Sir, Apropos the letter of K. Chandrahas in SOM dated Oct. 18, I would like to add that the automated driving test is good for the new Driving Licence (DL) aspirants.  However, I do not foresee reason for a senior citizen to undergo tests, though he is driving safely his vehicle for more than decades. …

Sir, While I admire the work done by Infosys Foundation in maintaining Hebbal Lake Park, it irks me to no end that cameras are banned in this Park. It is a great location for bird and nature photography enthusiasts.  Most people who visit this Park go with their smartphones which have fairly good cameras. So…

Sir,  I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the illegal encroachment of public property along the busy Mahadevapura-Rammanahalli Main Road. The roads have become narrower due to the extension of the shops onto the pavement by the shopkeepers. Vendors put their stalls on the pavement and on the side of…

Sir, The University of Mysore, being the Government’s Nodal Agency, conducted K-SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test -2021), which is the eligibility qualification  for appointment as Assistant Professors in Degree Colleges of the State, nearly  three months ago after a couple of postponements earlier in the year due to COVID pandemic. About one lakh candidates appeared…

Sir,  My house is situated in the dead-end of SBM Colony (last Cross, that is 18th Block) and the second left corner house from Amrutha Bakery bus stop. Since it is in the corner, there are three roads connecting right in front of my house. Everyday I notice one or two vehicles losing control during…

Sir, Recently my friend, who has been driving two-wheelers and four-wheelers since more than forty years, failed in the  automated driving testing track to check the driving skill. He could not renew his driving licence as he failed in “reverse ‘S’ test.” In the reverse ‘S’ test the driver has to drive backwards in the…

Sir, Apropos KBG’s Abracadabra titled “Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mysuru Kendra: Remembering Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy” in SOM dated Oct. 4, just remembered Dr. Krishnamurthy, who had accompanied Dr. Mathoorji, Uthappa family, Sumana and many others by train to Prayagraj (then Allahabad) where Badimaa had her 45-acre guest house-cum-garden on the banks of Sangam (Ganga-Jamuna-Guptagami and Saraswathi)….

Sir, This refers to K.B. Ganapathy’s Abracadabra titled “Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mysuru Kendra: Remembering Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy” (SOM dated Oct. 4). It made an interesting reading but omitted to mention one important point — namely, about the grant of lifetime pension to both Mr. & Mrs. Mathoor Krishnamurthy by the Government of Britain. Although Mathur…

Sir, Drainage water is overflowing for the last 15 days at the Ashoka Circle, adjacent to Mahesh Prasad Hotel, making the entire service road shabby and stinking. The City Corporation authorities have not initiated any action to rectify the leakage so far. Hence, we request the concerned to take appropriate action so that the busy…