They need opportunities
M Ahmad The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities recognizes that Persons with Disabilities are valuable human resource for the country and seeks to create an environment that provides equal opportunities, protection of their rights and full participation in society. To facilitate the national objective, there is a need for collection, compilation and analysis of […]
Covid-19 led to eco-awakening
Vijay Garg The COVID-19 pandemic has injected fuel in the “eco-awakening” across the globe, new international research has revealed. The research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has shown that public interest in and concern for nature rose 16% in five years since 2016. The […]
Raising public awareness on brain tumor can curb morbidity
Dr Aditya Gupta A brain tumour is a collection, or mass of abnormal cells in the brain. Being the 10th leading cause of morbidity in India, the incidences of the deadly disease is on an exponential rise and different kinds of tumours manifest at different age groups. These tumours can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous. […]
The Generation Gap
Zubair Hamid Parray We are living in a world which is characterized by change, vitality and spontaneity. Generally speaking, the change has been towards progress, but, has deteriorated many institutions and values. Change and progress have created certain problems that confront both the young and old. Old values stand at a discount, and new dues […]
Virtual V/S Real classes and impact on child’s health
Vijay Garg Second wave coronavirus had left its impact on all fields and all institutions and same was reflected on pre-primary and primary education. New Virtual classe room on various platforms came forward to provide online services for students, to continue their studies like zoom, Google classes, etc. Their effort for that purpose is appreciable, […]
Letters to the Editor
Uncivilized gesture Sharing of dead body photos of angel Ada and the youth from Budgam and Srinagar respectively, is quite disturbing. These incidents should have acted as a wakeup call for all of us. However, we have stooped so low that we consciously or unconsciously share them to heighten the pain that is already unbearable. […]
Citizen Charter to empower rural India
The initiative of the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj to produce a model Panchayat Citizen Charter for service delivery in rural India across 29 sectors is praiseworthy. The Citizen Charter will ensure transparent and effective delivery of public services for long-term development and improved citizen service experiences, as well as strengthening inclusive and accountable local […]
Being half detective, half diplomat
Er. Prabhat Kishore The aim and aspiration of every reporter is to become ultimately the special correspondent or special representative of his newspaper. This is practically the highest post that a reporter can achieve by his diligent, honesty and responsible work throughout his life. In early days, these were known as Special Representatives, which used […]
Against all odds
Fahid Fayaz Darangay is a pure technical subject oriented student who has done his Masters in Financial Economics from one of the most reputed economics institutions in India, Madras School of Economics. He was born with a physical disability (not having his right hand from elbow) on September 28, 1998 in a village called Waghama […]
We shall overcome
Faheem-Ul-Islam Covid 19 has enveloped every sphere of life and still this disastrous virus is surrounding us with uncertainty. From last two years we have been facing the terrible consequences of deadly virus. This may be very low amounted for some but for majority index it has been unimagined terrible time. Every corner is witnessing […]