Sir, This refers to letters of Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere (retd.) (SOM dated Oct. 12) and R. Yadupathi Putty (SOM dated Oct. 15) regarding straightening of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House. The District Minister, who is also the Public Works Minister and who has given the green signal to this ill-conceived project at a…
Sir, Reading KBG’s Abracadabra titled ‘Gone Away: To Germany & Austria – 3; A Day Out looking at Down Town Berlin’ (SOM dated Oct.12) where a mention was made about superstition as a phenomenon all over the world and a mention of locks being put on the barricade on either side of the bridge to…
Sir, I agree with the observations made by Major General S.G.Vombatkere (Retd.) in SOM dated Oct. 12 regarding widening (straightening) of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House. Before further public uproar can begin, authorities concerned must consider all the pros and cons of such huge unnecessary investment in the name of avoiding accidents on a…
Sir, While it is sad to note that unsuspecting residents were caught unawares by heavy rains and rising water levels up to seven feet at Paduvarahalli, one look at the topography of the area will make it evident that this disaster was waiting to happen. From time immemorial, excess rainwater from present day Jayalakshmipuram and…
Sir, This is to convey to the people concerned my concurrence with the views expressed by Maj. Gen. S.G. Vombatkere (SOM dated Oct. 12) in the matter of widening the Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House. That the accidents are more due to negligent driving and over-speeding than due to ‘bad’ roads is evident from…
Sir, Kudos to SOM for publishing the excellent interview of noted poet Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed in three parts (SOM dated Oct. 8 to Oct. 10). This brings to my memory the year 1971-72 when I had the opportunity of operating Prof. Nissar Ahmed for appendicitis at the then famous Bangalore Nursing Home which was…
Sir, I find that at many Railway Stations, installations of Aquaguard mineral water are either not working or the person deputed to man is not available at such installations. My recent experience was at Shivamogga Town Railway Station Platform No.1 on 3rd October 2017. I was at the Platform from 2.45 pm to 4.15 pm…
Sir, In yet another case of ad-hoc planning, a short stretch (about 500-metres) of Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House is to be widened and straightened at a cost of Rs.12 crore (SOM dated Oct. 11, page 12). This project is to prevent accidents on the stretch between Kalamandira and the turn near Kukkarahalli Lake…
Sir, Kudos to Dr. Javeed Nayeem for his write-up on telephone history of India (SOM dated Oct.6). He has covered almost all aspects of our telephone culture in the recent past. But how can we ever forget our reverence to and the importance of the “black box.” It was placed on various types of mats,…
Sir, Apropos the letter by N. Devarajan (SOM dated Oct.6), I fully endorse the views of the writer. The Railways are not expected to be dishonest. Another instance of dishonesty by the Railways is the Tatkal Scheme. About half the reserved berths in a train is sold under this scheme. It is not a favour…
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