Letters to the Editor

Problems of linking mobile with Aadhaar

There is a directive from the Telecom Ministry that mobile numbers should be linked with the Aadhaar card. One is required to authenticate the Aadhaar number using biometric system. However, this has posed a problem for senior citizens as fingerprints  fade after years. This has been confirmed by the Aadhaar authority which states that authentication by biometrics is not possible for senior citizens. It is requested that the authority concerned in the Ministry should instruct mobile companies to waive the requirement for biometric verification for senior citizens and accept the Aadhaar number like banks and other agencies. 

Satish Kumar Sarma,

Kalyanpur,

Biswath Chariali.

Congratulations to Miss World

Congratulations to our Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar after a gap of 17 years. Indian beauty with brain has been honored with this title. She won it not just for beauty but wisdom and intelligence in her thoughts  for mothers. Rightly she gave priority to her mother rather than money by saying that she feels a mother’s job is the most difficult one and deserves utmost credit. Manushi is a trained Kuchipudi dancer, painter and poet too - a very creative person! Many other Indian Miss Worlds have failed to make a career in Bollywood but Manushi has a good scope to prove her dancing talent in Bollywood. She can either opt for some training at the Film Institute to have a long-term career in Bollywood and Hollywood films too like 2000 Miss World Priyanka Chopra. Or being a medical student, she can continue to be a doctor and serve the poor. She also has the potential to become a top model. here's good wishes for whatever she chooses to do with her life!

Mahesh Kumar,

New Delhi.