Sir, This refers to the recent write-ups in SOM regarding the Mysuru Literary Festival held in a grand manner in the Senate Bhavan of Gangothri. Alluding to my friend K. Vijaya Kumar’s request to readers of SOM seeking any further information on the same subject, I know of the existence of one “Mysore Literary and…
RTC issuing centre at DC Office: Some suggestions
July 16, 2017Sir, I had been to the RTC (Rights, Tenancy and Crops) issuing centre at the DC Office, in order to get RTC & MR (Mutation Register) of my land. This centre, which is housed in the DC Office building, is doing a good job by sparing people from going to Taluk Office at Mini Vidhana…
Remove this illogical Road hump
July 15, 2017Sir, The Road in front of Sairanga Residential School for Deaf and Dumb at S. S. Nagar, Bannimantap, has the most unscientific road hump. This is neither helpful to the school students nor to the residents nearby. Heavy vehicles passing through this road hump make high-density noise that is a big headache for all senior…
More on taming Mysuru traffic
July 14, 2017Sir, This has reference to the article Taming our Traffic by Dr. Javeed Nayeem (Star of Mysore dated July 7) and I fully concur with the views expressed by him. Siddarthanagar, which was till recently a quiet place, has also turned into a hot place for such adventures by youngsters, particularly on Vinaya Marga, and…
Shabby work on laying water pipeline
July 13, 2017Sir, Recently the MCC has taken up the work of relaying water pipes by digging roads in many parts of the city. In Vijayanagar Railway Layout too, this exercise is being carried out and some residents have expressed their ire about the shabby work of the contractors for having broken the UGD pipelines. While most…
Kudos to BJP MLA Suresh Kumar
July 13, 2017Sir, In recent times, it has become customary to burst crackers whenever some VIP politician arrives for some party function. BJP MLA Suresh Kumar, who was witness to this when he attended a puja ceremony at a party worker’s house recently, asked his party workers to get him a broomstick and they were shocked to…
Digital Life Certificate: Pensioners’ ordeal to get re-scanned
July 12, 2017Sir, Consequent upon the decision of the Central authorities of the Provident Fund Organisation, under the Ministry of Labour, to adopt Digital Life Certificate of all pensioners in place of the earlier paper-based Certificate which was being submitted after 15th of November every year (through the respective Banks where the pensioner had his/her account), all…
Zebra crossing near AIISH needs new coat of paint
July 11, 2017Sir, The vehicle inflow at AIISH junction on Bogadi Road is getting denser and there is a need for more discipline by the vehicle-users. Even though there is a divider on the SJCE Road, due to fading away of the zebra crossing, motorists coming from SJCE Road do not stop at the divider and keep…
My son is in Engineering, what about yours?
July 11, 2017Sir, How often do we hear this sentence when we ask someone, what his or her daughter or son is studying? The answer in almost all cases would be Engineering. Today, it looks like colleges are churning out Engineering graduates and with slowing IT jobs and manufacturing industry yet to employ in a big way…
Armed Forces Memorial at Mysuru
July 10, 2017Sir, It is of interest to know that our PM Narendra Modi, during his recent historic visit to Israel, accompanied by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu made it a point to visit the War Memorial at Haifa where 99 years ago during World War I, our Mysore Lancers had played a prominent part in its…
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