Sir, 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…

Sir, 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….

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, 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…

Sir, The National Highway connecting Mysuru to Coimbatore and to Kerala is one of the major Highways with a very large density of vehicles at any point of time. About 45 kms of this Highway between Chamarajanagar and Tamil Nadu border is a misnomer for the road. This stretch of about 45 kms will test…

Sir, This is with reference to the letter in SOM dated Nov. 18 by Kamala regarding the difficulty of pensioners in getting Jeevan Pramaan Digital Life Certificate (JP-DLC). Also referring your response regarding other options. Yes, respective banks (any branch) are supposed to facilitate the JP-DLC biometric authentication for pensioners but the banks are not…

Sir, Recently I went to Hosa Kannambadi to visit the Venugopalaswamy temple in KRS backwaters. Looks like the temple is closed since covid-induced lockdown. Even though other temples are opened for devotees, this temple is still shut. Just 2 kms before reaching the temple there is a board which says the ‘Temple is closed for…

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…