Sir, Star of Mysore is a Dhruva Thare (Pole Star). From New York, I along with my wife and children convey our best wishes  to SOM on its 40th anniversary celebrations. In reality, this evening newspaper of Mysuru is like a Dhruva Thare. As in every evening it comes out in the blue sky and…

Sir, Further to the letter by Varadaraju on the plight of Srirampura main road (SOM dated Feb. 19), I would like to add a few points. The entire stretch of the road is approximately 1.5 to 1.8 kms. Though the road laying work was started 9 months back, the road was in a pathetic condition…

Sir, The book, Star of Mysore­ —  Story of a unique evening english newspaper, sent to me with KBG’s signature is a book I treasure. I convey my deep appreciation of the book which I completed reading in one sitting. The saga of KBG’s struggle to remain afloat for 40 years in an extremely competitive…

Sir, Our street lights were mostly not functioning throughout the year. This time I thought of contacting MCC and get a solution. I went online to MCC website and got a mobile number to which a WhatsApp message could be sent describing the problem being faced. The mobile number I got is: 82777-77728. I sent…

Sir, My two-wheeler was today picked up by V.V.Puram Traffic Police Station from V.V.Mohalla Post Office claiming to be parked in ‘No Parking’ zone. The board of no parking has clearly faded away (rather appearing as ‘Parking’ board).  This clearly mislead general public.  Despite explaining the situation Traffic Police argued that I still have to…

Sir, The chaotic situation at Railway level crossings was well-highlighted by a reader in SOM dated Mar. 11. This is mainly due to lack of discipline and common sense in vehicle-users. Many times I see even cars and autos going up to the gate and blocking the traffic. Some are adamant  and even after telling…

Sir, MysoreOne Centres have been started across the city to facilitate payment of different types of bills at one place. Even though this is done, there is no update of things. In one particular case of mine, they have still not corrected my changed address in the receipt they issue relating to the electricity bill,…

Sir, I am a daily commuter from Siddarthanagar to Kuvempunagar in city bus route No. 80 but there will be no buses between 5pm and 9pm. On behalf of hundreds of travellers, I request the KSRTC – Mysuru City Division officials to monitor and run more buses during the above said timings and help needy…

Sir, On Mar.5, due to the traffic diversion from Hunsur Road, the junction in front of the level crossing witnessed a gridlock. No Traffic Cops were present, and the only Traffic Warden reached late on the scene. A few citizens took up the task of traffic management, raising their voice against impatient drivers and tolerating…

Sir, All agencies need to be congratulated for their initiative on Traffic Survey. As a follow-up, there is a need to educate the road-users on traffic awareness. I see a tearing hurry of all vehicle drivers to overtake each other even within city limits. They seem to be reckless. Also there is a maddening honking-spree….