Sir, Apropos the news item “Operation Wheel Lock” by K.R. Traffic Police (Star of Mysore dated June 10), I feel that the fine of  Rs.100 is too paltry.  The fine of Rs.100 will not compensate the amount of inconvenience caused by the motorists by parking at “No Parking” zones and other areas causing hindrance for…

Sir, It is gratifying to know that the City Top Cop has issued safety guidelines to all schools (SOM dated May 11). It should be a role model. One of the guidelines is: “During school hours, the drivers and other vehicle staff must remain in buses, instead of loitering inside the school compound.” A prolonged…

Sir, This refers to our City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna issuing a very comprehensive safety guidelines  to all schools which is timely and commendable (SOM dated May 11). I went through it and wish to suggest one more addition to the list. I do not know whether it is mandatory that all school buses must…

Sir, This refers to the news “Cow Attack” in SOM dated June 9. Stray cattle menace is all around the city on every road. Road users are at severe risk as these animals roam freely. The civic body is highly irresponsible in dealing with this menace as owners of these animals hardly care for the…

Sir, The news of a cow attack on two women walkers at Kukkarahalli Lake makes a disturbing read (SOM dated June 9). But, it was an incident or accident waiting to happen, given the  apathy of the authorities concerned and  the utter negligence of the security personnel deployed at the Lake who allow all kinds…

Sir, The presently running Tipu Express and Chamundi Express trains’ coach composition consists of just a single AC coach (that is, AC Chair Car Coach- C1) apart from general sitting coaches. It is ironical to note that no effort is yet made by the authorities concerned to augment an additional air conditioned chair coaches in…

Sir, While reading the story of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (SOM dated May 28 – 30, 2019), I remembered seeing that great personality when I was a high school boy in Hunsur. It was in 1955-56 or so. The Field Marshal was retired and was freely moving from Madikeri to Bangalore and other places. Whenever…

Sir, Stray dogs have increased in huge numbers in and around Vijayanagar 2nd Stage and surely in other parts of the city. It is for several years, a repeating ‘menace’ that the citizens have been facing. There were many plans of controlling stray dogs in the city but time and again, the problem resurfaces troubling…

Sir, An overflowing drainage is soaking the bricks (see picture) that labourers each morning, with unprotected hands, lift and use for constructing a building. They are unaware of the lurking health issues, hand bruises that can result in serious diseases like tetanus, gas gangrene and several other illnesses. Complaints to the City Corporation has not…

Sir, The article titled “Are you HAPPY at what you are doing?” by N.K.A. Ballal in Star of Mysore dated  June 6 is worth reading several times. We, as adults, frame the future of our child by fixing two lines and expect them to fit their future within this framework. We never try to identify…