Covid-19 vaccine: Apprehensions and responsibilities
Dr. Umer Farooq The vaccination drive against COVID-19 was kick started in the whole country on 16th January 2021. The first phase was inaugurated digitally by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. It is the biggest vaccination program in the world in terms of population that needs to be vaccinated. In the first phase […]
Letter to the Editor
Digital records on migration of workers The Union Government has launched a National Migration Support Portal ‘ShramShakti’. It would effectively assist in the smooth formulation of state and national level programs for migrant workers. The diverse data that will be recorded via ‘Shram Shakti’ include demographic profile, livelihood options, skill mapping, and migration pattern. Shram […]
The unexpected upside of the lockdown
Desh Bir When the world was suddenly taken unawares by the Corona -19 in January 2020, nobody knew much about what it could mean in the days to come. Soon came the clamping of lockdowns by nearly 185 countries of the world in a matter of weeks. People thought it could last a few days […]
Girl Child: Struggling, competing and marching ahead
Er. Prabhat Kishore ‘National Girl Child Day’ is observed in India on 24th January every year since 2008 with the objective to raise awareness about the rights of girls, the importance of education, health and nutrition as well as to highlight the inequalities faced by them. The gender discrimination is also a major problem that […]
A ‘ghostly’ encounter
N J Ravi Chander I do not believe in spirits or the afterlife, but this incident that I am about to narrate must give you the creeps. It was the summer of 2006, and after completing the mandatory rural assignment – a must for any bank official – I was posted back to my hometown […]
Letter to the Editor
Protect election warriors An Association of government employees in Andhra Pradesh has requested to postpone the Panchayat elections in the state for some time in view of the COVID-19. The Association highlighted that their lives are more significant than the elections amid the pandemic and these are unlike the Parliamentary elections. Every voter has to […]
Madrassas need reorientation
Asad Mirza The first institute of Islamic Madrassa education was at the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam near a hill called Safa in Makkah, where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the teacher and the students were some of his followers. After Hijrah (migration) to Madina the Madrassa of ‘Suffah’ was established on the east side […]
Islamic teachings about nature
Tousif Raza Islam and Christianity, are the two religious systems with massive following, projecting polarized conceptions of human nature. The attitude of Christianity and Islam towards the creation of man is diametrically opposite. Christianity believes that man is the product of sin: he is genetically tainted, he is congenitally flawed. But Islam rejects this attitude. […]
The vice of show off
Bashir Ahmad Dar Social media sites are often seen flooded with pictures of destitute lot of our society while receiving alms and charity from the affluent people. Capturing a poor in camera while receiving charity, is the most agonizing and embarrassing thing for him/her because it puts his/her self-esteem at stake. Social media has become […]
The travel woes
K S S Pillai One section of the society that has been badly affected by the outbreak of the current pandemic is the travelling public. Gone are the days when a person could suddenly decide on a journey, pack his bag and proceed to the railway station to catch his train. The worst that could […]
