Sir, We have been hearing a lot of criticisms by the public on the Police checks for violation of traffic rules. I fully support the Police action in enforcing traffic discipline and wish they look into another violation too — use of high beam lights within city limits. There is provision under Section 177 of…

Sir, This refers to Design Engineer V.N. Prasad’s letter ‘Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway NH 275: A Designer’s Perspective‘ where he has made wide ranging observations in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 29. NH 275 is a ten-lane Expressway and it has raised a lot of public awareness, expectation and interest. It is due to various reasons including…

Sir, The above photographs were clicked just a few minutes ago and thought worth sharing with the readers of Star of Mysore. Some drain work / road extension work is underway on Hunsur road attached to Hootagalli NHB area.  Due to traffic congestion, this bus has taken an inside route turn so as to join…

Sir, This refers to the letter titled ‘Prioritise road repairs in city; then go for Peripheral Ring Road’ by Kala Chary of Bogadi, on Dec. 11. The letter rightly pointed out to give priorities to thousands of roads inside city limits — like crossroad/ feeder roads to Main Roads that are not repaired for road…

Sir, There is a lot of mess in front of KSRTC Suburban Bus Stand in city. Autos which were earlier forced to park in queue is no longer followed. Auto drivers will be hunting for passengers with exorbitant rates. Buses too stop deep inside the bus stand and passengers have to walk a lot. Only…

Sir, The KRS Dam and Brindavan Gardens in Mandya District is a must-visit tourist destination for all those visiting Mysuru. The place gets a good number of visitors at all times and during weekends, holidays and vacation the footfall increases manifolds. The entry charge is Rs. 50 and parking ticket charges for four-wheeler is Rs.100….

Sir, It is heartening to learn about the various pro-people activities of Yuva Brigade, Nanjangud — be it the tree-planting at public places, cleaning river beds, catching/rescuing snakes from residential areas and dropping them safely at nearby forests etc. The latest being clearing the civic waste heaps recklessly dumped by devotees at the bathing ghats…

Sir, This is in response to our former Mayor Modamani’s concern and advice to MCC officials about building violations published in Star of Mysore dated Dec. 20, 2022. Her concern is highly appreciated but the MCC officials are neither serious nor vigilant. Also, they have not learnt any lessons from the tragic death of retd….

Sir, Recently, I walked into a post office to purchase revenue stamps since my bank was asking for them to process some claims. The clerk at the post office counter expressed surprise that I was asking for it. She said that they don’t sell it anymore.  When I queried where I could obtain them, she…