Sir, I would like to thank Girija Madhavan and Star of Mysore for the article titled “Maharani’s College in Old Mysore: A Nostalgic Recall” (SOM dated June 14, 2021). It was very heart-warming to read about my grandmother, Dechamma. As Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will…

Sir, The sad demise of Milkha Singh has left a void in the sporting history of India. The legendary sprinter with the famed sobriquet ‘Flying Sikh’ is an epitome of struggle both in his life and death. His month-long battle on the bed for life against fate is analogous to his struggle as a youngster…

Sir, While making the online payment of property tax through Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) website, the message — “Form is not secure – Google Chrome” and “the information you’re about to submit is not secure – because this form is being submitted using a connection that’s not secure, your information will be visible to other”…

Sir, I am a regular buyer of Nandini butter which comes in packets of 100, 200 & 500 gms. Since a long time, I have been noticing that these packets which are sold at Nandini booths are tampered when compared to those sold at popular departmental stores. A small quantity of butter is scooped off…

Sir, During the past few days, a few letters have appeared in this column complaining that whenever there is heavy rain, their houses are flooded with smelly underground disposal water. This is because many commercial buildings and house owners have not separated rain water and toilet water. Therefore, there is overloading of the underground disposal…

Sir, Indian desi cricket had three important tournaments — Ranji Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. It was during earlier seventies that Karnataka Ranji Squad had legends like GRV, Prasanna, Chandrashekar, Roger Binny, Brijesh Patel, Sudhakar Rao, Kirmani, etc. and with this strong line up, B. Vijayakrishna made himself in the squad always. At…

Sir, This refers to the recent news item on the door-to-door COVID testing drive launched by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). The RT-PCR testing should not be done to all and sundry (except when it’s done free). RT-PCR testing should be done house-to-house only in case someone is sick (has fever or difficulty in breathing)…

Sir, Free vaccination for people aged between 18 and 44 years will be commencing from June 21. As there is a possibility of donated-blood shortage, all recognised Blood Banks can come together and form a Forum. They can organise ‘Blood Collection Centres’ close to each Vaccination Centre, of course, with the permission and cooperation of…

Sir, We refer to several news reports published in recent media about the cases of illegal land conversions from agricultural to non-agricultural, illegal land encroachments in Lakes to make them residential sites etc. Though the serious situation of land Mafia in Mysuru was reported to Government long back, the State Government has failed to act….

Sir, This morning I made an attempt to access the Income Tax e-filing portal and I observed that the process is not simple as made out to be! On logging in, one is asked to update one’s profile. On updating, it points to discrepancy in profile updated and the data available in the PAN database….