Sir, The Mysuru – Hazrat Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti SF Express is the only train from Mysuru to connect to New Delhi via Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagaavi, Pune, Bhopal and Agra. The train runs via Mysuru-Hassan line but only on a Weekly basis. As there is no facility of a daily service connectivity to New Delhi from…

Sir, This is with reference to Vikram Muthanna’s article titled ‘Give NCC a Try’ in Star of Mysore dated Feb.23. It is a good call to our young generation to build up patriotism and discipline through NCC. Now-a-days expressing patriotism has become a fashion and restricted to selected days, wherein one can see insincere display…

Sir, The news item in SOM dated Feb. 22 regarding eviction of 1.17 Million forest families is heartening to read as these families need to be rehabilitated with minimum facilities in a new place which is a more challenging task. Most of these families might have developed certain bonding and evolved socio-cultural living in tune…

Sir, Of late almost every other day we find Traffic Police conducting checks on two-wheelers at the junction of Hunsur Road and Gokulam Road.  The cops station themselves right at this junction and the two-wheelers are forced to stop at the busy junction.  This is causing a bottleneck for the free flow of traffic. Vehicles…

Sir, The martyrdom of CRPF Jawans is a sacrifice that nothing in kind or cash can equal. The death of the child of Karnataka, H. Guru from Mandya, in the barbaric massacre has stunned the society. The proclamation of compensation to the grieving family appears like a joke. The Government must adopt the families of…

Sir, I had booked a seat on Train No.16215 (Chamundi Express) Chair Car to travel from Mysuru to Bengaluru on 21.2.2019. However, when I arrived at the Railway Station at about 6.30 am to get into the coach and take my seat, I was surprised to find that there was no information on the reserved…

Sir, The newly-started Mysuru – Chennai Express in the morning although helpful for early Bengaluru-goers, especially for reaching K.R. Puram and Whitefield, the time is too early. Being a superfast train with electric loco, we expect it to take 2 hrs 30 minutes to reach Bengaluru. Now it is starting at 4.45 am, halting for…

Sir, CHESCom seems to have taken up some upgradation work in the city for which cables are being laid across most areas. Unfortunately, these cables have been left lying around in large bundles in most areas, like huge snakes lying about, posing serious risk of injury to pedestrians. Most sidewalks have been dug up for…

Sir, We Indians are positive in our thinking to such an extent that we throw caution to the winds only in the hope that “nothing will happen and everything will be okay.”  Many disasters can be averted if problems are foreseen and preventive actions are taken. I would like to draw the attention of the…

Sir, This is with reference to the ongoing discussion with respect to the problems with Aadhaar updation. The Aadhaar updation application form is available online at UIDAI website. However, this form is not accepted at the Aadhaar updation centres, more so at the Post Offices. Even when one fills in the form with all the…