By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The recent boat mishap in the Harni Lake on the outskirts of Vadodara in Gujarat last Thursday, in which fourteen school children and their two teachers lost their lives, is nothing short of being a most colossal tragedy. It is gut wrenching, the way in which these young lives…

Sir, It is a matter of great pride that B.M. Manjunath of Kollegal has been invited along with his wife Pushpalatha to witness the Republic Day Parade at New Delhi (SOM dated Jan. 19). This is in honour of his Kannada poem ‘Malagu Kanda…’ winning the first prize in the national-level competition of lullaby composition….

Sir, Kalidasa Road stands out as a prominent commercial thoroughfare in Mysuru, particularly the segment between the Mathrumandali Circle and the Panchavati Signal. This stretch operates as a one-way for vehicles, with parking permitted only on one side of the road, facilitating a smoother bidirectional flow. However, the one-way regulation appears to be largely disregarded…

Sir, All eyes are on Ayodhya now as the entire nation gears up to witness the ‘Pran Pratishtapana’ of the idol at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya with pomp and jubilation on Monday, Jan. 22. India has a long tradition of coinage with images of Gods and Goddesses. At this juncture, I wish to draw the…

Sir, The Water Tank situated in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, D Block, behind Chowdeshwari temple, is either leaking or over-flowing, resulting in precious water going waste. Also it looks dangerous for the structure too. I request the authorities concerned to urgently look into it and do the needful to avoid water being wasted as well as…

Sir, Precious water is leaking since many days behind the RTTC building, 6th Cross in T.K. Layout, Mysuru. In spite of complaining to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities, no action has been taken. This is to once again draw the attention of MCC Commissioner Ashaad-ur-Rahman Shariff and the Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) authorities…

City MLAs, MP should help Sir, The recent Notification by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) asking the property owners to provide certain ownership documents to enable it to digitise ownership records raises certain fundamental questions with regard to its necessity and the functioning of the MCC. Further it also unnecessarily exposes the property owners to…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the Traffic Police authorities concerned about the rampant ongoing menace of using mobile phones while riding two-wheelers in and around the city. Despite highlighting this issue multiple times by many concerned citizens, we are yet to see any concrete steps taken in this regard by the…

Sir, The decline of passenger traffic from Mysore Airport is definitely due to two main reasons. One, except to Chennai and Hyderabad, there are no flights connecting smaller cities and two, lack of information regarding flights and other details to general public. If flights to smaller cities like Belagavi, Shivamogga, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Kochi, Goa, Pune,…

Sir, Mysuru, a tourist hub and a busy city throughout the year with constant flow of tourists, has two prime entrances — one is the City Railway Station and the other is our Suburban Bus Stand. No doubt the Railway Station has been upgraded several times and made easily accessible to users but the KSRTC…