Sir, This refers to online classes for primary and high school students. I wonder how parents who live in the rural or remote places with no/ less network coverage will cope up with this system. If both parents are working, how will they help their children during online classes? If a parent has got two…

Sir, Now that the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has been made the sole University to conduct Distance Education throughout Karnataka, it has assumed as a Central University with higher responsibility to educate those persons who are not able to attend classes in regular colleges due to their other obligations. The KSOU can now plan…

Sir, In spite of the lockdown and keeping distances, the Coronavirus spread is not reduced significantly. In addition to these precautions, it may be necessary to take measures to avoid spread through air at breathing level. The virus survives and multiplies when it reaches soft tissues of nose and throat. Hence in the breathing air,…

Sir, Apropos the news item No Mask Pay Fine (SOM dated July 6), just imposing a fine on people not wearing a mask while stepping out of their homes is not enough. Many people do not even know how to wear a mask in the proper manner. A mask should cover both the nose and…

Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities and the Police are jointly collecting fines from people who are not wearing masks. Now a clarification is needed if a person driving a four-wheeler should be wearing the mask while driving or not. Since the front wind-screen acts as a protective gear, wearing a mask and driving…

Sir, The decision of Mysuru City Traffic Police to commence a ‘Photo Clicking Drive” (Now Traffic Police will click photos of traffic violations on mobile phones in SOM dated July 6) is really commendable. Right under the nose of the Traffic Police, some motorists (it is observed that a violator by default violates multiple traffic…

Sir, This is regarding the pathetic condition of the MUDA Park in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, near Heritage Club. It is full of weeds and untrimmed branches of trees besides being a home for mosquitoes, other insects and reptiles. Many a times morning and evening walkers confront snakes. In such a situation many people avoid entering…

Sir, The Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) in Vijayanagar and Saraswathipuram have recently re-opened after the lockdown was relaxed in Mysuru. The ASK had announced that only applicants with online appointments will be accepted. So there is a rush to get appointments from the Cyber Centres. It has been observed that some Cyber Centres are allegedly…

Sir, This is to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned about the public nuisance near the new Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Saraswathipuram. People are coming from various places in and around Mysuru in 5 to 6 TATA Ace vehicles with applicants around 10-15 persons in each such van. There is no maintaining of…

Sir, When digitisation was the mantra everywhere and paperless offices are becoming prominent, many Government Offices have switched over to the new system and performing well. The MCC too initiated action on this and the water bills which were given in print version were slowly shifted to soft version. Though there were certain hiccups initially,…