Sir, This refers to the news item “MCC clears over 300 encroachments in Bannimantap” (SOM dated Jan. 5). Never before in the recent times have we witnessed the kind of action the Mysuru City Corporation took in clearing all illegal shops and encroachments on footpaths and other open spaces of government lands in Bannimantap and…

Sir, In the letter titled “Proposed Disneyland Advisory Panel: A jumbo farce” (SOM dated Jan. 9), I saw the name of D.K. Shivakumar, Water Resources Minister, as the Panel Chairman. You may take it that he will push Disneyland project as he wants. It may be recalled that when he was the Energy Minister he…

Sir, The widening work of Irwin Road has led to demolition of acquired buildings as a first step by the authorities concerned. Due to this, traffic movement on Irwin Road stretch between Ayurveda Circle and Nehru Circle is blocked, causing undue hardship to daily commuters travelling between Railway Station and Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Also many…

Sir, I read with interest a news item in SOM dated Jan. 6 titled “Disneyland at KRS: Govt. sets up Advisory Committee” comprising 29 members under the Chairmanship of Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar to resolve the problems that might arise during the upgradation of Brindavan Gardens. The Panel consists of four Ministers, mlas and…

Sir, This refers to the article “Of Linguistic Pride and Prejudice — H.D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister, has a point” (SOM dated Jan. 5). I have been an avid reader of SOM till date and not once KBG’s articles in the column Abracadabra has failed to amaze me. SOM has always believed that comments are free…

Sir, I have been complaining with MCC authorities regarding frequent blockages occurring at the Under-Ground (UG) pipeline between 20th Main and 21st Main, Vijayanagar II Stage, Mysuru. Only 6” pipes were laid while making sites long block. Now almost all buildings are with 1st and 2nd floors. Because of this blockages are occurring frequently in…

Sir, This has reference to the ‘Over a cup of evening tea’ by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem (Star of Mysore dated Nov. 2, 2018) under the title ‘A vision revisited, after a full 10 years!’ I join hands with the author in wishing that the vision of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s prediction of a bright and…

Sir, This refers to the proposed train between Mysuru and Kochuveli. It is unfortunate that some people are opposing the train to Kerala forgetting the ever-increasing demand since a couple of years. I agree that the demand for a train to Hyderabad from Mysuru is genuine. So is the train to Kerala and the extension…

Sir, I wish to thank Santhosh Thammaiah for his touching and respectful tribute (“The Soldier who Saved Siachen”) to my late father, Lt. Gen. B.C. Nanda in SOM dated Dec. 26, 2018. I am immensely proud of what my father achieved in his professional career and, most of all, of what he meant to me…

Sir, I would like to narrate a poignant story of a relative of mine  who died after a botched up  operation, post cancer, of the Colon. The patient  in question was diagnosed with  the cancer of the colon and subsequently he underwent chemotherapy with around eight sittings. Initially, he lost weight and towards the fag…