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….

Sir, About two days back I read in SOM about our new MCC Commissioner expressing the drop in revenue to MCC because of the drop in house tax collection. I am a senior citizen and I have been paying the house tax regularly for so many years, every year by visiting the Corporation Zonal Office….

Sir, This is with reference to the news item published in SOM dated June 10, 2021 on MCC’s property tax collection. Tax-payers in city feel that focus on online property tax payment should be given more weightage and at the same time MCC should ensure that all the required data are in the system before…

Sir, After undertaking a Herculean exercise of mapping the properties by various means including taking 3D pictures of the properties etc., the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in February this year went one step ahead and pasted QR code stickers to selected houses in Mysuru. It said that from April onwards, the property tax, water related…

Sir, I see a lot of discussion nowadays regarding letting rain water into Underground Drainage (UGD). While some of the suggestions are indeed good, the first priority should be given to ensure water from the terrace is not let into UGD. [Please refer to my letter which was published in ‘Star of Mysore’ dated Jan.19,…

Sir, I was served with electricity bill on 12th April, 2021 and 12th May, 2021, pertaining to my meter number 4NEH607 by the CESC lineman. I found discrepancies in the above bills. The total number of units consumed during 1 month period was shown as consumption for 2 months period and subsequently the consumption for…