Sir, This is regarding KBG’s Abracadabra titled “Welcome to Grand Dasara” in SOM dated Aug. 28. I have been in Mysuru for the last 25 years of my life, and I have come to love the beautiful city that it is. Mysuru, today, for me, is an emotion in more ways than one and the…

Sir, A couple of articles that appeared in Star of Mysore a few days apart vividly describe what is happening in Namma Mysuru these days. On Friday, Aug. 19, the headline was ‘110-km of visual treat’, and the article talked about the grand illumination for the occasion of Dasara celebrations this year. However, an article…

Sir, I wish to share the difficulties faced by people of A1 Block in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage. The park situated behind Aishwarya Petrol Bunk, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, is flooded due to continuous rains. Hence  people, especially the elderly, cannot take their morning and evening walks. Besides bad smell has been emanating from the park due…

Sir, Due to heavy rains, Dattagalli residents are facing a major problem of the Lingambudhi Lake backwater totally flooding the area and entering the houses. Kautilya School in the locality is also affected by this.  Around 25 houses have had to bear the brunt of this water-logging as some of the inmates are stuck inside…

Sir, Ever since SOM columnist Sujata Rajpal interviewed a true versatile patriot Dr. Manik A.V. Bengeri on Aug.3, Bengeri is continuously in news for a very right reason of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav occupying full pages of the evening paper. The features under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: 1947-2022 – Saluting Brave Army Officers’ with introductions…

Sir, In spite of having wide footpaths in most of the commercial and residential localities in Yadavagiri, Vontikoppal, Gokulam and Jayalakshmipuram, it is very sad to note the condition of the footpaths in these localities. Most of the footpaths in these areas are undulated, unfit for the pedestrians to use and where the footpath is…

Sir, This picture shows the pathetic condition of the road leading to St. Thomas Institutions in Vishweshwaranagar. Neither the authorities concerned nor the school authorities or elected representatives seem to be worried about this grave issue. The haphazard movement of vehicles to avoid the potholes is posing a risk to the school students as well…

Sir, Recently, the Mysuru Traffic Police collected an amount Rs. 1.10 crore as traffic fine from the traffic rules violators.  At least a part of this income should be ploughed back towards the safety and benefit of the motorists who adhere to the traffic rules. There is an immediate and urgent requirement of traffic signal…

Sir, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) gave us a surprise today morning when a JCB was plunged into action and started digging the footpath to provide the Rain Water Drain (RWD) on Kalidasa Road. It is nice that some improvement work is happening to clear the rain water effectively. These are planned works and the concerned…

Sir, Recently my son purchased a second hand car.  We applied online through the parivahan website for the RC transfer from the previous owner. However, the payment was showing as “verification pending.” At the RTO they did accept the application  and we assumed that the status would change eventually. But even after 30 working days…