Sir, Scientific temper for an individual and technology for administration are the need of a progressive society. However, if the technology is dysfunctional and faulty for, on an average, four days in a week, that technology may well be discarded till some western engineer fixes the problem. One person from Bengaluru came to the undersigned…

Sir, The residents of Ittigegud are already facing a tough time to handle the traffic and parking menace of tourist vehicles as complained by many other readers in this column. Since the Zoo subway was opened, an illegal auto stand has been set up without any permission at the exit of the subway. Now this…

Sir, Kudos to SOM and thanks to Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath for having published an article on musician and scholar Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma in two parts (SOM dated June 11 and June 13). The article has brought out in detail the life and achievements of this proud son of Mysuru. It is my pleasure…

Sir, Apropos the letter by K. Vijaykumar titled ‘Pay & Park is against the ideology of Government’ in SOM dated June 13. I liked very much the satire in the words FREE (in capitals) season, while drawing attention of MCC to the ideology of the present State Government vis-à-vis pay and park. I wish to…

Sir, When I first read that MCC will finally implement ‘Pay and Park’ system, I was happy. At last, our Corporators are doing the right thing. But I was disappointed to read the Abracadabra critical of such a long delayed facility. Now looks like after seeing all the media hype, MCC is having a second…

Sir, This refers to the report titled ‘Pay and Park tender put on hold: Mayor’ in Star of Mysore dated June 13. No wonder MCC’s latest goof-up ended even before it started! I was very much sceptical when it was announced that the ‘pay and park’ will be implemented on five prominent roads of the…

Sir, In the background of the ongoing debate on the issue of ‘Pay and Park’ proposed by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), I would like to add a few points. When Mr. Siddaraju was the Chairman of City Improvement Trust Board (CITB), now Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), land in the fourth and last stage…

Sir, The recent revision of the power tariff has sparked a great uproar among power consumers. It is a well-known fact that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) undertakes this exercise annually in May-June. However, due to the election Model Code of Conduct, the revision was delayed this time. Interestingly, both the Congress and BJP…

Sir, There has been a lot of confusion and chaos regarding the election promise of the “Five Guarantees”  by the present Congress Government of Karnataka. It would have been more decent if only the Congress party had thought twice before making such unrealistic promises. However, I do agree with Rama Jagadishan (Gruha Jyothi Guarantee: Why…

Sir, I would like to bring the readers’ attention to the news item titled ‘55 killed in 5 months in accidents on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway’ (SOM dated June 9, Page-4). I would like to address the statement made in the last column of the article which suggests that “Unscientific construction and incorrect alignment at some stretches…