Sir, Post-conversion to double lane, the Mysuru-Nanjangud stretch on NH 766 has turned deadly with the accident count ascending each week rather than coming down. Recently, two fatalities that occurred on a single day snatched away two precious lives, one at the Apollo Circle (BDO Office) and the other near the temple on bypass road….

Sir, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is doing a yeoman service by beautifying the footpaths of majority of roads in Mysuru, making it pedestrian-friendly. Though some roads do not have much pedestrian movement, MCC has undertaken civil works to beautify such footpaths also and to make it walkable. But unfortunately, Kalidasa Road has skipped the attention…

Sir, Much to the chagrin of the people of Mysuru, the Yeswantpur-Karwar Express has been rescheduled and now touches Mysuru only thrice a week. The rationale behind the new schedule is hard to understand because this revised schedule is causing inconvenience to travellers of Bengaluru as well due to its  early departure. Firstly, it now…

Sir, The road hump provided just adjacent to the DC’s Office building  is not scientifically designed one. Moreover, the installation of such  humps on roads is mere violation of Supreme Court’s recent verdict. Adding to the above, failure to mark  and maintain these road humps  periodically  by authorities concerned, with bright white coloured Zebra stripes…

Sir, On 26th January, around 7.30 pm, a heavy and dense smoke (see photo) had engulfed all around the area behind Civil Law Courts where I reside. I went around the Public Prosecutors’ Office to locate the source of the unusual thick smoke, but I could not spot the source. I telephoned the Fire Station,…

Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the Department concerned and officials regarding the violation of the rule that bans use of loud intensity crackers and loudspeaker after 10 pm near my residence at Maruti Circle, N.R. Mohalla. There is rampant use of loudspeaker and sometimes crackers of loud intensity after the stipulated…

Sir, Of late, Mysuru City Traffic Police are earning a substantial amount as fines collected from traffic rule violators. As long as we have irresponsible parents and disobedient children, Traffic Police will have their coffers filled with money collected as fines. And probably with so many “operations” by the Traffic Police, the income from the…

Sir, I have been travelling in Train No. 16022 Kaveri Express from Mysuru Jn. every Sunday night since eight years now. This train is also preferred by many tourists and IT employees commuting during weekends. I have noticed that from the past few months this train is starting from 6th Platform rather than the 1st…

Sir, This has reference to the news report “In-house Conservation Laboratory at Mysore Palace” (Star of Mysore dated Jan. 23).  While the idea of setting up an in-house Conservation Laboratory for the care and preservation of the many works of art in the Mysore Palace is laudable, the statement made to the press at the…