Sir, This refers to the news item titled ‘Veteran journalist passes away’ in yesterday’s (July 13) Star of Mysore on page 3. I have been reading Star of Mysore for over 35 years and if my memory serves me right, C.M. Ramachandra, popularly known as CMR, was writing for Star of Mysore for five to…
Erect movable barricades
July 13, 2019Sir, Apropos the news item “MCC pulls up its socks ahead of Vice-President’s visit: Clean roads” (SOM dated July 12), we should congratulate MCC for attending to the road repairs en-route the Vice-President’s convoy movement, thus making it motorable for the public also. Some road humps like the one at the junction of Hunsur Road…
Police-created bottleneck: When school children can cross a road without barricades, why can’t adult Policemen?
July 12, 2019A citizen’s request to follow Police Commissioner’s order to remove unnecessary barricades Sir, Another example of illogical decision that inconveniences the public can be seen on the road in front of the Police Training School near Forum City Centre in Nazarbad. The City Traffic Police have placed not one, not two, not three, but 10…
Haphazard parking at Lalitha Mahal Helipad
July 11, 2019Sir, It is appreciated that like in the past, this year also city Traffic Police have made very good arrangement for parking of buses, autos, cars and two-wheelers near Lalitha Mahal Helipad area in different locations during Ashada Fridays. However, some unmindful drivers have parked their vehicles in a very haphazard way (see photo) thereby…
City Traffic Police Automation Centre must update its data
July 10, 2019Sir, From the traffic violation notice issued by “The Enforcement Automation Centre, Mysore City Traffic Police”, it is evident that they have not updated their database with the correct and latest information on vehicle ownership. Though the website of Mysuru Regional Transport Office displays latest and correct information on vehicle ownership, recording the change in…
Proactive measures required to conserve water
July 9, 2019Sir, A very timely and appropriate advice has been sent in the letter dated July 8 by a “concerned citizen” to use water judiciously. The correspondent has very aptly described the various ways in which water has been wasted by our fellow citizens. It is high time the MCC, under which the water supply division…
Curb increasing traffic violations
July 9, 2019Sir, The number of accidents in Mysuru city are increasing and this is due to utter neglect of traffic laws by motorists. It is time the authorities concerned came down heavily on traffic violators. One of the major causes is the mobile phone. Almost everyone seems to be on the mobile phone while driving including…
Weak monsoon: Use water judiciously
July 8, 2019Sir, This year we citizens may have to face severe water shortage due to weak monsoon. Hence, as a concerned citizen, I thought of sharing a few points to make people aware of the better usage of water thus helping in lesser consumption of water on a day- to-day basis. I see many people using…
Non-functional street-lights on Outer Ring Road
July 8, 2019Sir, Driving after dusk on Outer Ring Road from Columbia Asia Hospital Junction towards Rajivnagar, Sathagalli Bus Depot is a nightmare. There are street-lights which have been installed but are never switched on and it is pitch dark after dusk. Added to this problem, many autos and two-wheelers enter the Service Road from the wrong…
More on ‘one nation, one election’
July 7, 2019Sir, In the past few weeks, the topic of simultaneous elections for the Centre and the States is being discussed not only by the Central Government but also in the print media and in the TV discussions. The ruling party has used the following arguments in favour of its idea: It is a known fact…















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