Sir, After reading about the Post Office helping the senior citizens get their Life Certificate on paying a nominal fee, we contacted the Vijayanagar 2nd Stage Post Office as my mother needed to get her certificate done. My mother is a cardiac patient and has other issues with her arthritis so we were in quite…
Back to James Bond: Very fascinating read
November 29, 2020Sir, Serendipity at work in the case of Dr. Javeed Nayeem is not a new happening from several instances he has written under his column ‘Over a Cup of Evening Tea.’ The latest one on ‘Back to James Bond & my quest for his Gun! (Star of Mysore dated Nov. 22) makes a fascinating account…
CESC Mysuru online bill payment gateway problem
November 28, 2020Sir, Every month when we pay electricity bill online transaction doesn’t get completed properly and we have to wait for 3 days for it to reflect (completed) in the system. This has been happening for many months now and above this the debit card which is used for this CESC transactions doesn’t work for other…
Provide Iris Scan facility at Common Service Centres
November 27, 2020Sir, Apropos to the letter in SOM dated Nov. 18 by Kamala regarding the difficulty of pensioners in submitting Life Certificate, the authorities concerned are requested to provide Iris (eye) Scan facility along with the Finger Print device as finger prints of some of the pensioners may not tally with the ones available with Aadhaar…
Kodava Heritage Centre Govt. permission needed for M. C. Nanaiah’s suggestion
November 27, 2020Sir, The suggestion given by former Minister M.C. Nanaiah that the funds granted by the Government for Kodava Heritage Centre works in Madikeri be given to the Federation of Kodava Samajas in Balugodu, Virajpet taluk and that the works on the Heritage Centre be monitored by Madikeri Kodava Samaja, is most welcome (SOM dated Nov….
Special voter list revision: Set right discrepancies
November 26, 2020Sir, Apropos the report on special voter list revision in SOM dated Nov. 21, I wish to bring to light the following to the attention of the authorities concerned and people’s representatives. I am doing so after considerable struggle for the last 20 months ever since my name was deleted from the voters list for…
A proud moment for RK Vidyashala
November 25, 2020Sir, This is with reference to the achievements of Varun Ganapathy, who has been awarded the Sword of Honour and President’s Gold Medal at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai (SOM dated Nov. 23). A proud moment for all of us. Having studied in the prestigious Sri Ramakrishna (RK) Vidyashala, Mysuru, Varun Ganapathy has made…
Fill potholes on Mysuru-Hunsur Road
November 24, 2020Sir, Hundreds of people, including the employees of BARC-RMP, Mysuru and other contract labourers and visitors travel on Mysuru-Hunsur road, on a daily basis and the potholes on this road are causing lot of inconvenience to both two-wheeler riders and to those who travel by four-wheelers. This apart, near St. Joseph’s Central School in front…
Road safety at stake
November 23, 2020Sir, In a heart-rending incident, very recently, a one-year-old baby girl slipped from her mother’s lap when the two-wheeler in which they were travelling was moving over a hump near Mandya and injured grievously. However, she could not sustain the head injuries and died while undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. This incident should become…
More on submission of Life Certificate by pensioners
November 22, 2020Sir, Much publicity has been given in the media about some innovative methods introduced this year for submission of Life Certificates by the pensioners. One of these is the facility to submit it from home with the help of a local Postman, for a charge of Rs. 70. I was very happy on hearing this…















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