Sir, I am a retired teacher from a private school. I have been drawing my pension since 2008. As it is mandated, I had gone to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Office at Nazarbad to confirm my Jeevan Pramaan Account. At the gate of the said office, from behind locked gates, an official directed me…

Sir, I am residing at the road situated behind Sai Baba temple, J.P. Nagar, Mysuru. Ours as well as surrounding roads lack direction signboards. As such, new-comers to our area as well as delivery boys, courier boys and others are finding it difficult to locate the address.  Some cement boards are painted in yellow but…

Sir,  KBG’s piece under Nostalgically Speaking-11 on IPS Officer Kempaiah is spot-on (SOM dated Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11,  2020). There is simply no match to former Commissioner of Police Kempaiah for sheer resourcefulness and dynamism. And, he richly deserves the praise lavished by K.B. Ganapathy. Undoubtedly, Kempaiah endeared himself to the public as…

Sir, This refers to my letter titled “Aadhaar updates: Beware of overcharging by Computer Centres and Common Service Centres” in SOM dated Nov. 11. The links for mobile, email id and language updates have not yet been activated in the Self-Service Update Portal (SSUP) in the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) website. Hence, it…

Sir Recently I went to Mysore South Post Office on Manandavadi Road to get my son’s Aadhaar card updated. I was taken aback once I saw the name plate Dr. Venkatesh, M.Com, who is in charge of the Post Office. He politely asked us to sit for a while, gave a form to fill, scanned…

Sir, I get a small pension from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), after retiring as an Occupational Therapist, JSS Hospital. November Month is when one must prove one is alive. This year, I received a message on my smart phone that I could do it through an app, as Covid infection put us at risk…

Sir, Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a new Self-Service Update Portal (SSUP) wherein residents can themselves update their demographic details such as Name, Address, DoB, Gender, etc., from their home computer or from any computer centre.  However, some computer centres, Common Service Centres (CSCs) and cyber cafes are taking undue…

Sir, For the last few days the Street Vendors and Avenue Trees in J.P. Nagar are facing a tsunami of sorts. On Akka Mahadevi Road, J.P. Nagar, pavement is going to be laid for which strips on both sides of the road are being dug up. That has led to the disaster of the Street…

Sir,  Dattagalli 3rd Stage is a new area booming with construction. They are both residential and commercial.  Many of these commercial buildings are coming bang amidst the residential area as these sites face the main road. Majority of these commercial buildings have no parking facilities. They include choultries too. On days of weddings the area…

Sir, Many elderly people including me are a disappointed lot as we are unable to go on our regular walk in Manasagangothri campus following its closure after COVID outbreak. Our regular walk used to keep us fit avoiding medical care. Suffice it to say  this habit was GREAT MEDICINE for most of us. Now that…