Sir, In the past few decades, the pattern of life of human beings has totally changed leading towards materialistic life of desire and greed. Due to this, intolerance, frustration and stress have creeped into our lives. This is where the significance of Yoga comes in. It is a common experience of human beings that the…

Sir, How a government intent on executing a project of massive proportion in an ecologically sensitive Chamundi Hill, with magnificent Chamundeshwari temple  situated on the top presenting a grand panoramic  view of city  and visited by an army of people year round, is now showing the signs of imminent danger of its deterioration to be…

Sir, When a citizen registers a newly purchased vehicle, it is the duty and responsibility of the Transport Department to provide Registration Number to the owner. It is because Motor Vehicles Act  mandates: “No person shall drive any motor vehicle and no owner of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be…

Sir, Driving down on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway was a joy ride 10 years back with the 4-lane road being just inaugurated. But now it is a punishment, especially in Channapatna, which takes one hour on Sunday evenings to cross followed by Mandya which takes a minimum of 15 minutes to cross. The travel has become…

Sir, A manhole has been let open at Lakshmipuram behind the Buddha Stupa from past one month. The rainy season brings many diseases like viral fever and dengue. The main reason for this are the standing toxic water and stagnant water around us. With the drainage water over-flowing rapidly here, no civic authority or public…

Sir, This refers to wrong parking of vehicles in front of Railway Station back gate towards CFTRI main gate side. Regularly articles on violations of traffic rules are published in SOM. As a Traffic Warden and as a regular commuter to Bengaluru by Train, daily I see the people who come to drop their kith…

Sir, The Road behind NIE does not have street-lights. This Road is being used by many people as it connects J.P. Nagar and Vishveshwaranagar. As there are no street-lights in this area, commuting in the evening time and night hours is really becoming difficult for many like me. Hence, I request the authorities concerned to…

Sir, Star of Mysore is doing all it can to highlight the worsening traffic situation in our city. There have been several suggestions from readers in your paper besides those made in person during the monthly (on every third Saturday) interaction with the public. Alas, none or not many get implemented and even if a…

Sir, At the entrance of Hinkal from city on Hunsur Road, next to Government School, the drainage which collapsed one year back is waiting for repair since then. Repeated written requests to Hinkal Gram Panchayat have yielded no result. This drainage is acting as a breeding place for mosquitoes with foul smell in the air….

Sir, This is to bring to the attention of CESC authorities overlooking the operations of Industrial Suburb, Visveshwaranagar, Mysuru- 570008. There has been long shut down of power for the past one month. However, summer months were seen through with less power shut down. The main reason given by the “customer care” is that somewhere…