Sir, I had a strange experience  on the 2nd of this month, when me and my neighbour set out on different bikes. We were stopped for checking at RTO Circle. I had a valid helmet on but still the personnel grabbed at my helmet while I quickly managed to unlock it. It was like a…

Sir, Of late, trains between Bengaluru and Mysuru are running behind schedule by hours together. This is particularly so from Bengaluru to Mysuru including the prestigious Shatabdi Express. Today one of my relatives bound for Mysuru was stranded in Pandavapura Station by over one-and-a-half-hours. This disturbance is happening since more than a fortnight and the…

Sir, Apropos the news item “Helmet Drive Intensified” (SOM dated Jan. 3) it gives an impression to the public that the only traffic violation by the two-wheelers are using non-ISI marked helmets. Two-wheelers indulge in so many traffic violations like signal jumping, triple riding, riding vehicles with blank registration number plate, violating one-way rule —…

Sir, Booking of 16.60 lakh traffic violation cases during the last one year alone in Mysuru city indicates the extent the vehicle users are negligent about the road safety rules (Star of Mysore dated Jan.1). A hefty fine of Rs. 8.50 crore during last year, which is Rs. 1.2 crore more than its previous year…

Sir, I wish to share my harrowing experience of ownership transfer of my car. I had a Ford Ikon car that I had bought in April 2006 which I wanted to sell. But though the car was in a good condition, buyers would ask for much less price. In January last year, I went to…

Sir, Thanks to Bhamy Shenoy’s letter about the garbage bin and complete mess at Vontikoppal 3rd Main corner (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 21), the dumpster was removed and the place cleaned yesterday. But despite efforts by some local people to keep the place clean, garbage from the surrounding apartments continues to be dumped here…

Sir, This refers to the two-part Interview of Dr. Ishwar S. Gilada, President of AIDS Society of India (ASI), published in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 7 and Jan. 8. Here I would like to clarify on Dr. Gilada’s comments about Osho Rajneesh. When Osho was arrested on Oct. 29, 1985, at Oklahoma State, he was…

Sir, In its notification dated 7th December, 2017, the Ministry of Highways and Road Transport, New Delhi, has banned all additional fittings (crash guards or commonly known as bull-bars on cars and SUVs). The Ministry warned unauthorised fitting of the guards under Section 52 of Indian Motor Vehicle Act 1988 and indicated about imposition of…