Sir, This is to bring to your notice a very pleasant experience I had during my visit to K.R. Hospital recently along with my hearing impaired son for processing the disability certificate-cum-identity card for the child. When we entered the compound, we saw hundreds of people standing in queues for Out Patient (OP) slips and…

Sir, While it is needed to widen roads when traffic increases and there are no economic ways of reducing such traffic, it may force us to fell trees.  However even when we need to widen roads and fell trees, it is often found that authorities do not apply their minds to save them. However, it…

Sir, I should consider it treason on my part if I don’t respond now to KBG’s Abracadabra titled “Will Kodagu, heaven on earth, cease to exist ?” (SOM dated June 23). Yes,  I consider Kodagu my second homeland, if KBG calls Mysuru his homeland. Ever since KBG advised me to go to Tadiyandamol in 1984…

Sir, A month ago, I travelled in the infamous S6 coach of Kaveri Express to Chennai. I experienced two kinds of problems during this journey. Firstly, the coach brake makes a lot of jerky sound every time the train tries to stop. And this happens very frequently all through the journey. It defeats the purpose…

Sir, Apropos Dr. Shyam Prasad’s letter regarding equipping KSRTC Bus Conductors with ATM/RFID card readers (SOM dated June 29) which goes a long way to solve the give and take change problems in purchasing the journey tickets for both conductors and commuters alike, making the trips peaceful till the alighting destination. Our money is also…

Sir, This is further to the letter of Arun Kumar in SOM recently. We the residents of Srirampura 2nd Stage, Ayodya Layout near Hunasemara Bus Stop and Preethi Hill View Layout near Ashokapuram Railway Station are facing the same problem. In spite of our complaints to MCC complaint cell, no action is taken. Will the…

Sir, Apropos the news item warning the general public not to urinate in public, it is laudable that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has and is being constructed/constructing public toilets. Though the intentions are very clear and appreciable, still there are a number of toilets already constructed that have not been inaugurated at all. For…

Sir, On enquiring about the delay in issuing Trade Licence by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), I was surprised to learn that since February 2018, there are some issues for generating the trade licences “online” and MCC is still sorting out the issues. When the staff at various zonal offices of MCC feeds all the necessary inputs…

Sir, After the nypha various threat started I see two families of pigs roaming around freely at all times of the day in and around 7th to 10th Main of Gokulam 3rd Stage. Apparently, they have been pushed out of their huts. Also stray dogs chase morning walkers and we have to search roads which…

Sir, Apropos the news item titled ‘Brindavan Gardens to be developed like Disneyland: CM’ (Star of Mysore dated July 5). Well-maintained Brindavan Gardens used to be another world whenever we used to visit this world famous spot when we were young. The charm and the sanctity of this beautiful Gardens has been degraded by ugly…