Tribute to agitation martyrs
Dr Kapil Sharma 16,17,18 October is celebrated as black days by the students community of Jammu. Sad such derogatory term like Black Day. Readers these three days are Martyr’s day of Jammu. How? Must be…
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Koh-i-Noor Diamond : A historical analysis
Dr Jasbir Singh Sarna The Koh-i noor is the most talked-about and precious diamond in the world, ‘Koh-i-noor’ literally means ‘mountain of light’. This famous diamond has many legends attached to it. According to Hindu…
Mohand Marg The woodland meadow where Aurel Stein worked on Rajatarangini
R C Ganjoo The local Sarpanch informed us that we were first supposed to reach Anderwan village, the starting point to Mohand Marg. I had heard about Mohand Marg from elders, and later on, I…
Khalsa College A historic educational institution
Dr.Jasbir Singh Sarna Khalsa College, Amritsar, a premier institution of northern India, is the hub of religious, cultural, political, social and progressive movement in the Sikh homeland. The founders of this College were inspired by…
When Tibetans took up arms to fight China
Ashok Ogra ‘The history of liberty is a history of resistance’, Winston Churchill. Since the Communist Chinese invasion of 1949 and the subsequent takeover in 1959, Tibet has since been a country under occupation. While…
Problem of Persistent Cough and Phlegm
Dr K K Pandey Have you ever caught infection of pneumonia during your childhood days? If yes, the infection then might have been brought under control to some extent with effective medication but in the…
Peerkhoh Famous Shiva cave shrine of Jammu
Shiv Chander Sharma There is a cave shrine situated on the outskirts of old Jammu city towards north-east on the circular Road on the right bank of river Tawi flowing in the centre of the…
The Battle of Garibpur
Col Vijay Yeshvant Gidh (Retd) As we commemorate the Golden Jubilee of India’s decisive victory in the Bangladesh Liberation 1971, one of the earliest battles fought in the eastern sector was at Garibpur. The Battle…
STAPOO A game of yesteryears
Jagmohann Sharma Today if you ask any child or even a teenager about the game Stapoo, I am sure a majority of them will feign ignorance about it. Many of them may not even have…