Sir, The sudden and sad demise of Lalitha Rao, who wrote occasionally in SOM, has brought a pall of gloom on many of us who knew her well. Her gentle nature reflected in her pleasant conduct and in her writings. Her writings always stirred pleasant memories in the mind of the reader of beautiful days…

Sir, No doubt, water is our most precious natural resource and something which most of us take for granted. The move by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to make rainwater harvesting (RWH) mandatory needs to be fully appreciated. But the point is that before implementing  RWH as mandatory, has the Corporation authorities analysed the feasibility and…

Sir, This refers to the beautiful article titled “Say sorry even if you are right” by N.K.A. Ballal in SOM dated July 26. The article was very touching and relevant to the present day lifestyle. As it is rightly mentioned by Ballal, the sense of ‘ego’ is coming in the way of relationship mainly due…

Sir, Apropos the news item titled ‘Creator of Brindavan Gardens, a German Horticulturist G.H. Krumbiegel’s great granddaughter opposes Disneyland plan’ (Star of Mysore dated July 29). Hope our Chief Minister shelves the Disneyland project after going through one of the architects of the Gardens, G.H. Krumbiegal’s granddaughter’s open letter to him. SOM Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy’s…

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the elected representatives that the stretch between Narayana Multi-specialty Hospital and Columbia Hospital is always deprived of street lights. The stretch mentioned is always dark and thereby many accidents occur. I request the CESC and elected representatives to look into this matter and do the…

Sir, This refers to the news item in SOM yesterday regarding raids on beauty parlours. The Beauty Parlour Association of Mysore, Mandya, Kollegal, Coorg and Chamarajanagar is now 20-years-old. Over the years we have personally visited all parlours and catalogued each and every one.We have submitted this list to the City Corporation a number of…

Sir, I understand that the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have made rain water harvesting to all buildings (old and newly-constructed) mandatory and if not adhered to within three months, MCC would impose a fine every month. While this decision is logical to newer constructions in the city, it is rather draconian to the…

Sir, We got transferred to Mysuru recently from Belagaavi and have settled down on Dewan’s Road, Lakshmipuram. Having got used to a transferable job of my husband I have got used to the usual formalities with getting a landline connection, gas connection etc. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to BSNL staff in…

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the urgency of construction of speed-breaker near eastern gate of Mysore University, to facilitate safe entry of vehicles into Manasagangothri campus, from Paduvarahalli (Bhoodevi Farm) junction side. At present vehicles from University guest house side come uninterrupted on high speed on this…

Sir, The residents of J.P. Nagar have to travel to Suburban bus stand in autos or city buses to catch a KSRTC bus to Bengaluru. Many people including working ones are frequently travelling to Bengaluru from here. So, I request the concerned KSRTC authorities on behalf of general public to introduce buses from J.P. Nagar…