Sir, Our Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, who is known for his dynamism in improving the air and rail connectivity from Mysuru and getting additional funding to further improve the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and other infrastructure projects, seems silent on the roads of Kodagu. Other than the State Highway, all other roads connecting major towns…

Sir, I would like to place on record our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to the Chief Fire Officer and all the staff of Hebbal Fire Station. There was an incident of dry grass and plants catching fire in the periphery of Falcon Tyres near Brigade Symphony Apartment on 6th February. It is not clear if…

Sir, It has been noticed with concern that there is lot of uncontrolled vehicular movement at the junction of Hotel Red Lotus Heritage located on Akkamahadevi Road in JP Nagar. It is proving to be very difficult for pedestrians, especially the elderly, ladies and children residing in the area to cross the road at this…

Sir, India gave away the First Test Match at Chennai on a Silver Platter. A series of blunders committed resulted in pathetic performance. The blunders listed are: Pitch: The pitch seemed to have been prepared for English team and they took advantage more with spin than pace this time. Our bowlers were inept in offering…

Sir, Of late, I am observing in newspapers that a lot of men are removing their shirts to get the COVID-19 vaccination. I want to know what prevents them from wearing a half-sleeve shirt or a loose T-shirt so that it will be easy for the vaccinators to inoculate them without insisting on them to…

Sir, The server at Sub-Registrar’s Office, Mysuru city, was down since last week. From yesterday, they are taking registration of documents but not taking EC and other activities which has put the public into great hardship. I cannot understand as to why they need so many days to rectify the problem. I request the District…

Sir, I am a resident of #3, Kalidasa Road, Mysuru. On 2.2.2021, a personnel from a Bank called me and informed about the availability of Tollfree number “OneAssist” to assist in case of loss of Wallet containing Debit / Credit cards. In such an exigency inform the Tollfree number and the Bank will immediately block…

Sir, The 8th Cross, Vinaya Marga, in Siddartha Layout is facing a perennial problem of overflowing drain in one particular stretch as shown in the picture. Sometimes the drain not only floods this street but also the main road. Of course, the Mysuru City Corporation staff come and clean whenever we complain but we repeatedly…

Sir, Apropos the news item “First, age check… then petrol !” (Star of Mysore dated Feb. 3), it is definitely not a wise and practical solution to curb the minors from driving vehicles. It may not be possible to judge the age of a person by merely looking at his face or at his physique….

Sir, There is a fully dried up tree in front of Ganabharathi in Kuvempnagar, which is posing a threat to the vehicles parked nearby and passing by too. Hence, I request the authorities concerned to clear it immediately before any untoward incident takes place. – Sumukhashesha on e-mail, Mysuru, 4.2.2021 You can also mail us…