Failing on pollution control
The attention that the famed Dal Lake should have got from the government and its various agencies to control the pollution levels that are threatening its very existence have been raising eye brows once again. Just two days back the Jammu and High Court has directed Tourism department to install mini STP near Nehru Park […]
Have medicos forgot the Hippocratic Oath
The ultimate aim of doctor is and rather should be to remove the miseries and pangs of the patient
Dr. Mudasir Ahmad Gori Among many professions which are believed to carry a prestige, doctor’s profession is probably the noblest profession. I can say this at least as far as the recent Pandemic is concerned. We all know that medical profession is considered as one of the honorable professions and doctors are considered next only […]
Thinking clean! Positive and collective steps can change society’s attitude towards sanitation
Amit Singh Kushwaha Once, I was traveling by train. The train had traveled just 50 kilometers from its starting station. I found out that the washbasin is dirty. Many people spit into it after chewing gutkha and paan. Sighting it, a passenger said, “Railway is not aware of sanitation”. “Should not it be cleaned because […]
Period leave: Is it justified or not?
Generally people did not understand the physiology of menstruation
DR. (Mrs.) S N Basu There is a lot of discussion as to whether women should be given “Period leave or not. In reaching a decision fraught with varying and often diametrically opposite views – one must first analyse as to what is the aim of a decision in favour of period leave. Are these […]
Worthless degree, jobless graduates
Around 1.5 million engineers are graduating every year but most of them don't have skills required to be employed
Gowharr Fayaz Bhat In India engineering as a career has attracted a lot of students in a big way and large number of aspirants burn the midnight oil in order to crack the exam. These aspirant’s dream themselves as an engineer earning a decent package. Every year lakhs of students appear in the entrance examination […]
