Category: Columns
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Road to have Jammu CM is long and tough
By Sahil Mahajan The road to have a Jammu chief minister after the Assembly elections, which, it appears might be held sometime in the summer of 2022, if not earlier, is long and riddled with unimaginable speed-breakers The chief minister’s position is not the one which comes with exchange offer. There is no exchange offer…
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Rezang La war memorial: A testimony to courage & grit of Indian Army
By Jaibans Singh On 18 November 1962, a small, courageous group of Indian soldiers stood rock solid against an enemy far better equipped and in far greater numbers. 114 heroes out of the total strength of 120 deployed fell in the battle fighting to the last man and the last round and after afflicting huge…
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Visit of the Delimitation Commission to J&K
Brig Veteran Anil Gupta The successful completion of the All – Party Meet held by PM Modi at his residence in New Delhi has rung the bell for the resumption of political process in the JK Union Territory. All of a sudden, all political parties and many social organizations have jumped out of their deep…
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Who will speak for Jammu at All Party Meet?
BY SAHIL MAHAJAN All ears were tuned to Gupkar Road ever since the invite for talks for an all-party meet on J&K was formally sent to political leaders and all the suspense associated with participation of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, flagbearer of the restoration of Article 370 ended on Tuesday when the alliance announced…
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Indian Army Chief’s significant visit to Kashmir
By Jaibans Singh The Indian Army Chief, General MM Naravane, visited Kashmir over two days on June, 2 and June, 3. The visit coincided with the 100 days of ceasefire between India and Pakistan. The significance of the visit can be gauged by the prevailing relations between India and Pakistan.This is the time of the…
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Jammu’s losses are beyond calculations
By Sahil Mahajan Even after the pandemic is gone, whenever happens , one thing is clear that Jammu would have lost much more than any other region in the country. It is as simple as that. This region, particularly Jammu district, has counted more bodies as compared to other parts of the Union Territory, due…
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Let’s revisit our childhood
BY Sahil Mahajan Something is changing very fast in these times, when the over-reliance on medicines in the fight against Covid-19 has shaken the inner confidence of the people. The medicines are needed when someone is sick or fighting the curse of the pandemic, but these medicines do little to preempt the visit of the…
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Pakistan in the grip of Hawks
Brig Veteran Anil Gupta The ray of hope regarding peace across the western border and normalization of relations between the two neighbours has become victim of power politics in Pakistan with the hawks all set to put every spoke to ensure that the process does not take off. In a departure from the past, the…
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Jammu and Kashmir: On course for enhanced employment and prosperity
Jasbir Sarai The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir has suffered tremendously in the shadow of the gun for many decades. Violence hit the youth of the region most of all. Their education and development suffered since families were engrossed in the day to day challenge of survival. As a result, they lost out…
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Jammu will have to take care of itself
By Sahil Mahajan With the constant rise in Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir , the situation has become quite worrisome . There have been more than 1,000 cases on daily basis for the past few days and there are no indications that there is any possibility of the decline in the infection rates .…