Category: Opinion

  • Rezang La war memorial: A testimony to courage & grit of Indian Army

    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…

  • Repealing Farm Laws

    Repealing Farm Laws

    Prime Minister Narender Modi has taken a rather unprecedented and a bold step by announcing repealing of the three Agricultural laws enacted by the Parliament on account of agitation by sections of farmers, especially from Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh. This should bring an end to the ugly confrontation between farmers and the government and…

  • Visit of the Delimitation Commission to J&K

    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…

  • IMA warning

    The Indian Medical Association has clearly warned against leniency in wearing masks and maintaining social distancing since the third was not only inevitable  but it was round the corner, Doctors are apparently unhappy lt at the state governments loosening the controls. Agreed that the controls have to be ended one day in order to revive…

  • Afghanistan on the Brink

    With the Taliban making advances in many parts of the country Afghanistan is on the edge. The professionals are fleeing in anticipation of the hardline Islamist rule of the Taliban that prohibits women from working and enjoying rights. The citizens including women have taken up arms against the Taliban to defend their cities. Surely the worst…

  • Who will speak for Jammu  at All Party Meet?

    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…

  • ASHA without hope

    ASHA or Accredited Social health workers have played a crucial role in immunization of the children and in drastically lowering childbirth death and malnutrition among children. Against due to the nature of their work, these supposedly volunteers have also played a crucial role in keeping Covid-19 from spreading in rural areas. They have an important…

  • Indian Army Chief’s significant visit to Kashmir

    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…

  • 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…

  • Let’s revisit our childhood

    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…