, every citizen of Mysuru becomes worried about payment of property tax and the long queues. As the pandemic Corona has not eased out yet, all the senior citizens start thinking of how to make the payment this time. If the MCC has not adopted the e-payment till today, then again…
Sir, I would like to relate our experience at the District Hospital, KRS Road, where we received our Covid vaccination. After being told by some of my friends that the arrangement was excellent and the staff, very professional and courteous, my wife and I went to the District Hospital. It was very easy to go…
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