Sir, The recent announcement by the Finance Minister of merging 27 Nationalised Banks to 12 and the move appears to be more focused on improving the efficiency besides making them financially healthier. The Senior Citizens Savings Scheme also needs scrutiny, as the existing rules forbids transfer of Deposit from one National Bank to another. The…

Sir, The idea to park vehicles in the Town Hall premises is really helping the public, especially the tourists visiting the area in and around the Central Business District of Mysuru. But unfortunately entry and exit of the vehicles from the Town Hall is causing a perennial grid-lock on Ashoka Road. With Dasara fast approaching…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice of CESC authorities concerned that in the 2nd Main Road particularly and in other areas of Yadavagiri extension, invariably there are power shutdowns for one to two hours and sometimes every now and then daily, causing immense problems for the residents. When contacted, the officers go on…

Sir, Time and again readers are expressing the inconvenience being faced by the car and two- wheeler users who come to pick up / drop their friends or relatives to the KSRTC Sub-Urban bus stand in city. Now that the Dasara festivities works are in full swing and the newly-appointed District-in-Charge Minister, who is camping…

Sir, As we aspire to be the cleanest city in India, it is disheartening to see garbage being dumped on roadside in Lakshmipuram 1st Main near RMP guest quarters building. JSS school children have to pass by the garbage which almost occupies half the road. The foul smell is very disturbing and is a health…

Sir, I was enlightened reading the article “Sage Agasthya Stood For One Nation, One Culture” by Dr. Manik Bengeri (Star of Mysore dated Aug.18). So exhaustive was the article that I learnt many facts about our culture and history I never knew before. It is unfortunate that our present generation is slowly leaning towards western…

Sir, With more number of old structures crumbling, it is high time for the guardians of “heritage” to re-look and re-think their views on restoring, re-constructing or maintaining these structures at the cost of human lives. Human life is more precious than the heritage value of any crumbling and dilapidated old structures. God forbid, suppose…

Sir, The Airavat bus services of KSRTC to Bengaluru is not only overpriced, but also not worth the money especially for Bengaluru. Upon introduction, the services were so good and most of the buses used to reach Nayandanahalli in 2 hours 15 minutes. Let us forget weekends, when the traffic is more, even on weekdays,…

Sir, After the heavy rains three weeks ago a tree inside the Postal Training Centre (PTC), Nazarbad, fell over the compound on to the Karanji Lake Road (Thandi Sadak Road) partially blocking the stretch. While the authorities immediately cut the branches to clear the road, their half-baked work did not manage to clear the road…

Sir, We had a property adjacent to Glenlorna Tea Estate in Hudikeri, South Kodagu. In the year 1962, there was torrential rains. Schools and Colleges declared holidays for almost six months. During this time, the rain played havoc and affected our property also very badly. Just one or two years before this incident occurred, our…