Sir, On Mar.5, due to the traffic diversion from Hunsur Road, the junction in front of the level crossing witnessed a gridlock. No Traffic Cops were present, and the only Traffic Warden reached late on the scene. A few citizens took up the task of traffic management, raising their voice against impatient drivers and tolerating…

Sir, All agencies need to be congratulated for their initiative on Traffic Survey. As a follow-up, there is a need to educate the road-users on traffic awareness. I see a tearing hurry of all vehicle drivers to overtake each other even within city limits. They seem to be reckless. Also there is a maddening honking-spree….

Sir, The attack on Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty in his office speaks a lot about the casual attitude of our security system. This also reflects on the prevailing law and order situation in the State. Why such incidents take place has a ready answer — convicts and criminals are patronised by the politicians…

Sir, Since I have completed 18 years of age, I submitted my details for inclusion of my name in the voters’ list on 29th Dec.2017. The zonal office of MCC gave a piece of unsigned paper as acknowledgement. Though announcement of dates for Karnataka elections are due anytime, youngsters like me are anxious to vote…

Sir, Today my relatives, aged 70 plus, approached State Bank of India, KM Puram Branch, Mysuru for linking their Aadhaar number with their respective bank account at the above branch. Both the Aadhaar numbers of my relatives have only year of birth as per the old format. The bank’s software has complete date of birth…

Sir, One more hump has to be added to the list of dangerous humps of Mysuru. This is at the intersection of M.G. Road  (old Chavadi Street) and Ramanuja Road. This junction is a point of traffic chaos with frequent jams. Recently authorities have laid a hump on the Chavadi Street side adjacent to another…

Sir, I was saddened to hear the news of Sanjay, one of the finest Kho-Kho players of mid-1990s, passing away at a young age of 40 (SOM dated Feb.27).  During our student days in mid 1990s, sports events were regularly organised in some of the schools in Mysuru, especially in St. Joseph’s, St. Philomena’s, D….

Sir, I thank Ashvini Ranjan for highlighting in this column the dangerous hump on Hunsur Road near B.M. Hospital. I was on my two-wheeler with my brother on the pillion, and were on the way to catch the early morning bus. I was in the belief that the road which was asphalted had smooth riding…

Sir, We understand that doubling of tracks between Bengaluru and Mysuru has been completed along with electrification of Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru corridor. We are also happy to note the introduction of new Humsafar Express and extension of Anubhuti service till May for Shatabdi. As doubling of the tracks and electrification is now successfully completed, the Railway authorities…