Sir, On all working days between 8.45 – 9.15 in the morning and 5.45 – 6.15 in the evening, traffic jumble up at three road junctions — Hootagalli, Belawadi and Lingadevarakoppal — on Mysuru-Hunsur National Highway (NH) resulting in loss of valuable time in every junction and risking the lives of riders. Indisciplined vehicular movement…
Karnataka State pension reforms
August 29, 2017Sir, Karnataka has long been in the forefront in the field of education and development from the days of Wadiyars and Dewans. Social reforms were known all over the State. It’s but appropriate that the present administration is embarking on an all-inclusive development to reach the benefits to all sections of the community. Chief Minister…
Disrespect to National Anthem
August 28, 2017Sir, I fully agree with Dr. Javeed Nayeem for his views on National Anthem expressed in his article titled “Forced Patriotism Falls Flat” in SOM dated July 28. Playing National Anthem mandatorily in cinema halls before the commencement of a movie is not a wise decision. Cinema theatres are places of entertainment drawing people from…
KRS water level: Plea to officers concerned
August 28, 2017Sir, In a situation of inclement weather where there is a long dry spell, even though we are supposed to be in the midst of monsoon, we are interested to know the inflow of water into KRS whenever there is heavy rains, like it is since two days, in Cauvery catchment area in Kodagu and…
My experience as Dasara Special Officer 30 years back
August 27, 2017Sir, After reading the initiative taken by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who is also the Dasara Special Officer and KBG’s column on the subject (SOM dated Aug. 19) constituting an Audit and Accounts Committee to monitor and micro-manage Dasara Budget, my memory took me back to 30 years when I was appointed as Dasara Special…
Mann ki Baat: Plea to CESC not to cut power
August 26, 2017Sir, Apropos our PM Narendra Modi’s Mann ki Baat programme, we have been facilitating people listen to the talk by arranging big speakers, chairs to sit and erecting shamiana in public places. For two consecutive times previously, while listening to Mann ki Baat we faced a common problem — thanks to power cut by CESC….
Suggestions to CESC
August 24, 2017Sir, Apropos the letter titled “Will CESC fix spacers to overhead lines? (SOM dated Aug. 3), it is observed some elements are not only encroaching public footpaths with permanent fixtures and barbed wires making the hapless public, specially children and senior citizens, direct targets to fast moving vehicles on roads but also growing coconut and…
Shortage of post-boxes in Hinkal area
August 24, 2017Sir, Hinkal, a small village on the outskirts of Mysuru long time back, has now developed into a small township with lot of commercial activities and a large number of residential buildings. The population of Hinkal, which was a few thousands a couple of decades back, has now a population of about two lakh, plus…
Excellent service at Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
August 23, 2017Sir, It is with immense pleasure and satisfaction I am sharing with you my experience at the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK), Mysuru on 16th August 2017 regarding the services offered to us vide online applications of me and my wife, both dated 13th August 2017 for passports. We got the appointments on 16th…
Jeopardy of high beam headlights in city limits!
August 22, 2017Sir, Headlights, why do we use them? To increase our visibility to other drivers and avoid hazards, it’s important to switch headlights according to the weather and the time of day while being mindful of other drivers. High beam headlights give bright and long-range illumination. Using high beams within the city limits can cause split…
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