Sir, Yadavagiri used to be one of the quieter residential localities in Mysuru known for its tranquillity and serenity. Of late, Vivekananda Road (once upon a time a boulevard) is being frequented by movie-makers for film-shooting much to the agony of the residents who have to bear the brunt of it. In the last fortnight…

Sir, The readers of SOM may recall my letter in this column some time back about calculation of property taxes in Mysuru excluding the depreciation in the property value.  Some time later I sent an e-mail directly to the MCC Commissioner on the same subject, of course, not expecting any response from her. However, I…

Sir, I am glad that the City Police have swiftly acted on my letter published in this column on July 12 under the title ‘Police-created bottleneck’ where I had written about the 10 barricades perpetually placed on the road in front of the Police Training School near Forum City Centre in Nazarbad that was causing…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled ‘Veteran journalist passes away’ in yesterday’s (July 13) Star of Mysore on page 3. I have been reading Star of Mysore for over 35 years and if my memory serves me right, C.M. Ramachandra, popularly known as CMR, was writing for Star of Mysore for five to…

Sir, Apropos the news item “MCC pulls up its socks ahead of Vice-President’s visit: Clean roads” (SOM dated July 12), we should congratulate MCC for attending to the road repairs en-route the Vice-President’s convoy movement, thus making it motorable  for the public also. Some road humps like the one at the junction of Hunsur Road…

A citizen’s request to follow Police Commissioner’s order to remove unnecessary barricades Sir, Another example of illogical decision that inconveniences the public can be seen on the road in front of the Police Training School near Forum City Centre in Nazarbad. The City Traffic Police have placed not one, not two, not three, but 10…

Sir, It is appreciated that like in the past, this year also city Traffic Police have made very good arrangement for parking of buses, autos, cars and two-wheelers near Lalitha Mahal Helipad area in different locations during Ashada Fridays. However, some unmindful drivers have parked their vehicles in a very haphazard way (see photo) thereby…

Sir, From the traffic violation notice issued by “The Enforcement Automation Centre, Mysore City Traffic Police”, it is evident that they have not updated their database with the correct and latest information on vehicle ownership. Though the website of Mysuru Regional Transport Office displays latest and correct information on vehicle ownership, recording the change in…

Sir, A very timely and appropriate advice has been sent in the letter dated July 8 by a “concerned citizen” to use water judiciously. The correspondent has very aptly described the various ways in which water has been wasted by our fellow citizens. It is high time the MCC, under which the water supply division…

Sir, The number of accidents in Mysuru city are increasing and this is due to utter neglect of traffic laws by motorists. It is time the authorities concerned came down heavily on traffic violators. One of the major causes is the mobile phone. Almost everyone seems to be on the mobile phone while driving including…