Sir, The footpath near new Deputy Commissioner’s Office complex on Mysuru – Bannur Road is blocked by a street vendor. As a result, pedestrians walk on the footpath on this busy stretch. There is no hump or traffic signal on this particular stretch near CPWD Office to cross which is also life threatening. Vehicles move…

Sir, Recently I travelled in Chennai Express train which departs Mysuru Railway Station at 9 pm from Platform No. 4. The Chamundi Express train arrives on Platform 5 at the same time. The stairs connecting platforms 4 and 5 are very narrow and leads to crowding at times. Though there were other platforms without any…

Sir, I am a commuter of KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) city bus. The following buses which were stopped two years back due to Covid-19 pandemic are yet to resume operations: Route No. 10A of Kuvempunagar Bus Depot which was operating from J.P. Nagar last bus stop to L&T via Chamundipuram, Ramaswamy Circle, Dasappa…

Sir, We have heard a lot about fake currencies earlier too, for instance coin in the denomination of Rs. 10. Recently I had visited Shirdi and could see people exchange Rs. 10 coin, but whereas in Karnataka especially in Mysuru, the traders do not accept Rs. 10 coin. I feel certain awareness should be created…

Sir, Recent reports have indicated that Mysuru-Bengaluru Expres-sway will not have access to two-wheelers and three-wheelers. I perceive that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Government is contemplating a hefty toll in this NH 275 Expressway. I would like to mention that toll is not a tax. It’s the money collected to maintain…

Sir, For the past few days, asphaltation of roads  is going on in full swing near Law Courts Complex, Zilla Panchayat Office on K.R. Boulevard, Vani Vilas Double Road and other adjacent areas. Surprisingly, these stretch of roads are reasonably in a good shape. There are other roads in the vicinity of Vani Vilas road…

Sir, This refers to the news item ‘Mysuru has 25.59 lakh eligible voters: DC’ in SOM dated Jan. 7.  I went to the website of Election Commission to check if my name is registered in the electoral data base. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the software is very pleasantly laid out and one can…

Sir, I recently visited Daria Daulat Bagh along with my family on a trip to Srirangapatna. We were surprised to find that the offline ticket counter was closed permanently and that we were required to book entry tickets online. This posed a major problem for many of the tourists there, particularly senior citizens and foreign…

Sir, As on date, 12007/MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru Shatabdi Express operates on all days of the week, except Wednesday. Why is the Railways following same rules for  20607/MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru Vande Bharat Express? Instead, they can operate 20607/MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru Vande Bharat Express on all the days of the week…