Sir, Apropos the news item ‘Illegal ad boards, posters to attract MCC action’ (SOM dated Feb. 17). It highlights the repetitive and largely ineffective measures taken by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Back in 2002, when N. Jayaram served as the MCC Commissioner and Kumar as the Assistant Commissioner, a special team was formed to…

Sir, With reference to the recent road accident on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway near Channapatna (Car lands atop another car, SOM dated Feb. 18, 2025), placing barricades on highways is unacceptable from a road safety perspective. I had highlighted this concern in my letter published in this column (Why barricades on Highways?, Dec. 2, 2024). While…

Sir, I am writing to you on behalf of the distraught residents of Telecom Layout in Bogadi 2nd Stage. A road contractor has dug up a trench across the only entrance to the layout without leaving any space even for pedestrians, let alone two-wheelers. There was no planning or consultation on this overnight development. As…

Sir, The very first and cover page of Star of Mysore 48th Anniversary Special Issue, published on Feb. 16, 2025, attracted me as one could not read it as an advertisement  but as a letter of testimony for Star of Mysore. It is from our city’s well-known apartment builder Sankalp, headed by Dr. V.K. Jagadish…

Poor vision of leadership, UoM Syndicate Sir, This morning I read the news that the University of Mysore (UoM) has decided to close down the School of Foreign Languages which was teaching 6 foreign languages. Reason: The school was not getting minimum 15 students in each language. I am sad to say that this decision…

Urgent need for traffic reform Sir, I am writing to express my concerns about the current traffic enforcement practices by the Mysuru City Police, which are causing unnecessary congestion and frustration for road users, particularly at the toll gates on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway. On Feb. 9, 2025 (Sunday), while returning from Mysuru to Bengaluru,…

Sir, Hearty congratulations to C.P. Belliappa for enlightening us with a highly informative and also humorous article ‘How towns in Kodagu got their names’ in Star of Mysore dated Feb. 17. His lighter vein style of writing enriches the pleasure of knowing about the rich cultural history of Kodagu through how its towns got their…

Sir, It has come to light that the defunct traffic signals in and around Mysuru may not be repaired or serviced in the near future, as the outstanding payments to the service provider maintaining the signals are mounting. Owing to defunct traffic signal lights, we  can now  notice chaotic traffic at every intersection.  Given this…

Sir, I read KBG’s write-up titled ‘A Retired Officer and his Shanti Puja at age 80 — Good governance is possible only with such officers’ in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 27 following the demise of A.K. Shiva Roy of State Accounts Department and former Accounts Officer of MUDA on Jan. 24. It was a…

Sir, A clogged manhole in Brindavan Extension has led to sewage water overflowing onto the road, causing immense hardship to the residents. The foul smell and unhygienic conditions have made it nearly impossible for pedestrians and motorists to use the road safely. This is a recurring issue in the area and temporary fixes have not…