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Traffic signal needed
Voice of The Reader

Traffic signal needed

March 7, 2022

Sir, The Maruthi Tent Circle on Sahukar Chennaiah Road is a major junction where many motorists commute every hour. This is the main road that leads to RIE and AIISH. There are many schools, colleges and institutions too in this vicinity. Vehicles approaching will commute at a high speed as there is a declination on…

Are we destined to bad roads forever?
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Are we destined to bad roads forever?

March 6, 2022

Sir, A lot of time has passed since the announcement of giving a facelift to the roads in the city and repairing the atrocious potholes that are present in almost all the roads. Then came the announcement of the granting of funds and then came the inevitable bickering and fighting for the funds. The Mayor…

Let RTO revert to issuing plastic RC cards
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Let RTO revert to issuing plastic RC cards

March 5, 2022

Sir, While the entire nation is getting and moving on to digitalisation and paperless offices at all sectors, it seems RTO Mysuru is going backwards in this regard.  Decades ago, the RC issued by RTO were in book format, which later was downsized and then to small one.  Subsequently, RTO introduced RC cards in the…

Musings on vehicle number plates
Voice of The Reader

Musings on vehicle number plates

March 4, 2022

Sir, I have come to New Jersey  State in USA to stay with my son for a few months. Here I noticed that  the  number plates  of the vehicles had ‘Garden State’ written on them apart from the usual ‘New Jersey’ and the registration number. I came to understand that New Jersey had vast tracts …

Electricity Supply and Tariff: Some suggestions
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Electricity Supply and Tariff: Some suggestions

March 3, 2022

Sir, I was shocked to read the news item in Star of Mysore a few days ago that there is a proposal to increase the electricity tariff by about Rs.2.69 per unit in Karnataka. My request and suggestion to the authorities concerned would be to decrease the present tariff  by  studying and implementing the following:…

COVID self-test kits: Boon or bane?
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COVID self-test kits: Boon or bane?

March 2, 2022

Sir, The arrival of self-test kits for covid-19 is a welcome step as these are fairly cheap apart from preventing the need to visit test centres. This way, it is a boon. The rule says that those availing self-tests have to upload the result, if found positive, on the ICMR site. If negative, it may…

Tribute to Vidushi H.S. Mahalakshmi
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Tribute to Vidushi H.S. Mahalakshmi

February 28, 2022

She was a strong link in the chain of musicians of Hemmige community Sir, Vidushi H.S. Mahalakshmi, a renowned Karnatak music vocalist, passed away in city on Feb. 20 following a heart attack. Words fall too short to express our sorrow about the sad demise of the 86-yers-old vocalist. Born in the year 1936 at…

Helmet hesitancy: A threat to two-wheeler riders
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Helmet hesitancy: A threat to two-wheeler riders

February 27, 2022

Sir, Very recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health. Similar to this, helmet hesitancy is also the greatest threat to two-wheeler riders who do not wear helmet while on ride. Not wearing helmets resulted in 44,666 deaths of two-wheeler riders which includes 30,148…

KRS road well-lit with LED street-lights
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KRS road well-lit with LED street-lights

February 25, 2022

Sir, Apropos the news item “LED street-lights not a bright idea” (SOM dated Feb.23), I beg to differ on the points mentioned against the newly installed LED street-lights on KRS road. Having seen different types of street-lights on KRS road since decades, I can vouch that the current LED street-lights are much better than the…

Reduce gap between LED street-light poles
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Reduce gap between LED street-light poles

February 24, 2022

Sir, This refers to the news item titled “LED street-lights not a bright idea!” in Star of Mysore dated Feb. 23. The feeling of insufficiency of lighting by the residents could be real. This can be a result of more than one factor alone of choosing LED as replacement to conventional street-lamps. First and foremost…

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