Sir, This has reference to the report in SOM dated Oct.19 announcing the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to extend the date for Electors Verification Programme (EVP), upto November 18. After going through the said process upto the earlier last date namely, October 15, following questions arising out of my experience need definite answers:…

Sir, This has reference to my letter “Lalitha Mahal Road residents complain of water scarcity” (SOM dated Sept.19) requesting the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to restore water supply to the residents of Lalitha Mahal Road. We are happy to inform that the Commissioner has taken immediate steps to improve the water supply and for…

Sir, It has been noticed with concern that there is a lot of uncontrolled vehicular movement at the junction of Basant Tiles Corner located on Akka Mahadevi Road in J.P. Nagar. It is proving to be very difficult for pedestrians, especially senior citizens, ladies and children residing in the area, to cross the road at…

Sir, This refers to the recent reports in media on the proposed construction of Viveka Smaraka (Swami Vivekananda Memorial Cultural Youth Centre) at NTM School premises in city. Swami Vivekananda, who is known worldwide as a great monk, is a Mahatma who had rich knowledge of spiritualism and intellectual thoughts. It is  a matter of…

Sir, Every year the Dasara Committee receives brickbats and bouquets after the completion of Dasara festival.  It is definitely not an easy task to conduct the Dasara activities considering the number of vehicles and the floating population in Mysuru, during Dasara days. The need of the hour is to establish a dedicated Dasara Authority, under…

Sir, Swami Vivekananda stayed at the Niranjana Mutt in city when he visited Mysuru for the first time in November 1892. Hence, construction of Swami Vivekananda Memorial Cultural Youth Centre as a memorial to him at the place where the monk stayed is not only most appropriate but also a necessity. The Mysuru City Corporation…

Sir, There was total maladministration in the just-concluded Dasara Procession and Torchlight Parade. The announcement of issuance of tickets was made a few days after Dasara started. I smell a big racket here. Initially the announcement was for issuance of online tickets. Almost immediately, “Tickets Sold Out” message was conveyed to whoever tried to book…

Sir, This is with reference to traffic movement in city during the recently concluded Dasara. Though there is no link between festivals and road safety, many vehicle users ignored road safety rules during the festive season. As Traffic Police were busy in regulating vehicle movement, violators had field-days during entire Dasara season. Triple riding, all…

Sir, The train number 22818 operates from Mysuru to Howrah via Bengaluru-Katpadi-Vijayawada-Vishakapatnam-Bhubaneswar and Kharagpur. The weekly superfast connectivity is an excellent option to travel to Howrah on overnight basis from Mysuru, as the train departs at 12.30 am on Monday (early morning). Further there is an urgent need to re-schedule the train to leave on…

Sir, We, residents at R.S. Naidu Nagar, near Kalpataru Park, are daily facing the monkey menace. They come in groups and they enter our houses and take away or eat things which are kept inside the house. We request the authorities concerned to take suitable action to avoid this menace. – Susheela Nakhate , R.S….