Sir, This refers to the news item “Thermal drones to battle wildfires at Nagarahole” (SOM dated Jan.22). Thermal drones to be deployed to detect wildfires and adopt instant preventive steps is a new addition which may go a long way in controlling wildfires. Hope these drones could be used to detect poachers and also watch…

Sir, I am an employee working at a private company on KRS Road, Metagalli. My office is located opposite to Government Tool Room and Training Centre (GTTC). There are two Ready Concrete Mixer Plants operating on the same road. A number of loads of heavy concrete mixers ply on this stretch daily. Half of the…

Sir, The Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Mutt is a Vaishnava Mutt, which is located in the heart of the city near Jaganmohan Palace. The monumental edifice of the Mutt has a beautiful architecture. The royal family members of Mysore hold the Parakala Mutt as their official Gurukul. Even now, the royal lineage has a close relationship…

Sir, Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London, displaying wax-works of celebrities, famous and historical personalities. Precision-worked, life-size statues of Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan have been erected here along with cricketing icons like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh’s life-size statue was unveiled in Ferozpur outside the District…

Sir, City road sides have become dumping ground for all sorts of garbage and debris. Majority of the tractors that roam in the city limits carry loads of waste materials which they dump on the road side without any hesitation, fear of MCC authorities or concern for public health. The above photo was taken on…

Sir, Sometime back twin plastic dustbins were installed at different locations in each Railway Station in the State. There was an uproar also that several of such dustbins have been located within close proximity to each other. Recently I happened to see the fate of a plastic dustbin located on the Railway Platform in one…

Sir, At present only two trains run between Chamarajanagar – KSR Bengaluru which is not sufficient for the needs of border State people. If the South Western Railway (SWR) authorities extend the services of some more trains between the two cities it will be more beneficial to the commuters of Mandya, Ramanagaram and Bengaluru who…

Sir, This has reference to ‘Devaraja Market Demolition: Court gives clearance’ (SOM dated Jan.13). The Court has cleared the way and has given the green signal to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and rebuild similar ‘heritage’ Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building. This significant and long-pending decision should be welcomed. There were ‘for’ and ‘against’…

Sir, The renowned Devaraja Market is in a dilapidated state and the Honourable Court has rightly called for its demolition. I think the decision is practical though we feel for the monumental structure. Now, the question is whether we should come up with another market in the same place? The centralised market was a necessity…

Sir, This refers to K. Vijaya Kumar’s befitting tribute to the great memory of late Pejawar Swamiji and going back to his first Paryaya 68 years ago (Star of Mysore dated Jan.5). As a Udupi born person, I also have  very fond memories of the Swamiji. I remember attending his first Paryaya ceremony in 1952…