Sir, It is heartening to note that the far cry of the citizens in respect of safe roads and footpaths have finally been heard! In a landmark judgement, the High Court of Karnataka declared that the right to have safe and good motorable roads and footpaths is a fundamental right of citizens under Article 21…

Sir, I read with interest a news item (not in SOM) about the expectations of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to maintain city’s cleanliness by Educational Institutions “AT THEIR EXPENSES.” Expecting community participation is most welcome, but in the name of instilling awareness about cleanliness, it is not justifiable that an organ of the responsible Government…

Sir, Yesterday morning as I was taking my vehicle inside the old Law Courts Complex compound, I could see a young disabled man struggling to cross the road (because of peak hour traffic) near the Circle to go to the other side of the road into the Court. But I was very happy to see…

Sir, Train number 12007/ 12008 Chennai-Mysuru Shatabdi Express has gained a very high patronage of late since its inception in 1994. The down train travels to Chennai Central with a 5 minute stop at Bengaluru. It is also high time now that the train is made to run daily instead of present 6 days a…

Sir, The new Maharani’s Commerce and Management College has opened on Valmiki Road about a year ago. Many students take buses to V.V. Mohalla – Akashavani Circle and reach the College by walk. Hundreds of students cross the ever busy Valmiki Road to reach the College. I request the authorities and the area Corporator to…

Sir, I had been to the RTO Office (Mysore West) recently, in order to add licence to drive another class of vehicle in addition to the existing one. As we all know, now the Central Government has made online facility (website: https://parivahan.gov.in) available to fill the applications related to Learners Licence, DL etc., and also…

Sir, Roopanagar is a beautiful Layout in Mysuru that is home to many professors, doctors, engineers, literary personalities, NRIs, and other professionals. The residents  have been requesting the officials concerned including all the elected representatives, for several decades now to provide potable river water connection to the Layout. It has been 70+ years since India…

Sir, In spite of having barricades to slow down vehicles on Hunsur Road, the woes faced by the motorists at the “T” junction of Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road is yet to be mitigated. Vehicles come from three directions and block free movement towards all the three directions causing utter confusion. Every motorist is “in…

Sir, I am deeply saddened to hear about Dr. Indrani, CFTRI scientist, who passed away in an accident in Lucknow recently. She was absolutely the best teacher I ever had and she was one of my favourite teachers too. I was a student in International School of Milling Technology, CFTRI, Mysore (32nd batch student) in…

Sir, Kudos to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for facilitating bill payment for water dues online. However, there are a couple of implementation problems that need to be solved. One is bills of value below eighty rupees are not allowed. Second, consumers need to be allowed to pay advance towards bills likely to be due….