Sir, Apropos the letters in SOM dated May 3, 2017 and April 18, 2017 regarding introduction of direct buses, I have been ‘fleeing’ to and from Electronics City, Bengaluru to Jayanagar, Mysuru since July 2016 on Fridays. The route bus number 378 starts completely jam-packed from Electronics City flyover and reaches Kengeri. The passengers boarding…
Sir, The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) — which is also termed as NEET — on Sunday, 7th May 2017, for class 12 (II PU) students applying for seats in Medical Colleges in the country. In the Admit Card issued to the candidates online, CBSE has given eighteen…
Sir, Dr. S. Dandapani (who passed away in Bengaluru on Apr. 18) was a great teacher, inspiring mentor and a role model for a whole generation of top teachers produced by Regional College of Education (RCE), Mysuru. As a young man in late sixties, he used to be the first man in the morning to…
Sir, This refers to the letter titled “Simple and effective public toilets: Will MCC take up this initiative?” (SOM dated Apr. 24). The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has already gone in for e-toilets. These e-toilets can be operated by inserting coins and it has automatic flushing system. One such e-toilet has been installed on Devaraj…
Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned through this column that starting from the signal in Bamboo Bazaar on Sayyaji Rao Road upto LIC building (Millennium Circle) in Bannimantap, there is not a single pedestrian crossing on the entire stretch. This road being entry and exit route from and…
Sir, This refers to Dr. Shyamprasad’s letter in SOM dated April 18 on the above subject. His suggestion will definitely help a good number of passengers. Nowadays KSRTC buses are dropping passengers at Satellite bus station at Byatarayanapura, Bengaluru. As a result, passengers travelling towards Whitefield, HSR Layout and other parts have to spend a…
Sir, On 17th April, I travelled from Bengaluru to Mysuru by Super Fast Tipu Express which is scheduled for a single stop at Mandya. But on the said day for reasons unknown, it had two unscheduled stoppages, of almost 5 minutes near Maddur and 10 minutes at Pandavapura Station, causing delayed arrival at Mysuru by…
Sir, This refers to the report on ‘Role of English in Primary Education’ published in SOM dated Apr.25 on Page-12. At the inaugural meeting of Alumni Association of Maharaja’s College, I spoke of my Cabinet Note for discussion in the Cabinet on how to introduce English as a functional language to students, especially from rural…
Sir, This is with reference to the restriction of parking and traffic movement on Sayyaji Rao Road and D.D. Urs Road as proposed by PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, which is aimed at reducing congestion on these busy roads. In this regard a similar opinion was made by me earlier itself (De-congest…
Sir, I met Dr. S. Dandapani in 1965 when I was a student of the Regional College of Education (renamed as the Regional Institute of Education), Mysore. To start with, my association with him was that of a student and teacher. He endeared himself very dearly to all his students with his clarity of thinking,…
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