Sir, This has reference to the recent letter in this column where a citizen from Gokulam has raised the menace of stray dogs. Vidyashankar Layout, wherein a reputed School is situated next to Ring Road, is one such area, where the menace is very acute. Many school-going kids and aged citizens have a tough time…

Sir, I am a student studying in Maharaja’s First Grade College. I travel through Valmiki Road to the College from my house and I see thousands of students walking everyday in the morning and evening daily from Maharani’s College situated in Valmiki road to Akashavani Circle,  Yadavagiri. I request the local MLA to kindly look…

Sir, Synonymous to its name, this High Tension Road in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage near the Ring Road is full of potholes. This road is a double road on both sides of the High Tension electricity wires.  This double road is so important that it connects the important software companies like Infosys, Wipro etc., and Koorgalli…

Sir, The letter titled “When ideology intrudes, art suffers” by H.R. Bapu Satyanarayana in SOM dated Dec.16, tells one side of the story and deliberately masks the overall picture of what is going on in Rangayana. The letter tries to squarely blame and put the responsibility of the ongoing fiasco at Rangayana on a few…

Sir, Those who admire Rangayana productions have to agree with the views of Director Addanda Cariappa. He has been the target of vested interests from the day he assumed office. Whatever his political leanings be, the production of ‘Parva’ was a landmark in Rangayana. That Cariappa, being a Kodava, has serious reservations regarding Tipu is…

Sir, Apropos the headline in Star of Mysore dated  Dec. 19 which inter alia informs that forty thousand doses of covid-19 vaccines are wasted and DHO claims it is negligible. Well, I am of the opinion that instead of wasting the vaccine doses which take time, energy and money to manufacture in the labs, the…

Sir, This refers to the news item on Piped Natural Gas (PNG) starting from Hebbal area in SOM dated Dec.12. It was also mentioned that the piped gas would come to Rs. 700 per month. One wonders if meter is installed for the PNG, where is the question of fixed charges being levied? Two days…

Sir, The above two photos are of line of trees on Vishwa Dhathri Main Road from Vivekananda Circle, Kuvempunagar. As you can see, these trees are dangerously leaning on the road side, may be due to regular pruning by CESC of the interfering branches on the other side which has overhead electric wires. This is…

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that the stray dogs in Gokulam 1st Stage are causing a nuisance to the residents living  around. The continuous barking day and night are a menace to the senior citizens, especially in the mornings and late nights. They tend to attack…