Sir, The Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Service Road at Alanahalli – Nadanahalli Cross remain water-logged throughout the year, even during summer. Filthy water continuously flows out from the box drain and the overflowing drainage has turned into a breeding ground for frogs, mosquitoes and even water snakes. The one-kilometre stretch of box drain from…
Sir, Ward No. 1, Hebbal 1st Stage, has turned into a garbage dump, with people indiscriminately throwing household and other waste on the roadside. The problem is compounded by inefficient garbage clearance by the respective MCC Zone Office and the lack of action against offenders by the authorities concerned. It has now become a full-fledged…
Sir, Thank you STAR for covering the fires and waste-burning issue in Jayalakshmipuram in Star of Mysore dated Oct. 7. The report titled Smokepuram! rightly highlighted the seriousness of the situation. What happened on Oct. 4 (where garbage mounds were set on fire at multiple places) was primarily a containment effort — a necessary first…
Sir, It has been more than two months since precious drinking water has been flooding near Lakshmipuram Police Station, right opposite the unused and dysfunctional public toilet. Repeated calls and messages to the authorities have fallen on deaf ears. At one end, we perform the ‘Cauvery Aarti’ and at the other, we allow the seepage…
Sir, The University of Mysore (UoM) has a glorious history of over a hundred years. Once upon a time, money flowed like water in the University and there were no issues related to salaries or pensions. Today, the situation is completely different. The University has no funds to pay pensions to 1,900 pensioners and salaries…
Sir, As a senior citizen, I wish to express my deep anguish over the alarming rise in crimes against hapless seniors, occurring almost every day in broad daylight on the busy roads of Mysuru. Mysuru has long been regarded as a safe retirement haven, attracting many seniors to settle here in the fag end of…
Sir, Since the last few days, several fake accidents have been reported in our city, mainly targeting senior citizens driving alone in their four-wheelers, even in broad daylight. About 15 years ago, the Traffic Police had ‘Cobras’ — Constables on white bikes — patrolling their jurisdictions. These mobile officers proved extremely useful in responding quickly…
Sir, Yesterday, I visited the Lingambudhi Flower Show. The road starting from Ramakrishnanagar Church leading to the Flower Show Park is in a terrible state. It was dug up nearly eight months ago and has not been asphalted since. Now, it’s just a muddy stretch full of potholes, making the drive extremely unpleasant and dangerous….
Sir, After reading Vikram Muthanna’s article ‘Shhhh… they’re building Road to Riches’ under his weekly column In Black & White in Star of Mysore dated Sept. 27, about the pothole menace in Bengaluru, I was reminded of an interesting WhatsApp forward which I thought would interest other SOM readers. Here it is: Few people know…
Sir, There are many low-income and poor families living in extremely small rental tenements around the Bogadi area. I was shocked to learn that the owners of these tenements have not provided direct water connections to their tenants, even though they themselves enjoy proper water connections. As a result, these poor families are forced to…
Chamundi Hill upgrade to start from JanuaryDecember 4, 2025
Plan revised for safer Rathotsava movementDecember 4, 2025
Engineer turns burglarDecember 4, 2025
Construction of multi‑purpose centre, arch, v...December 4, 2025
Recent Comments