Sir, It has come to light that the defunct traffic signals in and around Mysuru may not be repaired or serviced in the near future, as the outstanding payments to the service provider maintaining the signals are mounting. Owing to defunct traffic signal lights, we  can now  notice chaotic traffic at every intersection.  Given this…

Sir, I read KBG’s write-up titled ‘A Retired Officer and his Shanti Puja at age 80 — Good governance is possible only with such officers’ in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 27 following the demise of A.K. Shiva Roy of State Accounts Department and former Accounts Officer of MUDA on Jan. 24. It was a…

Sir, A clogged manhole in Brindavan Extension has led to sewage water overflowing onto the road, causing immense hardship to the residents. The foul smell and unhygienic conditions have made it nearly impossible for pedestrians and motorists to use the road safely. This is a recurring issue in the area and temporary fixes have not…

Sir, I would like to raise my voice against the monopoly by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the burden it is placing on citizens. Since the launch of the free ride scheme, getting a seat has become a daily struggle for survival. Buses heading towards Hunsur, Periyapatna, Kushalnagar and Virajpet become bottlenecked as…

Sir, Apropos the news item ‘Street Vending Food Zone Opens at Nanjangud’ (Star of Mysore, 6.2.2025), I welcome the City Municipal Council’s (CMC) action — though delayed — in relocating countless roadside eateries that had flourished along the entire stretch from 10th to 15th Cross on the ever-busy Rashtrapathi Road to the nearby nala deck….

Sir, I am writing this letter on behalf of the residents of Ramakrishnanagar (R.K. Nagar) E and F Block, Mysuru, to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned, including the MP and MLA of this Constituency, the appalling condition of our roads, which has been causing immense hardship to residents, commuters and businesses alike….

Sir, Mysuru is gradually developing as a Tier-3 city in India. It is the third major city in Karnataka after Bengaluru and Hubballi. Cities across India are developing at a rapid pace and by 2030, India is expected to become the third-largest economy in the world. (We too need to progress as the nation is…

Sir, Citizens have been facing a severe problem for the past five to six days on the road near the gate of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, connecting to the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Road as sewage water is overflowing from a manhole, forcing college students, the public, and commuters to cover their noses while passing by….

Sir, The series of accidents since 2018 at the Visvesvaraya Canal in Mandya, which has claimed numerous lives — including the latest incident on Feb. 3, when a car plunged into the canal after the driver lost control, resulting in three deaths (Star of Mysore dated Feb. 4) — can only be attributed to the…