Sir, It is very often noticed that senior citizens are not allotted lower berths in trains for their journey, in spite of opting for the same at the time of booking their tickets. This is causing great inconvenience to such people, as they find it very difficult to climb the steps to get on to…

Sir, This is yet another plea for improving the frequencies of the city bus route 69C which plies from City Market to Bapuji Layout via Bank Employees Colony, Bogadi, off the Ring Road. Many times, particularly on Sundays, the bus doesn’t enter the Colony at all ! People are fed up with the lack of…

Sir, The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made it mandatory that all four-wheel vehicles should carry Fastag, which they say, will help faster clearance of vehicles through the Toll Gates. I think that making it compulsory is absurd. I own a car but I seldom drive out on the Highways. So why should…

Sir, Nowadays malingering (faking hearing ability for financial assistance) cases are more in the Audiology Clinic. All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, is one of the Nodal Centres to give hearing disability certificate. On an average in a week, 11 of 70 cases (15%) fake their hearing status who seek for hearing…

Sir, Come month ends, Police personnel would be busy stationing themselves at main roads, cross road corners all over the city to catch the helmetless riders, to collect penalty. While the helmetless riders are to be penalised, the modus operandi of the traffic cops needs to be changed to avoid accidents that would happen because…

Sir, Waste materials and garbage are thrown carelessly on main/cross roads and other places affecting both humans and animals. We would like to draw everyone’s attention to what is happening in Devanur, now Rajivnagar 3rd Stage near Narayana Hospital. Waste items are dumped daily on the roads and set ablaze. The toxic and foul smell…

Is Prof. CDN in Town?  Australian High Commissioner !! Sir, The article titled CDN’s Dhvanyaloka is 40 (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 7) carried my memory back to over 40 years with the above query which is still registered in my mind. The then Australian High Commissioner in India was on a visit to Mysore…

Sir, During my regular morning walk, I noticed the carcass of a cat lying in Chinmayi Park, Manujapatha Road, Kuvempunagar, on Dec.7. I telephonically requested the Mysuru City Corporation to get the cat’s body removed as foul smell was emanating from it and dogs were feeding on the same. I got a prompt message on…

Sir, Krishna Vilas Road is home to several Schools and a Junior College. Hundreds of students use this road daily to and fro mornings, afternoons and in the evenings to commute. Most of them are rural students who walk from nearby city bus stand. To prevent plying of heavy vehicles which were causing accidents involving…