Sir, All the available details about the recent kidnapping of a Mysuru boy for ransom incident are scary indeed. Seeking home care for the elderly has become essential for many families these days due to various compulsions. Having domestic help has always been there fulfilling the needs of the employers and the employees as well….

Sir, I recently flew from Lucknow to Bengaluru by Indigo Airlines. The flight arrived 40 minutes late. Instead of 18.35, it arrived at 19.15. I had booked my Flybus ticket to Mysuru online before departure from Lucknow as boarding was in time for 19.15 departure bus. As the flight was delayed, I was sure of…

Sir, Recently I read with interest a news about installation of cameras in Bengaluru which can read the name-plate of the vehicle from 100 mts distance itself for various traffic violations. This seems a good move by the Traffic cops to directly handle the traffic offenders and to clear traffic violation fines due earlier. While…

Sir, This refers to Dr. Javeed Nayeem’s article titled “Not so graceful Presidential Election!” in SOM dated June 26. He has rightly said that the President of India is not merely a titular head. He has to use his discretionary powers to safeguard our Democracy and Constitutional rights at the time of exigencies. Our country…

Sir, All the roads around Gokulam Park road is now in perennial darkness after replacing the existing tubelights, sodium vapour lamps and neon street-lights with a low quality, low luminance LED streetlights.  Gokulam Park road area is a purely residential one and the residents, especially the senior citizens and the children are finding it difficult…

Ply direct buses from Kuvempunagar Depot in Mysuru to Electronic City & Whitefield in Bengaluru Sir, After a long COVID break, slowly companies at Bengaluru are limping back to normalcy. Now  work from home is  getting transformed into work in respective offices/companies, resulting to travel by KSRTC buses during weekends (Friday evenings) from Electronic City,…

Sir, As a regular user of Lingambudhi Park over several years, I have seen many incidents of misuse of this public park and its surroundings by irresponsible visitors as also many contract workers of the Forest Department. Because of several sandalwood trees in this vast park, many attempts have been made to cut the trees…

Sir, The images above are of the Leadenhall Market situated in the Central district of London. This structure was built in 14th century as a meat market and the original design was very similar to Devaraja Market of Mysuru. This market is situated in the middle of the financial district with each square foot of…

Sir, I would like to bring to the notice of authorities concerned the bad condition of High Tension Double Road connecting Contour Road in Gokulam on one side and Ring Road on the other. It is a very busy road with an Engineering College and shopping area. It is also used by motorists going to…

Sir, The monkeys near the temple atop the Chamundi Hill are proving to be dangerous to the visitors of late. They roam around without fear of humans and attack those who are carrying bags containing fruits and prasadams collected inside the temple. While it is a comic sight for the bystanders, it must undoubtedly be…