Sir, The Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line has been doubled, electrified and upgraded for speeds of up to 110 kmph. However, trains on this section are now slower than they were earlier on the single diesel line. To glorify Vande Bharat service, Shatabdi Express has been slowed to a travel time of 2 hours and 15 minutes,…

Sir, Looking at this picture, which is typical of the area, one is left wondering: Is Hebbal First Stage, Ward No. 1, a garbage dump site? Otherwise, why is there no action from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in clearing the garbage that is left unattended for days and worse still, no action to prevent…

Sir, We have been continuously requesting the Bogadi Town Panchayat to construct the interior roads of Bank Employees Colony, Bogadi, for many years. However, nothing has been done so far in this Colony. Recently, the main entrance road from Ring Road to the Colony, namely 4th Main Road, was completely blocked due to water pipeline…

Sir, Suttur Jathra Mahotsava-2026, held from 15th to 20th January at Suttur Srikshetra, was a magnificent six-day spiritual and cultural festival commemorating Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi. Lakhs of devotees participated with deep devotion and enthusiasm. The flawless conduct of religious rituals, cultural programmes, krishi mela, health camps, rural games, mass marriages and the inspiring…

Sir, During my recent visit to Mysuru, my hometown, I witnessed uncivilised behaviour from the so-called civilised people who live in our vicinity and are highly literate, by throwing garbage bags in the corner of a road where the wall is beautifully painted with the words: “To maintain cleanliness and not to throw garbage.”  I…

Sir, I wish to draw the urgent attention of the MCC Commissioner to a serious and recurring hazard faced by residents and commuters along the Mahadevapura Main Road. This busy stretch — passing through Udayagiri, Beedi Workers Hospital in Azeez Sait Nagar and Satellite Bus Stand — sees heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic and has…

Sir, As we all know, Mysuru is a growing city and the traffic is also growing day by day. Accidents occur due to poor traffic management and not having rightful thoughts towards potential hazardous accident-prone spots. One such example with a potentially hazardous accident spot is the road next to I CAN School connecting to…

Sir, This refers to the recent observations made by Dr. Javeed Nayeem in Star of Mysore and a recent High Court remark highlighting the growing problem of human-wildlife conflict. While wildlife conservation is essential, it cannot come at the cost of human lives and livelihoods. Across many villages surrounded by forests, people live in constant…

Sir, I would like to draw your immediate attention to the extremely bad condition of the Maruthi Temple Road in T.K. Layout following the completion of Underground Drainage (UGD) works. Although the UGD work was completed some time ago, the road has not been restored properly and remains highly damaged. The road surface is uneven…

Sir, The news of Mysuru City getting an additional 50 traffic signals is both fantastic and appalling (SOM dated Jan. 13). Fantastic because it is the need of the hour due to the huge increase in the density of traffic movement and appalling due to the unabated traffic violations, including signal jumping. The audacity of…