Sir, This refers to the news item titled “Railway seeks Congress Office land” in SOM dated Jan. 23. It is very appropriate that Railways want to acquire the 2- acre land adjacent to Dasappa Circle beside the Railway track. There is hardly any activity of Congress seen here. That apart, should the Congress party were…

Sir, Recently I had been to Bhubaneshwar and happened to visit the Market Unit 1 and Unit 2 complexes.  Though the complex has avenue for two-wheelers, the authorities of the BMC have installed barricades in the middle of the road, thus avoiding parking of vehicles. They have also installed fountains and benches to sit for…

Sir, I am a regular walker at Kukkarahalli Lake since my college days. Of late, I found that a lot of stray animals — street dogs and pigs — are entering into the Lake. Some regular walkers entertain dogs by feeding biscuits. Now we can watch from all gates lot of stray animals entering into…

Sir, A few days ago, one of my friends suddenly realised that she couldn’t find her mobile phone. As usual, the opinion was that if it was left behind in the autorickshaw, she wasn’t going to find it or get it back. So she went to block the number with the service provider. In the…

Sir, This refers to the news item “Thermal drones to battle wildfires at Nagarahole” (SOM dated Jan.22). Thermal drones to be deployed to detect wildfires and adopt instant preventive steps is a new addition which may go a long way in controlling wildfires. Hope these drones could be used to detect poachers and also watch…

Sir, I am an employee working at a private company on KRS Road, Metagalli. My office is located opposite to Government Tool Room and Training Centre (GTTC). There are two Ready Concrete Mixer Plants operating on the same road. A number of loads of heavy concrete mixers ply on this stretch daily. Half of the…

Sir, The Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Mutt is a Vaishnava Mutt, which is located in the heart of the city near Jaganmohan Palace. The monumental edifice of the Mutt has a beautiful architecture. The royal family members of Mysore hold the Parakala Mutt as their official Gurukul. Even now, the royal lineage has a close relationship…

Sir, Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London, displaying wax-works of celebrities, famous and historical personalities. Precision-worked, life-size statues of Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan have been erected here along with cricketing icons like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh’s life-size statue was unveiled in Ferozpur outside the District…

Sir, City road sides have become dumping ground for all sorts of garbage and debris. Majority of the tractors that roam in the city limits carry loads of waste materials which they dump on the road side without any hesitation, fear of MCC authorities or concern for public health. The above photo was taken on…

Sir, Sometime back twin plastic dustbins were installed at different locations in each Railway Station in the State. There was an uproar also that several of such dustbins have been located within close proximity to each other. Recently I happened to see the fate of a plastic dustbin located on the Railway Platform in one…