Category: Opinion
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Huge Respect
The Iran’s Football team won billions of hearts across the world as the members showed their solidarity with the women’s cause back home by keeping silent as their national anthem was being played at the FIFA world cup. Their silence was a reminder to the world to the women’s plight in Iran under the ultra…
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E-governance meet
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar narrated an incident of his visit to a restaurant in the USA with his son. Both of them were asked to show their Covid-vaccination certificates. Jaishankar opened his mobile to show his certificate, while his son took out a folded paper from his wallet. At this, Jaishnakar quipped, “This…
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India’s strategy to low-carbon development
By Bhupender Yadav With India marching towards Amrit Kaal, the centenary of the country’s Independence offers a significant milestone to the national efforts on sustainable development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ‘sabkaprayas’ in meeting this milestone with provisions of basic amenities for all. As the Modi government is trying to expand the economy…
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The notion of stability and Jammu
Sahil Mahajan It is an irony with which Jammu has been living for long; the improved situation and connect with the Valley is crucial for stability and predictability of Jammu and Kashmir . Nothing has changed in this notion , both within the country and beyond its borders , even after its status was reduced…
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Jammu seeks its due, the roadmap is unclear
Sahil Mahajan Nowadays, it is a common refrain that Jammu should be given its due. Some veterans have joined the voices of a few spirited youth leaders demanding that the injustice meted out to Jammu region be undone. This is a very critical perception which prevailed in the region over the decades and continues to…
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Kharge’s challenges
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s challenges are huge but it remains to be seen if he manages to work without the interference of the Gandhi family. It’s because of his open admission that he was asked by Sonia Gandhi to contest for the Presidential post against a somewhat of a rebel in Shashi Tharoor. The party…
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Accession Day
The accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India thanks to the valiant Indian soldiers who nipped the first ever war waged by Pakistan through “non-state actors” in its history. The tribesmen from NWFP attacked J&K from Kashmir side and heaped atrocities on minorities. This was akin to barbarism for people who lived simple and peaceful…
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Did Lord Rama visit Kashmir during his exile?
Shah Faesal In Kashmiri language, the word for rainbow is Rama Doon, meaning Rama’s Bow. Doon also means the bow string used for fluffing cotton by local quilt-makers. As a child growing up in a sleepy village close to the Line of Control, my fascination with this word, Rama Doon, surpassed the wonder evoked by…
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Kargil war victory and Jammu’s role
By Sahil Mahajan On Tuesday, the nation paid gratitude and tributes to the warriors who made supreme sacrifice, fought in high range of Himalayas in Ladakh in the summer of 1999 during the Kargil war. Soldiers are soldiers. They are identified by their uniform and their will to lay down lives to save their nation…
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Heritage and tradition
Gole Mela – Fair at ancient Jagan Nath Temple India is indeed the land of fairs and festivals. Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir marks no exception to it. The Fairs and festivals of our country boasts of our rich culture as well as religion and makes us realise that Hinduism is the oldest religion…