Sir, After a long wait, the covid vaccines have arrived all across the country and being given to all who wish to take and are eligible as per set procedures. The sheer volume of the exercise is scary but reasonably well done. Till the opening day, on Monday 1st March, there were some press reports…

Sir,                                                             My husband and myself took our first shot of Covid-19 vaccine and it gives me a sense of pride that our nation has managed the crisis so well. The credit should go to the Health Department and the medical staff.  Now it is in our hands (the general public) to carry this mission forward…

Sir,  The Bisilu Maramma Temple in Gangothri Layout celebrated some Jathra today (Mar.8) and the people were seen crowding inside and on the streets leading to the Temple. There was absolutely no covid protocols followed here as most people were neither wearing masks nor social distancing. I also saw some people defecating in the vacant…

Sir, I had gone to the Trauma Care Centre on KRS road for taking my vaccine shot. The new centre was well-prepared for the influx of patients. Proper arrangements were in place for registration, chairs were placed in queue, facilitating senior citizens to sit and proceed with registration. There were four rooms for vaccination, each…

Sir,  This is to register, record and acknowledge the excellent service rendered by the staff of JSS Hospital, M.G. Road, Mysuru.  My wife and I got jabbed against COVID-19 at the JSS Hospital this morning (5.3.2021). The Hospital experience was pleasant and hassle-free. The process is organised in stages: Getting our token numbers by showing…

Sir, I was delighted to read in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 5 that political heavy-weights like MP Pratap Simha, MLA G.T. Devegowda, MLA L. Nagendra and MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev are putting pressure on the Government for a separate Water Supply Board for Mysuru like the one in Bengaluru. This is not a new…

Sir, Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem rightly feels about today’s dilemma of every sick person about finding a right doctor ! (refer his column Over a Cup of Evening Tea in SOM dated Feb. 28). Every time I get badly ill, I pray God to show me a good, compassionate doctor who should spare some time…

Sir, Kudos to Mysuru City Traffic Police for their  action in apprehending the minors and their parents for all sorts of traffic rules violations (apropos the news item “Law catches up with underage drivers”  in SOM dated Feb.28).     Minors  definitely cannot ride a vehicle without the knowledge or  permission of their  parents or  guardians. Because…

Sir, Today I took my first dose of Covishield vaccine at Apollo BGS Hospitals. As I am 66 years old, I took it after consulting the General Practitioner at the same Hospital. It did take some hours but that was because of the load on the system leading the website to trip on two separate…