Sir, Kitchen or backyard gardening has its own limitations and side effects in urban areas today where dwelling units are measured as per cost per square feet. In olden days many of us stayed in small villages and towns in huge ancestral homes and a vastly spread backyard not only to grow flowering plants but…

Sir, Stray dogs in 8th Main, 6th Cross, Saraswathipuram locality, are creating havoc to the pedestrians and motorists, especially two-wheelers. In spite of repeated complaints, the authorities concerned are blindfolded. People are scared to move around in this locality, especially during night time. There are instances where the panic-stricken two-wheelers caused accidents to avoid getting…

Sir, I wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on 13th June 2018 about banning use of carcinogenic pesticides, fertilizers and promote use of safe and natural pesticides in agriculture via NaMo App. My action was an outcome of observation of increasing incidence of cancer within our circles. There is no need to explain the…

Sir, Recently I saw many signboards in Kuvempunagar painted with a patch of white colour (see photo). MCC might have ordered to do so probably to mask the names of people’s representatives (local Corporator or other leader of that area). Knowing that the term of these leaders is not permanent, at the outset, MCC should…

Sir, This is with reference to your recent WhatsApp Us titled ‘Will this oxygen supplier at Railway Station survive?’ It is a wrong concept to say that space is necessary around the stem of trees to allow the water to reach the roots. Generally, these trees belong to the adventitious root system where the roots…

Sir, The recent posturing by the Tourism and Sericulture Minister against the MRC has been widely covered by the press and as a common citizen of Mysuru I was wondering whether the top priority of the Minister is to shut the racing activity and dismantling of horse stables or to address the rot that has…

Sir, If one wishes to have a glimpse of the hell, come straight to the temple town Nanjangud and take a ride (or even a walk) on the R.P. Road, one of the two ‘Raja Margas’ here.   The Road, haphazardly dug up a couple of years ago on the pretext of repair, still lies as…

Sir, The Mysore Race Club (MRC) is not troubling the people of Mysuru nor the people have any problem from MRC. Even if MRC is shifted and the place converted into a Botanical Garden, which is not required for the time being, it will become a “Lovers Point.” Moreover, the Government is getting lot of…

Sir, This is in reference to the letter by Vijayakumar (SOM dated June 20) and the inordinate delay by RTO, Mysuru, in issuing vehicle documents. I have submitted vehicle ownership transfer papers of a car to RTO, Mysuru (West) on 26th March 2018.  The transfer is sought from my father’s name to my mother’s name….

Sir, The news that we encounter every day is so filled with instances of horror and tragedy that we tend to get inure over a period of time; shrug the momentary emotions it evokes and move on. However, the recent headline in SOM “Village boy writhes in pain since 3 months with no help from…