Sir, During the Centenary Celebrations of Mysore University, the footpath in front of Crawford Hall was redone. The width was just enough for people to walk on it. Recently in the name of road widening the width has been reduced so much that at places you can keep only a foot on the footpath to…

Sir, This has reference to KBG’s Point Blank titled ‘An eyesore at Mysore Railway Station’ (Star of Mysore dated Nov.29). One fails to understand whose brainchild it was to prompt the Railways all of a sudden and make them paint the serene and majestic looking white pillars with gaudy imprint, deforming and defacing them instantaneously….

Sir, Karnataka has the dubious distinction of having the second highest number of accidents in the country due to unwisely or illegally used speed-breakers. This is not just hearsay but the findings in the ‘Road Accidents in India – 2014’ Report (which has a separate category for accidents due to speed-breakers on National Highways). The…

Sir, In addition to the suggestions made by R. Chandra Prakash in his article titled “How Railways can help ease traffic problem in CBD” (SOM dated Dec.4), I have one more suggestion. The vacant space towards the Southern side of the City Railway Station belonging to Congress Party can be handed over to Railways. It…

Sir, Of late we find many vehicles fitted with decorative LED strobe lights or flash lights connected to the brake. This type of LED lights emit a disturbing flash and causes uneasiness to  the drivers behind such flashing  brake lights. Though it is illegal to have such disturbing lights, neither the Traffic Police nor the…

Sir, With reference to the letter published in Star of Mysore dated Dec.2 about a complaint by S. Srinivasan dated 28.11.2017 on non-updation of Aadhaar Card at V.V. Mohalla Post Office, we request the complainant to provide us the contact details for further enquiry by the Post Office. – BD Branch, O/o SSPOs, Mysuru Division, Mysuru,…

Sir, Many residents in various extensions brazenly encroach public space. It is normal that many convert open spaces in front of their homes as gardens, reducing space for road users. In addition, parking vehicles in front of the shops and other establishments are always a haphazard. Vinaya Marga of Siddarthanagar has become notorious for rash…

Sir, The corporate culture in healthcare driven by MBAs and venture capitalists running corporate health care as ‘wealth management’ has brought about serious issues with patient-doctor relationship and mistrust. The venture capitalists’ only goal is to sell and make money, so they drive the doctors to perform more and more to make the numbers good…

Sir, Apropos to an article in SOM a few months ago that Aadhaar update is being done at selected Post Offices in Mysuru, I went to the Post Office at V.V. Mohalla to get an update done to my Aadhaar card. The staff here clearly refused saying they are not doing any Aadhaar updates. The…