Sir, I have been paying my house tax every year since last 10 years. Paying house tax is a highly cumbersome and tiresome process in Mysuru. Two pages of Form, a FOUR part challan, waiting in the queue for hours at the mercy of the “writer/RI” of the MCC, paying him/her Rs.50 for filling in…

Sir, The Traffic Police have erected barricades tied with rope parallelly on a small stretch of JLB Road in the vicinity of a shopping mall. These barricades are causing hindrance for the free flow of traffic on this stretch especially during holidays and weekends. Probably these barricades are placed by the Traffic Police to curb…

Sir, Today I witnessed the trials and tribulations of tax-payers at MUDA Office. A large number of spirited senior citizens, both men and women, were among the crowd. I cannot say that  it was a pleasant experience standing in a queue for quite some time. I thought I was doing a sacred duty as a…

Sir, Being myself an environmentalist, I am tempted to appreciate your Editorial titled ‘From Despair To Hope’ which made an excellent read (SOM dated Apr.25). As an ardent reader of Star of Mysore, perhaps since its ‘birth,’ it is my observation that  your Editorials are always topical and good. I had participated in public campaigns…

Sir, Kudos to all the stakeholders for beautifying Ramakrishnanagar (RK Nagar) Park by adding an Open Air Gym and an exclusive park for children. I am a regular visitor to this park and the big eyesore here is that adults and even grown up kids use the children’s park resulting in damage to equipment. One…

Sir, This refers to your well-timed Weekend Star Supplement (Road to Hell) last Saturday focussing on dangerous roads. This particular road in Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 6th Cross, 5th Main, could qualify for a spot on that list. Though it is not a major highway nor has it claimed lives, the exposed rocks have eaten away…

Sir, The junction at Reliance Supermarket – Water Tank is very busy owing to high volume of vehicles plying towards Infosys, Kumbarakoppal, Gokulam and other areas. Many ksrtc buses also ply through this junction. In addition, the buses have a designated stop which adds to the chaos. The pedestrian traffic due to the bus stop…

Sir, This is with reference to Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem’s ‘Over a cup of evening tea’ published in Star of Mysore on Friday (May 3) where he had written on a Gulmohar tree under the title “Gulmohar Gone forever… But Hope lives on!” I think this article should be an eye-opener for both Mysuru City…

Sir, Though MCC has taken up the widening of Bogadi Road from the existing two lanes to four lanes during the last year from Bogadi Ring Road to Viswamanava Double Road, a portion between AIISH Circle and Panchavati campus of AIISH was left unfinished. This part of the road has  now become unmotorable with lot…

Sir, At present people who are working in and around K.R. Puram, Whitefield, are travelling by Viswamanava Express  reaching KSR, Bengaluru around 9.15 am and in turn catching  Arkonam Passenger to reach their work places (to avoid heavy road traffic) around Hoodi Railway Station as late as 11.15 am many a time. The newly-started Mysuru-Chennai…