Mehbooba says Waheed Para tortured, police denies
Jammu/Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday claimed her party’s youth wing president Waheed Para, arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police last month, was being kept under “inhuman conditions and tortured” to compel him to admit to false indictment, a charge denied by the police as “unfortunate”. The 61-year-old former chief minister of Jammu […]
Action on ground needed
As we celebrated the ‘World Wetland day’ the harsh reality that we keep on ignoring is that water bodies across Jammu and Kashmir are under a threat. Most of them are experiencing extreme pollution, encroachment and brazen violation of environmental norms. Though lot of funds, time and other resources have been spend for revival of […]
Washing the spirit clean
K S S Pillai “Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” I try to follow this advice of John Muir, the Scottish-American naturalist, in a diluted form, whenever I feel suffocated in the city environment. […]
Letter to the Editor
Ensure parliamentary etiquette It is a matter of grave concern that the Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has warned members against the usage of mobile phones within the House. He mentioned that there is a restriction on the usage of cellular phones within Rajya Sabha chambers. It has been noticed that some members are […]
The Coffee break
N J Ravi Chander Remember those old commercials where a person is roused from their slumber by the aroma of freshly brewed coffee? Many swear by its magical powers; we believe it calms frayed nerves or eases headaches. Former US President Thomas Jefferson termed it the favourite drink of the civilised world. The story goes […]
Myon Qalam: A poem by Satish Vimal
Tousif Raza Introduction Satish Vimal is a writer of sprits spreading a concept and ideology all above the books, beyond the words and different from the common voices. I took his intellectually written poem ‘myon Qalam’ as today’s poem of discussion for some special reasons. First reason is that it is not a poem only […]
Safeguarding mental health amidst socio-political unrest
Dr. Samant Darshi Consultant – Psychaiatrist ,Psymate Noida. Often the waves of any form of socio-political turbulence in a country are paralleled by roaring waves of angst and worry in normal citizens. During such times the mass consciousness resonates a dread of any unprecedented or unexpected event. Particularly in today’s time when the use of […]
