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Jeevan Pramaan: Pensioner’s woes
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…
18 Nov 2020 · 2 min read
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Cement direction boards crying for attention
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…
17 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Nostalgically Speaking: A reader remembers personal experience with Kempaiah IPS
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…
15 Nov 2020 · 9 min read
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SSUP portal: A clarification
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…
14 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Hassle-free Aadhaar updation at Post Office
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,…
13 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Pleasant surprises during Covid times
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,…
12 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Aadhaar updates: Beware of overcharging by computer centres and Common Service Centres
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.,…
11 Nov 2020 · 2 min read
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Plight of Street Vendors and Avenue Trees in J.P. Nagar
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…
10 Nov 2020 · 2 min read
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Building violations at Dattagalli 3rd Stage
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…
9 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Open Gangothri campus for elderly walkers: An appeal to VC
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…
8 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Deteriorating civic amenities in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage
Sir, Most of the main roads in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage (in and around) are in pathetic conditions. While few interior roads were asphalted recently, the main roads (High Tension road, Kannada Sahitya…
7 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Utilise pending Dasara funds for road repairs
Sir, It was a pleasure to read in newspapers that the Dasara Festival Committee has announced a savings of over Rs. 7 crore after the simple Dasara celebrations in Mysuru, Mandya and…
6 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Inordinate delay in disbursement of salary at Govt. Colleges
Sir, In recent times salary is not being disbursed on time to the employees of Degree Colleges (Government and aided), Engineering and Polytechnics in particular from the Government. In fact the salary…
5 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Ring Road plunges into darkness yet again
Sir, This refers to the news item “Ring of Light: 42-Km Outer Ring Road Glows, Again” in SOM dated May 9, 2020. The lights have gone off and the road has again…
4 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Swachh Bharat Lesson: An eye-opener for citizens
Sir, Kudos to Madetira Thimmaiah, ex-GP President, Kadagadaalu in Kodagu district, for reminding the responsibilities to the youths of the country to keep our country clean by calling the youths from our…
3 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Un-motorable Kalidasa Road
Sir, Since a couple of months, Kalidasa Road is in a totally neglected state. This road is one of the main roads of Mysuru having a lot of medical facilities, good number…
2 Nov 2020 · 1 min read
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Open Gangothri campus for morning walkers
Sir, The sprawling Manasagangothri campus, often awash with morning walkers and joggers, wears a deserted look. The Government has unlocked the economy; domestic flights, buses, metros are operating. Even gyms and theatres…
31 Oct 2020 · 1 min read
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Transfer of pension from one account to another of same bank branch
Sir, Recently, a Central Government pensioner applied for transfer of his pension from one account in a branch of SBI to another account with a different branch of the same bank in…
30 Oct 2020 · 1 min read
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Shanthaveri Gopala Gowda Nagar crying for attention
Sir, Recently, Muda announced its plan of building a satellite town by acquiring some villages around Mysuru and also form new Layouts. But why is it not taking care of its existing…
29 Oct 2020 · 1 min read
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When will Gokulam Post Office get its own building?
Sir, The Gokulam Post Office has been functioning for the past few decades. Unfortunately, it does not have its own building and as such the Office has shifted its location whenever the…
28 Oct 2020 · 1 min read
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More on symptoms and treatment of Parvo in puppies
Sir, This is with regard to Maneka Gandhi’s column titled ‘Pet Talk (Symptoms and treatment of Parvo in puppies)’ in SOM dated Oct. 21, 2020. She spoke extensively regarding treatment of Parvoviral…
27 Oct 2020 · 2 min read
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Unwise decision to open tourist spots
Sir, Apropos the news item “All tourist spots in Mysuru, Mandya open for visitors” (SOM dated Oct.17), it is indeed a very unwise decision now to open all tourist spots during the…
24 Oct 2020 · 1 min read
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Suspension of DL for not wearing helmet
Sir, In yet another attempt to make wearing helmets compulsory by riders of motorised two-wheelers, including minors above four years of age, implementation of suspension of DL for three months has been…
23 Oct 2020 · 1 min read
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GTN, a legend and a luminary
Sir, KBG’s ‘Nostalgically Speaking-8’ write-up on Prof. G.T. Narayana Rao in SOM dated Sept.6, 2020, has prompted me to write about my association with him since 1975. He joined our team of…
22 Oct 2020 · 3 min read