Sir, As Karnataka celebrates a year of the ‘Shakti’ scheme offering free bus rides for women, the State Government has efficiently rolled out the initiative with significant financial backing. However, amidst this success, critical issues persist with the maintenance of other KSRTC buses running on long routes, particularly the Airavat Club-Class AC bus bearing registration…

Sir, The stretch from Bogadi Main Road signal to the Amrita bus stop has become a nightmare for vehicle users, with accidents occurring at night due to collisions with the median. These accidents cause damage to vehicles, injuries to riders and lead to traffic blockages on main road. The root cause of these issues lies…

Sir, This is in continuation of the write-ups in Star of Mysore on Ponnu Muthanna of Pelican Pub, who passed away on June 21. Life’s defining moments are from our first breath to our last. Ponnu made excellent use of every breath he took. Sweet is death that puts an end to all suffering, but…

Sir, The daily train from Bengaluru to Murudeshwar via Mysuru has been frequently reaching Mysuru at an inconvenient time (12.30 am). Additionally, it arrives in Mangaluru late, around 10 am. These delays are causing significant difficulties for all passengers, particularly regular commuters who cannot reach their offices on time. The overnight journey has become exceedingly…

Sir, This refers to the news item titled ‘Violations by builders: City apartment dwellers face double property tax’ (SOM dated June 27). Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa is right in exposing the issue of ‘overtaxing’ apartment owners. It appears that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) considers all those living in apartments as billionaires and taxes them…

Sir, I read the news item ‘Suspend drunk drive checking on weekends’ in SOM dated June 23. After reading this, I am really surprised and shocked that a professional body like the Hotel Owners Association, Mysuru, has made such an official request to the Police Department. There are no logical grounds to seek such a…

Sir, We would like to bring the authorities’ attention to the ramp at the Sub-Registrar North Office in Mysuru Taluk Office premises, which is meant to facilitate movement for senior citizens and disabled persons. When our 79-year-old uncle started climbing the ramp, which was slippery due to the rain, he lost his balance and slid…

Sir, This is in response to the news item titled ‘Violations by builders: City apartment dwellers face double property tax” in SOM dated June 27. These violations are nothing new. RERA (Real Estate Regulatory Authority) was instituted by the Government of India as a guideline and the Karnataka Government passed the Karnataka Real Estate Regulation…

Sir, Sometime ago, a Star of Mysore reader had written in the this column about how much he enjoyed solving the cryptoquip puzzle and had thanked you for publishing the puzzle that provided so much intellectual pleasure to him and like-minded people. He had also suggested that habitual solvers of the puzzle could get-together sometimes….

Sir, In continuation of K.B. Ganapathy and Vikram Muthanna’s write-ups in Star of Mysore on Ponnu (Ponoo) uncle of Pelican Pub, here’s my contribution to describe this familiar cheerful human figure, we lost a couple of days ago. Ponnu uncle was a silent philanthropist, a person who never forgot his elderly kith and kin’s birthday…