Sir, Reading the plight of KSOU students, I am reminded of my own predicament with the University authorities some 60 years back. While in the case of KSOU students, it is corruption and irregular admission of students by the authorities, in my case it was the dictatorial attitude of a Vice-Chancellor. Irrespective of the reason,…
Tipu Express – Is it really Superfast?
November 10, 2017Sir, Recently many trains were given Superfast status with no reduction in travel time, rather increase in fare. It was done long ago for the popular Tipu Express running between Bengaluru-Mysuru. During initial days of Bengaluru-Mysuru Broad Gauge track, Tipu Express without having superfast status was covering the distance in 2 hours. Later on, after…
The historic Brandenburg Gate
November 9, 2017Sir, The iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin featured in the write-up “Gone Away: To Germany and Austria- 1” under KBG’s “Abracadabra” (SOM dated Oct.4) has historical significance too, as it was the only point of entry and exit between East Germany and West Germany after the erection of the Berlin Wall by the Russian troops,…
Install traffic signal lights at this chaotic junction
November 9, 2017Sir, Day by day, it is becoming a nightmare to drive through the junction between Gokulam Road and Hunsur Road. Unlimited chaos prevail at this junction during peak hours and also during movie hours at the nearby mall. Though a home guard is posted at this junction, she is of no help in monitoring the…
Exemplary service at RTO West
November 8, 2017Sir, Recently I had been to RTO Mysuru-West Office regarding Transfer of Ownership of my vehicle. Many a time, elaborate procedures at government offices can be very strenuous to the general public, especially senior citizens. I observed that the whole process at RTO Office is streamlined and the officials concerned are very responsive, polite and…
Why sound while on beat?
November 8, 2017Sir, Yesterday, I had to study a subject and had to stay awake till early morning! At around 2 am, I saw a Police jeep patrolling our area by making sound similar to an ambulance. I must thank those Policemen who are doing their job in the midnight-early morning hours to safeguard citizens. This act…
Madhuvana Park needs Avenue Lights
November 7, 2017Sir, Madhuvana Park in Srirampura is one of the biggest parks in Mysuru. This lush green patch serves as a good lung space for many surrounding residential areas like Madhuvana, SBM Layout, Vivekanandanagar, BEML Layout, LIC Layout, Kandaya Nagar etc. A large number of senior citizens, women and children come to this park for walking…
Road left unfixed for 2 years after laying new drainage pipe !
November 6, 2017Sir, With every rain that the city receives, the road on 11th Main, Hebbal 1st Stage, becomes a bigger pile of rocks. This road was dug up two years ago for laying new drainage pipes and left unfixed for fellow Mysureans to suffer. In spite of requesting the authorities concerned multiple times to have this…
Bogadi road via Kukkarahalli stretch crying for attention
November 6, 2017Sir, This is with reference to my letter dated 14th February 2017 “Bogadi road badly in need of a divider.” I am a regular commuter on Bogadi road and surprisingly via Kukkarahalli Kere to University signal light stretch, there is no divider. As a result, vehicles coming from the opposite direction move at a rattling…
Innovation needed in bus routes
November 5, 2017Sir, Suggestions to experiment circular bus routes and avoiding central city bus stand in majority of the routes are absolute needs of a growing city. A few have already expressed through this newspaper on the same lines. This suggestion is also with a view to avoid heavy rush of traffic near CBS. I wish to…
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