Sir, The Road leading from Vijayanagar Water Tank to Trinetra Circle is getting busy day by day and density of traffic is high during peak hours. Added to this, there is a road towards right leading to Vidyavardhaka Engineering College and towards left to the Mahadeshwara Layout.  This is a peculiar intersection and vehicles coming…

Sir, Of late Kalidasa Road has become one of the busiest roads in Mysuru with lot of commercial establishments doing fairly good business.  Since there is ample designated  parking area for both two-wheelers and four- wheelers, this road is frequented by the public. Unfortunately  the area Corporator, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)  or the shop-keepers association…

Sir, The other night while my husband and I were on the Ring Road, we had a flat tyre. It was brought to our notice by a youngster who was returning home from work. He was kind enough, seeing the plight of the ‘oldies’ perhaps, to go to a couple of puncture repair shops, but…

Sir, I was shocked and astonished when the garbage collectors threw the garbage in adjacent vacant site. A few used items and dry waste from home was collected and kept for clearance. The reason quoted was that the quantity was more and there was no space in their vehicle.  In spite of requesting not to…

Sir, The Election Commission (EC) has launched a new ‘Citizens Vigil’ or cVIGIL app for the benefit of voters ahead of the general elections. The app has been launched with a primary focus to enable the citizens report any instances related to non-compliance of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the elections. The app further…

Sir, A week back, me and my wife  (both senior citizens) visited Bengaluru to attend to some personal work.  On our way back we had to  catch 6.15 Chamundi Express. As my wife is suffering from chronic knee pain,  we requested the assistance of the battery run vehicle (for the first time) from the back…

Sir, The front page headline “No more ‘Tiger’ menace in city” (SOM dated Mar.9) is very aptly titled and conveys the entire saga that was enacted so badly for the last 10 years. It is unbelievable that it took so many years for the authorities to realise the folly in implementation of the otherwise well-intentioned…

Sir, I travel in Hebbal area daily and recently a manhole has surfaced right in the middle of the road without considering the height of the road. It is creating a lot of problems to motorists when they try to come on the wrong side to avoid these manholes. During night time this is not…

Sir, We, Mysureans are beholden to Star of Mysore for publishing illuminating articles by Dr. S.N. Bhagirath under the column Mysuru Memories. His write-up on D.L. Narasimhachar (SOM dated Mar.5) and earlier ones on Dr. M.H. Krishna, Prof. M. Hiriyanna, Dr. R. Shamasastry, Prof. Nanjundappa and Krishnappa Venkatappa so picturesquely narrate the historic period of …

Sir, The article ‘Lessons from auto driver Arumugam’ by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam was too good a read (SOM dated Feb. 25). It inspires those who earn their living with a lot of ethics intertwined along with it. It’s also amazing to read how Dr. Balasubramaniam has taken time to appreciate a simple person. Awaiting to…