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…
Stop dumping waste on Main Roads
December 13, 2019Sir, 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…
India(ns) in global space
December 12, 2019Given the complex mix of identity that the currently estimated population of 140 crore people come under their social, economic, ethnic, linguistic and so on, the term diversity to portray that mix in families, communities and the nation as an entity would amount to oversimplification of the contemporary scenario, even grossly inadequate to know the…
Remembering Prof. C.D. Narasimhaiah
December 12, 2019Is 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…
Prompt action by civic authorities
December 11, 2019Sir, 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…
Restore iron girders on Krishna Vilas Road
December 10, 2019Sir, 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…
Unexpected cancellations of flights from Mysuru
December 9, 2019Sir, We stay in Mysuru and wanted to experience the joy of flying from Mysore Airport in Mandakalli. We happily booked air tickets from Air India for our trip to Kochi on 8.11.2019 for our travel on 8.12.2019 — Flight AI9893, Booking ref YM76T. But the happiness lasted for 4 days since I received a…
Unscientific drainage work on Ramavilas Road
December 8, 2019Sir, Drainage work is under progress from Muda circle up to the junction of Dewan’s Road in Ramavilas Road. The drain constructed is a bit higher than the footpath and the footpath is a bit higher from the road level. The rain water has no way to flow into the drain from the road side…
Reining in rural poverty
December 7, 2019Story-tellers of yesteryears, in engaging the minds of children often began their narratives with the expression “once upon a time there lived a poor brahmin (bada brahmana)…” virtually clouding the young minds about poverty bugging other sections of the populace. In our times, the country’s farming fraternity are in full glare, given the regular flashes…
Pathetic condition of Kalidasa and Vijayanagar Roads
December 7, 2019Sir, Your news item on the condition of Kalidasa road leading to Vijayanagar (SOM dated Dec. 2) and the apathy shown by the elected representatives, former and current, couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. The condition of the roads not only slows down the traffic, but also leads to usage of the cross…















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