Letter to the Editor
Reopening of screens It is welcome to note that the Union Government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 for cinema halls and theatres. The SOP clarifies that all COVID-related safety standards must be continued inside the premises. The General Guidelines specify that respiratory etiquettes must […]
Public healthcare under MCD in peril
Dr Vinay Aggarwal Too many Cooks spoil the Broth. This saying aptly fits Delhi’s healthcare system. It is highly heterogeneous with multiple stake holders. Though Health is a state subject, Delhi’s healthcare is provided by Central government, State government, ESI, Railways, NDMC, MCD, Cantonment board, Delhi Univ. etc from the government sector alone. Besides these […]
Covid-19: Only for the poor
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General rightly said, ‘COVID-19 has been likened to an x-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have built. It is exposing fallacies and falsehoods everywhere: The lie that free markets can deliver healthcare for all; The fiction that unpaid care work is not work; […]
Nothing high about the Jmu-Sgr highway
Imran Gani Mugloo Ever happened to travel on national highway from Srinagar to Jammu? If you have, you would have got a firsthand experience traveling for hours with utmost difficulties of unnecessary traffic jams or road remaining cut due to natural cause; be it summer or winter. Mostly the highway is often closed for days […]
Chinar: The Bhune-our pride and recognition
Bilal Wani We eulogize the enchanting beauty of Kashmir but we certainly cannot cast off the deteriorating condition of our state tree Chinar locally called as Bhune. The name “Bhune” is derived from the Sanskrit word Bhawani (as per research) means a blissful mother. A mother showing kind, tender and gentle qualities to rear and […]
Elders need more care and love
Mohammad Hussain Khan
Human life can be divided into three principal phases- Childhood, Youth and Old age. The childhood is the supreme period as it is free from worries. The youth is full of enthusiasm, power and health. The old age is associated with maturity, wisdom and ability to understand life better. This is the age when black […]
Gandhi’s vision of Education in India
Er. Prabhat Kishore Education plays a pivotal role in the well-being of a country. The pathway to human development goes through the lanes of education. As highly a society is educated, so much developed that region is said to be. In British India, the Macaulay’s Education policy was introduced not for the development of people’s […]
India witnessing high International student mobility
Ankit Kapoor While education remains a vital part of any individual’s life span, that not only assists in providing a threshold to a flourishing career but also broadens the horizon to give a positive outlook to their personality. Analyzing the estimated students for undergraduate programs, around 9 crore in senior secondary level and nearly 3.5 […]
The Legacy of Umer Saani (RA)
Bashir Ahmad Dar Islam has produced many great administrators and rulers whose reigns are known for the effective and just governance. Administrative models of Abu Bakr (RA) and Umar Bin Khatab (RA) are still admired and preferred by different nations to run their states. Today, I am going to unfold a golden era of a […]
Letter to the Editor
Restoring normal activities The Union Home Ministry has issued fresh Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment, and Caution. The new Guidelines will be effective from February 1, 2021, and to remain in force up to February 28, 2021. The prime focus of the guidelines is to consolidate the substantial gains that have been achieved against the spread […]
