Sir, This refers to the news item in SOM yesterday regarding raids on beauty parlours. The Beauty Parlour Association of Mysore, Mandya, Kollegal, Coorg and Chamarajanagar is now 20-years-old. Over the years we have personally visited all parlours and catalogued each and every one.We have submitted this list to the City Corporation a number of…

Sir, I understand that the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have made rain water harvesting to all buildings (old and newly-constructed) mandatory and if not adhered to within three months, MCC would impose a fine every month. While this decision is logical to newer constructions in the city, it is rather draconian to the…

Sir, We got transferred to Mysuru recently from Belagaavi and have settled down on Dewan’s Road, Lakshmipuram. Having got used to a transferable job of my husband I have got used to the usual formalities with getting a landline connection, gas connection etc. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to BSNL staff in…

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the urgency of construction of speed-breaker near eastern gate of Mysore University, to facilitate safe entry of vehicles into Manasagangothri campus, from Paduvarahalli (Bhoodevi Farm) junction side. At present vehicles from University guest house side come uninterrupted on high speed on this…

Sir, The residents of J.P. Nagar have to travel to Suburban bus stand in autos or city buses to catch a KSRTC bus to Bengaluru. Many people including working ones are frequently travelling to Bengaluru from here. So, I request the concerned KSRTC authorities on behalf of general public to introduce buses from J.P. Nagar…

Sir, Apropos the recent news item titled Server down! in SOM, I would like to narrate a similar experience. Last week, I had been to ‘Atalji Centre’ (Nadakacheri) where the Government services such as issuing of income certificate, caste certificate, survival certificate etc., are carried out. These centres accept the applications along with attached documents…

Sir, There are vacant sites on the left and right side of our house which are full of parthenium weeds (see pic.). We and our neighbours’ are afraid even to open the windows. We the residents, in view of our safety, are cleaning the vacant sites near our houses at our own cost. Since the…

Sir, The recent Income Tax and ED raid in Bowring Institute (a reputed Club in Bengaluru), wherein three lockers belonging to one Avinash Amarlal Kukreja, a city-based financier was forcibly opened by Club authorities, throws up interesting aspects of human greed and avarice. The Club had sent him a routine notice asking him to pay…

Sir, The much-hyped multi-level vehicle parking at the Town Hall premises may not see light in the near future. Looks like the contractor to whom this work was entrusted has left the site executing about 6% of the work. Probably the authorities concerned would have diluted all penal clauses in favour of the contractor, so…

Sir, Heaps of dry leaves and garbage are piled up in front of my house for the last several weeks. The pourakarmikas dump it just in front of the compound of my residential house at No. 10, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, after cleaning the street. It has caused a great deal of inconvenience and anguish to…